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Finding Mr. Christmas - Season 2 Episode 4 -
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00:00Previously on finding Mr. Christmas. I guess I'm learning to ride a horse today.
00:07Never go behind a horse. Eight holiday hunks were still jingling all the way toward that
00:13hallmark leading role. In the festive face-off, the guys built gingerbread houses that showed
00:18off their Christmas spirit. These look awesome. Then in the star quality challenge, this is a
00:23cowboy Christmas. They shared the screen with a hallmark superstar and a scene-stealing horse.
00:29Real-life cowboy on our hands. Kind of in my blood. Some hit their stride. I don't rest till I get it.
00:35Is it hot in here or is it rusted? While others stumbled, Marcus delivered pure leading man energy.
00:42Yeehaw, look at you. The one that has never been a horse before, flawless. Congratulations.
00:48But for Logan, you just want to grab your reins? You missed a lot of the lines. It was the end of
00:53the road. Take your stocking down. You're going home for the holidays. Now, seven hunks remain as
00:58we continue the search to find Mr. Christmas.
01:08How do you feel about last night? That was something. Seeing Logan and Gabe on the bottom
01:14two. You guys talking about me or what?
01:16Yeah, man. I'm just going to make all of these.
01:20Oh, you're making eggs? He eats Craig the egg. That's what they call me.
01:23I guess I'm not eating breakfast today, then, if you're doing it.
01:26Okay.
01:27I was going to make for six anyway.
01:29Oh, okay. Perfect.
01:31We were saying, um, we were talking about, um, you know, last night. Second time down there
01:38and you've survived both times. Congrats. How are you feeling?
01:41Well, I feel grateful that I'm still here.
01:43You deserve to be here, man.
01:44Yeah. It is a new day and I'm going to give it my all like I have every time, but it takes
01:49a little bit to feel good again after rejection. Like, it's not like, if I didn't want this,
01:53then...
01:54You mean you're a human being?
01:55Yeah.
01:55Oh, wow.
01:57There's only seven of us left and the competition is getting tougher and tougher.
02:01I have something to prove. I just got to stay focused and keep going. I'm just happy
02:06to be here with you guys. I'm glad that I get to wake up and talk to you guys after a tough
02:12night like that. We believe in you.
02:14Thanks, man. Appreciate you.
02:16100%.
02:17I can tell Gabe has what it takes to be successful in this career. His charm, his smile, his temples,
02:26his energy, and I want him to shine. Look at this. Look at this hearty breakfast.
02:32Oh, I got it.
02:32There you go, guys.
02:33It looks excellent, so. It looks excellent, man.
02:37Has everyone here worn a festive face-up?
02:40I have not.
02:41I haven't.
02:41But who's, like, won something? Almost everybody here.
02:45I haven't won anything.
02:48You've won our hearts.
02:49You're winning by being here.
02:51Oh!
02:53Let's go find him.
02:55Let's go find him.
02:55Where are they?
02:57It's time for another festive face-up, and whatever it is, I am ready to take it because
03:03it is time for me to win.
03:05Come on down, boys!
03:06Oh, my God.
03:07What in the world?
03:08I'm hoping to make this three festive face-off wins in a row.
03:12Hey, guys.
03:13Hey!
03:14Seven of you remain in the game as the competition is heating up like chestnuts on an open fire.
03:20And let me tell you, that's hot.
03:22While you're all incredibly talented, only one of you will walk out of here with a leading role in a Hallmark holiday movie and be crowned Mr. Christmas.
03:31Yeah!
03:32Yeah!
03:33In today's festive face-off, you'll be slipping like a baby reindeer on ice.
03:39Here's how it's going to snow down.
03:41Starting at the top of this icy hill, you'll dash down this slippery mountain like a runaway
03:46train, grab your candy cane, and run up the slope like you're racing towards the North Pole.
03:51And repeat this pattern three times.
03:53Each of you has your own color candy cane.
03:56That's the only color you can use.
03:59The first hunk to get all three of their candy canes into that giant mug and ring the bell wins.
04:05I absolutely need to win this.
04:06I could use any advantage I can get.
04:09Before you slip, slide, and slay the frosty hill, I need to bring out the peppermint stick to my hot cocoa.
04:16Please welcome the one and only Melissa Peterman.
04:20Oh my gosh, I've been waiting behind that tree since 5 a.m. because I'm so excited for this one.
04:30All right, guys, go and get changed.
04:31I'll see you back here, ready to slide all the way.
04:34Let's go, let's hustle, go, go, go.
04:36Come on.
04:37Jonathan, man, you're my guy, but these challenges, dude, like, you better watch your back.
04:42You're in for it.
04:43There's going to be some payback coming your way.
04:44Let's do this.
04:48You guys ready?
04:49Oh, yeah.
04:50I almost slipped down.
04:51Dude.
04:51Watch out, don't slip down.
04:52It's already slippery.
04:54Like, is this going to be dangerous?
04:55Are you guys ready to start?
04:57Because I am running on candy canes in excitement right now.
