It's almost time to usher in the new year! Spend the countdown with us over at the Smole with a new episode!
Last time on the Smole, the contestants took turns torturing each other for points. 143/360 points were earned, making the pot 243/500 points. Austin thought he had found the Mole but his execution proved otherwise. Was he wrong about his Mole or did he just fail to find the second Mole?
Rome: "I've been working together with Jamaica but he's really useless. He has the memory of a goldfish. If there's one word to describe him, it's meathead. So I decided to recruit Roger too. They say no two politicians can work together but I don't believe that. We have to work together to achieve our common goal."
Rome: "Say cheese!"
Irene: "That photo doesn't capture my good side. I want to re-take it."
Irene: "Wait a minute. Why do you even have a phone?"
Rome: "This one has no card so it can't call or text or do anything other than take pictures and play music."
Irene: "I demand another photo to be taken. Delete that one instantly."
Rome: "But it's my phone."
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Alvin: "Sigh...I'm back to living the solo life."
Alvin: "I thought it was weird that Austin approached me to form a coalition with him from the first day. I admit I didn't fully trust him but I feel kind of bad now that he's gone and I know he was innocent. He's such a nice guy and I hate how we ended things on such a sour note. The last impression he had of me was a horrible one. I need to get myself together and not lose control like that again."
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Jamaica: "What a beautiful summery day. The only thing that could make this better is if there was a pretty lady by my side."
Jamaica: "And the heavens just granted me my wish."
Jamaica: "Hey babe. What's your name?"
Chelsea: "Seriously? You forgot it already? It's Chelsea. C-H-E-L-S-E-A."
Duane: "I slipped!"
Jamaica: "Oi! You killing the vibe there! You just scared her off!"
Chelsea: "I wonder how my kids are doing..."
Jamaica: "Hey there. Don't believe I got your name earlier."
Chelsea: "You're kidding, right?"
Jamaica: "Such a lovely day, ain't it?"
Jamaica: "A lazy day. Don't mind me if I need to stretch."
Chelsea: "I can see your hand."
Jamaica: "Warm, ain't it?"
Chelsea: "Erm..."
Jamaica: "You need a pair of big, strong hands in your life. Someone to cuddle you while you watch the sunrise."
Chelsea: "That does sound nice."
Jamaica: "Come on, babe. Relax."
Jamaica: "Don't you like this view? Eh? Eh? Look at these guns."
Chelsea: "You're pretty funny."
Chelsea: "I should go."
Jamaica: "No man. Where you going? Don't you wanna watch...whatever we were watching together?"
Jamaica: "Just sit down and enjoy the waves with me. Woosh...woosh..."
Chelsea: "This house has a great view of the sea. I was admiring it when Jamaica came along and flirted with me. It was uncomfortable but then I remembered that I'm a single woman now. And if someone is still interested in an old woman like me, maybe I should treasure the feeling of being loved and have the right to pursue my own happiness."
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For this next mission, contestants have been split into groups of three. In each group, one contestant will be listening to two speakers playing two songs simultaneously for up to two minutes.
He or she will then give the song names to another contestant who will run up the pavillion and name the respective singers to the last contestant, who will choose them from a series of faces flashing across a screen. They will then rotate among themselves. Each group must get all 6 singers' faces correct in order to earn 20 points. This is worth 80 points in total. The group that takes the least time will earn a hidden exemption.
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Penny is the first one to listen. The two songs are Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus and Chandelier by Sia.
Penny: "I recognise Wrecking Ball."
Penny: "The other song sounds like Sia's Chandelier. That must be it."
Penny: "I don't like to waste time. I'm certain of my answers."
Penny: "The two songs are Wrecking Ball and Chandelier. This is an easy one."
Duane: "Wrecking Ball is by Miley Cyrus, but who sang Chandelier? I suddenly can't remember."
Duane: "Come on, I should know this."
Duane: "Oh! Sia! I finally remember."
Duane: "The two singers are Miley Cyrus and Sia."
Rome: "Miley Cyrus and Sia...got it."
Rome: "Now I need to identify their faces. This should be easy, assuming that Duane gave me the correct information."
Rome: "That's J. Lo."
Rome: "She looks familiar."
Rome: "Oh it's Miley! I almost couldn't recognise her."
