Rise and Fall (2023): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript

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16 strangers from all walks of life

are living in this iconic London
tower.

Some seized power...
Oh! Bloody Nora.

..and are the Rulers at the top.
There's a bar.

The rest have become Grafters...

Lift falling.

..living a life of hard work
in the basement...

Jesus! Oh, my God! It is grotesque.

..as they battle to win up
to £100,000.

Previously...

The game got off to
a shocking start...



THEY SCREAM

Money earned, £6,000.

Yes! Oh. Yes! Woo!

..before the Rulers faced
a huge decision.

Matt voted for...

Tonight...

..the first Grafter will rise.

I just want someone up there that
I trust.

One of us is going to go tomorrow,
regardless.

100%. We don't give them nothing.

The gap between the top
and bottom has never been closer.

This is Rise And Fall.

With two votes for Rachel
and two votes for Ramona,

it all comes down to Matt.



Matt, you voted for...

..Ramona.

It's like a soap opera.

The reason I voted
for you is that I think what makes

a good leader is somebody that can
give constructive feedback

but you need to be able
to accept feedback too.

Ramona,

you have lost your power
and you must leave immediately.

I've done my best.

The powerful should remain
and support the Grafters,

and if you all feel that
I wasn't able to project that,

then, I guess I didn't.

I think it's a bit cheeky
of them all,

because Ramona is
the strongest character

and leader there. Sure.
And it's very easy to go,

"Right, what's the biggest threat
here?" Yeah, of course it is. Boom.

Are you shitting me?

I've never abused my power.

I actually used my power to see
the correct results.

Powerful people can do
powerful things,

but their actions are really
going to burn them.

That was fucking awful.
That was awful. It was. Harsh.

I literally have zero words right
now because...

..what the fuck was that?

This day has literally been
an elevator ride,

not even a roller-coaster ride, it's
been an elevator ride and literally,

so much happened.
I'm still shocked about some of

the shit that went down
in that red room.

But I think we made the best
decision. Yeah.

What makes a good leader,
a good Ruler,

is acting with integrity. Yeah.

I've loved Ramona from the start.
I have.

I-I've already told you
me reasons why,

but I was quite disappointed at
the end. Yeah.

I honestly feel like Ramona leaving
wasn't the right decision.

It's going to leave a hole

that I don't know who can actually

fill that gap.

Well, Cheryl will be hoping she can.

She voted for Rachel to fall,
though,

which could be awkward. No worries,

as long as everyone doesn't suddenly
clear out

of the living room,
leaving her alone with...

..oh, God.

We've just all got to remember, is
we've all come in here on our own.

Mm-hm. You stay you, you do you.
Mm-hm.

But can you see where, like, you had
your opinion and I respected it.

Yeah, yeah. I may not agree with it,
but I respected it. But I think

we respect each other, the way we
speak to each other.

Exactly, exactly. That's what I'm
saying. And I understand that, yeah.

I'm surprised with Cheryl's
approach.

She feels like everyone has
a bond and her alliance has gone.

I think she feels a bit vulnerable.

Do you know what,
getting in this bed,

guess what my first thought was?
We're so caught up in the drama,

thank fuck we're still here.

Heavy is the head that wears the
crown.

That's resonating with me
a lot right now.

Seeing Ramona go,

it's kind of put thoughts into my
head a little bit,

that strong women always have
a target on their back.

Do you think the right person went
home? No. No.

You know, she did push us
and, you know,

that's helped everyone in
a sense, you know.

She got the six grand in the bank.
It was down to her. Yeah, 100%.

And they still voted her out.
I just don't understand the logic.

It just reveals that
no-one's invincible

and it's down to your
fellow comrades

to ensure your position

is safe or not.

Night, babe.
I'm going to be up about nine.

Just get the old bread cooking
for me, yeah? Mwah. OK.

Today, what I've definitely
learnt about the game is that

alliances are going to become

a very key part.

Upstairs is cut-throat.

Goodnight, Grafters! Night, team.

Let's kill it tomorrow again, yeah?

Last night in the penthouse,
things got heated.

But on this fresh March morning,
in the basement,

it's a chilly start for
a naked Jeff.

HE YOWLS

ALARM BLARES

Morning.

I was so cold.

I think I slept OK, though.

Oh, I did not. I slept under the
cover.

Another day in paradise.

The conditions in
the basement are pretty hard.

The bed is rock solid.
It's like laying on a plank of wood.

You know, I like my duck feather,

I like my memory foam mattresses
and that's just not cutting it.

It was just a bit of
a scrap in general last night.

It wasn't pretty. No, from multiple
parties, it wasn't pretty.

