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Finding Mr. Christmas S02E02 "Reindeer Games"
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00:00Good morning, fellas.
00:05Anybody else wants coffee?
00:06I'm good, man.
00:07I'm good.
00:08You guys sleep pretty good?
00:09Not too bad.
00:10Not too bad.
00:11Yesterday was intense.
00:13I mean, it was crazy intense.
00:15You need to bring your A-game to every single challenge
00:17in this competition.
00:19I'm going to do my best to make my family proud
00:21and take home that title of becoming Mr. Christmas.
00:24My family has been super supportive.
00:26I mean, they really were like,
00:28you can't pass this up.
00:30You have to go.
00:31I mean, my brother's just like,
00:32do it, dude.
00:33Go make it happen.
00:34Better come back and win.
00:35I'm like, all right, man.
00:36Definitely my girlfriend pushed me the hardest.
00:38My boyfriend, we've been together for two years.
00:40How does he feel about you being here?
00:42He's so supportive, so supportive.
00:44He knows how badly I want to be an actor
00:46and how important it is to me.
00:48I just feel like I'm most nervous about letting people down.
00:52I'm nervous about letting myself down.
00:54And the champion has entered the building.
00:56How did you sleep?
00:57Oh, I slept all right, brother.
00:59How about you?
01:00The winner.
01:01Oh, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks.
01:03How are you feeling after last night?
01:05I'm really proud of myself.
01:06You know?
01:07Yeah, we're proud of you too, man.
01:08We're proud of you, yeah.
01:09Which is a...
01:11It's a...
01:13I'm sorry, guys.
01:14No, let it out.
01:15That's a big thing for me, so...
01:17Yeah, let it out.
01:19I love the fact that you carry your emotions on your sleeve.
01:25Like, you're vulnerable.
01:26You're so personable, and it really comes through in your scenes.
01:29You know?
01:30It's how you hold yourself in your interactions with everybody,
01:33and it's how you handle yourself when you're on camera.
01:36It's pretty cool.
01:37Thanks.
01:38Rustin brings kind of this artistic, eclectic vibe,
01:41and he's separated himself among the top performers in this competition.
01:45Well, we got another festive face-off.
01:46I'm excited.
01:47We can kind of, like, get out there and be kids for a little bit, you know?
01:50What a rollercoaster.
01:53Just like, push, pull, push, pull.
01:59Festive face-off.
02:01Here we go.
02:02What's next, guys?
02:03What's next?
02:04Over here.
02:05Yeah.
02:08Hey, guys.
02:09Hey.
02:10I hope you all got some rest, because today we are going to be putting your holiday hunkness to the test.
02:16While nine of you still remain, only one of you will end up with a leading role in a Hallmark holiday film
02:22and be crowned Mr. Christmas.
02:25Christmas wouldn't be Christmas if Santa's sleigh didn't have gifts to deliver around the world.
02:31Today's festive face-off is all about agility, style, and teamwork.
02:38Because working well with your co-stars is a crucial part of being a leading man.
02:42It'll be fun to work as a team.
02:44A little bit of collaboration and camaraderie.
02:48First, let's get you into groups of three.
02:50The blue team is Craig, Gabe, and Robbie.
02:55All right.
02:56The red team is Drake, Marcus, and Rustin.
03:01Yeah.
03:02All right.
03:03Yeah.
03:04That means the green team is Logan, Angel, and Davey.
03:07All right.
03:08All right.
03:09Let's go, fellas.
03:10Let's go.
03:11Let's go right now.
03:12It's time for a special delivery.
03:14Each team will have a pile of wrapped presents with just 10 minutes on the clock.
03:19You must heave as many gifts as possible into Santa's Yule Hall.
03:24Mmm.
03:25Very nice.
03:26Very nice.
03:27Oh, did I mention you're going to be using a giant slingshot to deliver the packages?
03:32This is a job that's going to take everyone.
03:35There can be no weak link.
03:37The team with the most packages in the sleigh at the end wins.
03:40Win, and you will receive an advantage going into the star quality challenge, which will be revealed later.
03:46This advantage?
03:48I need it.
03:49But before you start heave hoeing holiday parcels, I need my festive bundle of joy out here.
03:56My teammate, Melissa Peterman.
03:59Hi.
04:02Hello, Melissa.
04:03This is going to be fun.
04:04I know.
04:05Have you ever slung presents into a sleigh, Melissa?
04:07Oh, gosh.
04:08That was my first job at college.
04:09I knew it.
04:10I knew it.
04:11All right.
04:12It's time for an epic sling-along.
04:14The festive fun starts now.
04:17Go, go, go, go, go, go.
04:19Run, run, run like we're in here.
04:20Go, go, watch it run.
04:21I love it.
04:22Wait, we better get out of the way.
04:24Oh.
04:25I would love to be the one to pull it back and shoot it in.
04:27I used to have a slingshot as a kid and I used to love slingshotting stuff.
04:30So I feel like I might have a little advantage here.
04:32I feel like I'm relatively good at maybe adjusting like trajectories.
04:36Okay.
04:37I'd be cool with being in the center and you guys are both much stronger I think up top.
04:40Okay.
04:41You know what?
04:42Do it and give it a shot.
04:43We'll rotate if it doesn't work.
04:44So how are we going to do this?
04:45I think because you're the tallest I think in like you said we're the same height, right?
04:50Okay.
04:51Dave is tall, physical.
04:52Logan is smart and Logan is smart and I also have plenty of skills.
05:01I think we need to create some kind of consistency and stability in the holders.
05:05I like creative or crafting competitions a little bit more.
