1 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,460 Welcome back to COOKED! 2 00:00:08,530 --> 00:00:11,360 The traveling cooking competition show 3 00:00:11,430 --> 00:00:15,230 in which local chefs compete against each other 4 00:00:15,300 --> 00:00:17,170 in culinary challenges. 5 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:20,710 I'm your host Hilda, and this is my brother Gunther. 6 00:00:20,770 --> 00:00:22,740 And we love to eat. 7 00:00:22,810 --> 00:00:24,940 - Don't we, Gunther? - Oh, that's right, 8 00:00:25,010 --> 00:00:25,780 schwester Hilda. 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,850 We also love to deliberate, 10 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:30,950 which is exactly what we did during the commercial break. 11 00:00:31,020 --> 00:00:34,850 Now, while all of your meals were simply wunderbar, 12 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,690 one of you simply has to go. 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,190 That's why it's time for the final dish. 14 00:00:41,260 --> 00:00:43,930 None of you came here to make friends. 15 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,530 You came to be the last chef standing. 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,040 Claude, your goulash... 17 00:00:54,310 --> 00:00:57,380 was actually ghoulish. 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,410 You know what that means. 19 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,010 - You got cooked! - You got cooked! 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,920 Oh. What a sad day for all of us, 21 00:01:06,990 --> 00:01:09,260 but mostly for you, Claude. 22 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:11,620 Mostly for you. 23 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:40,820 Hello? 24 00:01:42,350 --> 00:01:43,590 Is anyone there? 25 00:02:05,780 --> 00:02:07,250 How do I stay so young? 26 00:02:07,310 --> 00:02:09,850 I don't know, but it sure helps to look it. 27 00:02:09,920 --> 00:02:11,650 Bless you. 28 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,750 Oh, thank you. 29 00:02:13,820 --> 00:02:14,990 Is the show not back on yet? 30 00:02:15,050 --> 00:02:16,220 - No. - Not too close. 31 00:02:16,290 --> 00:02:18,160 You don't want a sick guardian, do you? 32 00:02:19,090 --> 00:02:21,260 - What is that? - My menthol paste. 33 00:02:21,330 --> 00:02:22,960 Helps clear the-- 34 00:02:23,830 --> 00:02:25,500 Bless you. - --sinuses. 35 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,830 I tried to use the branded stuff but this wasn't strong enough, 36 00:02:27,900 --> 00:02:31,200 - so I made my own. - God, It's so pungent. 37 00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:35,740 Go magic-wave. Go! 38 00:02:35,810 --> 00:02:38,410 Oh, isn't this contraption marvelous? 39 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,750 Yeah, Vikram, it is awesome. Now, come on, 40 00:02:40,810 --> 00:02:42,080 you can still catch the end of the show. 41 00:02:42,150 --> 00:02:44,750 Ah. And what are we watching? 42 00:02:44,820 --> 00:02:46,720 Oh, it is called COOKED! 43 00:02:46,780 --> 00:02:48,720 It is my new favorite cooking competition show. 44 00:02:48,790 --> 00:02:50,060 It just came out of nowhere a few weeks back. 45 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,120 I'm sorry. A cooking competition show? 46 00:02:52,190 --> 00:02:53,960 Yeah, chefs cook off against each other 47 00:02:54,030 --> 00:02:55,730 to see who's got the best dish. 48 00:02:55,790 --> 00:02:56,730 It's kind of a guilty pleasure. 49 00:02:56,790 --> 00:02:58,300 Uh, no guilt on my end. 50 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,030 I think cooking shows are very comforting. 51 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:01,500 And who decides what food is best? 52 00:03:01,570 --> 00:03:02,730 Oh, it's the hosts. 53 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,900 It's this wacky brother-sister duo 54 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:06,440 from Germany. 55 00:03:06,510 --> 00:03:08,210 - Bless you. - The show revolves around food 56 00:03:08,270 --> 00:03:09,910 but you, the viewer, cannot eat it? 57 00:03:09,980 --> 00:03:11,680 - It's not about that. - Well, if it's not about 58 00:03:11,740 --> 00:03:12,650 the food, then what is it about? 59 00:03:12,710 --> 00:03:14,650 It's, um, 60 00:03:14,750 --> 00:03:17,280 it's just--ah, you have to watch. 61 00:03:17,350 --> 00:03:19,050 Ah. How very convincing. 62 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:20,590 Your popcorn is ready. 63 00:03:20,650 --> 00:03:22,920 Ah! My popcorn! Hmm. 64 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,200 Oh. Who needs a kitchen 65 00:03:30,260 --> 00:03:32,030 when you can have this funny little thing? 66 00:03:32,100 --> 00:03:33,700 This tome denotes everything 67 00:03:33,770 --> 00:03:36,040 one can concoct within its walls. 68 00:03:36,830 --> 00:03:38,340 - Oh. It's back! - And the winner 69 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,540 - of this week's episode-- - Ah. 70 00:03:40,610 --> 00:03:42,770 --is our reigning champion 71 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,780 from Slovakia, Olga Horváth! 72 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,950 As you know, each week we travel to a new city 73 00:03:49,010 --> 00:03:51,480 to find the finest chefs in all of Europe. 74 00:03:51,550 --> 00:03:56,560 Next week, we'll be traveling to beautiful Belgrade, Serbia. 75 00:03:56,620 --> 00:03:58,060 Cool! Fun. 76 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,090 Connor's latest obsession is gonna be in Belgrade. 77 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,190 Hmm. You can stalk the German hosts. 78 00:04:02,260 --> 00:04:04,060 Ask them why they got rid of lederhosen. 79 00:04:04,130 --> 00:04:05,900 They really were quite fashionable. 80 00:04:05,970 --> 00:04:06,970 Oh, do you guys smell that? 81 00:04:07,030 --> 00:04:08,430 No, I can't smell anything. 82 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:11,240 My nose is as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey. 83 00:04:11,300 --> 00:04:14,510 Just a package of perfectly popped popcorn. 84 00:04:14,570 --> 00:04:16,940 Perfect? You mean burnt? 85 00:04:17,010 --> 00:04:19,140 Oh, it's not popcorn. It's... 86 00:04:27,620 --> 00:04:29,820 It's coming from the TV. 87 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:33,290 - This is so strange. - Connor, you're just hungry 88 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,030 and you think you're smelling the lemon cakes 89 00:04:35,090 --> 00:04:36,630 - Olga made on the show. - Ah, yeah, 90 00:04:36,700 --> 00:04:38,160 Charlie's right, that can happen. 91 00:04:38,230 --> 00:04:40,130 It can really trigger your olfactory systems. 92 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,540 You're just haunted by my undeniable pheromones, huh? 93 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,770 Oh, God, Connor is smelling the television. 94 00:04:46,840 --> 00:04:47,710 He's finally losing it. 95 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,280 I'm not losing it, okay? I can just... 96 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:57,450 Connor? 97 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,390 Is it me or is that a bit of an overreaction? 98 00:05:01,450 --> 00:05:03,790 No, we shouldn't have mocked him. 99 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,330 Remember the Bes Demon? 