The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Recap – T-Rex Stomps Out of Competition (3 x 09)
Tonight’s episode of the Masked Singer marks the last group championships before the “Super-9” phase of the show.
Nick Cannon announced the theme of the night: “Building” – as in building LEGOs, relationships, teamwork, connections and the like.
So in the spirit of this theme, the remaining contestants from block C: Night Angel, Astronaut, T-Rex, & Rhino performed J-Lo’s “Let’s Get Loud” together for the first and last time.
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T-Rex Is Unmasked
Leading up to her performance this evening, T-Rex’s clue packages pointed to these inferences:
- She is famous on YouTube – “U”-shaped balloon, and references to subscribers
- She was in some type of competition with other “T-Rex’s” like her
- Several clues pointing to a boomerang
- A compass that points North-West
Tonight, her clue package featured her “coach” disguised as airplane food speaking to her dedication and hard work as a performer.
At the end of the night, however, she was voted out and most of the panelists actually guessed her identity right.
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T-Rex is dancer, singer, and YouTube personality, Jojo Siwa!
Siwa was in Dance Moms, had a platinum hit single titled “Boomerang,” and has a large following on YouTube.
One of her most popular videos is of her baby-sitting Kanye, and Kim Kardashian-West’s child North West.
As for the panelist’s guesses, everyone except Ken Jeong (of course!) and guest panelist Will Arnett (LEGO Batman) figured out it was Siwa.
Also, since Arnett was on hand, clues made out of LEGOs were presented to the panelists.
Siwa’s was of her T-Rex persona with Arnett in its mouth being eaten, and the word “POODLE” in the backdrop.
This only left Arnett more confused about her identity.
According to Siwa, this alluded to the time she attended the premiere of Arnett’s LEGO Batman movie while she was wearing a poodle motif outfit.
Ken incorrectly guesses Liza Koshy, while Arnett said Gabby Douglas was the dancing dino.
Her performance of “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) by A.R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls, which was co-written by panelist Nicole Scherzinger, fell short of cracking the Super-9 roster.
However, it helped clue the panelists in (except Jeong and Arnett) to gravitate toward Siwa’s identity because of her energy and dancing skills.
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NIGHT ANGEL
Night Angel (NA) had another strong night, but her identity still seems a mystery to the panelists, and most people for that matter, as each guess does not have a clear direction.
For now all we can do is keep analyzing the clues to her identity, and this week, NA’s came from her high school friend disguised with a disco ball for a head.
PACKAGE:
- Apparently, NA has been performing since she was a teenager.
- She seems intelligent because her friend said she graduated high school, while still juggling to pursue her career.
- She missed her senior prom because of a conflict that interfered with a performance.
- During her HS graduation ceremony, a “career opportunity” coincided and presented itself to NA, but she opted to attend her ceremony instead and passed it up.
- A new clue popped up when a Black Rotating Dial Telephone came in focus.
- And her LEGO clue was her and Jenny McCarthy on a TV show with the backdrop saying “GOOD TIMES.”
PERFORMANCE:
“Shout!” by Isley Brothers
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Predictions:
The panelists can not seem to hone in who exactly NA is, as their guesses will tell you . . .
- Jenny – Toni Braxton
- Nicole – Taraji P. Henson
- Will – Janet Jackson / Mayim Bialik
All we can say is, she has an amazing voice, and Jenny even commented that she can potentially win the entire competition!
Which also means it might be a while before we find out who she is.
ASTRONAUT
Astronaut’s clue package was narrated by his friend and colleague disguised with a moon for his face.
PACKAGE:
- The phrases “only human” (also the name of a Jonas Brothers song), and “bye, bye, bye” (N’Sync) stood out.
- And A LOT of clues came into focus such as a cup of coffee/joe (as in, Joe Jonas?), a pair of dice that rolled 10 – (2) 5’s, and a bridge.
