American Grit (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Dawn Patrol - full transcript

Previously on "American Grit"...

There you go.

With Team Nick fresh off

their first win, a new
Evolution had the teams

trying to bridge their
way to victory.

Aah!

But Team Noah...

All right. Slide it.
Just slow and steady.

Regained their swagger
and finished first.

Whoo!

Seems as if all they
needed was a wake-up call.



At the Circus, Team Tee's Ivette

faced Jim from Team Nick and
Goldie from Team Rorke.

- Come on, Jim!
- Yeah, Jim!

You stay where you are.

And to Tee's dismay...

Hang in there.

Ivette went home...

Ivette is out.

We did it again.

I'm so sorry.

Leaving Tony as the sole
member of Team Tee.

It is time to wake up!

Tonight...

with just one member remaining,



Team Tee faces the risk
of total elimination.

Hope this is the right way.

Tony needs to make it through.

You don't want to be the first
branch to get eliminated.

Meanwhile, the other teams
are still three strong.

But they will all be put
to their toughest test.

Give me your hand. Please.

Jim, I'm trying my hardest.

I know. I know.

- This...
- Ow! Oh!

Doesn't feel right.

Now, my fear is that
the team is gonna

start breaking down.

All I ask is all you got, K.
Come on.

We're the only team
that's beaten Team Noah,

and it's time to do it again.

Mark, slow down!

Who will be the next
contestant to give up,

ring out, and go home

on "American Grit"?

♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ Whoa-oh-oh

♪ All alone now

♪ We in the fire

♪ Gonna burn it down

♪ Get out alive

♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh! It's over!

♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

♪♪

What's up?

- Hey, hey!
- Oh!

Hey, hey, hey!

What's going on, everybody?

Old man, huh?

Dang.

You good?

I'm all right. I'm all right.

We lost our girl.

I am the single one left,

and six weeks ago,
we had a full team,

and now we're down to one.

Last one standing, you
know what I mean?

So, kind of lonely,
just lonely right now.

Boom!

You guys don't
kick in wrestling.

- Yeah, we do.
- You do, like, chest kick?

Like, right in the chest?

- Yeah, it's called a sick kick.
- I don't get it.

You know, his sport
is very interesting.

I've never met anybody
who's a wrestler.

- You make contact?
- Yeah.

Oh. I thought it was like
you just came close enough.

You know, he is kind of a clown.
But clowns are entertaining.

And everybody wants
to keep them around.

Aah!

Ah! Ah! Ah!

You're not even doing anything.

I don't... What do you mean?
Why does that look...?

Tap out.

- Someone's at the door.
- I'll get it.

I'll get it. I got it. I got it.

Holy smokes.

- Delivery!
- What you got?

The knock at the
door put fear in me.

I was...

Hey!

Oh, it's compasses.

- Who was it, Cam?
- Oh, man.

It was just at the door.

You guys, we're
about to get lost.

And it's a delivery, and
it's just four compasses.

One for each team. Green.

Tony.

- Blue.
- What it is now?

- Do you know how to use one?
- Yeah.

You do? Okay. I don't.

You want to know how
I spell "compass"?

It's called G-P-S.

I don't know.

I mean, obviously...

This is land navigation.

I've had classes in it, but
I didn't pay attention.

I hope Noah's team doesn't
know about land nav.

So azimuths are 0 to 360.

I used to tutor a lot of
different compass stuff

and mapping... I tutored a
lot of mapping in college,

so, yeah, this is
right up my alley.

Not a lot of people here
know much, probably,

about compasses at all.

Probably don't even know
how to look at them.

I feel like they're gonna
come and drop us off

in the middle of nowhere,

and we got to find
our way back home.

This puts me at a point to
be prepared for anything,

so I feel like 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week,

I got to be in competition mode.

I think a very important
part is to early to bed.

I guess I'm gonna be sleeping
like the lumberjack.

No covers, 'cause I'm just
gonna have my clothes on.

Yeah. Like, I'm...

No more Cam snuggles for Haze.

I'll just have to let
Cam down gently.

Nah. Let him down hard.

I'm telling you... I don't think
we should get in the hot tub.

I don't think we
should shower yet.

I don't think we
should even do much.

We can't put our life on hold.

I'm telling you, though.
I've got a weird feeling

that something's happening
sooner than later.

Socks on all night.

Okay.

Reveille, reveille,
reveille, reveille!

That means you have
less than five minutes!

It is time to wake up!

My goodness, Cam, you look
like a modern-art masterpiece.

Oh, this must be a dream.
I'm waking up to John Cena.

Let's go!

He was very angry,

and he was yelling
at us to get ready.

I didn't want to upset him
further by doing my hair, so...

excuse me for this mess.

Let's go! Move it! Move it!
Move it!

Team Rorke, ready to go.
Way to hop to it.

We prepared for this moment.

We were sleeping in
our underlayers.

We had our shoelaces untied
and ready to jump into.

We have to win for Rorke.