05:00Yay!
05:02The fun starts now!
05:11Oh, be careful, be careful.
05:13So for this challenge, we have to run all the way down to one side of the hill,
05:17grab our candy cane, and then run back up the other steeper side in order to put it inside
05:23a tin cup.
05:24Whoever gets all three of their candy canes in the cup first, wins.
05:28Oh, no!
05:29Maybe low center of gravity and trying to crawl up the hill might help me out.
05:38I was a sprinter in high school, so I know speed and endurance are going to matter the most in this festive faceoff.
05:45Here comes Gabriel!
05:46Here comes Gabriel!
05:47This is very slippery and very steep.
05:50I need to get as much momentum as I can to get back to the top.
05:54To the top!
05:55Oh, my gosh!
05:56Gabriel's got one in!
05:59There goes Angel.
06:00I think my soccer skills are going to come into place.
06:04It's all about speed and sliding.
06:06All right, that's Angel.
06:10Angel's got one in.
06:17Okay, Gabriel just wiped out!
06:19Gabe, are you okay?
06:21Oh, my God, I'm tired.
06:23You guys, you're machines!
06:25You can do this!
06:27I'm making zero progress.
06:29Dude, there's no way!
06:31I can't figure out what to do.
06:32Come on, Marcus!
06:33It's very tiring!
06:34Let's go!
06:34Oh, no!
06:35How'd you guys get up this?
06:37This is going to be hard.
06:39Speed's going to come into play.
06:40I weigh a lot more than almost every single guy.
06:43No!
06:44They might have more stamina.
06:46You know, I don't do a lot of cardio.
06:49Oh, my God!
06:51How did you get?
06:54Mayday!
06:54Mayday!
06:55A lot harder than it looks.
06:56And I just feel myself slipping backwards.
06:59Robbie!
06:59Robbie!
06:59Robbie!
07:00You got this!
07:00You got this!
07:01Robbie!
07:02And my dreams of winning that third festive face-off are also slipping away.
07:08Dang.
07:09You okay?
07:10You okay?
07:10Yeah.
07:11Come on, Rustin!
07:11Come on, Rustin!
07:12You got this!
07:14Oh!
07:15What the heck, dude?
07:19Are you kidding me?
07:21Oh!
07:23Oh!
07:23This is not a good strategy.
07:25I'm going to have to go as fast as I can in order to be able to catch up.
07:28Oh!
07:29Oh!
07:32Woo!
07:33Dang, he's in!
07:34Okay!
07:38Oh, man.
07:38I'm tired.
07:40I have my second candy cane in hand.
07:43I'm going to run really fast and make it to the top.
07:47Here we go!
07:47Come on!
07:48Angel!
07:48Angel!
07:48Angel!
07:48Angel!
07:49Angel!
07:49Angel!
07:49Come on!
07:51Get up there!
07:52You can do it!
07:53No!
07:53Oh!
07:56Gabe's got two in!
08:00Oh!
08:01All right, Angel!
08:02Oh, here comes Gabriel!
08:03Gabriel!
08:04Gabriel!
08:05Oh!
08:06Gabriel just ate it!
08:07That was like chariots of fire for a second and then it got real bad.
08:11Oh, my gosh!
08:12Gabe's got two in!
08:14And I'm gassed.
08:15I'm exhausted.
08:17After watching Gabe, light bulb went off.
08:20You can't crawl on this.
08:21You have to just run right through.
08:22Craig's got one in.
08:25Davey has one.
08:26Angel has one.
08:27Craig has one.
08:28Gabe has two.
08:29Does anyone need a hug?
08:30Yeah.
08:31Does anyone?
08:31I could use a hug.
08:33Okay, let's wait until you're changed.
08:36Angel dropped a candy cane.
08:38I know I have the lead.
08:40I'm just trying to recharge and regain some of my energy before I charge back up this mountain
08:45for the last time.
08:47All right, here comes Robbie!
08:48Come on, Robbie!
08:48Come on, Robbie!
08:49Come on, Robbie!
08:50Robbie!
08:50Robbie!
08:51I am completely winded.
08:54Here comes Craig.
08:55Okay, Craig!
08:57Come on, Craig!
08:58Oh, my gosh!
08:59Craig!
09:00Craig, that's two!
09:01Now, I just need one more.
09:07I'm going to throw up.
09:08You got harder.
09:09I noticed Gabe doesn't have more energy.
09:12This is my chance to get the win.
09:14Maybe if you take off your shirt, it'll be more aerodynamic.
09:17Here comes Angel.
09:17Here comes Angel.
09:18Angel's got two in.
09:22Gabe has two.
09:23Angel has two.
09:24Craig's got two.
09:26They each need one more.
09:27The next one to get one in wins.
09:29Does Angel just have to get this one right here?
09:32Thankfully, my other candy cane that I dropped earlier is already there.
09:36I don't have to run back.
09:38This could be for the win.
09:39I'm reaching, and I see Gabe behind me making it to the top.
09:46Oh, my God.