100 00:05:06,390 --> 00:05:07,830 Oh, God. 101 00:05:07,890 --> 00:05:10,930 Connor's greatest fear is that the library will drive him mad. 102 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,860 And he'd be lost down a rabbit hole alone. 103 00:05:12,930 --> 00:05:15,200 - I feel terrible. - Charlie's right. 104 00:05:15,270 --> 00:05:17,470 Let's give our pal the evening to chillax. 105 00:05:17,540 --> 00:05:20,340 - Chillax? - And tomorrow we'll apologize. 106 00:05:32,690 --> 00:05:36,090 Can't wait to see you today, Belgrade. 107 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:37,860 I cannot wait to discover 108 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,760 the next wonderful chef. 109 00:05:39,820 --> 00:05:42,890 Who will be the last chef standing? 110 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:45,460 Oh, I cannot wait. 111 00:05:45,530 --> 00:05:47,170 We've been to so many wonderful cities, 112 00:05:47,230 --> 00:05:50,170 - haven't we, Hilda? - So many. So many. 113 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,270 Different dishes, oh, so - 114 00:05:52,340 --> 00:05:54,270 Yes. Once we had tacos. 115 00:05:54,340 --> 00:05:55,770 The tacos were very good. 116 00:05:55,840 --> 00:05:58,580 Does anyone else smell that? 117 00:06:00,350 --> 00:06:01,410 Anyone? 118 00:06:13,190 --> 00:06:15,430 Is that a bag of rice? 119 00:06:15,490 --> 00:06:17,100 Hmm. 120 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,030 - I microwaved it. - Okay. 121 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:20,600 How's the dissection coming along, hmm? 122 00:06:20,670 --> 00:06:23,170 We must uncover the secret of the mystery scent 123 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,200 for Connor posthaste so he knows 124 00:06:25,270 --> 00:06:26,540 that we are taking him seriously. 125 00:06:26,610 --> 00:06:29,010 I have taken apart the entire television 126 00:06:29,070 --> 00:06:30,540 and there is nothing out of the ordinary. 127 00:06:30,610 --> 00:06:32,240 I've even scanned it with the app and nothing. 128 00:06:32,310 --> 00:06:34,110 Have you ever heard of a magic television? 129 00:06:34,180 --> 00:06:37,680 Lysa, you may recall, I hail from the 1800s. 130 00:06:37,750 --> 00:06:39,620 Every television is magical to me. 131 00:06:39,690 --> 00:06:42,590 Aphrodite was said to have an intoxicating scent. 132 00:06:42,650 --> 00:06:44,160 Uh, some deities were drawn 133 00:06:44,220 --> 00:06:45,390 to the mortal realm using incense. 134 00:06:45,460 --> 00:06:48,030 Plus, I found a ton of articles 135 00:06:48,090 --> 00:06:49,090 talking about the science of smell. 136 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:50,230 Yeah, it's complicated. 137 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:51,630 Smell is linked to emotion. 138 00:06:51,700 --> 00:06:53,200 Our olfactory systems travel 139 00:06:53,270 --> 00:06:54,630 directly through the areas of the brain 140 00:06:54,700 --> 00:06:55,930 that process memories. 141 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,740 And eating is also connected to smell. 142 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,440 Yeah, the complex flavors we taste 143 00:06:59,510 --> 00:07:01,310 are actually possible 'cause of the smell. 144 00:07:01,370 --> 00:07:04,180 Could the magic be coming directly from the show itself? 145 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,650 But that doesn't explain why only Connor could smell it. 146 00:07:06,710 --> 00:07:09,820 They did say the next episode was filming in Belgrade. 147 00:07:14,890 --> 00:07:17,020 The Belgrade Studio Stages. 148 00:07:17,090 --> 00:07:18,660 They must be filming there today. 149 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,190 Well, that confirms it then. 150 00:07:20,260 --> 00:07:22,530 There is something magical afoot at that studio. 151 00:07:22,590 --> 00:07:25,360 Hmm. We shall solve this smell conundrum by suppertime 152 00:07:25,430 --> 00:07:26,900 and surprise him. 153 00:07:48,420 --> 00:07:49,520 Vikram. 154 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,630 Wonderful to see the can-can is still going strong. 155 00:07:55,690 --> 00:07:57,060 Sure. 156 00:07:57,130 --> 00:07:58,860 Ah. Hello. 157 00:07:58,930 --> 00:08:02,130 - Um, why don't we get inside? - You work on the show? 158 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,700 - Yes, we absolutely do. - Uh-hmm. 159 00:08:04,770 --> 00:08:07,310 Where? Wardrobe? Sound? 160 00:08:07,370 --> 00:08:10,710 No. We are the Librarians. 161 00:08:12,540 --> 00:08:15,210 - Hmm. You should have said. - Hmm. 162 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,720 - Here. This way everyone. - Amazing. 163 00:08:17,780 --> 00:08:18,820 Smashing, my good man. 164 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,220 Our next guest hails all the way from Belgrade, 165 00:08:25,290 --> 00:08:28,290 goes by one name and loves Bolognese, 166 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,760 please welcome Aleks. 167 00:08:31,530 --> 00:08:34,830 And our final contestant joining us 168 00:08:34,900 --> 00:08:37,770 for this scrumptious episode 169 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,970 is the delectable 170 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,170 Connor Green. 171 00:08:43,380 --> 00:08:46,310 We certainly hope you don't get cooked, Connor. 172 00:08:47,580 --> 00:08:48,480 What? 173 00:08:54,250 --> 00:08:56,150 How wunderbar. 174 00:08:56,220 --> 00:09:00,760 Four amateur chefs making delicious food 175 00:09:00,830 --> 00:09:02,090 just for us. 176 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:03,300 That's right, Hilda. 177 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,430 Which chef will be cooked first? 178 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:09,540 Join us after the break for challenge number one. 179 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,870 I can't wait to slurp some soups. 180 00:09:11,940 --> 00:09:15,740 And cut! Let's move on. And move this light, please. 181 00:09:15,810 --> 00:09:17,680 We'll be in hair and makeup, fetch us when you're ready. 182 00:09:17,740 --> 00:09:20,880 Okay. Guy, position two, move, move. 183 00:09:20,950 --> 00:09:23,350 You have five minutes to prep your station, okay? 184 00:09:23,420 --> 00:09:25,920 Five minutes everybody to prep your stations. 185 00:09:26,820 --> 00:09:28,690 - Connor, what are you doing? - Guys. 186 00:09:28,750 --> 00:09:30,920 No, no, no, Lysa, it is a brilliant plan. 187 00:09:30,990 --> 00:09:32,360 Connor has infiltrated the show 188 00:09:32,420 --> 00:09:34,760 to get more information from the inside. 189 00:09:34,830 --> 00:09:37,830 - So what's our next move? - Guys, I blacked out. 190 00:09:37,900 --> 00:09:39,500 What do you mean you blacked out? 191 00:09:39,570 --> 00:09:43,170 I mean, I have no idea how I got here. 192 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,000 One minute I was getting coffee, 193 00:09:45,070 --> 00:09:46,540 then I smelled that smell again 194 00:09:46,610 --> 00:09:48,370 during a commercial for the show. 195 00:09:49,210 --> 00:09:50,210 Next minute I'm here. 196 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:51,210 So it wasn't the television, 197 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:52,210 it was the TV show. 198 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,110 Oh, you believe me now? 199 00:09:54,180 --> 00:09:55,310 - Hey. - Let's not play 200 00:09:55,380 --> 00:09:56,850 the game of blame, hmm? 201 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:58,380 Let's get to the bottom of things. 