05:09I'm just going to say I'm happy to really hold down the holder.
05:14Okay.
05:15But I'm so happy that I have a team and teammates who this is in their wheelhouse.
05:19So I'm really going to defer to them.
05:21Okay.
05:25Not very good blue team.
05:26Just a little more muscle.
05:28I think the key to this is communication and working well as a team.
05:32Up.
05:33Go up.
05:34Oh.
05:35A little bit better.
05:37Oh God, that was the worst.
05:41So what are we learning?
05:42We've got to go further.
05:45Oh.
05:46Oh.
05:47Oh.
05:49All right.
05:50Maybe I try a different size.
05:51Maybe I try a small one.
05:53The smaller gifts are more aerodynamic, right?
05:55If it goes through the...
05:56Don't act like you know what aerodynamic means.
05:59No, I'm...
06:00Oh my gosh.
06:01Who wants to try?
06:02Gabe, get back there.
06:03I'm not going to...
06:04I'm kind of thinking that...
06:05Let's talk more slinging.
06:06Go, go, go.
06:07Oh boy.
06:08Oh my gosh.
06:09This is harder than I thought it was going to be.
06:11I'm just asking for a friend, but who gets all the presents that are on the ground?
06:15All right.
06:16Let me try.
06:17Let me just give it my best.
06:19Be the wings, angel.
06:20Harder.
06:21Oh.
06:22Oh.
06:23Nice.
06:24Okay.
06:25Oh.
06:26Come on.
06:27So close.
06:28The wind is the worst factor in all of this.
06:30We're at about 30 knots, you guys.
06:32It was blowing this way, and now it's like coming this way.
06:35Yeah.
06:36It will take you a present anywhere.
06:40You want to try?
06:41Sure, I'll try, I'll try.
06:42You know what?
06:43I came here to take risks, learn, and make big choices.
06:47You just got gifted!
06:48His first shot!
06:49His first shot!
06:50What the heck is going on here?
07:04And I said I didn't want to do it.
07:06Robbie is definitely our gunslinger now.
07:09Here we go.
07:10Oh!
07:11Red team!
07:12Rustin's having zero success with the slingshot.
07:15Oh, man.
07:16Do you want to switch real quickly?
07:17Let's try it.
07:18Let's try it.
07:19Give it a try.
07:20There it is.
07:21There it is.
07:22Oh!
07:23Oh!
07:24So close, Drake.
07:25There we go.
07:26Oh!
07:27Yeah!
07:28It feels so good to get that first point on the board.
07:31Things are starting to turn around.
07:32Whatever you just did.
07:33Whatever you just did.
07:34We're sticking with Drake.
07:35He's got the flow down.
07:36We don't want to mess that up.
07:37It's now 1-1, the red and blue teams are tied, and green has yet to land a present.
07:42Robbie the Lobby.
07:43Keep going.
07:44He's got this technique where he lobs it.
07:46Yep.
07:47Get in there!
07:48Get in there!
07:49So we gave him the nickname Robbie the Lobby.
07:52You got this.
07:53Oh!
07:54Oh!
07:55Oh!
07:56Oh!
07:57Now the blue team's got two points.
07:58They are in first place.
08:00Dude, you are athletic.
08:01Where did this come from?
08:02Yo, you're the guy!
08:03Alright, I got this one.
08:05Angel, we got nothing in yet for the green team.
08:08Angel, you got this.
08:10Melissa, this is for you, honey.
08:12This is for me!
08:13This is for you, Melissa.
08:15Oh!
08:17Yeah!
08:20It's such a great feeling to do something right.
08:23Do it again, baby!
08:24Do it again!
08:25There's one minute left.
08:26Blue has two, green has one, and red has one.
08:29Put some sting in your sling!
08:31Oh!
08:32Oh!
08:33Oh!
08:34Okay.
08:35Get in there!
08:36Oh!
08:37Oh!
08:38Oh!
08:39Oh!
08:40Oh!
08:41Oh!
08:42We have two for blue, two for green, one for red.
08:45There it is.
08:46Oh!
08:47Oh!
08:48It bounced out!
08:49Did it fall out?
08:50It bounced out?
08:51It doesn't count.
08:52It needs to stay in.
08:53It's okay.
08:54It's okay.
08:55We got it.
08:56Oh, my God.
08:57I need all the spiritual energy I could get.
09:01Ten seconds left!
09:02Ten!
09:03Nine!
09:04Eight!
09:05Seven!
09:06Six!
09:07Six!
09:08Five!
09:09Four!
09:10Three!
09:11Two!
09:12One!
09:13Oh, my God.
09:14He did it!
09:15He did it!
09:16Oh!
09:17Oh!
09:18Oh!
09:19Oh!
09:20Oh!
09:21Oh!
09:22Robbie the Lobby is the king.
09:25Wow!
09:26Buzzer!
09:27He had no confidence going into this.
09:29Maybe I need to take note a little bit.
09:31I could be more like that.
09:32We won!
09:33We won!
09:34I don't think I've ever felt like this.
09:36Because in high school, I never really fit in with the people that were playing sports.
09:40What an exciting festive face-up!
09:43I know!
09:44I will never forget this moment for the rest of my life.
09:47I feel accepted by these guys.
09:50I feel like a part of the team.
09:51It means more to me than these guys will ever know.
09:55Congratulations, Blue Team!
09:58Craig, Robbie, and Gabe, you have won an advantage going into the Star Quality Challenge.
10:05Which will be revealed later.
10:08This just feels so good to get a win.
10:10I needed this so bad.