09:48Angel just got three hits!
09:50Angel is our winner!
09:51Congratulations!
09:53Every time a bell rings, Angel gets his win!
09:56Is this for real?
09:58Can someone pinch me?
10:03Good job, dude.
10:07Me and the guys give each other the eye.
10:09Oh, my gosh.
10:10We're going to give Jonathan a taste of his own medicine.
10:13How's it going?
10:14You good?
10:14Oh, thank you.
10:15Oh, no.
10:15Oh, no!
10:17Oh, no!
10:18Oh, no!
10:20Oh, no!
10:21Oh, no!
10:23So sorry I put you through that!
10:25Oh, no!
10:26No, no, no, no, no!
10:27Run, Lissa, run!
10:28No!
10:30This was a nail-biter, but Angel, congratulations, Angel!
10:34So good.
10:35As the winner of the festive face-off, you will be getting an advantage,
10:38which I will reveal at the Star Quality Challenge.
10:41I cannot wait to find out what this advantage is.
10:44Oh, and did I not mention, you all will be performing as a contestant in the Mr. Christmas Pageant.
10:53Wow.
10:55That's right.
10:56It's your next Star Quality Challenge.
10:58That means each of you needs a talent to perform at the pageant.
11:02I'm a personal trainer and model.
11:04Okay, what the heck is my talent going to be?
11:07Hit the showers, boys!
11:08Yay!
11:11That was so much more exhausting and so much harder than I could have ever imagined.
11:16I was like, if I die trying, I won't die.
11:20It paid off.
11:21That's the right attitude.
11:22That's great, man.
11:23That's great.
11:24I think it's interesting, though, that we're going to all have to do this Mr. Christmas Pageant.
11:29I was originally thinking, like, throw a football at targets, but, like, it feels kind of lame.
11:33My head automatically goes towards doing something active.
11:37I don't know what else I would do, you know?
11:39Obviously, my first thought is to sing, so I'm probably going to sing something.
11:43It's hard to not be jealous of certain guys like Rustin where you know exactly what their talent is probably going to be.
11:50You're probably going to bring it.
11:51I'm certainly going to do my best.
11:52My whole family was actually in a Christian ministry band that toured around Arizona.
11:57I sang, and my brother played the drums, and my mom sang, and I played the bass guitar, and my sister sang with us.
12:03We were like the Christian Partridge family.
12:05I'm a little scared.
12:06I don't know if I can think of a talent that is going to be worthy to stand up to you guys, so hopefully I can figure something out.
12:13Coming up.
12:14Fucka, fucka, fucka, fucka, poof, poof, poof, poof, poof, poof, poof, poof.
12:17What's going on here?
12:18Welcome to Marcus's Magical Touch.
12:22I'm getting kind of warm.
12:24Oh, my gosh.
12:29You are so composed since day one when I walked in and we started chatting.
12:34Thanks, man.
12:35My life has been such an interesting example of taking those moments that you have that are maybe difficult or tragic and overcoming them.
12:44I've been in some gnarly car wrecks, but the last time I went down on a motorcycle, I hit the ground at 90 miles an hour.
12:50Yeah, that's insane.
12:52And I slid for about 200 yards across all of the lanes and didn't get run over.
12:59And to this day, I don't understand, but I'm as thankful as you could possibly imagine to be here.
13:05I think I have a significant appreciation for life for all the close calls that I've had.
13:11I think at this point in my life, I feel confidence and comfortability with who I am.
13:17It blew out my knee.
13:18It blew out my ankle.
13:19It blew out my shoulder.
13:20It slipped us in my back.
13:22I struggled with basic stuff, you know, like walking, running.
13:26I'm so thankful to come out the other side of it with like the capabilities that I have and the knowledge that I have from learning from those experiences.
13:32It just, I feel like I can take on anything.
13:36But it's one of the reasons that I value and appreciate all these opportunities that we have.
13:41Like, you can't take that for granted, you know?
13:44Rustin has always been so confident and unshakable in big moments.
13:48I think the best impetus to reach success is having setbacks.
13:52But if you focus on the things that you have as strengths, you focus on the things that you can accomplish, you focus on the things that you do have to offer, those are the things that are going to show up.
14:00And that's what I'm focusing on.
14:05I honestly have no idea what Jonathan has in store for us, you know?
14:08It's always a surprise.
14:10Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
14:11Guys, what's that?
14:13Look at that.
14:14Wait, wait, wait.
14:15They're pageant sashes.
14:16Oh.
14:19We also have this, guys.
14:20Let me do this.
14:21What's it say?
14:22Read it.
14:24Mr. Christmas.
14:25That's me.
14:25Oh, it's for me.
14:28After your uphill dashes, here are your sashes.
14:32See you at your next star quality challenge.
14:35Sincerely, Jonathan.
14:37You guys ready to cruise?
14:38I'm ready.
14:38Action time.
14:39Ready?
14:39Let's go dash out there.
14:41Let's do this thing, guys.
14:41Let's go.