202 00:09:58,450 --> 00:10:00,550 Connor, come with me, we shall begin-- 203 00:10:00,620 --> 00:10:02,650 No, Vikram. I'm staying here. 204 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,590 Connor, you blacked out and mysteriously ends up 205 00:10:04,660 --> 00:10:06,690 being a contestant on a magical cooking show. 206 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,260 You can't just go through with it. 207 00:10:08,330 --> 00:10:09,600 I have to go through with it. 208 00:10:09,660 --> 00:10:12,560 Magic brought me here for a reason. 209 00:10:12,630 --> 00:10:14,700 I need to figure out what that reason is. 210 00:10:16,100 --> 00:10:19,010 The answer is here. Food is the key. 211 00:10:19,070 --> 00:10:21,210 I need to cook. 212 00:10:21,270 --> 00:10:22,980 I don't like this. Something's off. 213 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,280 Connor can handle it. 214 00:10:24,340 --> 00:10:26,410 You continue with filming the show, 215 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,250 we'll split up to investigate. 216 00:10:28,310 --> 00:10:30,480 Yeah. Good luck. Come on. 217 00:10:34,250 --> 00:10:35,690 Do you really think we should let Connor-- 218 00:10:35,750 --> 00:10:37,090 No, no, no, Vikram's right. We don't wanna repeat 219 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:38,120 of what happened with the TV, do we? 220 00:10:38,190 --> 00:10:39,630 Indeed. 221 00:10:41,290 --> 00:10:44,030 Do not fear. We shall remain close by. 222 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:47,600 Now, I wish to speak to this other contestant, Olga. 223 00:10:47,670 --> 00:10:50,440 She has been winning this competition every week. 224 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:53,110 We'll poke around the other contestants' dressing rooms, 225 00:10:53,170 --> 00:10:54,840 see what we can find. 226 00:11:03,020 --> 00:11:05,150 Ms. Olga, just the acclaimed 227 00:11:05,220 --> 00:11:06,990 culinary connoisseur I was looking for. 228 00:11:07,050 --> 00:11:08,590 Oh. No, no, no, 229 00:11:08,650 --> 00:11:10,890 I'm just a simple woman who loves to cook. 230 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:14,660 Oh, no, nothing simple about you, my dear. 231 00:11:14,730 --> 00:11:17,260 Oh, your work on this televised tournament of taste 232 00:11:17,330 --> 00:11:19,130 has been terrifyingly terrific. 233 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,830 - Who are you? - Me? 234 00:11:20,900 --> 00:11:21,900 - Uh-huh. - Oh. 235 00:11:21,970 --> 00:11:23,970 Well, I, 236 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,300 - I am-- - Oh, he's an agent. 237 00:11:26,370 --> 00:11:28,070 For chefs. 238 00:11:28,140 --> 00:11:30,310 I didn't know chefs had agents. 239 00:11:30,380 --> 00:11:32,640 Yeah. He's the best of the best. 240 00:11:32,710 --> 00:11:34,850 He can get you cooking in any kitchen in the world. 241 00:11:34,910 --> 00:11:36,650 Yes, it's true. 242 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:41,050 All the top restaurants, um, such as, um, 243 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,160 - Giant Light in Rome-- - Uh-hmm. 244 00:11:43,220 --> 00:11:47,190 and, um, Mixer in Barcelona, 245 00:11:47,260 --> 00:11:49,800 and, um, Butter. 246 00:11:49,860 --> 00:11:51,900 Of course you've heard of Butter, right? 247 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,370 - No. - Exactly. 248 00:11:53,430 --> 00:11:55,270 Yes. So tell me, what's your secret? 249 00:11:55,330 --> 00:11:56,940 How do you keep winning? 250 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,340 No secret. I just love to cook. 251 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,270 Hmm. Did you study the arts? 252 00:12:01,340 --> 00:12:04,280 Culinary or otherwise? 253 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,880 No. All that I know I learned from my grandmother. 254 00:12:08,950 --> 00:12:11,520 I worked in her bakery when I was younger. 255 00:12:11,580 --> 00:12:13,490 Yes, it's very nice, but what drew you 256 00:12:13,550 --> 00:12:15,150 to be a contestant on this show? 257 00:12:15,220 --> 00:12:18,390 I just saw the advertisement that they are coming to my town. 258 00:12:18,460 --> 00:12:20,060 - Advertisement? - Uh-hmm. 259 00:12:20,130 --> 00:12:21,130 No strange smell? 260 00:12:21,190 --> 00:12:23,030 Just the sweet smell of success. 261 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,670 And what about this ancient-looking receptacle, hmm? 262 00:12:28,730 --> 00:12:31,640 - Where did this come from? - Guys, clear the stage, 263 00:12:31,700 --> 00:12:32,740 we are back. 264 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:37,780 Let's go. 265 00:12:39,710 --> 00:12:42,920 Okay. Last two contestants' rooms were a wash. 266 00:12:43,820 --> 00:12:46,280 Let's try contestant number three. 267 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,490 Hmm. Where would one hide a magical artifact? 268 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:54,030 Earth to Charlie? 269 00:12:55,490 --> 00:12:57,900 I'm, I'm sorry. 270 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,470 Um, what were we doing? 271 00:13:01,530 --> 00:13:02,600 We're searching Olga's dressing room. 272 00:13:02,670 --> 00:13:03,970 - Are you okay? - Olga? 273 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,740 Yeah. You know, she's won five weeks in a row. 274 00:13:06,810 --> 00:13:09,570 She certainly made herself at home. 275 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:12,440 Olga. 276 00:13:13,410 --> 00:13:14,650 Oh, oh. 277 00:13:16,310 --> 00:13:18,820 And you're Lysa. And you have a cold. 278 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,590 Yeah. And you won't seem to let me forget it. 279 00:13:22,790 --> 00:13:25,460 Are you okay? Oh, no, I've made you sick. 280 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,060 Is it the brain fog? 281 00:13:27,130 --> 00:13:29,590 No, no, no, I'm fine. 282 00:13:29,660 --> 00:13:31,060 - I swear. - Okay. 283 00:13:31,130 --> 00:13:33,870 We just have to be quick before she returns. 284 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,480 Are you okay? 285 00:13:53,090 --> 00:13:55,390 Huh? Yeah. 286 00:13:55,450 --> 00:13:57,390 Yeah. 287 00:13:57,460 --> 00:13:58,860 Never better. 288 00:14:07,700 --> 00:14:10,370 What are we even looking for? 289 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,640 What kind of artifact would... 290 00:14:12,700 --> 00:14:15,340 - Lysa? - Yeah. 291 00:14:18,410 --> 00:14:20,710 Oh, that kind of artifact. 292 00:14:25,350 --> 00:14:27,550 We have ticked and tocked 293 00:14:27,620 --> 00:14:29,860 down to the final wire. 294 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:35,030 Gunther, our first course is ready. 295 00:14:35,090 --> 00:14:40,700 Which contestant will bowl us over with their amazing soup? 296 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:45,470 Aleks, feed us! 297 00:14:45,540 --> 00:14:48,470 This is my family recipe for leek soup, 298 00:14:48,540 --> 00:14:50,280 passed down for generations. 299 00:14:50,340 --> 00:14:52,680 Hmm, generations. Plural. 300 00:14:52,740 --> 00:14:55,180 So, not just mama's soup. 301 00:14:55,250 --> 00:14:56,820 Ah, good. 302 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:00,790 It seems our returning champion, Olga, owns a cauldron. 303 00:15:00,850 --> 00:15:02,120 Interesting. 304 00:15:02,190 --> 00:15:03,990 Look what we found in her dressing room. 305 00:15:04,060 --> 00:15:06,330 Yeah. Doesn't exactly look like a first edition Julia Child, 306 00:15:06,390 --> 00:15:07,630 does it? 307 00:15:08,790 --> 00:15:12,100 Soup of Loneliness, 308 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,500 Haggis of Heartbreak, 309 00:15:14,570 --> 00:15:16,770 Stroganoff of Self-Loathing, 310 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,070 Moussaka of Misery. 