10:12Guys, you did the elves' work today and deserve to put your feet up and rest.
10:17We'll see you at the next Star Quality Challenge.
10:20Oh, dude.
10:21Coming up...
10:22There's strategy here.
10:23You guys have a lot of power with this advantage.
10:26That's unfair.
10:27We're actually going to suspend them 15 feet in the air by a crane.
10:32I don't know if I should believe you, man.
10:45You said you don't play sports.
10:46You said you never skied.
10:49You never done this.
10:50And look at you, man.
10:52Technically, we almost won.
10:54We almost won!
10:55We almost won!
10:56That one!
10:57That one!
10:58That one bounced out, man.
11:00Robbie made his first shot.
11:01Yeah.
11:02No, you didn't!
11:03No!
11:04Robbie made his first shot and the game winner.
11:06Oh, man.
11:07Great job.
11:08Robbie the lobby for the win.
11:10Yeah.
11:11Nothing without the team, though.
11:13Team works.
11:14It makes the dream work.
11:15The best part is we have an advantage going into the Star Quality Challenge.
11:18Oh, yeah.
11:19I like advantages.
11:20They're nice.
11:21Yeah.
11:22Hopefully, with this advantage that we got, I can do something with it.
11:25I'm ready.
11:26We're going to kill it.
11:30Let's go!
11:31Star Challenge time!
11:32Go!
11:33Jonathan!
11:34Hey, boys!
11:35Come on over here!
11:38I was in the bottom for the last Star Quality Challenge.
11:40But I've always been a pretty big optimist.
11:42I believe that I am Hallmark's leading man material.
11:45I just really need to find a way to just channel that main character energy.
11:49Earlier, we asked you to work in a team in a fast-paced gift grab.
11:54And now, we want you to take your time and show us your individuality, charisma, and heart in one single frame.
12:04What?
12:05Oh!
12:06As a Hallmark leading man, taking photos is an essential part of our job.
12:10Luckily, I have a modeling background and experience.
12:12I do this professionally, so I'm feeling good about that.
12:15In this Star Quality Challenge, we are taking a traditional photo shoot to the next level.
12:21What?
12:22Each of you will be photographed playing one of Santa's reindeer.
12:27Oh, my God!
12:29OMG!
12:30I have to be a reindeer.
12:32That is wild!
12:35This isn't just modeling.
12:37We want you to lose yourself in the character.
12:39We're looking for you to translate your character in stills.
12:43Does your reindeer persona come through in the photo?
12:46Can you adapt to surprise elements and still maintain that leading man energy?
12:52Don't panic, because we are setting you up for success.
12:56We have celebrity photographers Wes and Alex here to capture you.
13:03Having a good photographer is going to help so much because they know how to get the right angles.
13:07They know how to get the lighting down, and that's going to help us look so much better on camera.
13:10You'll all be getting 10 frames to capture the winning photos.
13:13Gabe, Robbie, and Craig, because you won the festive face-off, you three will get first pick at which reindeer you want to play.
13:21Go choose your reindeer.
13:22Okay.
13:23This is a great advantage because I can pick any reindeer I want with any personality.
13:27Gabe, which reindeer are you going to be?
13:29I'm going to be Rudy.
13:30Okay.
13:31Okay.
13:32Rudy is the beloved underdog turned hero.
13:34Alright, I like it.
13:35It's perfect for how this competition has been going for me.
13:38I started off not confident at all.
13:41I was the underdog, and now I can come up on top.
13:45Craig, who are you going to be?
13:46Comet.
13:47The firecracker of the crew.
13:49That's the perfect choice for you.
13:52Robbie, who are you going to be?
13:53Dancer.
13:54Yep.
13:55Dancer is the reindeer who turns flight into art.
13:58Ooh.
13:59Love that.
14:00Now, guys, there's a twist.
14:02We want you to read through the rest of the reindeer, and you're going to assign them to the hunks.
14:08We don't even get the pick.
14:11That's unfair.
14:12There's strategy here.
14:13You guys have a lot of power with this advantage.
14:15Let's look at these.
14:16We should not give Angel Cupid.
14:17We should not.
14:18So we decide to give certain people the opposite of what we think they are.
14:23We have decided to give Cupid to Drake.
14:30Ooh.
14:31Alright.
14:32Alright.
14:33Drake is single, so maybe he doesn't know all that much about love.
14:36The hype man.
14:37So who's not the hype man?
14:38Should we make Marcus the hype man?
14:39Yeah.
14:40We'll make Marcus the hype man.
14:41We assigned Dasher to Marcus.
14:44Ooh.
14:45Dasher.
14:46Prancer doesn't just fly, he performs.
14:49He doesn't enter a scene, he arrives.
14:50We should give that one to Logan.
14:52To really challenge him.
14:54Okay, cool.
14:55And Prancer goes to...
14:57Logan.
14:58Logan!
14:59Prancer doesn't just fly, he performs.
15:02Hey!
15:03I'm just excited to break out of my shell and be able to showcase to the judges
15:07what makes me kind of stand out.
15:09Donner is the silent strength holding the slay team.
15:12What do you think?
15:13So we should give that one to Rustin.
15:15The silent one.
15:16Oh yeah!
15:17Rustin.
15:18Donner.
15:19There's only two reindeer left.
15:21Blitzen and Vixen.
15:22Vixen is the heartthrob of the herd.
15:24I think Davey is the heartthrob.
15:25You think Davey is the heartthrob?
15:26So you'll give that one to Angel.
15:28Alright, we have Vixen, Angel.
15:30Vixen is the heartthrob of the herd.
