Last episode,
Morris: "I decided to do the Ultimate Mole Test. Knowing Hykel and Douglas, I could predict their responses when I accused them of being the Mole. If one of them really is the Mole then their reaction would be different. Based on their responses they seem to genuinely not be the Moles. I didn't want to think about it, but perhaps it's the one I trust the most...Monique."
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Hykel: "I'm going to hide first."
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Ryenn: "Look at all the scaredy-cats."
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Monique: "Did Morris assume black is my favourite colour? It's brown. But I think I shall leave it first."
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Hykel: "Are the globules changing colours?"
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Hykel: "I can't believe Morris just betrayed Monique like that."
Douglas: "I need to stop being a coward and start helping the team. I'll memorise the colours there...black and pink. Got it. Wait, are they changing colours?"
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Hykel: "Douglas, I want a truce with you."
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Hykel: "Okay. I'll give you this exemption. You haven't had your chance yet."
Douglas: "Are you sure?"
Hykel: "Don't make me change my mind now."
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Hykel: "I could go there right now and step on his shadow and win."
Hykel: "No. I'm a man of my words. I said I gave it up to him so I shall."
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Douglas: "I can't believe I did that."
Douglas: "Wait, I am the only one remaining. Who will step on my shadow?"
"The mission has ended, Douglas. You get the exemption."
Douglas: "Really? I did it! I really, actually did it! My hard work finally paid off."
Douglas finally got an exemption, although his slowness cost him 40/100 points in the mission. The pot now has 450/1000 points which is barely at the halfway mark. Who will not get to help boost it up in subsequent missions?
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Morris: "Hey boys. Congrats on your win, Douglas."
Douglas: "I hope you don't feel insulted or anything but I am honestly quite surprised you're still here."
Douglas: "No. I am surprised myself. I don't think I would have made it so far if not for this."
Hykel: "There is a saying that fortune favours fools. I mean the stupid. No wait, I mean the less smart. It's not like past seasons didn't have such finalists."
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Ryenn: "Douglas, I'm going to help you come out of your shell."
Douglas: "I don't like the sound of that."
Ryenn: "Don't reject it so quickly. I know how you feel. I've been burned before in the past."
Douglas: "You've been burned on your back before too?"
Ryenn: "Not literally. I've suffered before just like you, but I chose to get back up and stand on my own two feet because I knew it wasn't easy to even get this life back from the gates. So I hope you can walk out of your past too."
Douglas: "I don't know if I can. It's so hard to trust anyone who looks frightening or menacing."
Ryenn: "Baby steps. We can start by having you go barefoot in the snow outside."
Douglas: "Barefoot? In the cold snow?"
Douglas: "I'm not doing that."
Ryenn: "Just do it. For me, please?"
Douglas: "...Fine."
Ryenn: "Yay! I'm so proud that you're taking the first steps. I too have felt like giving up so many times before but my will carried me through. Just remember your end goal to motivate you."
Douglas: "Here I go. Time to take off my shoes."
Douglas: "Oh my goodness."
Douglas: "It's so cold...I remember Mom punishing me by making me stand buck naked outside for one hours one winter day."
Douglas: "I can't do this. Why must she torture me like that?"
Douglas: "You were just doing that for your own amusement, weren't you?"
Ryenn: "Amusement? I was trying to help you! I'm not a sadist."
Douglas: "I don't understand that word! Did you curse me?"
Ryenn: "Don't be so paranoid!"
Douglas: "I know you're just making fun of me because I'm a retard who can't do anything right!"
Douglas: "You must be making fun of me secretly when I'm not around...I need to show you a lesson."
Ryenn: "AAH! Get off me!"
Ryenn: "Take that!"
Douglas: "Ow!"
Douglas: "Oh my...I can't believe I just did that. I'm so sorry. Please forgive me."
Ryenn: "No. Get away from me. I don't want you touching me or even near me ever again."
Douglas: "What have I done?"
Douglas: "I'm becoming like him."
Douglas: "I'm a menace now."
