Skin Wars (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

[electronic music]

- BODY PAINTING IS EVERYWHERE,

FROM HIGH-FASHION MAGAZINES

TO CHART-TOPPING MUSIC VIDEOS.

EACH WEEK,
THE MOST TALENTED BODY PAINTERS

FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY

WILL PUSH THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE NAKED CANVAS.

- MY BIGGEST COMPETITION HERE
IS EVERYONE.

- SOME WILL HIT
NEW CREATIVE HEIGHTS...

- MIND BLOWN.
- [laughs]

- WHILE OTHERS WILL WATCH
THEIR DREAMS GO DOWN THE DRAIN.



IT'S TIME
TO WASH OFF YOUR CANVAS.

ULTIMATELY, ONLY ONE WILL WIN
THE GRAND PRIZE...

- YES!
- OF $100,000

AND THE TITLE
OF SKIN WARS CHAMPION.

LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD.

WELCOME TO SKIN WARS.

[upbeat music]

WELL, GOOD MORNING,
PAINTERS.

all:
GOOD MORNING.

- MYTHICA AND NICOLE,
YOU TWO LOOK HUNGRY.

- I KNOW, RIGHT?
- WAS THIS PLANNED?

- IT JUST HAPPENED.
- NO, IT JUST HAPPENED.

- HILARIOUS.

I HOPE YOU ALL GOT SOME REST
LAST NIGHT,



BECAUSE TODAY
IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAMWORK.

- HMM.

- AND TO JUDGE
THIS CHALLENGE,

WE BROUGHT IN
OUR RESIDENT GURUS--

CRAIG TRACY...
- HELLO, PAINTERS.

- WHAT'S UP, CRAIG?
- HELLO, CRAIG.

- AND ROBIN SLONINA.
- HI, GUYS.

- HI, ROBIN.
- WHOO.

- THE EIGHT OF YOU WILL BE
DIVIDED INTO FOUR TEAMS OF TWO.

EACH TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR PAINTING ONLY ONE MODEL.

- PAINTING WITH TWO
HEAD PAINTERS, IMPOSSIBLE.

- IN THIS PAINT CAN,
THERE ARE EIGHT BRUSHES

LABELED WITH YOUR NAMES.

IF YOUR NAME IS DRAWN,
YOU GET TO PICK YOUR PARTNER.

MYTHICA.

- [gasps] YES!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THE DIVINE LOVES ME.
THANK YOU.

- CONGRATULATIONS, MYTHICA.
- THANK YOU.

- YOU GET FIRST PICK
OF YOUR TEAMMATE.

- I WOULD LOVE
TO WORK WITH DUTCH.

- OKAY.
- I KNOW IMMEDIATELY

THAT SHE'S GONNA PICK ME.

BUT BECAUSE OF OUR
TEACHER/STUDENT RELATIONSHIP,

SHE'S VERY SUBSERVIENT,
AND I'M COOL WITH THAT.

- NEXT UP WE HAVE NICOLE.

- I CHOOSE GEAR.

- [laughs]
OH, YEAH.

- I WOULD LOVE
TO WORK WITH GEAR.

I THINK THAT WE COULD
REALLY BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT.

- FELLE.
- SHANNON.

- I'M SUPER HAPPY
TO BE WITH FELLE

BECAUSE HE HAS
SO MUCH SKILL,

AND I'M JUST EXCITED
TO LEARN FROM HIM.

- THAT MEANS,
NATALIE AND ANGELA,

YOU ARE A TEAM TOGETHER.

- IT FEELS LIKE KICKBALL AGAIN
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

- THAT'S ALL GOOD.
I GOT WINNER LAST CHALLENGE.

HA. HA HA.

- BUT I'M GLAD
THAT ANGELA'S MY PARTNER,

BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA TREAT
EACH OTHER LIKE EQUALS.

- NOW THAT YOUR TEAMS
ARE SET,

IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT
ABOUT YOUR CHALLENGE.

- OOH.
- THE TWIST, OH, GOD.

- ARE YOU ALL FAMILIAR
WITH THE YIN-YANG SYMBOL?

- YES!
- HMM.

- VERY MUCH SO.

- THE IDEA OF YIN AND YANG
IS TWO CONTRASTING

BUT COMPLEMENTARY FORCES.

- YIN-YANG IS
AN ANCIENT CHINESE SYMBOL

THAT IS ALL ABOUT DUALITY.

FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
YOU HAVE TWO HOURS.

EACH OF YOU WILL PAINT ONE HALF
OF THE FRONT OF YOUR MODEL

FROM HEAD TO TOE.

EACH PAIR MUST WORK TOGETHER
SO THAT YOUR HALVES

MAKE ONE SEAMLESS
YIN-YANG PIECE.

- LET'S ROCK THIS.
- OKAY, PAINTERS,

YOUR TIME BEGINS...

NOW!

- DO YOU WANT TO DO HEAVEN?
- HEAVEN.

- AND THEN I'LL DO HELL?
- HEAVEN AND HELL.

I WANT TO DO SOME SORT OF WING
HANGING FROM THE ARM,

FOR SURE.
- EXACTLY.

I'M LIKE, "NICOLE,
WE GOT TO DO HEAVEN AND HELL."

YES! DEMON EARS.
- YES.

- YOU GOT TO DO
THE ANGEL STUFF.

I GOT TO DO THE HARD-CORE,
GRITTY, DEMONIC,

YOU KNOW, BODIES...
[growls]

KIND OF COME UP
THROUGH THE BOTTOM.

I THINK THAT'S COOL.
- FUNNY NOSES.

- LET'S FREAK IT ALL
WITH THE PAINT, BABY.

- OKAY.
- HEY, WHAT'S UP, GIRL?

- HOW ARE YOU?

- WE COULD DO SOMEWHAT
OF, LIKE, A TOTEM POLE.

- THREE FACES? YEAH, AND
EXPRESSING DIFFERENT EMOTIONS.

- OKAY, HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO--HEAVEN AND HELL.

- I LIKE HEAVEN AND HELL,
BUT--

- OKAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
SPEARS AND AXES

COMING UP FROM THE DEMON.

- SO WE'RE DOING, LIKE,
A FIRE AND ICE KIND OF THING.

- SO I'M THINKING
FIRE AND ICE,

AND HER IDEA IS TO INVOLVE,
YOU KNOW, KOI FISH.

I THINK I'M GONNA PUT MY FISH
ON--ON FIRE.

- WELL, THEN YOUR WATER
WOULD BE BLUE.

- NO.

- WELL, NO, YOU TELL ME
WHAT YOU THINK.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A POWER
STRUGGLE BETWEEN FELLE AND I,

BECAUSE WE ARE BOTH
REALLY STRONG PERSONALITIES.

YOU'RE GONNA DO STENCIL?
- GOING ROUND AND ROUND

AND ROUND. YEAH, DEFINITELY.
- YEAH, DEFINITELY.

- THAT WAY WE GET THROUGH IT.
- I WOULD HAND-PAINT THOSE.

[dance music]

- IT'S GONNA HAVE THAT SORT OF
CONSTANTINE STYLE,

LIKE, WITH THE CLOUDS ALL...
[whooshes].

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- RIGHT.

- MAYBE IT'S THE ANGEL
FROM ABOVE

FALLING IN LOVE
WITH THE DEVIL FROM BELOW.

THE PROS
OF WORKING WITH DUTCH,

I DON'T HAVE TO
GO UP AGAINST HIM.