I don't reckon Ramona thought she
would be the first one to go.

No. No way, she was, she thought...

She thought she was going to win.

If you put yourself in
that position,

super dominating,
you put yourself at risk.

Yeah, she put her neck on
the line. Matt voted her off.

He's a bit of a silent assassin
really, isn't he, cos he seems

so nice and genuine, but then
clearly at that point, he was happy

to do what he needed to do.

But all we need is somehow to get
one of us up there,

start manipulating... Marina!
..and this is me

thinking tactically now...
Send Marina up there.

..and ping them off, one by one,

so eventually six of us
are up there.

My impression of the Rulers right
now, is the majority of them

are weak, they don't know what
they're there for.

They haven't got
a clue of what they're doing

and they can't form a solid opinion
about anything, and that is clearly

their downfall right now.

Guys, everyone!

What? Ramona's photo has officially
gone!

Really? Oh! That was quick.

One down, five to go.

I love make-up.
I hate applying make-up.

I can't put foundation on,
you know.

Really? Oh, wow. It's like, fucking,
like I'm dressing up

to go to the fucking circus.
I'm a hairdresser.

Oh! No way.

I don't do it as a job but I mean,
I-I worked... That's sick!

..I worked in a salon as soon as
I left school.

Really? Oh, sick!

I like Rachel as an individual.

I just wanted to see how she was
going to react with me.

At this stage,
I don't trust anyone

but I'm also keeping in mind
I'm playing a game, too.

And actually, I find it hard to
like, erm...

Not... I don't find it hard
to warm up to people,

but I'm quite reserved.
You're amazing,

so don't ever take that away
from yourself.

Attention, please.

Oh! Er, I'm in the shower!

Tonight, one Grafter will rise
to become a Ruler.

Oooh! Ah! Oh, my gosh!

All Grafters will vote
in a secret ballot

for who they would like to see rise.

Oh, shit!

The two Grafters
with the most votes

will be invited to the penthouse
to meet the Rulers...

Wow.

..who will then choose one Grafter
to join them.

Rulers choose. Rulers choose.

So it's the top two with the votes.

The Grafter who rises to become
a Ruler

will be immune from
the next elimination.

Oh, immune from
the next elimination.

Two? But we don't know who's
going to be selected.

Yeah, but this is the thing, this is

where we need to be
fucking on the same level.

I'm a little bit nervous

because I feel like they've already
formed their alliances downstairs.

Do you know what's really good,
what I'm really happy about? What?

The fact that we are a trio.

Yeah.

That's really, really good, you
understand, cos... Yeah.

..I'm telling you now, this is
where... You know what,

you know that saying is like, "I've
got your back, I'm watching it..."

Yeah. ..like, this is where you
really and truly,

like, that comes to life literally.
Mm-hm.

I said it from the get-go. Yeah.

I see a bit of me in you and I see a
bit of me in you. Yeah, 100%.

You hit with certain people in
different ways for a reason.
Exactly.

We need to think of someone that
would potentially help get

six of us up there. We don't have
many boys up there. Yeah, but you...

And I'm wondering whether they would
benefit from another boy.

You need someone who's calmer.

Jeff, how do you think you'd get on
with the people upstairs?

I think I'd be fine. And you're
happy to go up there right now?

I'm happy to go up there,
if you guys want me to go up there.

I'm an antique dealer,
an art dealer.

I currently own eight businesses.

I think I would be
an excellent Ruler,

not for the power,
I don't need the power.

I just believe I will be more useful

up there than I will be downstairs.

The more of us that go up
there, they... We team up

and get all of the original
penthouse people out first,

so then it's us lot.

They need to start worrying now
because we've formed our own bond.

They're... They are technically
at more risk than what we are now.

I don't want to go up just yet.

My strategy is just to wait in
the basement for now

and earn the respect of everybody
else in the basement

cos at one stage, hopefully,
I'll go up

and there'll be people from
the basement up there

and you're going to need them on
your side.

With a Grafter rising this evening,

the penthouse is enjoying
a Rulers' power breakfast -

tea, toast and tactics.

We need to be incredibly mindful.
I think yesterday,

we were bordering on imploding as
a leadership team.

Yeah. Now, you're only as strong as
the weakest member,

but in terms of who we choose, we
need to be quite mindful

about how they're going to fit
into the group.

I think amongst
the current group of Leaders,

I know it sounds arrogant,

but I think I am one of
the strongest

and one of the most sort of
respected and well thought of.

I don't think my position as
a Ruler is currently under risk,

as it stands now.

Let me say one thing.
There is power in numbers.

