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Buddy: PREVIOUSLY ON "NEXT GREAT BAKER"...
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE MAKING WEDDING CAKES
THAT ARE MAGAZINE-WORTHY.
THESE CAKES GOT TO GO IN BRIDES MAGAZINE.
I LOOK AT MEGAN'S PILLOW, AND IT'S LIKE "PSHOO!" PINK.
I'M JUST SAYING, MY ONLY CONCERN
IS THAT WE DON'T END UP WITH A "SWEET 16" CAKE.
RIP IT OFF. RIP IT OFF NOW.
RIP IT OFF NOW.
YES.
HEATHER'S PREGNANT! I'M FREAKING OUT EVEN MORE NOW!
IF NADINE WASN'T ON YOUR TEAM,
YOU GUYS WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN HAD A CAKE.
NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
ONE OF YOU GUYS WILL BE GOING HOME TONIGHT.
I MIGHT BE YOUNG. HOWEVER, I'M EXTREMELY TALENTED.
SELF-PRAISE SUCKS.
I THINK YOU ARE TALENTED,
BUT YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE VERY CHILDISH.
SO, UNFORTUNATELY, JASMINE, TO THE BOX TRUCK, BABY.
YOU'RE GOING HOME.
[ SOBS ]
Buddy: 13 UP-AND-COMING CAKE ARTISTS
EACH THINKING THEY GOT WHAT IT TAKES
TO WORK ALONGSIDE ME AT CARLO'S BAKERY,
EACH WANTING THEIR SHOT AT A SPREAD IN BRIDES MAGAZINE,
AND EACH DREAMING OF WHAT THEY COULD DO
WITH A $100,000 GRAND PRIZE.
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT GREAT BAKER?
ONLY ONE WILL BAKE IT TO THE TOP.
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HEY.
[ GASPS ] THERE'S SANTA!
Marissa: OH, HE DOESN'T LOOK HAPPY.
DANNY WALKS IN WITH A SANTA CLAUS OUTFIT,
AND HE JUST DOESN'T LOOK VERY HAPPY.
[ LAUGHS ]
HO, HO, HO.
"HO, HO, HO."
[ LAUGHS ]
Danny: GET TO YOUR SPOTS.
THE BOSS IS ON HIS WAY.
SCARY.
Buddy: GOOD MORNING.
Together: GOOD MORNING.
THIS WEEK ON "NEXT GREAT BAKER," IT'S CHRISTMAS, BABY.
CHRISTMASTIME AT CARLO'S BAKERY IS GO TIME.
I MEAN, WE ARE BUSY.
WE ARE OUT OF CONTROL.
IT IS, LIKE, SOUP TO NUTS.
SLAM, BING, ***, ***.
ARE YOU READY TO KNOW WHAT YOUR CHALLENGE IS?
YES.
TODAY, I WANT YOU GUYS TO CREATE
YOUR BEST HOLIDAY DESSERT FOR ME.
I WANT IT TO BE DELICIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL.
YOU GUYS HAVE TWO HOURS
TO COMPLETE YOUR BEST HOLIDAY DESSERT.
ARE YOU GUYS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?
YES.
I BETTER NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
IT'S GO TIME!
Carmelo: I COME UP WITH RICE PUDDING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I EAT ALL THE TIME,
EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.
EVERYBODY DOES IT DIFFERENT.
I HAVE MY OWN TWIST ON IT,
AND THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
Heather M.: I'M GONNA MAKE BAKLAVA.
IT'S FAIRLY SIMPLE TO MAKE. IT'S QUICK.
IT'S HARD TO MESS IT UP.
Heather G.: I SMELL NUTMEG. IT SMELLS GOOD.
OH, I LOVE THE FALL, AND I LOVE PUMPKIN.
I THINK I'M GONNA MAKE HIM A PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE.
IT SMELLS LIKE CHRISTMAS IN HERE.
THE FIRST THING I THINK WHEN I THINK "HOLIDAY DESSERT"
IS PEACH COBBLER.
I'M DEFINITELY THE MOST NERVOUS OUT OF EVERYBODY.
I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY BUDDY FOR USING A BOXED CAKE,
AND I'VE ACTUALLY ONLY MADE THIS RECIPE A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE.
BUT I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BRING BUDDY A TASTE OF THE SOUTH
AND TO SHOW HIM I CAN BAKE.
Ryan: I DON'T THINK "PEACH COBBLER" WHEN I THINK HOLIDAYS.
I THINK CHEESECAKES, APPLE PIES.
[ GASPS ] HOW DO I SHUT THIS OFF?
HOW DO I SHUT THIS THING OFF?
I'M GONNA BURN THIS WHOLE PLACE DOWN.
Nadine: I'M DOING A FULL-SIZE PECAN PIE.
HAVE ABOUT 30 MINUTES LEFT ON THE CLOCK.
AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO DONE.
SO I'M IMPROVISING,
AND I'VE DECIDED TO MAKE A PECAN PIE PARFAIT.
HOPING THAT PRESENTATION WILL MAKE UP FOR THE LACK OF FLAVOR.
SOMETHING -- SOMETHING SMELLS BURNT.
SORRY.
HOPE IT'S NOT TOO SPICY.
OKAY, GUYS.
TIME IS UP. BE PREPARED TO BE JUDGED.
SO, TO HELP ME JUDGE TODAY,
I BROUGHT SOMEBODY WHO REALLY ENJOYS HOLIDAY DESSERTS.
COUSIN ANTHONY.
SO, THIS IS COUSIN ANTHONY,
AND TECHNICALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
HE'S BEING TRAINED TO BE THE NEXT GREAT BAKER.
AND HE'S BEEN WITH US MULTIPLE CHRISTMASES, RIGHT?
BEEN THREE, FOUR CHRISTMASES FOR YOU.
SO YOU KNOW HOW BUSY CHRISTMAS WEEK IS AT THE BAKERY.
EXTREMELY BUSY.
SO YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS?
YOU HUNGRY, CUZ?
A LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TASTE SOME DESSERTS.
SO, WHAT'D YOU MAKE FOR US, RYAN?
I HAVE A PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH A GRAHAM-CRACKER CRUST.
YOU KNOW, WE MAKE A PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE AT THE BAKERY.
ANTHONY'S MADE MANY OF THEM.
I'M GETTING THE PUMPKIN.
IT'S NICE AND CREAMY, THE CHEESECAKE.
IT'S GOT A NICE, VELVETY FLAVOR.
I THINK A LITTLE MORE TWEAKING,
AND IT COULD BE UP THERE WITH OURS.
MINERVA, WHAT DID YOU MAKE ME TODAY?
