King of The Nerds (2013) s01e05 Episode Script
High IQ's
1 Previously on king of the nerds The teams went head to head in a live debate.
On the topic of superheroes.
With internal strife on team Blextrophy You have a furrow in your brow.
And an unresolved civil war between Danielle and Joshua You're a lying piece of [Bleep.]
.
The nerds put conflict aside and proudly showed off their geek to Kevin Smith.
It is irresponsible to prevent a superhero from intervening.
Celeste's stage fright caused her to stumble [Laughs.]
Uh, sorry.
And the servants of the forsaken orb soundly vanquished their foes.
Enjoy your time debating who you have to send to the nerd-off.
It was alana Versus Genevieve In the final battle.
Today, I'll be playing for the orb's team.
Angry at her own team, alana vowed to seek revenge.
I couldn't give any amount of [Bleep.]
for my team.
- But her overconfidence proved to be her folly All: Oh! When Genevieve won the nerd-off.
I will never piss off Genevieve again.
And Alana's desire to sit atop the throne of games and be crowned king of the nerds will be forever unfulfilled.
[Heroic music.]
Hey! I live to fight another day, baby.
You did really good.
I would have felt really badly going home on a comic book challenge.
Like, she's a huge comic book nerd, and how do you get a Batman question wrong? I'm glad Alana's gone.
Intra-team dynamics have just gotten so much simpler.
I no longer have to, like, socially navigate complicated social things.
Good thing we didn't vote you in, huh? Maybe you should have voted me in.
I'm gonna change, 'cause I don't need to walk around in a red unitard all day, fun as it is.
I think our team is going to be a lot more cohesive.
We've got rid of the member who was draining our energy a little bit.
And I think everything's gonna come up roses.
- Have a cookie.
- Thanks.
Okay.
So, head wanted you to go, but heart wanted you to stay.
Appreciate that.
Yep.
That's usually how it is.
My biggest threat right now is Ivan.
It's just so much fun to watch him squirm.
Right now in the house, it's really quiet.
The competition is getting more intense.
We're running down to the fewer members now, and we're just all thinking, "how do I survive?" My only worry is if people start plotting against us or something.
Because we have an alliance? I mean, they have to have some idea.
Yeah.
I have a very strong alliance with Genevieve.
I've already made a promise to her that we want to aim for final four.
She's the person that I trust the most.
Actually, she's probably the only person I really trust.
So, if we win tomorrow, though, I definitely think we should put Ivan up.
He's not trustable.
- For sure, yeah.
- Yeah.
And I think we're getting to the point where just voting out strong people is the winning strategy.
Genevieve showed you a little bit of what she's capable of, you know? Me and Ivan have definitely bonded through our time here, and I think that we do have more of a unspoken alliance, if you will.
Genevieve has to go home.
I know.
Je sais.
Josh and I are really getting along.
We both have that edge where, like, "when it comes to the final two, it's gonna be you and I, isn't it?" We're gonna sit down and we're gonna have to, like, go Wolverine-sabretooth style on each other.
Make sure your seat belt's on tight, 'cause this is gonna get one bumpy ride.
[Imitates chewbacca.]
- You said it, Chewie.
- [Laughs.]
[Siren wails.]
Calling all nerds! Join us in the courtyard! What? Oh, my gosh, rubik's cubes? Everyone knows me as the rubik's cube girl 'cause I can solve it super fast.
Oh, yeah.
Doing the rubik's cube.
We got this.
Good morning, nerds.
All: Good morning.
This week, you'll be tested in one area where all nerds should have an advantage: Pure intelligence.
But first, team servants of the forsaken orb, today's challenge is a three-on-three game, which means you have to choose one teammate to sit this nerd war out.
I'm gonna be stepping this one out.
Joshua, do you feel like it's a good decision? Sometimes you just have to put your trust in your team.
I probably am the best candidate to sit out, so I opt out of the nerd war before someone asks me not to be in it, 'cause as soon as someone asks me not to be in it, that automatically puts, like, a negative energy towards my direction, and that I don't need.
I believe they can do this.
Joshua is constantly copping out of things.
I really want to win this nerd war, but another part of me would love to be able to vote Joshua into a nerd-off.
Now, around the fountain are pieces of a disassembled rubik's cube.
Each team must reassemble their own cube.
Crud, it's that spatial mechanics puzzle where you have to build a square.
I hate those.
The completed cube will reveal the numbered squares of a sudoku puzzle.
This is my thing.
Sudoku puzzles are what I do when I don't want to think and I just want to go to bed and kind of ease my mind.
They're easy.
The object of the game of sudoku is to place numbers in a grid so that the three rows, three columns, and five boxes contain the digits one through nine.
No numbers may be repeated in any diagonal.
Sudoku does not speak to my skills at all.
It's important to be meticulous, and being meticulous is not a strength of mine, at least in science.
They say there's, like, two kinds of thinkers.
There are the careful plotters and there are the intuitive artists, and I'm more in the intuitive, thinks beyond framework.
The first team to successfully solve the sudoku puzzle wins this nerd war.
Joshua, please come over and take a seat.
Bye.
- All right, on your marks - Get set - Assemble! Careful, careful! I feel like I'm on some messed-up version of baywatch.
It's interesting they chose to run through the fountain instead of around it.
We don't have to kill ourselves.
We're gonna do the sudoku in, like, two seconds.
You got it, buddy, you got it.
Dragon face, dragon face.
It's time for the fire-breather to come out.
I am a dragon! Speed up, guys, speed up.
We definitely needed Ivan for the physical part, 'cause I'm not a super physical person.
This is about the extent of my, uh, physical abilities.
White face down, white face down.
White face down.
Awesome.
Help, help! Okay.
Go, go! I was running as fast as I possibly could.
Like, I'm a bullet.
I go fast.
The parts are heavy.
No, no! Virgil, that stays there.
Blextrophy has Celeste, the pro rubik's cuber a distinct advantage there.
Well, this isn't actually just the execution of a rubik's cube.
This is the actual construction of a rubik's cube.
Oh, [Bleep.]
.
Now lift it up like this.
Why are you moving that? It's gotta lift up.
Oh, okay.
I'm going to lead building the cube.
I mean, I've played enough tetris to know, build it in a spiral, all the way up to the top, just blocking it.
I'm really banking on moo and Danielle being able to bring the sudoku part home.
Last piece, guys.
Watch your fingers.
Pull out.
We gotta go straight.
Yeah.
Servants of the forsaken orb have their cube assembled.
Blextrophy's gonna have to get it in gear.
We don't have enough height here.
We have to get this damn cube built.
No, no, no, no, no, no! Blextrophy's still trying to get their cube together.
Servants of the forsaken orb have moved on to the sudoku puzzle.
Virgil, come on.
Help me! Get the [Bleep.]
up here! No, no, no, no, no, no! Blextrophy's still trying to get their cube together.
Servants of the forsaken orb have moved on to the sudoku puzzle.
Virgil, come on.
Help me! Get the [Bleep.]
up here! It's not manageable to pick up a piece all by yourself.
Even though I'm an athletic person, running through the fountain triggered my asthma, so I'm also trying to make sure I keep deep breathing going because I don't want to have an asthma attack right now.
It's a terrible time for that.
[Pants and coughs.]
It is critical that you guys read the numbers out to me correctly.
- That's a one! - What? - Top left, one.
- Top left, one! We have two people calling out the numbers.
They can double check each other.
We need to transfer these numbers accurately on that puzzle map because sudoku is all about having the right base numbers.
Top right is nine.
No, that's top left.
Top left is nine.
Virgil! - Help! Up! - Up, up, up! They are not light.
I'm much more developed on the mental side than the physical side.
I mean, I think, by genetics.
- They are done.
- They are assembled.
All right.
They are still behind.
- Genevieve, Genevieve.
- Yeah? Yellow, top mid, one.
This is the part of the challenge, Bobby, that takes a lot of serious concentration.
You can literally see the brains working now, Curtis.
- Well, virtually.
- Indeed.