But things can change. This thing is
going to test us for who we are

and what we have to offer. That's
why we need to think about, OK,

what is it that makes us who we are
and what is it that makes us

effective Rulers, and what are we
looking out for?

Mm. Because if we're not all on
the same pages,

then that can really change the
fucking narrative of the book. 100%.

What I've learnt is,
I'm going to keep my friends close,

which is Prince and Rishika,

those are my strongest alliance,

and I'm going to keep my
enemies closer, which is currently

Cheryl, because she voted me.

So, erm, I feel like she's going
to vote for me again

so I need to eliminate her as soon
as I can.

The only way the Grafters can win
the final prize

is to rise and become a Ruler.

The game is feeling real, isn't it?

So they really need to consider

who to vote up to the penthouse
very carefully indeed.

Whoever we're sending up,
we need to think influential,

someone that's compassionate.
We're making decisions now.

They made their decision last night.
Now our decision's being made today.

I can't stay on that bed
for that long

and that broth,
I can't continue eating that,

so I do need to get to the top.

I'm very suited for the penthouse

because I'm glamorous
and classy myself.

Where's your head at, Marina?
Do you want to go up?

For me, it's very much,
I'll do what's necessary.

That's exactly how I see it.
I have so much fun down here,

but it's about giving people
down here some power,

and we can only do that by having

an alliance between down here
and up there. Yeah.

I'm good at working with people.

I'm great at working in a team.

I went to an all-girls
boarding school.

I had to learn to get on with people

that I didn't necessarily
get on with

and I actually think another

young head in there,
you know, only 18,

I think will give
a slightly different perspective.

I mean, I'm a girl's girl. Yeah.
I mean, those three girls,

I'll get on with really easily.

Cheryl really opened up to me
on the first day, actually,

at the champagne reception.
And then I think Prince,

him and I had such a good chat.

Oh, yeah. I just love his energy.

Marina, she's pushing herself to be
up there and personally,

I don't think she's
going to be particularly good.

I don't think she has
the experience.

If she gets up there,
I think she will be out

within three or four days.

I will go along totally
with the consensus of opinion,

but I actually think that

I would feel very comfortable
in there

because I have a job to do.
In the nicest possible way,

I'm good at manipulation.

Would I step on people?

They won't know that they've been
stepped on.

I think up there, I'll make the
right decisions to get everyone up.

Jeff, do you think you're, like,
a decisive person?

I'm a very, very decisive person.

Yeah? Like, extraordinarily
decisive.

And so much so, if you want to
bet on decisiveness,

I've sort of got where
I've got through decisions.

I know, Jeff, but even that
conversation

really took a full circle. Mm-hm.

And I think we need people that are
quite to the point.

I think there's been
a lot of discussion

about who's the right person
to go up there,

what the Rulers need right now.

The skills I have would be really
useful in the penthouse.

Which ones shall I put in? Which...?
Do you know what...? Them or them?

I like the cross. Yeah,
it goes with,

with what you've got on.
The whole theme. Yeah.

Attention, please.

Cheryl and Rachel...

..please report to the red room

for a test of your
leadership skills.

Test of your what? A test
of your leadership skills.

What the heck?

Ooh! OK.

Let's go. All right. Yeah.

I don't know what's going to happen.

I'm living by the moment right now

but I'm not going to overthink it,
I'm just going to go in

with the moment and go with what
I think there and then.

Cheryl and Rachel have been summoned
to the red room

for a test of their leadership
credentials,

by making the Grafters work
overtime.

"Rulers, you are about to go
head-to-head to try

"and raise more money for
the prize fund.

"This is an individual test
of your leadership skills

"and only one of you can win today."

It's a bit tense.
It is very intense. Mm.

Are we both capable?
More than capable. 100%.

I know I'm capable. Yeah.
How do you feel about yourself?

I'm very confident.

May the best team win,
which I know is mine, so.

"You will each be responsible
for managing a team of two Grafters.

"Each team will work
as juice makers,

"producing bottles
of freshly squeezed orange juice.

"£50 will be added to
the prize pot for every bottle

"the winning team fills."

Cheryl and Rachel can hand-select
two Grafters each,

but they'll have to think carefully.

"The question for you is this -

"how many bottles do you think
they can make in two hours?

"Each of you must now separately set
a target.

"The Ruler whose team successfully
fulfils the highest target wins."

This is hard. In two hours?

The question is, are we going
to play it safe

or are we going to take the risk?

I like Rachel as an individual,

but right now,
both of us are against each other.

May the best Ruler win.

Rulers, please input your target
now.

WHISPERS: Oh, God, it's hard.

Think straight.

Oh, fuck it.

Grafters, today... Oh!