THANK YOU.
I HAVE MADE A TRES LECHES FOR YOU WITH ITALIAN MERINGUE.
DEFINITELY THE BEST DESSERT YOU'VE MADE FOR ME.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
EVEN THE ITALIAN MERINGUE IS REAL NICE ON THERE.
FINALLY, I GOT IT.
GOOD.
THIS IS A GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE GERMAN CHOCOLATE.
ANTHONY, FIRST THING HE DID WAS KNOCK ON THE TABLE,
AND WHEN A BAKER KNOCKS A TABLE, THAT MEANS YOU GOT IT NAILED.
WE'RE EXPERTS WITH SPONGE HERE.
WE MAKE THE BEST CAKE. WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
SAYING THAT, I THINK YOUR CAKE IS GOOD.
I REALLY DO.
AND THAT'S SAYING A LOT, CHAD.
FOR ME, THE SPONGE IS MOIST. IT'S DELICIOUS.
IT'S GOT A NICE, TIGHT GRAIN TO IT.
I LIKE IT, CHAD.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
APPRECIATE IT.
I REALLY THINK I HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN.
SO, WHAT'D YOU MAKE FOR US, NADINE?
WELL, THIS IS A PECAN PIE PARFAIT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA WORK, BUT IT SOUNDS INTERESTING.
Nadine: CRAP. HE SAID ALL THESE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE'S DESSERT,
BUT I'M JUST HOPING THAT MAYBE, MAGICALLY,
SOMEHOW IT WOULD TASTE REALLY GOOD
WHEN IT WAS ALL PUT TOGETHER.
I'M DISAPPOINTED. I DON'T LIKE IT.
I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BURNT, A LITTLE RUSHED,
AND A LITTLE MISH-MASHED.
IT'S DRILLED INTO MY HEAD BY BUDDY AND JOE --
DON'T BURN THE PECANS.
DON'T BURN THE PECANS.
THESE ARE BURNT.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY?
GOOD.
SO, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
WE HAVE A PEACH COBBLER WITH A WHIPPED CREAM
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A VANILLA ICE CREAM.
OKAY.
Wesley: I'M VERY NERVOUS
THAT I HAVE ANTHONY AND BUDDY TRYING MY DISH.
MY MIND IS A BLANK.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR SOME SIGN,
ANYTHING, AND HE WAS JUST, LIKE, A STONE WALL.
HE HAD NO REACTION WHATSOEVER.
I WAS IN SUCH A PANIC,
AND MY MIND WAS GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I JUST WANTED TO RUN AND HIDE.
HEY, WESLEY.
OUR BAKER'S CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE MAKING A HOLIDAY DESSERT.
YOU LIKE PEACH COBBLER, CUZ?
I LIKE PEACH.
Wesley: I'M VERY NERVOUS
THAT I HAVE ANTHONY AND BUDDY TRYING MY DISH.
MY MIND IS A BLANK.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR SOME SIGN, A SMILE,
A HEAD NOD, OR ANYTHING,
AND HE WAS JUST, LIKE, A STONE WALL.
THIS IS DEFINITELY THE BEST DESSERT THAT YOU'VE MADE FOR ME,
TASTED.
I'M A FAN.
I MEAN, I'M GOING BACK FOR A SECOND BITE.
ANTHONY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LIKE IT A LOT.
GOOD JOB, WESLEY.
THANK YOU.
I WILL TRY.
Wesley: IT DEFINITELY MADE ME PROUD
THAT BUDDY AND ANTHONY ENJOYED MY DISH.
LIKE I SAID, NOW I JUST HOPE I CAN KEEP PUSHING THROUGH
AND SHOW HIM SOME MORE OF MY TALENT.
I MADE BAKLAVA, SOMETHING I MAKE EVERY CHRISTMAS.
"BAKALA."
YOU READY? LET'S SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
THANK YOU.
FLAKY PHYLLO.
I FEEL LIKE MY TONGUE IS BURNING.
SOMETHING'S OVERPOWERING IN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY.
CINNAMON OR...
I HAD CARDAMOM...
IT'S A SPICE. IT'S SOME KIND OF A SPICE.
MAYBE THE CARDAMOM.
IT'S OVERPOWERING.
Heather M.: I'M DISAPPOINTED,
'CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE MADE MANY TIMES BEFORE
AND USUALLY DON'T MESS IT UP.
SO, WHAT'D YOU MAKE FOR US?
I MADE YOU A PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE.
IT'S GOT A WHIPPED TOPPING IN THE MIDDLE. IT'S SPICE.
PRESENTATION IS NICE.
THANK YOU.
THE CAKE CRUMBLES BEAUTIFULLY.
SO IT FEELS VELVETY AND SMOOTH, THE WAY A CAKE SHOULD BE.
I'M GONNA GO BACK FOR A SECOND BITE.
THANK YOU.
THIS JUST MAKES MY HEART SO HAPPY,
TO BAKE SOMETHING AND TO SHARE IT WITH SOMEBODY
AND THEY ENJOY IT!
SO, WHAT DID YOU MAKE ME FOR CHRISTMAS?
THIS IS A CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY CUTIE
AND BAKED WITH A LITTLE ORANGE ZEST IN THERE WITH IT.
I THINK THAT, ACTUALLY,
THE ORANGE AND CRANBERRY REALLY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER
WITH THE CREAM CHEESE, SO IT'S GOT A GOOD FLAVOR TO IT.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
SO, MARISSA, WHAT'D YOU MAKE US?
HERE WE HAVE A WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT MOUSSE CAKE.
LAYERED IN BETWEEN IS A DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
AND TOPPED WITH A CHOCOLATE SHELL.
PEPPERMINT'S ONE OF THOSE RISKY FLAVORS.
I WAS JUST THINKING THAT.
IF IT'S DONE WRONG, IT COULD TASTE LIKE TOOTHPASTE.
MM-HMM.
THE CHOCOLATE IS RICH, AND IT'S MOIST.
THE PRESENTATION IS GOOD.
THE FLAVOR IS THERE.
AWESOME.
PHEW.
BOSS, I MADE YOU GUYS A VERY POPULAR PUERTO RICAN DISH
CALLED A RICE PUDDING -- ARROZ CON DULCE.
I THINK IT'S OKAY. I'M NOT FLOORED BY IT.
I FEEL LIKE I'M CHEWING ON GUMMI BEARS.
I DON'T LIKE THE TEXTURE. I DON'T LIKE IT.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU ALL DID?
YES.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU.
IN THE HISTORY OF "NEXT GREAT BAKER,"
THIS WAS THE BEST BAKER'S CHALLENGE EVER.
