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