15:33The herd, he entices.
15:36And I think that that fits you perfectly, Angel, because you are...
15:40Oh!
15:41But you are the heartthrob.
15:43Blitzen is going to Davey.
15:46Alright.
15:47Blitzen lives for the thrill and zips through the sky like he's got lightning in his veins.
15:52I like this for me.
15:54We like that!
15:55Before you prance off to get into costume, our very special guest judge is a hallmark-leading
16:00lady staple, an actor, director, and producer, the one and only Heather Hemmonds!
16:08Wow!
16:09She is just so beautiful.
16:11I can't wait for her to give me all the constructive criticism.
16:15She's hard on the eyes, I know.
16:17Yeah.
16:18Hi, Heather.
16:19Hi.
16:20They're rough on the eyes as well.
16:21Do you have any advice for them?
16:23So I want to see you guys really bring everything that you have today.
16:26It's not just about modeling.
16:27You can't just have the blank face.
16:29You have to tell the story through your eyes.
16:31That is acting.
16:32I want to remind you that it's important that you leave it all on the reindeer run.
16:37Because one of you will be ending the holiday early tonight and going home.
16:43Go and put on your reindeer fits!
16:46Let's go!
16:47Run like reindeer!
16:49Run like reindeer!
16:50Wait, let's go!
16:57So what the guys don't know is that for this photo shoot, we're actually going to suspend
17:01them 15 feet in the air by a crane.
17:06I mean, that's perfect.
17:07Have you always had these antlers on?
17:09Well, if I don't shave every 10 minutes, they grow back.
17:11Let's see what they got for us to put on.
17:14Right.
17:15Do you know how color you are?
17:16Not yet.
17:18Getting some blood flowing is never going to hurt before a shoot.
17:21Getting a little pump going is going to make you feel more loose, more relaxed in the shoot.
17:25But also, you're going to look a little bit better on the cameras.
17:28It can never hurt.
17:29Just trying to catch up to Davey, you know?
17:32It's kind of funny to see all the guys doing their push-ups and using the bands for preparation
17:37for this photo shoot, but I'm just going to kind of stick to my guns and hopefully not
17:42overdo it.
17:43It's a matter of time before that dad bod sets in.
17:47Being a little bit of a smaller figure compared to the other guys, I have put some work in
17:51and I like the idea of being able to show, you know, what the wizard has underneath his robes.
17:57You look ripped, dude.
18:01Robbie, you're up first.
18:04Dancer! Dancer! Dancer!
18:13Oh boy! Here comes Dancer!
18:16Come on in, come on in.
18:18Are you scared? You look shocked.
18:22Coming up...
18:23He's in character.
18:24Okay, I like it.
18:25Oh my gosh.
18:28Oh, and he's upside down. He's upside down!
18:35Yes, no, no, no. Robbie, back here. Robbie, you gotta come this way.
18:38Welcome, Robbie, to your photo shoot.
18:41Because you're a flying reindeer, your photo shoot will be done 15 feet in the air,
18:46hanging from a harness.
18:50There is a giant crane.
18:53He's 100% serious.
18:55And, by the way, we forgot to tell you that these photos are gonna be used in a spotlight feature for Entertainment Weekly.
19:02Meet the editors Kristen and Allison.
19:04We're gonna Photoshop all nine of you together, so it'll look like you're all pulling me in a sleigh.
19:09We only get 10 frames to get the picture 15 feet up in the air.
19:14Dancer moves like silk on the wind.
19:17All right, let's take him up!
19:18He's a reindeer who tunes flight into art.
19:21So this is our artsy indie film version.
19:23Here he goes!
19:24Yeah!
19:25Oh, it's windy.
19:26All of the ideas that I thought I was gonna do on the ground, you know, like normal photo shoots,
19:32I'm now gonna have to do 15 feet up in the air.
19:35Yes!
19:36Okay, ready?
19:37Yes!
19:38I'm gonna count you down.
19:39Ready?
19:40Okay, we'll start off with some ballet.
19:41Ready?
19:42Three, two, one.
19:43Face?
19:44Face this way.
19:45You're flying that way.
19:46Remember, you're flying that way.
19:47Just give me that little bit of up and over motion.
19:48Just a tad forward, so I feel like you're going that way while you're dancing.
19:52Robby, you're playing a character and you just need to have fun.
19:56So tighten that core and listen to the feedback.
20:00That's why I'm here.
20:01Three, two, one.
20:02Great, great.
20:03Yes, yes, there it is.
20:04Don't cover your face.
20:06Okay!
20:07That's our dancer.
20:08Do something with the scarf.
20:11There it is.
20:12Three, two, one, yes.
20:13Don't block your light, don't block your light.
20:14Do it on the other side.
20:15That's good.
20:16Yep, yep.
20:17Get it, get it, get it!
20:18Great.
20:19You want me to throw it in a picture?
20:20Yes!
20:21Yes!
20:22Three, two, one.
20:24Oh!
20:25Okay.
20:26There it is, there it is, there it is, there it is, there it is!
20:29We got it!
20:30Good job!
20:31Oh!
20:33Oh my gosh.
20:34Smells handsome.
20:35It smells like Mr. Christmas.
20:40I'm feeling very excited about this photo shoot.
20:42I decided to not do a shirt.
20:43I liked the idea of the vest with it being open.
20:47Yes, that's for you.
20:49Come on, Prancer.
20:50What's up, Logan?
20:51Let's start strapping him in.
20:52Yes.
20:53Prancer, he's a performer.
20:54I feel like I am going to showcase more of that leading man energy.
