The Glee Project (2011–2012): Season 1, Episode 6 - Tenacity - full transcript
- So here's what you missed on
the glee project...
Bryce, ellis, emily,
mckynleigh, matheus... gone.
This season's going by way too fast.
Marissa and Sam' stars on the rise.
what?
And imitation is the sincerest
form of flattery.
Right, Lindsay?
Ours isn't special anymore.
It's competition
That kiss may be innocent
But Cameron is not ready
to be voted off the Chastity Club just yet.
I fell like a had cheated, mom
It seems Alex doesn't need to prove
himself any longer;
- Let somebody else
have the opportunity to shine.
- But that's
not what ryan thinks.
- You think
you're better than them?
- I do not even think so.
- Now, only
seven contenders remain
As they compete
for a seven-episode
Guest-starring role
on season three of glee.
And that's all you need
to know so far on...
- * the glee project *
- [gasps]
no way!
- [gasps]
- do you know that song?
- Ah!
- Tenacity, a ribidoo!
- Oh, lyrics.
- Last week,
the whole thing with the kiss,
I feel like
that kinda messed me up,
And, you know,
just kinda threw me off.
And this week, you know,
I feel kind of on the edge.
And I need
to have a great week.
- * this time, baby,
I'll be *
This could be
a really good week for me.
This is gonna be fun.
This is all about attitude.
I just have all this confidence
that I didn't have before.
And I feel
like I am a competitor,
And I have
a chance at winning this,
And I can just go for it.
- * I won't let you in again *
* the messages
I've tried to send *
- * my information's
just not going in *
I feel like most of
us are a little bit confused
About what this theme
is going to require of us.
- We need, like, a dictionary.
Like, I wanna know
The actual definition
of tenacity.
- It means to be tenacious,
it means to be...
[growls]
Being an adopted child,
Not quite understanding
where I fit,
It took tenacity
And it took endurance
just to get here,
To feel like I've
been blessed with so much.
- Ferocious, yeah.
- Ferocious!
I'm showing my tenacity--
Or in my word, "tenasty,"
by showing that I have
The strength and the power
to get what I want.
- You are not
gonna get to me.
Like, been there, done that,
messed around.
- We know
there's gonna be a guest.
And we're just wondering,
who is gonna show up
Who can really judge us
on our tenacity?
- [chuckles]
hey, guys.
[cheers and applause]
- what up?
- [chuckles]
- oh!
- What up?
- So guys, you recognize
Max adler, who plays
dave karofsky on glee.
All: Yeah.
- How's it going?
- Max is a little bit
intimidating
Because you see
his character on glee,
And he's this big, tough,
you know, football player
That's, like,
always raggin' on everybody.
- So the theme of
the week is tenacity.
- You know, I've been
turned down tons of times.
And that's part of it.
You just have to kind of
Overcome the rejections
and the obstacles,
And just keep fighting.
- Max epitomizes inspiration
for you guys,
'cause I cast max
as a two-line co-star.
Look at what's happened.
I mean, taken off.
And he's enormously talented
and a great guy.
And I'm so proud of you,
max.
- Thank you very much, robert.
Thank you.
You know, I've been told
it's the three "p"s.
It's passion, persistence,
and patience.
- So the performer who max
thinks has the most tenacity
Will get extra screen time
in the big group number
And a one-on-one session
to help you make the best of it.
- All righty, guys,
so you ready?
You feeling it?
All: Yes.
- Let's see whose performance
is bulletproof.
[bulletproof plays]
* *
- * been there, done that,
messed around *
* I'm having fun,
don't put me down *
- * I'll never let
you sweep me off my feet *
- * I won't let you in again *
* the messages
I've tried to send *
- * my information's
just not going in *
- * oh, burning bridges
shore to shore *
* I break away from
something more *
- * I'm not turned on to love
until it's cheap *
- Stop, stop, stop, stop.
- What's going on?
Max asks us to stop.
And I have no idea what to do.
Like, what the "f"
is going on?
- In terms of your performance,
tenacity--which is the theme--
I'm afraid
we'll have to do one more.
Do something that
you've never done before.
Just surprise me, shock me.
Give it everything you've got.
All the energy,
put it in front, this is it.
* *
- * been there, done that,
messed around *
* I'm having fun,
don't put me down *
- * I'll never let
you sweep me off my feet *
- * I won't let you in again *
* the messages
I tried to send *
- * my information's
just not going in *
- * oh, burning bridges
shore to shore *
* I break away
from sometng more *
- * I'm not turned on to love
until it's cheap *
- * been there, done that,
messed around *
* I'm having fun,
don't put me down *
- * I'll never let you
sweep me off my feet *
* *
- * this time, baby *
* I'll be bulletproof *
- * this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
All: * this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
* this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
* this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
- Yeah.
That was bigger.
That was so good.
- Awesome.
- You guys are so good.
So on the money.
Um, damian.
- Yes.
- Awesome.
- Thank you.
- The only little thing
I'll say is
Sometimes when someone else
is singing or dancing,
I could see
you kinda like, you know,
You like, watched
or looked at them.
And it's like, you know,
you like check out for a second.
So amazing performance,
but just, you know, stay in it,
Like, the whole time.
- Sure, sure.
- Um, samuel...
Dude, I could see it.
Like, you were just
so focused.
I mean, you know,
it's in your eyes.
You're so good.
- I've honestly
never wanted to win
A challenge more
than I wanna win this one,
Because I feel like this one
pertains to me so much.
You know, I am tenacious.
Like, I do want this.
I don't want second place,
and I don't want third place.
I want...That role.
- Lindsay and marissa,
you got, I mean, amazing voices.
Just everything.
Um, and...
Ah, so hard.
But everyone
brought their a-plus game.
I mean, it's just--
it's so hard to choose.
Marissa, you win.
You win the challenge.
- Ah!
- [chuckles]
it's all you.
- This is my second week
winning the challenge.
I'm on top of my game.
It feels good,
and it shows
That I'm being tenacious.
Oh, my god, I--
- you're so--I mean,
I'm telling you, your voice
and your attitude is enough,
But then the fact that
you took, you know, risks.
And you were the first one
to kick the chair,
That's exactly what you have
to do to stand out.
So congratulations.
[applause]
- I'm happy for her,
but at the same time,
It's like,
you've won two in a row.
You know, the numbers
are slowly starting
To dwindle down
Of who's won one,
And I still haven't won
anything.
- Marissa, that means
You get some one-on-one time
with max
To begin working
on the big group number.
Which is...
- So awesome.
You guys are gonna dig it.
It's a mash-up.
Under pressure
by david bowie and queen,
With ice, ice, baby--
vanilla ice.
- Oh!
- So good.
- Yes!
- So good.
- We're going to be
putting you guys
Through some
extra pressure this week
By adding some of the most
Physically demanding
choreography
You've done yet.
- So in addition,
I got one more
little fun surprise for you.
In the video,
you're all going
To be slushied a lot.
- Yes!
I've been waiting for that.
- You're all getting slushied.
A lot of slushie.
- Yes!
- Finally.
It is
an initiation process
To anything that is glee.
We need to be slushied,
and it needs to happen soon.
- Tenacity is
after you get slushied,
You know,
you can't break character,
Be like,
"oh, like, what the heck?"
I mean, you're in character.
Otherwise, you
have to redo everything--
The wardrobe changes,
the set is messed up.
So you'll be under pressure
getting slushied.
- I am a nervous wreck
right now.
I am not looking forward
To being slushied
in the face.
[bell rings]
- Hi.
- Oh, hi.
All: Hey!
- Well, welcome.
- Brooke is with us
for choreography today
Because zach
is on the set of glee.
- Listen, we have
a big number to do.
The goal is to make everything
look somewhat normal.
So...Let's get ready.
Six.
You push, seven.
- I really wanted to win
the homework assignment.
And I feel like not winning that
kind of killed my confidence.
And I'm noticing, I am
kinda struggling a little bit.
And I think
it's all in my head.
- Samuel, watch your focus.
You're going--
on the five,
You're looking to the front.
I don't--not until the six.
- Okay.
- Leg is five,
then the look is on six.
- This choreography
is very elaborate.
And I think
it's gonna be challenging
Because it's
a lot of floor work.
- One, two, three--
turn--
Four, five, six, seven.
Use both hands, hannah.
- Yeah.
- So flip over, and then you
have more control of it.
- The...Choreography,
my, my.
It is, uh, very interesting.
[chuckles]
- So I'm gonna push up
on my left arm,
And give myself--
that's gonna give me
The most support.
- [groans]
- lead with the hips.
- [giggling]
- so...There.
Go.