- His LEGO clue included himself with Nicole and the word “MALL,” and he explains further that they met during a birthday party.
PERFORMANCE:
“Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran
PREDICTIONS:
The panelists’ guess seem to be narrowing it down someone in his late 30s – well, except for Ken.
- Ken – Eddie Vedder (HUH??? – he probably just wanted to shout his name out or something)
- Will – JC Chasez (looks like Arnett cued in on the “Bye Bye Bye” clue)
- Robin – Joseph Gordon-Levitt
RHINO
Rhino’s clue package featured his college roommate disguised with a beach ball for his head.
PACKAGE:
- His video package this week was packed with a bunch of clues, but the ones that stood out were:
- surfing with his college buddy
- 3 quarters (75 cents) next to an arrow pointing up
- a red moon/ball with a cowboy hat
- a map with the state of Missouri with a tiara/crown attached
- His LEGO clue was with Robin with the backdrop of “1,000,” which he hints at saying they were on the “same track.”
PERFORMANCE:
“Tracks of My Tears” by Linda Ronstadt
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Rhino sang with his signature “heart on his sleeve” approach, which basically made everyone in the audience and the panelists want to give him a hug.
PREDICTIONS:
The panelists were stumped again this week by Rhino’s identity as they seem nowhere close to cracking the mystery behind the voice.
However, that does not stop them from trying, and they actually came up with fairly reasonable guesses.
- Robin – Will Ferrell
- Ken – David Hasselhoff
- Will – himself
Okay, I lied.
Their guesses were all shots in the dark at best.
But here’s Arnett hilariously coming to the conclusion that Rhino was none other than himself!?
NEXT WEEK, The Masked Singer begins its Super-9 competition.
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Recap – Two Iconic Singers and An Olympic Gold Medalist Unmasked! (4×10)
The Masked Singer had its season 4 semi-finals this week that saw three singers eliminated from the Super Six showdowns.
Craig Robinson (The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) was the guest panelist of the evening and is slated to be the host of FOX’s upcoming new show and Masked series spin-off, The Masked Dancer.
Tonight, however, Popcorn, Jellyfish, and the Seahorse were taken down during their face-off rounds. Each of these singers was deemed by the panel as having the talent to go through to the finale, which makes the reveal that much more stunning and exciting.
Seahorse, by far, had the most shocking elimination as she was outperformed by Crocodile.
Crocodile Chomps Seahorse
Seahorse sang Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I Like,” which was pretty good overall but was probably not the best song choice at this point in the competition.
She was edged out by Crocodile, who showcased a vulnerable vocal performance – a stark contrast from his usual flair – by singing “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” by Aerosmith to win the hearts of the panel and audience voters.
It was probably for the best, however, as Seahorse has been one of the most gifted vocalists among the contestants who had viewers and panelists guessing all over the place. So finding out who she is was worth it.
Seahorse eventually unmasked herself as singer-songwriter and powerhouse vocalist, Tori Kelly (American Idol).
Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger, and Craig Robinson correctly guessed her identity.
While Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy were on the right track but stumbled along the way by overthinking with the clues.
Next, to be eliminated was Jellyfish, as the Mushroom upped his game after losing to her during their last three-way showdown with the Broccoli.
Mushroom Outgrows Jellyfish
Mushroom brought out his unique vocals once again during his version of “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse and even added a bit more flair by beatboxing toward the end of his performance, which likely turned the votes his way.
Jellyfish, on the other hand, was the dominant singer from their group and sang “Stay” by Rihanna and Mikky Ekko. After Jellyfish’s shaky first performance, she consistently grew more confident and outsang nearly everyone from her group.
In the end, she was revealed to be the Olympic gold medalist (as the panel had increasingly suspected) from this season as she’s revealed to be none other than . . .
Chloe Kim, the Korean-American Olympic snowboarder who won a gold medal during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Ken Jeong was ecstatic to guess her identity correctly as the other panelists were on the same trail with guesses like Gabby Douglas (Robin’s guess), McKayla Maroney (Jenny McCarthy’s), and Grimes (Nicole’s).