14:42Let's do this thing.
14:43Does this sash go with my outfit?
14:47Oh, here we are, guys.
14:49Here we are.
14:50Oh, this is it.
14:51Let's do this thing, guys.
14:53Let's go.
14:53Let's go.
14:54Let's go.
14:54Let's time.
14:55We got this.
14:59There's a lot of people here.
15:00The intensity of this challenge just level up.
15:04Come on in.
15:06Welcome to the Tinseltown Theater.
15:09Guys, say hello to your audience.
15:11Hello.
15:12Hello.
15:14This is your next star quality challenge.
15:16The stage of the competition where you get to show off and show us your talent and pageantry.
15:22This is the Mr. Talent pageant.
15:28In pageant fashion, you'll be asked some hard-hitting hunk questions into what makes you authentic and a true leading man.
15:36And those will be coming from our special guest judges and Hallmark superfans, Gail and Alicia.
15:45You might recognize Gail and Alicia from the Hallmark show, Christmas at Sea.
15:49If anybody knows what makes a Hallmark leading man, it's a Hallmark superfan.
15:54Our fans' opinions are super important to us, and their voice matters.
15:58That's why we're so happy that they're here.
16:01And today, they're going to be very essential to you.
16:06They, along with Melissa, myself, and your guest judges,
16:09will be deciding your fate
16:10and voting on the winner of the star quality challenge.
16:14Oh!
16:16Okay.
16:17To be successful in this challenge,
16:20we're going to really have to connect with the audience through our performances.
16:23I'm a rock singer.
16:24That's right in my wheelhouse.
16:26Gentlemen, you'll be judged on originality,
16:28showmanship,
16:29and, of course, star quality.
16:32Let's get this show started, shall we?
16:35Craig, why don't you stay up here with me?
16:37The rest of you guys, go take your seats.
16:39I know that this is a good opportunity for me
16:41to bring some wit and some humor into this.
16:44First up is Craig!
16:46Craig!
16:47It's showtime.
16:52Oh my gosh.
17:00What's going on here?
17:01This is a song I wrote.
17:14It's called
17:14I Am Mr. Christmas.
17:17DJ, spin it!
17:18There we go, yep.
17:21Clap your hands to the beat, everybody.
17:22Hey, yep, that's it.
17:24Uh-huh.
17:25I am so cold with a pack of jacket,
17:28like intense player,
17:29because I'm back with a racket.
17:30All this charisma I do not lack.
17:32These bars are a gift.
17:33You can say that I wrap it and sign it at the bottom of the card.
17:36You already know I go hard.
17:37He's working the crowd.
17:38He's looking really cool.
17:40Let me hear you say Mr.
17:42Mr.
17:43Say Christmas.
17:44Christmas.
17:45It's definitely showing personality.
17:48Say Mr.
17:49Mr.
17:50Christmas.
17:51Christmas.
17:52That's me.
17:53That's me.
17:53Yeah!
17:53Yeah!
17:54Yeah!
17:54Yeah!
17:55Yeah!
17:56Yeah!
17:56I bet you didn't think you'd see a rapping Santa Claus today, did you?
18:00No.
18:00And now, Craig, it's time for the questions from the superfans.
18:04So, that was quite unique, what you did.
18:08But what other unique quality or trait would you bring to the Hallmark family?
18:14I think I can bring a lot of different traits to the Hallmark family.
18:17I'm in touch with my emotions.
18:19You might not see that from, you know, the jokes and the rapping up here on stage, but
18:24I think it's incredibly important for a leading man to be able to go through all of his emotions,
18:30you know, be vulnerable out there, and let people see who he truly is.
18:34I think that I can bring that to the Hallmark family.
18:38All right, all right!
18:39Craig!
18:40Good job, buddy!
18:41Get out of here!
18:42Give it up for Marcus!
18:45All right, Marcus!
18:47Welcome to Marcus's Magical Touch.
18:53So today, I'm going to be showing a little card trick, but first, I'm going to need an
18:58assistant to come up on stage with me.
19:00Mmm.
19:01Oh, ooh, right here in the white with the bow on your chest.
19:05Come on up.
19:06Come on up.
19:07Yes, come on up.
19:08Come on.
19:09Come on.
19:10I'm going to be performing this for a crowd of people on a stage, and you don't know how
19:15the person that you bring up onto the stage is going to react.
19:18The trick can go wrong.
19:20Lovely assistant, can you please tell me your name?
19:21Brooke.
19:22Okay, Brooke, so you're going to need this right here.
19:26Oh, wow.
19:27This is for you, Brooke.
19:28Wow.
19:29There we go.
19:30Okay, now, Brooke, choose a card.
19:32Okay?
19:33Don't tell me what it is.
19:34Make sure you choose the right card.
19:35Don't choose the wrong one.
19:36Oh!
19:37Oh!
19:38Gently put it right back in.
19:40Let me know when you have it back in there, Brooke.
19:42All right, Brooke, which row is your card in?
19:45This row.
19:46This row right here.