20:58Yeah, if you're going to have your vest open, then don't hide the money.
21:02When he came in for the first festive face-off, he was a wizarding Santa.
21:05Beard, covered up, no idea what was living underneath the wizarding robes.
21:12Fly, Prancer!
21:13Fly!
21:14Fly!
21:15Oh, he's jumping!
21:16He's doing a jumping entrance.
21:17He doesn't even need the crane.
21:19Never go out of character.
21:21Oh, this is great.
21:22All right.
21:23All right, come on.
21:24He's Prancer.
21:25He doesn't show up.
21:26He arrived!
21:27This is his moment.
21:28Look at that.
21:32Yes!
21:33Whip it!
21:34Whip that sash!
21:35Logan, you're killing it!
21:37I mean, Prancer!
21:39Mommy likes!
21:40Yeah, that's great.
21:41That's great.
21:42Oh, right there, right there.
21:43Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
21:44That's good.
21:45Angle!
21:46We got it.
21:47He's a true fantasy hero.
21:48He's so damn charming.
21:50In a very warm way.
21:51Yeah.
21:52You know, it doesn't feel like he's trying so much.
21:53He's kind of just that charming.
21:54Here we go.
21:55Here we go.
21:56Marcus, Marcus, Marcus.
21:57Oh, oh, I need this.
21:58I can't forget this.
21:59Oh, oh, oh.
22:00Oh!
22:01All right, it's time to bring the energy.
22:04Come on, dude.
22:05I got to be the hype man.
22:07I'm here!
22:08Oh, nature!
22:09Yay!
22:10I've done some really big photo shoots for huge campaigns,
22:13for huge companies.
22:14How we feeling?
22:15How we feeling?
22:16No undershirt.
22:17Yeah, full out, full out.
22:18No one's mad about it.
22:19Peek-a-boo!
22:20God, I love my job.
22:23Ready to fly, Dasher?
22:24Let's get him.
22:25I'm interested to see how he's going to translate the hype man in real life,
22:29which is so much based on energy and words, to a photo shoot.
22:33Right.
22:34Put it behind you.
22:35Want to see your body.
22:36Yeah, that's it.
22:37Three, two, one.
22:38Nice.
22:39Open up that side.
22:40Three, two, one.
22:41Oh!
22:42Oh, my gosh!
22:43Ah!
22:44Did you get that one?
22:45Are you okay?
22:46I'm good.
22:47I'm chilling.
22:48I'm good.
22:49Great.
22:50There's a lot.
22:51You've got to keep your core steady.
22:52You have to keep your face engaged.
22:54You have to be doing different things with your hands as well.
22:57You've got to keep your legs engaged.
23:00You have to keep your energy up because I'm the hype man.
23:04Oh, yeah.
23:05This feels good.
23:06This feels good.
23:07Yeah.
23:08Yeah, let's go, bro.
23:09Three, two, one.
23:10Hey, the hype man.
23:11There it is.
23:12There it is.
23:13Number one.
23:14Yes.
23:15Look at that smile.
23:17That is a smile.
23:18That's money.
23:19I love that.
23:20I mean, come on.
23:21That's it.
23:22We got it.
23:23That was a workout.
23:24Yeah.
23:25That was a workout.
23:26I am so excited for this one.
23:30This is right in my wheelhouse.
23:32I've been modeling for nine years now, so I am not worried about this challenge.
23:36Oh, what do we got going on here?
23:38Oh.
23:39Drake the baby.
23:40He's the youngest one.
23:41Very sweet.
23:42Very, um, puppy dog.
23:44I feel like you're not going to struggle with this Cupid concept.
23:48Cupid is the heart of the sleigh team.
23:50He doesn't just pull the sleigh.
23:52He pulls heart strings.
23:53Would you say that's you?
23:54I think that's me.
23:55Do you find that people fall in love with you?
23:57Yeah, it happens sometimes.
23:58Sometimes, okay.
23:59It's hard because every time they turn around, it's my first time seeing them in person,
24:02and then I just get lost in their gorgeous faces.
24:04I'm like, oh.
24:05You ready to fly?
24:06Let's do it.
24:07Let's go, buddy.
24:08Take them up, boys.
24:09I consider myself a charming, romantic, tender guy, so I'm probably going to have to be a little sexy
24:13and stuff, you know, kind of get the girls' hearts racing.
24:16I kind of feel like a superhero right now, you know what I mean?
24:18But we really want to see that Cupid character come through, so keep that in mind.
24:22Head to toe, too.
24:23Go for it.
24:24There you go.
24:25Three, two, one.
24:26Just that nice, sweet.
24:28Have a little smile in some of them, your Cupid, your love.
24:31Bend your front leg a little bit on that.
24:33One, two, one.
24:34Bend that leg, that front knee.
24:35That front knee better.
24:36Yes!
24:37For the camera, you've got to engage your legs, your core, and also have that facial expression.
24:42That says Cupid.
24:44Cupid, can we see your arrow?
24:46Bullseye!
24:47Eight, three, two, one.
24:48Move that hand back a little.
24:49That's horrible.
24:50Right here?
24:51Yes!
24:52But don't block your face with your hands.
24:53Okay.
24:54The legs are good.
24:55Yes!
24:56I don't want my face to show that struggle.
24:58I need to keep it, you know, the Cupid who's pulling heart strings and making people fall in love.
25:03And that's definitely not a clenched face that's concentrating too hard on what your body's doing.
25:07Now look at the camera.
25:08I don't like his hand behind that.
25:10It's weird.
25:11Put that arm in front of the cable.
25:13Yep.
