The Masked Singer (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 9 - Clash of the Masks - full transcript

It seems to me that my
competition's pretty tough.

I'm not gonna relax
on this show until I win.

You can't
keep a butterfly down.

Some people
underestimate the Fox,

but I am here to win.

♪ Who is that? ♪

This is "The Masked Singer."

Whoo!

After three grueling rounds
of competition,

only the top undercover
celebrities have survived.

You slayed. I'll see you
in the finals, girlfriend.



Last week,
it was a shocking elimination

as we said good‐bye
to a living legend.

Mrs. Patti LaBelle!

‐ Tonight...
‐ ♪ Baby, I'm sorry ♪

...four secret stars
go head‐to‐head

in two epic face‐offs‐‐

Butterfly versus Fox...

She was in a boxing ring for that
performance, and she came to fight.

...and Thingamajig
versus Tree.

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪
‐ Love you.

Is this "The Masked Singer"
or "Love Connection"?

Gross.

And somehow we let Joel McHale
stay another week.

Man, this show
where people wear masks.



It's hard to tell
who they are.

It's never been harder
to guess who's...

‐ Megan Mullally.
‐ ...behind...

Kerry Washington
is in the house!

‐ ...the mask.
‐ I am so glad

that I'm getting the chance

to work with my friends.

‐
‐

♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Come on,
tell me, who are you? ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ I really wanna know ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

Yeah!

Welcome to the greatest
guessing game

in the known
and unknown universe,

"The Masked Singer."

I'm Nick Cannon, and I'm still
trying to figure out

what household names,
Grammy winners, Emmy winners,

Teen Choice Award winners,
Broadway and movie stars

are costarring with me
this season.

We are only two episodes away
from our semifinals,

and the competition
is heating up

with only our hottest singers
still standing.

Tonight, we have
two exciting face‐offs,

the Butterfly versus the Fox

and the Thingamajig
versus the Tree.

Two by two,
they'll sing their hearts out.

The two singers
who don't win our face‐offs

get a second chance
in our smackdown.

Yeah.

But by the end of this hour,

one of our undercover stars

will take it off and head back
to their celebrity home.

And to help us solve
the mystery is, of course,

our panel of celebrity sleuths

along with our guest panelist
Joel McHale.

‐ Joel McHale!
‐ Boo! Boo!

Boo! Boo! Boo!

Are you all ready
for some fun and puns?

‐ Yes!
‐ Whoo!

Well, let's get some clues
about the Butterfly.

Making it to this
round feels intimidating

because I know I'm up against
some of the best.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

You fully went for it
and you finished so strong.

Great job.

But that's okay, because I'm used
to sharing the stage with giants.

Sharing the stage
with giants.

Only here, I can feel myself
becoming something stronger

than I ever was before.

This metamorphosis
has allowed me to tackle

some of my deepest
insecurities.

‐ Tackle.
‐ Football metaphors.

And being center stage has summoned
a new power I never knew I had.

My gosh,
she was on Broadway.

As the Butterfly, I found
the spirit to begin again.

So if you want my future,
forget my past.

I'm done apologizing
for who I used to be.

Tonight, I'm stepping
into the ring

and showing off
who I've become.

♪ Now I'm out here
looking like revenge ♪

♪ Feeling like a ten,
best I ever been ♪

♪ And, yeah, I know
how bad it must hurt ♪

♪ To see me like this,
but it gets worse ♪

♪ Wait a minute ♪

♪ Now you out here
looking like regret ♪

♪ Ain't too proud to beg,
second chance you'll never get ♪

♪ And, yeah, I know
how bad it must hurt ♪

♪ To see me like this ♪

♪ But it gets worse ♪

♪ Wait a minute ♪

♪ Now, payback is a bad chick ♪

♪ And, baby,
I'm the baddest ♪

♪ Stop playing with savage ♪

♪ Can't have this,
can't have this, no ♪

♪ And it'd be nice of me
to take it easy on you ♪

♪ Nah ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Being so bad
got me feeling so good ♪

♪ Showing you up
like I knew that I would ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Feeling inspired
'cause the tables have turned ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm on fire
and I know that it burns ♪

♪ Not sorry ♪

♪ Talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk,
better walk that walk, baby ♪

♪ If you talk,
if you talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk,
better walk that walk, baby ♪

‐ Hey! ‐ ♪ Baby, I'm
sorry I'm not sorry ♪

Yes!

