1 00:00:05,630 --> 00:00:07,965 Welcome back to COOKED! 2 00:00:07,966 --> 00:00:10,884 The traveling cooking competition show 3 00:00:10,885 --> 00:00:14,680 in which local chefs compete against each other 4 00:00:14,681 --> 00:00:16,682 in culinary challenges. 5 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:20,227 I'm your host Hilda, and this is my brother Gunther. 6 00:00:20,228 --> 00:00:22,187 And we love to eat. 7 00:00:22,188 --> 00:00:24,481 -Don't we, Gunther? -Oh, that's right, 8 00:00:24,482 --> 00:00:25,274 schwester Hilda. 9 00:00:25,275 --> 00:00:27,317 We also love to deliberate, 10 00:00:27,318 --> 00:00:30,487 which is exactly what we did during the commercial break. 11 00:00:30,488 --> 00:00:34,325 Now, while all of your meals were simply wunderbar, 12 00:00:34,326 --> 00:00:37,202 one of you simply has to go. 13 00:00:37,203 --> 00:00:40,706 That's why it's time for the final dish. 14 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:43,459 None of you came here to make friends. 15 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:49,048 You came to be the last chef standing. 16 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,468 Claude, your goulash... 17 00:00:53,762 --> 00:00:56,889 was actually ghoulish. 18 00:00:56,890 --> 00:00:58,891 You know what that means. 19 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,477 -You got cooked! -You got cooked! 20 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:06,357 Oh. What a sad day for all of us, 21 00:01:06,358 --> 00:01:08,693 but mostly for you, Claude. 22 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:11,153 Mostly for you. 23 00:01:38,807 --> 00:01:40,266 Hello? 24 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:43,019 Is anyone there? 25 00:02:05,208 --> 00:02:06,750 How do I stay so young? 26 00:02:06,751 --> 00:02:09,336 I don't know, but it sure helps to look it. 27 00:02:09,337 --> 00:02:11,171 Bless you. 28 00:02:11,172 --> 00:02:13,215 Oh, thank you. 29 00:02:13,216 --> 00:02:14,466 Is the show not back on yet? 30 00:02:14,467 --> 00:02:15,718 -No. -Not too close. 31 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:17,595 You don't want a sick guardian, do you? 32 00:02:18,513 --> 00:02:20,806 -What is that? -My menthol paste. 33 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:22,392 Helps clear the... 34 00:02:23,268 --> 00:02:24,977 -Bless you. -sinuses. 35 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:27,271 I tried to use the branded stuff but this wasn't strong enough, 36 00:02:27,272 --> 00:02:30,650 -so I made my own. -God, It's so pungent. 37 00:02:32,027 --> 00:02:35,237 Go magic-wave. Go! 38 00:02:35,238 --> 00:02:37,865 Oh, isn't this contraption marvelous? 39 00:02:37,866 --> 00:02:40,284 Yeah, Vikram, it is awesome. Now, come on, 40 00:02:40,285 --> 00:02:41,535 you can still catch the end of the show. 41 00:02:41,536 --> 00:02:44,288 Ah. And what are we watching? 42 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:46,206 Oh, it is called COOKED! 43 00:02:46,207 --> 00:02:48,208 It is my new favorite cooking competition show. 44 00:02:48,209 --> 00:02:49,585 It just came out of nowhere a few weeks back. 45 00:02:49,586 --> 00:02:51,628 I'm sorry. A cooking competition show? 46 00:02:51,629 --> 00:02:53,464 Yeah, chefs cook off against each other 47 00:02:53,465 --> 00:02:55,257 to see who's got the best dish. 48 00:02:55,258 --> 00:02:56,175 It's kind of a guilty pleasure. 49 00:02:56,176 --> 00:02:57,843 Uh, no guilt on my end. 50 00:02:57,844 --> 00:02:59,470 I think cooking shows are very comforting. 51 00:02:59,471 --> 00:03:00,971 And who decides what food is best? 52 00:03:00,972 --> 00:03:02,222 Oh, it's the hosts. 53 00:03:02,223 --> 00:03:04,349 It's this wacky brother-sister duo 54 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:05,934 from Germany. 55 00:03:05,935 --> 00:03:07,644 -Bless you. -The show revolves around food 56 00:03:07,645 --> 00:03:09,396 but you, the viewer, cannot eat it? 57 00:03:09,397 --> 00:03:11,148 -It's not about that. -Well, if it's not about 58 00:03:11,149 --> 00:03:12,107 the food, then what is it about? 59 00:03:12,108 --> 00:03:14,193 It's, um, 60 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:16,779 it's just... ah, you have to watch. 61 00:03:16,780 --> 00:03:18,530 Ah. How very convincing. 62 00:03:18,531 --> 00:03:20,074 Your popcorn is ready. 63 00:03:20,075 --> 00:03:22,369 Ah! My popcorn! Hmm. 64 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:29,708 Oh. Who needs a kitchen 65 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,502 when you can have this funny little thing? 66 00:03:31,503 --> 00:03:33,212 This tome denotes everything 67 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:35,465 one can concoct within its walls. 68 00:03:36,257 --> 00:03:37,883 -Oh. It's back! -And the winner 69 00:03:37,884 --> 00:03:40,010 -of this week's episode... -Ah. 70 00:03:40,011 --> 00:03:42,262 Is our reigning champion 71 00:03:42,263 --> 00:03:45,265 from Slovakia, Olga Horváth! 72 00:03:45,266 --> 00:03:48,477 As you know, each week we travel to a new city 73 00:03:48,478 --> 00:03:51,021 to find the finest chefs in all of Europe. 74 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:56,026 Next week, we'll be traveling to beautiful Belgrade, Serbia. 75 00:03:56,027 --> 00:03:57,528 Cool! Fun. 76 00:03:57,529 --> 00:03:59,613 Connor's latest obsession is gonna be in Belgrade. 77 00:03:59,614 --> 00:04:01,699 Hmm. You can stalk the German hosts. 78 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:03,575 Ask them why they got rid of lederhosen. 79 00:04:03,576 --> 00:04:05,369 They really were quite fashionable. 80 00:04:05,370 --> 00:04:06,453 Oh, do you guys smell that? 81 00:04:06,454 --> 00:04:07,955 No, I can't smell anything. 82 00:04:07,956 --> 00:04:10,749 My nose is as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey. 83 00:04:10,750 --> 00:04:14,002 Just a package of perfectly popped popcorn. 84 00:04:14,003 --> 00:04:16,463 Perfect? You mean burnt? 85 00:04:16,464 --> 00:04:18,591 Oh, it's not popcorn. It's... 86 00:04:27,058 --> 00:04:29,269 It's coming from the TV. 87 00:04:30,895 --> 00:04:32,813 -This is so strange. -Connor, you're just hungry 88 00:04:32,814 --> 00:04:34,523 and you think you're smelling the lemon cakes 89 00:04:34,524 --> 00:04:36,108 -Olga made on the show. -Ah, yeah, 90 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:37,651 Charlie's right, that can happen. 91 00:04:37,652 --> 00:04:39,611 It can really trigger your olfactory systems. 92 00:04:39,612 --> 00:04:42,949 You're just haunted by my undeniable pheromones, huh? 93 00:04:43,825 --> 00:04:46,285 Oh, God, Connor is smelling the television. 94 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:47,286 He's finally losing it. 95 00:04:49,873 --> 00:04:52,709 I'm not losing it, okay? I can just... 96 00:04:55,879 --> 00:04:56,880 Connor? 97 00:04:57,964 --> 00:05:00,883 Is it me or is that a bit of an overreaction? 98 00:05:00,884 --> 00:05:03,219 No, we shouldn't have mocked him. 99 00:05:03,970 --> 00:05:05,804 Remember the Bes Demon? 100 00:05:05,805 --> 00:05:07,306 Oh, God. 101 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:10,434 Connor's greatest fear is that the library will drive him mad. 102 00:05:10,435 --> 00:05:12,352 And he'd be lost down a rabbit hole alone. 103 00:05:12,353 --> 00:05:14,688 -I feel terrible. -Charlie's right. 