Should we do one number at a time? What do you think the best way to tackle this is? Should we do one number? Should we do rows? Is this a seven? Right? Okay, I didn't check it, but Sudoku is not a multiplayer game.
Usually, I'm solving these puzzles on my own and on paper, where I can write notes.
There's a lot of cross comparison so that you can have not only the right numbers, but it can't overlap and cross lanes.
- If this is eight.
- Are you sure that's an eight? No.
I'm just saying, if it is an eight yeah, but don't that's a bad way to do it.
I think we may have found the one area where Ivan doesn't excel.
Perhaps he would do better in his panda chicken outfit.
Possibly.
I will do my best, 'cause that's what chicken panda does.
This can't be a nine.
Okay.
We already got the nine.
All I can do is sit on the sidelines and do absolutely nothing, and that's killing me.
That is not how I work.
Josh appears to be channeling his chi, pushing it towards his team.
I just had to calm down and relax and breathe and send them good juju juice.
We're gonna have to check the rule book on that.
I'm not sure if you're allowed to help them through.
.
The power of your mind.
- Transcendental - Yeah.
Oh, this has to be five.
Right here.
Five.
Where's the five? - It has to be one of these.
- Yeah, going down there.
Yeah.
- Do you want to guess it? - No, no.
We had a little bit of friction, 'cause, you know, sometimes I'd be like, "oh, I think a three goes here.
" So, across, this is three.
Stop saying that that's three when it can be three down here.
They're like, "no, Virgil, it doesn't work like that.
" And I'm like, "but I think it does.
" And they're like, "no.
" So I said, "okay.
" - Can either of these - Wait, this has to be nine.
This has to be nine.
That cannot be three.
- But why? Why, Virgil? - Nine, nine.
Okay, good job.
- This can't be a six.
- Awesome.
Almost done.
So, this is a six.
Is that right? Are you sure this is a six? - Guys, just call it.
- No, no, don't just call it.
Servants of the forsaken orb have only a few slots left to fill.
How'd you get a six and an eight here? - This can't be an eight.
- Okay, eight.
So, this is an eight, this is a six.
Done! Damn it! [Groans.]
My heart just dropped.
Don't tell me they got it.
Don't tell me they got it.
Team servants of the forsaken orb, you are Incorrect! Try again.
[Bleep.]
! You guys, this sounds really bad, but do you want to just scrap it and start again? The way sudoku is done, you base every successive number off of the previous one, and it's just easiest to scrap everything.
Every number is going off the board.
They are starting from scratch.
We're starting from scratch? Oh, God, I really, really hope you guys know what you're doing.
- Is there a nine, or no? - There's a five in yellow.
What in the world? - Oh, duh? - What? - Six.
- Why? 'Cause this is a six and everything else is filled in.
This could be a real cinderella story.
Excellent, excellent.
- So we need a two.
- A two and an eight.
- All right.
- Got it! Solved.
Please let it be right, because I didn't double check it.
Oh, my God, please let it be right.
Team blextrophy, you are Correct! [Cheering.]
We did it! Yes! Yes! - Congratulations! - Aah! - Ow.
- You have won the nerd war! Oh, I hate that voice.
[Squealing.]
That's what it sounds like.
It literally sounds like a cat in pain.
At least we don't act like that when we win.
- Whoo! - We did it.
We did it.
- Not to be cocky.
Sorry.
- [Coughs.]
- Do you want my inhaler? - Yeah.
[Laughs.]
- Actually, would that help? - What? Does that help on a normal person? Yeah.
Team blextrophy, congratulations.
You have won this nerd war, so as a reward, you will get to fly in the most advanced flight simulator in the world! [Cheering.]
I'm kind of curious what the most advanced flight simulator in the world is like.
Um, and I hope it has guns.
- Have a great time.
- Have fun, guys.
Do we do this when we win? You're [Bleep.]
skipping right now.
Oh, look at these good sports, skipping their way to victory.
Team servants of the forsaken orb, two members of your team will be selected for the nerd-off.
You can pick one of those nerds.
And team blextrophy will select the second nerd to go into the nerd-off.
You are dismissed back to Nerdvana.
They won.
We thought it was gonna be a piece of cake.
No, more than a piece of cake.
Numbers are hard, guys.
Oh, this bothers me, 'cause it's, like, I do sudoku all the time.
Losing isn't a big deal for me because now I get to vote for Joshua.
Joshua is the weakest person on the team, not to mention, Joshua sat on the side.
I just think he dug himself a grave.
It doesn't even bother me that we lost.
It bothers me that I have to listen to her [Bleep.]
hyena squeal every time she wins.
[Squeals.]
Danielle is freaking out right now.
I'm tired.
I'm done.
Too much drama.
What a sore loser.
It sounds like an ax murder.
Like a horrible, horrible ax murder.
So, first thing, we put on these kind top gun -esque flight suits, and that was kind of neat.
It was fun to play dress-up.
I feel like I'm reenacting a scene from top gun.
I'm trying to remember which one was which.
I'm not goose, 'cause he dies, doesn't he? I'm the one who doesn't die.
There's that radio button on the very top of your throttle.
I got my throttle, got my joystick, got my missile button, got my trash-talk button.
Gonna talk [Bleep.]
to Virgil.
"Hey, Virgil, you suck!" How about you, Virgil? - No, it's Roman poet.
- [Laughs.]
Well, Roman poet, you are going down.
Oh, my gosh.
It was really immersive, so you really felt as though you were in the actual jet, moving.
I'm really proud of myself because I did not blow chunks.
I can't see any land anywhere.
Oh! Warning, warning, warning.
[Explosion.]
Okay, that was me.
So, I take out Genevieve, and, like, I was like, "oh, that was easier than I expected.
" Now I've just got to go find Celeste.
You can't find me, Virgil Come on, Celeste.
Come back so I can pop you.
Looking, looking.
There you are.
I'm right behind you.
Just slow down and I'll kill you.
- I dare you to shoot me.
- Die! Are you gonna shoot at me? [Explosion.]
- Ha! Got one, with guns.
- I just died.
No! I can't understand this.
Why why is Virgil better than me? That doesn't make any sense.
It's okay.
I have a lot of gaming experience.
[Laughter.]
[Smack.]
You better watch out.
The air force is gonna show up at your door.
I would be, like, the last starfighter.
So maybe I'm good at flying, but, I mean, I don't know I don't know what I'd do in an airplane.
I mean, like, do you, like, take girls up flying? I don't know.
I don't know what I'd do with an airplane.
Um, but, uh, but I think a hang glider could be fun.
We need to figure out who we're sending to the nerd-off.
I think the perfect person is Ivan.
'Cause he's the one keeping them together.
I know, we were debating moo and Ivan for a while, but Ivan possibly will finally be taken out.
Right.
Like he said, you go after the head.
Ivan, in your own words, sometimes you have to make your decision with your head and not your heart.
We love you, buddy, but this is a head decision.
If anyone asks, just say we haven't decided yet.
Naturally.
Of course we haven't decided yet.
Just take it easy.
Just a little Jack and coke.
Oh, my God, Dr.
moo.
We lost the game today, so Dr.
moo prescribes, "drink the pain away.
" - Cheers.
- Cheers to Batman.
Worried as I am about going into the nerd-off, there's this voice in the back of my head that says, "you're gonna be fine.
" Mmnnhh! Whoa! [Laughter.]
Ivan and moo, they know that Danielle's a threat.
All three of us voted for Danielle the last time we had to put someone into the nerd-off, and I'm pretty sure they'll be voting alongside with me.
Don't let moo make your drink.
We're not servants of the forsaken orb.
We are servants of the drunken orange.
To that, I drink.
The orange team said, "hey, let's just enjoy the day", 'cause this is our last night that we'll all have together.
" We should hire a nerd stripper.
I'll do it for free.
[Chair slams on floor.]
[Laughter.]
And it was pretty epic.
I will drink my entire beer if you can do this, Danielle.
- Oh, God, this isn't okay.
- Moo.
Moo, stop.
- No! - You got this, okay.
Both Danielle and I agree that today's nerd war was completely lost because of our frustrations.