19:47Okay, so we're going to go ahead and scoop these cards right back up.
19:49I was helping him practice for his talent the night before, and he wasn't getting it right.
19:53In front of a live crowd, you get one shot and one shot only.
19:57So, Marcus, I hope you nail this.
20:00And here.
20:01Okay, Brooke, so the last time, where is your card at?
20:05Which row is it in?
20:06It's in this row.
20:07It's in this row now.
20:08Ooh!
20:09Now we're going to pick all these cards up.
20:11We are going to lay these cards out.
20:14I'm just hoping the talent is interesting enough that everybody in the crowd is really invested
20:19on whether or not I'm going to be able to pull it off.
20:23Please pick one of the powers for me.
20:25Ooh, you want this one, okay?
20:27Let's get rid of all of these.
20:29She wants that one, ladies and gentlemen.
20:30She wants that one.
20:32Please, pick two more cards for me.
20:34Pick this one.
20:35Ooh, we'll see you guys later.
20:37Ooh, we're down to two cards, everybody.
20:39We're down to two.
20:40Ladies and gentlemen, do you think one of these cards is her card?
20:43Yeah?
20:44Okay.
20:45I'm sitting on the edge of my seat just like hoping and praying that Marcus is going to
20:49be able to pull this trick off.
20:50All right, Brooke.
20:51Was this the card?
20:55Coming up.
20:56Hey, everyone.
20:57I have been on stage before.
20:59I have never done this on a stage.
21:03Bachata.
21:04Let's go.
21:06Oh, I'm getting it.
21:10I'm going to pick this one.
21:16Okay, everybody.
21:17Let's see here.
21:21Was this the card that Brooke chose?
21:28Everybody, please give it up for Brooke.
21:30Give it up for Brooke.
21:31She did amazing.
21:34Marcus, we have some questions for you.
21:37Hello, lovelies.
21:38Hello.
21:39So, you just won the lottery.
21:41Who are you calling first?
21:42If I just won the lottery, I'm 100% giving my mom a call.
21:46It would be a dream to take care of my mom, make sure that she never has to worry about
21:50anything for the rest of her life.
21:53I'm extremely relieved.
21:54I got the trick done.
21:55I did it right.
21:56Give it up for Marcus.
22:00I'm really hoping that was enough to win them over.
22:02Go get them.
22:04I have been on stage before.
22:05I have never done this on a stage.
22:09You're killing it.
22:10Thanks.
22:11And I think that this is either going to go really great or really bad.
22:15Give it up for Robbie.
22:18Hey, everyone.
22:20Robbie!
22:22Can we just talk about eggnog?
22:24It tastes like milk lost a dare with alcoholic pancake batter.
22:29Okay?
22:30Another one of my favorite holiday traditions is the food, right?
22:35In November, I'm finding Mr. Christmas.
22:38But by January, I'm finding my elastic waistband.
22:42Yeah.
22:43True.
22:44True.
22:45True.
22:46No, but I am honored to be here with Jonathan Bennett.
22:51In Mean Girls, Jonathan was the high school heartthrob.
22:56On Hallmark, he's more like the high school principal.
23:03Boom!
23:04Right?
23:05Right?
23:06Right?
23:07It's not about the trees.
23:08It's not about the eggnog.
23:09It's about family.
23:10It's about togetherness.
23:12And learning that if Jonathan Bennett can make it on Hallmark, anything is possible.
23:17Thank you so much.
23:19Merry Christmas!
23:20Give it up for Robbie!
23:22I feel so good.
23:25They say the best form of flattery is to be roasted.
23:30And so thank you, Robbie.
23:32This is one of the coolest experiences of my life.
23:35Alicia, do you have a question for Robbie?
23:37Okay.
23:38So when you think about your life, what's one thing that you would like to redo if you had
23:44an opportunity to?
23:46About 10 years ago, my mom had a heart attack.
23:49And I spoke to her on the phone.
23:51And she said it was a minor heart attack and it wasn't a big deal.
23:53And so she said, don't come home.
23:55And I thought the best thing I can do for her is honor her wishes.
23:58I'm not going to go home.
24:00About a week later, she had a stroke and was in a coma and never woke up.
24:07And so I never got that chance to see her or be with her or say goodbye.
24:12So if I could go back and redo anything, I would go home the second that happened.
24:19It's something I think about far too often.
24:22Yeah.
24:23When you go through something like losing a parent, it's so much easier to just bury those
24:27feelings away.
24:29But I found in my life that talking about these things, it's healing for yourself, but it
24:34is healing for more people than you can ever fathom.
24:38And now give it up for Rustin!
24:42Hey, how's it going?
24:46What is up?
24:47Are you all having a good time today?
24:49Oh, yeah.
24:50So I'm going to sing a song for you all about how it felt to meet my wife for the first
24:56time.
24:57Aww.
24:59One look and I'm drawn in.
25:08One word and I'm back in my head again.
25:13I've been with my wife Lindsay since December of 2016.
25:16And we actually met in a chocolate shop.
