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Face Off Season Six: Automation Destination

Face Off Season Six: Automation Destination

We’ve finally reached our Top Five and are rounding towards the finale. If we ever get that double elimination that Judge’s Save should have caused, we could be there by next week.

Our five guys seem oblivious to this fact as they meet up with McKenzie at Union Station. They are here at what McKenzie calls “one of the last great rail stations” to observe that all the ticketing stations once…

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Face Off Season Six: Mutant and Proud

Face Off Season Six: Mutant and Proud

We’re down to six contestants, and Face Off‘s tendency to favor men has once again reared its head. We have no women left, and we’re still weeks away from the finale.

  Our sausage-fest meets McKenzie and judge Neville Page at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Turns out Neville is an alum of the school, as well as on the board. There’s a computer station set up for each of them in the room as…

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Face Off Season Six: (One Eyed One Horned Flying) Oompa Loompa Eaters

Face Off Season Six: (One Eyed One Horned Flying) Oompa Loompa Eaters

I’m impressed. By this time last year in season four we were a week out from the finale. But the need to fill more programming weeks on Syfy has done a number on them. This week we still have seven contestants left. They meet McKenzie at kidspace, which is LA’s Children’s Museum. This is because this week’s challenge is Children’s literature, and I suppose no one was going to pay to show to film…

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Face Off Season Six: Mad Weird Science

Face Off Season Six: Mad Weird Science

Last week, Face Off took their Top Eight to Japan, and then decided not to eliminate anyone at the end of it because the experience was so special. (Also, they had to use up the judges save.) How can they top this? Well, they can’t. We’re back to the LA grind, meeting McKenzie in the exotic locale of…the lab.

  There are horror props all over the place and yellow lighting. McKenzie pretends this…

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Face Off Season Six: Egotistical Anime

Face Off Season Six: Egotistical Anime

Face Offis going to Japan! Where the hell did they find the budget? Did the producers increase it in response to this being one of Syfy’s most popular shows? Did Syfy give them a bonus or something? Does it matter? The remaining contestants are IN JAPAN for heaven’s sake. They are shown hitting up touristy spots like Tsukiji Fish Market, Shibuya Crossing and Rikugien Gardens. The next morning at…

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Face Off Season Six: Wizarding Wands

Face Off Season Six: Wizarding Wands

The contestants meet McKenzie at the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. No, it’s not Disney’s Magic Castle. It’s a private club for professional magicians. But never fear–this week’s challenge is not about the world of card tricks and slight of hand and siting in clear boxes high above the city and pretending that is somehow magic. No–this is about real magicians. You know, wizards. McKenzie has…

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Face Off Season Six: Cryptic Cryptids

Face Off Season Six: Cryptic Cryptids

Our contestants have to hike over a field to reach McKenzie and her guest Howard Berger, who are standing with today’s props waiting for them in the hot sun. This is not for a spotlight challenge though. This is for an Orc-based foundation challenge. Where are the models? There’s an entire horde of them hiding just behind the next hill. This is a group foundation challenge (teams assigned off…

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