- REMEMBER THE SIDE STROKE
I TAUGHT YA?

- ALL RIGHT.
- OKAY, SO--

- THE SECOND PRO OF WORKING
WITH DUTCH IS HE CAN REMIND ME

OF ALL THE STUFF THAT I KNOW
THAT I'VE LEARNED FROM HIM

WITH CLASSES.
- GOOD JOB, MYTHICA.

- THANK YOU, DUTCH.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- HOW MANY FACES DO WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW?

- TWO.
- THEN LET'S DO SAD,

HAPPY, AND THEN UP HERE
IS GONNA BE BOTH.

SINCE WE'RE TWO GIRLS,
OUR CONCEPT IS EMOTION.

SO WE'RE GOING
WITH TWO OPPOSITE EMOTIONS--

HAPPY VERSUS SAD.

AND I'M GONNA DO A ZIPPER THAT
BRINGS OUR TWO FORCES TOGETHER.

OH, THIS ONE'S HAPPY?
- THAT'S SAD.

- NO, THIS ONE'S SAD.
- OKAY.

- YOU GUYS SHOULD ALL BE AFRAID
OF THE GIRL POWER

THAT'S HAPPENING OVER HERE
RIGHT NOW.

- WHAT IS GEAR DOING?
[laughter]

- I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN
HOW TO MAKE THE HIGHLIGHTS

ON WATER WITH AN AIRBRUSH.
- I'LL DO THE HIGHLIGHTS.

SHANNON IS ASKING ME
HOW TO DO CERTAIN THINGS

AND, I MEAN, I'LL TEACH HER
WHATEVER SHE NEEDS TO KNOW,

BUT NOT
IN A $100,000 CHALLENGE.

- I WANT TO, LIKE, LEARN
HOW TO DO IT.

- YEAH, BUT NOW IS NOT THE TIME
TO LEARN.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
- NOW IS THE TIME TO LEARN.

- NO.

- START HITTING THOSE UPPER ARMS
WITH THOSE STENCILS.

- ALL RIGHT.

- 30 MINUTES.

YEAH, I'M DEFINITELY GONNA
HAVE TO ADD A LOT OF SHADING.

- 15 MINUTES.
15 MINUTES LEFT.

- ♪ OH, MY GOD ♪

- 30 SECONDS, YOU GUYS.

[gasps]
HER HANDS.

[timer beeps]

- PAINTERS, TIME IS UP.
PLEASE PUT YOUR TOOLS DOWN.

- I STILL HAD A BRUSH
IN MY HAND.

I WANTED TO DO ONE MORE THING,
BUT THAT'S IT.

SO I WAS LIKE, "OH, CRAP."

- WHOO! AWESOME, YOU GUYS!
- NICE!

- [indistinct] OOH.

- I'M LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM,

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN THIS COMPETITION,

I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE
A STRONG WINNER.

WE HAVE A LOT
OF METICULOUS DETAIL

AND A LOT OF SOFT COLORS
VERSUS HARD COLORS,

AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE
A STORY

THAT--THAT--THAT METAPHORICALLY
SUGGESTS YIN AND YANG.

- HEY, GUYS.
- HELLO.

- HI.

- WOW.

- OH!

NICE SURPRISE. OKAY.

- FOR THE YIN AND YANG,
WE DECIDED TO TAKE, LIKE,

AN EMOTIONAL STANCE ON THAT.

- SO WE HAVE OUR TEARS OF SORROW
AND OUR TEARS OF JOY.

- YES, EXACTLY.
- I LOVE THAT REVEAL.

YOU KNOW, LITTLE CREATIVE
ELEMENTS LIKE THAT

CAN BE REALLY POWERFUL,

A REALLY GOOD USE OF THAT HERE.
- THANKS, GUYS.

- YAY.
- YAY! [laughs]

- THANK YOU.
- WE GOT IT DONE.

- I'M SENSING A THEME HERE.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE
WHAT'S GOING ON?

- DEFINITELY WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAD A FOCAL POINT

WITH THE YIN-YANG BEING,
YOU KNOW, THIS CENTER AREA

WITH THE FIERY HOT FISH

AND WITH HER CALM, YOU KNOW,
MORE SETTLED FISH.

- LOVE THOSE TOES.
- IS THAT A LOTUS FLOWER?

- YEAH, IT'S A LILY PAD.
- I LOVE IT

THAT YOU KIND OF MADE REFERENCE
TO THE YIN-YANG SYMBOL.

- GREAT, GUYS. THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- OKAY,
SO WHO DID WHICH PARTS?

- I DID THE--THE TOP PART
WITH THE ANGELS AND--

- WE WANTED TO CATER TO BOTH
OF OUR PAINTING STRENGTHS.

AND SO I WANTED TO DO
SORT OF VISCERAL AND HARD.

BUT IN THE MIDDLE,
WE WANTED TO TELL A STORY

ABOUT THE BALANCE
AND THE HARMONY.

- THERE'S A LOVE STORY.
- OH, THERE'S A LOVE STORY.

SO, MYTHICA, IT WAS YOUR IDEA
TO HAVE A LOVE STORY?

- YES. I LOVE DUTCH.
- OH.

THANKS, GUYS.
both: THANK YOU.

- I GOT TO SAY,
I'M VERY IMPRESSED

THAT MYTHICA EXECUTED AS WELL
AS SHE DID ON THIS PIECE.

- IT HAS A GREAT STAGE PRESENCE,
YOU KNOW?

- WE USED SOME PROPS TODAY

TO REALLY EXPRESS
BOTH OF THOSE SIDES.

- I THINK YOUR USE OF PROPS
WAS RIGHT ON THE MONEY.

- OBVIOUSLY, THE RESULT
IS VERY DIFFERENT,

BUT DID YOU NOTICE YOUR THEME
IS SIMILAR TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S?

- I ONLY NOTICED
WHENEVER THEY WERE FINISHED.

AND THEN I WAS
A LITTLE NERVOUS.

- ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- THANK YOU.

- SO, GUYS,
WHAT DO WE THINK?

- DUTCH AND MYTHICA'S PIECE--

I WASN'T CRAZY ABOUT
CUTTING OFF AT THE WAIST.

ALSO, THE WHOLE FACE, THERE WAS
NOT MUCH GOING ON THERE,

AND THEN THEY TRIED
TO COVER THE FACE WITH A VEIL.

- [laughs] LET'S JUST HIDE IT.
- NOT MY FAVORITE. YEAH.

- I LOVED
FELLE AND SHANNON.

- WHAT A GREAT MIX
BETWEEN THE TWO...

- I KNOW.
- LIKE, LITERALLY YIN-YANG.

- AND THEY REALLY TOOK IT
ALL THE WAY, LITERALLY,

TO THE TIP OF THE TOES.
- [laughs] I LOVE THE TOES.

- I HAVE TO GIVE
GEAR AND NICOLE PROPS

FOR THE THEATRICALITY
THAT THEY ACHIEVED.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT THAT
THE PROPS WERE JUST PERFECT.

- NOW, CREATIVELY SPEAKING,

NATALIE AND ANGELA BROUGHT A LOT
TO THE TABLE.

LOVED THE HANDS.
- YEAH.

- THAT WAS A NICE SURPRISE.
- SUCH A NICE, LITTLE SURPRISE.

- YOU LIKE THEM BETTER
THAN GEAR AND NICOLE?

- [sighs]
- I KNOW.