BEST STUFF I'VE EVER TASTED.
[ APPLAUSE ]
EVERYBODY HERE MADE A GOOD DESSERT TODAY...
...BUT THERE WERE SOME DESSERTS
THAT JUST WERE SUPERIOR TO OTHERS.
HEATHER G., WESLEY, CHAD, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU GUYS ARE MY TOP THREE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Wesley: I WAS REALLY EXCITED, ACTUALLY,
TO BE IN THE TOP FOR A CHALLENGE. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.
I DO HAVE ONE FAVORITE. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO THAT IS?
CHAD!
YES!
FINALLY.
THAT'S IT.
IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO HAVE EVERYONE LOOK AT ME
AND SEE MY DESSERT
AND SEE THAT THIS DESSERT WAS THE BEST THIS TIME AROUND.
SO I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED AND VERY PROUD.
SAY GOODBYE TO COUSIN ANTHONY. HE'S GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK.
CONGRATULATIONS, CHAD.
Chad: THANK YOU, ANTHONY.
SO, TODAY, YOU'RE GONNA BE WORKING IN TEAMS OF THREE.
SO YOU THREE ARE GONNA BE THE TEAM CHOOSERS.
CHAD, SINCE YOU CAME IN FIRST, CHOOSE TWO PEOPLE.
I WANT PEOPLE THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BABYSIT.
MEGAN AND MARISSA.
MEGAN AND MARISSA.
ALL RIGHT.
WESLEY, YOU CHOOSE TWO.
MELO AND RYAN.
MELO AND RYAN.
Carmelo: I LOVE THAT WESLEY PICKED ME AND RYAN. I LOVED IT.
I JUST SAID, "WE GOT A GOOD TEAM."
HEATHER G.?
YOU PICK YOUR TWO TEAMMATES.
HEATHER AND NADINE.
HEATHER AND NADINE.
I'M NOT CHOSEN, AND I AM SURPRISED.
I AM LIKE, "OKAY, NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY WITH ME."
SO, MINERVA, YOU'RE THE LEFTOVER.
THEY MUST THINK YOU'RE THE WEAKEST LINK
IF NOBODY CHOSE YOU.
DO YOU WANT TO PROVE THESE GUYS WRONG?
I WILL.
I TAKE THE CHALLENGE.
TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY,
BECAUSE I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A CHANCE
TO LEAD ONE OF THESE TEAMS.
YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY OF THESE THREE TEAMS TO GO ON,
AND YOU BECOME THE LEADER.
THAT'S A CHALLENGE.
MINERVA I KNOW IS JUST GONNA BE LIKE BABYSITTING A CHILD.
SHE CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT.
Heather M.: I THINK MINERVA'S NUTS.
I WAS HOPING MINERVA DID NOT PICK US TO BE HER TEAM.
Buddy: SO, MINERVA,
YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY OF THESE THREE TEAMS TO GO ON,
AND YOU BECOME THE LEADER.
OH, WOW.
I THINK I GO WITH THE GIRLS.
OH. YOU'RE GONNA GO WITH ALL THE GIRLS, HUH?
I CHOOSE THE ALL-GIRLS TEAM.
ALL OF THE GIRLS IN THIS TEAM ARE VERY TALENTED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, GUYS? HUH?
COME ON OVER.
WELL, SHE'S GONNA COME OVER AND TAKE OVER.
SHE'S THE BOSS NOW.
MINERVA, GO JOIN YOUR TEAM.
THANK YOU.
Heather G.: I DIDN'T PICK MINERVA
BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO WORK WITH HER.
ARE YOU READY TO KNOW WHAT YOUR CHALLENGE IS?
YES.
COME ON IN, GUYS!
THIS IS MIA FAMIGLIA.
IN MY FAMILY, WE LOVE CHRISTMAS.
WE MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT, RIGHT, GUYS?
YEAH.
WHO LOVES CHRISTMAS?
ME!
BART, WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
OPENING UP THE PRESENTS.
OH. OPENING THE PRESENTS.
SOFIA, WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
ALL THE PRESENTS AND WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
AW.
SO, YOUR ELIMINATION CHALLENGE
IS TO MAKE A GREAT CHRISTMAS CAKE
FOR A PARTY THAT ME AND MY FAMILY ARE THROWING.
IT'S MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY.
GO BIG OR GO HOME.
AND I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING.
ONE OF YOU IS DEFINITELY GOING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.
YOU GUYS HAVE EIGHT HOURS
TO MAKE FOUR-FOOT-TALL CHRISTMAS-THEMED CAKES
FOR MY FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS PARTY.
IT'S GO TIME!
FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GONNA PUT OUR IDEAS TOGETHER
AND THEN AN ACTION PLAN/ STRATEGY PLAN, ALL RIGHT?
IMMEDIATELY, I GET MY SKETCHBOOK OUT,
AND WE START TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT IDEAS.
HOW ABOUT IF WE START STACKING BOXES,
YOU KNOW, THAT WE MAKE THE CAKES THAT LOOK LIKE PRESENTS?
Minerva: WE DECIDE TO GO WITH CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
AND THEN A TEDDY BEAR HERE, SNOWMAN THERE,
GINGERBREAD COOKIES IN DIFFERENT AREAS.
AND HOW TALL IS EACH TIER GONNA BE BUILDING TO?
WELL, WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT WHEN WE PUT THE HEIGHT.
NO, WE NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT RIGHT NOW.
Wesley: TEDDY BEAR, CAR, THE TOYS, AND THEN...
I WANT CANDY CANES IN IT, TOO, GUYS.
YEAH, CANDY CANE AND A GINGERBREAD MAN.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A SANTA CLAUS CAKE,
SO I DEFINITELY WANTED TO DO SANTA CLAUS.
I THOUGHT MAYBE MAKING SANTA CLAUS GOING DOWN THE CHIMNEY
ON A ROOFTOP
AND HAVING HIM GO IN WITH HIS BAG FULL OF TOYS,
CANDY CANES, CANDIES, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
I'M GONNA DO SANTA CLAUS,
RYAN'S GONNA DO THE STRUCTURE OF THE CHIMNEY,
AND WESLEY'S GONNA DO SOME CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Wesley: OH, MY GOD.
Ryan: WESLEY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF SKILLS,
SO WE PUT HIM ON GIFT BOXES.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A SMART CHOICE,
BUT CONSIDERING THE SIZE OF THE CAKE
THAT ME AND MELO HAD TO WORK WITH,
YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING
AND NOT WHAT WES WAS DOING.