[snaps fingers]
- [straining]
- what?
- What seems easy
for the other people
Is not easy for me,
And first time I see it,
I'm just, like...
Shoot.
- So you have a little bit
of homework to practice,
And then get ready
for some slushies.
And I think
it's going to be fun.
So good luck.
- Bye.
- Right, dance time.
This dance in particular,
it's hard
Because you're on the floor
and sliding.
But, you know, still,
Hannah's really, really
working hard, you know,
Along with the rest of us--
the only person
Who I haven't seen him
do it once is alex.
This isn't
the first time.
He has a bit of a lazy attitude
about it.
I don't know
if he believes
That he's too good for it
And he's got it down
already.
Hope it doesn't bite him
in the arse, you know?
- All right, people.
Let's go.
[bell rings]
- The theme of the week
is tenacity,
So this is a perfect song
about pressure
And continuing to go on
when the pressure is heavy.
And I think
a lot of these kids
Are feeling the pressure
right now.
All right,
let's try this.
- Ooh.
- I'm planning on you
going up the octave.
- The--belting it?
- Yeah.
- Uh, okay.
- You're coming in
on the second line.
And then you're gonna sing
the rest of that entire thing.
- * this is ourself *
* under pressure *
- Okay, that was cleaner,
but it didn't have any feeling.
- Okay.
Recording with nikki,
You can't help but think
she's judging you.
And I feel like the less time
I'm in that room,
The better it is,
because it means
I didn't need
to work on it as much.
* this is ourselves *
- Aah.
- * under pressure *
- [stuttering]
- mm-mm?
- You're just singing it
really straight now.
- All right. I'll just feel it.
- Feel it.
- * under pressure *
* that burns
the building down *
* splits the family
in two *
I am super, super nervous
In the recording studio
with nikki.
- That's better with your tone,
but just--
I'm not feeling
what you're talking about.
- I have a lot of parts,
So I definitely am
messing up a bit
On getting some things
right.
- * splits a family
in two *
- * splits a family in two *
- Simplify it a little bit.
- Sorry.
I'll be honest
that this part,
I didn't, uh,
practice on
As much
as the other parts.
- [sighs]
okay. Again.
[bell rings]
- This is frustrating.
What is my problem?
- You're just crumbling
under the pressure.
- [bleep].
- Cut, cut.
What happened?
- All right, so we're having
a little bet in here to see
If you can do this
in one take.
- Oh, shoot.
All right.
I had so much fun
The last time I got to rap
with m.C. Hammer,
And I think that they definitely
gave me this part
Because they know
that I can rap,
And they're expecting me
to do a good job.
* deadly *
* our arms cut like a-- *
oh, shoot.
- Oh!
- Oh, no.
- Let's see if you can get it
in two takes.
- Yes, yes.
- All right,
let's do this again.
- * deadly, our arms-- *
oh, no.
* deadly, when I-- *
[sighs]
* deadly, when I
da na na na *
- All right.
- * less than... *
[vocalizes]
This is frustrating.
What is my problem?
I knew that they expected
a lot out of me.
I expected a lot
out of myself.
- You're just crumbling
under the pressure.
- * deadly
when I play a dope melody *
I know this.
After messing it up
a few times,
It got harder and harder
to keep going.
And I just kind of shut down
a little bit.
It was terrible.
- I wouldn't let it
bum me out.
- I'm trying not to.
- 'cause then all I need you
to worry about now is tomorrow.
- Just forget about it,
yeah.
- That's your focus.
[bell rings]
I have, like, a pit
in my stomach right now.
- I'm getting along
with cameron
Incredibly well
in the house.
More than anything, we have
the same mindset for this.
We're just willing
to work incredibly hard.
- Hey, what's up, guys?
All: Hey.
- What's up?
How's everybody?
- Good.
- So you're gonna get wet.
You're gonna get slushied.
You're gonna get blasted.
Don't lose character,
'cause we're gonna do
Just one or two takes
of this slushie thing.
That's the biggest thing.
- There's just
So much to deal with
at one time.
I've got this giant rap,
And I have a dance number
that I have no idea
How I'm gonna
pull through.
And I'm definitely feeling
the pressure, for sure.
I mean, this is
the hardest dance
That we've had, like,
for me.
I mean, m.C. Hammer's hard,
But I feel
like this is harder.
- Fat kids weren't meant
to do floor work.
- That's all I have to say.
[laughter]
Thank you.
Fat kids hate floor work.
- Marissa, can I see you
standing right there?
Looking at camera.
- Ever since my one-on-one
session with max,
I have been a little off,
because I know
What it feels like
to be slushied already.
And it's not fun.
- Do you want goggles for this
to protect the eyes?
- Actually, you know what?
I am...
I'm gonna be
tenacious about it,
And not use the goggles.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- So character to character,
Surprised, humiliated,
embarrassed.
Feel all that
and let the camera read that.
[clears throat]
- Getting slushied
feels like a brain freeze,
And eye stinging,
and general discomfort.
[under pressure playing]
My shoot was interesting,
'cause I got
to see max again.
He got to slushie me again.
This time,
he has really good aim.
And, uh, I do get
quite a lot in the face.
Trying to look at camera.
But it's very difficult.
- Cut, cut, cut,
cut, cut.
[splash]
I hope we got that.
[laughter]
- She didn't miss a beat.
She took the slushies
without messing up the words.
But she just seemed less...
Electric
than she ever has.
- When they yelled "cut,"
Um, they were like
mid-throw.
So there's like a million
more slushies that came
After it was cut,
so it was just like--
[gasping]
- And playback, please.
- * all right, stop *
* collaborate and listen *
Getting slushied,
it totally hurts.
But at the same time, like,
the cold
Shocks you into, like,
adrenaline.
And you just want
to push through it.
[both laughing]
- This is definitely
the funnest video shoot so far.
- Awesome.
- Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.
- It does hurt your eyes.
- Yeah. [laughter]
- Great job, samuel.
- Your eyes are red.
- There's definitely times
when you're singing
And you're just--
you know how when you get
Really cold, you're like--
[gasping]
We all have to be
super tenacious to, like,
Act while being slushied
and still staying in character.
It's hard, but good.
You really do
have to push through.
- So damian, you're going to be
coming up the stairs.
- Right.
- Lindsay,
you're going to be
Coming from outside.
- I think damian and lindsay
are gonna
Take the slushies
really well,
Because I think
they're just two of the most
Committed contenders.
I think they are both
in it to win.
[under pressure plays]
Great.
- That was painful.
My skin's sensitive,
you know.
I don't like being cold.
And I thought my ears
were going to fall off.
[robert laughs]
- Amazing.
- Cut, cut, cut.
That was good.
- [bleep].
- He looked so uncomfortable.
It is such a surreal moment
between him and I.
- How many times
did you guys get slammed?
- Three takes.
- We did three takes.
- That's it.
- Yeah.
- Your rap is hot.
Seriously.
- Did you hear it?
- It's like, seriously.
I'm not just saying it.
- It took a while
to get there.
You know, my session
in the recording studio
With nikki was awful.
I know that I have those lyrics
in my brain.
* like a poisonous mushroom *
So I'm going
to do my best,
And I'm going
to get my rap right.
It might not be pretty,
but I'm gonna get through it.
* you better hit the bull's-eye
the kids don't play *
* if there was a problem
yo, I'll solve it *
* check out the hook
while my dj revolves it *
[laughter]
- That was great.
- That was fun.
[laughs]
It was so cool.
Like, I'm not even kidding.
After the initial shock--
- Was it as bad as you thought?
- No.
I had all the slushie on me,
I was like,
"hmm."
- what the heck.
- And I just, like,
started eating it.
- How's it looking?
Ready?
All right.
- Roll cameras, please.
[under pressure plays]
- * ourselves *
* one more chance *
- He sort of seems checked out.
- I agree.
- He could be much better.
- He just doesn't really
apply himself.
- Yeah, bigger.
Bigger.
- My slushie experience
is madness, mayhem,
And just foolishness.
I wasn't gonna stop.
- [vocalizing]
- I will--I refuse to be
in the bottom three
A third week in a row.
Refuse.
- Ready?
- I'm worried about the slushie.
And like, you know,
they keep telling us,
"whatever happens,
you know, just keep going."
I'm just thinking
about the cold.
And it just does not sound
Like a recipe
for a good video shoot for me.
- And playback.
[under pressure plays]
- * pressure *
* pushing down on me *
* pressing down on you *
- Cold.
- Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.
Cut, cut, cut.
- That is the coldest thing
my body has ever witnessed.
And it is horrible.
As soon as it hits me,
I'm thinking,
"god, I cannot do this."