Oh! ..you can add more money to
the prize fund by working overtime.

THEY GROAN
Woo!Told you, told you!

However, you'll be going
head-to-head,

working as juice makers,

creating bottles
of freshly squeezed orange juice.

ALL: Oooh! Oh, yeah!

We are in charge of one team each.

We have set a target of bottles
for our team to fill in two hours.

We've got this, guys. I have chosen

Sydney and Jack to be on my team.

I've set a target of 12 bottles.

Oh, we can do that. Easy, mate.

I could do it with my fucking feet
in two hours. Yes.

So that is equivalent to £600
in the prize fund.

I'll piss that for you man,
don't worry about that.

And I chose Connor and Joanna.

THEY CHEER

Oh, this could be the end of me.

I set a target of 50 bottles...

50? 50? ..which is the equivalent
to £2,500.

50 bottles, bruv!
We've got to do 12.

JACK SPLUTTERS

Good luck, guys. Good luck.

So, it's just two teams?

It's just us and you two. Just us.

And you've got to fill 50 and we've
got to fill 12.

50? 50, that's ridiculous.

I can't wait to get out and do
something. Yeah, this'll be good.

Buzzing. I can't wait to lick my
fingers as well and taste the orange
juice. Oh!

Yeah, 50's a lot.

I know. It's a big risk, isn't it?

LAUGHING: It is a big risk!

There's a huge difference in
the numbers. Huge difference.

12 and 50.

I mean, that's not even close.

What we need to remember as well,
this is only overtime.

This isn't the work shift. Oh, my
God.

Why set the bar... So high.
..so incredibly high as overtime,

giving somebody a target
of 50 bottles in two hours.

I really worry that sort of Cheryl's
target is... It's unrealistic.

Welcome to Flavour Country.

It doesn't look like it right now,

but this is where the magic's
going to happen.

Oh, my... Phew! Jesus!

It's Connor and Joanna
versus Sydney and Jack.

Who's going to be the best of
the zest?

And, yes, that was an orange pun.
Sat-SUE-ME.

Right, how do you peel an orange?
Oh...

What? Are you fucking serious? Yes.

You cut it on that. Look how small
they are!

Right, OK, focus.

Just put that on there.

Come on, Connor and Joanna. Like,
I totally believe in these two.

Your work shift begins now.

Right, OK. Pass the sieve.
There's no point rushing around.

You've got two hours, so just take
your time. Yeah, I know, but I think
we need to go... But we kind of do!

Yeah, but remember, you don't know

how much is going to come out yet,
so relax. Right, OK, so... Right...

Oh, look at Joanna, look at Connor!

I feel like once they get
the first one, they'll know,

they'll have a routine.
I'm not good at multi-tasking!

Let's just hope they do this. Mm.

I wanted to gamble... Yeah. ..today,
just have a little gamble

to see how it pans out.
Take a risk, yeah.

Have you started squeezing yet?
No. Look, mmm.

What is he doing?

Oi!

He's eating it, Jack.
Is he eating it?

He's a playful one but... I don't
think he'll take it seriously.

It was quite enjoyable, actually.

I haven't eaten or drunk anything
with flavour for however long.

Unreal. This is nice.

I'm eating, drinking and having
a laugh.

When we've done our 12... Yeah.

..I'll cut and feed you oranges,
whilst you're working, so you're

getting the nutrition to keep
yourselves working, you know. Yes!

Here you go, mate, get that down
you.

No, I'm all right at the moment,
thanks.

Get that in there. Mm. That's it.

Jack! What are you pissing about
for?

Did I pick wrong?

During the overtime,

we snuck in a few sneaky oranges.

How nice are they?

Oh, my God, I can taste again.

It just drives you on a little bit,
don't it? Yeah.

They might not have any oranges,
but with the vote approaching,

the rest of the Grafters are getting
their daily dose of vitamin Jeff.

I do think that, through my
experience of life

and...just being me,

and I've done it before,

I think I'm proper...

I don't want to...
I hate saying the word

"a natural choice",
but I think I'm as...

I'm sure that I could sort
that bunch... Yeah.

..out without any problem.

I don't want Jeff up there at
the moment because,

strategy-wise, I see him
as a slightly weaker link.

People potentially teaming up on him
and voting him off.

I think Marina will make
the best leader.

She's got guts

and she can be heard.

But I believe, I believe that my
experience can sort out...

Can sort them out.

I'm going to look at the bread.
Yeah. Yeah, please do.

I get the feeling that's not the
first time Jeff's driven someone

to stare at bread.

I feel quite chuffed that we were

the only four chosen to do it,
actually.

Why do you think she picked
you, Cheryl?