25:14Now take your right arm and do it that way more.
25:16There we go.
25:17Now you're open to camera.
25:18Now look at him.
25:19Yes.
25:20Now be real deliberate.
25:21Look right at the camera when you do it.
25:22I love it.
25:23He does have the sweetest smile.
25:24Yeah.
25:25And hey, what if you grabbed your opening of the...
25:27Oh, yeah.
25:28I hate him.
25:29Oh, adorable.
25:30That's good.
25:31I'm feeling confident.
25:33I know I didn't get the best shot, but I know for sure I didn't get the worst shot either.
25:37I think I'm going to go for like a...
25:40Kind of like a moody, Nordic, like piratey, sort of like Viking kind of look.
25:46Donner, being the strong, silent type, you have to get into character.
25:50I decided to go with antlers because we're reindeers, man.
25:55Hello, Donner.
25:57Oh, he's coming like Donner.
25:58Okay.
25:59Come on.
26:03Donner's silent.
26:04Oh, the strong, silent type.
26:06He's in character.
26:07Okay.
26:08I like it.
26:09I'm bringing this brooding, confident, grounded character into the poses that I'm choosing
26:16and the faces that I'm making.
26:18I need a little bit of smize in it.
26:20Done.
26:21So you're the strong, silent type, but remember, Donner's always the hottest guy in the room
26:24and everyone wants him.
26:25So give me that, okay?
26:26Done.
26:27Isn't it kind of like Greek God vibes I'm getting?
26:30Oh, yes.
26:31I'm hoping that it's really showcasing the finding Mr. Christmas leading man energy.
26:36There it is.
26:37Three, two, one.
26:38Yes!
26:39There it is, Rustin.
26:40Yes!
26:41Yes!
26:42There you go, gorgeous.
26:43Oh!
26:44Come on!
26:45Oh!
26:46That's just for you.
26:47I got two!
26:48I get Vixen.
26:49He's the heartthrob of the herd.
26:51Hi, Angel!
26:52He can handle the leather pant.
26:54He's confident.
26:55Flirtatious.
26:56Hi.
26:57Hi.
26:58Charismatic.
26:59Romantic.
27:00You want to be going this way, but you're playing to the camera, but you're going up versus,
27:05right?
27:06And the legs doesn't matter.
27:07It's full body, so head to toe.
27:10Fly, Angel, fly!
27:11You can do it!
27:12Angel!
27:13Yes!
27:14Yes!
27:15I'm Vixen.
27:16Ready?
27:17Three, two, one.
27:18I want it to feel like you're flying that way.
27:22Now smolder right down the barrel of the lens.
27:24Oh, that's it!
27:25Yes!
27:26Don't forget your legs.
27:27Your legs are just hanging.
27:28Strong legs!
27:29Strong legs!
27:30There it is.
27:31Yep.
27:32Exactly.
27:33Use your space.
27:34Bend your other leg.
27:35Yeah, point those toes.
27:36Three, two, one.
27:37Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
27:39Put me anywhere, Coach.
27:40Nailed it.
27:41He has resting smolder face, we've decided.
27:43Yeah.
27:44He can't help but not smolder.
27:45RSF.
27:46Resting smolder face.
27:47All right!
27:48Let's go, Comet!
27:49Let's go!
27:50Woo!
27:51Let's go!
27:52Coming in like a firecracker!
27:54Finally!
27:55Woo!
27:56That's my name!
27:58So you seem like you already got the vibe for Comet.
28:01Yeah, yeah.
28:03I have one thing.
28:04Can I get a water bottle, please?
28:05Okay.
28:06You want water bottles?
28:07Yes.
28:08We got them!
28:09Oh, they have water bottles?
28:10Yeah.
28:11Okay.
28:12Everyone's seen the magazines and the guy has the wet hair falling in front of his face.
28:15Okay, yeah.
28:16This is a bold choice.
28:17I'm here for it.
28:18Yeah, just pour his hands.
28:19Just go for it.
28:20All right.
28:21Here you are.
28:22Oh, my gosh.
28:23Yep.
28:24More.
28:25More.
28:26All right.
28:27That's the vibe I'm going for.
28:28Suave and cool.
28:29All right.
28:30Whoa!
28:31Hey, yo!
28:32Oh, my gosh.
28:33He's upside down.
28:34He's upside down.
28:35He's upside down.
28:36He's upside down.
28:37All right.
28:38Now come back up.
28:39Up, up, up.
28:40Up, up, up.
28:41Ah!
28:42Ah!
28:43Ah!
28:44Craig, you okay?
28:45I'm up there dangling like a carrot in front of a horse.
28:46Hold on.
28:47You got this, Craig.
28:48You got this.
28:49Oh.
28:50It's hard to stay upright and it's really kind of embarrassing.
29:03So I engage my core.
29:06I get upright.
29:07There you go.
29:08There you go, buddy.
29:09There you go.
29:10Yeah!
29:11Oh.
29:12We don't have many opportunities here.
29:14They're only taking a few photos.
29:16There it is.
29:17I love that.
29:19I love it.
29:23Now face, yes!
29:25Oh, that's great.
29:26This is all very entertaining,
29:27but I still don't know if I have seen the shot yet.
29:30You're right.
29:31Give us leading man now.
29:32Leading man, leading man.
29:33You're doing the crazy poses, but don't forget your face.
29:36I'm working on it.
29:37Let's see that face and that smile.
29:39Oh, smile?
29:40I want it.
29:41Oh, that's great.
29:42That's great.
29:43Get that with the win.
29:44Get that with the win.
29:45Fast!