* pressure *
* pressing down on me *
- Cut, cut, cut, cut.
What happened?
* *
- Cameron.
- I'm so sorry.
- I know, you're--no.
No, no, no, no, no.
Just sing no matter what.
Even if it seems
like you're dying.
- All I can think about
Is I think my body temperature
just dropped 30 degrees,
And I'm about to go into,
you know,
Hypothermic coma
or something.
- Hey.
How was it?
- Brutal.
- Are you alive?
- I can't--I'm not...
Trying to breathe.
Trying to catch my breath.
- All right,
so I'm gonna have you guys
Do the choreography
right here, actually.
- We have
a fresh change of clothes.
And we're gonna get slushied
everywhere.
We basically have one chance
to get this thing down.
- We might stick a little.
- You might stick?
- Instead of slide.
- We have to slide.
- And if we don't nail it,
it'll be super obvious
Who screwed up and who didn't,
'cause it's one take.
* *
- I'm tired.
And now I have to complete
this choreography
That I am absolutely
terrified of.
Yeah, not looking so great
for the home team.
- Cut, cut, cut.
Back to one.
Let's go.
Mark. Hit it.
- Here we go. And...
Cue playback, please.
[rhythmic snapping]
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- Let's kickt.
- * pressure *
* pushing down on me *
* pressing down on you *
* no man ask for *
- * under pressure
that burns the building down *
* splits the family in two *
* puts people on streets *
- * it's the terror
of knowing *
* what this world
is about *
* watching some good friends
screaming *
Both: * get me out *
- * pray tomorrow
takes me higher *
Both: * pressure on people *
* people on streets *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * all right, stop *
* collaborate and listen *
* ice is back
with a brand-new invention *
* something grabs ahold of me
tightly *
* flow like a harpoon
daily and nightly *
* will it ever stop?
Yo, I don't know *
* turn off the lights, ha
and I'll glow *
* to the extreme
I rock a mic like a vandal *
* light up a stage
and wax a chump like a cane *
- * dance, bum rush
a speaker that booms *
* I'm killing your brain
like a poisonous mushroom *
* deadly
when I play a dope melody *
* anything less than the best
is a felony *
* love it or leave it,
you better gang way *
* you better hit
the bull's-eye *
* the kids don't play *
* if there was a problem
yo, I'll solve it *
* check out the hook
while my dj revolves it *
- * why can't we
give ourselves *
* one more chance? *
- * why can't we give love *
* one more chance *
Both: * why can't we
give love *
* give love,
give love *
* give love, give love *
* give love *
- * 'cause love's *
* such an old-fashioned word *
Both: * and love dares you *
* to care
for the people *
* on the edge
of the light *
All: * and love dares you *
* to change our way
of caring *
* about ourselves *
* this is our last dance *
* this is ourselves *
* under pressure *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
All: * under pressure *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- All right, everybody.
That is a wrap today.
[cheers and applause]
- One shot, my man.
- You guys did great.
The video shoot
was the ultimate test
Of tenacity.
- Good job.
- These kids are getting
so professional
That it's really tough
to pick out three kids
That have to be
in the bottom three.
[bell rings]
- This is the first time
That our decision
wasn't unanimous.
- You're doing a last chance
performance tonight.
- The theme of the week
is tenacity.
That means having the drive
And determination
to keep focused
On your goals.
- This week was probably our
most challenging vocal number.
And it also involved some
choreography that some of you
Found a bit more difficult
than others.
- By the end of today,
only 6 of the original 12
Will be here.
This is the first time
That our decision
wasn't unanimous.
Samuel...
Damian...
Lindsay...
You're all called back
for next week.
[applause]
- thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- I've never been
in the bottom three.
And I'm pretty much
banking on the fact
That there hasn't been
a homework challenge
Winner yet that got
sent to the bottom three.
- It was the four of you
That we were arguing over
until the dawn hours
This morning.
- Alex, with the boys
that we have left,
You're obviously
the best mover.
But they seem
to try harder.
You seemed
a little bit checked out
And a little disconnected.
It's not an easy energy
to work off of.
You're doing a last chance
performance tonight.
- Marissa, you obviously won
the homework assignment.
But nikki's feedback
from the recording session
Was a little lukewarm.
She said that you hadn't
rehearsed all your lines.
And when you were actually
being slushied,
It seemed good,
but just less dynamic,
Less electric,
than it's ever been.
- Marissa...
You're also doing a last chance
performance tonight.
- Okay.
- Hannah, cameron.
It was over
the two of you
That we were deadlocked.
But we had to come down to
Choosing this based on
the theme of the week,
Which was tenacity.
Cameron...
With equal fairness
with everyone,
Maybe the temperature
affected you more than it did
Some of the other
contenders.
But, you know,
we're on this tight
Shooting schedule.
And you are
the only contender
That stopp
and forced a cut.
- Hannah, you really struggled
in the recording booth.
You were challenged
by the choreography
With an attitude that
Everything
was going to be difficult.
Despite all that,
You didn't let any of it
stop you from giving
A really, really great
performance.
You're called back
for next week.
- [exhales]
thank you.
I am so relieved
that I don't have to sing.
But, I mean,
that leaves cameron.
And that's the last person
I want to go home.
- Marissa, alex,
and cameron,
The three of you will be doing
last chance performances
Tonight.
We have decided to give you
a little bit of a break
By giving you songs
that we know
You know how to perform.
So tonight,
you're going to be performing
One of your original
audition songs.
Alex, your song is
And I am telling you
I'm not going.
- Know what,
I'm gonna mean
that song when I sing it.
[laughter]
I will jump
off of this stage,
And I will crawl
to ryan murphy,
And I will sing this song
to him.
- Marissa...
Your song is hate on me
by jill scott.
Cameron,
we have decided
That you should sing
love can wait.
Your original song.
Isn't that the name of it?
- Yeah.
- Can you do that?
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Heck, yeah, I can sing that.
- Good luck.
- See you guys.
- [vocalizing]
Well, let's do this [bleep].
- * don't hate on me,
ryan *
* uh-uh-uh-uh-uh *
- Oh, boy.
[deep breath]
Me and a guitar.
I remember
writing this song.
I had just broken up
with my girlfriend at the time.
And I was really
proud of myself,
'cause it was the first time
I'd really, like,
Put together a song.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- So I'm super excited that
you're doing your original song,
Because I think
ryan can see
What you're all about.
I just want you
to be super confident,
Just like you walked into
your first audition.
- At this point,
you can never really
Be sure if you're safe.
But, you know,
if I'm gonna go home,
I'm gonna go out
singing my song
For ryan murphy tonight.
- Well, you know this song.
You should be, like,
super excited.
- Oh, I am super, uber...
Yeah.
- Okay.
- I'm scared out of my mind.
This is my third week
in a row
Of being in
the bottom three.
- And what--what color pumps
are you wearing?
The cream?
The pointy toe?
- Mm.
- Those look difficult.
I don't think
I could maneuver in those.
- I'm doing this performance
in drag
To make a statement
and show ryan
Why I still belong
in this competition.
I hope he gets it,
'cause if he doesn't get it,
I'm gonna be
a very unhappy camper.
- [singing loudly]
- Hello.
- Hi.
- How's it going?
- Oh, I came in here
and I started angrily singing.
- So you're angry.
- Well, it's about
hating on me, so.
- [laughs] okay.
The littlest things
are making a difference,
Like--like not practicing
as much.
This is high stakes.
Don't cry.
- Sorry.
- Are you crying
because of
What you went through
to get to this point?
- Um...
This is the first time
I feel like I've,
Uh, fully fit in
somewhere.
- It doesn't have to be
a memory tonight.
Just stay with it.
- I just want
to keep fighting.
- You'll do great.
- [clicks tongue]
- [clears throat]
- * ha-uh *
[bell rings]
- You know,
your talent is undisputable.
But you need to work
on showing us that you can
Join that cast
and keep up with them.
- Ow, ow, ow.
This really freaking hurts.
Is this going to make me...
[gasping]
Oh, my gosh,
I've never been
In this much pain
in my life.
My legs are just
Burning alive
from the inside out.
It's awful.
Aah!
Butt bone hurts.
- The splits help everything.
- Hannah is on the floor,
face down,
Because her ass is sore.
- Oh, I'm not done yet.
[laughing]
I got a lot more to go.
- Are you gonna do
a split?
- No.
- You sure?
- Aah!
[laughter]
- So the theme of this week
was tenacity.
And first up is alex.
- Alex tends to seem bored,
or tired, or just disconnect.
He just doesn't really pop.
[laughter]
- Effie white,
as I live and breathe.