Maybe she saw something in us
that...

Oh, I definitely don't see a lot in
myself, so...

I mean, she's doing ten times better
than me.

No, look, we're about the same,
look.

You doubt yourself too much.
Yeah, I think so. Way too much.

I've always, I've always been shit
at most things, you know.

You're not, though.

I can't see that at all, I'm sorry.

I think you only think you're shit
at doing things because you don't
back yourself enough. Yeah.

That's the only way, mate.
Everyone out there has got their own

individual attributes that can
fucking... Better than others.

SYDNEY: Yeah. I suppose I'm here for
a reason.

They need to stop doubting
themselves cos they can do it.

Look, look how much that does.

Look how much Jack has done.

Only 30 minutes in, Jack and Sydney
have already filled ten bottles.

Has Ruler Rachel massively
undershot this?

Grab your two down there.
Right, so this one, that one.

Right, that's us done.
We're done.

I could have gone higher.

My team executed it

like I knew they would,
but they still have a bit of time,

and I didn't expect them
to finish it in 30 minutes.

I do not want Cheryl to win,
but I can see

her team's getting really close and
it's making me nervous.

I can make you a banging cocktail,
you know.

A bang... A banging mocktail. I can,
I was a flipping bartender, mate.

Oh, my word, it smells like crap.

Let me see? Let me.. Let me see.

So you see... It's red!

THEY LAUGH

I love how literal you
are, literally.

Do you know what it is, Prince, man,
you leave me like 30 seconds behind

and I have to catch up. I literally
feel like my life's moving

in slow motion, and I'm like,
"What the hell?"

I hate you so much.
I actually hate you.

Oh, goodness!

I was having drinks with Rishika

and Rishika just really opened up
to me,

which then makes me think that, OK,

make sure you give her
the information

that you need to give to her
to help you,

not something that could really
jeopardise my plan or my strategy.

Welcome to my cocktail show,
staring my guest, Prince...

Out of Star Trek. Mmm! ..a giant
orange from Star Trek,

Was it nice? This my thing!

Pour it up. I want to taste it. Mmm!

I don't know what it is, but it's
sweet. Thank you for finding it.

What are you mixing it with?
I have no idea, mate.

I am making the most
of every moment in here.

The luxury that we have is
so incomparable

to what could be down there.

I'm going to enjoy it, I'm going to
take it all in because,

yeah, we're at the top baby,
but we could be at the bottom

and even worse, we could be gone
tomorrow.

Oh! That's not half bad.

Guys, we're not cleaning that up,
we're fucking Rulers.

Three minutes to go, Cheryl's team
are falling short of their target.

You've got nine bottles left.
Squeaky bum time.

42.

The final push.

CHERYL: Come on, Connor, Joanna.

Ha, ha, come on!

Hang on,
is this the last bottle now?

Yeah. Yeah, the last bottle.

One more bottle to go.
Come on, guys.

JOANNA: Is it going to be enough,
is it going to be enough?

Yeah. Yes. Yay! Yes!

They've done it, to be fair. They've
done it! Yeah. They've done it!

JOANNA: Woohoo! 50! Wait, wait,
wait!

Ha! Yes. I've got you. Well done,
darling.

See, you could do it!

Work shift ended.

You have earned £2,500 for
the prize fund.

Ah, they done it. Well done. Well
done. I knew they'd do it!

You need to stop doubting yourself.
CONNOR: I know.

Thank you for the morale boost.
JACK: Come on, mate!

Yeah! You're a top man, well done.

I think Cheryl had faith

and she did, she proved it,
proved herself

and we won two and a half grand.

Now that just proves, taking a
gamble and going opposites...

I underestimated the time.

Listen, I am absolutely... Mm-hm.

..thrilled to bits.

Yeah!

I am, like, so pleased with meself.

I've just won yous £2,500! Woo!

Oh, my God!

They done 50 bottles?
They done it.

I think Rachel's a little
disappointed with herself

that she didn't go higher.

I feel absolutely delighted
right now.

I'm taking chances.

I'm going with it
and it's just worked.

If it didn't go my way,

at least I can hold my head up high,

come in here to my team... At least
I would be secure...

..and say to my team,
"I gambled. I'm not sorry.

"I chose that at that time.

"I took that gamble
with both hands and it got...

"And it worked, £2,500 right in the
pot." Yeah.

I'm glad I stuck to me
guns and done it.

I proved and earned my place in
the penthouse

and I'm not going nowhere.

Night is falling,

but two Grafters are about
to rise

to be in with a shot at becoming
Rulers.

Grafters, it is time to vote.

Oh! Oh! Oh!