Rome: "That's Sia."
Rome: "I better press the button before it switches away."
"Rome, you have chosen the correct two faces."
Rome: "Yes!"
"Time to switch places."
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The songs Rome is listening to are L.O.V.E. by Nat King Cole and Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli.
Rome: "Slow, old, jazzy...it's so hard to separate the two songs."
Rome: "I think I hear L.O.V.E. my Michael Buble and...ah! I Love You Baby by Frank Sinatra."
Rome: "I better go tell Penny."
Rome: "The two songs are L.O.V.E. and I Love You Baby."
Penny: "I think you mean Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
Penny: "No time to waste."
Penny: "Duane, one of the singers is Michael Buble."
Penny: "The other one is...Frankie Valli, if I remember correctly."
Duane: "I don't think I want to do so well. It's a good idea to throw this challenge."
Duane: "She said Michael Buble, right? Then I'm not picking him."
Duane: "I have no idea who he is but I assume Frank Sinatra is old by now so it looks correct."
Duane: "Who the hell is this guy?"
Duane: "He's in black and white, so he must be from a long time ago. Whatever. I'll choose you."
"Duane, your two faces chosen are correct."
Duane: "Wait, what? Really? Fuck."
Duane: "I tried to sabotage by picking the wrong faces but instead I got them correct so that means Rome and Penny screwed up somewhere. If I had known I would have just listened to Penny."
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Duane's songs are New Rules by Dua Lipa and Shape of You by Ed Sheeran.
Duane: "I recognise that beat. It's an Ed Sheeran song. Shape of You. And I know what the other one is."
Duane: "Should I sabotage and give a wrong name? I don't want to appear as too blatant."
Duane: "Judging by what happened just now I think they will sabotage by themselves. I just need to nudge them in the right direction."
Rome: "Duane, what are the songs?"
Duane: "I need to sit down for this."
Duane: "I think the two songs are Shape of You and New Rules."
Duane: "However, I'm not really sure about the first one."
Rome: "Oh dear. That's going to be difficult."
Duane: "Now it's just time to sit back and watch tragedy unfold."
Penny: "Spit it out."
Rome: "If you insist. The singers are Dua Lipa and maybe Ed Sheeran."
Penny: "Maybe?"
Rome: "Duane's words, not mine."
Penny: "I don't have anything to go on but their words. I can only assume Ed Sheeran is right."
Penny: "That's his face. He's such a recognisable ginger."
Penny: "Now I just have to wait for Dua Lipa to appear."
Penny: "There she is."
"Penny, the two faces chosen are correct."
Penny: "Really? Good."
"All 6 singers have been correctly identified in the end, so 20 points are earned."
Penny: "That's good to hear."
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It's now the second group's turn. Dwight goes first. He has to identify Over Again by Mike Shinoda and Let Her Go by Passenger.
Dwight: "How am I supposed to do this? All I hear is gibberish."
Dwight: "I need to concentrate."
Dwight: "One of them repeats itself. It sounds like a brainwash song. I think it's Fort Minor Mike Shinoda's voice but I can't tell which one."
Dwight: "Now that I've got that...the other song sounds like Let Her Go."
Dwight: "Oh. The song is over."
Dwight: "I'm not that great with songs."
Dwight: "Chelsea, the two songs are...er....Let Her Go and New Divide."
Chelsea: "Alvin, the two singers are Elsa and Linkin Park."
Alvin: "Elsa? She's not a real singer. Do you mean that Indina Menzel girl? The one who hit the news for belting the Frozen song?"
Chelsea: "I'm not sure. I guess so. The other one should be confirmed."
Chelsea: "Good thing I have teen-aged children."
Alvin: "Okay, I have to find that Indina Menzel woman and Linkin Park."
Alvin: "That's Mike Shinoda, one of the members of Linkin Park. I'm locking him in."
Alvin: "I haven't found the singer of Let it Go yet...or was it actually Let Her Go?"
Alvin: "I didn't see the woman but I did see the singer of Let Her Go. I just have to wait for it to show up...there it is."
"Alvin, your two faces are correct."
Alvin: "Luckily I was smart enough to realise the song was wrong."
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Alvin must identify Hotel California by the Eagles and ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears."