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Being so bad
got me feeling so good ♪

♪ Showing you up
like I knew that I would ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ ♪ Feeling inspired
'cause the tables have turned ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm on fire
and I know that it burns ♪

♪ Not sorry ♪

My gosh.
‐ Yeah!

Wow. Wow.

Butterfly! Butterfly!

‐ What a way to open a show!
‐ Awesome job. Nicole?

She was in a boxing ring
for that performance

and she came to fight.

Whoo. ‐ I know you
seem so delicate and vulnerable

underneath that costume,
but when you sing,

your soul is on fire.
And you were fighting today.

You were jumping up and down and you
were unapologetic in that performance.

Congratulations.

It is by far the best
performance I've ever seen

from someone dressed up
as a bug.

It was terrific.

Hearing all
of your compliments,

I am brought to tears
after every performance,

because you guys have helped
take away the insecurities

‐ I have about my voice.
‐ You shouldn't have any.

Well, hearing
that emotional speech

- ‐ give you guys any hints?
- Yeah, it does.

‐ Yeah. ‐ I mean, especially
with the insecurity part.

So many clues were still
pointing in the direction

of the person who I think it is,
which was Broadway.

I'm pretty sure
that she left Broadway

and went into a year
of isolation,

- ‐ which was another clue.
- Yeah.

I still think
it's Michelle Williams.

You never know.
You never know.

I got a little bit of the Michelle
Williams, but when I hear her sing,

I'm not hearing Michelle's tone
or Michelle's voice.

I'm a little lost. In some of
the earlier clue packages,

we had Brit Awards and there was
a double decker bus in London,

and so that kind of
threw me off for a while.

I was thinking Leona Lewis,
who's a wonderful vocalist.

But there's also Monica of,
you know,

does anybody remember Monica?
She's not from London.

But she has
an incredible range.

That's not
a bad guess at all.

I think you guys
are all wrong.

I know exactly who this is,
and I'll tell you why.

‐ Here we go.
‐ Okay, here we go. Broadway.

I know this particular actor.
I've met you before.

‐ This is an actor who can sing.
‐ Take your time.

Broadway. Shut up.

You've been on "American Son"
on Broadway.

You have these insecurities
about your voice,

which you shouldn't because

you're known to be
an amazing actor

and married to
a football player.

That was a clue. Giants.
Football player.

Although not anyone
from the New York Giants,

but a giant in the NFL,
like, maybe another team.

Like the '49ers. Kerry Washington
is married to a '49ers quarterback.

Look it up.
I am absolutely right.

Kerry Washington
is in the house! Yes!

Is Ken paid by the word?

Guys!
‐ I think so.

Ladies and gentlemen,
let's make some buzzing

for the beautiful Butterfly.

The panel thought
one of these celebrities

might be the Butterfly.

Tell us what you think

and use the hashtag
themaskedsinger.

Coming up, things heat up.

Nicole,
what's your perfect date?

This isn't "The Masked Tinder,"
all right?

‐ Pump the brakes.
‐ And later...

...an emotional unmasking.

We love you!

Kenny!
‐ Whoo!

You do not want that.
That's‐‐

I do the dinners.

Nicole!

Who do you want
a restraining order against?

‐ Joel McHale.
‐ Joel.

No. Don't say Ken Jeong.
Joel McHale.

‐ Ken.
‐ How dare you? How dare you?

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪ ‐ Welcome
back to "The Masked Singer."

Up next,
let's dig in about the Fox.

I've been trying to outfox
this panel all season,

but they're hot on my tail.

♪ We'll be together ♪

‐ Leslie Odom, Jr.
‐ AJ McClane.

Jamie Foxx.

So I've got to be clever

if I want to make it
to the end.

Have I ever told you why I decided
to become the Fox, little one?