- CREATIVELY?
ABSOLUTELY.

- BUT TECHNICALLY.

- TECHNICALLY AT THE BOTTOM,
BUT CREATIVELY AT THE TOP.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO?
- YEAH, THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.

- I'M LOOKING AT MY PIECE,

AND I'M THINKING, THIS WAS NOT
THE VISION THAT I HAD IN MIND.

BUT I'M ONLY 50% IN CONTROL
OF THIS ARTWORK

AND, YOU KNOW,
IT IS WHAT IT IS,

AND LET THE CHIPS FALL
WHERE THEY MAY.

- ANGELA AND MINE
IS SUPER CREATIVE.

AND SO I THINK THAT ANGELA AND I
STAND A CHANCE

OF BEING ONE
OF THE TOP GROUPS TODAY.

- FELLE AND SHANNON
AND ANGELA AND NATALIE,

PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU'RE THE TOP TWO TEAMS.

- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.

- I'M GONNA BE PERFECTLY BLUNT.
I-I THINK WE GOT A RAW DEAL.

- FELLE, SHANNON,

IT WAS
THE PERFECT MARRIAGE--

AIRBRUSH, HAND-PAINTING,
WARM, COOL.

- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.

- ANGELA, NATALIE,

THE WAY YOU'VE CONTRASTED COLOR
AND BLACK AND WHITE,

THE CREATIVE ASPECT
WITH THE HANDS,

REALLY STRONG WORK, LADIES.

- THANK YOU.

- BOTH TEAMS
DID AMAZING WORK,

BUT THERE CAN ONLY BE
ONE WINNING TEAM.

THE WINNERS
OF THIS CHALLENGE ARE...

- OOH.

- THE WINNERS
OF THIS CHALLENGE ARE...

- OOH.

- FELLE AND SHANNON.

CONGRATULATIONS.
- WELL DONE. GOOD JOB.

- YEAH, BOY!
- YOU KNOW, IT FEELS GREAT

TO FINALLY, YOU KNOW,
GET A "W," SO...

IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT. I CAN'T
TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM SHANNON.

- THANK YOU, MODELS.
YOU CAN LEAVE THE STUDIO.

- WELL DONE.
- WHOO!

- I DON'T THINK

THAT FELLE WOULD HAVE WON
THIS CHALLENGE WITHOUT ME.

YOU'RE WELCOME, FELLE.
[bell dings]

- OKAY, PAINTERS.

FOR THE NEXT
CONCEPT CHALLENGE,

YOU WILL HAVE FOUR HOURS
TO PAINT CLOTHES ON YOUR MODEL

THAT EPITOMIZE
FASHION'S MOST EXCITING ERAS.

EACH PAIR WILL REPRESENT
A DIFFERENT DECADE--

THE '20s,

THE '50s,
THE '70s,

AND THE '80s.

FELLE AND SHANNON.
- YES.

- FOR WINNING
THE YIN-YANG CHALLENGE,

YOU GET TO PICK
YOUR FIRST DECADE.

- YES!
- AWESOME. COOL.

- IDEALLY, I WOULD LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO PICK MY ERA,

'CAUSE I WOULD PICK
THE '80s OR THE '50s.

- I GOT WHAT I WANT.
- ARE YOU GONNA AGREE?

- YOU WANT TO DO THE '70s?
- YEAH. WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

- I THINK WE SHOULD DO THE '50s.
THAT'S MY PERSONAL CHOICE.

IF YOU WANT TO DO THE '70s...
- I'M NOT FAMILIAR

WITH THE '50s.
- FELLE, SHANNON,

WHAT DECADE IS IT GONNA BE?
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

THE '50s.
- '50s.

- I CAN DO, YOU KNOW,
PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.

SO I'M LIKE, OKAY,
LET THE WOMAN--LET HER CHOOSE.

- [imitates whip cracking]
- [giggles]

- FOR THE REST OF YOU,

IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GET OUT
MY TRUSTY PAINT CAN.

[laughter]

- NICOLE AND GEAR.

- YEAH.

both: '20s.
- '20s.

- I'VE JUST RECENTLY SEEN MOVIES
THAT ARE OF A '20s ERA.

SO I'M THINKING, "HEY, I'M NOT
COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WATER

ON THIS ONE."
- MYTHICA AND DUTCH.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M AN '80s KID.

- I LOVE THE '80s.
both: '80s.

- '80s.
- YOU'VE GOT THE NEON

TO PROVE IT.
- LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. OKAY.

- WE GET LAST AGAIN--
LAST CHOICE.

- ALL RIGHT, LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
'70s FOR ANGELA AND NATALIE.

- OKAY.
- '70s.

- ONCE AGAIN, ME AND NATALIE
GET THE LAST PICK--

THE '70s.

IS THAT THE DISCO ERA?
- YEP.

- OOH. AFRO HAIR! YES.

- [laughs]
WE'LL MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

- BEFORE I LET YOU GO,

THERE'S ONE MORE LITTLE THING
I NEED TO TELL YOU.

IN THE LAST CHALLENGE,
YOU WORKED AS TEAMS.

IN THIS CHALLENGE,

YOUR TEAMMATE BECOMES
YOUR COMPETITOR.

- DAMN!
- OH.

- OH, [bleep].

- I'M SO SORRY, SWEETIE.

- OH, MY GOD.
- ARE YOU SERIOUS?

I HAVE NO IDEA
ABOUT THE '50s,

AND I'M RELYING ON HER
TO HELP ME OUT.

AND NOW
SHE'S MY COMPETITION.

- YOU SHOULD HAVE
THOUGHT HARDER, BUDDY.

- TOO BAD, SO SAD, FELLE.

- [chuckles]

- YOU WILL GO HEAD-TO-HEAD
PAINTING THE SAME DECADE

ON YOUR RESPECTIVE MODELS.

ONE OF YOU ON EACH TEAM
WILL RISE TO THE TOP.

THE OTHER WILL BE AT RISK
FOR ELIMINATION.

- [whistles]

- BRUTAL.

- HERE ARE YOUR MODELS.

HELLO, LADIES.
- HELLO.

- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
- HI.

- WAIT, THERE ARE ONLY
FOUR MODELS.

- MAYBE WE HAVE TO
SPLIT IT IN HALF.

I'M THINKING,
HOW HARD IS THAT GOING TO BE

TO COMPETE IN THE SAME SPACE
AGAIN?

- SINCE YOUR WORK
WILL BE COMPARED,

IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT YOU ALL HAVE
THE SAME CANVAS.

- WHAT?
- WHAT?

- OH, MY GOD!

- OH, THEY'RE TWINS!
THE MODELS ARE TWINS.

THEY LOOK JUST ALIKE. COOL.
WELL, DUH. THEY'RE TWINS.

- COOL.
- YOU'RE NOT SEEING DOUBLE.

YOUR MODELS ARE TWINS.
- YAY!

- THAT'S GONNA BE COOL.

- YOU KNOW, ME AND SHANNON, WE
JUST WON THE CHALLENGE TOGETHER,

BUT MY EYES ARE ON THE PRIZE.
I NEED TO BEAT SHANNON.

- AND WE'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW.

- OH.
[applause]

- ARE YOU GUYS
GONNA MAKE PROPS?

I'D LIKE TO BRING A TRAY
WITH SOME COOKIES.

- MAKE A TRAY.
- HOW WOULD YOU MAKE YOUR TRAY?