I love sex, okay? Isn't that a big Booty? Nope.
- I just want to say, I think - Look at that bulge.
I think they're exaggerating Batman's package.
Oh, yeah.
- We got it in and you didn't get it in - Hey! Which sounds a lot like real life.
- Yeah! - Ah! [Belches.]
Who has pink thumbs and doesn't give a [Bleep.]
? Or hair and thumbs.
I have hair and thumbs, and I don't give a [Bleep.]
.
[Laughs.]
Oh! - You hit me in the boob! - Can we stop playing this game? You hit me in the boob! 'Cause I'm 100% positive everybody on our team is voting for Joshua.
I'm just gonna sit here.
This is a safe place.
Boo-doo-doo-doo-doo.
[Laughter.]
I don't know who the hell I'm gonna pick.
Ladies, it's still daylight outside, have some decency.
It sucks, because picking a teammate for the nerd-off is like an old yeller scenario.
You have to look him in the eyes when you say, "I have to put you down," and it hurts.
I can't play this game while drunk.
Ooh.
Hey, girls.
- Boobs are really popping.
- Are they? Ladies, ladies, ladies, come on, pay attention here.
I'm doing something for you.
Ah! [Laughter.]
Is that your moves? We have to make decisions and stuff.
This is totally irresponsible.
Joshua, do you see my bruise? No, no, there's there's ass and legs and rainbows.
Moo's a little drunk.
Why aren't you guys wearing pants? At the end of the day, I am a shy nerd.
Like, there's part of me that's dying on the inside.
Like, "oh, my God, oh, my God.
" Don't say the wrong thing.
" This is happening.
Ooh, that bounces.
Joshua, the amount of talking has to be taken down to zero.
- You love me.
- I do.
I love you too.
This is a bad game.
This is a bad game.
Where did Ivan and Joshua go? You know.
I don't know that I actually care.
[Laughs.]
There are two hot girls in Booty shorts.
The guys are missing out.
Rrarr! Only in a house full of nerds.
Best.
Loss.
Ever.
Right now, I have shut my brain off for the night.
I'm enjoying the evening up in the radio shack lab.
This is when it gets so hard because there's so few of us left.
I really hope that they don't pick moo.
Who else would it be? There's only four of us.
I'm absolutely terrified that blextrophy is gonna target me next.
I'm gonna talk to them about it tonight.
Just, really, really, really hope it isn't me.
This is the this is the name of the game is the power play.
Power play? I don't understand.
In this position, where we're at, with the nerd wars finally, it's equal.
God.
We're having this when you guys were having to eliminate people, you were having we were all having to have these conversations, and now we're in a position where we have to have these conversations with you.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, by the way, do you want to talk about that? I mean, I'm not really authorized on behalf of my team, but for anything that's not, like, confidential, I mean I mean I mean, why not make communication open? What all I'm curious is about is, is that I need to be able to stay.
Honestly, okay, you know what? Someone actually recently asked me who I thought was gonna be king of the nerds.
Got it.
And I actually believe that.
I should be okay come the throne ceremony because of what Virgil said.
From what I'm inferring, I mean, I know you can't really tell me.
I can't.
But it sounded like you're you're picking moo.
I can't answer that question.
Okay, that's fair.
I could tell Ivan interpreted what I said as that he was safe, but I couldn't correct him, because if I corrected him, I that'd be giving it all away.
And you've made that point clear.
Okay, good.
Good.
Just, it's okay, good.
- And I 100% hear you out.
- Good, okay.
- So - All right.
So you guys promise you're not gonna pull a flip on me, right? You're still voting for Ivan? Yeah.
You're still voting for Ivan? - Yes.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- You swear? - I'll solemnly swear.
- Okay.
If not if not, you can, like, punch me and slap me - as hard as you want.
- Okay.
I think Ivan really thinks he's the king of Nerdvana, but every king must fall.
[Siren wails.]
Calling all nerds! Please join us in the throne room! [Dramatic music.]
Morning, nerds.
- Morning.
- Good morning.
Today, two nerds go head-to-head in the nerd-off.
The winner will stay to compete for the crown, $100,000, and the right to sit atop the throne of games! [Suspenseful music.]
The loser goes home immediately.
Both teams have voted, and the tallies are in.
Team blextrophy, your votes are here.
By unanimous consent Ivan, you will be going into the nerd-off.
[Bleep.]
! Virgil, what is your team's reasoning for selecting Ivan? Well, orange has lost their soul, Brandon.
Now it's time for them to lose their head.
- Wow.
- Harsh.
I'll say.
You know, if you cut off a hydra's head, two more grow back.
Well, that's very clever.
[Laughter.]
Unlike your retort.
I don't understand why he finds it so strange that he was sent to the nerd-off.
Ivan, you are, objectively, a high-value target.
This is non-controversial.
Team servants of the forsaken orb, we have your votes.
One vote for Joshua.
One vote for Danielle.
Two votes for Joshua.
We have one vote left.
And that next vote is Joshua.
Joshua, you will be going into the nerd-off.
Danielle, why did you vote Joshua in? I mean, someone cuts you, it might heal, but there's still a scar.
Joshua was voted into the nerd-off because he's the worst contributing person on the team.
My friend, it's gonna be an honor to go head-to-head with you.
Oh, my gosh, it's coming.
This is coming, so, yeah.
I just hope it involves the pillars of lava and lightsabers, like we discussed.
Yeah.
Cool.
Ivan and Joshua, please step forward.
Bend the knee.
- Game on, brother.
- Boom.
In today's nerd-off, you will be tested on your working memory, the human equivalent of ram.
You have two hours to prepare.
Please rise.
Good luck.
May the best nerd win.
Thank you.
You're all dismissed.
[Bleep.]
Virgil, dude.
He made me think that I was in the clear.
Was I ever wrong.
Clearly, they're pulling out the black gloves.
Bad move, bro.
If he wants to slice me down like this, I plan to rise.
We are playing them so hard, and it's hilarious.
We're not even trying.
That's the thing.
I know.
That's the best part.
We're trying a little bit.
Well, I'm trying.
- Hey, guys.
- Hey.
I want you to look me in the eye, Virgil.
Okay.
And I want you to tell me that this was a good choice.
Towhich choice? Tell me look at me and say that sending Ivan was the best and only possible choice you could have made.
- For what context? - Sending me to the nerd-off.
Who do you think we should have sent? Just look at me and tell me that this was the right choice.
Thisthis is str this is strange.
It's a very, very simple question, Virgil.
Yes or no? No one has a right to intimidate anyone.
It's not a nice thing to do.
I mean, it's not written in the constitution.
I'm not familiar with anything like that.
I thought it was the best choice.
You thought it was the best choice? - I did.
- Okay.
That's all I needed to know.
Ivan is by far the biggest person in the house.
And he has stilts.
And he has a flaming sword.
Celeste? No, Celeste, don't tell him.
Hey, Ivan, please take your angst out of the room because I am not prepared to deal with it.
Well, then, Genevieve, you look at me very directly.
Just literally lock it and say that this was the choice that you wanted to make and that this was the most correct choice for you.
The dragon's been hiding out in his cave this entire time, but now, I'm here to spit fire, spin it, and rain it down from the heavens.
This was the most correct choice for me.
All right.
The same reason you made the choice to send me to the nerd-off.
Okay.
- You made that decision.
- I did make that decision.
Ivan, there comes a time when we're all gonna have to eat each other.
It's your turn, so suck it up and be a man.
Actually, wait.
Actually actually, there is a distinction.
There's a distinction I'd like to draw.
No, I've got to go downstairs and keep working on it.
We can talk about it afterwards.
What was that? - You voted for me.
Why didn't you tell me that you were gonna vote for me? You didn't really come up and ask, boss.
I wouldn't have lied to you.
I'm kind of, like, blindsided by this.
I had no clue Ivan was gonna vote for me.
It's kind of like Obi-Wan turning on Anakin.
Everyone has to leave at some point.
Yes.
The only reason I voted for Josh was because he burned everybody in the house.
This is a grave that he dug himself.
This may be much sooner than I had planned, and you and I will go head-to-head.