Alvin: "Oh yeah, the hits of my time."
Alvin: "I recognise Britney Spears' voice and Hotel California. I need to come up with a song for Britney though...I'll go with her most popular one."
Alvin: "The songs I heard were Hit Me Baby One More Time and Hotel California."
Dwight: "Those are really old songs. I know one of them is by Britney Spears but I don't know who sang the other one."
Dwight: "Why couldn't they just stick with physical missions?"
Dwight: "The singers are Britney Spears and the Eagles."
Chelsea: "Noted. Thank you."
Chelsea: "Not this one, not this one, not her..."
Chelsea: "Ah, there she is."
Chelsea: "I think he's from the Eagles."
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Chelsea must identify Dancing Queen by ABBA and Rehab by Amy Winehouse.
Chelsea: "Wait a minute. Isn't that Rehab by Amy Winehouse?"
Chelsea: "The other one is an ABBA song...it sounds like Dancing Queen."
Chelsea: "I heard Dancing Queen and Rehab."
Alvin: "Who sang Rehab?"
Alvin: "That song name is familiar. I don't think it was that Avril Lavrigne chick...oh, isn't it the dead girl?"
Alvin: "The singers should be ABBA and Amy Winehouse."
Dwight: "Amy Winehouse...it's been a while. It's going to be a tad hard to remember what she looks like."
Dwight: "That should be her."
Dwight: "I need to find one of the ABBA women. This is going to be a big failure."
Dwight: "She looks Swedish."
Dwight: "I have nothing else to go on other than the fact that she is a woman, old and Swedish. I'll pick her."
"Dwight, both your faces are correct."
"All six singers have been correctly identified by your group, so your group earns 20 points."
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The third group is up. Roger goes first, trying to discern Jason Mraz's I Won't Give Up as well as NO by Meghan Trainor.
Roger: "Hmm..."
Roger: "There's that song by Meghan Trainor...the two-letter word one."
Roger: "I won't give up on us~"
Roger: "What is the song name? When everything fails, I will just pretend the chorus is the song title."
Roger: "The songs are I Won't Give Up and...ugh...NO."
Charlene: "NO?"
Roger: "Yes."
Charlene: "Yes?"
Roger: "Yes. I mean...you know what I mean."
Charlene: "Hi Irene. Wow, it's a long climb up here."
Irene: "Skip the small talk. Who am I supposed to identify?"
Charlene: "Jason Mraz and Meghan Trainor."
Irene: "I'm not that good with singers. Or people in general."
Irene: "Jason Mraz is the guy with the hat. He should be the one."
Irene: "Am I seeing double?"
Irene: "Or is this Jason Mraz? Darn it. I already made my decision."
Irene: "That's the basic white."
"Irene, both your faces are correct."
Irene: "What a relief. I'm glad I didn't drag my heels over it."
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The songs currently playing are When You Believe by Mariah Carey and I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At the Disco.
Irene: "The mash is over. The answers are There Can Be Miracles and I Write Sins Not Tragedies."
Irene: "Roger, listen carefully because I will only say this once. The answers are There Can Be Miracles and I Write Sins Not Tragedies."
Roger: "Roger that."
Roger: "Charlene, the singers are Mariah Carey and Panic! At the Disco."
Charlene: "Are you sure?"
Roger: "Yes."
Charlene: "Okay, I love Mariah Carey. This should be a piece of cake."
Charlene: "Oh not her. She's trash that sings gibberish."
Charlene: "She's the one that sang that song about bums, right? Distasteful."
Charlene: "Am I wrong? I haven't seen Mariah yet."
Charlene: "Ah, Mariah Carey. One of my all-time favourite singers, as well as my clients. Now I must find P!ATD."
Charlene: "Hmm, he's the closest I can find. I'll go with him."
"Charlene, both your answers are correct."
Charlene: "Yay!"
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Charlene is currently listening to We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth and Baby by Justin Bieber.
Charlene: "Easy. We Don't Talk Anymore and Baby, baby, baby oh~"
Charlene: "The songs are We Don't Talk and Baby."
Irene: "We Don't Talk? What song is that?"
Irene: "Justin Bieber is one of the singers. Just go with some basic white pop star for the second one."
Roger: "That's really helpful."