- I am alex.
And I'm singing
and I am telling you.
- Okay, before you begin,
Tell me
about your choice here.
- [laughs]
well,
Last week,
when you said,
"how come you didn't come out
as amy winehouse,"
And I took that
to account.
Now that I have gotten
the opportunity
To come see you again,
I wanted to come correct
And show you
what I can bring to the table.
- Let's hear it.
- * and I am telling you *
* I am not going *
* you're the best man *
* I'll ever know *
* there's no way I could *
* ever go *
* no, no,
there's no way *
* no, no, there's no way *
* I'm living without you *
* I'm not living
without you *
* I don't want to be free *
* I'm staying *
* I'm staying *
* and you, and you *
* you're gonna love me *
* oh *
* ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh *
* tear down the mountain *
* yell, scream and shout *
* and you can say
what you want *
* I'm not walking out *
* stop all the rivers *
* push, strike, and kill *
* I'm not gonna leave you *
* there's no way I will *
* and I am *
* telling you *
* I'm not going *
* I'm not living
without you *
* not living without you *
* I don't want to be free *
* I'm staying *
* I'm staying *
* and you, and you,
yes, you *
* you're gonna love me *
* oh *
* *
* love me *
* love me *
* love me *
* love *
* you're gonna love *
* me *
- Whoa.
- I'm exhausted.
- That was...
[applause]
- I loved that.
I thought it was brave
and unusual.
You know what I felt
when you did this?
I felt that,
for the first time,
That you really want this.
And that's tenacity.
But one of the things
I've heard about you this week
Is that you were kind of
shut down.
Were you tired?
Are you homesick?
- I'm none of those things.
Um, when I sense things
getting tough,
I tend to focus on it so much
that I do shut down.
- Usually it takes a while
to amp up to this point.
But if you could attack
Everything like this,
then that's...
There's no stopping you.
- Well, thank you.
You did great.
- Thank you.
[laughter]
- Next up is marissa.
She faltered not only
In the recording studio,
but yesterday, she was good,
But she's always been dynamic,
and she just wasn't.
It was strange.
It was just...
We couldn't figure it out.
- And it's weird,
because she's won
The last two homework
assignments, and now she's in
The bottom three
for the first time.
- Hello, ryan murphy.
- Hello.
- I am the elusive
marissa von bleicken.
- I have not met you.
- I will be singing
hate on me.
[hate on me intro plays]
* *
- * if I could give you
the world *
* on a silver platter *
* would it even matter? *
* you'll still be mad
at me *
* if I could find
in all this *
* a dozen roses *
* that I would give
to you *
* you'd still be miserable *
* 'cause in reality *
* I'm gon' be who I be *
* and I don't feel
no faults *
* for all the lies
that you bought *
* you can try as you may *
* bring me down
when I say *
* that it ain't up to you *
* gonna do what you do *
* hate on me, hater *
* now or later *
* 'cause I'm gonna do me *
* you'll be mad, baby *
* go 'head and hate on me,
hater *
* 'cause I'm not afraid of *
* what I got
I paid for *
* you can hate on me *
* hate on me, hater *
* 'cause I'm gonna do me *
* you'll be mad, baby, yeah *
* go 'head and hate on me,
ryan *
* go ahead, try it *
* but I will not buy it *
* you can hate me, ooh *
- Very nice.
[applause]
How do you think you did
on that song?
- Um, I think
I did pretty well.
- You know, your talent
is undisputable.
You're very much
in that sort of beautiful girl,
Femme fatale thing.
No matter what happens,
I think you're always
Gonna be performing.
- Amen.
- And I think that is
the quality of the show,
Is that come hell
or high water,
You have a song to sing,
and I like that about you.
But I think you have to be
a little bit more in control.
You have to be a little bit
less all over the place.
Do you know
what I'm saying?
- Yeah, I do.
- Well, thank you.
Nice to meet you.
- Thank you.
I hope to meet you again,
Except...In, uh,
better circumstances.
- Keep trying to put my name
in the lyrics.
- [chuckles]
So cameron is next.
And the reason cameron's here
is that he
Broke character when he was hit
with the slushies.
- Hello.
My name is cameron.
And I'm going to be singing
an original song tonight
Called love can wait.
One, two, three, four.
* *
* if love is a feeling *
* then I don't want it *
* you'll take it
and make it *
* into more *
* but if you want
something *
* that really
means something *
* I'll show you
what love is really for *
* and if you want me
to say *
* you don't have
to cha-a-ange *
* I've been waiting patiently *
* well, love can wait
for me *
* love can wait for me *
* *
* and if you want me
to say *
* you don't have
to cha-a-ange *
* I've been waiting patiently *
* well, love can wait
for me *
* love can wait for me *
* say *
* oh, oh *
* whoa, oh, oh *
* oh, oh, oh *
* *
Love can wait, baby.
[applause]
- Well, I have to say,
I like you so much
When you're doing
your thing.
You're a great performer.
You obviously have
a really big heart.
I'm a little worried
about your acting.
I guess the reason
why you're in
The bottom three tonight
Is because you had
a little bit of, uh,
Trouble with the slushie.
- Yeah, I realized that,
you know,
The director, erik,
you know, had to, like, cut.
And apparently I was the only
one that he had to do that for.
- The thing about the show is,
You don't want
to have to be the guy
That makes a mistake
and then
Has to do it over,
and I would say
That 90% of the slushies
we have on the show
Are one-take wonders,
You know,
so that what you did
Would be a problem
on the show.
You need to work
on showing us
That you can join that cast
and keep up with them.
- Thank you guys so much.
- Thank you.
I could see
how cameron could walk in there
And be a star.
- I don't know if he's
season three ready yet.
You need to be able
to open up your bag
And pull out
whatever tools you need
And work right then.
- [softly] okay.
- Oh, you guys
must be exhausted.
- I'm tired of this.
- You look chipper, man.
- [scoffs]
- If you look
at all three of them,
I think the thing that,
you know, has to happen--
You have to fall in love,
I think, with somebody
And write them
in their wheelhouse.
And it's hard, because
they're all three talented.
- I don't think
that I'm staying,
Because you can prove
that you can become
More of an actor.
She can prove
that she can become
Better of a performer.
But I've just, like,
Gone through three times.
So what does that say
about me?
I don't know.
- Here's what I think
after tonight.
It's very simple.
It's about
who can you write to?
- I really think it's me,
Because you guys
freaking killed it.
Alex, freakin' effie white
over there.
Marissa's not going anywhere
anytime soon.
Marissa,
that was her first time.
I've been
in the bottom three
Three out of
the last four weeks.
You know, I feel like
ryan's seen enough of me,
And he's ready to move on.
- I think I'll be okay.
But, you know, it still sucks.
'cause, like,
the stakes are so high
And especially, like,
I don't know.
If you do well,
and the expectations
Are up here,
when you don't do well...
So...
- I think that's a definite,
big yes.
- Okay.
- That's a yes.
And I think that's the no.
- Hey, guys.
So unfortunately,
the time has come
And the list is posted,
so...
Go take a look.
[door closes]
- Give me some hugs
so I can get it over with.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
- I really do.
- [chuckles]
- Now give me a real one.
A real one.
- Mwah.
- There we go.
Save it for later.
- Bye.
It's appropriate
that this week is tenacity.
It's been so long just fighting,
fighting, fighting,
And I want this
more than anything.
- I've literally given
everything I can.
It stinks,
but you just gotta go with it,
And commit to it,
and if it doesn't work out,
Then it doesn't work out.
- Walking down that hallway
Is walking
straight up to fate.
You don't know
what's at the end of that hall.
[emotional piano music]
- * ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
- [gasps]
- Oh, my god.
- I'm really sad to leave.
It was very shocking
to do well
And then all of a sudden
just fall flat.
But just making it
onto this show at all
Was my biggest hope.
Before I came here,
I wasn't a risk taker.
Since I've been here,
I had to face fears
And I had to be brave.
I'm a complely
different person now.
- * ba ba ba ba ba *
* oh *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* oh *
- * there's nothing
you can say *
* nothing you can do *
* there's no other way
when it comes to the truth *
* so keep holding on *
* 'cause you know
we'll make it through *
* we'll make it through,
oh *
* *
[bell rings]
[laughter]
- what?
Yes!
- Oh, no.
- I'm like a koala bear.
I can't be sexy!
It's a little bit
uncomfortable
Just having to be sexy
with each other.
- I think this week's
really going to test
What people's limits are.
- And cut.
- You know, are you willing
to go there?
- Wait, wait.
Are you quitting?
- For more information
on the glee project,
the glee project...