29:46There we go.
29:47People like to laugh.
29:48This is Hallmark.
29:49I wanted to incorporate comedy.
29:52What do you think, boys?
29:53I mean, that was unpredictable.
29:54Do you think we have it?
29:55Yeah.
29:56Blitzen!
29:57I've been modeling 10 years now,
29:59so I'm hoping to really apply some of that set experience
30:02in photography with this challenge in particular.
30:05Ready to get harnessed up?
30:06Yeah, absolutely.
30:06Let's go. Right here, buddy.
30:07Cool.
30:08Blitzen is electricity with antlers.
30:10He lives for the thrill, feeds off applause,
30:13and zips through the sky like he's got lightning in his veins.
30:16Look at that.
30:17Look at that.
30:18Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka.
30:19You can grate a wheel of Parmesan on that.
30:23Well, I'm in there.
30:25That thing is tight.
30:26That's not going anywhere.
30:27When I first saw his abs, I was like,
30:28oh, like, my husband has a t-shirt like that.
30:32Here we go!
30:32Wow.
30:33Let's go, Blitzen!
30:33Nice.
30:35Three, two, and one.
30:38Oh, I love it.
30:39Yeah.
30:39Oh, let's see.
30:40You're right.
30:41It's the sky.
30:41That just inhibits you.
30:42It gets in the way.
30:44It gets in the way.
30:44It gets in the way.
30:45We want to be unencumbered.
30:46Yeah.
30:47I have a couple of cool ideas.
30:48Give me energy in that face.
30:50Like, I'm Blitzen.
30:51Ha!
30:51Some athletic moves that are airborne.
30:53I want to channel kind of like a running or sprinting
30:57through the air type of positioning here with my character.
31:00Davey Hemsworth.
31:01Three, two, one.
31:02Yeah.
31:03There it is.
31:04There's so much instability.
31:05As much as I'm struggling with this harness.
31:07Three, two, and one.
31:08I don't want it to show in my photos or show in my face.
31:12He literally just goes straight into pose, like, resets, pose.
31:15He's a pro.
31:16The key with this one, because it's a full body shot,
31:18is making the arms and legs look cohesive
31:21in an environment that's very unpredictable.
31:23That's it.
31:24Oh!
31:25That's a good chance.
31:26And then everybody fainted.
31:28Rudy reporting for duty.
31:30Rudy reporting for duty.
31:32I love it.
31:33Boys, let's strap them in.
31:35Rudy went from being the underdog to the hero.
31:38The underdog or the under reindeer?
31:40Hey.
31:41So Rudy resonates with me.
31:44I feel like I can embody this character more than anyone else.
31:47We also have a lantern here.
31:49Your choice if you would like a prop up there
31:51or if you want to just ride solo.
31:53I do want to lead the way.
31:55Fly, Rudy, fly!
31:56Oh, Handler's down!
31:58Are you sure you want that lantern?
32:00Yep.
32:00All right, he wants it.
32:01He wants it.
32:02In my modeling experience, it actually
32:04helps to have a prop to kind of create a story.
32:09Three, two, one.
32:10Got to get a couple of smiling ones.
32:11There it is.
32:12That's it!
32:13That's it!
32:14OK.
32:15First shot out the gate.
32:16I say we got it.
32:17Three, two, one.
32:19That's right.
32:20That's powerful.
32:21Powerful.
32:22Very good.
32:22You're confident.
32:23You're Rudy.
32:24Give me another pose.
32:25Give me another pose.
32:25You're a hero.
32:26Yeah!
32:27He's got that Rudy riz, you know?
32:29He definitely has it.
32:30OK, yeah.
32:31Open it up.
32:32There it is.
32:33There it is.
32:34Yes!
32:35Yes!
32:35Very good.
32:36That's it!
32:37The confidence level that he has shown today,
32:39it's light and day difference from like day one.
32:42So I love seeing it.
32:42It's giving Rudy.
32:43It's giving Rudy energy.
32:45Three, two, one.
32:47Yes!
32:47How did it feel?
32:48It felt amazing.
32:49You looked incredible up there.
32:51You looked very confident.
32:52I'm glad you noticed that.
32:53I feel really good about this challenge.
32:56And I was confident.
32:58And that's all I can ask of myself.
33:00Maybe that's kind of the it factor that we're looking for.
33:02That we're looking for.
33:03Yeah.
33:03Could be.
33:04Could be.
33:04That's a nice quality to have.
33:06Yeah.
33:06It is.
33:07It's really disheartening to think about the fact
33:10that in a couple hours, someone else is going home.
33:13Yeah.
33:14All right, ladies.
33:14We have to make some tough decisions here today.
33:17Let's talk about Robbie first.
33:19Our dancer.
33:20Robbie had the advantage.
33:22He chose wisely.
33:23I agree.
33:24And his photos looked amazing.
33:25From my experience in modeling, sometimes you
33:28feel like you did great and it ends up turning out bad.
33:29And sometimes you think you did bad and it turns out great.
33:31So I think that really we're just going to have to see
33:33what the judges say.
33:34Drake got Cupid, which to me almost seems like the one reindeer
33:39that you know exactly who that is.
33:41Drake needed a lot of direction from me.
33:43And although he took the direction, I think he's got a lot to learn.
33:47He's the youngest.
33:48Let's remember, he is the youngest one in this group.
33:51He's the baby and that energy kind of is there.
33:53He is a sweetheart and he comes across very authentic and so genuine.
33:58But what else is there?
34:00Right.
34:00Let's talk about Logan.
34:02He frankly kind of surprised me with the kind of charisma he brought in.
