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Tree: It seems to me that my competition's pretty tough.

Thingamajig: I'm not gonna relax on this show until I win.

Butterfly: You can't keep a butterfly down.

Fox: Some people underestimate the Fox,

but I am here to win.

♪ Who is that? ♪

Nick Cannon: This is "The Masked Singer."

Whoo!

After three grueling rounds of competition,

only the top undercover celebrities have survived.

You slayed. I'll see you in the finals, girlfriend.

Last week, it was a shocking elimination

as we said good‐bye to a living legend.

Mrs. Patti LaBelle!

‐ Tonight... ‐ ♪ Baby, I'm sorry ♪

...four secret stars go head‐to‐head

in two epic face‐offs‐‐

Butterfly versus Fox...

She was in a boxing ring for that performance, and she came to fight.

...and Thingamajig versus Tree.

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪ ‐ Love you.

Is this "The Masked Singer" or "Love Connection"?

Gross.

And somehow we let Joel McHale stay another week.

Man, this show where people wear masks.

It's hard to tell who they are.

It's never been harder to guess who's...

‐ Megan Mullally. ‐ ...behind...

Kerry Washington is in the house!

‐ ...the mask. ‐ I am so glad

that I'm getting the chance

to work with my friends.

‐ Oh! ‐ ( screaming )

♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Come on, tell me, who are you? ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ I really wanna know ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

Yeah!

Welcome to the greatest guessing game

in the known and unknown universe,

"The Masked Singer."

I'm Nick Cannon, and I'm still trying to figure out

what household names, Grammy winners, Emmy winners,

Teen Choice Award winners, Broadway and movie stars

are costarring with me this season.

We are only two episodes away from our semifinals,

and the competition is heating up

with only our hottest singers still standing.

Tonight, we have two exciting face‐offs,

the Butterfly versus the Fox

and the Thingamajig versus the Tree.

Two by two, they'll sing their hearts out.

The two singers who don't win our face‐offs

get a second chance in our smackdown.

Robin: Yeah.

But by the end of this hour,

one of our undercover stars

will take it off and head back to their celebrity home.

And to help us solve the mystery is, of course,

our panel of celebrity sleuths

along with our guest panelist Joel McHale.

‐ Oh, Joel McHale! ‐ Boo! Boo!

Boo! Boo! Boo!

Are you all ready for some fun and puns?

‐ Yes! ‐ Whoo!

Well, let's get some clues about the Butterfly.

Butterfly: Making it to this round feels intimidating

because I know I'm up against some of the best.

♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

You fully went for it and you finished so strong.

Great job.

But that's okay, because I'm used to sharing the stage with giants.

Sharing the stage with giants.

Only here, I can feel myself becoming something stronger

than I ever was before.

This metamorphosis has allowed me to tackle

some of my deepest insecurities.

‐ Tackle. ‐ Football metaphors.

And being center stage has summoned a new power I never knew I had.

Oh, my gosh, she was on Broadway.

As the Butterfly, I found the spirit to begin again.

So if you want my future, forget my past.

I'm done apologizing for who I used to be.

Tonight, I'm stepping into the ring

and showing off who I've become.

( music playing )

♪ Now I'm out here looking like revenge ♪

♪ Feeling like a ten, best I ever been ♪

♪ And, yeah, I know how bad it must hurt ♪

♪ To see me like this, but it gets worse ♪

♪ Wait a minute ♪

♪ Now you out here looking like regret ♪

♪ Ain't too proud to beg, second chance you'll never get ♪

♪ And, yeah, I know how bad it must hurt ♪

♪ To see me like this ♪

♪ But it gets worse ♪

♪ Wait a minute ♪

♪ Now, payback is a bad chick ♪

♪ And, baby, I'm the baddest ♪

♪ Stop playing with savage ♪

♪ Can't have this, can't have this, no ♪

♪ And it'd be nice of me to take it easy on you ♪

♪ Nah ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Being so bad got me feeling so good ♪

♪ Showing you up like I knew that I would ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Feeling inspired 'cause the tables have turned ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm on fire and I know that it burns ♪

♪ Not sorry ♪

♪ Talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk, better walk that walk, baby ♪

♪ If you talk, if you talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk, better walk that walk, baby ♪

‐ Hey! ‐ ♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

Yes!