- JUST THE--
- SO YOU GUYS ARE GONNA

JUST TELL MY COMPETITION
HOW TO DO THIS STUFF?

YOU MIGHT AS WELL LET THEM
DO THE PAINT.

- OH, HOGWASH.

WE ARE TOSSING IDEAS
BACK AND FORTH,

AND I'M SAYING, "OH, I COULD DO,
LIKE, THE 1950'S HOUSEWIFE

WITH, LIKE,
THE TRAY OF COOKIES."

SO I ASKED NICOLE, "HOW WOULD
YOU MAKE A COOKIE TRAY?"

- IF I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO
SOMETHING AND I ASK SOMEBODY,

THAT'S UNFAIR.
- THAT'S A BUNCH OF CRAP, TOO.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- AND THEN FELLE BUTTS IN
THAT IF I WANT TO ASK NICOLE

HOW TO MAKE MY COOKIE TRAY,

WHY DON'T I JUST HAVE HER PAINT
MY WHOLE PIECE FOR ME,

'CAUSE IT'S KIND OF
THE SAME THING.

- IF YOUR CREATIVE MIND
TELLS YOU

THAT YOU NEED TO BAKE
SOME COOKIES WITH A PAN

INSTEAD OF MAKE A SQUARE PIECE
OF CARDBOARD...

- OKAY, FELLE, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
- YOU LEAVE THE CONTEST.

- EXCUSE ME.
THANKS.

- DON'T LET YOUR EMOTIONS
GET YOU SENT HOME.

THIS COMPETITION IS ABOUT
BEING CREATIVE.

HOW HARD IS IT TO CREATE A PAN
AND SOME COOKIES?

SO I'M THINKING,
WHY THE HELL IS SHE HERE?

[laughs]
- [chuckles]

[upbeat music]

- FOR THE APPAREL CHALLENGE,
I'M DOING

A VINTAGE CIRCUS COSTUME.

I'M DOING A LOT OF LITTLE
DETAILS, A LOT OF BEADWORK,

BUT THE BIGGEST RISK
THAT I'M TAKING WITH THIS PIECE

IS NOT COVERING
THE ENTIRE MODEL.

- ALL RIGHT.

- FOCUS, DANIEL-SAN.

THE '80s WAS ABOUT
ALL THE CRAZY OUTFITS

WITH ALL THE TIGHT
SPANDEX PANTS

AND THE CRAZY GLASSES,

AND WHAT'S GOING THROUGH
MY HEAD

IS THAT I'M UP AGAINST
MY TEACHER.

MY SECRET WEAPON IN TODAY'S
CHALLENGE IS MY TIME CHART.

I'M GONNA TAKE 30 MINUTES
ON THIS.

I'M GONNA TAKE 15 MINUTES
ON THAT.

- HELLO, HELLO. GOOD MORNING.
- HEY.

- HEY, LOVE.
HOW ARE YOU?

- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
- FINE.

ALL RIGHT.

- PRETTY RHINESTONES.
- I KNOW, RIGHT?

THEY KIND OF, LIKE, REMIND ME
OF DISCO BALLS.

- OOH, I LIKE 'EM.

- MY CONCEPT IS '70s DISCO.

I DECIDED TO THROW IN
SOME WORDS IN THERE

TO SHOW PEOPLE
THAT I CAN SPELL.

IF I HAVE ENOUGH PREP TIME,
I CAN GET THESE THINGS RIGHT.

OH, BOY.

- YEAH, DUDE!

- I WANT TO TALK THIS OUT
WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT,

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA REQUIRE A BIT
OF COOPERATION ON YOUR PART.

- OKAY.
- YOU'RE, LIKE,

A FRESH KILL ZOMBIE SO--

YOU'RE NOT--
I MEAN, YOU'RE PRETTY HIDEOUS.

I WASN'T SURE ABOUT MY IDEA
FOR THE HAPPY HOUSEWIFE.

SO I'M GONNA DO THIS GREAT
'50s ZOMBIE PINUP GIRL PIECE.

THAT'S MY THEME,

AND THAT, FOR SURE,
IS GONNA BE A CROWD-PLEASER.

SLIGHTLY BEND
AT THE WAIST FORWARD.

- OKAY.
- THERE YOU GO.

- WELL, WELL, WELL.

- HI, BODY PAINTERS.
- WELL, WELL, WELL.

- OH, MY GOSH, HELLO.
- HELLO.

- YOU ALL KNOW
THE ESTEEMED RU.

[cheering]
- HELLO.

- AND WITH HIM,
EMMY-WINNING TV PERSONALITY

AND FASHION DESIGNER,
CARSON KRESSLEY.

- HI, EVERYBODY.
[cheering]

- OH, MY GOD!

- WOW.
- HELLO, HELLO.

- CARSON IS THE PERFECT JUDGE
FOR THIS CHALLENGE.

HE KNOWS SO MUCH
ABOUT FASHION.

- I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE WORN
A TOP.

- [laughs]
- I FEEL SO OVERDRESSED.

IT WAS JUST, LIKE, I DON'T HAVE
MY NIPPLE PADS ON.

- WHEN I SEE CARSON,

I START TO DOUBT
MY ZOMBIE THEME.

- IS IT?
- IT'S GOING TO STICK.

IT'S GONNA STICK,
OR I'M GONNA DIE.

I'M CONSIDERING CHANGING
THE WHOLE ENTIRE THING.

- IF YOU WANT TO AVOID
FACING ELIMINATION,

YOU BETTER ROCK YOUR DECADE.

- THIS IS A TOTAL DISASTER.

- OH, MY GOD!
- HI, EVERYBODY.

HELLO, HELLO.
- WHEN I SEE CARSON,

I START TO DOUBT
MY ZOMBIE THEME,

BUT IT'S TOO LATE
TO TURN BACK NOW.

- LET'S START WITH MYTHICA.
- MYTHICA.

- HI.
- HELLO, HELLO.

WHAT IS YOUR DECADE?
- THE '80s.

- I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT.
- WOW. YEAH.

- OH, COME ON, HOT PINK AND--
- NEON AND TIGER.

I'M STILL GETTING USED
TO THE SEMINUDE PEOPLE. HI.

- YES.
- CAN'T REALLY SHAKE HANDS,

BUT...
- YEAH.

- IS THIS
YOUR TIME-MANAGEMENT CHART?

- I NEED
A TIME-MANAGEMENT CHART, YES.

- "TIME-MANAGEMENT CHART.
15 MINUTES, SET UP.

15 MINUTES,
CUT OUT SHOULDER PADS,"

WHICH I WOULD ALLOW LONGER
FOR SHOULDER PADS.

I'M JUST SPEAKING
FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU.

- NOW, WHO IS YOUR COMPETITOR?
- DUTCH, MY TEACHER.

- OH, DUTCH.
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

- YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO WORK
AND JUST THINK

ABOUT DOING MY OWN THING.
- ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL LET YOU GET BACK TO WORK,
MYTHICA.

- ALL RIGHT.
- SORRY. WE'RE DISTRACTING.

- IT'S OKAY.
- I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE GOING

WITH THIS NEON PINK
ZEBRA THING.

IT'S VERY SLIMMING.
- THANK YOU, GUYS.

- HELLO, DUTCH.
- HI.

- HOW ARE YA?
- OH, GOOD.

- WHAT IS YOUR INSPIRATION?

- MATERIAL GIRL MEETS
SOME OF THAT '80s PUNK.