You cannot vote for yourself.

As much as I'm ready and I'm made
for the life of luxury

that I'm going to be living
very soon,

right now, I think it's
a very volatile situation.

It's not safe for many people
to go up there.

JOANNA: Right now, we're a great
team,

and I think we should go with
whoever's happy to go up there.

I agree. Yeah. And then, you know,
we want a happy ship down here.

Yeah. Mm. SYDNEY: I just want
someone up there that I trust...

Yeah. ..to bring us all up there,
to be honest.

Tension's rising! 100%.

Everyone's got their ideas on who
they want to go up

but at the same time,

some people don't want to lose their
friends, their allies,

you know, because losing an ally
could cost you the game.

We need somebody who is not
going to make

that many enemies so that we can,
one by one,

move the original Rulers from
the game.

All votes are locked.

The votes are in

and the Rulers are getting all done
up to receive the top two Grafters.

Matt, what do you think would be
a good candidate?

Sometimes, I think, do we keep our
enemies closer, you know?

Mm. Keep your friends close but your
enemies closer. Mm.

At the moment, we don't know what
the Grafters are about,

we don't know them.

We need, as Rulers now,
to figure that out.

We're here for a reason.

We don't want anyone coming into our

personal space and trying
to rule us.

Us as Rulers,
have gained trust.

We know how each other works up
to now.

Now we've got to figure someone
else out.

What we need to remember as well is
the Grafters

and the work shifts that they're
doing will encourage cohesion.

Yeah! Cos they're working together
as a team.

Mm-hm. The decisions that we're
making as Rulers, it's very quick

for us to be pitted against
one another. 100%.

There's more of them, they're
stronger in numbers. Yeah, exactly,
yeah.

We need to remember that, as when
they're coming up,

they're allies, they're...

They're likely to show solidarity
to... Yeah. 100%.

..the other Grafters and not us.

We, as a group of Rulers,
cannot implode on one another.

We need to support each other.

If we do choose the wrong Grafter,

it could go

south very, very quickly.

Attention, please.

The results of the first rise
vote are...

First.

Eddy received...

..one vote.

Jeff and Connor received...

..two votes.

Marina received...

..four votes.

Thank you, guys. Thank you.

You're up there now. Oh, I'm
excited. Shit yourself now, girl.

Get up there and smash it.
I'm excited.

I'm going to do some good, guys.
Yeah.

I'm truly flattered and humbled

by the fact that I got
the most votes.

I've been really clear
with what I can bring to create

an alliance between the Grafters
and the Rulers.

Marina, as you received
the most votes,

you must now decide between

Jeff and Connor to join you.

Erm...

..I've been thinking kind of about
all day who I was

going to vote for initially,
and I actually voted for Connor,

so I would absolutely love Connor
to join me

to go and visit the penthouse.

APPLAUSE
Let's go, baby.

Good team, good team.

I've got every confidence that
I'll...

..I will get upstairs at some point,
when the time is right.

Not in my finest gear,
but let's do it.

Neither, don't worry.
SHE LAUGHS

We need someone who is
going to be decisive

and get their point across quickly

and I don't think Jeff will be
the person to pick up that pace.

Go kick ass up there.

MUSIC: I'd Love To Change The World
(Matstubs remix) by Jetta

Two Grafters rise

but only one can stay
and become a Ruler.

I'm just going to be myself,

show them a little bit of sass,
show them my diva ways.

I hope there's a nice glass
of champagne on arrival

when I get there.

I'm going to target Rishika
and Prince,

just getting more strength,
those relationships will be key.

Why don't we try and make it look
like we're not sure about

which of them we'll choose,

so we can gain enough information
from both of them.

Mate, if they're not giving
information to us,

we don't give them nothing.

I think we're not to trust
the Grafters right now.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Attention please...
Fucking hell. Oh. ..lift rising.

# Tax the rich, feed the poor

# Till there are no rich no more. #

ANNOUNCEMENT: Penthouse.

EXCITED SHOUTING

How are you, gorgeous?

Do you want a drink?
Do you want a champagne?

Oh, my God, I'd love a champagne!

I feel very underdressed.

Don't worry, don't worry.

Do you want a drink? Come on!

Have some champagne. I'll give you
some of mine.

Were we not allowed our own glass?

Go and get your own fucking glass
then, misery arse.

Connor, how do you feel,
that you're here now?

Er, amazing.

You've got a hot tub? No!
Come and see this.

No, you're having a laugh!

Oh, my gosh, no,
I just wanted to, oh, my gosh.

I like it out here, do you?

The main person we were all worried
about was Ramona.

I'm very outspoken down there.