311 00:15:25,110 --> 00:15:26,750 Oh, I knew it. 312 00:15:26,810 --> 00:15:29,020 Oh, this is my worst nightmare. 313 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,850 We are dealing with another witch. 314 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,960 Aleks, your leek soup tasted more like eek soup. 315 00:15:39,030 --> 00:15:40,960 It gives us no pleasure to say this, 316 00:15:41,030 --> 00:15:42,930 but Aleks... 317 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,760 - you got cooked! - You got cooked! 318 00:15:54,010 --> 00:15:55,640 Oh, why did it have to be a witch? 319 00:15:55,710 --> 00:15:57,140 A kraken, I can handle. 320 00:15:57,210 --> 00:15:58,440 A chupacabra, a cakewalk. 321 00:15:58,510 --> 00:16:00,450 One time, there was a loquacious troll 322 00:16:00,510 --> 00:16:01,880 that had me deviously discombobulated 323 00:16:01,950 --> 00:16:03,420 with his impossible riddles. 324 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,580 But even that, even that, could not compare 325 00:16:05,650 --> 00:16:08,190 to the absolute depravity, the unwavering guile, 326 00:16:08,250 --> 00:16:09,750 the abject terror of witchcraft. 327 00:16:09,820 --> 00:16:12,860 Okay. Whoa, we don't know if Olga is doing any depravity. 328 00:16:12,930 --> 00:16:14,190 She might just be, you know, 329 00:16:14,260 --> 00:16:15,960 trying to win a cooking show by cheating. 330 00:16:16,030 --> 00:16:17,860 But why would a witch use magic to win a cooking show? 331 00:16:17,930 --> 00:16:19,660 Trust me, if a witch is involved, 332 00:16:19,730 --> 00:16:21,070 malfeasance is at play. 333 00:16:21,130 --> 00:16:23,500 We must deduce what kind of witch Olga is, 334 00:16:23,570 --> 00:16:25,070 and from there, figure out her plan. 335 00:16:25,140 --> 00:16:26,870 That's a cut. 336 00:16:26,940 --> 00:16:28,270 Hilda and Gunther, to hair and makeup. 337 00:16:28,340 --> 00:16:30,580 - We're back in 30. - Most importantly, 338 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:31,940 we need to free Connor and the others 339 00:16:32,010 --> 00:16:33,510 from whatever magic is affecting them. 340 00:16:33,580 --> 00:16:35,410 Indeed. We must quell the smell spell. 341 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,520 Why do witches always make you rhyme? 342 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:38,680 Connor! 343 00:16:38,750 --> 00:16:40,950 Hey, how's it going? 344 00:16:41,020 --> 00:16:42,020 Hey. 345 00:16:47,130 --> 00:16:47,990 Sorry. Who are you? 346 00:16:48,060 --> 00:16:49,360 What? I'm Lysa. 347 00:16:49,430 --> 00:16:52,000 This is--what is happening? 348 00:16:53,130 --> 00:16:55,700 Lysa, Vik, Charlie. 349 00:16:55,770 --> 00:16:57,670 Oh, my God. Of course. 350 00:16:57,740 --> 00:16:59,800 I don't--I don't know what came over me. 351 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,310 What is going on? 352 00:17:03,380 --> 00:17:04,480 Hmm. 353 00:17:04,540 --> 00:17:06,910 Charlie, you distract the hosts. 354 00:17:06,980 --> 00:17:08,280 Lysa, you sneak into their office 355 00:17:08,350 --> 00:17:10,280 and see what information you can find on Olga. 356 00:17:10,350 --> 00:17:13,820 As for I, I shall look after our intrepid chef. 357 00:17:15,090 --> 00:17:15,960 Go. 358 00:17:16,020 --> 00:17:18,320 You are alone on an island, 359 00:17:18,390 --> 00:17:20,560 what sandwich would you bring? 360 00:17:21,430 --> 00:17:22,690 Pretzel sandwich. 361 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,100 - Pretzel sandwich? - Pretzel--oh. 362 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,500 What a curveball. I love that. You know what I would bring? 363 00:17:27,570 --> 00:17:28,730 A sausage biscuit. 364 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:30,240 I had one in North Carolina one time. 365 00:17:30,300 --> 00:17:32,470 - Absolutely. - It was so delicious. 366 00:17:32,540 --> 00:17:34,070 - Hmm. - Hi. 367 00:17:34,140 --> 00:17:36,640 Uh, I'm Charlotte. 368 00:17:36,710 --> 00:17:40,480 Charlotte with the Belgrade Women in Media. 369 00:17:41,350 --> 00:17:47,450 We're a online entertainment blog for women. 370 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,650 And you're here to interview us? 371 00:17:50,620 --> 00:17:51,860 Uh-hmm. 372 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,060 We're just two humble Bavarian bakers 373 00:17:54,130 --> 00:17:56,560 who now get powdered and primped for television. 374 00:17:56,630 --> 00:17:58,300 Isn't this wunderbar, Hilda? 375 00:17:58,360 --> 00:18:01,000 - Wunderbar, Gunther. - Wunderbar. 376 00:18:01,070 --> 00:18:03,870 Uh, so great show. Love you guys. 377 00:18:03,940 --> 00:18:05,370 - Danke. - Love what you're doing 378 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,740 with all the...cooking. 379 00:18:08,810 --> 00:18:09,940 Oh, danke schoen. 380 00:18:10,010 --> 00:18:11,480 We so appreciate the art of cooking. 381 00:18:11,540 --> 00:18:13,510 - But don't forget the eating. - Oh, of course. 382 00:18:13,580 --> 00:18:15,310 The eating. All for us. 383 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,750 I wanted to ask you about Olga. 384 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,920 Olga. She's so special. 385 00:18:25,260 --> 00:18:28,690 I'd love to know what makes her food so great. 386 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,200 Oh, her cooking is just... 387 00:18:33,700 --> 00:18:35,230 magic. 388 00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:38,170 It's like nothing we've ever tasted before. 389 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:39,840 And what's she like? 390 00:18:39,910 --> 00:18:41,570 Off camera, I mean. 391 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,610 Oh, she's just a darling, 392 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,540 although quite competitive. 393 00:18:45,610 --> 00:18:47,780 She keeps winning, the ratings go up, 394 00:18:47,850 --> 00:18:49,980 and the other contestants are lining up 395 00:18:50,050 --> 00:18:51,780 - trying to take her down. - Who knows? 396 00:18:51,850 --> 00:18:54,020 Maybe she'll even get her own spin-off. 397 00:18:54,090 --> 00:18:56,620 - Or perhaps a movie! - More food for us. 398 00:18:56,690 --> 00:18:58,260 Exactly, yes. 399 00:18:59,090 --> 00:19:01,690 So, has your cooking led you to figure out 400 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:03,230 what that smell is yet? 401 00:19:05,460 --> 00:19:07,000 It's not just about a smell. 402 00:19:07,770 --> 00:19:09,000 When it first hit me, 403 00:19:09,070 --> 00:19:10,570 when it first came through the TV, 404 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,140 it stirred something inside of me. 405 00:19:13,210 --> 00:19:17,940 Some emotion that I can't quite place. 406 00:19:19,010 --> 00:19:20,350 It made me lash out, I'm sorry. 407 00:19:20,410 --> 00:19:21,550 There's no need to apologize. 408 00:19:21,610 --> 00:19:22,680 We understand. 409 00:19:22,750 --> 00:19:24,420 I'm not sure you do, Vik. 410 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,890 When you guys started making fun of me, 411 00:19:26,950 --> 00:19:30,760 it was just like being back at the university. 412 00:19:30,820 --> 00:19:33,360 You think I didn't notice all the sidelong glances 413 00:19:33,430 --> 00:19:35,890 and giggles when I'd mention the occult or cryptids 414 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,360 or the Library? 