104 00:05:14,689 --> 00:05:16,982 Let's give our pal the evening to chillax. 105 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,777 -Chillax? -And tomorrow we'll apologize. 106 00:05:32,082 --> 00:05:35,626 Can't wait to see you today, Belgrade. 107 00:05:35,627 --> 00:05:37,336 I cannot wait to discover 108 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:39,254 the next wonderful chef. 109 00:05:39,255 --> 00:05:42,342 Who will be the last chef standing? 110 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:45,010 Oh, I cannot wait. 111 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:46,637 We've been to so many wonderful cities, 112 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:49,640 -haven't we, Hilda? -So many. So many. 113 00:05:49,641 --> 00:05:51,767 Different dishes, oh, so - 114 00:05:51,768 --> 00:05:53,769 Yes. Once we had tacos. 115 00:05:53,770 --> 00:05:55,270 The tacos were very good. 116 00:05:55,271 --> 00:05:58,024 Does anyone else smell that? 117 00:05:59,776 --> 00:06:00,860 Anyone? 118 00:06:12,622 --> 00:06:14,873 Is that a bag of rice? 119 00:06:14,874 --> 00:06:16,583 Hmm. 120 00:06:16,584 --> 00:06:18,502 -I microwaved it. -Okay. 121 00:06:18,503 --> 00:06:20,087 How's the dissection coming along, hmm? 122 00:06:20,088 --> 00:06:22,673 We must uncover the secret of the mystery scent 123 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:24,717 for Connor posthaste so he knows 124 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:26,051 that we are taking him seriously. 125 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:28,512 I have taken apart the entire television 126 00:06:28,513 --> 00:06:30,013 and there is nothing out of the ordinary. 127 00:06:30,014 --> 00:06:31,724 I've even scanned it with the app and nothing. 128 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:33,600 Have you ever heard of a magic television? 129 00:06:33,601 --> 00:06:37,187 Lysa, you may recall, I hail from the 1800s. 130 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:39,148 Every television is magical to me. 131 00:06:39,149 --> 00:06:42,026 Aphrodite was said to have an intoxicating scent. 132 00:06:42,027 --> 00:06:43,652 Uh, some deities were drawn 133 00:06:43,653 --> 00:06:44,903 to the mortal realm using incense. 134 00:06:44,904 --> 00:06:47,573 Plus, I found a ton of articles 135 00:06:47,574 --> 00:06:48,615 talking about the science of smell. 136 00:06:48,616 --> 00:06:49,700 Yeah, it's complicated. 137 00:06:49,701 --> 00:06:51,118 Smell is linked to emotion. 138 00:06:51,119 --> 00:06:52,703 Our olfactory systems travel 139 00:06:52,704 --> 00:06:54,163 directly through the areas of the brain 140 00:06:54,164 --> 00:06:55,414 that process memories. 141 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:57,249 And eating is also connected to smell. 142 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,917 Yeah, the complex flavors we taste 143 00:06:58,918 --> 00:07:00,794 are actually possible 'cause of the smell. 144 00:07:00,795 --> 00:07:03,672 Could the magic be coming directly from the show itself? 145 00:07:03,673 --> 00:07:06,133 But that doesn't explain why only Connor could smell it. 146 00:07:06,134 --> 00:07:09,303 They did say the next episode was filming in Belgrade. 147 00:07:14,309 --> 00:07:16,477 The Belgrade Studio Stages. 148 00:07:16,478 --> 00:07:18,145 They must be filming there today. 149 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:19,688 Well, that confirms it then. 150 00:07:19,689 --> 00:07:22,024 There is something magical afoot at that studio. 151 00:07:22,025 --> 00:07:24,818 Hmm. We shall solve this smell conundrum by suppertime 152 00:07:24,819 --> 00:07:26,362 and surprise him. 153 00:07:47,842 --> 00:07:48,968 Vikram. 154 00:07:52,180 --> 00:07:55,140 Wonderful to see the can-can is still going strong. 155 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,558 Sure. 156 00:07:56,559 --> 00:07:58,352 Ah. Hello. 157 00:07:58,353 --> 00:08:01,647 -Um, why don't we get inside? -You work on the show? 158 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:04,191 -Yes, we absolutely do. -Uh-hmm. 159 00:08:04,192 --> 00:08:06,819 Where? Wardrobe? Sound? 160 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:10,156 No. We are the Librarians. 161 00:08:11,950 --> 00:08:14,702 -Hmm. You should have said. -Hmm. 162 00:08:14,703 --> 00:08:17,246 -Here. This way everyone. -Amazing. 163 00:08:17,247 --> 00:08:18,288 Smashing, my good man. 164 00:08:21,918 --> 00:08:24,712 Our next guest hails all the way from Belgrade, 165 00:08:24,713 --> 00:08:27,798 goes by one name and loves Bolognese, 166 00:08:27,799 --> 00:08:30,218 please welcome Aleks. 167 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:34,304 And our final contestant joining us 168 00:08:34,305 --> 00:08:37,224 for this scrumptious episode 169 00:08:37,225 --> 00:08:39,476 is the delectable 170 00:08:39,477 --> 00:08:41,604 Connor Green. 171 00:08:42,814 --> 00:08:45,775 We certainly hope you don't get cooked, Connor. 172 00:08:47,027 --> 00:08:48,027 What? 173 00:08:52,407 --> 00:08:54,366 How wunderbar. 174 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:58,996 Four amateur chefs making delicious food 175 00:08:58,997 --> 00:09:00,330 just for us. 176 00:09:00,331 --> 00:09:01,498 That's right, Hilda. 177 00:09:01,499 --> 00:09:03,667 Which chef will be cooked first? 178 00:09:03,668 --> 00:09:07,755 Join us after the break for challenge number one. 179 00:09:07,756 --> 00:09:10,090 I can't wait to slurp some soups. 180 00:09:10,091 --> 00:09:13,969 And cut! Let's move on. And move this light, please. 181 00:09:13,970 --> 00:09:15,929 We'll be in hair and makeup, fetch us when you're ready. 182 00:09:15,930 --> 00:09:19,099 Okay. Guy, position two, move, move. 183 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:21,602 You have five minutes to prep your station, okay? 184 00:09:21,603 --> 00:09:24,105 Five minutes everybody to prep your stations. 185 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:26,899 -Connor, what are you doing? -Guys. 186 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:29,193 No, no, no, Lysa, it is a brilliant plan. 187 00:09:29,194 --> 00:09:30,611 Connor has infiltrated the show 188 00:09:30,612 --> 00:09:33,030 to get more information from the inside. 189 00:09:33,031 --> 00:09:36,075 -So what's our next move? -Guys, I blacked out. 190 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:37,743 What do you mean you blacked out? 191 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:41,372 I mean, I have no idea how I got here. 192 00:09:41,373 --> 00:09:43,248 One minute I was getting coffee, 193 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:44,792 then I smelled that smell again 194 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:46,544 during a commercial for the show. 195 00:09:47,379 --> 00:09:48,462 Next minute I'm here. 196 00:09:48,463 --> 00:09:49,380 So it wasn't the television, 197 00:09:49,381 --> 00:09:50,422 it was the TV show. 198 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:52,383 Oh, you believe me now? 199 00:09:52,384 --> 00:09:53,592 -Hey. -Let's not play 200 00:09:53,593 --> 00:09:55,094 the game of blame, hmm? 201 00:09:55,095 --> 00:09:56,553 Let's get to the bottom of things. 202 00:09:56,554 --> 00:09:58,722 Connor, come with me, we shall begin... 