I think that's why I was nominated
to come here. Yeah.

Because I think I,

I am the one that's
the most head-strong down there.

Can I ask you a question?
Absolutely.

What can you bring up here?

OK, so from what I saw last night,

with the discussion that went on,
was that...

..and also with the work yesterday,

there was a lot of conversation,

I think we
need to speed up that conversation

and I think the skill I can bring

is being really decisive, to
the point, to help you guys

and just to make it
a stronger group,

to then help the Grafters build up
that prize fund.

Given the situation where we
need to make tough decisions,

how do you think you would feel
about making very,

very tough decisions?

It would be hard, I'm not going to
sit here and go, you know, what,

I'm a bitch, cos I have got that
bitchy side

and I know everything needs
to be done. Yeah.

We need to wrap the prize fund up

and I think deep down
the Grafters know that.

Connor is on the same page as us.

If Connor comes
and joins us as a Ruler,

I feel like I'll be
so much more secure.

Look, I'm literally downing it.

Yeah, you might as well,
you might as well.

I don't know if you're
going to stay here,

but I absolutely want you to,
so have that. Yeah.

This is worse than prison
conditions, is that right?

Yeah, by a mile. You get food.

Baltic water, broth.
Do you know what I mean?

We've got a big cell here, though.

Yeah, but at least in the cell I've
got a TV and a fucking kettle.

Yeah. And food. Yes.

We've got our own beds.

Like different bedrooms?

Oh, my God, is that literally...

Do you love it? Happy Connor.

No wonder you just...

THEY LAUGH

I was like, yeah. This is nuts.

To be...I'm going to be straight up,
I'm sorry if you take offence,

but what I think you guys need
right now,

you need someone to be
more decisive.

Last night,
I get it was all emotional,

I get it was all heated,
like, you and Ramona,

you know, you and Cheryl,
obviously it was heated.

You know,
we were watching all of this.

And, like, it was taking too long.

We've got to have some more
cut-throat decisions.

I think that I came on quite strong
to the Rulers

and they'll either really appreciate
it or shy away from it.

How did you feel... Yeah, yeah.
..seeing that first row?

Do you know what, you are a fucking
good leader, because you... Am I?

..you exceeded that 2,500.

I don't know how it was done, but
you made...

..pushed me and Joanna and
we did it.

I knew you'd do it.

I worked opposites

because I knew you
need to believe in yourself. Yeah.

I see a lot of you... Yeah, doubting
myself. ..in me. Oh, thank you.

Because that was very true.
Listen Connor,

I wear my heart on my sleeve.
That's exactly like me.

And what you see is what you get.

I think that is probably
the reason I'm the kind of

the one that makes sure everyone's
OK, you know.

But this is us too. Yeah.

I don't see, erm,
a Ruler quality in Connor.

He comes across more as
a team player in

a support network, rather than, erm,
a strong decision maker.

Mm.

The first rise vote is
just moments away.

I'm just going to top

a bit of champagne before
I could potentially go home.

All rulers report to
the red room immediately.

Ah, we're making a decision now.
You know what, see you later, guys.

Enjoy, enjoy.

I really sensed that whole
power thing.

They didn't act like they
were superior

but I actually felt like
I was meeting, like, my managers.

Rulers,

the time has come
to choose which Grafter will rise,

Connor or Marina.

The Grafter chosen

to rise will take part in
tomorrow's elimination.

However, they will be immune.

Oh, my God.
It's just like game on now,

isn't it?
It's getting really intense.

I do think Connor will bring a lot,

because he is a Ruler.

He proved himself today massively.
He worked.

I agree. He definitely worked,

but we didn't see Marina in action
as well. No.

I feel like there's pros
and cons to both of them

and I feel like,

Connor can really add value
to our ruling.

Tomorrow there's a big decision
to be made.

One of us is going to leave
the penthouse

and I whole-heartedly believe that
Connor sees exactly what kind

of leader I am.
He sees a bit of me in him

and I don't think he's

going to put me in
a position where I fall.

We need to be very, very headstrong.

Not lead with our emotions
but really, really think,

because this is about strategy.

Marina is so headstrong,
and when I say headstrong,

in a very, very positive way.

I was quite impressed
the fact that she can turn around

and say, oh, actually, Rishika,
this is my feedback on you,

Rachel, this is my feedback on you,
knowing full well that we are

going to vote on who comes up here.

We need strength
and Marina has that.

Do you really want another woman
walking in

and taking over right now? I don't
think it's really about sex,

I don't think it's so much about
that. I didn't mean it like that,

I apologise, no, can I just, no...I
didn't mean it like that.

There's three women here
and two men, yeah?