They're cunning and strong, and
yet oftentimes underestimated.

I've felt that way
a lot in my career.

The guys dressed in white,
what are they?

What is happening?

But with this mask on,

I finally feel the world sees
me the way you always have,

like a true blue superhero.

Another superhero reference.

So with the Golden Mask
in sight,

I'm stripping things down
tonight.

No more fancy dance moves.

Just my voice alone.

‐ I feel like I'm on drugs
after seeing that. ‐ Right?

‐ Yeah. ‐ That's just
our show in general.

♪ Used to spend my nights
out in a barroom ♪

♪ Liquor was the only love
I'd known ♪

♪ But you rescued me
from reaching for the bottom ♪

♪ And brought me back ♪

♪ From being too far gone ♪

♪ You're as smooth ♪

♪ As Tennessee whiskey ♪

‐ Whoo!
‐ ♪ As Tennessee whiskey ♪

♪ You're as sweet ♪

♪ As strawberry wine ♪

♪ You're as warm ♪

♪ As a glass of brandy, ha ♪

♪ And, honey, I'm stoned ♪

♪ On your love all the time ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ You're smooth ♪

♪ As Tennessee whiskey ♪

♪ You're as sweet ♪

♪ Sweet as strawberry wine ♪

♪ You're as warm ♪

♪ As a glass of brandy ♪

♪ And, honey, I'm stoned ♪

♪ On your love all the time ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ I'm stoned ♪

♪ Off your loving ♪

♪ All the time ♪

Whoa! Come on, now!
Come on!

I am blown away!

Come on!

Smooth as Tennessee whiskey.

Fox! Fox! Fox! Fox!

Joel, as our guest panelist,

I think you just
witnessed greatness.

I usually joke
about everything,

but that was the best performance
I've ever seen on this show.

That was incredible. So go ahead and
take your mask off, you've won.

‐ That's fine.
‐

Well, I am so glad

that I'm getting the chance
to work with my friends,

even though
my friends don't know

they're working with me.

‐
‐ Aah!

‐ Aah! Aah!
‐.

Panel, did that help you out
to get any guesses?

I cannot wrap my ear
around the voice.

I just‐‐ I‐‐ it's not as familiar
to me as I think it should be,

especially when he says
he's a friend.

There's been clues about working
with Doogie to Doubtfire.

30 years in the business
was once mentioned.

But I still think it's AJ McLean
from the Backstreet Boys.

That's an amazing wrong guess.
I know exactly who this is.

Okay, looking at
the clues‐‐ piano.

Maybe we're thinking Jamie Foxx
started out playing piano.

But the whole problem with
the clue package is "superhero."

Jamie Foxx has never played,

to my knowledge,
a superhero on the screen,

but I know how
to reconcile that, okay?

Hear me out.
He played a supervillain

in "The Amazing Spider‐Man"
with Andrew Garfield.

And I'm like, "Jamie Foxx,
you're my hero. You're super.

And therefore, you're
a superhero, Jamie Foxx!"

I feel it.
All right, Ken.

Undefeated!

That was a nine‐volume
explanation.

"That was a
nine‐volume explanation."

You know, the beginning
of the season, I thought,

"Okay, this kind of sounds
like Jamie Foxx."

But that's so on the money. Why would he
be dressed like a fox? Nuh, nuh, nuh.

So I'm gonna continue
down the road of clues.

Having a child,
you're really focused on that.

From the first clue ever, we saw
you reading a book to him or her.

So I think of singers that might
sound like that who have children.

I've got Taye Diggs, who has a son
and also wrote a children's book.

But I'm not sure that
that's the right voice.

‐ It's got me stumped. ‐ All
right, ladies and gentlemen,

one thing we're not
stumped about

is how outstanding that
performance was from the Fox.

Our panel is leaning toward
a boy bander or a movie star

in their guesses for Fox.
Do you agree?

All right, now it's time for
our panel and studio audience

to vote and tell us who won this
first face‐off of the night.

‐ My gosh. ‐ Nick: Vote now
for your favorite performer.

The singer with the least amount
of votes will face off

in our do‐or‐die
"Masked Singer" smackdown.