34:05And when Logan walked onto the set, he arrived.
34:08I was impressed with the physicality he was able to bring to Prancer.
34:12And I felt like he did it effortlessly.
34:14Yeah.
34:15I don't think it was that hard of a challenge.
34:17That was a cakewalk.
34:19I think it was pretty fun.
34:21Let's talk about Angel.
34:23He came in as Vixen with the smolder.
34:25He did give good face, but he didn't necessarily serve good body.
34:30Yeah, the energy was all in his face.
34:32It wasn't really like flowing.
34:33Davey was blitzing.
34:35I think we had his photo on his second frame.
34:38He's just a very experienced model, obviously.
34:40Yeah.
34:40He was nailing it.
34:41Craig came out as Comet.
34:44I was a little skeptical at first of all the bold choices he was making.
34:47It was chaotic.
34:48You felt like he was throwing a lot of things up against the wall to see what would stick.
34:51Yes.
34:51Yeah.
34:52Gabriel came out as Rudy.
34:53The first photo he took was amazing.
34:56He seemed very confident and strong.
34:58And he seemed to connect with the leadership character a little more than I thought he would.
35:04Rustin had Donner.
35:05With Rustin, less is more.
35:07He doesn't project.
35:08He's a push.
35:09He just is.
35:10You could tell when he walked in, he already had the character.
35:13He was very focused.
35:14He was giving Greek God.
35:16We were loving it.
35:17It was a great character for him, and he really embodied that.
35:20So, like, as hungry as I am and as excited as I am to learn, I feel like I often take
35:25a lot of really safe choices.
35:27Marcus was Dasher, and he is the hype man life of the party.
35:31It showed from the second he showed up on set.
35:32He wasn't just pretending to be the hype man.
35:34He was thinking, I'm the hype man.
35:36And that really translated to camera.
35:38Ladies, unfortunately, one of our hunks has to go home.
35:42I hate this part.
35:44I know.
35:45This is going to be one of the toughest decisions we've ever had to make.
35:49Walking into elimination tonight.
35:55I hope I did well enough to where I'm not going to be put in the bottom, but, you know,
36:00you never know.
36:01I am not ready to go home.
36:03If I get the chance to stay, I'm done playing it safe.
36:06Hello, gentlemen.
36:07Welcome back to your second elimination, where your destiny as Mr. Christmas is all on the
36:13line.
36:14One of you will be named this week's shining star, and one of you will be headed home for
36:19the holidays.
36:20In the star quality challenge, we asked you to fly into the spotlight on a crane, work
36:26the camera, and embody one of Santa's reindeer.
36:31Heather, how do you think they did today?
36:33I was absolutely floored by the intensity of competitiveness that you all brought today.
36:40But, there can only be one shining star.
36:43The winner of the star quality challenge and tonight's shining star is…
36:53Davey, congratulations, buddy.
36:57It feels awesome to get this win, and hopefully the rest of the guys see me as a top competitor
37:05in this competition.
37:06You came out with Greek god dear energy, communicated with your photographers, and you delivered great
37:13photos.
37:14Awesome.
37:15I did not necessarily expect that, to be honest.
37:17By the time we finished, I was just thinking to myself, I hope we got something.
37:20Oh, we got something.
37:21We got something.
37:22Yeah, we got something.
37:23Now, the not so merry part.
37:26Angel, Drake, and Craig.
37:31You three are at risk of leaving the competition.
37:35Craig, your photos were all over the place.
37:38It just felt a little chaotic during your session.
37:42But, you committed to being the firecracker.
37:45And for that reason, Craig, you will stay to shine another day.
37:50You came out with so many ideas.
37:56Just make sure there are things that they can also use.
38:01Angel, Drake, will you please step forward?
38:05I am actually a little shocked that they put me in the bottom.
38:10I thought I did enough to be safe.
38:12Drake, you started off the photo shoot with confidence, but you just couldn't commit to your character.
38:17We saw more Drake than Cupid.
38:20Angel, you came with a face, but the body wasn't in sync.
38:26Angel and Drake, one of you will be going home tonight.
38:30Is this it?
38:32I'm just really hoping that they saw something in me enough to keep me in the house.
38:37There's a pit in my stomach that I can't get rid of right now.
38:40Just give me one more chance.
38:42Unfortunately, Drake, that's a wrap.
38:52It's time to take your stocking down.
38:54You're going home for the holidays.
39:02You remind me so much of myself when I was your age.
39:04Like, so much.
39:06I had all this kinetic energy, and I had so much love to give the world.
39:11And all I had to do was learn how to take that and harness it and make that my superpower.
39:16And I think you're going to find that.
39:18That means a lot.
39:19We wish you nothing but the best.
39:21And we can't wait to see what you do next.
39:25I've been modeling for so long.
39:27It's something I thought I would have just knocked right out of the park.
39:30I also always see the silver lining of everything.
39:33I'm just so proud of myself in so many ways.
39:35That ski scene was the first time I've ever actually read lines on camera.
39:39I won't let this be the end of my acting journey.
39:42I'm going to get back to the grind.
39:43I'm going to take a lot more classes, and I'm really going to give this thing a full shot.
39:49Guys, as your bonds get stronger, this process will get harder for you.
39:54But I promise it'll all be worth it in the end.
39:57We'll see you next time as we continue the search to find Mr. Christmas.
40:01I am so relieved.
40:03And now I'm going to prove to you guys that I still have what it takes to be in this house.
40:09And I'm going to be Mr. Christmas.
40:11And I'm going to be Mr. Christmas.
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