415 00:19:39,430 --> 00:19:42,730 I lost my whole career, my life, 416 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,500 because people wouldn't take me seriously. 417 00:19:45,570 --> 00:19:46,970 That must have been hard. 418 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,040 It's been so long trying to prove myself to other people. 419 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,680 I was worried I had to do it all over again with you guys. 420 00:19:54,450 --> 00:19:55,880 I mean, you just wrote the whole thing off 421 00:19:55,950 --> 00:19:57,650 as another silly obsession. 422 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:59,450 Connor's losing his mind over it. 423 00:20:00,850 --> 00:20:02,250 I felt dis... 424 00:20:05,260 --> 00:20:06,720 Dis... 425 00:20:07,530 --> 00:20:08,790 Dismissed? 426 00:20:09,890 --> 00:20:11,260 Dismissed. 427 00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:15,500 COOKED! cast and crew, return to set. 428 00:20:15,570 --> 00:20:17,040 I gotta get back. 429 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,240 Okay. Olga, Olga, Olga, where are you? 430 00:20:28,850 --> 00:20:32,480 Okay. Olga, no kids, works at a garden shop, 431 00:20:32,550 --> 00:20:36,160 hmm, from Slovakia, in for five episodes. 432 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,730 Brigit Burns. 433 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:55,870 Huh. 434 00:20:58,640 --> 00:20:59,950 Ah. 435 00:21:02,150 --> 00:21:05,320 Okay. Claude Stetson, where are you? 436 00:21:12,490 --> 00:21:13,630 Oh, no. 437 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,510 Psst! Psst! 438 00:21:30,010 --> 00:21:31,610 We are back. 439 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,110 Stand by, everybody. 440 00:21:33,180 --> 00:21:35,510 Hmm. An excellent spot to keep an eye 441 00:21:35,580 --> 00:21:38,280 - on our culinary captive. - I spoke to Gunter and Hilda. 442 00:21:38,350 --> 00:21:40,990 Seems like they're thinking of a spin-off show starring Olga. 443 00:21:41,050 --> 00:21:43,520 And they said her cooking was magic. 444 00:21:43,590 --> 00:21:44,990 Interesting. 445 00:21:45,060 --> 00:21:47,490 It appears Olga has some kind of hold over them. 446 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:50,060 I also spoke to Aleks and Kat, the other contestants. 447 00:21:50,130 --> 00:21:52,100 They were both lured here by some strange smell 448 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,530 - coming from their TV. - Oh. 449 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,670 So Connor is not the only one who is affected. 450 00:21:56,740 --> 00:21:58,600 That is some sort of relief. 451 00:21:58,670 --> 00:22:00,870 But I am still concerned. 452 00:22:00,940 --> 00:22:03,340 I spoke with him and it was most distressing. 453 00:22:03,410 --> 00:22:04,580 I had no idea-- 454 00:22:07,910 --> 00:22:09,350 No idea about what? 455 00:22:09,420 --> 00:22:11,120 I'm sorry. 456 00:22:11,180 --> 00:22:13,020 What was I saying? 457 00:22:13,090 --> 00:22:16,190 I lost the thought. Confound it. 458 00:22:16,260 --> 00:22:17,860 We are no closer to finding a way 459 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,490 to repel the smell spell. 460 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:20,930 Olga's book. 461 00:22:20,990 --> 00:22:23,630 Maybe there's an answer in there. 462 00:22:23,700 --> 00:22:25,230 Excellent thinking. 463 00:22:26,370 --> 00:22:29,440 My German isn't as good as it used to be, but let's see. 464 00:22:32,300 --> 00:22:35,770 Ah. The spice, the scent, the lure. 465 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,480 A witch using a smell spell to lure people in. 466 00:22:39,550 --> 00:22:41,480 This sounds like something out of Hansel and Gretel. 467 00:22:43,020 --> 00:22:45,150 Gingerbread. Oh, Charlie, 468 00:22:45,220 --> 00:22:47,420 I think you've hit the head of the nail. 469 00:22:47,490 --> 00:22:51,060 This, this is the Gingerbread Spell. 470 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:52,730 The Hansel and Gretel of whom you speak 471 00:22:52,790 --> 00:22:55,530 are no storybook siblings. 472 00:22:55,590 --> 00:22:59,630 No. This is the tale of the Kitchen Witch, 473 00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:02,030 a very real witch 474 00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:04,100 who would lure youths to her gingerbread home 475 00:23:04,170 --> 00:23:06,240 with magic so that she could cook and eat them. 476 00:23:06,310 --> 00:23:08,110 So, Olga's The Kitchen Witch? 477 00:23:08,170 --> 00:23:10,110 The very witch from the true tall tale. 478 00:23:10,180 --> 00:23:12,410 The same witch that tried to kill Hansel and Gretel 479 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:13,810 all those years ago 480 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:15,250 and has now somehow returned. 481 00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:16,750 And using some kind of smell spell 482 00:23:16,820 --> 00:23:18,180 to keep people doing her bidding. 483 00:23:18,250 --> 00:23:21,420 If that's true, we need to take her down. Now. 484 00:23:21,490 --> 00:23:23,320 Agreed. 485 00:23:23,390 --> 00:23:24,220 Olga. 486 00:23:24,290 --> 00:23:26,290 It pains us to say, but... 487 00:23:26,360 --> 00:23:27,690 - you got cooked! - You got cooked! 488 00:23:34,870 --> 00:23:36,170 Oh! 489 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,610 Oh, my God. 490 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,380 Are you guys okay? 491 00:24:40,470 --> 00:24:44,340 Don't they look delicious, Gunther? 492 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,970 Hmm. I am simply salivating, Hilda. 493 00:25:05,390 --> 00:25:07,860 Guys. Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys. Hey, hey. 494 00:25:07,930 --> 00:25:10,800 So, uh, we might have a bigger problem than we thought. 495 00:25:10,860 --> 00:25:12,130 Oh, I don't think that is possible. 496 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,400 Well, when the contestants lose, they are tricked 497 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:14,770 into some kind of a little holding cell. 498 00:25:14,830 --> 00:25:16,070 And Hilda and Gunther, they have these like 499 00:25:16,130 --> 00:25:17,540 sharp, scary teeth 500 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,470 and I'm pretty sure they're gonna eat them. 501 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:21,440 Well, I'd say, that is much worse. 502 00:25:21,510 --> 00:25:22,810 And we thought Olga was the witch 503 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:23,780 from Hansel and Gretel. 504 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:24,940 But apparently, our jolly 505 00:25:25,010 --> 00:25:27,610 and good-natured hosts, 506 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:31,450 Hilda and Gunther, are actually Hansel and Gretel 507 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,420 in witch form. 508 00:25:34,490 --> 00:25:35,960 So, they remained in the gingerbread house 509 00:25:36,020 --> 00:25:38,020 and took over the witch's role? 510 00:25:38,090 --> 00:25:39,420 Precisely. 511 00:25:39,490 --> 00:25:41,430 Gingerbread Spell affects a certain type of person. 512 00:25:41,490 --> 00:25:44,930 One who is alone, sad, abandoned, what have you. 513 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,330 It targeted Hansel and Gretel 514 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,000 because they were quite literally abandoned 515 00:25:48,070 --> 00:25:49,540 by their family. 