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Being so bad got me feeling so good ♪

♪ Showing you up like I knew that I would ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ ♪ Feeling inspired 'cause the tables have turned ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm on fire and I know that it burns ♪

♪ Not sorry ♪

‐ Nicole: Oh, my gosh. ‐ Yeah!

Wow. Wow.

( chanting ) Butterfly! Butterfly!

‐ What a way to open a show! ‐ Awesome job. Nicole?

She was in a boxing ring for that performance

and she came to fight.

‐ Robin: Whoo. ‐ I know you seem so delicate and vulnerable

underneath that costume, but when you sing,

your soul is on fire. And you were fighting today.

You were jumping up and down and you were unapologetic in that performance.

Congratulations.

It is by far the best performance I've ever seen

from someone dressed up as a bug.

It was terrific.

Hearing all of your compliments,

I am brought to tears after every performance,

because you guys have helped take away the insecurities

‐ I have about my voice. ‐ Oh, you shouldn't have any.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Nick: Well, hearing that emotional speech

‐ give you guys any hints? ‐ Jenny: Yeah, it does.

‐ Yeah. ‐ I mean, especially with the insecurity part.

So many clues were still pointing in the direction

of the person who I think it is, which was Broadway.

I'm pretty sure that she left Broadway

and went into a year of isolation,

‐ which was another clue. ‐ Robin: Yeah.

Jenny: I still think it's Michelle Williams.

Nick: You never know. You never know.

I got a little bit of the Michelle Williams, but when I hear her sing,

I'm not hearing Michelle's tone or Michelle's voice.

I'm a little lost. In some of the earlier clue packages,

we had Brit Awards and there was a double decker bus in London,

and so that kind of threw me off for a while.

I was thinking Leona Lewis, who's a wonderful vocalist.

But there's also Monica of, you know,

does anybody remember Monica? She's not from London.

But she has an incredible range.

That's not a bad guess at all.

Ken: I think you guys are all wrong.

I know exactly who this is, and I'll tell you why.

‐ Here we go. ‐ Okay, here we go. Broadway.

I know this particular actor. I've met you before.

‐ This is an actor who can sing. ‐ Take your time.

Broadway. Shut up.

You've been on "American Son" on Broadway.

You have these insecurities about your voice,

which you shouldn't because

you're known to be an amazing actor

and married to a football player.

That was a clue. Giants. Football player.

Although not anyone from the New York Giants,

but a giant in the NFL, like, maybe another team.

Like the '49ers. Kerry Washington is married to a '49ers quarterback.

Look it up. I am absolutely right.

Kerry Washington is in the house! Yes!

Is Ken paid by the word?

‐ Ken: Guys! ‐ I think so.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's make some buzzing

for the beautiful Butterfly.

The panel thought one of these celebrities

might be the Butterfly.

Tell us what you think

and use the hashtag themaskedsinger.

Coming up, things heat up.

Nicole, what's your perfect date?

This isn't "The Masked Tinder," all right?

‐ Pump the brakes. ‐ And later...

( screaming )

...an emotional unmasking.

We love you!

‐ Man: Kenny! ‐ Whoo!

You do not want that. That's‐‐

I do the dinners.

Crowd: Nicole!

Who do you want a restraining order against?

‐ Joel McHale. ‐ Joel.

No. Don't say Ken Jeong. Joel McHale.

‐ Ken. ‐ How dare you? How dare you?

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪ ‐ Welcome back to "The Masked Singer."

Up next, let's dig in about the Fox.

I've been trying to outfox this panel all season,

but they're hot on my tail.

♪ We'll be together ♪

‐ Leslie Odom, Jr. ‐ AJ McClane.

Jamie Foxx.

So I've got to be clever

if I want to make it to the end.

Have I ever told you why I decided to become the Fox, little one?

They're cunning and strong, and yet oftentimes underestimated.

I've felt that way a lot in my career.

The guys dressed in white, what are they?

What is happening?

But with this mask on,

I finally feel the world sees me the way you always have,

like a true blue superhero.

Another superhero reference.