You guys are burning
daylight at this point.

Waiting on one, please.

It is time to get up. We
got some work to do today.

Cena is the worst alarm clock
you could wake up to, ever.

Your next Evolution starts now.

Let's go outside, then.

Go. Let's go.

Out and on the truck.
Out and on the truck.

Yeah, getting woken up in
the middle of the night

happens all the time,
especially on deployments.

When it's never
happened to you before,

it's a pretty rude awakening.

We are going on a little
drive this morning.

First time it happened
to me, I was like,

"Why did I sign up for this?"

I have presents for you guys.
These are blindfolds.

Make sure to put them on
and do not take them off.

All righty, here are the rules.

This Evolution is
called Dawn Patrol.

When this truck stops,
you must make your way

to a stockpile of equipment.

There, among other
items, are instructions

on how to complete the
rest of this Evolution.

Fire it up!

Ladies and gentlemen, I
hope you enjoy yourselves.

Go, go, go, go, go!

Five minutes ago, I'm in
my warm little place.

Next thing I know, I'm on some
open-top military vehicle

with a blindfold on,

heading to some
unknown location.

I'm hoping it's a nightmare,
but now I know this is real...

real bad.

♪

I have no idea what time it is.

All I know is it felt like I
maybe slept two or three hours.

And we're loaded into this
truck and blindfolded

and have no idea
where we're going.

It seemed like we drove forever.

- Oh, my goodness.
- All right.

- Let's go.
- Let's do this.

All of a sudden,
we're dropped off

in the middle of nowhere,

and it's pouring
rain, freezing cold,

and I'm thinking, "This has
not even started yet."

Stay dry. Stay dry if you can.

You guys, this is insane.

We take off our blindfolds,

and we just start
marching down a trail.

It was a moment of
sheer panic for me.

Ugh! There it was.

Soggy, wet feet for
the next six hours.

From there, we're gonna
have to find our wits.

Here they are!

At the equipment stockpile,

teams will find a large
case, a weighted backpack,

and their field instructions.

Cool.

Each team will have
to carry their gear

through treacherous terrain,
as they use their compass...

We go that way,
directly that way.

To locate their Cadre
over three miles away.

Yeah, I was worried about
the land navigation part.

You said something smart.

'Cause you're stressing out.

I'm not stressing.

Me and the rest of the
Cadre are at Checkpoint B.

This is a chance for the
teams to do it on their own.

I wouldn't say I'm
not necessary,

but they're supposed
to run on their own.

My job isn't to micromanage.

- Go, Team Noah.
- Yeah, yeah.

-Trekking in the woods.

Oh, look. There's an LBM...
Little brown mushroom.

Growing up in Washington,

as a family, we used to
always go mushroom picking...

Oh, my God, a chanterelle!

So it's really hard for me
to run through these woods

without kind of always keeping
one eye to the ground.

It's a chanterelle mushroom.
They're highly sought after.

Just prime mushrooming
around here.

Okay, we should
be getting close.

K, are you just doing
certain deep breathing?

KJOY was huffing and
puffing up those hills

to the point where I thought

she was having an asthma attack.

I think that's her yoga
expert coming out.

I'm always a super,
super deep breather.

People always make fun of it,

'cause, like, "You sound
like Darth Vader."

And I was like, "That's
just how I breathe."

I have to. It powers my body.

What would Nick say?

Nick would say, "Hurry up."

- We're just hanging out.
- This feels like ranger school.

It does a little bit.

We have to win this.

Rangers are really heavy
into land navigation.

Behind enemy lines,
you have to know

where you're at at all times.

Watch the trees.
Watch the trees.

Ugh.

The fact that Tony's got
to do this with no team

and no Cadre... It
greatly affects him.

The other teams are
able to strategize

and figure out what the
mission is all about.

That's not good.

Tony's just got to
rely on himself.

That's all right.

Aah! A compass? We
need a damn machete.

You sure we on the right trail?

- We're good.
- We're struggling with this.

I hope they perform well
in this competition.

As a military Cadre member,

you kind of cringe at
the fact that you have

all this experience doing
exactly this skill set.

So the fact that I can't give
them guidance on this one

is a tough pill to swallow.

- Where's Rorke?
- Where is Rorke?

We'll be waiting for a minute.

It sounded like I
heard something.

That's it.

So I see Team Noah's in first...
yet again.

It's definitely frustrating.

How we doing, Noah?

- Good.
- Good?

Tony needs to make it through.

There's no if, ands,
or buts about it.

It's no way I want to
have that reputation

as being the Marines were
the first to go home.

Has anyone else showed up here?

- No.
- What's this?

At Checkpoint Bravo,
each team must solve

a navigation problem
to open their case...

5-4-0-0.

Yep. Good.

Which holds a map
with the location

of their final destination...

The observation
platform at the Circus.

Be careful. You may
see another road.

- Make sure it's that main road.
- Yep.

I wasn't able to help them
before, but now I can,

and being good at
land navigation,

I can help plot out on the map
what would be the best route

for them to get to
the next point.