Craig just copied Ken’s guess as the two shared a comedic connection all evening long, much to the chagrin of Nick Cannon.
Ken was so proud of Kim for her performance as she has been an inspiration in his household for his daughters, but Kim revealed that Ken hasn’t answered a direct message from her on Instagram that she sent two years ago.
Ken promised to finally reply, of course.
Finally, the last showdown of the night was between Popcorn and the Sun.
Sun Burns Popcorn
Arguably the most lopsided matchup of the Super Six, Popcorn seemed to finally have her breakthrough performance with her rendition of “Better Be Good To Me” by Tina Turner that was hailed as a “religious experience” by the panelists.
However, the Sun shone brighter as she has always done throughout this season with her powerful showstopping performance of Billie Eilish’s “When The Party’s Over” that brought the panelists to tears, and had them basically crowning the sun as this season’s one to beat in the Finals.
Unfortunately for Popcorn, that meant she would have to be unmasked, and a legendary diva just happened to be behind the buttery-voiced character.
Taylor Dayne was eliminated from the Super Six and graciously exited as both Nicole and Jenny basically fangirled over her as they guessed her identity correctly.
Robin and Ken, meanwhile, thought it was Tina Turner.
As for the remaining finalists, here are the panelists’ guesses from tonight, and the special clue that connected them to the panel.
Sun
Guesses – LeAnn Rimes, Kate Hudson, and Emilia Clark
Special Clue – the connection was to Nicole, and the clue says “It’s great to see you on this big stage because the last time we met was in the bathroom.”
Mushroom
Guesses – Jaden Smith, Leslie Odom Jr., and Keegan Michael Key
Special Clue – the connection is to Robin, and the clue says “I love mixing it up with you again because this is definitely not the first time we’ve connected.”
Crocodile
Guesses: AJ McLean, Nick Carter, and Nick Lachey
Special Clue – the connection is to Craig, and the clue says “Craig, you’re one of my favorite actors and it’s so cool that I get to share the screen with you again.”
The Masked Singer Season 4 finale will air next Wednesday 8/7 central on FOX.
The Masked Singer had its last set of finalists from Group C throwdown during its special Thanksgiving episode.
Comedian Jay Pharoah was on-hand to share his talent for impressions, which made it seem like there was more than one guest panelist on the show tonight.
The trio of finalists all had incredible showings, but Broccoli was eliminated and unmasked as Canadian music legend, Paul Anka!
Robin Thicke was the only panelist to correctly identify Anka as Thicke mentioned that Canadians, like himself, will always be able to recognize each other.
Other panelists sort of honed in on Anka’s identity as well, however, as his game-changing clue of the night stated that he was born before the Microwave was invented, so the panelists hilariously scrambled to come up with names of people who were born before the 1940s.
Anka famously wrote “My Way” by Frank Sinatra and has been in the music business since he was a teenager.
For his final solo performance, Anka, as the Broccoli sang “Old Time Rock & Roll,” by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band.
Then during the Smackdown round with Mushroom, he sang “Take Me Down” by Alabama, against the Mushroom’s “A Song for You” by Donny Hathaway to determine the final contestant to join the rest of the Super Six.
Group C Finals Survivors: Jellyfish & Mushroom
Jellyfish
Jellyfish had the best showing of the night and garnered the most votes, so she was immediately safe after Group C’s initial performances.
SONG: “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa
GUESSES: McKayla Maroney, Charli XCX, and Kylie Jenner.
SPECIAL CLUE: “I’ve never performed on a stage quite like this before.”
She will be one of the frontrunners during next week’s Super Six episode where she’ll join the Mushroom to represent Group C.
Mushroom
Mushroom earned his way through the Super Six this week as he had to take down Anka in commanding fashion with his amazing display of vocals in the Smackdown round.