It's so hard.
They were both so awesome.

This is the best
the Butterfly has done.

‐ This is tough.
‐ The votes are in.

And the winner
of this face‐off is...

The Fox!

I like Butterfly.

‐ I feel bad.
‐ Congratulations, Fox.

You are one step closer
to that Golden Mask.

We will see you soon,
my brother.

Now, Miss Butterfly,

you still have a fighting chance
to keep your mask on

when you sing again
in tonight's smackdown.

It's not over.

Which of our famous
masked singers

will take it off tonight?

Stick around,
and we'll find out together.

♪ Who is that? ♪

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪ ‐ Welcome
back to "The Masked Singer."

We're about to experience
a face‐off for the ages

between a dapper‐dressed
Thingamajig

and a tinsel‐trimmed Tree.

But first,
here's a look at perhaps

the most mysterious singer

in the history of this show,

Thingamajig.

In my line of work,

I'm used to hustling every day.

I loved your
confidence this week.

You're getting really
comfortable onstage.

And that "can do" attitude

is what's gotten me this far
in the competition.

I learned that if you really
want something in life,

you have to commit to it 110%.

So, sorry, Nicole‐amajig,

I've got to be
my own number one right now.

My own number one.
He's single.

He's concentrating
on himself.

But you'll always be
my second pick.

I suffered
a setback recently,

but becoming the Thingamajig

has really helped me
get back on my fuzzy feet.

‐ So he had a record.
‐ Or a LaserDisc.

But now that I got
my groove back,

I'm more laser‐focused than
ever to make it to the end.

‐ Maryland.
‐ And once I win,

I'm gonna need
to find my match.

So tonight,
I'm putting myself out there,

and I hope the panel
swipes right

on this performance.

Nicole wants to marry
the Thingamajig.

‐ Really?
‐ I love him.

♪ I'm not surprised ♪

♪ Not everything lasts ♪

♪ I've broken my heart
so many times ♪

♪ I've stopped keeping track ♪

♪ Talked myself in ♪

♪ I've talked myself out ♪

♪ I get all worked up
and I let myself down ♪

♪ I try so very hard
not to lose it ♪

♪ I came up
with a million excuses ♪

♪ I thought I'd thought
of every possibility ♪

‐ ♪ Yeah ♪
‐ Whoo!

♪ And somehow I know
it'll all turn out ♪

♪ And we'll make it work
so we can work to work it out ♪

♪ Yeah, and I promise you, kid ♪

♪ I'll give so much more
than I get, yeah ♪

♪ I just haven't met you yet ♪

♪ They say all's fair ♪

♪ In love and war ♪

♪ But I don't need
to fight it ♪

♪ I'll get it right
and we'll be united ♪

♪ I know
it'll all turn out ♪

♪ And we'll make it work
so we can work to work it out ♪

♪ Yeah,
and I promise you, kid ♪

♪ I'll give so much more
than I get, yeah ♪

♪ I just haven't met you yet ♪

My God! That's me!

‐ My God, Nicole!
‐ That's me!

Yay! Nicole! Yay, Nicole.

‐ Wow.
‐ "Date‐A‐Majig."

That's amazing.
‐ It's a match indeed.

Is this "The Masked Singer"
or "Love Connection"?

‐ I'm not quite sure at this point.
‐ I'm here for it.

Nicole Scherzinger‐majig.

I finally found my match
on Date‐A‐Majig.

- Aww.
- Who would ever think?

I love that
you chose that song

because you had a little bit
more fun with your character.

You hit some really high notes

and you really opened up
on your range,

and I really appreciated that.

My gosh. All right.

A love connection up here.

Well, Nicole,
what's your perfect date?

'Cause I want to start
planning ahead.

- ‐ Smooth operator.
- Whoo!

I think he's really
asking you on a date.

How is that a clue?

Well, it sounds like
we know he's single.

That's a clue.
That's a hint.

So you're saying
there's a chance.

- ‐ Fixing his hair!
- All right.

I really think we're going
off the rails here.

This is about a performance,
a contest.