So with the Golden Mask in sight,

I'm stripping things down tonight.

No more fancy dance moves.

Just my voice alone.

‐ I feel like I'm on drugs after seeing that. ‐ Right?

‐ Yeah. ‐ That's just our show in general.

( music playing )

♪ Used to spend my nights out in a barroom ♪

♪ Liquor was the only love I'd known ♪

♪ But you rescued me from reaching for the bottom ♪

♪ And brought me back ♪

♪ From being too far gone ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You're as smooth ♪

♪ As Tennessee whiskey ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ ♪ As Tennessee whiskey ♪

♪ You're as sweet ♪

♪ As strawberry wine ♪

♪ You're as warm ♪

♪ As a glass of brandy, ha ♪

♪ And, honey, I'm stoned ♪

♪ On your love all the time ♪

♪ Oh, you ♪

♪ You're smooth ♪

♪ As Tennessee whiskey ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ You're as sweet ♪

♪ Sweet as strawberry wine ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You're as warm ♪

♪ As a glass of brandy ♪

♪ And, honey, I'm stoned ♪

♪ On your love all the time ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ I'm stoned ♪

♪ Oh, off your loving ♪

♪ All the time ♪

( vocalizing )

Whoa! Come on, now! Come on!

I am blown away!

Come on!

Nick: Smooth as Tennessee whiskey.

( chanting ) Fox! Fox! Fox! Fox!

Joel, as our guest panelist,

I think you just witnessed greatness.

Joel: Uh, I usually joke about everything,

but that was the best performance I've ever seen on this show.

That was incredible. So go ahead and take your mask off, you've won.

‐ That's fine. ‐ ( cheering )

Well, I am so glad

that I'm getting the chance to work with my friends,

even though my friends don't know

they're working with me.

‐ Oh! ‐ Aah!

‐ Aah! Aah! ‐ Oh.

Panel, did that help you out to get any guesses?

I cannot wrap my ear around the voice.

I just‐‐ I‐‐ it's not as familiar to me as I think it should be,

especially when he says he's a friend.

There's been clues about working with Doogie to Doubtfire.

30 years in the business was once mentioned.

But I still think it's AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys.

Ken: That's an amazing wrong guess. I know exactly who this is.

Okay, looking at the clues‐‐ piano.

Maybe we're thinking Jamie Foxx started out playing piano.

But the whole problem with the clue package is "superhero."

Jamie Foxx has never played,

to my knowledge, a superhero on the screen,

but I know how to reconcile that, okay?

Hear me out. He played a supervillain

in "The Amazing Spider‐Man" with Andrew Garfield.

And I'm like, "Jamie Foxx, you're my hero. You're super.

And therefore, you're a superhero, Jamie Foxx!"

Nicole: I feel it. All right, Ken.

Undefeated!

That was a nine‐volume explanation.

( grumbling ) "That was a nine‐volume explanation."

Jenny: You know, the beginning of the season, I thought,

"Okay, this kind of sounds like Jamie Foxx."

But that's so on the money. Why would he be dressed like a fox? Nuh, nuh, nuh.

So I'm gonna continue down the road of clues.

Having a child, you're really focused on that.

From the first clue ever, we saw you reading a book to him or her.

So I think of singers that might sound like that who have children.

I've got Taye Diggs, who has a son and also wrote a children's book.

But I'm not sure that that's the right voice.

‐ It's got me stumped. ‐ All right, ladies and gentlemen,

one thing we're not stumped about

is how outstanding that performance was from the Fox.

Our panel is leaning toward a boy bander or a movie star

in their guesses for Fox. Do you agree?

All right, now it's time for our panel and studio audience

to vote and tell us who won this first face‐off of the night.

‐ Oh, my gosh. ‐ Nick: Vote now for your favorite performer.

The singer with the least amount of votes will face off

in our do‐or‐die "Masked Singer" smackdown.

It's so hard. They were both so awesome.

This is the best the Butterfly has done.

‐ This is tough. ‐ The votes are in.

And the winner of this face‐off is...

The Fox!

Nicole: I like Butterfly.

‐ Oh, I feel bad. ‐ Congratulations, Fox.

You are one step closer to that Golden Mask.