SONG: “Unconditionally” by Katy Perry
GUESSES: Taye Diggs, The Weeknd, and Jaden Smith
SPECIAL CLUE: “The name that I go by now was not my name when I first sprouted”
This was a huge clue for the panelists as it now makes sense why the Mushroom’s voice range varies so much as he could be someone who has transitioned at some point.
THE SUPER SIX
Now that all Group Finals have been settled, this season’s Super Six will begin the final rounds of competition next week.
Group A – Popcorn and Sun
Group B – Seahorse and Crocodile
Group C – Jellyfish and Mushroom.
The Masked Singer Season 4 new episodes air Wednesdays 8/7 central on FOX.
It was another crazy night of clues, guesses, masks, and of course singing as Ken Jeong makes a rare correct guess on one of the two eliminations from the Group B Finals.
Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm, I Can See Your Voice) was tonight’s guest panelist and may have been the lucky charm that Ken needed.
When the dust settled, the Whatchamacallit and Serpent were unmasked at the end of the show, while Seahorse and Crocodile move on to the Super Six.
WHATCHAMACALLIT
The first to get chopped was Lonzo Ball from the New Orleans Pelicans and the only panelist to guess his identity was Ken.
This wasn’t the first time Ken has guessed an NBA player on the show as he was also the only one who got Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Pacers as the Thingamajig in season 2.
Ken struck gold again and literally jumped on the panelist table with excitement after Ball was revealed.
Ball rapped his way up to this point in the competition this season as he bowed out with his performance of “Lean Back” by The Terror Squad that had everyone well… leaning back and dancing to the music.
Coincidentally, tonight marked the 2020 NBA Draft where Ball’s brother LaMelo Ball was selected with the 3rd pick by the Charlotte Hornets. So it was definitely a big night for the Ball family, to say the least.
SERPENT
The second elimination from tonight was Dr. Elvis Francois AKA the Singing Surgeon, who went viral earlier this year after he performed his rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”
Ken was brought to tears after Dr. Francois was revealed as he emotionally reminisced the difficult times during the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, and how the Singing Surgeon was one of the shining lights that brought positivity to the world, and for Ken personally, during those grim times.
Nicole Scherzinger was the only panelist to guess Dr. Francois as the clues that tipped her off was that the Serpent became “recently famous” and performed with Scherzinger before, which he did on The Masked Singer: After The Mask.
For his final performance, the Serpent sang “Cool” by the Jonas Brothers that showcased his signature smooth, soothing, and inspirational tone of voice that brought everyone to their feet.
Group B Survivors
As for the last two surviving contestants from Group B, the Seahorse and Crocodile were the top 2 vote-getters for the night and are set to move on to the Super Six where they will join Sun and Popcorn from Group A, and two other finalists from the upcoming Group C eliminations.
Seahorse
The frontrunner from Group B was strong as always as she rocked the Brittney Spears hit “Baby One More Time.”
Special Clue: The big clues were delivered tonight by Masked Singers from the past, and Seahorse’s was from the Astronaut (who was revealed as Hunter Hayes in season 3) who showed a clue that read “Seahorse was never in a girl group” which actually helped the panelists since they’ve been guessing singers from a bunch of them.
Guesses: Kesha, Kellie Pickler, and Sia.
Crocodile
The Croc made it by the skin of his teeth as he edged out the powerful voice of the Serpent.
He likely won over some votes with his stage presence and swag as he sang “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis to swoon the audience and panelists.
Special Clue: Croc’s clue was delivered by the Bee (Gladys Knight from season 1) and read “Croc was in a huge cult classic movie,” which really got the panelists’ brains churning.
Guesses: Jared Leto, Jordan Knight, and Justin Guarini.
The Masked Singer Season 4 new episodes air Wednesdays 8/7 central on FOX.
EDIT: The Masked Singer aired on Thursday during Thanksgiving week.
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