Douglas: "This is exactly what I feared."
Douglas: "I'm becoming my own worst nightmare."
Ryenn: "I tried to help Douglas but instead he got frustrated and mad. I can understand that because I was there at one point in my life but he can't expect results so soon. And what I am peeved about is how he actually tried to beat me up! Speaking of peeves, I question what the hell Hykel was doing when he eliminated me so early if he was going to give the exemption up to Douglas. At least that's what Douglas told me."
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Quiz time.
Q1: Is the Mole male or female?
A: Male
B: Female
Q2: What is the Mole's favourite colour?
A: Red
B: Green
C: Brown
D: Pink
E: Blue
Q3: Before Mission 8, what did the Mole wear?
A: Everyday wear
B: Sleepwear
C: Athletic wear
Q4: In Mission 8, wsa the Mole in the white or orange truck?
A: White truck
B: Orange truck
Q5: In Mission 8, did the Mole drive?
A: Yes
B: No
Q6: In Mission 8, in what order was the Mole eliminated?
A: 1st
B: 2nd
C: 3rd
D: 4th
E: The Mole was not eliminated
Q7: In Mission 8, who stepped on the Mole's shadow?
A: Hykel Asrulfi
B: Douglas Chip
C: Morris Delven
D: Nobody
Q8: In Mission 8, whose shadow did the Mole step on?
A: Ryenn Picardo
B: Monique Plaita
C: Hykel Asrulfi
D: Nobody
Q9: Has the Mole ever received an exemption?
A: Yes
B: No
Q10: Who is the Mole?
A: Ryenn Picardo
B: Monique Plaita
C: Morris Delven
D: Hykel Asrulfi
E: Douglas Chip
Monique: "This game is not easy in the sense that you'll never know if you were ever right. You can only try to increase your chances but no matter how many calculations you do and precautions you take, you will never know if you are right; only if you were wrong. And how wrong for that matter. And despite this being the 35th season, you can't draw on the past to help because each season and cast and Mole is unique. For example, Ryenn feels like the next Hazel Jessicarnation but it is possible that this time she is the Mole, or maybe not. You can never eliminate uncertainty."
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"Tonight, one of you will be executed again. Who will it be?"
"Hykel Asrulfi, let us begin with you."
Hykel: "I'm trying to calm my anxiety first."
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"Ryenn Picardo."
Ryenn: "This is so intense, to quote Hykel."
"Unfortunately, you are the next to be executed. Please pack your bags and leave."
Ryenn: "Looks like quoting Hykel didn't help. I had fun. It was a fascinating experience. I travelled so many places by foot and walked a great distance and saw a great deal. It's all so humbling and refreshing for me. I will have a lot to reflect on. I can only hope that all of you are able to do your own reflections and be liberated from whatever is holding you down, and to find the Mole and win. Good luck and goodbye."
"Thank you for joining the Smole, Ryenn. We hope to see you again."
Douglas: "I can't believe she's gone...and the last thing I did to her...she was so sweet and mature and was always up for a challenge to do something new and different.."
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Ryenn has walked out the house. Who will be the last one?
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Next episode,
Douglas: "I have to work very hard now."
Hykel: "I'm in the final four so I should be right, but there's always that fear that I'm not."
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Morris: "..."
Monique: "..."
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Douglas: "I...I really don't think you should come near me."
Monique: "Why not?"
Douglas: "I attacked Ryenn. I don't know what else could happen."
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Douglas: "I want to help but this is beyond me. I don't understand any of this at all."
Monique: "Nobody does. It's essentially a guessing game."
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Hykel: "I don't think so. We should look at our remaining answers. We must know it's not Dhaka because that is a capital according to Morris."
Morris: "Don't quote me. I could be wrong. It could mean something else in another language."
Monique: "What's with you today, Morris. You're acting strange."
Morris: "What do you mean? I've always been like this. I think you're the one who's acting all unusual."
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Monique: "Ah! It must be Russian."
Morris: "Like the language was ever important."
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