We will see you soon, my brother.

Now, Miss Butterfly,

you still have a fighting chance to keep your mask on

when you sing again in tonight's smackdown.

It's not over.

Which of our famous masked singers

will take it off tonight?

Stick around, and we'll find out together.

♪ Who is that? ♪

‐ ♪ Who is that? ♪ ‐ Welcome back to "The Masked Singer."

We're about to experience a face‐off for the ages

between a dapper‐dressed Thingamajig

and a tinsel‐trimmed Tree.

But first, here's a look at perhaps

the most mysterious singer

in the history of this show,

Thingamajig.

Thingamajig: In my line of work,

I'm used to hustling every day.

( vocalizing )

Jenny: I loved your confidence this week.

You're getting really comfortable onstage.

And that "can do" attitude

is what's gotten me this far in the competition.

I learned that if you really want something in life,

you have to commit to it 110%.

So, sorry, Nicole‐amajig,

I've got to be my own number one right now.

My own number one. He's single.

He's concentrating on himself.

But you'll always be my second pick.

I suffered a setback recently,

but becoming the Thingamajig

has really helped me get back on my fuzzy feet.

‐ So he had a record. ‐ Or a LaserDisc.

But now that I got my groove back,

I'm more laser‐focused than ever to make it to the end.

‐ Maryland. ‐ And once I win,

I'm gonna need to find my match.

So tonight, I'm putting myself out there,

and I hope the panel swipes right

on this performance.

Nicole wants to marry the Thingamajig.

‐ Really? ‐ I love him.

( music playing )

♪ I'm not surprised ♪

♪ Not everything lasts ♪

♪ I've broken my heart so many times ♪

♪ I've stopped keeping track ♪

♪ Talked myself in ♪

♪ I've talked myself out ♪

♪ I get all worked up and I let myself down ♪

♪ I try so very hard not to lose it ♪

♪ I came up with a million excuses ♪

♪ I thought I'd thought of every possibility ♪

‐ ♪ Yeah ♪ ‐ Whoo!

♪ And somehow I know it'll all turn out ♪

♪ And we'll make it work so we can work to work it out ♪

♪ Yeah, and I promise you, kid ♪

♪ I'll give so much more than I get, yeah ♪

♪ I just haven't met you yet ♪

♪ They say all's fair ♪

♪ In love and war ♪

♪ But I don't need to fight it ♪

♪ I'll get it right and we'll be united ♪

♪ Oh, I know it'll all turn out ♪

♪ And we'll make it work so we can work to work it out ♪

♪ Yeah, and I promise you, kid ♪

♪ I'll give so much more than I get, yeah ♪

♪ I just haven't met you yet ♪

Oh, my God! That's me!

‐ Oh, my God, Nicole! ‐ That's me!

Yay! Nicole! Yay, Nicole.

‐ Wow. ‐ "Date‐A‐Majig."

‐ Ken: That's amazing. ‐ It's a match indeed.

Is this "The Masked Singer" or "Love Connection"?

‐ I'm not quite sure at this point. ‐ I'm here for it.

Nicole Scherzinger‐majig.

I finally found my match on Date‐A‐Majig.

‐ Ken: Aww. ‐ Nicole: Who would ever think?

I love that you chose that song

because you had a little bit more fun with your character.

You hit some really high notes

and you really opened up on your range,

and I really appreciated that.

Oh, my gosh. All right.

Nick: A love connection up here.

Well, Nicole, what's your perfect date?

'Cause I want to start planning ahead.

‐ Smooth operator. ‐ Nicole: Whoo!

I think he's really asking you on a date.

How is that a clue?

Well, it sounds like we know he's single.

That's a clue. That's a hint.

So you're saying there's a chance.

‐ Oh, fixing his hair! ‐ Ken: All right.

I really think we're going off the rails here.

This is about a performance, a contest.

This isn't "The Masked Tinder," all right?

‐ Nicole: Whoo! ‐ Ken: Pump the brakes.

So from the clue package as well as the performance,

you guys got any guesses?

Jenny: You have given us a lot of weird clues.

I'm still trying to figure out that candle.

The first time we saw you, there was a number four.

Have you been playing for four years?