Bryce, ellis, emily,
mckynleigh, matheus... gone.
This season's going by way too fast.
Marissa and Sam' stars on the rise.
what?
And imitation is the sincerest
form of flattery.
Right, Lindsay?
Ours isn't special anymore.
It's competition
That kiss may be innocent
But Cameron is not ready
to be voted off the Chastity Club just yet.
I fell like a had cheated, mom
It seems Alex doesn't need to prove
himself any longer;
- Let somebody else
have the opportunity to shine.
- But that's
not what ryan thinks.
- You think
you're better than them?
- I do not even think so.
- Now, only
seven contenders remain
As they compete
for a seven-episode
Guest-starring role
on season three of glee.
And that's all you need
to know so far on...
- * the glee project *
- [gasps]
no way!
- [gasps]
- do you know that song?
- Ah!
- Tenacity, a ribidoo!
- Oh, lyrics.
- Last week,
the whole thing with the kiss,
I feel like
that kinda messed me up,
And, you know,
just kinda threw me off.
And this week, you know,
I feel kind of on the edge.
And I need
to have a great week.
- * this time, baby,
I'll be *
This could be
a really good week for me.
This is gonna be fun.
This is all about attitude.
I just have all this confidence
that I didn't have before.
And I feel
like I am a competitor,
And I have
a chance at winning this,
And I can just go for it.
- * I won't let you in again *
* the messages
I've tried to send *
- * my information's
just not going in *
I feel like most of
us are a little bit confused
About what this theme
is going to require of us.
- We need, like, a dictionary.
Like, I wanna know
The actual definition
of tenacity.
- It means to be tenacious,
it means to be...
[growls]
Being an adopted child,
Not quite understanding
where I fit,
It took tenacity
And it took endurance
just to get here,
To feel like I've
been blessed with so much.
- Ferocious, yeah.
- Ferocious!
I'm showing my tenacity--
Or in my word, "tenasty,"
by showing that I have
The strength and the power
to get what I want.
- You are not
gonna get to me.
Like, been there, done that,
messed around.
- We know
there's gonna be a guest.
And we're just wondering,
who is gonna show up
Who can really judge us
on our tenacity?
- [chuckles]
hey, guys.
[cheers and applause]
- what up?
- [chuckles]
- oh!
- What up?
- So guys, you recognize
Max adler, who plays
dave karofsky on glee.
All: Yeah.
- How's it going?
- Max is a little bit
intimidating
Because you see
his character on glee,
And he's this big, tough,
you know, football player
That's, like,
always raggin' on everybody.
- So the theme of
the week is tenacity.
- You know, I've been
turned down tons of times.
And that's part of it.
You just have to kind of
Overcome the rejections
and the obstacles,
And just keep fighting.
- Max epitomizes inspiration
for you guys,
'cause I cast max
as a two-line co-star.
Look at what's happened.
I mean, taken off.
And he's enormously talented
and a great guy.
And I'm so proud of you,
max.
- Thank you very much, robert.
Thank you.
You know, I've been told
it's the three "p"s.
It's passion, persistence,
and patience.
- So the performer who max
thinks has the most tenacity
Will get extra screen time
in the big group number
And a one-on-one session
to help you make the best of it.
- All righty, guys,
so you ready?
You feeling it?
All: Yes.
- Let's see whose performance
is bulletproof.
[bulletproof plays]
* *
- * been there, done that,
messed around *
* I'm having fun,
don't put me down *
- * I'll never let
you sweep me off my feet *
- * I won't let you in again *
* the messages
I've tried to send *
- * my information's
just not going in *
- * oh, burning bridges
shore to shore *
* I break away from
something more *
- * I'm not turned on to love
until it's cheap *
- Stop, stop, stop, stop.
- What's going on?
Max asks us to stop.
And I have no idea what to do.
Like, what the "f"
is going on?
- In terms of your performance,
tenacity--which is the theme--
I'm afraid
we'll have to do one more.
Do something that
you've never done before.
Just surprise me, shock me.
Give it everything you've got.
All the energy,
put it in front, this is it.
* *
- * been there, done that,
messed around *
* I'm having fun,
don't put me down *
- * I'll never let
you sweep me off my feet *
- * I won't let you in again *
* the messages
I tried to send *
- * my information's
just not going in *
- * oh, burning bridges
shore to shore *
* I break away
from sometng more *
- * I'm not turned on to love
until it's cheap *
- * been there, done that,
messed around *
* I'm having fun,
don't put me down *
- * I'll never let you
sweep me off my feet *
* *
- * this time, baby *
* I'll be bulletproof *
- * this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
All: * this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
* this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
* this time, baby,
I'll be *
* bulletproof *
- Yeah.
That was bigger.
That was so good.
- Awesome.
- You guys are so good.
So on the money.
Um, damian.
- Yes.
- Awesome.
- Thank you.
- The only little thing
I'll say is
Sometimes when someone else
is singing or dancing,
I could see
you kinda like, you know,
You like, watched
or looked at them.
And it's like, you know,
you like check out for a second.
So amazing performance,
but just, you know, stay in it,
Like, the whole time.
- Sure, sure.
- Um, samuel...
Dude, I could see it.
Like, you were just
so focused.
I mean, you know,
it's in your eyes.
You're so good.
- I've honestly
never wanted to win
A challenge more
than I wanna win this one,
Because I feel like this one
pertains to me so much.
You know, I am tenacious.
Like, I do want this.
I don't want second place,
and I don't want third place.
I want...That role.
- Lindsay and marissa,
you got, I mean, amazing voices.
Just everything.
Um, and...
Ah, so hard.
But everyone
brought their a-plus game.
I mean, it's just--
it's so hard to choose.
Marissa, you win.
You win the challenge.
- Ah!
- [chuckles]
it's all you.
- This is my second week
winning the challenge.
I'm on top of my game.
It feels good,
and it shows
That I'm being tenacious.
Oh, my god, I--
- you're so--I mean,
I'm telling you, your voice
and your attitude is enough,
But then the fact that
you took, you know, risks.
And you were the first one
to kick the chair,
That's exactly what you have
to do to stand out.
So congratulations.
[applause]
- I'm happy for her,
but at the same time,
It's like,
you've won two in a row.
You know, the numbers
are slowly starting
To dwindle down
Of who's won one,
And I still haven't won
anything.
- Marissa, that means
You get some one-on-one time
with max
To begin working
on the big group number.
Which is...
- So awesome.
You guys are gonna dig it.
It's a mash-up.
Under pressure
by david bowie and queen,
With ice, ice, baby--
vanilla ice.
- Oh!
- So good.
- Yes!
- So good.
- We're going to be
putting you guys
Through some
extra pressure this week
By adding some of the most
Physically demanding
choreography
You've done yet.
- So in addition,
I got one more
little fun surprise for you.
In the video,
you're all going
To be slushied a lot.
- Yes!
I've been waiting for that.
- You're all getting slushied.
A lot of slushie.
- Yes!
- Finally.
It is
an initiation process
To anything that is glee.
We need to be slushied,
and it needs to happen soon.
- Tenacity is
after you get slushied,
You know,
you can't break character,
Be like,
"oh, like, what the heck?"
I mean, you're in character.
Otherwise, you
have to redo everything--
The wardrobe changes,
the set is messed up.
So you'll be under pressure
getting slushied.
- I am a nervous wreck
right now.
I am not looking forward
To being slushied
in the face.
[bell rings]
- Hi.
- Oh, hi.
All: Hey!
- Well, welcome.
- Brooke is with us
for choreography today
Because zach
is on the set of glee.
- Listen, we have
a big number to do.
The goal is to make everything
look somewhat normal.
So...Let's get ready.
Six.
You push, seven.
- I really wanted to win
the homework assignment.
And I feel like not winning that
kind of killed my confidence.
And I'm noticing, I am
kinda struggling a little bit.
And I think
it's all in my head.
- Samuel, watch your focus.
You're going--
on the five,
You're looking to the front.
I don't--not until the six.
- Okay.
- Leg is five,
then the look is on six.
- This choreography
is very elaborate.
And I think
it's gonna be challenging
Because it's
a lot of floor work.
- One, two, three--
turn--
Four, five, six, seven.
Use both hands, hannah.
- Yeah.
- So flip over, and then you
have more control of it.
- The...Choreography,
my, my.
It is, uh, very interesting.
[chuckles]
- So I'm gonna push up
on my left arm,
And give myself--
that's gonna give me
The most support.
- [groans]
- lead with the hips.
- [giggling]
- so...There.
Go.
[snaps fingers]
- [straining]
- what?