25:18She walked in.
25:19I was stunned.
25:20I said, you look adorable.
25:22We went on a date the next day.
25:24And after that date, I said, I'm in love with her.
25:26I'm going to marry her.
25:27Cause it's you and everything.
25:32And it's proven in the silence.
25:37And it's knowing if we really had to, we could do it on our own.
25:45He is absolutely amazing.
25:52He is so naturally gifted.
25:54So in Hallmark, a lot of the movies, they've gone through some sort of adversity.
25:58Can you tell me a time when you had to go through some sort of adversity and how did you feel?
26:04I've been in quite a few accidents that have caused a lot of physical harm.
26:08And I think that the number one thing that I've found through all of it is that I was alive on the other side.
26:14I was here.
26:15I had something that I could look at as something that I had overcome.
26:23Thank you, thank you, thank you.
26:25Be yourself and have fun.
26:27Please welcome to the stage, Angel!
26:32Hello, everybody!
26:34Hola!
26:35Whenever I have a lot of eyes on me, I hear in the silence, judgment.
26:41I put a lot of pressure on myself to not disappoint people.
26:45I grew up dancing, Latin music, and it would be my honor to share some of that culture,
26:51love, happiness, and passion with all of you today.
26:54So, I will be dancing Bachata.
26:57I would like to have a volunteer come up.
27:01You on the plat, yes!
27:03Come up!
27:04Salsa, merengue, and bachata have shaped me into being outgoing, confident.
27:12What is your name?
27:13Kelly.
27:14Kelly, let's get the jitters out.
27:16Okay.
27:17So, shake your right hand, your left hand.
27:19You can just go, ah!
27:21There we go!
27:22This type of Latin dance brings a lot of joy and happiness to me,
27:26and I want to share this experience with the crowd.
27:29It's such a joy to dance.
27:38Yay!
27:39Let's give it a round of applause, Kelly.
27:41Wow!
27:42Give it up for Angel!
27:47Gail.
27:48So, every Hallmark superfan knows that the leading man always does something to make the town better.
27:56What is something that you can do to make the world better?
28:00I would love to inspire by just being myself.
28:03Coming to this country, not knowing any English, going through people that bully me, put me down.
28:10I never let that determine who I wanted to become.
28:14I want to be the example.
28:16Nice.
28:18Angel just keeps delivering that heart, that charm.
28:22He's probably my biggest competitor.
28:24Coming to the stage next, Gabriel!
28:26Doing this pageant is actually my worst nightmare.
28:30I get really nervous in front of crowds.
28:40I will be doing something very important to me, and that's a puzzle cube.
28:47Coming up, are you getting warmed up?
28:49Yes.
28:50I'm getting kind of warm.
28:51I might need to sit down.
28:52What?
28:56One of you will be going home right now.
29:03Oh!
29:03Oh!
29:04So today, I will be doing something very important to me.
29:10That's a puzzle cube.
29:11Yeah.
29:12While balancing on a balance board.
29:14Wow.
29:15Interesting.
29:16It's like an unconventional talent.
29:19So I need you guys to make some noise for me while I do this.
29:23Here we go.
29:25I chose the puzzle cube because it has a lot of meaning in the growth I've had as a person.
29:37As a kid, the first time I tried to do a puzzle cube, it took me two hours to figure out how
29:41to do it.
29:42And because of my perseverance, I was able to get that time down to 40 seconds.
29:47We believe in you.
29:51Oh, I'm getting it.
29:53I've spent all of my life thinking that I wasn't capable of great things.
29:58The puzzle cube reminded me that if I just put my mind to something, I can really do anything.
30:09There it is.
30:10Great job, kid.
30:11Great job.
30:12If you had to think about your life, what would you tell your younger self?
30:16What would be the message?
30:18You have nothing to worry about.
30:20All you have to do is believe in yourself and everything will happen.
30:23Like what I just did here.
30:25Good job.
30:26Good job.
30:27And for your final hunk coming to the stage, give it up for Davey.
30:35Today, I'm going to be taking somebody through a few holiday-inspired exercises.
30:39So I'm going to need a volunteer from the audience.
30:43No, Melissa.
30:44No, Melissa.
30:45You can't volunteer.
30:46Let's go right here.
30:47Give it up for her.
30:48I've taught a million group fitness classes over the years.
30:51So I feel like that's kind of the energy that I'm going to need to embody.
30:55What's your name?
30:56Andrea.
30:57We have Andrea here.
30:59Have fun, Andrea.
31:00I want you to demonstrate this first exercise for me.
31:03Firmly plant your foot up on the box just like that.
31:06As you step up, go ahead and grab onto that for me.
31:09Okay.
31:10And I want you to reach that right up top here.
31:12Big reach.
31:13Step.
31:14Excellent.
31:15It's getting kind of hot in here.
31:16Are you getting warmed up?
31:17Yes.
31:18Woo!
31:19I'm getting kind of warm.
31:20Oh, my.
31:21Oh, yeah.