That way. Right down
where you came.

Okay, watch the sticks.

Going slow. Stepping over a log.

Once again, it's the three of us

waiting for our teams.

Yeah.

Well, where are we?

We should be seeing
Checkpoint Bravo.

In the woods, but we're
gonna have to enter.

This is gonna be hell to
pay if it's not right.

All we knew is we were
looking for location B.

Mario's completely confident

in our mapping and
navigating abilities,

but I feel like we
are completely lost.

I'm just feeling,
like, so discouraged.

- We got to keep moving.
- Yeah, go front.

- Hey.
- What does Tony say?

- Listen.
- What's up?

We need to find a bond until
we get to Checkpoint B.

- Feel me?
- Yeah.

As I'm walking up the hill,
I run into Team Nick,

and it was good to see them.

We were all sticking
close to each other,

till we find Bravo.

We were gonna collaborate,
but they knew,

coming to the end, down
the final stretch,

we were gonna run for it.

What, you just feel like
this should be the way?

We're almost there.

Look, look, look.

- Poisonous.
- Good morning, Cadres.

They're right on you. Come on.

Noah's team has already
came and gone.

Checkpoint B, Tony
came in second.

He's definitely still
hanging in there

with or without Ivette.

Take it out and use
the piece of paper.

Do your math.

Tee is just telling me,

basically, "Relax. You got it."

Don't forget your line.

It was nice to have Tee there

to help me figure out this
problem or keep me calm.

Okay. Get that.

That's 5,400.

- 5,400?
- Yes.

- There it is.
- Good job, guys.

- Sweet.
- Easy math.

When I first joined
the military,

I was terrible at land nav.

I grew up in the city,
so a map and a compass

was kind of new to me.

And the first time I actually
went through land nav,

I failed.

I cried. I cried that day.
Yeah, I did.

Why not just take this road out?

You know it's gonna
cut off to the left.

Now, you put me anywhere on the
world with a compass and a map,

I can find my way out.

Put me on Mars. I'm
good there too.

If you can, take the
roads, all right?

This doesn't feel right.
Where are we?

We're getting to the road soon.

Aren't we supposed
to be getting to B?

Yeah, the... B is
behind the road.

I'm waiting at
Point Bravo alone,

you know, hoping
my team finds it.

But when you're lost, you
have to go to a spot

that we can somehow identify.

- Oh! Ugh! Hold up.
- There are tons of thorns, yo.

Look at your compass.
You know north.

Start heading west
until you hit a road.

If you don't hit a road, sooner
or later you're gonna hit

the Pacific Ocean.

So you now know where you are.

Put the pain out of our brain.

Yep. Come on. Embrace the suck.

Embrace the suck.

Now I'll look like
the same old team

that comes dead last.

Do you feel confident about
the direction we're going?

- Just got to go up this way.
- Okay.

Do not touch anything
when you go through here.

Well, we head off
through the woods,

and there was some,
like, devil's club,

blackberry bushes,

Aah! What the heck was that?

Those are called blackberries.

Thorns everywhere.

I'm like, "Are you sure
we're going the best way?"

I'm sorry, guys. We
went the wrong way.

Jim, push it. Just pull it.

You guys might want
to go the water way

since you have that big thing..

We're going through
the thick forest,

and Tony was pretty
much on our tail.

And we're thinking, like,
"Oh, we're totally screwed."

So you see the
clearance up there?

Hurry up. Hurry, hurry, hurry.

- You ready?
- Hurry. Yeah.

If you get a chance, pass.

Then as we found our path again

and realized that Team Noah
is right in front of us...

We still have a chance.

Catch up. Come on.

Catch her, catch her,
catch her, catch her.

Come on. Stay with them.
Go, go, go.

Follow them. Follow them.
Follow them.

I'm trying.

We're just chasing green
through the woods.

Our plan was to
just stay on them

and just drive them
until they broke.

Jim, let's smoke 'em out.

- Mark.
- Yes?

Give me your hand. Please.

She's gassed. KJOY, we got this.

I can't.

You got it! Yes, you can, Clare.

She's scared. We're
gonna scare her more.

- Let's run.
- Good job. Good job.

Green is right there.

Trying to catch up
with these two teams.

I'm right on their tail.

- Red team's behind us.
- We can't finish like this.

- Let's catch them.
- Long strides downhill.

Let's kick them in the face.
Come on.

The red team is really annoying.

You just couldn't let up.

I mean, the red team
was on our heels

like a pack of hungry wolves.

- See, they're worried.
- They are worried.

They're scared.

Catch up. Come on.

- Red team's behind us.
- Let's catch them.

Come on, guys.

Strategy is now, try
to make up some pace.

- There it is.
- It's right there!

Going to the Circus. We're
really, really close.

We can't let up at all, because
red team is just, like,

hanging on our tails.

You're gonna have to help me.
David, don't...

Let's rush to the finish.
Come on. Get up here.