- What seems easy
for the other people
Is not easy for me,
And first time I see it,
I'm just, like...
Shoot.
- So you have a little bit
of homework to practice,
And then get ready
for some slushies.
And I think
it's going to be fun.
So good luck.
- Bye.
- Right, dance time.
This dance in particular,
it's hard
Because you're on the floor
and sliding.
But, you know, still,
Hannah's really, really
working hard, you know,
Along with the rest of us--
the only person
Who I haven't seen him
do it once is alex.
This isn't
the first time.
He has a bit of a lazy attitude
about it.
I don't know
if he believes
That he's too good for it
And he's got it down
already.
Hope it doesn't bite him
in the arse, you know?
- All right, people.
Let's go.
[bell rings]
- The theme of the week
is tenacity,
So this is a perfect song
about pressure
And continuing to go on
when the pressure is heavy.
And I think
a lot of these kids
Are feeling the pressure
right now.
All right,
let's try this.
- Ooh.
- I'm planning on you
going up the octave.
- The--belting it?
- Yeah.
- Uh, okay.
- You're coming in
on the second line.
And then you're gonna sing
the rest of that entire thing.
- * this is ourself *
* under pressure *
- Okay, that was cleaner,
but it didn't have any feeling.
- Okay.
Recording with nikki,
You can't help but think
she's judging you.
And I feel like the less time
I'm in that room,
The better it is,
because it means
I didn't need
to work on it as much.
* this is ourselves *
- Aah.
- * under pressure *
- [stuttering]
- mm-mm?
- You're just singing it
really straight now.
- All right. I'll just feel it.
- Feel it.
- * under pressure *
* that burns
the building down *
* splits the family
in two *
I am super, super nervous
In the recording studio
with nikki.
- That's better with your tone,
but just--
I'm not feeling
what you're talking about.
- I have a lot of parts,
So I definitely am
messing up a bit
On getting some things
right.
- * splits a family
in two *
- * splits a family in two *
- Simplify it a little bit.
- Sorry.
I'll be honest
that this part,
I didn't, uh,
practice on
As much
as the other parts.
- [sighs]
okay. Again.
[bell rings]
- This is frustrating.
What is my problem?
- You're just crumbling
under the pressure.
- [bleep].
- Cut, cut.
What happened?
- All right, so we're having
a little bet in here to see
If you can do this
in one take.
- Oh, shoot.
All right.
I had so much fun
The last time I got to rap
with m.C. Hammer,
And I think that they definitely
gave me this part
Because they know
that I can rap,
And they're expecting me
to do a good job.
* deadly *
* our arms cut like a-- *
oh, shoot.
- Oh!
- Oh, no.
- Let's see if you can get it
in two takes.
- Yes, yes.
- All right,
let's do this again.
- * deadly, our arms-- *
oh, no.
* deadly, when I-- *
[sighs]
* deadly, when I
da na na na *
- All right.
- * less than... *
[vocalizes]
This is frustrating.
What is my problem?
I knew that they expected
a lot out of me.
I expected a lot
out of myself.
- You're just crumbling
under the pressure.
- * deadly
when I play a dope melody *
I know this.
After messing it up
a few times,
It got harder and harder
to keep going.
And I just kind of shut down
a little bit.
It was terrible.
- I wouldn't let it
bum me out.
- I'm trying not to.
- 'cause then all I need you
to worry about now is tomorrow.
- Just forget about it,
yeah.
- That's your focus.
[bell rings]
I have, like, a pit
in my stomach right now.
- I'm getting along
with cameron
Incredibly well
in the house.
More than anything, we have
the same mindset for this.
We're just willing
to work incredibly hard.
- Hey, what's up, guys?
All: Hey.
- What's up?
How's everybody?
- Good.
- So you're gonna get wet.
You're gonna get slushied.
You're gonna get blasted.
Don't lose character,
'cause we're gonna do
Just one or two takes
of this slushie thing.
That's the biggest thing.
- There's just
So much to deal with
at one time.
I've got this giant rap,
And I have a dance number
that I have no idea
How I'm gonna
pull through.
And I'm definitely feeling
the pressure, for sure.
I mean, this is
the hardest dance
That we've had, like,
for me.
I mean, m.C. Hammer's hard,
But I feel
like this is harder.
- Fat kids weren't meant
to do floor work.
- That's all I have to say.
[laughter]
Thank you.
Fat kids hate floor work.
- Marissa, can I see you
standing right there?
Looking at camera.
- Ever since my one-on-one
session with max,
I have been a little off,
because I know
What it feels like
to be slushied already.
And it's not fun.
- Do you want goggles for this
to protect the eyes?
- Actually, you know what?
I am...
I'm gonna be
tenacious about it,
And not use the goggles.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- So character to character,
Surprised, humiliated,
embarrassed.
Feel all that
and let the camera read that.
[clears throat]
- Getting slushied
feels like a brain freeze,
And eye stinging,
and general discomfort.
[under pressure playing]
My shoot was interesting,
'cause I got
to see max again.
He got to slushie me again.
This time,
he has really good aim.
And, uh, I do get
quite a lot in the face.
Trying to look at camera.
But it's very difficult.
- Cut, cut, cut,
cut, cut.
[splash]
I hope we got that.
[laughter]
- She didn't miss a beat.
She took the slushies
without messing up the words.
But she just seemed less...
Electric
than she ever has.
- When they yelled "cut,"
Um, they were like
mid-throw.
So there's like a million
more slushies that came
After it was cut,
so it was just like--
[gasping]
- And playback, please.
- * all right, stop *
* collaborate and listen *
Getting slushied,
it totally hurts.
But at the same time, like,
the cold
Shocks you into, like,
adrenaline.
And you just want
to push through it.
[both laughing]
- This is definitely
the funnest video shoot so far.
- Awesome.
- Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.
- It does hurt your eyes.
- Yeah. [laughter]
- Great job, samuel.
- Your eyes are red.
- There's definitely times
when you're singing
And you're just--
you know how when you get
Really cold, you're like--
[gasping]
We all have to be
super tenacious to, like,
Act while being slushied
and still staying in character.
It's hard, but good.
You really do
have to push through.
- So damian, you're going to be
coming up the stairs.
- Right.
- Lindsay,
you're going to be
Coming from outside.
- I think damian and lindsay
are gonna
Take the slushies
really well,
Because I think
they're just two of the most
Committed contenders.
I think they are both
in it to win.
[under pressure plays]
Great.
- That was painful.
My skin's sensitive,
you know.
I don't like being cold.
And I thought my ears
were going to fall off.
[robert laughs]
- Amazing.
- Cut, cut, cut.
That was good.
- [bleep].
- He looked so uncomfortable.
It is such a surreal moment
between him and I.
- How many times
did you guys get slammed?
- Three takes.
- We did three takes.
- That's it.
- Yeah.
- Your rap is hot.
Seriously.
- Did you hear it?
- It's like, seriously.
I'm not just saying it.
- It took a while
to get there.
You know, my session
in the recording studio
With nikki was awful.
I know that I have those lyrics
in my brain.
* like a poisonous mushroom *
So I'm going
to do my best,
And I'm going
to get my rap right.
It might not be pretty,
but I'm gonna get through it.
* you better hit the bull's-eye
the kids don't play *
* if there was a problem
yo, I'll solve it *
* check out the hook
while my dj revolves it *
[laughter]
- That was great.
- That was fun.
[laughs]
It was so cool.
Like, I'm not even kidding.
After the initial shock--
- Was it as bad as you thought?
- No.
I had all the slushie on me,
I was like,
"hmm."
- what the heck.
- And I just, like,
started eating it.
- How's it looking?
Ready?
All right.
- Roll cameras, please.
[under pressure plays]
- * ourselves *
* one more chance *
- He sort of seems checked out.
- I agree.
- He could be much better.
- He just doesn't really
apply himself.
- Yeah, bigger.
Bigger.
- My slushie experience
is madness, mayhem,
And just foolishness.
I wasn't gonna stop.
- [vocalizing]
- I will--I refuse to be
in the bottom three
A third week in a row.
Refuse.
- Ready?
- I'm worried about the slushie.
And like, you know,
they keep telling us,
"whatever happens,
you know, just keep going."
I'm just thinking
about the cold.
And it just does not sound
Like a recipe
for a good video shoot for me.
- And playback.
[under pressure plays]
- * pressure *
* pushing down on me *
* pressing down on you *
- Cold.
- Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.
Cut, cut, cut.
- That is the coldest thing
my body has ever witnessed.
And it is horrible.
As soon as it hits me,
I'm thinking,
"god, I cannot do this."
* pressure *
* pressing down on me *
- Cut, cut, cut, cut.