- Head-to-head, I know.
- Sabretooth - Sabretooth and Wolverine.
- V.
Wolverine.
[Laughter.]
Whoa.
[Dramatic music.]
Josh, Ivan, for today's nerd-off, you will be playing a simple game of memory under stress.
Now, there are 15 pairs of objects out in that field.
For every turn, you will lift two covers, trying to find a pair of matching objects.
Try to remember not only the objects that you reveal but the objects that your opponent reveals as well.
The first nerd to successfully complete seven pairs wins the nerd-off.
There is a strategy to memory games, and it's mostly about correlations of where they lie next to each other, and in particular, picking the corners first 'cause those are the easiest to memorize.
But, as we know, these things are wild, and nobody knows what to expect out of them.
To get to the field, you'll have to survive the gauntlet of distraction the crossfire of flying tennis balls, and A world-renowned sumo wrestler, byambajav ulambayar.
The only thing that was saving me from, like, dying just from the thought of the sumo wrestler was mindy there in her little tennis outfit.
It just balanced out.
Let's do rock-paper-scissors to determine who goes first.
One, two, three, shoot.
One, two, three, shoot.
Take your places, please.
Ivan may have been my best friend in this house, but I'm not gonna feel bad taking him out.
I'm coming back from this nerd-off like Anakin to the jedi temple and taking out all the children in this house.
Hey, you wanted epic, right? There's nothing more epic than a sumo wrestler.
Are you ready? - Yeah! - Let's do this.
Go! Okay, now, out comes Ivan.
Ooh, he gets it.
Ooh, he's hit.
- [Groans.]
[Groans.]
Right in the nads.
They weren't kidding when they said "distraction.
" Oh! [Laughs.]
He's in trouble now.
[Grunts.]
[Laughter.]
That was brutal.
[Laughs.]
It's pi! - He has the pi pie.
- The pi pie.
He's a little rickety there from having taken a ball in the balls.
And it's ah, it's a A nerf gun.
- It's a nerf gun.
- Nerf gun.
Not a match.
Now it's Joshua's turn.
He's stepping out.
Now he's in the crossfire.
He's just taking it.
He doesn't care.
I am unmovable! I've been trained since birth to be a warrior.
This will be epic.
Aah! Unmovable! Unmovable! Ka-ching! Ka-tah! [Laughter.]
He is, in fact, quite moveable.
Hoo! Yah! Ching, choo, ah-ching, bzzzzzz! Ching ching ching ching ching! Wha! Come at me, bro! Come on! Okay, okay! - Oh, and he's down.
- He's down, but he's through.
All right.
Okay, now.
D8, d-10.
Jaws of death! [Buzzer.]
- Ooh! - Oh.
Oy.
When he gets it, he gets it.
D8 and the d-10.
Now we will see if he remembers where the other pair are.
Ivan has the first match of this game! Of course, Ivan remembers where all the dice are.
He's just automatically drawn to them.
I am the gamer, after all, right? That's not fair at all, actually, when you think about it.
[Grunts.]
Ray-gun.
[Taps.]
[Buzzer.]
- Oh! - Oh! It's the nerf gun.
Oh, look, I picked up the nerf gun 'cause I'm an idiot.
I gotta start thinking about it more before I make stupid decisions out there.
[Grunts.]
Raygun! I know where that ray-gun is.
- Yes! - And we have another match! Another match for Ivan! Pi! - And we have a match! - And he does it! Joshua has his first match of the game! Feeling the comeback.
Feeling the power.
It is the barbarian's sword! [Buzzer.]
- Not a match.
A knight's sword.
It is not a match.
Really? Two different swords? There's an Arthur's sword and a barbarian's sword? Josh now has a real shot to tie.
Ah, yeah, that doesn't feel good.
Uhh! Oh, come on.
You're tired, I'm tired.
Let's just call it a day.
Come on.
[Laughs.]
Oh, and he's down! Honestly, I'm really enjoying seeing the two strong orange players just get the [Bleep.]
beat out of them the whole day, over and over and over again.
I had a fantastic time, watching it.
[Laughter.]
Nerd megaphone.
Oh, man, I got hit in the head too many times.
The jaws of death.
[Buzzer.]
Teeth! He picks the jaws of death twice.
My God, a five-year-old child could beat you at this game.
At this point in time, I deserve to go home.
Yeah, at this point, you really do.
Barbarian's sword.
The holy grail.
[Buzzer.]
- The holy grail.
- Yes! That is another match! We have a tie game! I have chosen wisely.
Coming at ya.
Wah! - Golden crown.
- Golden crown.
The robot family! This is where the game's getting really tricky Joshua surges into the lead! Because you have to remember the positioning, what's already been shown.
Robot family.
He has tied the game again! Knight sword.
Joshua in the lead! [Swords whooshing.]
I'm Joshua.
I'm the warrior nerd.
[Whooshing.]
What a cocky bastard.
I can think of a billion other words.
Arrogant [Bleep.]
.
Idiotic stupid face.
I ran out.
I'm sorry.
Barbarian's sword.
Don't, don't, don't.
You can cut the tension here with a barbarian's sword.
- Yes! - And he did it! Oh, my God! We have another match! Who am I? [Swords whooshing.]
Who does it better? Both: Sword for sword.
Ah! [Grunts.]
Okay, okay, okay, uhh! This one.
[Taps.]
Nerd megaphone.
Was it that one? Oh, this seems like it's too many over.
Damn it! [Groans.]
Aah! Nerd megaphone.
The first nerd to get seven matches win the nerd-off.
Oh, this seems like it's too many over.
Damn it! [Groans.]
Aah! - And he found it! - Wow.
It is five to four, with Joshua surging into the lead.
[Bleep.]
! That was almost a really bad mistake.
I'm so nervous right now, I'm just like, mmnnhh, what's going to happen? Danielle seems to be trying to strangle herself with her pink hair.
Ha ha! 5x5 rubik's cube.
[Buzzer.]
No! [Laughs.]
There's, like, a good possibility he just lost the game with that.
Jaws of death, buddy.
If he remembers where the first revealed jaws of death is And he makes a big mistake on that one, Bobby.
No.
Joshua, if I buy you a nerf gun, will you stop picking it, please? Chatterbox.
Whoo! We are tied at five! Stupid mistakes! Pfff! Nothing but net.
Damn, I hate this part.
The heat, the sumo sweat Uhh! It's dirty! It really does kind of shake you up.
- Nerf gun.
- Nerf gun.
Third time's the charm, right, buddy? It's six to five! This is actually a lot more difficult than it looks.
A d20 and a d-4.
D20.
[Grunts.]
It's a nerd ball.
That means that he has to find the match of something that has never been revealed.
Oh, it's the 3x3 rubik's cube.
Critical strike.
It may be game over.
Good game, my friend.
Good game.
Give me a hug.
[Grunts.]
- Oh! - Oh! Rubik's cube.
- He's going over - to - Is this going to be it? [Dramatic music.]
[Cheering.]
- And he did it! - We have a winner! Ivan wins this nerd-off! How does it feel, buddy? Bittersweet.
I told blextrophy that if they'd cut the head off the hydra that two more would grow back.
Hi, guys.
I'm here, and I'm stronger than ever.
Hydra's got two heads now.
Joshua, you have shown us that nerds really can kick ass.
Use your warrior spirit to fight for good back in the real world.
Bring it here.
Bring it in.
Bring it in, bring it in.
I'm glad that Joshua went home.
[Bleep.]
That guy.
He played this game like a rogue.
I saw right through it.
Like cellophane.
Like saran wrap.
The stuff you put over food to keep it fresh.
You are hereby banished from Nerdvana.
It's been a pleasure, my friend.
This is the mid-game.
Only six people left.
We're all gonna get butt-hurt at some point in this.
It's unavoidable.
I feel like a heaping pile of sarlacc excrement.
I might be leaving right now, but I'm still a nerd.
I'm gonna still do what I do.
I'm gonna go home, throw on, like, firefly marathon, and just catch up on all my comics, and then maybe go back and beat a game that I haven't played in a while.