203 00:09:58,723 --> 00:10:00,891 No, Vikram. I'm staying here. 204 00:10:00,892 --> 00:10:02,810 Connor, you blacked out and mysteriously ends up 205 00:10:02,811 --> 00:10:04,895 being a contestant on a magical cooking show. 206 00:10:04,896 --> 00:10:06,522 You can't just go through with it. 207 00:10:06,523 --> 00:10:07,856 I have to go through with it. 208 00:10:07,857 --> 00:10:10,776 Magic brought me here for a reason. 209 00:10:10,777 --> 00:10:12,904 I need to figure out what that reason is. 210 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:17,199 The answer is here. Food is the key. 211 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,451 I need to cook. 212 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:21,245 I don't like this. Something's off. 213 00:10:21,246 --> 00:10:22,496 Connor can handle it. 214 00:10:22,497 --> 00:10:24,581 You continue with filming the show, 215 00:10:24,582 --> 00:10:26,458 we'll split up to investigate. 216 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:28,670 Yeah. Good luck. Come on. 217 00:10:32,382 --> 00:10:33,966 Do you really think we should let Connor... 218 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:35,342 No, no, no, Vikram's right. We don't wanna repeat 219 00:10:35,343 --> 00:10:36,343 of what happened with the TV, do we? 220 00:10:36,344 --> 00:10:37,804 Indeed. 221 00:10:39,431 --> 00:10:42,224 Do not fear. We shall remain close by. 222 00:10:42,225 --> 00:10:45,853 Now, I wish to speak to this other contestant, Olga. 223 00:10:45,854 --> 00:10:48,605 She has been winning this competition every week. 224 00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:51,358 We'll poke around the other contestants' dressing rooms, 225 00:10:51,359 --> 00:10:53,068 see what we can find. 226 00:11:01,202 --> 00:11:03,370 Ms. Olga, just the acclaimed 227 00:11:03,371 --> 00:11:05,205 culinary connoisseur I was looking for. 228 00:11:05,206 --> 00:11:06,832 Oh. No, no, no, 229 00:11:06,833 --> 00:11:09,084 I'm just a simple woman who loves to cook. 230 00:11:09,085 --> 00:11:12,880 Oh, no, nothing simple about you, my dear. 231 00:11:12,881 --> 00:11:15,507 Oh, your work on this televised tournament of taste 232 00:11:15,508 --> 00:11:17,384 has been terrifyingly terrific. 233 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:19,053 -Who are you? -Me? 234 00:11:19,054 --> 00:11:20,095 -Uh-huh. -Oh. 235 00:11:20,096 --> 00:11:22,139 Well, I, 236 00:11:22,140 --> 00:11:24,475 -I am... -Oh, he's an agent. 237 00:11:24,476 --> 00:11:26,310 For chefs. 238 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:28,479 I didn't know chefs had agents. 239 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,856 Yeah. He's the best of the best. 240 00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:33,067 He can get you cooking in any kitchen in the world. 241 00:11:33,068 --> 00:11:34,818 Yes, it's true. 242 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:39,281 All the top restaurants, um, such as, um, 243 00:11:39,282 --> 00:11:41,408 -Giant Light in Rome... -Uh-hmm. 244 00:11:41,409 --> 00:11:45,412 And, um, Mixer in Barcelona, 245 00:11:45,413 --> 00:11:48,040 and, um, Butter. 246 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:50,125 Of course you've heard of Butter, right? 247 00:11:50,126 --> 00:11:51,585 -No. -Exactly. 248 00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:53,504 Yes. So tell me, what's your secret? 249 00:11:53,505 --> 00:11:55,172 How do you keep winning? 250 00:11:55,173 --> 00:11:57,591 No secret. I just love to cook. 251 00:11:57,592 --> 00:11:59,510 Hmm. Did you study the arts? 252 00:11:59,511 --> 00:12:02,430 Culinary or otherwise? 253 00:12:03,223 --> 00:12:07,101 No. All that I know I learned from my grandmother. 254 00:12:07,102 --> 00:12:09,687 I worked in her bakery when I was younger. 255 00:12:09,688 --> 00:12:11,689 Yes, it's very nice, but what drew you 256 00:12:11,690 --> 00:12:13,399 to be a contestant on this show? 257 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,610 I just saw the advertisement that they are coming to my town. 258 00:12:16,611 --> 00:12:18,278 -Advertisement? -Uh-hmm. 259 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:19,363 No strange smell? 260 00:12:19,364 --> 00:12:21,198 Just the sweet smell of success. 261 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:26,912 And what about this ancient-looking receptacle, hmm? 262 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:29,873 -Where did this come from? -Guys, clear the stage, 263 00:12:29,874 --> 00:12:30,917 we are back. 264 00:12:34,838 --> 00:12:35,964 Let's go. 265 00:12:37,882 --> 00:12:41,094 Okay. Last two contestants' rooms were a wash. 266 00:12:41,970 --> 00:12:44,472 Let's try contestant number three. 267 00:12:45,306 --> 00:12:48,643 Hmm. Where would one hide a magical artifact? 268 00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:52,230 Earth to Charlie? 269 00:12:53,648 --> 00:12:56,108 I'm, I'm sorry. 270 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:59,695 Um, what were we doing? 271 00:12:59,696 --> 00:13:00,821 We're searching Olga's dressing room. 272 00:13:00,822 --> 00:13:02,197 -Are you okay? -Olga? 273 00:13:02,198 --> 00:13:04,908 Yeah. You know, she's won five weeks in a row. 274 00:13:04,909 --> 00:13:07,828 She certainly made herself at home. 275 00:13:09,456 --> 00:13:10,623 Olga. 276 00:13:11,583 --> 00:13:12,834 Oh, oh. 277 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:17,046 And you're Lysa. And you have a cold. 278 00:13:17,047 --> 00:13:19,758 Yeah. And you won't seem to let me forget it. 279 00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:23,719 Are you okay? Oh, no, I've made you sick. 280 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,304 Is it the brain fog? 281 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,848 No, no, no, I'm fine. 282 00:13:27,849 --> 00:13:29,308 -I swear. -Okay. 283 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:32,020 We just have to be quick before she returns. 284 00:13:48,495 --> 00:13:49,663 Are you okay? 285 00:13:51,247 --> 00:13:53,624 Huh? Yeah. 286 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:55,667 Yeah. 287 00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:57,045 Never better. 288 00:14:05,804 --> 00:14:08,597 What are we even looking for? 289 00:14:08,598 --> 00:14:10,808 What kind of artifact would... 290 00:14:10,809 --> 00:14:13,560 -Lysa? -Yeah. 291 00:14:16,564 --> 00:14:18,941 Oh, that kind of artifact. 292 00:14:23,530 --> 00:14:25,739 We have ticked and tocked 293 00:14:25,740 --> 00:14:28,075 down to the final wire. 294 00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:33,247 Gunther, our first course is ready. 295 00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:38,919 Which contestant will bowl us over with their amazing soup? 296 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:43,674 Aleks, feed us! 297 00:14:43,675 --> 00:14:46,677 This is my family recipe for leek soup, 298 00:14:46,678 --> 00:14:48,554 passed down for generations. 299 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:50,931 Hmm, generations. Plural. 300 00:14:50,932 --> 00:14:53,434 So, not just mama's soup. 301 00:14:53,435 --> 00:14:54,977 Ah, good. 302 00:14:54,978 --> 00:14:59,023 It seems our returning champion, Olga, owns a cauldron. 303 00:14:59,024 --> 00:15:00,399 Interesting. 