OUR GOAL TODAY IS TO HAVE THE SNOWMAN BUILT
AND COVERED WITH FONDANT OR JUST BUILT?
BUILT AND COVERED.
PROBABLY NO ONE ELSE IS GONNA DO A SNOWMAN.
WHENEVER I THINK OF SNOWMAN,
I THINK OF PENGUINS AND LITTLE PENGUINS DANCING,
THAT TYPE OF THING.
YOU KNOW, WINTER, WINTER WONDERLAND, THAT KIND OF THING.
THAT'S THE ROUTE THAT I'M THINKING I WANT TO TAKE.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING
GOING UNDER THE BOARD
OR IF IT'S JUST A BOARD AND PRESENTS ARE GOING ON TOP OF IT.
Minerva: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM HERE, HEATHER? TALK TO ME.
BECAUSE YOU LOOK LIKE, "AH, AH, AH."
YOU HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.
NO, I JUST WANT TO KNOW SOME DIRECTION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
YOU ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE, FOR WHATEVER REASON,
BUT WE KEEP SAYING THAT WE NEED TO STACK TIERS.
IS THAT THE WAY Y'ALL FEEL?
OKAY, TALK TO ME, BABY. I AM HERE. I'M NOT THERE.
I AM HERE.
WHEN I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION,
SHE GOES TO SOMETHING ELSE.
AND I'M LIKE, "WHERE ARE WE GOING HERE?"
LET'S DO THE TIERS
BECAUSE WE ARE WASTING TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS BOARD.
OKAY, TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
LIKE, LET'S GO. WE'RE AN HOUR INTO THIS.
WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO BE TALKING AND MEASURING
AND, LIKE, ALL THIS LITTLE DETAIL WORK.
IT'S NOT TIME TO BE DOING IT.
WAS I HAVING PREGNANCY BRAIN IN THERE?
HEATHER, THAT'S KIND OF WHY I'M LEAVING THERE.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
HOW WE GONNA COVER THE FACT THAT IT'S --
HE IS, LIKE, GONNA BE, LIKE...
BUMPY?
AFTER THE FONDANT'S ON,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A BIG THING OF ROYAL ICING
AND DIP OUR HANDS AND GO LIKE THIS ALL OVER IT,
GIVES IT, LIKE, A SPACKLED LOOK,
AND THEN THROW THE SUGAR ON TOP OF IT
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SHIMMER.
IT'LL LOOK JUST LIKE SNOW.
Chad: IT'LL BE THAT COARSE SUGAR.
IT WON'T BE TOO SHIMMERY, BUT IT'LL LOOK --
A CARTOON.
A GLITTER BALL.
ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT?
Marissa: I THINK THAT THE SNOWMAN'S GONNA LOOK LIKE
A BALL OF SUGAR ROLLED IN GLITTER,
LIKE A KINDERGARTEN PROJECT,
AND I DIDN'T WANT IT TO LOOK ARTS-AND-CRAFTY.
IF WE'RE TRYING TO COVER THIS WITH GLITTER,
I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A --
IT'S NOT GLITTER.
YEAH, IT'S SUGAR.
OKAY.
YEAH, THE SANDING SUGAR.
Marissa: I FEEL LIKE CHAD'S REALLY NOT LISTENING TO WHAT I'M SAYING.
I FEEL LIKE HE THINKS THAT MY IDEAS
ARE PROBABLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
SO, YEAH, I'M DEFINITELY GETTING IGNORED.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ROYAL ICING AND JUST --
I KNOW, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE A --
IT WON'T. I PROMISE. IT WON'T.
...LIKE A CHILD MADE IT.
Chad: MARISSA HAS ANXIETY.
SHE GETS REAL FLUSTERED REAL, REAL FAST.
IT'S KIND OF THAT JERSEY LIPPYNESS GOING ON SOMETIMES.
HEATHER JEAN, SHOW ME THE GREEN THAT YOU'RE USING, PLEASE.
I HAVEN'T PUT IT ON YET.
WHAT'S THAT?
I DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK DAYCARE-KINDERGARTEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
Heather G.: TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS IS RED AND GREEN.
IT'S JUST A MESS. [ CHUCKLES ]
HERE I AM DOING MY SNOWMAN.
Nadine: BUT IT'S NOT LIKE WHAT YOU THINK OF FOR A SNOWMAN.
YOU THINK OF SNOWMAN, YOU THINK OF THREE BALLS.
THIS IS LIKE A LITTLE PILLSBURY-DOUGHBOY DOLL.
YES.
HOW IS THAT A SNOWMAN?
DO YOU GUYS AGREE THAT THIS LOOKS LIKE A SNOWMAN?
DO WE WANT A "SNOWMAN" SNOWMAN OR...
Heather G.: NO. IT NEEDS --
THREE BALLS.
KIDS AREN'T GONNA LIKE THAT. THEY WANT A SNOWMAN.
THEY WANT THREE BALLS.
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. COME HERE.
I FEEL KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE A HEAT BETWEEN US,
AMONG US.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR IDEAS ARE HERE.
HOWEVER --
IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT SNOWMAN, YOU DO THAT SNOWMAN.
WE THREE DON'T AGREE THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE A SNOWMAN.
EXCUSE ME, HEATHER.
DON'T TOUCH ME!
WE ARE TALKING HERE.
NO, NO, NO.
I DON'T AGREE THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE A SNOWMAN.
SHE DOESN'T, AND SHE DOESN'T.
OKAY. YOU WANT TO GO YOUR WAY?
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A TEAM PLAYER?
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A TEAM PLAYER?
I AM BEING A TEAM PLAYER!
I'LL TELL BUDDY THAT YOU'RE NOT A TEAM PLAYER.
DON'T CLAP YOUR HANDS AT ME.
YEAH, RIGHT. I APPRECIATE IDEAS,
BUT WHAT I DON'T APPRECIATE IS THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE OVER.
THIS IS MY TEAM!
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT BEING A GOOD LEADER!
HOW ABOUT THAT? THAT'S WHY.
Heather G.: LET HER BE. LET HER BE.
SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
YOU DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
Ryan: DON'T PUSH A PREGNANT GIRL!
PUT YOUR HAND ON A PREGNANT GIRL -- WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?
THIS IS A THING OF RESPECT!
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
YOU DON'T SAY "SHUT UP"!
I APPRECIATE IDEAS,
BUT WHAT I DON'T APPRECIATE IS THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE OVER.
THIS IS MY TEAM!
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT BEING A GOOD LEADER!
LET HER BE. LET HER BE!
LET HER BE.
SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
YOU DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
Ryan: DON'T PUSH A PREGNANT GIRL!