This is my favorite part.
[Explosion.]
[laughter.]
On the topic of superheroes.
With internal strife on team Blextrophy You have a furrow in your brow.
And an unresolved civil war between Danielle and Joshua You're a lying piece of [Bleep.]
.
The nerds put conflict aside and proudly showed off their geek to Kevin Smith.
It is irresponsible to prevent a superhero from intervening.
Celeste's stage fright caused her to stumble [Laughs.]
Uh, sorry.
And the servants of the forsaken orb soundly vanquished their foes.
Enjoy your time debating who you have to send to the nerd-off.
It was alana Versus Genevieve In the final battle.
Today, I'll be playing for the orb's team.
Angry at her own team, alana vowed to seek revenge.
I couldn't give any amount of [Bleep.]
for my team.
- But her overconfidence proved to be her folly All: Oh! When Genevieve won the nerd-off.
I will never piss off Genevieve again.
And Alana's desire to sit atop the throne of games and be crowned king of the nerds will be forever unfulfilled.
[Heroic music.]
Hey! I live to fight another day, baby.
You did really good.
I would have felt really badly going home on a comic book challenge.
Like, she's a huge comic book nerd, and how do you get a Batman question wrong? I'm glad Alana's gone.
Intra-team dynamics have just gotten so much simpler.
I no longer have to, like, socially navigate complicated social things.
Good thing we didn't vote you in, huh? Maybe you should have voted me in.
I'm gonna change, 'cause I don't need to walk around in a red unitard all day, fun as it is.
I think our team is going to be a lot more cohesive.
We've got rid of the member who was draining our energy a little bit.
And I think everything's gonna come up roses.
- Have a cookie.
- Thanks.
Okay.
So, head wanted you to go, but heart wanted you to stay.
Appreciate that.
Yep.
That's usually how it is.
My biggest threat right now is Ivan.
It's just so much fun to watch him squirm.
Right now in the house, it's really quiet.
The competition is getting more intense.
We're running down to the fewer members now, and we're just all thinking, "how do I survive?" My only worry is if people start plotting against us or something.
Because we have an alliance? I mean, they have to have some idea.
Yeah.
I have a very strong alliance with Genevieve.
I've already made a promise to her that we want to aim for final four.
She's the person that I trust the most.
Actually, she's probably the only person I really trust.
So, if we win tomorrow, though, I definitely think we should put Ivan up.
He's not trustable.
- For sure, yeah.
- Yeah.
And I think we're getting to the point where just voting out strong people is the winning strategy.
Genevieve showed you a little bit of what she's capable of, you know? Me and Ivan have definitely bonded through our time here, and I think that we do have more of a unspoken alliance, if you will.
Genevieve has to go home.
I know.
Je sais.
Josh and I are really getting along.
We both have that edge where, like, "when it comes to the final two, it's gonna be you and I, isn't it?" We're gonna sit down and we're gonna have to, like, go Wolverine-sabretooth style on each other.
Make sure your seat belt's on tight, 'cause this is gonna get one bumpy ride.
[Imitates chewbacca.]
- You said it, Chewie.
- [Laughs.]
[Siren wails.]
Calling all nerds! Join us in the courtyard! What? Oh, my gosh, rubik's cubes? Everyone knows me as the rubik's cube girl 'cause I can solve it super fast.
Oh, yeah.
Doing the rubik's cube.
We got this.
Good morning, nerds.
All: Good morning.
This week, you'll be tested in one area where all nerds should have an advantage: Pure intelligence.
But first, team servants of the forsaken orb, today's challenge is a three-on-three game, which means you have to choose one teammate to sit this nerd war out.
I'm gonna be stepping this one out.
Joshua, do you feel like it's a good decision? Sometimes you just have to put your trust in your team.
I probably am the best candidate to sit out, so I opt out of the nerd war before someone asks me not to be in it, 'cause as soon as someone asks me not to be in it, that automatically puts, like, a negative energy towards my direction, and that I don't need.
I believe they can do this.
Joshua is constantly copping out of things.
I really want to win this nerd war, but another part of me would love to be able to vote Joshua into a nerd-off.
Now, around the fountain are pieces of a disassembled rubik's cube.
Each team must reassemble their own cube.
Crud, it's that spatial mechanics puzzle where you have to build a square.
I hate those.
The completed cube will reveal the numbered squares of a sudoku puzzle.
This is my thing.
Sudoku puzzles are what I do when I don't want to think and I just want to go to bed and kind of ease my mind.
They're easy.
The object of the game of sudoku is to place numbers in a grid so that the three rows, three columns, and five boxes contain the digits one through nine.
No numbers may be repeated in any diagonal.
Sudoku does not speak to my skills at all.
It's important to be meticulous, and being meticulous is not a strength of mine, at least in science.
They say there's, like, two kinds of thinkers.
There are the careful plotters and there are the intuitive artists, and I'm more in the intuitive, thinks beyond framework.
The first team to successfully solve the sudoku puzzle wins this nerd war.
Joshua, please come over and take a seat.
Bye.
- All right, on your marks - Get set - Assemble! Careful, careful! I feel like I'm on some messed-up version of baywatch.
It's interesting they chose to run through the fountain instead of around it.
We don't have to kill ourselves.
We're gonna do the sudoku in, like, two seconds.
You got it, buddy, you got it.
Dragon face, dragon face.
It's time for the fire-breather to come out.
I am a dragon! Speed up, guys, speed up.
We definitely needed Ivan for the physical part, 'cause I'm not a super physical person.
This is about the extent of my, uh, physical abilities.
White face down, white face down.
White face down.
Awesome.
Help, help! Okay.
Go, go! I was running as fast as I possibly could.
Like, I'm a bullet.
I go fast.
The parts are heavy.
No, no! Virgil, that stays there.
Blextrophy has Celeste, the pro rubik's cuber a distinct advantage there.
Well, this isn't actually just the execution of a rubik's cube.
This is the actual construction of a rubik's cube.
Oh, [Bleep.]
.
Now lift it up like this.
Why are you moving that? It's gotta lift up.
Oh, okay.
I'm going to lead building the cube.
I mean, I've played enough tetris to know, build it in a spiral, all the way up to the top, just blocking it.
I'm really banking on moo and Danielle being able to bring the sudoku part home.
Last piece, guys.
Watch your fingers.
Pull out.
We gotta go straight.
Yeah.
Servants of the forsaken orb have their cube assembled.
Blextrophy's gonna have to get it in gear.
We don't have enough height here.
We have to get this damn cube built.
No, no, no, no, no, no! Blextrophy's still trying to get their cube together.
Servants of the forsaken orb have moved on to the sudoku puzzle.
Virgil, come on.
Help me! Get the [Bleep.]
up here! No, no, no, no, no, no! Blextrophy's still trying to get their cube together.
Servants of the forsaken orb have moved on to the sudoku puzzle.
Virgil, come on.
Help me! Get the [Bleep.]
up here! It's not manageable to pick up a piece all by yourself.
Even though I'm an athletic person, running through the fountain triggered my asthma, so I'm also trying to make sure I keep deep breathing going because I don't want to have an asthma attack right now.
It's a terrible time for that.
[Pants and coughs.]
It is critical that you guys read the numbers out to me correctly.
- That's a one! - What? - Top left, one.
- Top left, one! We have two people calling out the numbers.
They can double check each other.
We need to transfer these numbers accurately on that puzzle map because sudoku is all about having the right base numbers.
Top right is nine.
No, that's top left.
Top left is nine.
Virgil! - Help! Up! - Up, up, up! They are not light.
I'm much more developed on the mental side than the physical side.
I mean, I think, by genetics.
- They are done.
- They are assembled.
All right.
They are still behind.
- Genevieve, Genevieve.
- Yeah? Yellow, top mid, one.
This is the part of the challenge, Bobby, that takes a lot of serious concentration.
You can literally see the brains working now, Curtis.
- Well, virtually.
- Indeed.
Should we do one number at a time? What do you think the best way to tackle this is? Should we do one number? Should we do rows? Is this a seven? Right? Okay, I didn't check it, but Sudoku is not a multiplayer game.