31:22Oh, my gosh.
31:23Yes!
31:24Yes!
31:26Those aren't even shorts.
31:27Next exercise.
31:28They're the idea of shorts.
31:29I'm not typically the type of guy to just show off a lot of skin all the time, but I figured
31:34in this case it probably was going to pay off.
31:36The next exercise is a squat.
31:37All right?
31:38I want you to hold onto this.
31:39That gift might be kind of heavy, right?
31:41Nice and low with me.
31:42Ready?
31:43Get down there.
31:44Yeah!
31:45I'm a married woman.
31:47I have an adult son.
31:48Oh, wow.
31:49She looks good.
31:50And again, back up.
31:51Nice.
31:52She's so good.
31:53I want to throw one more at you.
31:54Is that okay?
31:55Okay.
31:56We're going to get down to all fours really quick.
31:57Okay.
31:58Get up.
31:59And then we'll add that little twist at the end.
32:08Okay?
32:09Ready?
32:10No way.
32:11I'm just kidding.
32:12Give it up for her.
32:13He understood the assignment.
32:14I believe the person to be based on the crowd reaction is Davey.
32:19I mean, he nailed it.
32:21Jonathan, I need a minute.
32:23You and me both, Gail.
32:27Okay.
32:28What is your ideal Christmas morning?
32:31Growing up, my ideal Christmas morning was opening presents because that was the best
32:36part, right?
32:37But now I'm a dad and it's become less about the tradition of the gifts on Christmas morning
32:41and more about my son and our new family being together in the same room.
32:47Thank you all for being here.
32:48I know it was really hard work watching all these fantastic men in perfect lighting perform
32:53for you.
32:54Don't forget to drop your votes.
32:56Let's get into your favorite guy's ballot box on the way out.
32:59Good night, everybody.
33:00Thank you so much.
33:01Go vote, everybody.
33:02Go vote.
33:03I'm kind of at a loss to see who's gonna win.
33:06Like, everybody did so good.
33:08I just hope that I did enough to make it through another elimination.
33:13How do you guys feel?
33:14That was so much fun.
33:15Pretty good.
33:16Now, there's one more piece of business we have to discuss.
33:19We haven't revealed the advantage yet for Angel.
33:22That's right.
33:23Angel, you won the festive face off and you will receive immunity in tonight's elimination.
33:30Here's the thing.
33:31You have the power to keep it for yourself or you can give it to one of your fellow guys
33:37who you think might be in jeopardy at going home.
33:41The choice will be yours.
33:43Think about what you want to do and I'll see you all at elimination.
33:48There's so many ways this can go wrong.
33:50It's a pressure I don't want.
33:52Thank you, but no thank you.
33:54Angel with the immunity.
33:56Yeah, Angel, that's gotta feel good.
33:59That's huge.
34:00So, kinda could be uncomfortable.
34:02Yeah, man.
34:03I have a lot to think about.
34:04Alright, ladies.
34:05We can't wait to hear what you thought.
34:07Now, let's talk about Who Shined.
34:09The shirtless performance from Davey.
34:12How you feeling?
34:13You okay, Gail?
34:14Yeah.
34:15My heart is back to normal rhythm.
34:17You recovered from Davey?
34:18Yes.
34:19Okay, good, good, good.
34:20Of course, personal training, the act and all that, that was great.
34:23What about his answers?
34:25He was confident, even though he didn't go into great details about some things, but I was like,
34:29I get it.
34:30I connected with him.
34:31Then we have Rustin, who sang for us.
34:33I mean, can we?
34:35I mean.
34:36Hallmark, here we come.
34:38Yes.
34:39Because, again, those emotions, connecting with that, and he was not afraid to show that.
34:43Make it normal for men to show emotions.
34:46Yes.
34:47Like, that's a wonderful thing.
34:48I just wish he brought that same openness to the answer of his question.
34:51He was a little bit hesitant.
34:52That was the first time, I think, in this competition that I saw a crack in Rustin's armor.
34:56Yeah.
34:57And then we have Robbie, who gave us comedy.
35:00I'll just say it first.
35:01Stand-up is hard.
35:02So, for me, I'm giving him giant, giant props for a big swing, and I thought he did great.
35:06Yeah.
35:07And his jokes were funny.
35:08What did you think of his Jonathan Bennett jokes?
35:10He roasted you a little bit.
35:11How'd you feel?
35:12When someone roasts you, it is the biggest compliment and the biggest form of flattery,
35:16and I love it.
35:17Yes.
35:18What did you think of his answer?
35:19He answered the best.
35:20When he talked about his mom, you know, and her situation.
35:24Yeah.
35:25That touched my heart.
35:26And let's talk about who struggled.
35:28Craig.
35:29He gave us that rap that he wrote from scratch.
35:31A lot of confidence to come out and write this rap and share it with us.
35:35We were tapping under the table.
35:36I said, oh, and he has a little rhythm going with it.
35:38Yeah.
35:39And it was flowing very nicely.