What happened?
* *
- Cameron.
- I'm so sorry.
- I know, you're--no.
No, no, no, no, no.
Just sing no matter what.
Even if it seems
like you're dying.
- All I can think about
Is I think my body temperature
just dropped 30 degrees,
And I'm about to go into,
you know,
Hypothermic coma
or something.
- Hey.
How was it?
- Brutal.
- Are you alive?
- I can't--I'm not...
Trying to breathe.
Trying to catch my breath.
- All right,
so I'm gonna have you guys
Do the choreography
right here, actually.
- We have
a fresh change of clothes.
And we're gonna get slushied
everywhere.
We basically have one chance
to get this thing down.
- We might stick a little.
- You might stick?
- Instead of slide.
- We have to slide.
- And if we don't nail it,
it'll be super obvious
Who screwed up and who didn't,
'cause it's one take.
* *
- I'm tired.
And now I have to complete
this choreography
That I am absolutely
terrified of.
Yeah, not looking so great
for the home team.
- Cut, cut, cut.
Back to one.
Let's go.
Mark. Hit it.
- Here we go. And...
Cue playback, please.
[rhythmic snapping]
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- Let's kickt.
- * pressure *
* pushing down on me *
* pressing down on you *
* no man ask for *
- * under pressure
that burns the building down *
* splits the family in two *
* puts people on streets *
- * it's the terror
of knowing *
* what this world
is about *
* watching some good friends
screaming *
Both: * get me out *
- * pray tomorrow
takes me higher *
Both: * pressure on people *
* people on streets *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- * all right, stop *
* collaborate and listen *
* ice is back
with a brand-new invention *
* something grabs ahold of me
tightly *
* flow like a harpoon
daily and nightly *
* will it ever stop?
Yo, I don't know *
* turn off the lights, ha
and I'll glow *
* to the extreme
I rock a mic like a vandal *
* light up a stage
and wax a chump like a cane *
- * dance, bum rush
a speaker that booms *
* I'm killing your brain
like a poisonous mushroom *
* deadly
when I play a dope melody *
* anything less than the best
is a felony *
* love it or leave it,
you better gang way *
* you better hit
the bull's-eye *
* the kids don't play *
* if there was a problem
yo, I'll solve it *
* check out the hook
while my dj revolves it *
- * why can't we
give ourselves *
* one more chance? *
- * why can't we give love *
* one more chance *
Both: * why can't we
give love *
* give love,
give love *
* give love, give love *
* give love *
- * 'cause love's *
* such an old-fashioned word *
Both: * and love dares you *
* to care
for the people *
* on the edge
of the light *
All: * and love dares you *
* to change our way
of caring *
* about ourselves *
* this is our last dance *
* this is ourselves *
* under pressure *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
All: * under pressure *
- * dum dum dum
da da dum dum *
- * ice, ice, baby *
- All right, everybody.
That is a wrap today.
[cheers and applause]
- One shot, my man.
- You guys did great.
The video shoot
was the ultimate test
Of tenacity.
- Good job.
- These kids are getting
so professional
That it's really tough
to pick out three kids
That have to be
in the bottom three.
[bell rings]
- This is the first time
That our decision
wasn't unanimous.
- You're doing a last chance
performance tonight.
- The theme of the week
is tenacity.
That means having the drive
And determination
to keep focused
On your goals.
- This week was probably our
most challenging vocal number.
And it also involved some
choreography that some of you
Found a bit more difficult
than others.
- By the end of today,
only 6 of the original 12
Will be here.
This is the first time
That our decision
wasn't unanimous.
Samuel...
Damian...
Lindsay...
You're all called back
for next week.
[applause]
- thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- I've never been
in the bottom three.
And I'm pretty much
banking on the fact
That there hasn't been
a homework challenge
Winner yet that got
sent to the bottom three.
- It was the four of you
That we were arguing over
until the dawn hours
This morning.
- Alex, with the boys
that we have left,
You're obviously
the best mover.
But they seem
to try harder.
You seemed
a little bit checked out
And a little disconnected.
It's not an easy energy
to work off of.
You're doing a last chance
performance tonight.
- Marissa, you obviously won
the homework assignment.
But nikki's feedback
from the recording session
Was a little lukewarm.
She said that you hadn't
rehearsed all your lines.
And when you were actually
being slushied,
It seemed good,
but just less dynamic,
Less electric,
than it's ever been.
- Marissa...
You're also doing a last chance
performance tonight.
- Okay.
- Hannah, cameron.
It was over
the two of you
That we were deadlocked.
But we had to come down to
Choosing this based on
the theme of the week,
Which was tenacity.
Cameron...
With equal fairness
with everyone,
Maybe the temperature
affected you more than it did
Some of the other
contenders.
But, you know,
we're on this tight
Shooting schedule.
And you are
the only contender
That stopp
and forced a cut.
- Hannah, you really struggled
in the recording booth.
You were challenged
by the choreography
With an attitude that
Everything
was going to be difficult.
Despite all that,
You didn't let any of it
stop you from giving
A really, really great
performance.
You're called back
for next week.
- [exhales]
thank you.
I am so relieved
that I don't have to sing.
But, I mean,
that leaves cameron.
And that's the last person
I want to go home.
- Marissa, alex,
and cameron,
The three of you will be doing
last chance performances
Tonight.
We have decided to give you
a little bit of a break
By giving you songs
that we know
You know how to perform.
So tonight,
you're going to be performing
One of your original
audition songs.
Alex, your song is
And I am telling you
I'm not going.
- Know what,
I'm gonna mean
that song when I sing it.
[laughter]
I will jump
off of this stage,
And I will crawl
to ryan murphy,
And I will sing this song
to him.
- Marissa...
Your song is hate on me
by jill scott.
Cameron,
we have decided
That you should sing
love can wait.
Your original song.
Isn't that the name of it?
- Yeah.
- Can you do that?
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Heck, yeah, I can sing that.
- Good luck.
- See you guys.
- [vocalizing]
Well, let's do this [bleep].
- * don't hate on me,
ryan *
* uh-uh-uh-uh-uh *
- Oh, boy.
[deep breath]
Me and a guitar.
I remember
writing this song.
I had just broken up
with my girlfriend at the time.
And I was really
proud of myself,
'cause it was the first time
I'd really, like,
Put together a song.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- So I'm super excited that
you're doing your original song,
Because I think
ryan can see
What you're all about.
I just want you
to be super confident,
Just like you walked into
your first audition.
- At this point,
you can never really
Be sure if you're safe.
But, you know,
if I'm gonna go home,
I'm gonna go out
singing my song
For ryan murphy tonight.
- Well, you know this song.
You should be, like,
super excited.
- Oh, I am super, uber...
Yeah.
- Okay.
- I'm scared out of my mind.
This is my third week
in a row
Of being in
the bottom three.
- And what--what color pumps
are you wearing?
The cream?
The pointy toe?
- Mm.
- Those look difficult.
I don't think
I could maneuver in those.
- I'm doing this performance
in drag
To make a statement
and show ryan
Why I still belong
in this competition.
I hope he gets it,
'cause if he doesn't get it,
I'm gonna be
a very unhappy camper.
- [singing loudly]
- Hello.
- Hi.
- How's it going?
- Oh, I came in here
and I started angrily singing.
- So you're angry.
- Well, it's about
hating on me, so.
- [laughs] okay.
The littlest things
are making a difference,
Like--like not practicing
as much.
This is high stakes.
Don't cry.
- Sorry.
- Are you crying
because of
What you went through
to get to this point?
- Um...
This is the first time
I feel like I've,
Uh, fully fit in
somewhere.
- It doesn't have to be
a memory tonight.
Just stay with it.
- I just want
to keep fighting.
- You'll do great.
- [clicks tongue]
- [clears throat]
- * ha-uh *
[bell rings]
- You know,
your talent is undisputable.
But you need to work
on showing us that you can
Join that cast
and keep up with them.
- Ow, ow, ow.
This really freaking hurts.
Is this going to make me...
[gasping]
Oh, my gosh,
I've never been
In this much pain
in my life.
My legs are just
Burning alive
from the inside out.
It's awful.
Aah!
Butt bone hurts.
- The splits help everything.
- Hannah is on the floor,
face down,
Because her ass is sore.
- Oh, I'm not done yet.
[laughing]
I got a lot more to go.
- Are you gonna do
a split?
- No.
- You sure?
- Aah!
[laughter]
- So the theme of this week
was tenacity.
And first up is alex.
- Alex tends to seem bored,
or tired, or just disconnect.
He just doesn't really pop.