PUT YOUR HAND ON A PREGNANT GIRL -- WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? THIS IS A THING OF RESPECT!
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
YOU DON'T SAY "SHUT UP"!
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE IS TALK, OKAY?
SHE WENT AWAY. SHE RAN AWAY.
SHE RAN AWAY.
YOU DON'T SAY "SHUT UP."
I CAN TALK AND WORK. I CAN TALK AND WORK.
DON'T SAY "SHUT UP."
Heather M.: I NOTICED A SWITCH IN MINERVA.
LIKE, I WAS KIND OF ONTO HER.
AND I THINK THAT THE MINERVA THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW --
I THINK THAT'S THE REAL MINERVA.
PLEASE. LET'S NOT ATTACK EACH OTHER HERE.
IT WASN'T ABOUT ATTACKING.
YOU SAY THAT WE HAVE TO AGREE WITH THINGS,
AND US THREE DON'T AGREE THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE A SNOWMAN.
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING,
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID.
Ryan: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING THROUGH!
Carmelo: END OF THE DAY, I'M FEELING THAT WE'RE GONNA WIN.
WE'RE GONNA KILL EVERYBODY.
YEAH, IT IS THAT HEAVY.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THIN IT OUT AND, LIKE...
Heather M.: WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP WHAT WE'RE DOING,
AND IT'S GONNA BE A NEW DAY TOMORROW.
Heather G.: AT THE END OF TODAY, I AM NOT HAPPY.
WE HAVE ONE BASE TIER THAT FINALLY GOT DONE,
AND WE HAVE FOUR FEET TO GO.
THAT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
Woman: WE MISSING SOMEBODY?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE STILL COMING IN?
WE COME IN, AND MINERVA'S NOT THERE.
MINERVA HAS NOT SHOWN UP.
DO YOU THINK THEY SENT HER HOME?
SHE'S PROBABLY EMBARRASSED.
I WOULD BE, TOO. I WOULDN'T HAVE COME BACK.
WOW.
I THINK MINERVA KNOWS SHE DID WRONG,
SHE SCREWED UP, AND I THINK MINERVA
DOESN'T WANT TO FACE THE MUSIC IN THIS KITCHEN.
THE SNOWMAN THAT MINERVA WAS WORKING ON --
YES.
I THINK MINERVA'S REALLY DUG A GRAVE FOR HERSELF.
IF SHE DOESN'T GO HOME NEXT, IT WILL BE A MIRACLE.
Nadine: WHAT'S GOING ON?
I HAVE THE WORST DIZZINESS.
I CANNOT MAKE IT.
I HAVE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE TAKING ME RIGHT NOW TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
OKAY.
SO, I'M SORRY, GUYS.
DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, A MIGRAINE?
NO.
IT'S DIZZINESS.
OH. OKAY. OKAY.
LOSING MINERVA FROM OUR TEAM IS FINE WITH ME.
I JUST WISH THAT WE HADN'T HAD HER AT ALL
BECAUSE I THINK WE'D ACTUALLY BE AHEAD.
Buddy: JUST A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
MINERVA'S NOT FEELING WELL,
AND I'M GONNA GET HER SOME MEDICAL ATTENTION.
YOU GUYS LOST YOUR LEADER.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO WITH YOUR CAKE.
BUT I STILL EXPECT A GREAT CAKE.
YOU HAVE THREE HOURS LEFT.
YOU GUYS READY TO DO THIS?
YES!
ALL RIGHT. YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.
Heather G.: I THINK ALL OF US JUST HAVE THIS DRIVE TO GET THIS CAKE DONE.
WE KNOW WE GOT TO BUST IT IN THE NEXT THREE HOURS.
WE GOT TO WORK. WE GOT TO WORK SO FAST.
MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT
WE ARE GONNA HAVE A CAKE THAT'S NOT COMPLETED.
JUST DROP.
HANG ON. HANG ON.
I'M GONNA DROP. READY?
READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET THE NEXT ONE COVERED.
I'M GONNA START WORKING ON SNOWFLAKES.
YAY! WE'RE WORKING AS A TEAM!
[ LAUGHS ] OKAY.
Ryan: MORE CAKE, MORE ICING.
MORE CAKE, MORE ICING. MORE CAKE, MORE ICING.
Marissa: CLUSTER BOW WAS A VERY BAD IDEA.
Chad: MARISSA'S BOWS WEREN'T GREAT.
THEY WERE TOO THICK.
THEY WERE CRACKING.
MY BOWS WOULD HAVE BEEN CLEANER,
BUT I'M NOT WORKING ON THE BOWS AT THAT TIME.
LET ME LET THAT BOW DRY A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WESLEY'S BOWS ARE NOT THAT GREAT, DUDE.
I'M FREAKING OUT BECAUSE THE GIFTS WERE JUST TERRIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I'M JUST HAVING A REAL HARD TIME PUTTING THESE ON.
WESLEY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF SKILLS
WHEN IT COMES TO DECORATING.
HERE, CARMELO.
PUT THEM ON?
WE AIN'T GOT TIME. YEAH.
I GO TO PICK UP ONE OF THESE GIFT BOXES,
AND THE BOW'S FALLING OFF OF IT.
VERY SLOPPY WORK.
AH...
JUST BE CAREFUL.
JUST WATCH THE BLACK SPRINKLES GETTING ON THE WHITE.
I'M GONNA HOLD IT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS TILTED.
THAT'S HOW WE WANT IT?
Ryan: DO WE HAVE WHITE?
Woman: DOING GOOD.
2 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS.
JUST TRYING TO COVER THE...
OH, MY GOD.
COME ON. COME ON.
DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST STICK THIS IN, MARISSA?
Marissa: WAIT. I'LL DO IT.
24 SECONDS.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S WHERE WORKS
AND EVERYTHING'S GOOD AND EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO.
THERE YOU GO.
OKAY, EVERYONE! YOUR TIME IS UP!
WESLEY IS A GREAT GUY, AND I LIKE HIM A LOT,
BUT WESLEY'S INEXPERIENCED.
HIS ABILITIES ARE NOT UP THERE WITH MINE'S OR RYAN'S.
I SAW SOME OF THE GIFTS THAT HE HAD MADE,
AND IT WASN'T UP TO PAR.
I'M COOL WITH MARISSA'S PRESENTS.
MY CONCERN IS WITH THE BOWS.
AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING, BUT I DIDN'T.
LOOKING AT OUR CAKE,
IT WASN'T AS CLEAN AS WHAT I WANTED IT TO BE.
WE DID REMOVE WHAT MINERVA PUT ON THE CAKE
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS WHAT NEEDED TO GO ON.