This isn't "The Masked Tinder,"
all right?

- Whoo!
- Pump the brakes.

So from the clue package
as well as the performance,

you guys got any guesses?

You have given us
a lot of weird clues.

I'm still trying
to figure out that candle.

The first time we saw you,
there was a number four.

Have you been playing
for four years?

So if I'm going just off
height right now,

I still feel like
it's a basketball player.

Yeah, but I think that
the height is throwing us off,

you know, thinking
that it's an athlete.

Because I heard a little bit
of Montell Jordan

‐ from "This Is How We Do It."
‐ But we have said that before‐‐

But I heard it more in this
when he was trying to throw us.

But isn't Montell a little bit taller?
Montell's like 6'8".

That's about 6'8"
right there.

So I have a gut feeling. I think
it might be Montell Jordan.

So I'm going with that.

Okay, that's a strong guess.
Clap for yourself.

Nobody else was.
Nobody else is gonna do it.

Okay, you know what?
I know exactly who this is.

God. Here we go.

Tell us, Ken.
‐ Somebody set an alarm.

"Somebody set an alarm."

In the past, there was talk
about suffering and rehab.

I think this might be
somebody tall

who's a great R&B singer.

A Brian McKnight maybe,

who maybe sprained his McAnkle

while drinking a McFlurry
or something like that.

No, Ken!
Ken, he's not married.

He just asked me out. He's not married.
That was a clue.

He's married to himself.
He's spiritually zen, man.

Yeah, he's a narcissist,
like all my other exes.

Burn.

I take offense to that.

Joel, please help us out.

I don't‐‐ I‐‐ look‐‐

I, ‐‐ I don't know.

‐ No, I'm not‐‐
‐ Wait a minute.

Dennis Rodman married himself.
You remember that?

I said Dennis Rodman
in the past.

He had the wedding dress on.
I do remember that.

- He went to rehab.
- And the green hair.

‐ He's tall. ‐ Guys, I thought
it was my turn to guess.

I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.

I think it's Dennis Rodman.

That's a good guess, Joel.

Joel, way to go.

Man, this show
where people wear masks.

It's hard to tell who
they are.

But you know
what's not hard to tell?

This was an outstanding
performance.

‐ One more time for the Thingamajig.
‐ Very good. Very good.

The panel thinks one
of these tall celebrities

might be under
the Thingamajig mask.

Who do you think it is?

Who would ever think I'd actually find
my future husband in Thingamajig?

‐ Can I be the flower girl?
‐ Yeah, I'll marry you guys.

Thingamajig, do you take
this Pussycat Doll

to be your lawfully wedded
whatchamacallit?

Coming up, one last
magnetic performance.

♪ And I need you now tonight ♪

‐ Wow!
‐ And later,

one of our favorites
will reveal their famous face.

‐
‐ My God!

♪ Who is that? ♪

Welcome back. We're in the
middle of a tense face‐off

between a Thingamajig
and a Tree.

So right now
it's time to look closely

for some clarity about
the Tree.

Aah!

I can't believe this Tree
is still standing.

With all the confidence
the panel's given me...

You can tell when people come out here
and are a little bit scared. Not you.

...I feel like I've finally
come into my own.

I'm singing and dancing
like no one is watching,

- ‐ not even a smelly cat.
- ‐

‐ Smelly cat. ‐ Is this
someone from "Friends"?

This spotlight is dynamite,

and I plan on shaking
my big fat tree stump

all the way to the end. Opa!

‐ Witch hat.
‐ Were they on "Wicked"?

I just need to remember
to simmer down

and save some energy
for the stage.

With the competition
heating up, every song counts.

Tonight, I'm living in a powder
keg and giving off sparks

with an '80s classic
straight from the heart.

