By DeAnn Welker
Back room. Blue tells Red to get out there. Then Miles talks about how cool the shingles looked, and Erik says he'll be surprised if he's still here after tonight. Jaclyn tells him he doesn't deserve to be, and he asks why. They all accuse him of quitting, and Miles tells him to get out of their space. He doesn't, so the three of them get up and leave, with Peregrine throwing a gross, "Hang out with yourself" back over her shoulder. Erik hangs his head.
Red Team's crit. Yvonne tells them there's real lyricism in their piece, that it's simple, but poetic. Jeanne says it's too close to '70s and '80s minimalist work. Bill asks if they think it holds its own to the other one, and they definitely do. China likes that it was beautiful with no one in the space and then became interactive, which made her think of a modern Stonehenge. Ryan says he took on the role of building it with Mark and Abdi. The others say Ryan surprised them all by being a "mathematical genius." The judges send them out, and then discuss the teams: Red first. They seemed to like theirs, and thought it had poetry behind it. They liked that it was about the whole sky. They also praise them for getting along so well, and feeling like a collective. They think they could have pushed it further, because it was simplistic. On to Blue: Jerry thought it screamed site specificity: Sit in me and I'll show you something. It attracted him first. They liked things about it, but didn't think it had that much meaning. Bill says someone called it a dangerous jungle gym, and says it does look that way. China says it was disappointing to watch them claw at each other. Yvonne says there's not more public art because people can't come together to make something happen. They've made their decisions. We see happy, laughing Jaclyn, Miles and Peregrine in the back room, and then sad, mopey Erik by himself.
We're back with both teams lined up before the judges. China reminds them they were supposed to work in teams to make a public art installation that had something to say. One team succeeded: the Red Team, who made a true work of art. Miles smiles at them sheepishly. Jaclyn pouts. Yvonne congratulates them on making a piece of art with meaning, and working together. They tell them to choose the winner, since it was a team challenge. They want to choose Nicole or Ryan. China says it's for bragging rights, not immunity, and Ryan's like, "Okay, Nicole." She's so happy to have won, and thanks him for being a gentleman. She says she's going to keep pushing it now that she's finally won a challenge. Red Team goes to the studio, leaving the Blue Team. Erik looks nervous, because he has to be thinking, "Do these fools get to choose the loser?" China tells them they didn't really like their structure, but their failure to work as a team was the real problem. Jaclyn has immunity, and Peregrine's safe, so of course they keep Miles. In the backroom, Erik gets sincere hugs from the Red Team, especially his BFF Ryan. Peregrine tells him she looks forward to seeing him again, and he says he wishes he could say the same, but can't to those three. Miles acts very put out by this. Erik says he wishes he'd gone home the first week for painting a clown on a palette instead of for somebody else's work. Amen.
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