OKAY, GUYS.
I TOLD YOU TO CREATE HOLIDAY CAKES
THAT MY FAMILY WOULD LOVE.
I GAVE YOU EIGHT HOURS TO DO IT.
AND COINCIDENTALLY, MY FAMILY'S HAVING A LITTLE PARTY RIGHT NOW.
SO I WANT YOU TO TAKE THESE CAKES TO THE LOADING DOCK.
I HAVE THREE TRUCKS READY
TO BRING YOU AND YOUR CAKES TO THE PARTY.
SEE YOU THERE.
OKAY.
WHO WANTS TO SUPPORT IT?
I'LL HOLD IT ON THIS SIDE. READY?
Ryan: I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS MOVING THE CAKE.
OUR CAKE PROBABLY WEIGHS BETWEEN 500 AND 600 POUNDS,
IF NOT MORE.
[ SIGHS ]
[ Chuckling ] OH, MY GOD.
Heather M.: YOU LIFT THAT SIDE LEANING IN THE FRONT?
WHOO!
Carmelo: I GOT IT. LIFT. YEP. YEP.
LET IT COME DOWN.
THAT'S ENOUGH. THAT'S ENOUGH!
THE PRESENTS, GUYS! THE PRESENTS.
Marissa: I NOTICED THAT IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO THE WALL,
AND I SAY, "DON'T PUT IT TOO CLOSE TO THE WALL.
THE PRESENT'S RIGHT THERE."
I WANT IT AGAINST THE WALL.
NO, I DON'T -- THE PRESENTS ARE GONNA HIT.
THE PRESENTS AREN'T GONNA -- THEY'RE NOT HANGING OVER.
IF IT BENDS INTO THAT, THAT BOW --
LOOK, IT'S ALREADY BROKEN.
Chad: THE PRESENT DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING,
AND SHE'S YELLING AT ME BECAUSE THE BOW BROKE.
Marissa: THAT'S ENOUGH.
MARISSA DOESN'T REALIZE THE BOWS ARE CRAPPY.
IF THE BOWS WERE MADE APPROPRIATELY IN THE FIRST PLACE
BY BEING THINNER, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BREAK.
THE PRESENT BROKE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
IT DIDN'T BREAK BECAUSE IT WAS AGAINST THE WALL, MARISSA!
THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T LISTEN, AND THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T CARE
THAT THE WORK THAT I DID WAS ABOUT TO BE SACRIFICED.
GUYS, YOU GOT TO GET OUT OF MY WAY.
I'M EXCITED TO DELIVER THIS CAKE.
I'M EXCITED FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE IT.
I'M EXCITED FOR THE KIDS TO SEE IT.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE.
READY? GO. [ GRUNTS ]
YOU SERIOUS?
Megan: IT'S AN ICE-SKATING RINK.
[BLEEP]
KIDS ARE SKATING EVERYWHERE LIKE CRAZY,
AND IT HAS THREE RED TABLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS RINK.
OH!
HO, HO, HO!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
PUT YOUR SKATES ON,
AND DELIVER THE CAKE TO THE CENTER OF THE ICE.
Wesley: ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YES, SIR.
OH, MAN.
Heather M.: ALL RIGHT.
HO, HO, HO!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
PUT YOUR SKATES ON,
AND DELIVER THE CAKE TO THE CENTER OF THE ICE.
Wesley: ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YES, SIR.
OH, MAN.
Man: OH, MAN.
WE HAVE TO SKATE ON THIS [BLEEP] ICE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WE ENTER THE BUILDING,
AND THE FIRST THING I SEE IS AN ICE-SKATING RINK.
SO NOW WE HAVE TO PUT THESE SKATES ON
AND MOVE THIS CAKE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE-SKATING RINK.
IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
SOMEBODY'S GETTING HURT.
SOMEBODY'S GOING HOME, PROBABLY IN AN AMBULANCE.
OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Wesley: GET YOUR FEET TO THE SIDE, MELO.
PUSH OFF YOUR SIDE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
Carmelo: I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE STANDING ON THOSE THINGS.
MY SKATING TACTIC IS GO SLOW, SLOW, SLOW AS I POSSIBLY COULD.
MELO, IF WE'RE GOING TOO FAST, LET US KNOW.
OKAY.
Megan: THEY'RE, LIKE, FLYING DOWN HERE.
REALLY?
Megan: I AM SKATING BACKWARDS,
AND THIS KID SPRAYS ME WITH ICE,
AND I LOOK DOWN, AND I'M LIKE, "REALLY?
"LIKE, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW? REALLY?
THIS IS HARD ENOUGH."
Wesley: CAN'T BE RUNNING UP ON PEOPLE LIKE THAT!
Ryan: COME ON. PAY ATTENTION.
YEAH, DON'T FALL, HEATHER.
Heather M.: I'M NOT GONNA FALL.
Heather M.: I DON'T EVEN REALLY NEED ANYBODY TO HELP ME.
I JUST KIND OF LIKE ROLL IT OUT THERE.
I'M EXCITED. IT'S FUN.
ALL THE KIDS ARE, LIKE, SKATING BY US.
WHOO!
AAH! [ LAUGHS ]
ONE, TWO, THREE, GO.
HANG ON. HANG ON. HANG ON.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
WE'RE COOL.
Buddy: SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY GOOD ON SKATES.
SOME OF YOU AREN'T.
I GET ASKED TO DELIVER CAKES IN STRANGE PLACES ALL THE TIME,
AND I'M GLAD YOU GUYS WERE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
YOU GUYS READY TO BE JUDGED?
LISA, LISA, LET'S DO IT.
NOW, FOR THIS CHALLENGE, I HAVE THE TWO LISAS HELPING ME --
MY SISTER, LISA, AND MY WIFE, LISA.
CHAD, YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT WE HAVE HERE?
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL "WINTER WONDERLAND" SNOWMAN,
SURROUNDED BY PACKAGES.
WE HAVE THE PENGUIN FAMILY AND THE LITTLE GUY ICE SKATING,
JUST PERFECT FOR THIS OCCASION.
Buddy: ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
THANK YOU.
I FEEL GOOD AS FAR AS OUR DESIGN.
THE BOWS DO NOT LOOK GOOD.
THE BOWS ARE CRAPPY.
HOW WE DOING, MR. MELO?
PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU.
Lisa: THREE GUYS ON THIS TEAM, HUH?
YES.
HOW DO YOU THINK YOU DID?
BOSS, HOPEFULLY, WE DID GREAT.
YOU TOLD US TO THINK BIG OR GO HOME.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A SANTA CLAUS CAKE BEFORE,
SO I JUST THOUGHT, "WHY NOT MAKE A SANTA CLAUS?"