304 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,234 Look what we found in her dressing room. 305 00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:04,570 Yeah. Doesn't exactly look like a first edition Julia Child, 306 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:05,780 does it? 307 00:15:06,948 --> 00:15:10,367 Soup of Loneliness, 308 00:15:10,368 --> 00:15:12,703 Haggis of Heartbreak, 309 00:15:12,704 --> 00:15:14,956 Stroganoff of Self-Loathing, 310 00:15:18,543 --> 00:15:20,253 Moussaka of Misery. 311 00:15:23,298 --> 00:15:24,965 Oh, I knew it. 312 00:15:24,966 --> 00:15:27,217 Oh, this is my worst nightmare. 313 00:15:27,218 --> 00:15:31,056 We are dealing with another witch. 314 00:15:33,308 --> 00:15:37,186 Aleks, your leek soup tasted more like eek soup. 315 00:15:37,187 --> 00:15:39,229 It gives us no pleasure to say this, 316 00:15:39,230 --> 00:15:41,148 but Aleks... 317 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:42,942 -you got cooked! -You got cooked! 318 00:15:50,825 --> 00:15:52,451 To be a witch? did it e 319 00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:53,952 A kraken, I can handle. 320 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:55,329 A chupacabra, a cakewalk. 321 00:15:55,330 --> 00:15:57,331 One time, there was a loquacious troll 322 00:15:57,332 --> 00:15:58,707 that had me deviously discombobulated 323 00:15:58,708 --> 00:16:00,292 with his impossible riddles. 324 00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,461 But even that, even that, could not compare 325 00:16:02,462 --> 00:16:05,047 to the absolute depravity, the unwavering guile, 326 00:16:05,048 --> 00:16:06,590 the abject terror of witchcraft. 327 00:16:06,591 --> 00:16:09,718 Okay. Whoa, we don't know if Olga is doing any depravity. 328 00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:11,095 She might just be, you know, 329 00:16:11,096 --> 00:16:12,763 trying to win a cooking show by cheating. 330 00:16:12,764 --> 00:16:14,681 But why would a witch use magic to win a cooking show? 331 00:16:14,682 --> 00:16:16,475 Trust me, if a witch is involved, 332 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:17,976 malfeasance is at play. 333 00:16:17,977 --> 00:16:20,354 We must deduce what kind of witch Olga is, 334 00:16:20,355 --> 00:16:21,980 and from there, figure out her plan. 335 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:23,691 That's a cut. 336 00:16:23,692 --> 00:16:25,150 Hilda and Gunther, to hair and makeup. 337 00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:27,444 -We're back in 30. -Most importantly, 338 00:16:27,445 --> 00:16:28,821 we need to free Connor and the others 339 00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:30,364 from whatever magic is affecting them. 340 00:16:30,365 --> 00:16:32,282 Indeed. We must quell the smell spell. 341 00:16:32,283 --> 00:16:34,368 Why do witches always make you rhyme? 342 00:16:34,369 --> 00:16:35,536 Connor! 343 00:16:35,537 --> 00:16:37,830 Hey, how's it going? 344 00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:38,832 Hey. 345 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:44,837 Sorry. Who are you? 346 00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:46,213 What? I'm Lysa. 347 00:16:46,214 --> 00:16:48,800 This is... what is happening? 348 00:16:49,926 --> 00:16:52,594 Lysa, Vik, Charlie. 349 00:16:52,595 --> 00:16:54,513 Oh, my God. Of course. 350 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,599 I don't... I don't know what came over me. 351 00:16:59,019 --> 00:17:00,185 What is going on? 352 00:17:00,186 --> 00:17:01,311 Hmm. 353 00:17:01,312 --> 00:17:03,731 Charlie, you distract the hosts. 354 00:17:03,732 --> 00:17:05,107 Lysa, you sneak into their office 355 00:17:05,108 --> 00:17:07,109 and see what information you can find on Olga. 356 00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:10,613 As for I, I shall look after our intrepid chef. 357 00:17:11,865 --> 00:17:12,781 Go. 358 00:17:12,782 --> 00:17:15,159 You are alone on an island, 359 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,370 what sandwich would you bring? 360 00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:19,496 Pretzel sandwich. 361 00:17:19,497 --> 00:17:21,957 -Pretzel sandwich? -Pretzel... oh. 362 00:17:21,958 --> 00:17:24,335 What a curveball. I love that. You know what I would bring? 363 00:17:24,336 --> 00:17:25,586 A sausage biscuit. 364 00:17:25,587 --> 00:17:27,087 I had one in North Carolina one time. 365 00:17:27,088 --> 00:17:29,339 -Absolutely. -It was so delicious. 366 00:17:29,340 --> 00:17:30,924 -Hmm. -Hi. 367 00:17:30,925 --> 00:17:33,552 Uh, I'm Charlotte. 368 00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:37,265 Charlotte with the Belgrade Women in Media. 369 00:17:38,141 --> 00:17:44,313 We're a online entertainment blog for women. 370 00:17:44,314 --> 00:17:46,483 And you're here to interview us? 371 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,734 Uh-hmm. 372 00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:50,903 We're just two humble Bavarian bakers 373 00:17:50,904 --> 00:17:53,447 who now get powdered and primped for television. 374 00:17:53,448 --> 00:17:55,157 Isn't this wunderbar, Hilda? 375 00:17:55,158 --> 00:17:57,910 -Wunderbar, Gunther. -Wunderbar. 376 00:17:57,911 --> 00:18:00,746 Uh, so great show. Love you guys. 377 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,247 -Danke. -Love what you're doing 378 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:05,542 with all the... cooking. 379 00:18:05,543 --> 00:18:06,794 Oh, danke schoen. 380 00:18:06,795 --> 00:18:08,337 We so appreciate the art of cooking. 381 00:18:08,338 --> 00:18:10,381 -But don't forget the eating. -Oh, of course. 382 00:18:10,382 --> 00:18:12,174 The eating. All for us. 383 00:18:13,843 --> 00:18:15,553 I wanted to ask you about Olga. 384 00:18:17,555 --> 00:18:20,725 Olga. She's so special. 385 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:25,604 I'd love to know what makes her food so great. 386 00:18:25,605 --> 00:18:29,025 Oh, her cooking is just... 387 00:18:30,485 --> 00:18:32,111 magic. 388 00:18:32,112 --> 00:18:35,030 It's like nothing we've ever tasted before. 389 00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:36,699 And what's she like? 390 00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:38,450 Off camera, I mean. 391 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:40,411 Oh, she's just a darling, 392 00:18:40,412 --> 00:18:42,413 although quite competitive. 393 00:18:42,414 --> 00:18:44,623 She keeps winning, the ratings go up, 394 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:46,792 and the other contestants are lining up 395 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:48,627 -trying to take her down. -Who knows? 396 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:50,838 Maybe she'll even get her own spin-off. 397 00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:53,465 -Or perhaps a movie! -More food for us. 398 00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:55,009 Exactly, yes. 399 00:18:55,844 --> 00:18:58,595 So, has your cooking led you to figure out 400 00:18:58,596 --> 00:19:00,056 what that smell is yet? 401 00:19:02,225 --> 00:19:03,810 It's not just about a smell. 