Do you want to watch them
cross the finish like this?

Jim, I'm trying my hardest.

I know. I know.

Mark, slow down.

We just got to get
to the stairs.

All I ask is all you got, K.
Come on.

Help me.

It's right there. Come on!

Let's go!

Come on, guys. This
is all we got.

Looks like we got a close race.

- Gut it out. Gut it out.
- Ugh! Help me.

How about this?

Green team is close!

It is... Here's the red team

Come on! No, no, no!
It's not over!

But to no avail!

Boom!

They just will not be denied!

Too little, too late.

We had ourselves a close race.

You were only nine seconds
behind Team Noah.

- Damn it.
- Unbelievable, guys.

What a hell of a race.

My stomach turned to see
them cross the finish line

when we were so close.

- We gave it all we had.
- We gave it everything.

We gave it all we had.

Jim and I kept pushing KJOY,

and I think what set me off
was KJOY said, "I can't."

I could not possibly
go any faster.

And here he is.

Army of one, himself.

Tony, hell of an effort, my man.

Hell of an effort.

I know this has been
a constant struggle

with Tony being on his
own in this competition,

but I'm glad that he
fought it out today.

And Team Nick, just think:
it was only nine seconds...

Oh, my gosh.

That got them
safety and a reward

and got you guys a ticket
back to the Circus.

We'll probably be
waiting for blue.

Are we supposed to
climb the hill?

- Yeah.
- Whatever's the quickest.

Watch your step.

- Are you okay, Mario?
- I'm good.

Time-out.

My team is nowhere to be found.

So, at this point, I don't even
want rescue going out for them.

I think they need to spend
the night in the woods,

maybe appreciate doing
something different

in the next round.

Is there, like, a white
flag we can put up?

S.O.S.?

It has to be in here somewhere.

♪♪

What we got? What we got?

Yeah, buddy!

Oh, yeah.

You guys won massages.

Ooh, my legs need this.

After the Evolution,
my body was spent,

and I was ready
to get a massage.

Nobody else gets this but us.

The joys of being the winners.

You see this?

They couldn't go somewhere
else and do that?

- Right?
- Can you go on the patio?

Do you understand we
were steps behind...

- I know.
- And that would be us in there.

- So ridiculous.
- At least you guys were, like,

hot on their tails.

We were lost in the
woods, like...

It's weighing on me
that here we are again,

Team Rorke, the last
team to finish.

Do you see this...
What's going on here?

Like, do we really
want to sit here...

I'm gonna go hate on
them from my room.

I just want to win an Evolution.

I'm tired of going to Circus.

This is the second time
I've ever had a massage.

I've always wanted them.
They're expensive.

I have to spend my
money on bills, and...

I have a girlfriend,

and we're currently
having a baby.

So my massages are
rolling on top of logs

on my back.

I'd love to get more massages.

I'm feeling so down
after the Evolution...

Frustrated, angry.

I get so down on myself.
I tend to shut down.

What's up?

What are you doing?

Nothing. Do you have a minute?

- Do I have a minute?
- Yeah.

Cam is super depressed.

I would love to cheer
him up a little bit.

- Come here, you.
- Whoa.

Cam and I have been having

some really steamy
make-out sessions.

It's getting a little deeper

than I had anticipated
it getting.

I just wanted to kiss
you one last time

before we're competitors.

- Is that okay?
- Yeah. No, that's fine.

I'm hesitant.

Ten years is a huge,
huge age gap.

But I feel like I haven't
made out in forever,

and it's really fun.

All right!

Romance and work don't mix.

But they're young. Whatever.

It wouldn't be me.

Whoo!

♪♪

You know what? I'm
tired of getting beat.

I'm tired of finishing last.

- What happened?
- We decided to take the woods.

This terrain was
extremely difficult.

Kind of struggled a
little bit there.

I'm tired of them having
to go find our team

out there on the
course somewhere.

I'm sure my SEAL teammates
would be real happy

for getting lost in the woods.

- Yeah.
- Sickening.

What do you think it is that
we keep coming in dead last?

It's not like we're
coming in last

on everybody's tails.

- Yeah.
- It's...

Team Rorke is having to
be found in the woods.

I feel like, at this point,

they're just a
juggernaut of a team.

The nice thing is I can tell
we've all also kind of embraced

the fact that we're gonna
be on the toughest path.

And in that phase,
we are crushing it.

This competition has just
been peaks and valleys.

And right now, I can tell
my team is in a valley,

so I need to come up with a
way to get them excited.

♪♪

- Watch your step.
- Okay.

I wanted to get out
into a powerful spot

to spend time before we
go into this Circus.

And I want to talk a little
bit about ammunition.

You guys are my ammunition,

like, to shoot at the people
we're competing against.

You know, you're all different,

and so I feel like I get
to choose different rounds

for the different job.

My favorite round in a fight
was these .50-caliber rounds

that I want to give
you guys here.

Aw!

But I got Mario,

which I feel like is my
all-purpose crusher round.