516 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,370 And Lysa, you yourself wondered why the smell spell 517 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,510 had not affected the rest of the team. 518 00:25:53,570 --> 00:25:55,770 See, all of us were present at the show. 519 00:25:56,710 --> 00:25:59,240 But the three of us were not as present as we needed to be, 520 00:25:59,310 --> 00:26:00,610 not for our friend, Connor. 521 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,250 The Gingerbread Spell targeted Connor 522 00:26:02,310 --> 00:26:03,980 because he felt abandoned by us? 523 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:05,320 Oh, God. 524 00:26:06,450 --> 00:26:08,620 Ah, the spell's really doing a number on him. 525 00:26:08,690 --> 00:26:12,360 And this whole thing is a ruse to eat people? 526 00:26:12,420 --> 00:26:14,390 It is a powerful spell. 527 00:26:14,460 --> 00:26:16,630 It makes you forget who you are 528 00:26:16,700 --> 00:26:18,100 and where you come from. 529 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:19,460 Your attention, everybody. 530 00:26:19,530 --> 00:26:22,130 Our final elimination segment is up. Desserts! 531 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,000 Okay. You guys grab Connor. 532 00:26:24,070 --> 00:26:25,070 I'm gonna fire up the Magic Door. 533 00:26:25,140 --> 00:26:26,570 Let's get out of here. 534 00:26:33,550 --> 00:26:35,710 Okay. So, now we just need to-- 535 00:26:35,780 --> 00:26:38,620 where is Connor? 536 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,120 - Who's Connor? - What? I-- 537 00:26:41,190 --> 00:26:42,750 I told you to grab him 538 00:26:42,820 --> 00:26:44,720 so we could save him from the witches. 539 00:26:44,790 --> 00:26:46,630 Witches? Where? 540 00:26:46,690 --> 00:26:47,960 Ah, have at thee! 541 00:26:48,030 --> 00:26:53,100 Who are you calling a witch, you steampunk punk? 542 00:26:53,170 --> 00:26:56,400 Okay. No one is a witch and no one is a steampunk punk. 543 00:26:56,470 --> 00:26:58,340 We needed to rescue Connor. 544 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,470 - Who's Connor? - Who's Connor? 545 00:27:00,540 --> 00:27:03,840 We were just with him. How do you not, remember? 546 00:27:05,340 --> 00:27:08,450 Huh. I have to get something. Stay here. 547 00:27:14,290 --> 00:27:19,360 Five, four, three, two, one. 548 00:27:19,420 --> 00:27:21,160 Time for something sweet. 549 00:27:21,230 --> 00:27:23,460 Desserts to the front. 550 00:27:37,610 --> 00:27:38,880 I didn't realize that witches 551 00:27:38,950 --> 00:27:41,510 have become so adept at physical combat. 552 00:27:41,580 --> 00:27:44,420 I didn't realize they had a Hot Topic at the Ren Faire. 553 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,790 Oh, I don't know what any of that means. 554 00:27:46,850 --> 00:27:48,720 I can't imagine that's rare for you. 555 00:27:48,790 --> 00:27:51,090 Oh, how, dare you? 556 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:52,590 Oh, God. Don't hit me! 557 00:27:52,660 --> 00:27:54,190 Don't hit me! Don't hit me! Don't hit me. 558 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,230 What is this? 559 00:27:59,300 --> 00:28:00,630 My menthol paste. 560 00:28:00,700 --> 00:28:02,370 A potent concoction that can clear sinuses, 561 00:28:02,430 --> 00:28:04,500 block out odors, and even cure seasickness. 562 00:28:04,570 --> 00:28:06,840 - Did you know that morticians-- - How come you weren't affected? 563 00:28:06,910 --> 00:28:10,080 Sinuses stuffed with mucus. 564 00:28:10,140 --> 00:28:11,180 Oh, please don't say mucus. 565 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:12,880 Brilliant work, Lysa. 566 00:28:12,950 --> 00:28:15,980 But that Gingerbread Spell permeates the soundstage. 567 00:28:16,050 --> 00:28:17,750 And while we and the crew are not the intended targets, 568 00:28:17,820 --> 00:28:19,690 it's been slowly working its way through our systems, 569 00:28:19,750 --> 00:28:21,520 - making us forget. - Which is why 570 00:28:21,590 --> 00:28:22,820 the crew didn't realize anything was wrong. 571 00:28:22,890 --> 00:28:24,290 Yeah, and why they weren't concerned 572 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:25,520 about the missing contestants. 573 00:28:25,590 --> 00:28:27,560 We need to go back and save Connor 574 00:28:27,630 --> 00:28:29,430 but we need a way to protect ourselves from that spell. 575 00:28:29,490 --> 00:28:32,500 - Lysa, bring that gel. - Well, about that. 576 00:28:34,070 --> 00:28:35,370 You used the last of it? 577 00:28:35,430 --> 00:28:37,670 It's been a bad cold. I can whip up some more. 578 00:28:37,740 --> 00:28:39,710 - It just might take a while. - We don't have a while. 579 00:28:39,770 --> 00:28:42,570 Hilda and Gunther have already claimed numerous victims. 580 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,080 Oh, we must go back and save Connor 581 00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:46,280 from these accursed witches 582 00:28:46,340 --> 00:28:48,350 and dispel this smell spell, 583 00:28:48,410 --> 00:28:50,180 gel or no gel. 584 00:28:50,250 --> 00:28:52,650 - Let's go. - That made my head hurt. 585 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,330 I am so sorry, Connor. 586 00:29:02,390 --> 00:29:03,930 Your crème brûlée 587 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,900 was just a little bland for my taste. 588 00:29:07,970 --> 00:29:09,370 Connor Green... 589 00:29:10,470 --> 00:29:11,640 - you got cooked! - You've got cooked! 590 00:29:20,750 --> 00:29:22,180 - You got cooked! - You got cooked! 591 00:29:22,250 --> 00:29:23,680 - Connor. - Connor. 592 00:29:23,750 --> 00:29:24,750 Psst! Connor. 593 00:29:24,820 --> 00:29:28,320 That means our new champion is Kat! 594 00:29:28,390 --> 00:29:30,490 Congratulations! 595 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:34,460 Go and bask in the glory of being number one. 596 00:29:34,530 --> 00:29:38,530 Our crew will be right in for your post-show interview. 597 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,330 Hilda, can you believe after all that 598 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,370 my tummy is still rumbling? 599 00:29:42,430 --> 00:29:44,300 Shall we get washed up for supper, Hilda? 600 00:29:44,370 --> 00:29:45,910 Yes, Gunther. 601 00:29:45,970 --> 00:29:47,510 Auf wiedersehen! 602 00:29:47,570 --> 00:29:50,010 See you next time on COOKED! 603 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:51,310 Guten appetit! 604 00:29:51,380 --> 00:29:52,540 And cut! 605 00:29:52,610 --> 00:29:54,510 That's a wrap for today. 606 00:29:54,580 --> 00:29:56,080 Supper. That means he's... 607 00:29:56,150 --> 00:29:58,250 That they plan to eat the losing contestants 608 00:29:58,350 --> 00:30:00,550 right here in the studio. 609 00:30:00,620 --> 00:30:01,920 What are we gonna do? 610 00:30:01,990 --> 00:30:03,620 We can't just grab Connor and leave. 611 00:30:03,690 --> 00:30:05,090 Gunther and Hilda need to be stopped. 612 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,330 We need to put an end to this show for good. 613 00:30:07,390 --> 00:30:08,490 But how? 614 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:10,960 You are all dismissed. 615 00:30:16,270 --> 00:30:17,440 Whoa. 616 00:30:20,370 --> 00:30:21,710 Dismissed? 617 00:30:21,770 --> 00:30:23,810 He's got that look on his face. 618 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:25,010 If it's not about the food, 619 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:25,950 then what is it about? 620 00:30:26,010 --> 00:30:27,710 Oh! I have it. 621 00:30:27,780 --> 00:30:30,350 Lysa, you go get the contestants and bring them back here. 622 00:30:30,420 --> 00:30:31,920 - Charlie, with me. - Okay. 623 00:30:31,980 --> 00:30:33,620 To the cookery. 