Usually, I'm solving these puzzles on my own and on paper, where I can write notes.
There's a lot of cross comparison so that you can have not only the right numbers, but it can't overlap and cross lanes.
- If this is eight.
- Are you sure that's an eight? No.
I'm just saying, if it is an eight yeah, but don't that's a bad way to do it.
I think we may have found the one area where Ivan doesn't excel.
Perhaps he would do better in his panda chicken outfit.
Possibly.
I will do my best, 'cause that's what chicken panda does.
This can't be a nine.
Okay.
We already got the nine.
All I can do is sit on the sidelines and do absolutely nothing, and that's killing me.
That is not how I work.
Josh appears to be channeling his chi, pushing it towards his team.
I just had to calm down and relax and breathe and send them good juju juice.
We're gonna have to check the rule book on that.
I'm not sure if you're allowed to help them through.
.
The power of your mind.
- Transcendental - Yeah.
Oh, this has to be five.
Right here.
Five.
Where's the five? - It has to be one of these.
- Yeah, going down there.
Yeah.
- Do you want to guess it? - No, no.
We had a little bit of friction, 'cause, you know, sometimes I'd be like, "oh, I think a three goes here.
" So, across, this is three.
Stop saying that that's three when it can be three down here.
They're like, "no, Virgil, it doesn't work like that.
" And I'm like, "but I think it does.
" And they're like, "no.
" So I said, "okay.
" - Can either of these - Wait, this has to be nine.
This has to be nine.
That cannot be three.
- But why? Why, Virgil? - Nine, nine.
Okay, good job.
- This can't be a six.
- Awesome.
Almost done.
So, this is a six.
Is that right? Are you sure this is a six? - Guys, just call it.
- No, no, don't just call it.
Servants of the forsaken orb have only a few slots left to fill.
How'd you get a six and an eight here? - This can't be an eight.
- Okay, eight.
So, this is an eight, this is a six.
Done! Damn it! [Groans.]
My heart just dropped.
Don't tell me they got it.
Don't tell me they got it.
Team servants of the forsaken orb, you are Incorrect! Try again.
[Bleep.]
! You guys, this sounds really bad, but do you want to just scrap it and start again? The way sudoku is done, you base every successive number off of the previous one, and it's just easiest to scrap everything.
Every number is going off the board.
They are starting from scratch.
We're starting from scratch? Oh, God, I really, really hope you guys know what you're doing.
- Is there a nine, or no? - There's a five in yellow.
What in the world? - Oh, duh? - What? - Six.
- Why? 'Cause this is a six and everything else is filled in.
This could be a real cinderella story.
Excellent, excellent.
- So we need a two.
- A two and an eight.
- All right.
- Got it! Solved.
Please let it be right, because I didn't double check it.
Oh, my God, please let it be right.
Team blextrophy, you are Correct! [Cheering.]
We did it! Yes! Yes! - Congratulations! - Aah! - Ow.
- You have won the nerd war! Oh, I hate that voice.
[Squealing.]
That's what it sounds like.
It literally sounds like a cat in pain.
At least we don't act like that when we win.
- Whoo! - We did it.
We did it.
- Not to be cocky.
Sorry.
- [Coughs.]
- Do you want my inhaler? - Yeah.
[Laughs.]
- Actually, would that help? - What? Does that help on a normal person? Yeah.
Team blextrophy, congratulations.
You have won this nerd war, so as a reward, you will get to fly in the most advanced flight simulator in the world! [Cheering.]
I'm kind of curious what the most advanced flight simulator in the world is like.
Um, and I hope it has guns.
- Have a great time.
- Have fun, guys.
Do we do this when we win? You're [Bleep.]
skipping right now.
Oh, look at these good sports, skipping their way to victory.
Team servants of the forsaken orb, two members of your team will be selected for the nerd-off.
You can pick one of those nerds.
And team blextrophy will select the second nerd to go into the nerd-off.
You are dismissed back to Nerdvana.
They won.
We thought it was gonna be a piece of cake.
No, more than a piece of cake.
Numbers are hard, guys.
Oh, this bothers me, 'cause it's, like, I do sudoku all the time.
Losing isn't a big deal for me because now I get to vote for Joshua.
Joshua is the weakest person on the team, not to mention, Joshua sat on the side.
I just think he dug himself a grave.
It doesn't even bother me that we lost.
It bothers me that I have to listen to her [Bleep.]
hyena squeal every time she wins.
[Squeals.]
Danielle is freaking out right now.
I'm tired.
I'm done.
Too much drama.
What a sore loser.
It sounds like an ax murder.
Like a horrible, horrible ax murder.
So, first thing, we put on these kind top gun -esque flight suits, and that was kind of neat.
It was fun to play dress-up.
I feel like I'm reenacting a scene from top gun.
I'm trying to remember which one was which.
I'm not goose, 'cause he dies, doesn't he? I'm the one who doesn't die.
There's that radio button on the very top of your throttle.
I got my throttle, got my joystick, got my missile button, got my trash-talk button.
Gonna talk [Bleep.]
to Virgil.
"Hey, Virgil, you suck!" How about you, Virgil? - No, it's Roman poet.
- [Laughs.]
Well, Roman poet, you are going down.
Oh, my gosh.
It was really immersive, so you really felt as though you were in the actual jet, moving.
I'm really proud of myself because I did not blow chunks.
I can't see any land anywhere.
Oh! Warning, warning, warning.
[Explosion.]
Okay, that was me.
So, I take out Genevieve, and, like, I was like, "oh, that was easier than I expected.
" Now I've just got to go find Celeste.
You can't find me, Virgil Come on, Celeste.
Come back so I can pop you.
Looking, looking.
There you are.
I'm right behind you.
Just slow down and I'll kill you.
- I dare you to shoot me.
- Die! Are you gonna shoot at me? [Explosion.]
- Ha! Got one, with guns.
- I just died.
No! I can't understand this.
Why why is Virgil better than me? That doesn't make any sense.
It's okay.
I have a lot of gaming experience.
[Laughter.]
[Smack.]
You better watch out.
The air force is gonna show up at your door.
I would be, like, the last starfighter.
So maybe I'm good at flying, but, I mean, I don't know I don't know what I'd do in an airplane.
I mean, like, do you, like, take girls up flying? I don't know.
I don't know what I'd do with an airplane.
Um, but, uh, but I think a hang glider could be fun.
We need to figure out who we're sending to the nerd-off.
I think the perfect person is Ivan.
'Cause he's the one keeping them together.
I know, we were debating moo and Ivan for a while, but Ivan possibly will finally be taken out.
Right.
Like he said, you go after the head.
Ivan, in your own words, sometimes you have to make your decision with your head and not your heart.
We love you, buddy, but this is a head decision.
If anyone asks, just say we haven't decided yet.
Naturally.
Of course we haven't decided yet.
Just take it easy.
Just a little Jack and coke.
Oh, my God, Dr.
moo.
We lost the game today, so Dr.
moo prescribes, "drink the pain away.
" - Cheers.
- Cheers to Batman.
Worried as I am about going into the nerd-off, there's this voice in the back of my head that says, "you're gonna be fine.
" Mmnnhh! Whoa! [Laughter.]
Ivan and moo, they know that Danielle's a threat.
All three of us voted for Danielle the last time we had to put someone into the nerd-off, and I'm pretty sure they'll be voting alongside with me.
Don't let moo make your drink.
We're not servants of the forsaken orb.
We are servants of the drunken orange.
To that, I drink.
The orange team said, "hey, let's just enjoy the day", 'cause this is our last night that we'll all have together.
" We should hire a nerd stripper.
I'll do it for free.
[Chair slams on floor.]
[Laughter.]
And it was pretty epic.
I will drink my entire beer if you can do this, Danielle.
- Oh, God, this isn't okay.
- Moo.
Moo, stop.
- No! - You got this, okay.
Both Danielle and I agree that today's nerd war was completely lost because of our frustrations.
I love sex, okay? Isn't that a big Booty? Nope.
- I just want to say, I think - Look at that bulge.