I got Haze, who's obviously
sent multiple people home.

- Wow.
- And Goldie is ready to fight.

I used that bullet to
kind of fire them up.

It represents all these rounds
I expended on the battlefield,

chasing our nation's enemies,

doing the job that we were asked
to do on behalf of the country.

So a SEAL buddy of mine
made these up for you.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

This gift is something

that I'm gonna take with me forever...
this moment.

Every time I look back, I'm
gonna think about Goldie.

I'm gonna think about Mario.
I'm gonna think about Rorke.

I'm gonna think about
this beautiful place

and just how special it is.

- Thank you so much.
- No. Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Yep.

♪♪

I don't want to just
talk about, you know,

competition all the time.

I want to know more about y'all.

You know, as we're getting
closer to the end,

I really want to
know them even more.

I feel like the more
we know of each other,

the tighter a group we are
and a better team we are.

If you had to sum yourself
up in one story...

A story about you on
the fishing boat...

There was a Mayday
over the radio,

so we answered the Mayday,

and there was a
pretty large guy,

and he was laying on the gravel,

and he just had, like, a
cotton blanket over him.

Hypothermic, possible
spinal injury,

He was still in his wet clothes,

and he was laying
directly on the ground.

And I was like,
"Okay, this is it.

I'm taking over this
scene," you know?

Basically, we cut his
clothes off of him.

I stripped down and
got in next to him.

He was just so cold.

And then the Coast
Guard showed up,

and off they went, you know.

And that's just pretty much me.

If the scene is not controlled
and I have the tools

and know how to do it, I'm
just gonna take it over.

That was a great story.

I don't have
anything that can...

Rival that.

No, um...

so I ran track, made
it to State Finals

in the 100-meter dash.

I was like, "All right, this is
clearly what I should be doing."

And I remember I was
being interviewed,

and they asked me,
"What are you gonna do

with this whole
track-and-field thing?"

And I was like, "I'm gonna
be in the Beijing Olympics."

This was six years before the
Olympics actually happened.

A lot of what I
really believe...

And I believe it's
scriptural as well...

Is that you have to speak
those things that you believe

if you want them
to come to pass.

You know, I believe in
myself, in my abilities,

but also in my faith,

that this is a gift
that God's given me.

You know, faith is
at the forefront

of everything that I do.

I'm a minister, very spiritual.

I guess that kind of defines
how I live my life.

Saying that you are
aware of the gift...

- Mm-hmm.
- And you're going to use it.

- Yeah.
- I love that.

So, Mark.

- My name is Mark...

And I have a twin brother.

That's my story. I'm
sticking to it.

We're gonna talk about Circus

and strategize this thing.

What do you think, Jim?

I don't know. I don't know.

It's a tough one. Yeah.

Rorke is only gonna send
either Mario or Haze,

and Mario's only been one time.

- Yeah, that's true.
- But I think Mario

is his heavy hitter, but
it's gonna have to come down

to who can beat Tony.

Jim's safe. He went to the
Circus, proved himself.

And knowing that Tony's
going in from Team Tee,

I'm really confident that
Cam or KJoy can beat him.

He's pretty worn, mentally and
physically at this point.

I'll give it my
best if I have to.

- Yeah.
- When I get to the platform,

give me whatever the
disadvantage is.

- Yeah.
- Whatever he can't do...

you're gonna be able to.

- Do you know what I mean?
- Yeah.

I'm so sick of
seeing the Circus,

and I really don't feel
like seeing it this week,

because it pays to be honest.

I think KJoy might
be more beat up...

- Yeah?
- Than Cam.

I did go up against Tony.

Tony was faster in
the obstacle course.

Tony's gonna be real
tired tomorrow.

Yeah. You got to think about it.
Yeah.

He is not gonna be flying

through that Circus
obstacle course.

He's probably hurting right now.

You know you can beat Tony.

He's ready to go.

Play some mind games
with him before then.

Just start putting those
feelings out there

about how much he misses
home and he should be home.

Let's tell him, "Tony,
you've had a good run."

- Yeah.
- It's been a good run. Bye!

- Yeah.
- It's nothing to be ashamed of.

I'll give you a hug.

But all of KJoy's strengths

would be all of
Tony's weaknesses.

Really, Cam? I can see
right through that?

He's scared to death
of the Circus,

and every single time it
comes down to Nick deciding

if it's Cam or I going, he
always puts it towards me.

I think either one
of us has it, Cam.

Once again, an Evolution
has been run.

Once again, Team Noah
has won that Evolution.

And while we're all standing
here braving the elements,

Team Noah is back at base camp.

Rorke, early on, you had said,

"You know what? We're gonna
have to win it in the Circus.

That is gonna be our game plan."

Enlighten me on how a
strategy like that

can be a beneficial approach.

If you told me I could
trade methodologies

with Team Noah, I would.

I mean, the fact of the
matter is they're using

that kind of MED system...
Minimum effective dose...

To get the result they want.