- OOH. LOVE THAT, YEAH.
- UH-HUH.

- A LITTLE APOLLONIA.
- UH-HUH.

- EXACTLY. WE'RE GONNA
DO SOME RUNS IN THE SPANDEX,

NYLONS THERE.
- COOL.

- SO HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT
YOUR COMPETITOR,

MYTHICA'S PAINTING?
- UM...

WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
I LOOKED OVER THERE.

[laughs]
- REALLY?

- YEAH.

I'M NOT CONCERNED
ABOUT HER WORK.

- DUDE! I'M LIKE,
"YOU TOTALLY JUST DISSED ME."

- AND WE'LL SEE
WHO COMES OUT ON TOP.

- HELLO, GEAR.
- HEY.

- WHAT'S THE INSPIRATION HERE?
- WELL, THIS ONE IS '20s.

YOU KNOW, I BASICALLY HAVE
MY LITTLE SKETCH RIGHT HERE.

AND--
- SHE LOOKS LIKE

AN ANGRY NATIVE AMERICAN.
- YEAH, TOTALLY.

YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE SOMETHING
GATSBY WITH THE HEADBAND...

- RIGHT.
- AND THE FEATHER.

- SASSY FLAPPER BOOTLEGGER.
- EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR.

- NOW, HAD YOU DONE APPAREL
BEFORE?

- FIRST TIME DOING APPAREL.

BUT PULLING FROM MY VISUAL
SPICE RACK, IF YOU WILL,

I THINK I GOT ENOUGH
TO MAKE A PROPER DISH.

I'M KIND OF
OUT OF MY ELEMENT,

SO, PLAYING IT SAFE?
MAYBE.

- ALL RIGHT, KEEP WORKING
YOUR VIRTUAL SPICE RACK.

AND WE'LL MOVE ALONG.
- BAM!

- HI, NICOLE.
- HI.

- WHAT IS YOUR INSPIRATION?

- I ABSOLUTELY LOVE
THE CIRCUS.

I'D LIKE TO THINK
MY MODEL WOULD BE THE ONE

THAT RIDES ON THE ELEPHANT.

- OKAY.

- EVERYTHING WAS HANDMADE
BACK THEN.

- I LIKE HOW YOU EMBELLISHED
THAT BELLY BUTTON.

- THANK YOU.
I HID THE BELLY BUTTON.

- I THOUGHT THAT
WAS THE BELLY BUTTON.

I WAS LIKE, "THIS IS REALLY LOW.
YOU'VE GOT TO SEE A DOCTOR."

- RIGHT?
- OH, BUT IT'S UP HERE. OKAY.

- YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT
GIRLS' ANATOMY, DO YOU?

- I DON'T. THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME I'VE SEEN SO MANY TOPS

WITHOUT SHIRTS ON.

- I'M CONFIDENT THAT I COULD WIN
THIS CHALLENGE TODAY.

WHEN IT COMES TO
REALISTIC-LOOKING CLOTHING,

I'M YOUR GIRL.

- HELLO, ANGELA.
HOW'S IT GOING OVER HERE?

- IT'S GOING GREAT. I'M PRETTY
EXCITED THAT I GOT THE '70s.

- UH-HUH.
- SO WE GOT THE BELL-BOTTOMS

AND THIS IS "BOOGIE."
- WAS SPELLING AN ISSUE FOR YOU?

- YES, I WAS ASKING 'EM ALL,
HOW DO YOU SPELL THIS, RIGHT?

AND SHE DOUBLE-CHECKED
JUST TO MAKE SURE.

- WHO IS YOUR COMPETITOR?
- NATALIE.

- YOUR BUDDY NATALIE.
- MY BUDDY NATALIE.

LITTLE NERVOUS.
- YEAH.

- RIGHT. YOU'LL HAVE TO
JUST SABOTAGE HER.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
- YEAH, RIGHT?

- YEAH, RIGHT.
- YEAH.

- YOU GUYS HAVE BUCKETS OF PAINT
IN HERE,

JUST START THROWING.
- RIGHT.

- HI, NATALIE.
- HI, GUYS.

- CAN I LOOK AT YOUR SKETCH?
- SURE. OF COURSE.

MINE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE
A RANSOM NOTE.

- IS SHE GONNA HAVE
THE HEADPHONES FROM THE SKETCH?

- OH, YEAH. SO THESE
ARE GONNA GO ON THE HEADBAND.

- RIGHT.
- AND SHE'S GONNA BE, LIKE,

ROCKING OUT TO HER HEADPHONES.
- I LOVE IT.

- OKAY, WE'LL LET YOU
GET BACK TO WORK.

- THANKS, GUYS.
- THANK YOU, NATALIE.

- OKAY, GOOD LUCK.

- HELLO, FELLE. SO REMIND US
OF YOUR DECADE AGAIN.

- WE'RE DOING THE '50s.
YOU KNOW, I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS

IN THE BEGINNING, BUT I STARTED
THINKING ABOUT HAPPY DAYS.

- HERE, I LOVE A GOOD SKETCH.
- RIGHT, RIGHT.

- SO YOU'RE DOING
THIS TOMBOY, '50s...

- YES.
- VARSITY JACKET.

AND THEN, HOW ABOUT THE POODLES?
HERE IT IS.

- [laughs]
- I THINK YOUR POODLE

GOT RUN OVER.
- I'M AFRAID SO.

SHANNON IS YOUR COMPETITOR.
- YES.

- ARE YOU WORRIED?
- YOU KNOW,

THE JEANS AND THE JACKET
AND STUFF LIKE THAT

IS NOT REALLY MY FORTE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I PAINT.

- ALL RIGHT, KEEP ON KEEPING ON.
WE'RE GONNA LET YOU BACK--

GET BACK TO WORK.
- ALL RIGHT.

YOU GUYS KEEP ON--
KEEP ON JUDGING.

- WE WILL.
- SHANNON.

- HELLO.
- WHAT YOU WORKING ON?

- A SUPERCHIC
'50s PINUP ZOMBIE.

- OKAY.
- WOW.

- I THOUGHT
WE WERE GOING ZOMBIE.

IT WAS EITHER THAT, OR YOU HAVE
NOT SLEPT--SOMETHING'S WRONG.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU SPENT A LOT
OF TIME ON THE FACE ALREADY.

ARE YOU GONNA HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO FINISH EVERYTHING ELSE?

- I SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
- I NEED TO BEAT

MY DIRECT COMPETITION,
WHICH IS SHANNON TODAY.

SHE'S OVER THERE
IN THE GRAVEYARD.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS
OVER THERE,

BUT NOT CONCERNED AT ALL.

- OKAY, PAINTERS,
GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING,

AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
all: THANK YOU.

[upbeat dance music]

- I'M GONNA DO IT
IN THE NEXT 40 MINUTES.

- SO I PEEK AROUND THE ROOM,

AND I'M SEEING PEOPLE PAINTING
A LOT OF SKINTIGHT CLOTHING.

MYTHICA'S PAINTING
SPANDEX TIGHTS

WITH NO WRINKLES,
NO PUCKERS, NO FOLDS.

I'M TRYING TO CREATE
A CONVINCING CLOTHING ILLUSION.

SO I'M THINKING,
I GOT THIS IN SPADES.

- 30 MINUTES, GUYS.
30 MINUTES, LET'S GO!

- YEP!

- I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE '80s.