402 00:19:04,561 --> 00:19:05,853 When it first hit me, 403 00:19:05,854 --> 00:19:07,396 when it first came through the TV, 404 00:19:07,397 --> 00:19:10,024 it stirred something inside of me. 405 00:19:10,025 --> 00:19:14,738 Some emotion that I can't quite place. 406 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,197 It made me lash out, I'm sorry. 407 00:19:17,198 --> 00:19:18,449 There's no need to apologize. 408 00:19:18,450 --> 00:19:19,491 We understand. 409 00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:21,244 I'm not sure you do, Vik. 410 00:19:22,078 --> 00:19:23,746 When you guys started making fun of me, 411 00:19:23,747 --> 00:19:27,624 it was just like being back at the university. 412 00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:30,169 You think I didn't notice all the sidelong glances 413 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:32,713 and giggles when I'd mention the occult or cryptids 414 00:19:32,714 --> 00:19:34,174 or the Library? 415 00:19:36,217 --> 00:19:39,553 I lost my whole career, my life, 416 00:19:39,554 --> 00:19:42,347 because people wouldn't take me seriously. 417 00:19:42,348 --> 00:19:43,849 That must have been hard. 418 00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:46,853 It's been so long trying to prove myself to other people. 419 00:19:48,271 --> 00:19:50,551 I was worried I had to do it all over again with you guys. 420 00:19:51,232 --> 00:19:52,733 I mean, you just wrote the whole thing off 421 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:54,526 as another silly obsession. 422 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,279 Connor's losing his mind over it. 423 00:19:57,655 --> 00:19:59,032 I felt dis... 424 00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:03,536 Dis... 425 00:20:04,329 --> 00:20:05,622 Dismissed? 426 00:20:06,664 --> 00:20:08,041 Dismissed. 427 00:20:09,084 --> 00:20:12,378 COOKED! cast and crew, return to set. 428 00:20:12,379 --> 00:20:13,838 I gotta get back. 429 00:20:18,218 --> 00:20:22,055 Okay. Olga, Olga, Olga, where are you? 430 00:20:25,642 --> 00:20:29,395 Okay. Olga, no kids, works at a garden shop, 431 00:20:29,396 --> 00:20:32,982 hmm, from Slovakia, in for five episodes. 432 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,574 Brigit Burns. 433 00:20:51,418 --> 00:20:52,669 Huh. 434 00:20:55,422 --> 00:20:56,756 Ah. 435 00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:02,219 Okay. Claude Stetson, where are you? 436 00:21:09,227 --> 00:21:10,477 Oh, no. 437 00:21:23,241 --> 00:21:25,285 Psst! Psst! 438 00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:28,495 We are back. 439 00:21:28,496 --> 00:21:29,955 Stand by, everybody. 440 00:21:29,956 --> 00:21:32,374 Hmm. An excellent spot to keep an eye 441 00:21:32,375 --> 00:21:35,127 -on our culinary captive. -I spoke to Gunter and Hilda. 442 00:21:35,128 --> 00:21:37,838 Seems like they're thinking of a spin-off show starring Olga. 443 00:21:37,839 --> 00:21:40,382 And they said her cooking was magic. 444 00:21:40,383 --> 00:21:41,842 Interesting. 445 00:21:41,843 --> 00:21:44,345 It appears Olga has some kind of hold over them. 446 00:21:44,346 --> 00:21:46,930 I also spoke to Aleks and Kat, the other contestants. 447 00:21:46,931 --> 00:21:48,974 They were both lured here by some strange smell 448 00:21:48,975 --> 00:21:51,393 -coming from their TV. -Oh. 449 00:21:51,394 --> 00:21:53,520 So Connor is not the only one who is affected. 450 00:21:53,521 --> 00:21:55,481 That is some sort of relief. 451 00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:57,691 But I am still concerned. 452 00:21:57,692 --> 00:22:00,194 I spoke with him and it was most distressing. 453 00:22:00,195 --> 00:22:01,403 I had no idea... 454 00:22:04,699 --> 00:22:06,200 No idea about what? 455 00:22:06,201 --> 00:22:07,910 I'm sorry. 456 00:22:07,911 --> 00:22:09,870 What was I saying? 457 00:22:09,871 --> 00:22:13,082 I lost the thought. Confound it. 458 00:22:13,083 --> 00:22:14,666 We are no closer to finding a way 459 00:22:14,667 --> 00:22:16,335 to repel the smell spell. 460 00:22:16,336 --> 00:22:17,836 Olga's book. 461 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:20,464 Maybe there's an answer in there. 462 00:22:20,465 --> 00:22:22,008 Excellent thinking. 463 00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:26,262 My German isn't as good as it used to be, but let's see. 464 00:22:29,099 --> 00:22:32,684 Ah. The spice, the scent, the lure. 465 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:36,355 A witch using a smell spell to lure people in. 466 00:22:36,356 --> 00:22:38,396 This sounds like something out of Hansel and Gretel. 467 00:22:39,818 --> 00:22:42,027 Gingerbread. Oh, Charlie, 468 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:44,279 I think you've hit the head of the nail. 469 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,950 This, this is the Gingerbread Spell. 470 00:22:47,951 --> 00:22:49,576 The Hansel and Gretel of whom you speak 471 00:22:49,577 --> 00:22:52,371 are no storybook siblings. 472 00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:56,542 No. This is the tale of the Kitchen Witch, 473 00:22:56,543 --> 00:22:58,919 a very real witch 474 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:00,963 who would lure youths to her gingerbread home 475 00:23:00,964 --> 00:23:03,090 with magic so that she could cook and eat them. 476 00:23:03,091 --> 00:23:04,967 So, Olga's The Kitchen Witch? 477 00:23:04,968 --> 00:23:06,969 The very witch from the true tall tale. 478 00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:09,263 The same witch that tried to kill Hansel and Gretel 479 00:23:09,264 --> 00:23:10,681 all those years ago 480 00:23:10,682 --> 00:23:12,099 and has now somehow returned. 481 00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:13,600 And using some kind of smell spell 482 00:23:13,601 --> 00:23:15,018 to keep people doing her bidding. 483 00:23:15,019 --> 00:23:18,272 If that's true, we need to take her down. Now. 484 00:23:18,273 --> 00:23:20,190 Agreed. 485 00:23:20,191 --> 00:23:21,066 Olga. 486 00:23:21,067 --> 00:23:23,110 It pains us to say, but... 487 00:23:23,111 --> 00:23:24,528 -you got cooked! -You got cooked! 488 00:23:31,661 --> 00:23:32,996 Oh! 489 00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:19,416 Oh, my God. 490 00:24:19,417 --> 00:24:21,211 Are you guys okay? 491 00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:41,188 Don't they look delicious, Gunther? 492 00:24:41,189 --> 00:24:45,777 Hmm. I am simply salivating, Hilda. 493 00:25:00,792 --> 00:25:03,335 Guys. Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys. Hey, hey. 494 00:25:03,336 --> 00:25:06,255 So, uh, we might have a bigger problem than we thought. 495 00:25:06,256 --> 00:25:07,631 Oh, I don't think that is possible. 496 00:25:07,632 --> 00:25:08,882 Well, when the contestants lose, they are tricked 497 00:25:08,883 --> 00:25:10,259 into some kind of a little holding cell. 498 00:25:10,260 --> 00:25:11,552 And Hilda and Gunther, they have these like 499 00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:13,053 sharp, scary teeth 500 00:25:13,054 --> 00:25:14,889 and I'm pretty sure they're gonna eat them. 501 00:25:15,682 --> 00:25:16,932 Well, I'd say, that is much worse. 502 00:25:16,933 --> 00:25:18,350 And we thought Olga was the witch 503 00:25:18,351 --> 00:25:19,226 from Hansel and Gretel. 