But I don't think anyone
here is not trying

to win these challenges.

The danger is, we're
playing a all-in hand

of Texas Hold'em every time.

Tony, there is no choice.
You must face the Circus.

You got this. You got this.

Tee, Tony has been
physically taxed.

He will be physically taxed
again in this Circus.

If he survives,
he will be thrust

into another physically
taxing Evolution.

I mean, sometimes in
life, you're tested...

Not just once, but
over and over again.

You just dig deep.

You find your grit,
and in that moment,

you show that
you're unbreakable.

Tony, your grit is
sure to be tested,

as you have a long
road ahead of you.

Rorke...

Goldie displayed
unbelievable will

in the last Circus and survived.

She cannot be chosen to run.

Who are you sending
to the Circus?

Yeah, so I've got
two thoroughbreds

that I get to pick from.

Haze and Mario both want
to get in that fight.

They don't want to do
it because it's fun.

You know, I think they
like the opportunity

to come back and
take that burden.

So, tonight...

I'm gonna send my man Mario.

-You got this, brother.

Mario, you've been chosen
to face the Circus.

♪

I'm ready to give everything
I have in this Circus.

I mean, the motivation
for winning...

Besides the fact that
I'm competing...

I actually want to
make a healthy change

with the youth, you know?

I mean, this generation

is growing up with iPads
and all this technology,

and they're not doing anything.

You know, if I can put
together this youth program

or a rec center
where they can go,

that's what I'll
do with the money.

Rorke, please explain
your decision.

I think Tony and Mario
have a real similar power,

speed, and ability
to get after it.

They both went in last
time, came back together.

We'll see what happens.

Nick, Jim displayed unbelievable
will the last Circus.

He survived. He can't be chosen.

Who have you chosen
to face the Circus?

It's one of the hardest
decisions, I think,

so far in this game,
I've had to make.

I applied the theory in
my sniper community...

"From a place you will not see

comes a sound you
will not hear."

The person I'm gonna pick...
You won't see them coming,

and the sound you will not hear

is the sound of the
ringing of that bell.

One of the best warriors
that I have seen...

One that I would take to combat...
and that's KJoy.

KJoy, you have been chosen
to face the Circus.

- Wow. Wow.

I thought that I
was gonna go in,

and to my surprise,
he picks KJoy.

Not going to Circus feels
like being a king in Rome

and watching gladiators fight
to the death in a coliseum.

Nick, explain your decision.

After the ice challenge,
I think she proved a lot

to everyone who watched
and everyone here.

Yeah, I think Cam would
do well in that Circus,

He was also kind of
putting it off on KJoy,

and I think that's just
because he's nervous.

KJoy has the greater
mental stamina.

You've all faced this
beast and survived,

which means you know that
this field, especially,

will push itself to the limit.

I'll see you later on, and
we'll all see you later

at the starting line.

♪♪

Circus... Circus...

Pack.

Team Tee's room is
solitary confinement.

- Yeah.
- He's all alone in there.

Agree.

Tony's definitely moping
around the house.

Tony's bubble was burst

when they started
losing members,

and now it's down to just him.

- Hey, y'all.
- Hey.

What's up, girly girl?

I think he's the one
to beat on this one,

and I want to push
him a little bit,

because I can see that
he's ready to go.

You're lucky you don't
have to pack tonight.

I know.

The packing part sucks.

This Evolution would've
been nice to win.

Right.

I need one break
from the Circus.

I can't keep going like
this at this pace.

- I'm just constantly going.
- Right.

- Yeah.
- It breaks you down.

- Yeah.
- And I'm, like, you know,

being 40, my body ain't
recovering like it used to.

Yeah. I need one break.

You've had a good run.

- Yeah, I know.
- Well, I'm proud of you.

And I think you should
be proud of yourself.

You've made everybody proud,
including your family.

I know I'm the last
member of Team Tee,

so everything I do now is
for everybody that's...

All my fallen teammates,

my mom, my dad, my
brothers and sisters,

my kids, everybody
that depend on me.

So I'm gonna keep pushing, and
I'll survive another one.

Close it up.

- I might pack a little bit too.
- Right, right.

We have had a really
physical week.

His body's beat.
His mind is beat.

I think, on this one,

Mario and I are gonna come back,

and Tony's gonna be
the one ringing out.

♪

Hi, Cam.

We're debating on if I wear
my bling to Circus or not.

That would just be rubbing
it in their face.

Let's go with some
athletic wear.

All right.

There is zero part of me
that wishes Nick sent Cam.

I'm happy that he
trusts me enough

to put me up against awesome
athletes like Tony and Mario.

So he knows I'll get it done.

I feel like he has more
faith in me than in Cam.

It's your time to show what
you're made of once again.

Yeah. I got it.

I know you're coming
home, brother.

- I'm not even worried about it.
- Right.

For now, my focus is the Circus.

Get in, get out, have fun.

Obviously, you know,
we get nerves.

You know, the
stakes are so high.