I think they're exaggerating Batman's package.
Oh, yeah.
- We got it in and you didn't get it in - Hey! Which sounds a lot like real life.
- Yeah! - Ah! [Belches.]
Who has pink thumbs and doesn't give a [Bleep.]
? Or hair and thumbs.
I have hair and thumbs, and I don't give a [Bleep.]
.
[Laughs.]
Oh! - You hit me in the boob! - Can we stop playing this game? You hit me in the boob! 'Cause I'm 100% positive everybody on our team is voting for Joshua.
I'm just gonna sit here.
This is a safe place.
Boo-doo-doo-doo-doo.
[Laughter.]
I don't know who the hell I'm gonna pick.
Ladies, it's still daylight outside, have some decency.
It sucks, because picking a teammate for the nerd-off is like an old yeller scenario.
You have to look him in the eyes when you say, "I have to put you down," and it hurts.
I can't play this game while drunk.
Ooh.
Hey, girls.
- Boobs are really popping.
- Are they? Ladies, ladies, ladies, come on, pay attention here.
I'm doing something for you.
Ah! [Laughter.]
Is that your moves? We have to make decisions and stuff.
This is totally irresponsible.
Joshua, do you see my bruise? No, no, there's there's ass and legs and rainbows.
Moo's a little drunk.
Why aren't you guys wearing pants? At the end of the day, I am a shy nerd.
Like, there's part of me that's dying on the inside.
Like, "oh, my God, oh, my God.
" Don't say the wrong thing.
" This is happening.
Ooh, that bounces.
Joshua, the amount of talking has to be taken down to zero.
- You love me.
- I do.
I love you too.
This is a bad game.
This is a bad game.
Where did Ivan and Joshua go? You know.
I don't know that I actually care.
[Laughs.]
There are two hot girls in Booty shorts.
The guys are missing out.
Rrarr! Only in a house full of nerds.
Best.
Loss.
Ever.
Right now, I have shut my brain off for the night.
I'm enjoying the evening up in the radio shack lab.
This is when it gets so hard because there's so few of us left.
I really hope that they don't pick moo.
Who else would it be? There's only four of us.
I'm absolutely terrified that blextrophy is gonna target me next.
I'm gonna talk to them about it tonight.
Just, really, really, really hope it isn't me.
This is the this is the name of the game is the power play.
Power play? I don't understand.
In this position, where we're at, with the nerd wars finally, it's equal.
God.
We're having this when you guys were having to eliminate people, you were having we were all having to have these conversations, and now we're in a position where we have to have these conversations with you.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, by the way, do you want to talk about that? I mean, I'm not really authorized on behalf of my team, but for anything that's not, like, confidential, I mean I mean I mean, why not make communication open? What all I'm curious is about is, is that I need to be able to stay.
Honestly, okay, you know what? Someone actually recently asked me who I thought was gonna be king of the nerds.
Got it.
And I actually believe that.
I should be okay come the throne ceremony because of what Virgil said.
From what I'm inferring, I mean, I know you can't really tell me.
I can't.
But it sounded like you're you're picking moo.
I can't answer that question.
Okay, that's fair.
I could tell Ivan interpreted what I said as that he was safe, but I couldn't correct him, because if I corrected him, I that'd be giving it all away.
And you've made that point clear.
Okay, good.
Good.
Just, it's okay, good.
- And I 100% hear you out.
- Good, okay.
- So - All right.
So you guys promise you're not gonna pull a flip on me, right? You're still voting for Ivan? Yeah.
You're still voting for Ivan? - Yes.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- You swear? - I'll solemnly swear.
- Okay.
If not if not, you can, like, punch me and slap me - as hard as you want.
- Okay.
I think Ivan really thinks he's the king of Nerdvana, but every king must fall.
[Siren wails.]
Calling all nerds! Please join us in the throne room! [Dramatic music.]
Morning, nerds.
- Morning.
- Good morning.
Today, two nerds go head-to-head in the nerd-off.
The winner will stay to compete for the crown, $100,000, and the right to sit atop the throne of games! [Suspenseful music.]
The loser goes home immediately.
Both teams have voted, and the tallies are in.
Team blextrophy, your votes are here.
By unanimous consent Ivan, you will be going into the nerd-off.
[Bleep.]
! Virgil, what is your team's reasoning for selecting Ivan? Well, orange has lost their soul, Brandon.
Now it's time for them to lose their head.
- Wow.
- Harsh.
I'll say.
You know, if you cut off a hydra's head, two more grow back.
Well, that's very clever.
[Laughter.]
Unlike your retort.
I don't understand why he finds it so strange that he was sent to the nerd-off.
Ivan, you are, objectively, a high-value target.
This is non-controversial.
Team servants of the forsaken orb, we have your votes.
One vote for Joshua.
One vote for Danielle.
Two votes for Joshua.
We have one vote left.
And that next vote is Joshua.
Joshua, you will be going into the nerd-off.
Danielle, why did you vote Joshua in? I mean, someone cuts you, it might heal, but there's still a scar.
Joshua was voted into the nerd-off because he's the worst contributing person on the team.
My friend, it's gonna be an honor to go head-to-head with you.
Oh, my gosh, it's coming.
This is coming, so, yeah.
I just hope it involves the pillars of lava and lightsabers, like we discussed.
Yeah.
Cool.
Ivan and Joshua, please step forward.
Bend the knee.
- Game on, brother.
- Boom.
In today's nerd-off, you will be tested on your working memory, the human equivalent of ram.
You have two hours to prepare.
Please rise.
Good luck.
May the best nerd win.
Thank you.
You're all dismissed.
[Bleep.]
Virgil, dude.
He made me think that I was in the clear.
Was I ever wrong.
Clearly, they're pulling out the black gloves.
Bad move, bro.
If he wants to slice me down like this, I plan to rise.
We are playing them so hard, and it's hilarious.
We're not even trying.
That's the thing.
I know.
That's the best part.
We're trying a little bit.
Well, I'm trying.
- Hey, guys.
- Hey.
I want you to look me in the eye, Virgil.
Okay.
And I want you to tell me that this was a good choice.
Towhich choice? Tell me look at me and say that sending Ivan was the best and only possible choice you could have made.
- For what context? - Sending me to the nerd-off.
Who do you think we should have sent? Just look at me and tell me that this was the right choice.
Thisthis is str this is strange.
It's a very, very simple question, Virgil.
Yes or no? No one has a right to intimidate anyone.
It's not a nice thing to do.
I mean, it's not written in the constitution.
I'm not familiar with anything like that.
I thought it was the best choice.
You thought it was the best choice? - I did.
- Okay.
That's all I needed to know.
Ivan is by far the biggest person in the house.
And he has stilts.
And he has a flaming sword.
Celeste? No, Celeste, don't tell him.
Hey, Ivan, please take your angst out of the room because I am not prepared to deal with it.
Well, then, Genevieve, you look at me very directly.
Just literally lock it and say that this was the choice that you wanted to make and that this was the most correct choice for you.
The dragon's been hiding out in his cave this entire time, but now, I'm here to spit fire, spin it, and rain it down from the heavens.
This was the most correct choice for me.
All right.
The same reason you made the choice to send me to the nerd-off.
Okay.
- You made that decision.
- I did make that decision.
Ivan, there comes a time when we're all gonna have to eat each other.
It's your turn, so suck it up and be a man.
Actually, wait.
Actually actually, there is a distinction.
There's a distinction I'd like to draw.
No, I've got to go downstairs and keep working on it.
We can talk about it afterwards.
What was that? - You voted for me.
Why didn't you tell me that you were gonna vote for me? You didn't really come up and ask, boss.
I wouldn't have lied to you.
I'm kind of, like, blindsided by this.
I had no clue Ivan was gonna vote for me.
It's kind of like Obi-Wan turning on Anakin.
Everyone has to leave at some point.
Yes.
The only reason I voted for Josh was because he burned everybody in the house.
This is a grave that he dug himself.
This may be much sooner than I had planned, and you and I will go head-to-head.
- Head-to-head, I know.