[laughter]
- Effie white,
as I live and breathe.
- I am alex.
And I'm singing
and I am telling you.
- Okay, before you begin,
Tell me
about your choice here.
- [laughs]
well,
Last week,
when you said,
"how come you didn't come out
as amy winehouse,"
And I took that
to account.
Now that I have gotten
the opportunity
To come see you again,
I wanted to come correct
And show you
what I can bring to the table.
- Let's hear it.
- * and I am telling you *
* I am not going *
* you're the best man *
* I'll ever know *
* there's no way I could *
* ever go *
* no, no,
there's no way *
* no, no, there's no way *
* I'm living without you *
* I'm not living
without you *
* I don't want to be free *
* I'm staying *
* I'm staying *
* and you, and you *
* you're gonna love me *
* oh *
* ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh *
* tear down the mountain *
* yell, scream and shout *
* and you can say
what you want *
* I'm not walking out *
* stop all the rivers *
* push, strike, and kill *
* I'm not gonna leave you *
* there's no way I will *
* and I am *
* telling you *
* I'm not going *
* I'm not living
without you *
* not living without you *
* I don't want to be free *
* I'm staying *
* I'm staying *
* and you, and you,
yes, you *
* you're gonna love me *
* oh *
* *
* love me *
* love me *
* love me *
* love *
* you're gonna love *
* me *
- Whoa.
- I'm exhausted.
- That was...
[applause]
- I loved that.
I thought it was brave
and unusual.
You know what I felt
when you did this?
I felt that,
for the first time,
That you really want this.
And that's tenacity.
But one of the things
I've heard about you this week
Is that you were kind of
shut down.
Were you tired?
Are you homesick?
- I'm none of those things.
Um, when I sense things
getting tough,
I tend to focus on it so much
that I do shut down.
- Usually it takes a while
to amp up to this point.
But if you could attack
Everything like this,
then that's...
There's no stopping you.
- Well, thank you.
You did great.
- Thank you.
[laughter]
- Next up is marissa.
She faltered not only
In the recording studio,
but yesterday, she was good,
But she's always been dynamic,
and she just wasn't.
It was strange.
It was just...
We couldn't figure it out.
- And it's weird,
because she's won
The last two homework
assignments, and now she's in
The bottom three
for the first time.
- Hello, ryan murphy.
- Hello.
- I am the elusive
marissa von bleicken.
- I have not met you.
- I will be singing
hate on me.
[hate on me intro plays]
* *
- * if I could give you
the world *
* on a silver platter *
* would it even matter? *
* you'll still be mad
at me *
* if I could find
in all this *
* a dozen roses *
* that I would give
to you *
* you'd still be miserable *
* 'cause in reality *
* I'm gon' be who I be *
* and I don't feel
no faults *
* for all the lies
that you bought *
* you can try as you may *
* bring me down
when I say *
* that it ain't up to you *
* gonna do what you do *
* hate on me, hater *
* now or later *
* 'cause I'm gonna do me *
* you'll be mad, baby *
* go 'head and hate on me,
hater *
* 'cause I'm not afraid of *
* what I got
I paid for *
* you can hate on me *
* hate on me, hater *
* 'cause I'm gonna do me *
* you'll be mad, baby, yeah *
* go 'head and hate on me,
ryan *
* go ahead, try it *
* but I will not buy it *
* you can hate me, ooh *
- Very nice.
[applause]
How do you think you did
on that song?
- Um, I think
I did pretty well.
- You know, your talent
is undisputable.
You're very much
in that sort of beautiful girl,
Femme fatale thing.
No matter what happens,
I think you're always
Gonna be performing.
- Amen.
- And I think that is
the quality of the show,
Is that come hell
or high water,
You have a song to sing,
and I like that about you.
But I think you have to be
a little bit more in control.
You have to be a little bit
less all over the place.
Do you know
what I'm saying?
- Yeah, I do.
- Well, thank you.
Nice to meet you.
- Thank you.
I hope to meet you again,
Except...In, uh,
better circumstances.
- Keep trying to put my name
in the lyrics.
- [chuckles]
So cameron is next.
And the reason cameron's here
is that he
Broke character when he was hit
with the slushies.
- Hello.
My name is cameron.
And I'm going to be singing
an original song tonight
Called love can wait.
One, two, three, four.
* *
* if love is a feeling *
* then I don't want it *
* you'll take it
and make it *
* into more *
* but if you want
something *
* that really
means something *
* I'll show you
what love is really for *
* and if you want me
to say *
* you don't have
to cha-a-ange *
* I've been waiting patiently *
* well, love can wait
for me *
* love can wait for me *
* *
* and if you want me
to say *
* you don't have
to cha-a-ange *
* I've been waiting patiently *
* well, love can wait
for me *
* love can wait for me *
* say *
* oh, oh *
* whoa, oh, oh *
* oh, oh, oh *
* *
Love can wait, baby.
[applause]
- Well, I have to say,
I like you so much
When you're doing
your thing.
You're a great performer.
You obviously have
a really big heart.
I'm a little worried
about your acting.
I guess the reason
why you're in
The bottom three tonight
Is because you had
a little bit of, uh,
Trouble with the slushie.
- Yeah, I realized that,
you know,
The director, erik,
you know, had to, like, cut.
And apparently I was the only
one that he had to do that for.
- The thing about the show is,
You don't want
to have to be the guy
That makes a mistake
and then
Has to do it over,
and I would say
That 90% of the slushies
we have on the show
Are one-take wonders,
You know,
so that what you did
Would be a problem
on the show.
You need to work
on showing us
That you can join that cast
and keep up with them.
- Thank you guys so much.
- Thank you.
I could see
how cameron could walk in there
And be a star.
- I don't know if he's
season three ready yet.
You need to be able
to open up your bag
And pull out
whatever tools you need
And work right then.
- [softly] okay.
- Oh, you guys
must be exhausted.
- I'm tired of this.
- You look chipper, man.
- [scoffs]
- If you look
at all three of them,
I think the thing that,
you know, has to happen--
You have to fall in love,
I think, with somebody
And write them
in their wheelhouse.
And it's hard, because
they're all three talented.
- I don't think
that I'm staying,
Because you can prove
that you can become
More of an actor.
She can prove
that she can become
Better of a performer.
But I've just, like,
Gone through three times.
So what does that say
about me?
I don't know.
- Here's what I think
after tonight.
It's very simple.
It's about
who can you write to?
- I really think it's me,
Because you guys
freaking killed it.
Alex, freakin' effie white
over there.
Marissa's not going anywhere
anytime soon.
Marissa,
that was her first time.
I've been
in the bottom three
Three out of
the last four weeks.
You know, I feel like
ryan's seen enough of me,
And he's ready to move on.
- I think I'll be okay.
But, you know, it still sucks.
'cause, like,
the stakes are so high
And especially, like,
I don't know.
If you do well,
and the expectations
Are up here,
when you don't do well...
So...
- I think that's a definite,
big yes.
- Okay.
- That's a yes.
And I think that's the no.
- Hey, guys.
So unfortunately,
the time has come
And the list is posted,
so...
Go take a look.
[door closes]
- Give me some hugs
so I can get it over with.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
- I really do.
- [chuckles]
- Now give me a real one.
A real one.
- Mwah.
- There we go.
Save it for later.
- Bye.
It's appropriate
that this week is tenacity.
It's been so long just fighting,
fighting, fighting,
And I want this
more than anything.
- I've literally given
everything I can.
It stinks,
but you just gotta go with it,
And commit to it,
and if it doesn't work out,
Then it doesn't work out.
- Walking down that hallway
Is walking
straight up to fate.
You don't know
what's at the end of that hall.
[emotional piano music]
- * ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
- [gasps]
- Oh, my god.
- I'm really sad to leave.
It was very shocking
to do well
And then all of a sudden
just fall flat.
But just making it
onto this show at all
Was my biggest hope.
Before I came here,
I wasn't a risk taker.
Since I've been here,
I had to face fears
And I had to be brave.
I'm a complely
different person now.
- * ba ba ba ba ba *
* oh *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* ba ba ba ba ba *
* oh *
- * there's nothing
you can say *
* nothing you can do *
* there's no other way
when it comes to the truth *
* so keep holding on *
* 'cause you know
we'll make it through *
* we'll make it through,
oh *
* *
[bell rings]
[laughter]
- what?
Yes!
- Oh, no.
- I'm like a koala bear.
I can't be sexy!
It's a little bit
uncomfortable
Just having to be sexy
with each other.
- I think this week's
really going to test
What people's limits are.
- And cut.
- You know, are you willing
to go there?
- Wait, wait.
Are you quitting?
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