504 00:25:19,227 --> 00:25:20,394 But apparently, our jolly 505 00:25:20,395 --> 00:25:23,147 and good-natured hosts, 506 00:25:23,148 --> 00:25:26,900 Hilda and Gunther, are actually Hansel and Gretel 507 00:25:26,901 --> 00:25:29,903 in witch form. 508 00:25:29,904 --> 00:25:31,488 So, they remained in the gingerbread house 509 00:25:31,489 --> 00:25:33,490 and took over the witch's role? 510 00:25:33,491 --> 00:25:34,908 Precisely. 511 00:25:34,909 --> 00:25:36,952 Gingerbread Spell affects a certain type of person. 512 00:25:36,953 --> 00:25:40,456 One who is alone, sad, abandoned, what have you. 513 00:25:40,457 --> 00:25:41,832 It targeted Hansel and Gretel 514 00:25:41,833 --> 00:25:43,542 because they were quite literally abandoned 515 00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:45,044 by their family. 516 00:25:45,045 --> 00:25:46,837 And Lysa, you yourself wondered why the smell spell 517 00:25:46,838 --> 00:25:49,048 had not affected the rest of the team. 518 00:25:49,049 --> 00:25:51,217 See, all of us were present at the show. 519 00:25:52,177 --> 00:25:54,762 But the three of us were not as present as we needed to be, 520 00:25:54,763 --> 00:25:56,096 not for our friend, Connor. 521 00:25:56,097 --> 00:25:57,681 The Gingerbread Spell targeted Connor 522 00:25:57,682 --> 00:25:59,475 because he felt abandoned by us? 523 00:25:59,476 --> 00:26:00,769 Oh, God. 524 00:26:01,895 --> 00:26:04,104 Ah, the spell's really doing a number on him. 525 00:26:04,105 --> 00:26:07,900 And this whole thing is a ruse to eat people? 526 00:26:07,901 --> 00:26:09,902 It is a powerful spell. 527 00:26:09,903 --> 00:26:12,112 It makes you forget who you are 528 00:26:12,113 --> 00:26:13,614 and where you come from. 529 00:26:13,615 --> 00:26:14,948 Your attention, everybody. 530 00:26:14,949 --> 00:26:17,618 Our final elimination segment is up. Desserts! 531 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:19,495 Okay. You guys grab Connor. 532 00:26:19,496 --> 00:26:20,579 I'm gonna fire up the Magic Door. 533 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:22,039 Let's get out of here. 534 00:26:28,963 --> 00:26:31,215 Okay. So, now we just need to... 535 00:26:31,216 --> 00:26:34,093 where is Connor? 536 00:26:34,094 --> 00:26:36,553 -Who's Connor? -What? I... 537 00:26:36,554 --> 00:26:38,222 I told you to grab him 538 00:26:38,223 --> 00:26:40,182 so we could save him from the witches. 539 00:26:40,183 --> 00:26:42,101 Witches? Where? 540 00:26:42,102 --> 00:26:43,477 Ah, have at thee! 541 00:26:43,478 --> 00:26:48,565 Who are you calling a witch, you steampunk punk? 542 00:26:48,566 --> 00:26:51,902 Okay. No one is a witch and no one is a steampunk punk. 543 00:26:51,903 --> 00:26:53,821 We needed to rescue Connor. 544 00:26:53,822 --> 00:26:55,906 -Who's Connor? -Who's Connor? 545 00:26:55,907 --> 00:26:59,285 We were just with him. How do you not, remember? 546 00:27:00,787 --> 00:27:03,914 Huh. I have to get something. Stay here. 547 00:27:09,713 --> 00:27:14,842 Five, four, three, two, one. 548 00:27:14,843 --> 00:27:16,677 Time for something sweet. 549 00:27:16,678 --> 00:27:18,929 Desserts to the front. 550 00:27:33,069 --> 00:27:34,361 I didn't realize that witches 551 00:27:34,362 --> 00:27:37,031 have become so adept at physical combat. 552 00:27:37,032 --> 00:27:39,867 I didn't realize they had a Hot Topic at the Ren Faire. 553 00:27:39,868 --> 00:27:42,286 Oh, I don't know what any of that means. 554 00:27:42,287 --> 00:27:44,204 I can't imagine that's rare for you. 555 00:27:44,205 --> 00:27:46,582 Oh, how, dare you? 556 00:27:46,583 --> 00:27:48,083 Oh, God. Don't hit me! 557 00:27:48,084 --> 00:27:49,684 Don't hit me! Don't hit me! Don't hit me. 558 00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:54,715 What is this? 559 00:27:54,716 --> 00:27:56,133 My menthol paste. 560 00:27:56,134 --> 00:27:57,885 A potent concoction that can clear sinuses, 561 00:27:57,886 --> 00:28:00,012 block out odors, and even cure seasickness. 562 00:28:00,013 --> 00:28:02,347 -Did you know that morticians... -How come you weren't affected? 563 00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:05,559 Sinuses stuffed with mucus. 564 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:06,685 Oh, please don't say mucus. 565 00:28:06,686 --> 00:28:08,395 Brilliant work, Lysa. 566 00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:11,482 But that Gingerbread Spell permeates the soundstage. 567 00:28:11,483 --> 00:28:13,233 And while we and the crew are not the intended targets, 568 00:28:13,234 --> 00:28:15,152 it's been slowly working its way through our systems, 569 00:28:15,153 --> 00:28:16,987 -making us forget. -Which is why 570 00:28:16,988 --> 00:28:18,322 the crew didn't realize anything was wrong. 571 00:28:18,323 --> 00:28:19,782 Yeah, and why they weren't concerned 572 00:28:19,783 --> 00:28:20,991 about the missing contestants. 573 00:28:20,992 --> 00:28:23,077 We need to go back and save Connor 574 00:28:23,078 --> 00:28:24,912 but we need a way to protect ourselves from that spell. 575 00:28:24,913 --> 00:28:27,916 -Lysa, bring that gel. -Well, about that. 576 00:28:29,501 --> 00:28:30,834 You used the last of it? 577 00:28:30,835 --> 00:28:33,128 It's been a bad cold. I can whip up some more. 578 00:28:33,129 --> 00:28:35,172 -It just might take a while. -We don't have a while. 579 00:28:35,173 --> 00:28:38,008 Hilda and Gunther have already claimed numerous victims. 580 00:28:38,009 --> 00:28:40,594 Oh, we must go back and save Connor 581 00:28:40,595 --> 00:28:41,762 from these accursed witches 582 00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:43,889 and dispel this smell spell, 583 00:28:43,890 --> 00:28:45,682 gel or no gel. 584 00:28:45,683 --> 00:28:48,103 -Let's go. -That made my head hurt. 585 00:28:55,026 --> 00:28:57,820 I am so sorry, Connor. 586 00:28:57,821 --> 00:28:59,446 Your crème brûlée 587 00:28:59,447 --> 00:29:03,409 was just a little bland for my taste. 588 00:29:03,410 --> 00:29:04,786 Connor Green... 589 00:29:05,870 --> 00:29:07,350 -you got cooked! -You've got cooked! 590 00:29:14,879 --> 00:29:16,296 You got cooked! got c! 591 00:29:16,297 --> 00:29:17,756 -Connor. -Connor. 592 00:29:17,757 --> 00:29:18,799 Psst! Connor. 593 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:22,428 That means our new champion is Kat! 594 00:29:22,429 --> 00:29:24,596 Congratulations! 595 00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:28,559 Go and bask in the glory of being number one. 596 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:32,646 Our crew will be right in for your post-show interview. 597 00:29:32,647 --> 00:29:34,398 Hilda, can you believe after all that 598 00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:36,442 my tummy is still rumbling? 599 00:29:36,443 --> 00:29:38,444 Shall we get washed up for supper, Hilda? 600 00:29:38,445 --> 00:29:39,987 Yes, Gunther. 601 00:29:39,988 --> 00:29:41,572 Auf wiedersehen! 602 00:29:41,573 --> 00:29:44,116 See you next time on COOKED! 603 00:29:44,117 --> 00:29:45,409 Guten appetit! 604 00:29:45,410 --> 00:29:46,702 And cut! 605 00:29:46,703 --> 00:29:48,620 That's a wrap for today. 606 00:29:48,621 --> 00:29:50,205 Supper. That means he's... 607 00:29:50,206 --> 00:29:52,416 That they plan to eat the losing contestants 608 00:29:52,417 --> 00:29:54,710 right here in the studio. 609 00:29:54,711 --> 00:29:56,045 What are we gonna do? 610 00:29:56,046 --> 00:29:57,755 We can't just grab Connor and leave. 