624 00:30:33,690 --> 00:30:35,320 - What do need? - Almond flour-- 625 00:30:35,390 --> 00:30:36,860 Huh? - --butter, eggs, 626 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:40,060 baking powder, and of course, salt. 627 00:30:40,130 --> 00:30:42,490 Okay. Please tell me this is part of the plan 628 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:43,730 and you're not just feeling hungry. 629 00:30:52,940 --> 00:30:54,640 What are you doing? 630 00:30:56,780 --> 00:30:59,510 Charlotte? You told us you were a blogger. 631 00:30:59,580 --> 00:31:01,680 Yeah, I lied. 632 00:31:01,750 --> 00:31:04,420 Vikram, whatever you're doing, it better not take too long. 633 00:31:33,010 --> 00:31:34,050 Oh, damn. 634 00:31:40,350 --> 00:31:42,050 Okay. 635 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:43,760 Let's get you out of here. 636 00:31:44,890 --> 00:31:47,460 Oh no, no rush, no rush at all. Come on. 637 00:31:47,530 --> 00:31:50,000 - Where am I? - Come on. 638 00:31:50,060 --> 00:31:52,160 Who am I? 639 00:31:52,230 --> 00:31:53,730 Who are you? 640 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:55,370 Connor, it's me, it's Lysa. 641 00:31:55,430 --> 00:31:57,070 Lysa? 642 00:31:57,140 --> 00:31:58,300 You're under a spell. 643 00:31:58,370 --> 00:31:59,570 The Gingerbread Spell to be exact. 644 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,510 It is making you forget who you are. 645 00:32:02,570 --> 00:32:04,810 I don't remember the word for how I feel. 646 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:06,350 I'm sorry, we don't have time for this. 647 00:32:06,410 --> 00:32:08,610 Just follow me, and I've got to get you out of here. 648 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:11,480 Come on, guys. Okay. Let's put that down. 649 00:32:11,550 --> 00:32:13,050 Okay. Let's go. Go, quick. 650 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:14,490 Quick, quick. Great. 651 00:32:14,550 --> 00:32:15,820 Okay. Excuse me, excuse me. 652 00:32:15,890 --> 00:32:18,220 Let's get out of here. Oh. 653 00:32:18,290 --> 00:32:20,860 Hey, what's going on? 654 00:32:20,930 --> 00:32:22,760 - Is there an after-party? - Not quite. 655 00:32:22,830 --> 00:32:25,200 We are all in terrible danger. We have to get out of here. 656 00:32:25,260 --> 00:32:27,700 Congrats on the win, by the way. If we make it out of here alive, 657 00:32:27,770 --> 00:32:29,470 I'll get some of those recipes off you, okay? 658 00:32:29,530 --> 00:32:31,040 Quick, quick, let's go! 659 00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:33,910 Rats. 660 00:32:33,970 --> 00:32:35,870 Arnold call? 661 00:32:46,090 --> 00:32:47,850 You better speed this up, Vikram! 662 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:49,820 Almost there! Any second now! 663 00:32:49,890 --> 00:32:51,490 Okay, Vikram. I've got the contestants now. 664 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,690 What-- oh, that escalated quickly. 665 00:32:55,590 --> 00:32:57,760 Oh, no. Uh... 666 00:33:01,470 --> 00:33:02,730 stay back. 667 00:33:04,700 --> 00:33:06,170 Why are you doing this? 668 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:07,870 For centuries, we subsisted 669 00:33:07,940 --> 00:33:09,570 on rogue mountain climbers 670 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,240 who roamed the hills of Bavaria. 671 00:33:12,310 --> 00:33:16,450 But then, one day we discovered cable television. 672 00:33:16,510 --> 00:33:18,550 Tell them about the plan, Gunther! 673 00:33:19,420 --> 00:33:22,360 You see, we devoured all these cooking shows 674 00:33:22,420 --> 00:33:24,660 and thought, pfft, we could do that. 675 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,560 For too long, we've been at the mercy 676 00:33:26,620 --> 00:33:30,100 of whatever healthy hiker wandered our way. 677 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:31,500 With our own show, 678 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:34,730 we could lure in the exact person we craved. 679 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:38,170 Grief, hmm. Loneliness, yummy. Ennui, delicious. 680 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:42,980 All much better than that healthy, well-adjusted hiker. 681 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:44,110 Who cares. 682 00:33:44,180 --> 00:33:46,380 And now, with the Gingerbread Spell 683 00:33:46,450 --> 00:33:48,210 wafting through televisions, 684 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:52,350 we can find the exact flavor we so craved. 685 00:33:52,420 --> 00:33:54,590 - That is monstrous. - Yeah. 686 00:33:58,960 --> 00:33:59,990 Stay back. 687 00:34:03,330 --> 00:34:04,660 Gunther! 688 00:34:05,430 --> 00:34:08,100 I can't take her anymore! Gunther. 689 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:14,870 Come on, Connor, you can do this. 690 00:34:21,510 --> 00:34:23,050 Hey! 691 00:34:27,550 --> 00:34:29,220 What? This is impossible. 692 00:34:29,290 --> 00:34:30,590 No one can break the spell. 693 00:34:30,660 --> 00:34:33,590 It is possible because I'm Connor Green. 694 00:34:36,460 --> 00:34:38,360 And I'm a Librarian. 695 00:34:49,770 --> 00:34:51,580 No. 696 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:53,380 Hilda! 697 00:34:53,450 --> 00:34:54,750 Hilda! 698 00:34:57,950 --> 00:34:59,720 No! 699 00:35:02,820 --> 00:35:04,790 Yes! 700 00:35:08,490 --> 00:35:09,830 Connor was right. 701 00:35:09,890 --> 00:35:12,470 Cooking is the key to this whole ordeal. 702 00:35:12,530 --> 00:35:14,500 Behold my creation. 703 00:35:14,570 --> 00:35:17,640 Reveal to me my nourishment. 704 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:21,170 What is it? 705 00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:22,510 Mug bread. 706 00:35:22,580 --> 00:35:23,780 Another recipe made possible 707 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:25,180 by the magical microwave, 708 00:35:25,240 --> 00:35:26,680 a mere 90 seconds. 709 00:35:26,740 --> 00:35:29,610 And now, we have this. 710 00:35:30,650 --> 00:35:33,150 This is what broke the spell. 711 00:35:35,350 --> 00:35:36,890 I don't get it. 712 00:35:37,790 --> 00:35:39,260 Food is the key. 713 00:35:40,090 --> 00:35:42,130 Or more specifically, bread. 714 00:35:43,130 --> 00:35:45,060 The act of breaking bread with other people 715 00:35:45,130 --> 00:35:46,700 leads to connection, bridges cultures, 716 00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:50,000 and most importantly, creates friendships. 717 00:35:50,070 --> 00:35:51,840 When I saw you all working together to save me, 718 00:35:51,900 --> 00:35:53,070 I was able to break through the spell 719 00:35:53,140 --> 00:35:55,310 and realize what the smell was. 720 00:35:55,370 --> 00:35:57,910 The smell that lured me here and almost turned me 721 00:35:57,980 --> 00:35:59,450 into a late afternoon snack. 722 00:35:59,510 --> 00:36:01,650 So? What was it? 723 00:36:02,980 --> 00:36:05,350 The day we all met. After we defeated the Drekavac, 724 00:36:05,420 --> 00:36:07,690 we went and got dinner at this Italian spot. 725 00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:09,020 I don't remember the name 726 00:36:09,090 --> 00:36:10,660 and the food wasn't really that good, 727 00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:15,630 but it meant a lot to me to have you three. 728 00:36:15,690 --> 00:36:17,200 It meant everything. 729 00:36:17,260 --> 00:36:20,130 It meant I finally had people who believed in me. 730 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,030 And it was the smell of that restaurant. 