IT WAS MY FIRST JOB
TO PAINT JEAN JACKETS,

LIKE, THAT SQUARE PANEL
IN THE BACK.

I KNEW I WAS PAINTING THAT PANEL
ON THE BACK.

- DUDE. FELLE, THAT DOG,
MAN, IS HILARIOUS.

- THANKS, MAN.
- [laughs]

- FIVE MORE MINUTES,
EVERYBODY.

FIVE MORE MINUTES.

- SUPERHOT AND SEXY.
LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. OKAY.

- THIS GOES HERE.
THIS GOES HERE.

- LET'S GO!
GET IT DONE!

- ONE MINUTE!
ONE MINUTE LEFT!

WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.
WE'RE GONNA BE FINE.

[timer beeps]

- OKAY, PAINTERS,
TIME IS UP.

PLEASE PUT YOUR TOOLS DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, FOLLOW ME.
LET'S GO. MODELS, TOO.

- ELIMINATION DAY
IS HORRIFYING.

YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

- FOR THIS HEAD-TO-HEAD
APPAREL CHALLENGE,

THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID
ELIMINATION

WAS TO ROCK YOUR DECADE
BETTER THAN THE COMPETITION.

I WANT TO WELCOME BACK
OUR ESTEEMED JUDGES--

CRAIG TRACY,

ROBIN SLONINA,

RUPAUL CHARLES,

AND OUR VERY SPECIAL
GUEST JUDGE,

CARSON KRESSLEY.
- HI, EVERYBODY.

- WHOO!
- WHAT'S GOING ON, CARSON?

- LET THE SHOW BEGIN.

['20s upbeat flapper music]

♪ ♪

- BOTH OF OUR PIECES OF WORK
LOOK AMAZING.

THEY BOTH LOOK LIKE
THEY WERE FROM THE SAME ERA

BUT TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
LOOKS.

CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS
MY FIRST TIME PAINTING CLOTHING,

I'M PRETTY PROUD
OF THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE.

- AS I'M LOOKING AT MY MODEL,

I'M VERY CONFIDENT
IN MY DESIGN.

IT JUST LIGHTS UP
ON THAT STAGE.

GEAR HAS AMAZING STUFF
GOING ON.

HE HAS GREAT DETAIL,
BUT MINE JUST REALLY SHINES.

♪ ♪

['80s rock music]

- I'M LOOKING AT MY MODEL,

AND SHE TOTALLY LOOKS
LIKE THE '80s,

AND SHE KIND OF HAS
THAT WHITNEY HOUSTON FEEL.

ALL OF A SUDDEN I'M LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD,

I ACTUALLY HAVE
A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL."

- I'M FEELING CONFIDENT.

WHAT WAS ON MY MODEL'S BODY
ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE CLOTHING,

ISN'T JUST A GIMMICK
OR GEMS AND SOME GLITTER.

SHE LOOKS LIKE
SHE'S WEARING AN OUTFIT.

I FEEL I'VE NAILED IT.

♪ ♪

['50s rock music]

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH SHANNON'S MODEL.

I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE STEPPED ON A TACK.

- WHEN I SEE MY MODEL,

I THINK, "I'VE GOT THIS
SO FAR IN THE BAG."

I FEEL THAT MY PIECE
IS MORE AMBITIOUS

THAN FELLE'S PIECE.

- MY MODEL IS LOOKING GOOD.

STANDING NEXT TO A DEAD ZOMBIE,
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THAT WAS,

YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY
MY BEAUTIFUL PINKY TUSCADERO

LOOKS FANTASTIC.

♪ ♪

['70s disco music]

- MY MODEL FEELS
SO ADORABLE.

SHE'S ROCKING
HER HEADPHONES,

DOING MY LITTLE SUSPENDERS TRICK
THAT I PAINTED ON HER THUMBS.

I NEED TO GO HOME
AND GET THAT OUTFIT

BECAUSE IT'S FREAKIN' AWESOME.

- I THINK WE ALL
BROUGHT OUR GAME UP.

I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH MY PIECE.

AND THE FACT THAT I SPELLED
ALL THE WORDS RIGHT,

I AM PROUD OF MYSELF.

SO HOPEFULLY,
THE JUDGES WILL LIKE IT.

[applause]

- SO, JUDGES,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- WELL, I'M THE NEWBIE,
FIRST DAY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS SKIN-TASTIC,
SKIN-TILLATING,

VERY SKIN-PRESSIVE.

EVERYBODY, FANTASTIC JOB.

all: THANK YOU.

- PAINTERS, THE JUDGES
WANT TO LOOK AT YOUR WORK

ONE DECADE AT A TIME.

ANGELA AND NATALIE.

- [sighs]

- SO, NATALIE, SO MANY THINGS
FOR THE EYE TO LOOK AT.

THE THUMBS, REALLY SMART.

- IT WAS SO CLEVER,
JUST A LITTLE ADD-ON,

BUT THE LINES WERE OFF.

- AS A DESIGNER, IT LOOKS LIKE
DENIM AND '70s GO HAND IN HAND.

I THINK YOU GAVE IT
REAL DIMENSION.

- THANK YOU.

- ANGELA,
THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.

IT REALLY DOES CAPTURE
THE DISCO ERA SO WELL.

- THANK YOU.
- I THINK YOU PROBABLY

CREATED ALL OF IT WHEN
SHE DIDN'T HAVE HER SHOES ON,

AND THEN YOU
POPPED THE SHOES ON,

YOU'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD,
MY PANTS ARE TOO SHORT"

- YEAH.
- THAT'S THE ONLY THING

THAT'S THROWING ME OFF
A LITTLE BIT,

BUT OVERALL, FANTASTIC.
- THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU, MODELS.
THANK YOU, ANGELA AND NATALIE.

SHANNON AND FELLE.

- SO, FELLE, YOUR MODEL IS--
LIKE, THE FIRST THING

THAT JUMPS OUT TO ME

IS, LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE
SHE'S NOT WEARING PANTS,

BECAUSE THAT IS SUCH
A GREAT RENDERING

OF AN AMAZING PAIR OF DENIM.

THE ONLY CALLOUT
ON THE JACKET,

I THINK I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO
HAVE SEEN SOME KIND OF DETAILING

THAT LOOKED LIKE
THE WRINKLING OF LEATHER.

AND NOTHING ENCAPSULATES

THE SEXUAL INNOCENCE
OF THE '50s

LIKE A POODLE HUMPING YOUR LEG--
I LOVED IT.

[laughter]
IT WAS FANTASTIC.

- I WAS SURPRISED, THOUGH,
THAT THERE WASN'T A MEGAPHONE

OR SOMETHING ON THE BACK,

THAT IT WAS BLANK.
- RIGHT.

- SHANNON, YOU WERE
VERY AMBITIOUS.

I FEEL LIKE YOU GAVE YOURSELF
A CLOTHING AND A GORE CHALLENGE.

YOU WERE REALLY CLEVER
WITH THE APPAREL YOU CHOSE.

BUT, CARSON,
IS THIS REALLY '50s?

- I THINK '40s
I THINK, YOU KNOW,

LIKE ROSIE THE RIVETER,
AND LIKE, YOU KNOW,

THIS IS WHAT SHE'S WEARING
DURING THE DAY

BEFORE SHE GOES TO THE FACTORY
AT NIGHT.

- RIGHT.
- THANK YOU, SHANNON AND FELLE.

both: THANK YOU.
- DUTCH AND MYTHICA.