611 00:29:57,756 --> 00:29:59,214 Gunther and Hilda need to be stopped. 612 00:29:59,215 --> 00:30:01,467 We need to put an end to this show for good. 613 00:30:01,468 --> 00:30:02,634 But how? 614 00:30:02,635 --> 00:30:05,054 You are all dismissed. 615 00:30:10,310 --> 00:30:11,478 Whoa. 616 00:30:14,439 --> 00:30:15,856 Dismissed? 617 00:30:15,857 --> 00:30:17,941 He's got that look on his face. 618 00:30:17,942 --> 00:30:19,151 If it's not about the food, 619 00:30:19,152 --> 00:30:20,110 then what is it about? 620 00:30:20,111 --> 00:30:21,779 Oh! I have it. 621 00:30:21,780 --> 00:30:24,490 Lysa, you go get the contestants and bring them back here. 622 00:30:24,491 --> 00:30:26,033 -Charlie, with me. -Okay. 623 00:30:26,034 --> 00:30:27,785 To the cookery. 624 00:30:27,786 --> 00:30:29,495 -What do need? -Almond flour... 625 00:30:29,496 --> 00:30:30,954 -Huh? -butter, eggs, 626 00:30:30,955 --> 00:30:34,166 baking powder, and of course, salt. 627 00:30:34,167 --> 00:30:36,585 Okay. Please tell me this is part of the plan 628 00:30:36,586 --> 00:30:37,946 and you're not just feeling hungry. 629 00:30:46,971 --> 00:30:48,682 What are you doing? 630 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:53,644 Charlotte? You told us you were a blogger. 631 00:30:53,645 --> 00:30:55,813 Yeah, I lied. 632 00:30:55,814 --> 00:30:58,483 Vikram, whatever you're doing, it better not take too long. 633 00:31:27,011 --> 00:31:28,138 Oh, damn. 634 00:31:34,394 --> 00:31:36,228 Okay. 635 00:31:36,229 --> 00:31:37,814 Let's get you out of here. 636 00:31:38,982 --> 00:31:41,525 Oh no, no rush, no rush at all. Come on. 637 00:31:41,526 --> 00:31:44,111 -Where am I? -Come on. 638 00:31:44,112 --> 00:31:46,322 Who am I? 639 00:31:46,323 --> 00:31:47,823 Who are you? 640 00:31:47,824 --> 00:31:49,450 Connor, it's me, it's Lysa. 641 00:31:49,451 --> 00:31:51,201 Lysa? 642 00:31:51,202 --> 00:31:52,369 You're under a spell. 643 00:31:52,370 --> 00:31:53,704 The Gingerbread Spell to be exact. 644 00:31:53,705 --> 00:31:56,582 It is making you forget who you are. 645 00:31:56,583 --> 00:31:58,917 I don't remember the word for how I feel. 646 00:31:58,918 --> 00:32:00,461 I'm sorry, we don't have time for this. 647 00:32:00,462 --> 00:32:02,755 Just follow me, and I've got to get you out of here. 648 00:32:02,756 --> 00:32:05,591 Come on, guys. Okay. Let's put that down. 649 00:32:05,592 --> 00:32:07,176 Okay. Let's go. Go, quick. 650 00:32:07,177 --> 00:32:08,552 Quick, quick. Great. 651 00:32:08,553 --> 00:32:09,887 Okay. Excuse me, excuse me. 652 00:32:09,888 --> 00:32:12,347 Let's get out of here. Oh. 653 00:32:12,348 --> 00:32:15,017 Hey, what's going on? 654 00:32:15,018 --> 00:32:16,894 -Is there an after-party? -Not quite. 655 00:32:16,895 --> 00:32:19,271 We are all in terrible danger. We have to get out of here. 656 00:32:19,272 --> 00:32:21,815 Congrats on the win, by the way. If we make it out of here alive, 657 00:32:21,816 --> 00:32:23,609 I'll get some of those recipes off you, okay? 658 00:32:23,610 --> 00:32:25,152 Quick, quick, let's go! 659 00:32:25,153 --> 00:32:28,030 Rats. 660 00:32:28,031 --> 00:32:29,990 Arnold call? 661 00:32:40,126 --> 00:32:42,002 You better speed this up, Vikram! 662 00:32:42,003 --> 00:32:43,921 Almost there! Any second now! 663 00:32:43,922 --> 00:32:45,589 Okay, Vikram. I've got the contestants now. 664 00:32:45,590 --> 00:32:48,760 What... oh, that escalated quickly. 665 00:32:49,636 --> 00:32:51,805 Oh, no. Uh... 666 00:32:55,517 --> 00:32:56,810 stay back. 667 00:32:58,770 --> 00:33:00,270 Why are you doing this? 668 00:33:00,271 --> 00:33:01,980 For centuries, we subsisted 669 00:33:01,981 --> 00:33:03,691 on rogue mountain climbers 670 00:33:03,692 --> 00:33:06,402 who roamed the hills of Bavaria. 671 00:33:06,403 --> 00:33:10,614 But then, one day we discovered cable television. 672 00:33:10,615 --> 00:33:12,534 Tell them about the plan, Gunther! 673 00:33:13,410 --> 00:33:16,453 You see, we devoured all these cooking shows 674 00:33:16,454 --> 00:33:18,789 and thought, pfft, we could do that. 675 00:33:18,790 --> 00:33:20,666 For too long, we've been at the mercy 676 00:33:20,667 --> 00:33:24,211 of whatever healthy hiker wandered our way. 677 00:33:24,212 --> 00:33:25,671 With our own show, 678 00:33:25,672 --> 00:33:28,882 we could lure in the exact person we craved. 679 00:33:28,883 --> 00:33:32,261 Grief, hmm. Loneliness, yummy. Ennui, delicious. 680 00:33:32,262 --> 00:33:37,099 All much better than that healthy, well-adjusted hiker. 681 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:38,225 Who cares. 682 00:33:38,226 --> 00:33:40,477 And now, with the Gingerbread Spell 683 00:33:40,478 --> 00:33:42,354 wafting through televisions, 684 00:33:42,355 --> 00:33:46,483 we can find the exact flavor we so craved. 685 00:33:46,484 --> 00:33:48,653 -That is monstrous. -Yeah. 686 00:33:52,991 --> 00:33:54,034 Stay back. 687 00:33:57,370 --> 00:33:58,705 Gunther! 688 00:33:59,497 --> 00:34:02,167 I can't take her anymore! Gunther. 689 00:34:07,130 --> 00:34:08,965 Come on, Connor, you can do this. 690 00:34:15,555 --> 00:34:17,140 Hey! 691 00:34:21,561 --> 00:34:23,312 What? This is impossible. 692 00:34:23,313 --> 00:34:24,730 No one can break the spell. 693 00:34:24,731 --> 00:34:27,650 It is possible because I'm Connor Green. 694 00:34:30,528 --> 00:34:32,446 And I'm a Librarian. 695 00:34:43,833 --> 00:34:45,709 No. 696 00:34:45,710 --> 00:34:48,838 Hilda! 697 00:34:52,008 --> 00:34:53,884 No! 698 00:34:56,888 --> 00:34:58,848 Yes! 699 00:35:02,602 --> 00:35:03,977 Connor was right. 700 00:35:03,978 --> 00:35:06,563 Cooking is the key to this whole ordeal. 701 00:35:06,564 --> 00:35:08,565 Behold my creation. 702 00:35:08,566 --> 00:35:11,695 Reveal to me my nourishment. 703 00:35:13,905 --> 00:35:15,322 What is it? 704 00:35:15,323 --> 00:35:16,573 Mug bread. 705 00:35:16,574 --> 00:35:17,908 Another recipe made possible 706 00:35:17,909 --> 00:35:19,243 by the magical microwave, 707 00:35:19,244 --> 00:35:20,786 a mere 90 seconds. 708 00:35:20,787 --> 00:35:23,707 And now, we have this. 709 00:35:24,708 --> 00:35:27,210 This is what broke the spell. 710 00:35:29,462 --> 00:35:30,964 I don't get it. 711 00:35:31,798 --> 00:35:33,299 Food is the key. 712 00:35:34,092 --> 00:35:36,219 Or more specifically, bread. 713 00:35:37,220 --> 00:35:39,179 The act of breaking bread with other people 714 00:35:39,180 --> 00:35:40,806 leads to connection, bridges cultures, 715 00:35:40,807 --> 00:35:44,101 and most importantly, creates friendships. 716 00:35:44,102 --> 00:35:45,936 When I saw you all working together to save me, 717 00:35:45,937 --> 00:35:47,229 I was able to break through the spell 718 00:35:47,230 --> 00:35:49,440 and realize what the smell was. 719 00:35:49,441 --> 00:35:52,026 The smell that lured me here and almost turned me 720 00:35:52,027 --> 00:35:53,610 into a late afternoon snack. 721 00:35:53,611 --> 00:35:55,739 So? What was it? 722 00:35:57,032 --> 00:35:59,450 The day we all met. After we defeated the Drekavac, 723 00:35:59,451 --> 00:36:01,827 we went and got dinner at this Italian spot. 724 00:36:01,828 --> 00:36:03,120 I don't remember the name 725 00:36:03,121 --> 00:36:04,788 and the food wasn't really that good, 726 00:36:04,789 --> 00:36:09,752 but it meant a lot to me to have you three. 727 00:36:09,753 --> 00:36:11,337 It meant everything. 