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON, GUYS.
Carmelo: HE SAID "GO BIG OR GO HOME."
AND I HAVE NO DOUBT WE'RE GONNA WIN, TO BE HONEST.
WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS CHALLENGE, HANDS DOWN.
OH. HELLO, LADIES. HOW WE DOING?
SO, EXPLAIN YOUR IDEA.
SO, WE WANTED TO DO A STACK OF PRESENTS.
JUST A WHIMSICAL CHRISTMAS DAY.
THANK YOU.
I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT BE THE LOSING CAKE
BECAUSE I KNOW BUDDY EXPECTS THINGS TO BE PERFECT,
AND IT'S NOT.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. THANKS FOR BRINGING YOUR CAKES.
HEAD BACK TO THE BAKERY TO FACE THE ELIMINATION.
Heather G.: IF WE'RE THE LOSING TEAM,
I HOPE MINERVA GOES INTO THE ELIMINATION ROOM
BECAUSE SHE SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT GOES HOME.
MINERVA, WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU.
WHAT'D THE DOCTOR SAY?
WELL, AMONG STRESS,
FATIGUE, DEHYDRATION,
THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ALL THE DIZZINESS.
SO YOU'RE BASICALLY OVERWORKED? IS THAT WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID?
YES, SIR.
I THINK SHE'S IN THE WRONG PROFESSION, HUH?
THERE'S ONE THING THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, OKAY?
I'VE SLAVED IN THIS BAKERY SINCE I WAS 11 YEARS OLD,
AND I DON'T GO HOME BECAUSE I'M WEAK OR TIRED.
NEVER.
EVER.
ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS WEEK.
I MEAN, ARE YOU WILLING TO GO INTO BATTLE FOR ME,
TO BE THE NEXT GREAT BAKER?
YES.
[ SIGHS ]
HEATHER G., WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON THE COUCH IF THAT WAS THE CASE.
SHE HAD TIME TO PUT HER MAKEUP ON.
GEEZ, SHE COULD HAVE PAINTED A CAKE.
BUT MINERVA WAS THE LEADER, RIGHT?
CORRECT.
DID SHE LEAD THIS TEAM?
NO, I THINK WE WERE TRYING TO LET HER,
AND IT JUST WASN'T GONNA WORK.
SHE'S NOT A LEADER. SHE'S A DICTATOR.
THAT WAS HOW SHE LED.
I FELT FRICTION,
AND I WAS GETTING A LITTLE BIT ANNOYED BY THAT.
SHE WOULDN'T GIVE US CREATIVE --
A LITTLE BIT OF CREATIVE FREEDOM,
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS FRUSTRATING.
HONESTLY, THEY DIDN'T COME TO ME WITH A CONCERN,
HEATHER...
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU AND MINERVA HAD A FALLING OUT.
CONFRONTATION STARTED.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY AT WHAT POINT SHE GRABBED MY ARM,
BUT SHE GRABBED MY ARM FAIRLY --
NOT, LIKE -- SHE GRABBED MY ARM.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
WHEN I GRAB HER HAND, I NEVER MEANT TO DISRESPECT HER.
IT'S JUST THAT I AM USED TO,
IF WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION,
LET'S FINISH THAT CONVERSATION
AND SAY, "OKAY, LET'S LEAVE IT RIGHT HERE."
I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE GOT TO START TALKING ABOUT THE CAKE.
WE GAVE YOU EIGHT HOURS
TO MAKE A FABULOUS CHRISTMAS CAKE FOR ME AND MY WHOLE FAMILY.
LISA, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THEIR CAKE?
WELL, I HAVE TO TALK, I GUESS,
TO THE THREE LADIES TO THE RIGHT OF ME
BECAUSE MINERVA WAS NOT THERE, CORRECT?
GOOD POINT.
I DID LIKE YOUR CAKE.
I DID ENJOY ALL THE DETAILS ON IT.
ONLY ONE THING THAT KIND OF THREW ME OFF A LITTLE BIT
WAS THE SNOWMAN.
SNOWMAN COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT NEATER.
MY SISTER, LISA, WHAT DID YOU THINK?
I LOVED THE CAKE.
I LOVED THE DESIGN. THERE WAS A LOT OF DETAIL.
THE PIPING WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I LIKED YOUR CAKE.
IT DEFINITELY WAS THE MOST DETAILED OUT OF ALL THE CAKES.
I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH YOUR DESIGN.
YOU GUYS HAD THE WINNING CAKE TODAY.
Nadine: THANK YOU.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY? JOB WELL DONE.
AND WHEN I SAY THAT, I'M LOOKING AT THREE OF YOU.
I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH YOUR DESIGN
THAT YOU GUYS HAD THE WINNING CAKE TODAY.
AND WHEN I SAY THAT, I'M LOOKING AT THREE OF YOU.
OKAY?
NOW, AS FAR AS YOU, MINERVA...
FOR THE LUCK OF GOD
THAT YOU WERE ON THE TEAM THAT'S THE WINNING CAKE,
IS THE ONLY REASON WHY YOU ARE SAFE TONIGHT.
YOUSE HAD THE BEST CAKE.
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU WERE ON THAT TEAM.
SO, YOU ARE SAFE. GO TO THE LOUNGE.
AND I DISAGREE.
TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH THAT.
WOW!
YOU MUST BE FEELING NICE AND JOLLY TODAY, HONEY.
YEAH. YOU MUST BE IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
LISTEN, I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT, BUT I FELT MY HANDS WERE TIED.
Heather M.: MINERVA IS STAYING.
I AM NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE WITH BUDDY
IF THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
BUT I DON'T AGREE.
KILLS ME TO SAY THIS,
BUT YOU GUYS ARE THE BOTTOM TWO TEAMS TONIGHT.
SO, UNFORTUNATELY,
AT LEAST ONE OF YOU GUYS IS GOING HOME TONIGHT.
MEGAN, HOW DID YOUR TEAM WORK?
I THINK THIS WAS THE BEST TEAM I'VE BEEN ON TO DATE, BUDDY.
I HAD CONFIDENCE IN MY LEADER FOR ONCE.
I TRUSTED HIS VISION.
WE EXECUTED A CAKE.
WE WORKED LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE.
MARISSA, IS THIS TRUE?
THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I FELT
ALMOST THAT I WASN'T BEING HEARD AS MUCH,
SO I KIND OF WAS JUST LEFT DOING
WHAT I WAS BASICALLY TOLD TO DO.
YOU CANNOT LET YOURSELF BE WALKED OVER BY OTHER PEOPLE.