But I can't let it
play on my mind.

The Circus is something
I feel comfortable with

and I actually have fun with.

I mean, running the course
is exciting for me.

Do you need anything from us?

No. Nothing at all.

- All right.
- I'll take a hug, though.

♪♪

Mario, Tony, KJoy...

you've been chosen
to face the Circus.

You're well aware
of the obstacles

that await you on the course.

And you know that when you
hit the endurance platform,

you will be tested.

Today's test is
called "hump day."

You have a pile of sandbags.

The pile will consistently
be replenished.

Each sandbag is 20%
of your bodyweight.

You'll take your sandbags, move
them up a flight of steps,

and bring them to
another location.

You must move at
a constant pace.

If you stop or slow down,

you will be disqualified.

Back and forth, back and forth

until one of you gives
up, rings out...

goes home.

The first competitor
to complete the Circus

will receive the longest rest.

The second, the second longest.

The competitor slowest
through the course

to arrive at the platform
third has no advantage.

Their test begins immediately.

As usual, guys and gals,

all we ask is all you got.

Good luck to you all. Make
your way to the start.

KJoy's proved herself.

She's fought through
a lot of pain.

She's done the most gruesome
endurance challenge,

I think, to date.

I don't expect KJoy to
come in first place,

but I expect her to really crush
the endurance portion of it.

Here we go, Mario!

Mario's a force in this Circus.
He just is.

Fluid and fast and powerful...
It looks like it's easy to him.

And then you have that
little bit of nerves,

that "Boy, I lose Mario, I
could be in big trouble."

You got this, Tony!

Right now it's all about
being unbreakable.

This is where you prove that
you have American grit,

and that you are just that...
Unbreakable.

Here we go!

Competitors, at the ready.

Three, two, one, go.

Here we go, KJoy!

♪

Mario first to the
climbing ropes.

Tony right behind him.

Let's go, Tony!

Feel like he's got
nobody rooting for him.

Mario, you are on fire!
Don't stop!

Good job, Mario! Whoo!

Mario is fast.

He is a lightning bolt up there.

Let's go, Tony!

There we go.

Tony is next over the summit.

KJoy right behind him.

Good girl, K. Keep it up.

K, it's at your pace.
Don't worry.

Good job, Mario.

Mario easily past
the second obstacle

He is already at the
giant's ladder.

The man's fast.

Good job, KJoy.

All right, Mario, I'm
gonna see you down there.

You got this, Mario!

There you go. Use those legs.

Mario's already up and over.

Nice, KJoy.

♪♪

Get it!

Mario, across the beam.

Tony up and over.

Just move. There you go.

Tony reaches the beam.

He is exhausted.

KJoy is struggling as well.

Come on, KJoy. Right there.
Right there.

Big hoss, I think,
is gonna smoke it.

He's motoring.

There he is, as predicted.

Ball up. Just ball up.

Careful, careful, careful!

- I like it.
- Human cannonball... I dig it.

And, Mario, you
have arrived first.

Good job.

You will get to rest
for two minutes.

Come on, KJoy!

Good job, Tony!

- There you go, Tony!
- There you go, Tony!

Good job, Tony.

And Tony, second to
arrive on the platform.

You will have a one-minute rest.

We are one KJoy short
of an endurance test.

- Whoo!
- Nice.

And here comes KJoy.

There we go, KJoy. There we go.

KJoy last to arrive.

Let's get the helmet off
and start the test.

The higher you can keep
the weight, the better.

The endurance test starts now.

K, this is all you got! All you got.
Come on, K!

- There you go, KJoy.
- There you go, KJoy.

KJoy last to arrive.

There you go, KJoy! Here we go!

Let's get the helmet off
and start the test.

The higher you can keep
the weight, the better.

The endurance test starts now.

- There you go, baby.
- K, this is all you got!

You got to work. It's
you at this point.

It is you at this point. Come on.
Come on. Come on.

- You got this.
- Nice, KJoy.

- Come on, K!
- There you go, K.

- There you go, K.
- You are gonna have to work.

You are gonna have to work.

- Come on, KJoy.
- You got it. You got it.

- Come on, K.
- KJoy, you got a little bit

of work to do now.

There you go, K.

Nice, KJoy.

Push it, KJoy. Push it, baby.
Push it!

One minute. Here we go.

Tony, your rest is over.
Time to start the endurance.

- You got this.
- Just push it.

Come on, guys. Come on, guys.

All right, K, do some.

You got a little
bit of work to do.

You got a little
bit of work to do.

- There you go, Mario.
- Come on, KJoy.

- Good job, KJoy. Good job.
- Good job.

Good job, Mario. Stay warm.

Keep trucking. Got
to keep trucking.

- Stay warm, Mario!
- All you got, KJoy.

- Here we go, K! Here we go!
- All you got. Nice.

There you go, KJoy!

Mind over matter, right?
Here we go.

Two minutes are up.
Mario, you're now in.

Here we go, Mario! Whoo!