728 00:36:11,338 --> 00:36:14,298 It meant I finally had people who believed in me. 729 00:36:14,299 --> 00:36:16,092 And it was the smell of that restaurant. 730 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:20,804 It was the moment I realized I wasn't alone. 731 00:36:20,805 --> 00:36:24,517 I, uh, had a family... again. 732 00:36:26,728 --> 00:36:28,145 That's the real magic of food. 733 00:36:28,146 --> 00:36:30,064 It's not about a competition. 734 00:36:30,065 --> 00:36:31,649 It's not even about the meal, really. 735 00:36:31,650 --> 00:36:34,109 It's about breaking bread 736 00:36:34,110 --> 00:36:35,820 with people who accept you. 737 00:36:37,822 --> 00:36:41,785 The smell is gone. 738 00:36:42,661 --> 00:36:44,703 The spell is broken. 739 00:36:46,039 --> 00:36:48,665 Oh, Hilda, what is happening to us? 740 00:36:57,759 --> 00:37:00,219 It's all coming back to me now. 741 00:37:00,220 --> 00:37:05,432 It was a smell that lured me to this show weeks ago. 742 00:37:05,433 --> 00:37:07,184 Strawberries and whipped cream, 743 00:37:07,185 --> 00:37:09,853 -my husband's favorite dessert. -Oh. 744 00:37:09,854 --> 00:37:13,023 He would have it every night before bed. 745 00:37:13,024 --> 00:37:16,110 Entirely too often. 746 00:37:16,111 --> 00:37:18,862 He's been gone for five years now. 747 00:37:18,863 --> 00:37:20,365 I'm very sorry to hear that. 748 00:37:21,408 --> 00:37:22,616 I'm sure he would have been proud 749 00:37:22,617 --> 00:37:23,951 of how well you did on this show. 750 00:37:23,952 --> 00:37:26,745 Even if it was an evil plot 751 00:37:26,746 --> 00:37:28,622 to eat people? 752 00:37:28,623 --> 00:37:33,460 Ah, yeah, even so. 753 00:37:33,461 --> 00:37:35,255 You're cauldron, madam. 754 00:37:36,464 --> 00:37:37,965 Cauldron? 755 00:37:37,966 --> 00:37:41,260 That's a very high-end Dutch oven. 756 00:37:41,261 --> 00:37:42,928 Oh. Oh, I see. 757 00:37:42,929 --> 00:37:45,347 A regrettable jumping to conclusions on my part. 758 00:37:45,348 --> 00:37:48,809 It's just that witches get me, um, agitated. 759 00:37:48,810 --> 00:37:50,310 Speaking of witch, 760 00:37:50,311 --> 00:37:53,064 why did you have this in your dressing quarters? 761 00:37:54,482 --> 00:37:55,983 I'm not very proud of that. 762 00:37:55,984 --> 00:37:57,192 The pressure of winning 763 00:37:57,193 --> 00:37:59,903 week after week, it just got to me. 764 00:37:59,904 --> 00:38:03,323 So I figured if I can steal their recipe book, 765 00:38:03,324 --> 00:38:06,910 I could get some insights into their taste. 766 00:38:06,911 --> 00:38:09,872 But you couldn't make heads or tails of it? 767 00:38:09,873 --> 00:38:13,250 No. It turned out their taste was me. 768 00:38:14,878 --> 00:38:18,797 Well, I shall leave you to your Dutch oven, 769 00:38:18,798 --> 00:38:21,884 as I tend to an oven of a more spooky origin. 770 00:38:21,885 --> 00:38:23,803 -Hmm. -Hmm. 771 00:38:31,478 --> 00:38:34,356 It appears as though they've been cooked. 772 00:38:42,113 --> 00:38:44,073 I know you're not fond of any witches, 773 00:38:44,074 --> 00:38:47,493 but these two seemed remarkably nasty. 774 00:38:47,494 --> 00:38:48,827 Oh. 775 00:38:48,828 --> 00:38:50,829 I'm glad they're taken care of. Thank you. 776 00:38:50,830 --> 00:38:52,539 That cold of yours was quite the boon. 777 00:38:52,540 --> 00:38:54,124 Yeah, but I'm gonna be glad 778 00:38:54,125 --> 00:38:55,667 when I can breathe properly again. 779 00:38:55,668 --> 00:38:58,045 As am I. That menthol paste has some staying power. 780 00:38:58,046 --> 00:38:59,338 Smell is such a mystery, is it not? 781 00:38:59,339 --> 00:39:00,756 No, it isn't. It's a science, 782 00:39:00,757 --> 00:39:02,091 and science saved the day once again. 783 00:39:02,092 --> 00:39:04,218 The Gingerbread Spell turns you into food 784 00:39:04,219 --> 00:39:06,303 by taking away your memory. Fine. 785 00:39:06,304 --> 00:39:08,180 I'll begrudgingly admit that your knowledge of the link 786 00:39:08,181 --> 00:39:09,973 between memory and scent was rather useful. 787 00:39:09,974 --> 00:39:12,559 And your obsession over the microwave was too. 788 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,979 Yes, although I've moved on to the wonders of the air fryer. 789 00:39:14,980 --> 00:39:16,730 Oh, do you think Elaine will allow us 790 00:39:16,731 --> 00:39:18,232 to get one for the Annex? 791 00:39:18,233 --> 00:39:20,818 You know, I don't think we have the counter space. 792 00:39:20,819 --> 00:39:23,070 What are you doing? 793 00:39:23,071 --> 00:39:24,613 They go in the Library! 794 00:39:24,614 --> 00:39:27,032 What? Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 795 00:39:27,033 --> 00:39:28,659 This whole thing has been such an ordeal 796 00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:30,828 that I stopped by the market on the way back and got these. 797 00:39:30,829 --> 00:39:32,788 Oh, my God. 798 00:39:32,789 --> 00:39:34,206 Do you want one? 799 00:39:34,207 --> 00:39:37,877 Oh, I'm actually off human-shaped cookies. 800 00:39:40,797 --> 00:39:43,925 Ah, auf wiedersehen, huh? 801 00:39:51,016 --> 00:39:53,559 I hope those cookies haven't spoiled anyone's appetite. 802 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:55,269 Dinner's ready. 803 00:39:55,270 --> 00:39:57,104 I've been giving it some thought, 804 00:39:57,105 --> 00:40:00,399 and I think I'd be a very good reality television contestant. 805 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,609 -Oh, I don't know about that. -Of course. 806 00:40:02,610 --> 00:40:05,029 After all, I thrive in high-pressure environments, 807 00:40:05,030 --> 00:40:07,031 excellent at strategic decision-making, 808 00:40:07,032 --> 00:40:08,282 and I almost always know 809 00:40:08,283 --> 00:40:10,367 when something is cake or not cake. 810 00:40:14,789 --> 00:40:16,874 Connor, this looks amazing. 811 00:40:16,875 --> 00:40:21,129 Oh, you are kinder than my last critics. Um... 812 00:40:22,213 --> 00:40:25,132 For instance, none of this is cake. 813 00:40:25,133 --> 00:40:27,343 -Sure? -Positive. 814 00:40:27,344 --> 00:40:28,553 Wait. 815 00:40:30,513 --> 00:40:32,181 Food is memory. 816 00:40:32,182 --> 00:40:34,516 It's your past, it's your community, 817 00:40:34,517 --> 00:40:36,268 it's your home. 818 00:40:36,269 --> 00:40:37,311 I found my home. 819 00:40:37,312 --> 00:40:39,104 And so I wanted to share a meal 820 00:40:39,105 --> 00:40:41,523 that has brought me comfort throughout the years, 821 00:40:41,524 --> 00:40:44,568 and say thank you to the Library for bringing me here. 822 00:40:44,569 --> 00:40:47,571 You fought the Gingerbread Spell admirably, my dear friend. 823 00:40:47,572 --> 00:40:49,239 And you could only do so 824 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:50,991 by being such a good Librarian. 825 00:40:50,992 --> 00:40:54,495 Yeah. And we got your back no matter what happens. 826 00:40:54,496 --> 00:40:58,624 We've always had your back since day one. 827 00:40:58,625 --> 00:41:00,584 Hmm, a toast. 828 00:41:00,585 --> 00:41:02,503 A farewell to the smell spell. 829 00:41:02,504 --> 00:41:06,424 A spell I cannot undersell as it has no parallel. 830 00:41:07,801 --> 00:41:09,803 To no more stupid rhymes. 831 00:41:11,471 --> 00:41:14,015 To spending time with the people that matter. 832 00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:16,351 To family. 833 00:41:17,268 --> 00:41:19,353 To the Library.