So if I'm going just off height right now,

I still feel like it's a basketball player.

Yeah, but I think that the height is throwing us off,

you know, thinking that it's an athlete.

Because I heard a little bit of Montell Jordan

‐ from "This Is How We Do It." ‐ But we have said that before‐‐

But I heard it more in this when he was trying to throw us.

But isn't Montell a little bit taller? Montell's like 6'8".

That's about 6'8" right there.

So I have a gut feeling. I think it might be Montell Jordan.

So I'm going with that.

Okay, that's a strong guess. Clap for yourself.

Nobody else was. Nobody else is gonna do it.

Okay, you know what? I know exactly who this is.

Oh, God. Here we go.

‐ Nicole: Tell us, Ken. ‐ Somebody set an alarm.

( grumbling ) "Somebody set an alarm."

In the past, there was talk about suffering and rehab.

I think this might be somebody tall

who's a great R&B singer.

A Brian McKnight maybe,

who maybe sprained his McAnkle

while drinking a McFlurry or something like that.

No, Ken! Ken, he's not married.

He just asked me out. He's not married. That was a clue.

He's married to himself. He's spiritually zen, man.

Yeah, he's a narcissist, like all my other exes.

Ken: Oh, burn.

( Ken laughing )

I take offense to that.

Joel, please help us out.

I don't‐‐ I‐‐ look‐‐

I, uh‐‐ I don't know.

‐ Uh, no, I'm not‐‐ ‐ Wait a minute.

Dennis Rodman married himself. You remember that?

I said Dennis Rodman in the past.

He had the wedding dress on. I do remember that.

‐ Jenny: He went to rehab. ‐ Nicole: And the green hair.

‐ He's tall. ‐ Guys, I thought it was my turn to guess.

Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.

I think it's Dennis Rodman.

That's a good guess, Joel.

Joel, way to go.

Joel: Man, this show where people wear masks.

It's hard to tell who they are.

But you know what's not hard to tell?

This was an outstanding performance.

‐ One more time for the Thingamajig. ‐ Very good. Very good.

Nick: The panel thinks one of these tall celebrities

might be under the Thingamajig mask.

Who do you think it is?

Who would ever think I'd actually find my future husband in Thingamajig?

‐ Can I be the flower girl? ‐ Oh, yeah, I'll marry you guys.

Thingamajig, do you take this Pussycat Doll

to be your lawfully wedded whatchamacallit?

Coming up, one last magnetic performance.

♪ And I need you now tonight ♪

‐ Wow! ‐ And later,

one of our favorites will reveal their famous face.

‐ Oh! ‐ Oh, my God!

♪ Who is that? ♪

Welcome back. We're in the middle of a tense face‐off

between a Thingamajig and a Tree.

So right now it's time to look closely

for some clarity about the Tree.

Aah!

I can't believe this Tree is still standing.

( vocalizing )

With all the confidence the panel's given me...

You can tell when people come out here and are a little bit scared. Not you.

...I feel like I've finally come into my own.

( music playing )

I'm singing and dancing like no one is watching,

‐ not even a smelly cat. ‐ ( cat meows )

‐ Smelly cat. ‐ Is this someone from "Friends"?

This spotlight is dynamite,

and I plan on shaking my big fat tree stump

all the way to the end. Opa!

‐ Witch hat. ‐ Were they on "Wicked"?

I just need to remember to simmer down

and save some energy for the stage.

With the competition heating up, every song counts.

Tonight, I'm living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

with an '80s classic straight from the heart.

( music playing )

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then I get a little bit lonely ♪

♪ And you're never coming 'round ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then I get a little bit tired ♪

♪ Of listening to the sound of my tears ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then I get a little bit nervous ♪

♪ That the best of all the years have gone by ♪

♪ Turn around ♪

♪ Every now and then I get a little bit terrified ♪

♪ And then I see the look in your eye ♪

♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

♪ Every now and then I fall apart ♪

♪ Turn around, bright eyes ♪

♪ Every now and then I fall apart ♪

♪ And I need you now tonight ♪

♪ And I need you more than ever ♪

♪ And if you'll only hold me tight ♪

♪ We'll be holding on forever ♪

♪ 'Cause we'll only be making it right ♪

♪ And we'll never be wrong ♪

♪ Together we can take it to the end of the line ♪

♪ Your love is like a shadow on me ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ I don't know what to do ♪

♪ I'm always in the dark ♪

♪ We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks ♪

Wow!