We've all got our own qualities,
right. We don't know how she's

going to look about walking into
that penthouse.

She's going to have
a strong mind about something

tomorrow, a very strong mind.

I feel like both of them are very
strong characters

in their own rights. I feel like
with Connor,

he obviously does come with
compassion. I feel like with Marina,

she's very direct.

She's not afraid
to voice her opinion.

She's just straight to the point

and I feel like we need
that leadership skill.

Connor, I do feel like he does have
his qualities

and he's very strong in his
own rights

but I also feel like,
would he blend in too much.

I feel like we need someone that's
going to stand out

and do something that's

a bit different
to what we've all done.

I would want one of the Grafters
to be

a sacrifice, basically.

If they can come in with
a whole game plan

and we wouldn't know and they try to
eliminate us one by one,

so I feel like they
need to be someone that's

going to go against our beliefs
and what we think

and, erm, be strong-willed,

so it will be easy to vote,
vote them out.

One of us are going to go tomorrow,
regardless. 100%.

He's going to have empathy towards
us. I know, but...

He's going to get into our soul.
Yeah, I know, but this is all
about...

So that's what we need to look at.
This is, this is exactly
the point I'm making.

Right now, right now,
think about it like this is war.

SHE EXHALES

So I've...I've...I've been thinking
about this and,

and if I was to,
to choose with my heart,

I would choose Connor,
because I think Connor is...

..is like us, he's relatable,
he's...he won't,

you know, he brings
something to the table...

..but I think Connor is

an asset down in the basement
with the Grafters.

Yeah.

So, if we're thinking about
this strategically,

yes, I don't believe

Connor should be chosen
this evening.

I think they probably need him
more than they need Marina.

Just looking at
the Grafters on that board,

I think it just really makes you
realise how special they all are.

Absolutely. We're all just together
in one room, in one dormitory.

Yeah, I totally agree.
It's lush though, ain't it?

Grafters, we have made our decision.

The person that we have chosen
to rise

and join us in the penthouse as
a Ruler...

..is...

..Marina.

You deserve it, baby. Honestly...
You fucking deserve it.

Thank you so much.
Carry on working really hard.

You're going to be
absolutely amazing.

Ah, I just,
I'm going to miss you all so much.

Like, I...I truly am and just let
them know

I'm going to do them proud
and never to demonise me

because I've always got
their backs.

No, 100%. I'm really going to try

and make the decisions as close
to how they would want it.

I need to make fast friends in order
to stay afloat

but ultimately, my goal is to bring
up one of the Grafters

and create that alliance with them

so we can start supporting
each other.

My time will hopefully come.
Who knows?

Ah. Ah, I love you. I love you.
Be amazing. Love you.

I know you will. Go,
and I'm looking out for all of you.

I love you. I love you all.
Be amazing. Shine bright.

HE SIGHS

You know, I am absolutely gutted

that I didn't make it to the
penthouse.

But tomorrow's a new day.

We can graft and I can prove
to them,

exactly why I deserve to be
a Ruler.

Oh, yes!

EXCITED SCREAMS

Who, who is it?

What are you doing, man?
Just sit us down. Come and sit down.

Oh, wow. What?

I think now, coming back down,

I feel quite disappointed
with how I portrayed myself in

the penthouse.
Marina went in headstrong.

She knew what she wanted

and that's probably where I lacked.

Now it's time to think again
and see how I can rise.

EXCITED GREETINGS

I'm so excited to work with you all.
It's going to be so exciting.

Marina,
welcome to the penthouse as a Ruler.

This brooch I'm about to present
to you,

it represents power, as you are
now a Ruler.

And I want to welcome.
Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

It suits you. Well done.
There we go.

Thank you.

Welcome. Thank you so much. Welcome.

Thank you.

I'm very excited
and I'm going to smash it up here.

I really am going to do
the Grafters proud.

I'm starting the revolution.

I'm bringing up the Grafters because

I know they're going to do
the best job possible

and ultimately the Rulers don't know
that they're going out.

Why's that lighting up?

ANNOUNCEMENT: Attention, please.

What? What? What?

# I do what it takes

# Whatever it takes

# Cos I love
the adrenaline in my veins

# I do whatever it takes. #

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lift doors opening.

There's something in there!

Oh, it's a bloke. What the fuck.

Hi, I'm Rossi.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

I'm a Grafter.

# Do what it takes. #

Next time on Rise and Fall...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Today,
you will be working as food testers.

Urgh. Ugh.

You will decide who
will be eliminated.

Strategy's going to have
to come into it.

It's only going to get harder.
He's a patronising prick.

Only the strongest
among you can survive.

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