Irene: "I've never heard of the song, okay? Just pick the first white guy who sings pop."
Roger: "Roger that."
Roger: "How am I supposed to score any points like that? Irene is clearly trying to sabotage me."
Roger: "She said pick the first white guy that sings pop. I guess I have to follow her instructions."
Roger: "I hope you're my lucky star, Charlie Puth."
Roger: "And there is Justin Bieber."
"Roger, both your faces are correct."
Roger: "Nice. Charlie really is my lucky star. How could Irene not have heard of his songs?"
"All 6 singers have been correctly identified in the end, so 20 points are earned by this group."
Roger: "Yes! We did great."
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Dexter is the first of the last group. He has to guess Hozier's Take Me To Church as well as Thunder by Imagine Dragons.
Dexter: "This is oddly catchy."
Dexter: "Oh it's over already? I couldn't really make anything out. I think one of them was Lightning and Thunder. What was the other one?"
Dexter: "Sorry Jamaica. I don't have full confidence but the songs I got out of that were Thunder and Take Me To Church."
Jamaica: "What was the first one again?"
Jamaica: "Harriet, the singers are...are..."
Jamaica: "Ugh, it's Dexter's fault."
Harriet: "Oh?"
Jamaica: "Yeah man. He couldn't give me the proper songs. I think one of them was Hozier."
Harriet: "I know I have psychic powers but this is pushing it too far. I have absolutely no clue on who the second one is."
Harriet: "That one looks like Passenger. Hmm, the force is strong with this one."
Harriet: "Oh but the force is even stronger with this one. Bob Marley, raggae singer. Dexter does not seem to be the type to listen to raggae. That is probably why he failed to identify him. I would go with this one."
Harriet: "There he is. Hozier sang one of my most favourite songs. It is the top of my playlist."
Harriet: "I have made my choices."
"Harriet, one or both of those singers are incorrect."
Harriet: "I wish I could say I was surprised."
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Harriet is listening to We Will Rock You by Queen and Telephone by Lady Gaga simultaneously.
Harriet: "Let me use my powers to sense the songs."
Harriet: "Ah, I hear them now."
Harriet: "I could sense Telephone and We Will Rock You being played."
Harriet: "I would also like to ask you something. I know the answer but I want to hear it from you. Jamaica said it was your fault he forgot who the singers were."
Dexter: "Do you really believe him? Anyway, I don't think we have time for this now. The sun is going to set soon. I should get going."
Dexter: "Jamaica, the singers are Lady Gaga and Queen. Remember that."
Jamaica: "Ah, Queen. I heard some of their songs."
Jamaica: "Who is she? Doesn't look like Lady Gaga or the Queen. Next!"
Jamaica: "Who am I supposed to pick again?"
Jamaica: "I think he was the one. Queen, right? He's from Queen."
Jamaica: "Uh-oh. I can't remember who else I had to choose. I don't know who she is either. Taylor Swift? Sounds like an option. I'll go with her."
"Jamaica, both your answers are correct."
Jamaica: "All right! Even though I had no idea what I was doing."
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The last two songs for this mission are Thriller by Michael Jackson and Talking To The Moon by Bruno Mars. Will the group get this duo right?
Jamaica: "I don't know what it is but it sounds funky."
Jamaica: "Oh, the song is over already."
Jamaica: "I better go over before I forget. Harriet--"
Harriet: "I know what you are going to say. Thriller and To The Moon, am I right?"
Jamaica: "I think so. Man, she's good."
Harriet: "You should look for Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars."
Dexter: "There is no point in me trying so hard if we've already lost the points."
Dexter: "Oh, there is Bruno Mars."
Dexter: "Oh, they chose white Michael."
"Dexter, your two chosen answers are correct."
Dexter: "Good to hear that everything went smoothly this time."
"Unfortunately, not all 6 singers were correctly identified, so your group failed to earn points. In total, 60/80 points have been earned, filling the pot to 303/580 points. There was a hidden exemption in store for the fastest group. Unfortunately, while your group took the least time, you did not get a perfect score and thus cannot get the exemption. This means that the exemption goes to the next fastest group, which is Irene, Charlene and Roger. Spread the news."
This group has proven to be quite musically-inclined with a very good score from the mission. Were the Moles in the last group or were they laying low?