♪ Forever's gonna start tonight ♪

♪ Forever's gonna start ♪

♪ Once upon a time I was falling in love ♪

♪ And now I'm only falling apart ♪

♪ Nothing I can say ♪

♪ A total eclipse of the heart ♪

‐ Wow. ‐ Nick: The Tree.

‐ Very, very Broadway. ‐ Amazing.

‐ Very Broadway. ‐ Nick: You killed it.

Jenny, talk to the Tree.

Honestly, you make me happy every time you sing.

And you said that we give you confidence?

We don't need to give you confidence.

Girl, you've already got the talent.

And I can't wait to find out who you are.

Yes, amazing.

Being the Tree is so much fun. I love it.

It's all‐consuming, though.

And I've let my other responsibilities

fall to the wayside while I'm doing this.

Oh! That‐‐

That gave you something, Joel?

No! No idea.

Anything else, you guys, from the clue package giving you any hints?

I don't know what "What is a friend?"‐‐

I don't know what that means yet, but it will come to me.

Nicole: Okay, I got it. I think I know who it is.

Is it connected to that sign, "What is a friend?"

‐ The "smelly cat" hint, okay? ‐ Yes.

That is actually a famous song from "Friends."

‐ Oh, yeah. ‐ That's why I'm thinking Lisa Kudrow.

Jenny: Ahh.

‐ Oh! ‐ Jenny: I think it's a pretty good guess.

But to me, you're so funny.

For some reason I kept going to "SNL" and the Cheri Oteri,

‐ And then I thought Molly Shannon. ‐ Yep.

Then that voice tone sounded a little bit familiar,

so I'm thinking another funny lady is Ana Gasteyer,

also from "SNL."

‐ Robin: Very smart guess. ‐ Nick: Wow.

But I could be wrong, like Ken.

I know exactly who this is, and I'll tell you why.

‐ Here we go. ‐ Tell us, Ken. Tell us.

A good friend of mine who I've acted with on my own show,

Nia Vardalos, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

‐ Robin: Yep. ‐ Greek symbolism was all

embedded through those clues.

‐ It was? ‐ Also‐‐ shut up‐‐

on Broadway she was in "Tiny Beautiful Things."

"Smelly cat." I have been to her home,

and she has a cat that has a certain odor.

Nia Vardalos, welcome to "The Masked Singer."

It's not a bad guess, actually.

Uh, boy, I think after‐‐ after Ken being super wrong...

I think it's Megan Mullally.

Megan Mullally's been on Broadway.

True that, and she's a funny lady.

‐ Robin: Yeah. ‐ She's a funny comedienne.

So it sounds like his guess was better than yours, Ken.

Whoa! Don't get short with me, short Nick.

‐ It's actually‐‐ it's a really good guess. ‐ Joel: Okay, he's not‐‐

Ken, you can't keep calling someone short if you're shorter than them.

All right, ladies and gentlemen, one more time!

Let's give it up for the Tree.

This is driving me insane. Who is that?

Nick: The panel are stumped who could be under the Tree mask.

Who do you think it is?

All right, it's time for our audience and panel to vote

for their favorite in this face‐off.

Oh, no. I hate this part.

It's so hard. They were both so awesome.

It's tough, it's tough.

The winner moves on to our final six,

while the loser joins the Butterfly in the smackdown.

Vote now for your favorite.

‐ ( crowd chanting ) ‐ The votes are in.

And the winner of this face‐off is...

And the winner of this face‐off is...

The Tree!

What?

Congratulations,

you get to stay behind the mask.

But it ain't over.

Thingamajig, you will go head‐to‐head

with the Butterfly in our smackdown.

You go get ready for the smackdown.

I am not gonna lose Thingamajig.

He better not be going home.

I thought he'd be going to the finals.

This is legit getting more unpredictable.

It's the moment you've all been waiting for.

The bottom two singers,

the Butterfly and Thingamajig

are going head‐to‐head right now.