- MYTHICA,
YOU REALLY EPITOMIZED

THE '80s POP CULTURE.

YOU WERE MY BIGGEST SURPRISE
OF THIS CHALLENGE.

YOU USED ALL OF YOUR SKILLS.

- MYTHICA,
THIS IS REALLY SMOKIN'.

IT'S NOT PERFECT,

BUT I KNOW THIS GIRL.

SHE IS A SUPER FREAK.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH, RU.
THANK YOU.

- DUTCH, I THINK
I HAD THAT TOP

IN THE '80s.

THE RUNS IN THE NYLONS
ARE SUCH A CLEVER, FUN IDEA.

I WISH THAT YOU WOULD HAVE HIT
THE BOTTOM

WITH JUST A LITTLE SHADOW

SO YOU REALLY COULD SELL
THAT ILLUSION.

- HER MAKEUP
IS FANTASTIC, TOO.

I NOTICED, LIKE, THE EYE MAKEUP
THING IS FEROCIOUS.

AND LET ME TALK ABOUT YOUR ARMS.
IT'S LIKE LOOKING IN A MIRROR.

I MEAN,
IT IS REALLY UNCANNY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

- THANK YOU, MYTHICA.
THANK YOU, DUTCH.

- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.

- NICOLE AND GEAR,
COME ON UP.

- NICOLE, THIS IS FUN.

LOOKS GREAT ON THE MODEL.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- I THINK IT'S SO CUTE.

IT HAS JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT
OF BLING.

IT WAS A LITTLE RISKY TO LEAVE
SO MUCH SKIN UNPAINTED.

- THE TEXTURE OF THE BRA PIECE
ON THE TOP,

IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE
FROM HERE.

THE SAME ON THE BOY SHORT.

- GEAR, YOUR OUTFIT
IS ALSO VERY LOVELY.

LISTEN, I'M ALWAYS A SUCKER
FOR A PEARL NECKLACE.

[laughter]

- I MEAN, WHO ISN'T?
- YOU KNOW?

- THANK YOU.

- YOU ARE SUCH A SKILLED
TECHNICAL PAINTER,

AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S
A COUPLE PLACES

WHERE MAYBE WE FOUND
A LITTLE CHINK IN THE ARMOR--

LACE.

WHILE THE GLOVES
ARE BEAUTIFUL,

IT KIND OF FELL FLAT
ON THE LEGS.

- THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING
CLOTHING EVER.

- YEAH, YOU WERE A BIT
OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT.

- THANK YOU, GEAR.
THANK YOU, NICOLE.

PAINTERS, YOU'VE DEFINITELY
GIVEN THE JUDGES

A LOT TO DISCUSS.
- I'M FEELING INSECURE

BECAUSE I PUT MY CREATIVITY
INTO A ZOMBIE

INSTEAD OF CLOTHING.

I KNOW THAT
I HAVE TO BEAT FELLE.

I CANNOT GO HOME.

- OKAY, GUYS,
THIS IS A TOUGH ONE.

- WHAT DID YOU GUYS THINK
ABOUT MYTHICA?

- I WAS SHOCKED. THAT ZEBRA
ON THE BACK OF HER IS--

I THOUGHT WAS GREAT.
- RIGHT.

- AND IT PULLED
THE WHOLE LOOK TOGETHER.

- AND THE SHAPE OF IT AND
THE THREE-DIMENSIONALITY OF IT.

- YES. BUT WHEN
YOU REALLY LOOKED CLOSE

AT THOSE ZEBRA STRIPES...
- MM-HMM.

- THEY WEREN'T CLEAN
AND PERFECTLY PAINTED.

- RIGHT.
- BUT THE OVERALL EFFECT...

- YEAH.
- WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL.

- MM-HMM.
- BUT YOU KNOW,

DUTCH IS
A FANTASTIC PAINTER.

HONESTLY, HE'S FANTASTIC.
THE COLORS--

- IT WAS LIKE IT WAS ELECTRIC.
- IT WAS ELECTRIC.

IT MADE ME HAPPY.
- BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

I FELT THAT HE OVEREXAGGERATED
HIS FOLDS A BIT.

- YEAH.
- WITH DUTCH AND MYTHICA

SIDE BY SIDE, IT FELT LIKE THEY
WERE PAINTED BY THE SAME PERSON.

- MM-HMM.
- AND IT WAS THOSE LITTLE THINGS

THAT PUT ONE OVER THE EDGE.
- YES.

- WHAT ABOUT FELLE AND SHANNON?
- THAT'S TOUGH.

- I THINK SHANNON'S
WAS OVERKILL.

THE THING WAS,
IT WAS A FASHION CHALLENGE.

AND I WAS LIKE, "OH,
SHE'S A ZOMBIE. SHE'S '50s,

BUT SHE LOOKED KIND OF '40s."
- BUT YOU KNOW,

I ADMIRE HER THAT SHE JUST,
LIKE, WENT FOR IT ANYWAY.

MAN, HEAD TO TOE,
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK.

- HER MODEL WAS SO COMMITTED.
SHE WAS, LIKE, LIMPING

AND CHEWING HER ARM OFF.
- I LOVED IT.

I APPRECIATE HER AMBITION,

BUT I THINK THE CHALLENGE

CALLED FOR THE KIND
OF LITERAL INTERPRETATION

THAT FELLE GAVE.
BUT THE LETTERMAN JACKET--

I WAS SURPRISED THAT
IT WAS BLANK ON THE BACK.

- FELLE'S WAS LITERALLY

LIKE A PAGE
OUT OF THE HAPPY DAYS PLAYBOOK,

WHERE IT WAS, LIKE,
THE LETTERMAN JACKET, THE JEANS.

IT WAS WELL DONE.

ONE WENT TO BE CREATIVE,
ONE STAYED LITERAL.

- I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK HE LIKED MY PIECE.

SO, [groans].

- WHAT ABOUT GEAR AND NICOLE?

- GEAR--THE SILHOUETTE WAS NICE.
HE HAD THE ACCESSORIES,

THE HEADBAND.
- IT WAS WELL DONE.

FROM A TECHNICAL SIDE,
AS SOON AS I SAW THAT BLACK,

I SAID, "HE PLAYED IT SAFE."
- FROM THE WAIST UP,

IT WORKS.
- YEAH.

- BUT FROM THE WAIST DOWN--
- THE LINES WEREN'T CRISP.

THE FAKE LACE HOSIERY JUST
LOOKED LIKE SHE HAD BRUISES.

IT WAS LIKE, I COULD DO THAT.
- YEAH.

AND YOU KNOW,
NICOLE'S PIECE

REALLY EXPRESSED
THE OPTIMISM OF THE '20s.

- IT HAD GLITZ AND GLAM...
- RIGHT.

- AND A STYLE
THAT WAS ELEGANT.

- THE JEWELS DOWN THE BACK.
- YEAH.

- RIGHT. IT REALLY--THAT--
TO ME, THAT REALLY SPARKLED.

- BUT SHE DIDN'T PAINT
THE WHOLE BODY.

- RIGHT.
- RIGHT.

- I CANNOT IMAGINE

WHO WOULD GO HOME TONIGHT
FROM ANY OF THOSE PIECES.

- NO, NO.
- 'CAUSE THEY ALL FREAKING ROCK.

- AND, GUYS, WHAT ABOUT
NATALIE AND ANGELA?