I AGREE.
YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG.
IF YOU FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE ON A CAKE,
OKAY.
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF CHAD'S TEAM'S CAKE?
IT REALLY -- IT WASN'T IMPRESSIVE.
I'M SORRY. I MEAN, IT WAS A SNOWMAN.
IT WAS THREE BALLS STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
SOME OF THE DETAILS YOU DID HAVE ON YOUR CAKE
BESIDES THE PENGUINS WERE VERY SLOPPY.
I MEAN, THE GIFT BOXES, THE BOWS WERE BREAKING APART.
LISA, WHAT'D YOU THINK OF CHAD'S CAKE?
THE THING THAT I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT THE SNOWMAN CAKE
WAS THERE WAS BLACK GLITTER EVERYWHERE.
IT WASN'T CLEAN.
I DID LIKE THE SNOWMAN.
I THOUGHT THE SNOWMAN WAS NICE.
I DID NOT LIKE THE SLOPPINESS OR THE GLITTER
OR, LIKE LISA SAID, WITH THE BLACK.
MARISSA, THE PRESENTS WERE NOT REFINED AND BEAUTIFUL.
THEY WERE BAD.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GUYS FOR A MINUTE.
LISA, WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THEIR CAKE?
I THOUGHT THE FACE WAS REALLY NICE.
THE CHIMNEY WAS REALLY NICE.
THE TOY BAG, TO ME,
LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE TRYING TO TAKE SHORTCUTS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SLOPPY.
IF YOU'RE GONNA DO A QUILTED, BEAUTIFUL TOY BAG,
DO IT RIGHT.
HONEY, WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THEIR CAKE?
I MEAN, THE FACE WAS DEFINITELY, BY FAR,
THE BEST PART OF YOUR CAKE.
I THOUGHT THAT YOUR CAKE HAD THE "WOW" FACTOR.
RYAN, TELL ME, HOW'D YOUR TEAM DO TODAY?
I THINK WE DID GOOD.
MELO HAD A VISION THAT HE WANTED TO GO BIG,
AND I WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT
THAT I COULD PULL OFF WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.
HOW ABOUT WESLEY?
WESLEY...
HE DIDN'T DO AS MUCH AS MELO OR I.
I DON'T THINK THAT HE HAS AS MUCH EXPERIENCE
AS THE TWO OF US,
SO SOME OF THE QUALITY THAT HE DOES
IS A LITTLE BELOW WHAT I WOULD WANT ON THE CAKE.
WESLEY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT?
Wesley: I ASKED HIM ABOUT MY PRESENTS,
AND HE WAS LIKE, "OH, YEAH, THOSE LOOK GOOD."
BUT NOW WE'RE STANDING HERE,
AND HE'S LIKE, "THEY WERE GARBAGE."
WHEN I SHOWED THEM TO HIM,
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THEY WERE GARBAGE THEN?
MAYBE BECAUSE I DID PROBABLY THE MOST ON THAT CAKE.
BUT WHEN I ASKED YOU AND SAY, "HEY, HOW DO THESE LOOK?"
"OH, YEAH, THOSE LOOK GOOD."
I DIDN'T SEE THOSE GIFTS CLOSE-UP
UNTIL I PUT THEM IN THE BAG.
NO, I PUT THEM ON THE TABLE.
I LOOKED AT THE BOWS.
AS SOON AS I PICKED UP EACH ONE OF THOSE PRESENTS,
THE BOW FELL OFF OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
MELO, HOW WAS WESLEY'S WORK?
[ SIGHS ] IT'S BELOW STANDARD.
IT'S BELOW STANDARD.
WESLEY, ARE YOU IN OVER YOUR HEAD?
I DON'T THINK I'M OVER MY HEAD
WITH THE REST OF THE COMPETITORS.
MAYBE ON THIS TEAM, DEFINITELY THE WEAKEST LINK.
BUT THAT'S WHY I PICKED THEM TO BE ON MY TEAM, BUT NOT --
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COMPETITION,
I JUST DON'T THINK I'M THE WEAKEST LINK RIGHT NOW.
Buddy: SO HERE'S THE THING.
WE HAD THREE PRETTY GOOD CAKES TODAY.
SO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT GONNA NAME THE LOSING CAKE.
THERE WAS NO LOSING CAKE.
PROBLEM IS, I NEED TO SEND SOMEONE HOME.
MARISSA...
I WANT TO SEE SOME FIRE FROM YOU.
I KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN YOU...
BUT I NEED TO SEE IT.
YOU NEED TO BRING IT.
WESLEY...
I THINK YOU'RE A GREAT GUY.
I THINK YOU COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE A FUTURE IN THIS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE
TO BE THE NEXT GREAT BAKER.
TO THE BOX TRUCK, BABY.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB.
Buddy: THE REST OF YOU ARE SAFE.
TO THE LOUNGE.
THANK YOU.
Carmelo: I'M GONNA MISS WESLEY AS A FRIEND, NOT A COMPETITOR.
IT BOTHERS ME TO SEE HIM GO. I'M HURT THAT HE'S GOING.
BUT NOW I'M STARTING TO THINK, WESLEY SHOULD STILL BE HERE.
MINERVA SHOULD HAVE GONE HOME.
MINERVA'S LIKE THE PLAGUE RIGHT NOW.
NOBODY WANTS TO BE AROUND HER.
Wesley: I'M DEFINITELY REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF
FOR MAKING IT THIS FAR IN A BAKING COMPETITION.
I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
THOUGHT I WOULD EVEN BE COMPETING,
LET ALONE MAKE IT TO THE FOURTH ROUND.
I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR BUDDY
AND THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO HIM
AND, YOU KNOW, LEARN THINGS FROM HIM PERSONALLY.
IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE.
YOU'RE GOING FOR A RIDE.
Buddy: NEXT TIME ON "NEXT GREAT BAKER"...
OH, MY GOD. WE'RE GONNA DO AN ENGINEER CAKE,
AND THESE THINGS HAVE TO MOVE.
Ryan: I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT A CD PLAYER LOOKS LIKE.
I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS STUFF. SO STOP ACTING LIKE YOU DON'T!
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS CHALLENGE,
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ON BOARD WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.
MINERVA, YOU THINK YOU COULD BE DONE WITH THOSE IN LIKE 15 MINUTES?
I CAN DO A PIECE OF CRAP IN 15 MINUTES, YES. HOW'S THAT?
I'M GONNA REVEAL THE WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW.
IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT. IT WASN'T A GOOD JOB.
YOU AGGRAVATED ME SO MUCH, I WANTED TO DO THIS PERSONALLY.