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit lonely ♪

♪ And you're never
coming 'round ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit tired ♪

♪ Of listening
to the sound of my tears ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit nervous ♪

♪ That the best of all
the years have gone by ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then
I get a little bit terrified ♪

♪ And then I see
the look in your eye ♪

♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

♪ Every now and then
I fall apart ♪

♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

♪ Every now and then
I fall apart ♪

♪ And I need you now tonight ♪

♪ And I need you
more than ever ♪

♪ And if you'll only
hold me tight ♪

♪ We'll be holding on
forever ♪

♪ 'Cause we'll only be
making it right ♪

♪ And we'll never be wrong ♪

♪ Together we can take it
to the end of the line ♪

♪ Your love is like
a shadow on me ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ I don't know what to do ♪

♪ I'm always in the dark ♪

♪ We're living in a powder keg
and giving off sparks ♪

Wow!

♪ Forever's gonna
start tonight ♪

♪ Forever's gonna start ♪

♪ Once upon a time
I was falling in love ♪

♪ And now I'm only
falling apart ♪

♪ Nothing I can say ♪

♪ A total eclipse
of the heart ♪

- ‐ Wow.
- The Tree.

‐ Very, very Broadway.
‐ Amazing.

- ‐ Very Broadway.
- You killed it.

Jenny, talk to the Tree.

Honestly, you make me happy
every time you sing.

And you said that
we give you confidence?

We don't need
to give you confidence.

Girl, you've already got
the talent.

And I can't wait
to find out who you are.

Yes, amazing.

Being the Tree is so much fun.
I love it.

It's all‐consuming, though.

And I've let my other
responsibilities

fall to the wayside
while I'm doing this.

That‐‐

That gave you something, Joel?

No! No idea.

Anything else, you guys, from the
clue package giving you any hints?

I don't know what
"What is a friend?"‐‐

I don't know what that means
yet, but it will come to me.

Okay, I got it.
I think I know who it is.

Is it connected to that sign,
"What is a friend?"

‐ The "smelly cat" hint, okay?
‐ Yes.

That is actually
a famous song from "Friends."

‐ Yeah. ‐ That's why
I'm thinking Lisa Kudrow.

‐ ‐ Jenny: I think
it's a pretty good guess.

But to me, you're so funny.

For some reason I kept going
to "SNL" and the Cheri Oteri,

‐ And then I thought Molly Shannon.
‐ Yep.

Then that voice tone sounded
a little bit familiar,

so I'm thinking another
funny lady is Ana Gasteyer,

also from "SNL."

- Very smart guess.
- Wow.

But I could be wrong,
like Ken.

I know exactly who this is,
and I'll tell you why.

‐ Here we go.
‐ Tell us, Ken. Tell us.

A good friend of mine who
I've acted with on my own show,

Nia Vardalos,
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

Yep.
‐ Greek symbolism was all

embedded through those clues.

‐ It was?
‐ Also‐‐ shut up‐‐

on Broadway she was in
"Tiny Beautiful Things."

"Smelly cat."
I have been to her home,

and she has a cat
that has a certain odor.

Nia Vardalos, welcome to
"The Masked Singer."

It's not a bad guess,
actually.

Boy, I think after‐‐
after Ken being super wrong...

I think it's Megan Mullally.

Megan Mullally's been
on Broadway.

True that,
and she's a funny lady.

Yeah.
‐ She's a funny comedienne.

So it sounds like his guess
was better than yours, Ken.

Whoa! Don't get short
with me, short Nick.

- ‐ It's actually‐‐ it's a really good guess.
- Okay, he's not‐‐

Ken, you can't keep calling someone
short if you're shorter than them.

All right, ladies and
gentlemen, one more time!

Let's give it up for the Tree.

This is driving me insane.
Who is that?

The panel are stumped who
could be under the Tree mask.

Who do you think it is?

All right, it's time for our
audience and panel to vote

for their favorite
in this face‐off.

No. I hate this part.

It's so hard.
They were both so awesome.

It's tough, it's tough.

The winner moves on
to our final six,

while the loser joins
the Butterfly in the smackdown.

Vote now for your favorite.

‐
‐ The votes are in.

And the winner
of this face‐off is...

And the winner
of this face‐off is...

The Tree!

What?

Congratulations,

you get to stay
behind the mask.

But it ain't over.

Thingamajig,
you will go head‐to‐head

with the Butterfly
in our smackdown.

You go get ready
for the smackdown.

I am not gonna lose
Thingamajig.