- Sabretooth - Sabretooth and Wolverine.
- V.
Wolverine.
[Laughter.]
Whoa.
[Dramatic music.]
Josh, Ivan, for today's nerd-off, you will be playing a simple game of memory under stress.
Now, there are 15 pairs of objects out in that field.
For every turn, you will lift two covers, trying to find a pair of matching objects.
Try to remember not only the objects that you reveal but the objects that your opponent reveals as well.
The first nerd to successfully complete seven pairs wins the nerd-off.
There is a strategy to memory games, and it's mostly about correlations of where they lie next to each other, and in particular, picking the corners first 'cause those are the easiest to memorize.
But, as we know, these things are wild, and nobody knows what to expect out of them.
To get to the field, you'll have to survive the gauntlet of distraction the crossfire of flying tennis balls, and A world-renowned sumo wrestler, byambajav ulambayar.
The only thing that was saving me from, like, dying just from the thought of the sumo wrestler was mindy there in her little tennis outfit.
It just balanced out.
Let's do rock-paper-scissors to determine who goes first.
One, two, three, shoot.
One, two, three, shoot.
Take your places, please.
Ivan may have been my best friend in this house, but I'm not gonna feel bad taking him out.
I'm coming back from this nerd-off like Anakin to the jedi temple and taking out all the children in this house.
Hey, you wanted epic, right? There's nothing more epic than a sumo wrestler.
Are you ready? - Yeah! - Let's do this.
Go! Okay, now, out comes Ivan.
Ooh, he gets it.
Ooh, he's hit.
- [Groans.]
[Groans.]
Right in the nads.
They weren't kidding when they said "distraction.
" Oh! [Laughs.]
He's in trouble now.
[Grunts.]
[Laughter.]
That was brutal.
[Laughs.]
It's pi! - He has the pi pie.
- The pi pie.
He's a little rickety there from having taken a ball in the balls.
And it's ah, it's a A nerf gun.
- It's a nerf gun.
- Nerf gun.
Not a match.
Now it's Joshua's turn.
He's stepping out.
Now he's in the crossfire.
He's just taking it.
He doesn't care.
I am unmovable! I've been trained since birth to be a warrior.
This will be epic.
Aah! Unmovable! Unmovable! Ka-ching! Ka-tah! [Laughter.]
He is, in fact, quite moveable.
Hoo! Yah! Ching, choo, ah-ching, bzzzzzz! Ching ching ching ching ching! Wha! Come at me, bro! Come on! Okay, okay! - Oh, and he's down.
- He's down, but he's through.
All right.
Okay, now.
D8, d-10.
Jaws of death! [Buzzer.]
- Ooh! - Oh.
Oy.
When he gets it, he gets it.
D8 and the d-10.
Now we will see if he remembers where the other pair are.
Ivan has the first match of this game! Of course, Ivan remembers where all the dice are.
He's just automatically drawn to them.
I am the gamer, after all, right? That's not fair at all, actually, when you think about it.
[Grunts.]
Ray-gun.
[Taps.]
[Buzzer.]
- Oh! - Oh! It's the nerf gun.
Oh, look, I picked up the nerf gun 'cause I'm an idiot.
I gotta start thinking about it more before I make stupid decisions out there.
[Grunts.]
Raygun! I know where that ray-gun is.
- Yes! - And we have another match! Another match for Ivan! Pi! - And we have a match! - And he does it! Joshua has his first match of the game! Feeling the comeback.
Feeling the power.
It is the barbarian's sword! [Buzzer.]
- Not a match.
A knight's sword.
It is not a match.
Really? Two different swords? There's an Arthur's sword and a barbarian's sword? Josh now has a real shot to tie.
Ah, yeah, that doesn't feel good.
Uhh! Oh, come on.
You're tired, I'm tired.
Let's just call it a day.
Come on.
[Laughs.]
Oh, and he's down! Honestly, I'm really enjoying seeing the two strong orange players just get the [Bleep.]
beat out of them the whole day, over and over and over again.
I had a fantastic time, watching it.
[Laughter.]
Nerd megaphone.
Oh, man, I got hit in the head too many times.
The jaws of death.
[Buzzer.]
Teeth! He picks the jaws of death twice.
My God, a five-year-old child could beat you at this game.
At this point in time, I deserve to go home.
Yeah, at this point, you really do.
Barbarian's sword.
The holy grail.
[Buzzer.]
- The holy grail.
- Yes! That is another match! We have a tie game! I have chosen wisely.
Coming at ya.
Wah! - Golden crown.
- Golden crown.
The robot family! This is where the game's getting really tricky Joshua surges into the lead! Because you have to remember the positioning, what's already been shown.
Robot family.
He has tied the game again! Knight sword.
Joshua in the lead! [Swords whooshing.]
I'm Joshua.
I'm the warrior nerd.
[Whooshing.]
What a cocky bastard.
I can think of a billion other words.
Arrogant [Bleep.]
.
Idiotic stupid face.
I ran out.
I'm sorry.
Barbarian's sword.
Don't, don't, don't.
You can cut the tension here with a barbarian's sword.
- Yes! - And he did it! Oh, my God! We have another match! Who am I? [Swords whooshing.]
Who does it better? Both: Sword for sword.
Ah! [Grunts.]
Okay, okay, okay, uhh! This one.
[Taps.]
Nerd megaphone.
Was it that one? Oh, this seems like it's too many over.
Damn it! [Groans.]
Aah! Nerd megaphone.
The first nerd to get seven matches win the nerd-off.
Oh, this seems like it's too many over.
Damn it! [Groans.]
Aah! - And he found it! - Wow.
It is five to four, with Joshua surging into the lead.
[Bleep.]
! That was almost a really bad mistake.
I'm so nervous right now, I'm just like, mmnnhh, what's going to happen? Danielle seems to be trying to strangle herself with her pink hair.
Ha ha! 5x5 rubik's cube.
[Buzzer.]
No! [Laughs.]
There's, like, a good possibility he just lost the game with that.
Jaws of death, buddy.
If he remembers where the first revealed jaws of death is And he makes a big mistake on that one, Bobby.
No.
Joshua, if I buy you a nerf gun, will you stop picking it, please? Chatterbox.
Whoo! We are tied at five! Stupid mistakes! Pfff! Nothing but net.
Damn, I hate this part.
The heat, the sumo sweat Uhh! It's dirty! It really does kind of shake you up.
- Nerf gun.
- Nerf gun.
Third time's the charm, right, buddy? It's six to five! This is actually a lot more difficult than it looks.
A d20 and a d-4.
D20.
[Grunts.]
It's a nerd ball.
That means that he has to find the match of something that has never been revealed.
Oh, it's the 3x3 rubik's cube.
Critical strike.
It may be game over.
Good game, my friend.
Good game.
Give me a hug.
[Grunts.]
- Oh! - Oh! Rubik's cube.
- He's going over - to - Is this going to be it? [Dramatic music.]
[Cheering.]
- And he did it! - We have a winner! Ivan wins this nerd-off! How does it feel, buddy? Bittersweet.
I told blextrophy that if they'd cut the head off the hydra that two more would grow back.
Hi, guys.
I'm here, and I'm stronger than ever.
Hydra's got two heads now.
Joshua, you have shown us that nerds really can kick ass.
Use your warrior spirit to fight for good back in the real world.
Bring it here.
Bring it in.
Bring it in, bring it in.
I'm glad that Joshua went home.
[Bleep.]
That guy.
He played this game like a rogue.
I saw right through it.
Like cellophane.
Like saran wrap.
The stuff you put over food to keep it fresh.
You are hereby banished from Nerdvana.
It's been a pleasure, my friend.
This is the mid-game.
Only six people left.
We're all gonna get butt-hurt at some point in this.
It's unavoidable.
I feel like a heaping pile of sarlacc excrement.
I might be leaving right now, but I'm still a nerd.
I'm gonna still do what I do.
I'm gonna go home, throw on, like, firefly marathon, and just catch up on all my comics, and then maybe go back and beat a game that I haven't played in a while.
This is my favorite part.
[Explosion.]
[laughter.]