35:40I think kind of when we got to the questions, though, you know, he was a little hesitant.
35:44He did not really answer the question.
35:47He kind of skated around.
35:48He spinned it.
35:49Yeah.
35:50I want to see more of the heartfelt part of Craig.
35:53Yes.
35:54So, it's interesting that that's what you guys sort of keyed in a little bit too.
35:56Yeah.
35:57Then we have Gabriel.
35:58This is Mr. Christmas.
35:59Mm-hmm.
36:00I need that personality to shine before anything else.
36:03Mm-hmm.
36:04And I just wasn't seeing it.
36:05Yeah.
36:06It's like it was more in his head.
36:07Yeah.
36:08Than here.
36:09I was worried the whole time that he was doing his act that he was going to fall.
36:11Yes.
36:12And as an audience member, I don't want to be uncomfortable when I'm watching that.
36:15I don't want to be nervous.
36:16Yeah.
36:17I want to feel like I'm being taken care of.
36:18Exactly.
36:19This is a tough decision, but we have to make it.
36:21Yeah.
36:26Walking into tonight's elimination, I'm nervous.
36:29The results are in the hands of the super fans and the audience members, not just Melissa
36:34and Jonathan.
36:35That's a complete wild card.
36:37Hello, gentlemen.
36:38Welcome back to another elimination where you will find out which one of you will be
36:42today's shining star and which one of you will be going home for the holidays.
36:47Guys, we asked you to show us your talents today.
36:50We were looking for originality, showmanship, vulnerability, and all around star quality.
36:56That's why we had two of our biggest super fans asking you questions that would show them
37:01what kind of leading man you would make.
37:03Alicia, Gail, you were sitting front and center.
37:06How do you think the guys did today?
37:07You guys did a wonderful job expressing yourselves in a variety of different ways.
37:12Saw a lot of hallmark star qualities.
37:15So I'm just as nervous as they are.
37:18Before we go any further, we do have to talk about the angel in the room.
37:24Um, I've been struggling with this.
37:29Will you be keeping the immunity for yourself or will you be gifting it to one of your guys?
37:35There's a voice in me that's telling me Mr. Christmas is not selfish.
37:41The person that I choose to have this immunity is Robbie.
37:53Robbie talking about the death of his mom really triggered my late father.
38:00I know your parents are proud.
38:03I love you.
38:04I love you too.
38:06Angel, I know this was a tough decision for you, but the fact that you gave it away and
38:11didn't keep it for yourself is what being a hallmark leading man is all about.
38:15It is a true leading man move, but oh man, I hope it doesn't backfire.
38:21Now let's talk about a few standout performances.
38:24Davey, you really woke up the fans today.
38:28You gave a literal clinic on how to entertain on that stage.
38:31That's leading man quality right there.
38:33Oh, thank you.
38:35Rustin, you did your original song and the fans were brought to a beautiful place from it.
38:41I appreciate that.
38:42There can only be one shining star.
38:44And today that person took a huge risk, answered the super fan questions with raw emotion,
38:50and received the most votes from the audience.
38:53The winner of this star quality challenge and tonight's shining star is...
39:02Robbie, congratulations.
39:04Sometimes immunity is just not needed.
39:09Robbie, you were so brave today and the audience agreed.
39:12You touched a lot of people and we appreciate that.
39:15And you took a huge risk making fun of the host on the show that you are on where he is a judge.
39:22Sorry about all the things I said about you, but maybe I'm not.
39:26Now, the hard part.
39:28I could be going home.
39:30What have I done?
39:32Gabe, Craig, will you please step forward?
39:40All right, let's do this.
39:42Gabe, we've been asking you to believe in yourself.
39:45And today we saw a glimpse of it, which is progress.
39:50But you still seem in your head a little bit and not in the moment.
39:53Craig, you have this confidence that is undeniable, but it almost feels like you're hiding behind it.
39:59You weren't really comfortable answering in a very authentic, real way.
40:05Gabe, Craig, one of you will be going home right now.
40:22Gabe, it's time to take your stocking down.
40:25You're going home for the holidays.
40:29You're a star.
40:30I believe it.
40:31We believe it.
40:32We just want you to believe it.
40:34The only competition in your way is you.
40:37And once you conquer that, the sky's the limit.
40:41Gabe, thank you so much.
40:43We can't wait to see what you do next.
40:46I'm disappointed that I didn't get my confidence quick enough to stay in this competition.
40:51I feel like I'm on the right track now, though.
40:58The time is now to face any fears and go for it.
41:03Trust yourselves and take some leaps.
41:05I promise you it'll be worth it.
41:07We'll see you next time as the hunt for Mr. Christmas continues.
41:12I'm feeling such a sense of relief, but it still worries me Jonathan isn't seeing my depth or vulnerability.
41:19I need to find those other layers or I'm going home.
41:24We'll see you next time.
41:25Bye.
41:26Bye.
41:27Bye.
41:28Bye.
41:29Bye.
41:30Bye.
41:31Bye.
41:33Bye.
41:54Bye.
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