He better not be going home.

I thought he'd be going
to the finals.

This is legit
getting more unpredictable.

It's the moment
you've all been waiting for.

The bottom two singers,

the Butterfly and Thingamajig

are going head‐to‐head
right now.

‐
‐ Joel:!

Whoa.

This is the smackdown,
down, down!

‐ Whoa!
‐ Aah!

In this mouth,

with wings
that are transparent,

but a celebrity identity
that's still hidden,

the Butterfly!

Looks like she came to play.

And in this mouth,
a man of mystery

who's become a real big
thing around here,

Thingamajig.

I'm standing up
for my future husband.

Come on, honey!

‐ Whoo! ‐ See the little limp?
In the right knee.

The way he walks
on his right knee,

he's got some sort of a limp.

All right, we want a good

and mostly clean fight.

‐ Butterfly, you're up first.
‐!

She's just getting warmed up.
She's just getting warmed up.

♪ First things first ♪

♪ I'ma say all the words
inside my head ♪

♪ I'm fired up and tired of the
way that things have been ♪

♪ The way that things
have been, ooh ♪

♪ But they never did,
ebbing and flowing ♪

♪ Inhibited, limited, till it
broke up and it rained down ♪

♪ It rained down,
it rained down like ♪

♪ Pain, you made me a,
you made me a believer ♪

♪ Believer ♪

♪ Pain, you break me down,
you made me a ♪

♪ Believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain ♪

♪ I let the bullets fly,
let them rain ♪

♪ My life, my love,
my drive, it came from ♪

♪ Pain, you made me a,
you made me a believer ♪

♪ Believer ♪

♪ I'm a believer ♪

Butterfly came to battle!

‐ ♪ Come on ♪
‐

‐ ‐
‐ ♪ I'm the kind of brother ♪

‐ Hey.
‐ ♪ Who been doing it my way ♪

‐ ♪ Getting my bread for years ♪
‐ Come on, baby!

♪ In my career ♪

♪ Until I met this girl ♪

♪ She turned
the tables around ♪

♪ I can't figure it out why ♪

‐ ♪ I'm so ♪
‐ ♪ Caught up ♪

♪ Got me feeling it ♪

‐ My God.
‐ ♪ I don't know what it is ♪

♪ But it seems
she's got me twisted ♪

‐ ♪ I'm so ♪
‐ ♪ Caught up ♪

‐ ♪ Got me feeling it ♪
‐ ♪ Caught up ♪

♪ I'm losing control ♪

♪ This girl's got
a hold on me, yeah ♪

Have to separate you two.

Wow.

That was definitely
a battle right there.

‐ Yeah, I am.
‐ Guys, what do you think?

It's getting so much harder

as we're getting closer
and closer to the finals.

I mean, it's‐‐
it almost is painful

because I don't want to see
either of them go.

Yeah, I thought that
that was really hard to decide

because the Butterfly came out,

it was a great song choice,
great energy.

You hit the high notes
at the end.

Thingamajig came with the swag

and then shook his booty
in Butterfly's face.

Then that performance
only threw us even more.

Great job, both of you guys.

All right, panel, it's time for
you guys to vote up there.

- ‐ It's really hard, Nick.
- This is a tough one.

‐ Can't we just send Joel home?
‐ Well, yeah, I mean‐‐

‐ I think he is going home.
‐ Okay, great. That counts,

No, it‐‐

Enough talk. Time to vote.

Who will win this smackdown
and keep their secret identity,

and who's heading home

to someplace everybody
knows their name?

Butterfly! Butterfly!

Thing! Thing! Thing!

The votes are in.

In the smackdown
between the Butterfly

and the Thingamajig,

the winner who gets
to keep it on...

is...

It all comes down to this.

One of our favorites
is about to unmask and go home.

And the winner who gets
to keep it on is...

Thingamajig.

My God!

Thingamajig, congratulations.

Give the Butterfly some love.

‐ Wow. ‐ We'll see you
soon back in the lair.

That's the butt of an athlete.
That's an athletic butt.

Butterfly,
such an amazing job.