- NATALIE--IT WASN'T DEAD-ON,
LIKE, SOLID GOLD,

BUT IT WAS STILL
VERY ICONIC '70s

- I WENT TO SCHOOL
WITH THAT GIRL--

THOSE SKATES,
THE HEADPHONES.

- SO MANY LITTLE THINGS
TO LOOK AT.

- IT WAS LIKE
A SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! CARTOON...

- YES.
- CAME TO LIFE.

- YES, I REMEMBER THAT.
- YOU SEE, LIKE, RAINBOWS

AND STARS
SHOOTING OUT OF HER ASS.

LIKE, THAT'S WHAT
IT LOOKED LIKE.

ANGELA'S WAS SOLID GOLD DANCER.
- SHE PLAYED IT MORE OBVIOUS.

- YEAH, WHICH I KIND OF LIKED.
- I LOVED THE TOP.

- SO COLORFUL.

- I WASN'T CRAZY
ABOUT THE TEXT,

BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO READ "DISCO"...

- IT'S OBVIOUS.
- ON THE BACK.

I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME DISCO.

- THEY'RE ALL
REALLY, REALLY GREAT PAINTERS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY
ANYBODY'S GAME.

- ALL RIGHT, HAVE YOU MADE
YOUR DECISION?

- I THINK SO.
- ABSOLUTELY.

- YEAH.
- YES.

- PAINTERS, YOU ALL DID
A FANTASTIC JOB.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.

- NICOLE, NATALIE,
PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

FELLE, MYTHICA,

PLEASE JOIN THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE THE TOP FOUR.

- WHOO!

- [giggles]
- [laughs]

- OH, MY GOODNESS.
- [cackles]

OKAY, SORRY.

THE SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL
HAPPENED.

- NICOLE, THE JUDGES LOVED

THAT YOU CHOSE TO TELL A STORY
WITH YOUR OUTFIT,

AND YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL

REALLY BROUGHT THE LOOK
TOGETHER.

NATALIE, YOUR LOOK TRANSPORTED
THE JUDGES TO THE '70s.

YOUR THUMB DETAIL
AND THE DENIM SHADING

WAS IMPECCABLE.
- AWESOME.

- FELLE, FOR SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T
EVEN WANT TO DO THE '50s...

- [chuckles]

- YOU DEFINITELY
MADE THE MOST OF IT.

- I LOVE MY POODLE.

- YOUR POODLE
LOVED YOUR MODEL.

- [laughs]
- MYTHICA, THE '80s

WERE ALL ABOUT NEON,
SPANDEX, AND DENIM,

AND YOU INCORPORATED ALL THREE
SEAMLESSLY.

- THANK YOU.

- SO WHO STOOD OUT
ABOVE THE REST?

THE WINNER
OF THIS CHALLENGE IS...

NATALIE.
- OH!

- YAY!

- NONE OF THE OTHER CONTESTANTS
REALLY KNEW WHO I WAS,

AND SO I THINK
THAT THEY DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT ME,

BUT I HAVE SO MUCH PASSION
FOR THIS ART FORM.

AND IF YOU ADD MY PASSION
FOR THIS,

PLUS $100,000, YOU KNOW,
LIKE, I'M UNSTOPPABLE.

- CONGRATULATIONS, NATALIE.
- WHOO!

- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- YOU MAY HEAD BACK
TO THE LOUNGE.

- THANK YOU.

- SHANNON, ANGELA,
GEAR, DUTCH,

UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF YOU
WILL BE GOING HOME TONIGHT.

- I THINK THAT THE JUDGES
ARE TRYING TO RATTLE MY CAGE

A LITTLE BIT,
BUT I'LL BE PERFECTLY FRANK,

I THINK
SHANNON'S GOING HOME.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- SHANNON, ANGELA,
GEAR, DUTCH,

UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF YOU
WILL BE GOING HOME TONIGHT.

SHANNON, THE JUDGES LOVED
YOUR CREATIVITY.

BUT THEY FEEL YOU BIT OFF
MORE THAN YOU COULD CHEW,

AND YOUR CONCEPT GOT MUDDIED.

DUTCH,

TECHNIQUE ALONE WILL NOT
KEEP YOU IN THIS COMPETITION.

THE '80s WERE
AN OUTRAGEOUS DECADE,

AND YOUR LOOK JUST DIDN'T
TAKE IT FAR ENOUGH.

ANGELA,
YOUR LOOK WAS FUN

AND THE COLOR PALETTE
WAS ON POINT,

BUT THE JUDGES FELT
YOUR CONCEPT WAS TOO LITERAL.

THEY WISH YOU'D LET
YOUR PAINTING SAY "DISCO"

WITHOUT SPELLING IT OUT.

GEAR, THE 1920S WERE WILD
AND REBELLIOUS,

AND THE JUDGES FEEL LIKE
YOUR LOOK WAS ANYTHING BUT.

GEAR, ANGELA.

I'M SORRY.
ONE OF YOU IS GOING HOME.

SHANNON, DUTCH,

THAT MEANS YOU ARE SAFE.

YOU CAN GO BACK
TO THE LOUNGE.

- I'M JUST GONNA PUSH HARDER.

I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER.

I'VE GOT TO REALLY BRING IT.

- THANK YOU.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- [sighs]

- GEAR, ANGELA,

IT ALL COMES DOWN
TO THIS...

- I'M PRETTY SHOCKED.

I'M THINKING THAT
I ACTUALLY MIGHT GO HOME.

- ANGELA...

YOUR JOURNEY ENDS HERE.
- OKAY.

OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
- HEY.

I'M SORRY.
- NO, IT'S ALL GOOD.

YOU KNOW, IT IS A COMPLETE HONOR
TO BE HERE.

YOU KNOW, I HAD SO MANY PEOPLE
TALK DOWN ON ME

AND TOLD ME
THAT I WOULD NEVER MAKE IT.

SO I AM SO HONORED.
I REALLY AM.

AND BRING IT.
[laughs]

- [laughs]
- AND, YOU KNOW, ANGELA,

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

WITH ALL OF OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT
BEHIND YOU.

- THE GIRL'S GOT MAD SKILLS.
[both laugh]

- ANGELA...

IT'S TIME
TO WASH OFF YOUR CANVAS.

- OKAY.

BYE, EVERYBODY.
- GOOD LUCK.

- BYE-BYE.

- GEAR, NO MORE
PLAYING IT SAFE.

IF YOU WANT TO STAY AROUND,
YOU REALLY NEED TO STEP IT UP.

YOU CAN HEAD BACK
TO THE LOUNGE.

- THANK YOU.

- AS I LEAVE SKIN WARS,

I'M WALKING AWAY
WITH CONFIDENCE...

AND WALKING AWAY
WITH NEW FRIENDS.

I'M NOT AFRAID TO USE
THE AIRBRUSH ANYMORE.

I'M JUST A WHOLE NEW PERSON.

I HAVE A BODY-PAINTING CAREER
AHEAD OF ME,

SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE ME AGAIN.

[chuckles]

- NEXT TIME ON SKIN WARS...

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
OUR GUEST JUDGE--

WONDER WOMAN HERSELF,
LYNDA CARTER.

- YAY!
- MWAH!

- HELLO, DUTCH.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

- GOD.

- IT FEELS A LITTLE CHEESY.

- THAT'S IT. I'VE HAD IT.
I'M ANGRY.

- HERE'S COMES THE MYTHICA SHOW.
- AAH!

- WHOA.
- [crying]