There you go, KJoy. Hey, KJoy.

Nice strides, nice strides.

Don't go too far down, KJoy.

- Okay.
- Come on. Come on.

Come on, KJoy!

Come on, K. Those are light, K.

Good job, Mario!

Test those holds, Mario. Test
where you want to hold it.

Low, high... just try a couple.

Breathe, KJoy. You got this.

Good job, Mario. I like that.

Come on, KJoy. All you got.

- Bring it home to me, baby.
- All you got, KJoy.

Give me longer strides
on the way down.

You got long legs.

Try one with a high-chest carry
just to see what it feels like.

There you go, Mario.

All these guys had to
carry their backpacks

in the Evolution.

Amazingly enough that these
were the ones chosen.

- Here we go, KJoy!
- Good job, Mario!

Hang in there, Mario.
Just stay in your place.

Just stay in your
place and focus.

Keep it up, KJoy. Keep it up!

- Long strides. Long strides.
- Use them legs! There you go!

Keep going, K.

Mario, your doing it, brother!

You got to keep moving here.
You got some work to do.

Use those legs.

Nick, KJoy already
breathing heavy.

Just using a technique.

- Okay. Fair enough.
- Yoga.

Fair enough.

Here we go, KJoy.

Good job, Mario!

It's you versus you, KJoy.

Don't worry about the others.

- You got it, KJoy.
- You versus you!

- Go!
- Good job, Mario.

Everybody chugging
away it seems like.

You got this! You got it, K!

You guys are gonna be forced
to dig in there and dig down.

There you go, Tony.

Good job, Mario.

- There we go, KJoy.
- Good job, Mario.

Yeah, shoulder's good, Mario.

Those steps seem to
be taking their toll.

Long strides, just
like that, KJoy.

- Nice.
- You got this!

Here we go, KJoy!

- Just like that. Nice.
- There you go, Mario.

Tony, let's go!

- Nice, KJoy.
- K, this is all you got!

All you got! Come on, K!

Let's go, Tony!

One little good burst,
one good burst.

- There you go.
- Mind over matter, right?

I'm pushing as fast as I can.

Come on. Come on. Come on.
Come on!

- Come on. Come on. Come on!
- Give me all you got right here.

You got to work. It's
you at this point.

It is you at this point.

All you got, KJoy.

Come on! Come on! Come on!
You got to work!

All you got, baby. Come on.

Here we go, here we go.
Mind over matter.

Let's go! Come on!

- All you got, KJoy.
- Steps, man...

Tony loosing layers.

It's getting a little
bit interesting.

It's not over. Come on.

My legs... they feel like
they want to give out.

It is you at this point!
It is you at this point!

Come on, come on! Got to go!

Every step I take,
my legs are shot.

Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on, K.

That's it. I quit.

- KJoy.
- Good try, KJoy.

- Come here, babe.
- Good try.

Good job. Good job.

My body quit.

I went as long as
I possibly could.

So, at the end of the day,
it just wasn't my event.

You fought. That's
all that counts.

The more you dwell on
it, beat yourself up...

I made a lot of bad
calls on the Circus,

and guys didn't come back.

You get a chance to make it home...
that's what's good.

- Thanks.
- Yeah. You're fine.

As much as you never
want to renounce,

as much as you never
want to go home...

Good job.

As long as you
give it your best,

that's all you can really do.

Did not let me down one bit.

Mario, Tony, you guys
survived the Circus.

You live to fight another day.

Please go rejoin your team.

- Mario!
- Whoo!

Tony!

Tony!

- Good job.
- Still here.

- This is the worst part.
- Don't think about it.

KJoy...

it is now time for you
to ring out and go home.

We love you, KJoy.

Love you guys.

- Love you guys.
- We love you too.

We're so proud of you.

KJoy was definitely the glue,

as far as, like, being almost,
like, the mother figure.

Take your strength
and your spirit.

- And we're gonna win for you.
- Yes.

Losing that... It
hurts a little bit.

But at the end of the day,
sometimes being angry

and pissed off... There's
nothing wrong with that

at this point in time.

You know, we're
down to two people.

So, if they get pissed off,

take it out on the other
teams during the Evolution.

You did great.

Ugh. And don't ring that
damn bell like I did.

No, you did great.

"American Grit" is an
incredible experience.

Even though I have to leave,

there's so much good
and so much joy

that I'm taking out of this.

- Good job.
- Thanks.

So, as long as you are seeing
the positive in things,

then you're a success.

♪♪

Let's go!

Next time...

the teams are tested
on fortification...

They want in your house?
Make them work.

And infiltration.

- Pull, pull, pull, pull.
- You're a cop. Get in there.

Plus, the winners receive
an extra-special reward.

What is this?

And Cam and Haze's relationship

takes a surprising turn.

She's playing you.

Listen to Jim.
She's playing you.

That is your lover boy.

At the end of the day,
this is all about winning.

Who will be the next
contestant to give up...

It's gut-check time.

Ring out, and go home?

Whoa!