- ‐ You know we're gonna miss you.
- Yeah.

Butterfly! Butterfly!

But we all can't wait
to see your famous face.

Yes. Dying to know
who this is.

Panel, I need
your final guesses.

Whose famous face
is behind this mask?

You know, I mean, I feel
if you're who I think you are,

I'm really sad that
you're standing right there.

But I'm also really excited
'cause I'm a huge fan.

One of the clues
that stuck out for me

was the Broadway clue
and then this year of isolation,

because this amazing artist

left Broadway to go
into a year of isolation,

and you'd suffered
many insecurities.

And then we got
another clue today,

which was you shared
a stage with big giants.

And to me, one of those
giants is Beyoncé.

So I'm gonna say
Michelle Williams.

- All right.
- All right. Okay.

I agree. Jenny said awhile back
who she thought it was,

and then I paid closer attention
to the texture of her voice,

the tone of her voice,

and then I opened my heart up
more to her story,

and that's why I too think
it's Michelle Williams.

All right. Dr. Ken.

This is really tough. I've been
changing my guess every single time.

Looking at the football clues,

I thought it
was Kerry Washington.

But now putting everything
together from other clues,

London, Brit Awards,

British, Spice Girls,

as in Scary Spice.

Mel B, in the song "Wannabe"
in the clue package today.

And Mel B was on Broadway
in "Chicago.

So, Mel B!

Joel?

Boy, that‐‐
when you said the London thing,

that got me going,
'cause we kept saying,

"It must be
American football."

But, boy. I'm gonna go
with Victoria Beckham.

That's not bad.
‐ Wow, Victoria Beckham.

Y'all feeling spicy up there,
all right.

‐ So, Robin Thicke?
‐ All right, well,

since the beginning,
we've been getting these clues

about Brit Award,

the double decker bus
in London.

Originally,
I thought Leona Lewis,

but it didn't sound
like that voice.

I think I'm going
to change my guess.

I'm gonna follow the ladies
on this one

'cause they're smarter than me,

and everything
that you guys have said

is the only thing
that makes sense.

I'm gonna go with
Michelle Williams, also,

from Destiny's Child.

I like the way you think.

All right, panel,
you've made your final guesses.

Let's see how smart
you really are this week.

Butterfly, show us all
who you are.

‐ Take it off! Take it off!
‐ ♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

‐ ♪ Who ♪
‐ ♪ I really wanna know ♪

‐ ♪ Who ♪
‐ ♪ I really wanna know ♪

‐ ♪ Who ♪
‐ I'm scared.

♪ Who are you, you, you ♪

♪ Are you? ♪

I knew it!

Michelle Williams!

‐ It's Michelle!
‐ It is.

My goodness!
‐ My God!

You got it. I only get a half for that.
That's all Jenny.

She has performed
at the Super Bowl,

Coachella, Grammys,

so many places
all over the world.

‐ I love her!
‐ From one of the biggest

groups of all time,
Destiny's Child.

Y'all make some noise
for that amazing journey.

Whoo!

What was it like
being on this show?

It was a beautiful experience.

Yes, I've been on big stages,
but for me personally,

this was something
for me to know,

like, "No, you got this."

What a confidence builder.

- ‐ And, um...
- I just love her.

‐ We love you! We love you.
‐ We love you.

You're right, you know?

I haven't worked all year
since December of last year.

So this was a way
to come back strong,

and I'm so glad
to share with y'all.

Stronger than ever.

I want to thank you
for taking the chance

and being do brave and bold
to come on our show.

And that's gonna inspire
so many people out there

who have maybe had some of the
same struggles that you have.

And I pray that this show is a
real new beginning for you.

Thank you so much.
Thank y'all.

- ‐ Aww.
- Well, right now,

to perform unmasked
once and for all,

the artist formerly known
as the Butterfly.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the incredible
Michelle Williams!

♪ Talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk,
better walk that walk, baby ♪

♪ If you walk,
if you talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk,
better walk that walk, baby ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Being so bad
got me feeling so good ♪

♪ Showing you up
like I knew that I would ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry
I'm not sorry ♪