731 00:36:23,170 --> 00:36:26,700 It was the moment I realized I wasn't alone. 732 00:36:26,770 --> 00:36:30,440 I, uh, had a family...again. 733 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:34,050 That's the real magic of food. 734 00:36:34,110 --> 00:36:35,920 It's not about a competition. 735 00:36:35,980 --> 00:36:37,520 It's not even about the meal, really. 736 00:36:37,580 --> 00:36:39,990 It's about breaking bread 737 00:36:40,050 --> 00:36:41,750 with people who accept you. 738 00:36:43,790 --> 00:36:47,730 The smell is gone. 739 00:36:48,630 --> 00:36:50,560 The spell is broken. 740 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,530 Oh, Hilda, what is happening to us? 741 00:37:04,910 --> 00:37:07,350 It's all coming back to me now. 742 00:37:07,410 --> 00:37:12,550 It was a smell that lured me to this show weeks ago. 743 00:37:12,620 --> 00:37:14,320 Strawberries and whipped cream, 744 00:37:14,390 --> 00:37:16,920 - my husband's favorite dessert. - Oh. 745 00:37:16,990 --> 00:37:20,130 He would have it every night before bed. 746 00:37:20,190 --> 00:37:23,200 Entirely too often. 747 00:37:23,260 --> 00:37:26,000 He's been gone for five years now. 748 00:37:26,070 --> 00:37:27,500 I'm very sorry to hear that. 749 00:37:28,570 --> 00:37:29,730 I'm sure he would have been proud 750 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:31,070 of how well you did on this show. 751 00:37:31,140 --> 00:37:33,810 Even if it was an evil plot 752 00:37:33,870 --> 00:37:35,710 to eat people? 753 00:37:35,770 --> 00:37:40,580 Ah, yeah, even so. 754 00:37:40,650 --> 00:37:42,410 You're cauldron, madam. 755 00:37:43,620 --> 00:37:45,050 Cauldron? 756 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:48,350 That's a very high-end Dutch oven. 757 00:37:48,420 --> 00:37:50,020 Oh. Oh, I see. 758 00:37:50,090 --> 00:37:52,460 A regrettable jumping to conclusions on my part. 759 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,890 It's just that witches get me, um, agitated. 760 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:57,430 Speaking of witch, 761 00:37:57,500 --> 00:38:00,230 why did you have this in your dressing quarters? 762 00:38:01,630 --> 00:38:03,100 I'm not very proud of that. 763 00:38:03,170 --> 00:38:04,340 The pressure of winning 764 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,040 week after week, it just got to me. 765 00:38:07,110 --> 00:38:10,480 So I figured if I can steal their recipe book, 766 00:38:10,540 --> 00:38:14,050 I could get some insights into their taste. 767 00:38:14,110 --> 00:38:16,980 But you couldn't make heads or tails of it? 768 00:38:17,050 --> 00:38:20,320 No. It turned out their taste was me. 769 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:25,890 Well, I shall leave you to your Dutch oven, 770 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:29,030 as I tend to an oven of a more spooky origin. 771 00:38:29,090 --> 00:38:30,960 - Hmm. - Hmm. 772 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,540 It appears as though they've been cooked. 773 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,150 I know you're not fond of any witches, 774 00:38:51,220 --> 00:38:54,590 but these two seemed remarkably nasty. 775 00:38:54,650 --> 00:38:55,950 Oh. 776 00:38:56,020 --> 00:38:57,920 I'm glad they're taken care of. Thank you. 777 00:38:57,990 --> 00:38:59,660 That cold of yours was quite the boon. 778 00:38:59,730 --> 00:39:01,230 Yeah, but I'm gonna be glad 779 00:39:01,290 --> 00:39:02,760 when I can breathe properly again. 780 00:39:02,830 --> 00:39:05,160 As am I. That menthol paste has some staying power. 781 00:39:05,230 --> 00:39:06,400 Smell is such a mystery, is it not? 782 00:39:06,470 --> 00:39:07,830 No, it isn't. It's a science, 783 00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:09,200 and science saved the day once again. 784 00:39:09,270 --> 00:39:11,340 The Gingerbread Spell turns you into food 785 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,470 by taking away your memory. Fine. 786 00:39:13,540 --> 00:39:15,310 I'll begrudgingly admit that your knowledge of the link 787 00:39:15,370 --> 00:39:17,140 between memory and scent was rather useful. 788 00:39:17,210 --> 00:39:19,680 And your obsession over the microwave was too. 789 00:39:19,750 --> 00:39:22,050 Yes, although I've moved on to the wonders of the air fryer. 790 00:39:22,110 --> 00:39:23,880 Oh, do you think Elaine will allow us 791 00:39:23,950 --> 00:39:25,380 to get one for the Annex? 792 00:39:25,450 --> 00:39:27,950 You know, I don't think we have the counter space. 793 00:39:28,020 --> 00:39:30,160 What are you doing? 794 00:39:30,220 --> 00:39:31,690 They go in the Library! 795 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,130 What? Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 796 00:39:34,190 --> 00:39:35,760 This whole thing has been such an ordeal 797 00:39:35,830 --> 00:39:37,900 that I stopped by the market on the way back and got these. 798 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,860 Oh, my God. 799 00:39:39,930 --> 00:39:41,300 Do you want one? 800 00:39:41,370 --> 00:39:45,040 Oh, I'm actually off human-shaped cookies. 801 00:39:47,970 --> 00:39:51,110 Ah, auf wiedersehen, huh? 802 00:39:58,220 --> 00:40:00,690 I hope those cookies haven't spoiled anyone's appetite. 803 00:40:00,750 --> 00:40:02,390 Dinner's ready. 804 00:40:02,450 --> 00:40:04,260 I've been giving it some thought, 805 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:07,490 and I think I'd be a very good reality television contestant. 806 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:09,760 - Oh, I don't know about that. - Of course. 807 00:40:09,830 --> 00:40:12,200 After all, I thrive in high-pressure environments, 808 00:40:12,260 --> 00:40:14,100 excellent at strategic decision-making, 809 00:40:14,170 --> 00:40:15,400 and I almost always know 810 00:40:15,470 --> 00:40:17,500 when something is cake or not cake. 811 00:40:21,970 --> 00:40:24,010 Connor, this looks amazing. 812 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:28,310 Oh, you are kinder than my last critics. Um... 813 00:40:29,420 --> 00:40:32,280 For instance, none of this is cake. 814 00:40:32,350 --> 00:40:34,490 - Sure? - Positive. 815 00:40:34,550 --> 00:40:35,690 Wait. 816 00:40:37,690 --> 00:40:39,260 Food is memory. 817 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:41,630 It's your past, it's your community, 818 00:40:41,690 --> 00:40:43,360 it's your home. 819 00:40:43,430 --> 00:40:44,430 I found my home. 820 00:40:44,500 --> 00:40:46,200 And so I wanted to share a meal 821 00:40:46,270 --> 00:40:48,670 that has brought me comfort throughout the years, 822 00:40:48,730 --> 00:40:51,740 and say thank you to the Library for bringing me here. 823 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:54,670 You fought the Gingerbread Spell admirably, my dear friend. 824 00:40:54,740 --> 00:40:56,310 And you could only do so 825 00:40:56,380 --> 00:40:58,140 by being such a good Librarian. 826 00:40:58,210 --> 00:41:01,650 Yeah. And we got your back no matter what happens. 827 00:41:01,710 --> 00:41:05,720 We've always had your back since day one. 828 00:41:05,780 --> 00:41:07,750 Hmm, a toast. 829 00:41:07,820 --> 00:41:09,590 A farewell to the smell spell. 830 00:41:09,660 --> 00:41:13,560 A spell I cannot undersell as it has no parallel. 831 00:41:14,990 --> 00:41:16,960 To no more stupid rhymes. 832 00:41:18,630 --> 00:41:21,200 To spending time with the people that matter. 833 00:41:22,470 --> 00:41:23,500 To family. 834 00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:26,470 To the Library.