‐ ( bell rings ) ‐ Joel: Oh!

Whoa.

This is the smackdown, down, down!

‐ Whoa! ‐ Aah!

In this mouth,

with wings that are transparent,

but a celebrity identity that's still hidden,

the Butterfly!

Looks like she came to play.

And in this mouth, a man of mystery

who's become a real big thing around here,

Thingamajig.

I'm standing up for my future husband.

Come on, honey!

‐ Whoo! ‐ See the little limp? In the right knee.

The way he walks on his right knee,

he's got some sort of a limp.

All right, we want a good

and mostly clean fight.

‐ Butterfly, you're up first. ‐ Ah!

( music playing )

She's just getting warmed up. She's just getting warmed up.

♪ First things first ♪

♪ I'ma say all the words inside my head ♪

♪ I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been ♪

♪ The way that things have been, oh, ooh ♪

♪ But they never did, ebbing and flowing ♪

♪ Inhibited, limited, till it broke up and it rained down ♪

♪ It rained down, it rained down like ♪

♪ Pain, you made me a, you made me a believer ♪

♪ Believer ♪

♪ Pain, you break me down, you made me a ♪

♪ Believer, believer ♪

♪ Pain ♪

♪ I let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain ♪

♪ My life, my love, my drive, it came from ♪

♪ Pain, you made me a, you made me a believer ♪

♪ Believer ♪

♪ I'm a believer ♪

Butterfly came to battle!

‐ ♪ Come on ♪ ‐ ( music playing )

‐ Uh‐oh. ‐ ♪ I'm the kind of brother ♪

‐ Hey. ‐ ♪ Who been doing it my way ♪

‐ ♪ Getting my bread for years ♪ ‐ Come on, baby!

♪ In my career ♪

♪ Until I met this girl ♪

♪ She turned the tables around ♪

♪ I can't figure it out why ♪

‐ ♪ I'm so ♪ ‐ ♪ Caught up ♪

♪ Got me feeling it ♪

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ ♪ I don't know what it is ♪

♪ But it seems she's got me twisted ♪

‐ ♪ I'm so ♪ ‐ ♪ Caught up ♪

‐ ♪ Got me feeling it ♪ ‐ ♪ Caught up ♪

♪ I'm losing control ♪

♪ This girl's got a hold on me, yeah ♪

Have to separate you two.

Oh, wow.

That was definitely a battle right there.

‐ Yeah, I am. ‐ Guys, what do you think?

It's getting so much harder

as we're getting closer and closer to the finals.

I mean, it's‐‐ it almost is painful

because I don't want to see either of them go.

Yeah, I thought that that was really hard to decide

because the Butterfly came out,

it was a great song choice, great energy.

You hit the high notes at the end.

Thingamajig came with the swag

and then shook his booty in Butterfly's face.

Then that performance only threw us even more.

Great job, both of you guys.

All right, panel, it's time for you guys to vote up there.

‐ It's really hard, Nick. ‐ Robin: This is a tough one.

‐ Can't we just send Joel home? ‐ Well, yeah, I mean‐‐

‐ I think he is going home. ‐ Okay, great. That counts,

No, it‐‐

Enough talk. Time to vote.

Who will win this smackdown and keep their secret identity,

and who's heading home

to someplace everybody knows their name?

( chanting ) Butterfly! Butterfly!

( chanting ) Thing! Thing! Thing!

The votes are in.

In the smackdown between the Butterfly

and the Thingamajig,

the winner who gets to keep it on...

is...

Nick: It all comes down to this.

One of our favorites is about to unmask and go home.

And the winner who gets to keep it on is...

Thingamajig.

Oh, my God!

Nick: Thingamajig, congratulations.

Give the Butterfly some love.

‐ Wow. ‐ We'll see you soon back in the lair.

That's the butt of an athlete. That's an athletic butt.

Butterfly, such an amazing job.

‐ You know we're gonna miss you. ‐ Joel: Yeah.

( chanting ) Butterfly! Butterfly!

But we all can't wait to see your famous face.

Yes. Dying to know who this is.

Panel, I need your final guesses.

Whose famous face is behind this mask?

You know, I mean, I feel if you're who I think you are,

I'm really sad that you're standing right there.

But I'm also really excited 'cause I'm a huge fan.

One of the clues that stuck out for me

was the Broadway clue and then this year of isolation,

because this amazing artist

left Broadway to go into a year of isolation,

and you'd suffered many insecurities.

And then we got another clue today,

which was you shared a stage with big giants.

And to me, one of those giants is Beyoncé.

So I'm gonna say Michelle Williams.

‐ Robin: All right. ‐ Nick: All right. Okay.

I agree. Jenny said awhile back who she thought it was,

and then I paid closer attention to the texture of her voice,

the tone of her voice,

and then I opened my heart up more to her story,

and that's why I too think it's Michelle Williams.

Nick: All right. Dr. Ken.

This is really tough. I've been changing my guess every single time.

Looking at the football clues,

I thought it was Kerry Washington.

But now putting everything together from other clues,

London, Brit Awards,

British, Spice Girls,

as in Scary Spice.

Mel B, in the song "Wannabe" in the clue package today.

And Mel B was on Broadway in "Chicago.

So, Mel B!

Nick: Joel?

Boy, that‐‐ when you said the London thing,

that got me going, 'cause we kept saying,

"Oh, it must be American football."

But, uh, boy. I'm gonna go with Victoria Beckham.

‐ Jenny: That's not bad. ‐ Wow, Victoria Beckham.

Y'all feeling spicy up there, all right.

‐ So, Robin Thicke? ‐ All right, well,

since the beginning, we've been getting these clues

about Brit Award,

the double decker bus in London.

Originally, I thought Leona Lewis,

but it didn't sound like that voice.

I think I'm going to change my guess.

I'm gonna follow the ladies on this one

'cause they're smarter than me,

and everything that you guys have said

is the only thing that makes sense.

I'm gonna go with Michelle Williams, also,

from Destiny's Child.

Nicole: I like the way you think.

Nick: All right, panel, you've made your final guesses.

Let's see how smart you really are this week.

Butterfly, show us all who you are.

‐ ( chanting ) Take it off! Take it off! ‐ ♪ Who are you? ♪

♪ Who, who, who, who ♪

♪ Who are you? ♪

‐ ♪ Who ♪ ‐ ♪ I really wanna know ♪

‐ ♪ Who ♪ ‐ ♪ I really wanna know ♪

‐ ♪ Who ♪ ‐ I'm scared.

♪ Who are you, you, you ♪

♪ Are you? ♪

Nick: I knew it!

Michelle Williams!

( cheering )

‐ It's Michelle! ‐ It is.

‐ Nick: Oh, my goodness! ‐ Oh, my God!

You got it. I only get a half for that. That's all Jenny.

She has performed at the Super Bowl,

Coachella, Grammys,

so many places all over the world.

‐ I love her! ‐ From one of the biggest

groups of all time, Destiny's Child.

Y'all make some noise for that amazing journey.

Nicole: Whoo!

What was it like being on this show?

It was a beautiful experience.

Yes, I've been on big stages, but for me personally,

this was something for me to know,

like, "No, you got this."

What a confidence builder.

‐ And, um... ‐ Nicole: Oh, I just love her.

‐ We love you! We love you. ‐ We love you.

Michelle: You're right, you know?

I haven't worked all year since December of last year.

So this was a way to come back strong,

and I'm so glad to share with y'all.

Stronger than ever.

I want to thank you for taking the chance

and being do brave and bold to come on our show.

And that's gonna inspire so many people out there

who have maybe had some of the same struggles that you have.

And I pray that this show is a real new beginning for you.

Thank you so much. Thank y'all.

‐ Aww. ‐ Nick: Well, right now,

to perform unmasked once and for all,

the artist formerly known as the Butterfly.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the incredible Michelle Williams!

♪ Talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk, better walk that walk, baby ♪

♪ If you walk, if you talk that talk, baby ♪

♪ Better walk, better walk that walk, baby ♪

( vocalizing )

( cheering )

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪

♪ Being so bad got me feeling so good ♪

♪ Showing you up like I knew that I would ♪

♪ Baby, I'm sorry I'm not sorry ♪