The essential episodes of Face Off

Watch these 10 in order and you've got Face Off — each pick states its reason.

  1. 01

    S01E01 · Pilot · January 26, 2011 · 1h

    Welcome to the Jungle6.0

    The challenge is to create a new human/animal hybrid based from 3 exotic animals that are brought into lab.

  2. 02

    S03E01 · Season 3 peak · August 21, 2012 · 1h

    A Force to Be Reckoned With6.0

    Sean Astin greets the contestants, who are challenged to create original aliens for the "Star Wars" cantina scene in the Season 3 opener.

  3. 03

    S04E01 · Season 4 peak · January 15, 2013 · 1h

    Make It Reign6.0

    The artists create goblin kings and are judged by actor John Rhys-Davies.

  4. 04

    S05E01 · Season 5 peak · August 13, 2013 · 1h

    Going for Gold6.0

    Eight newcomers take on eight former contestants as each team creates a series of hyper-stylized fantasy characters.

  5. 05

    S06E06 · Season 6 peak · February 18, 2014 · 1h

    Cryptic Creatures6.0

    Today the artists take inspiration from a swamp and make cryptids.

  6. 06

    S07E04 · Season 7 peak · August 12, 2014 · 1h

    Twisted Trees6.0

    Guess what? We have a Foundation Challenge today, hooray! The contestants walk into the lab to see an array of models striking their very best "save the world" poses. McKenzie tells them they'll be basing an entire superhero, backstory and everything, on the costume that their model is wearing.

  7. 07

    S09E10 · Season 9 peak · September 29, 2015 · 1h

    Freak Show9.0

    The artists must create their very own freak show character inspired by a promotional poster.

  8. 08

    S11E14 · Season 11 peak · April 25, 2017 · 1h

    Battle of the Beasts8.0

    The final three create animalistic kung-fu masters for an actual fight scene.

  9. 09

    S12E05 · Season 12 peak · July 18, 2017 · 1h

    String Theory8.0

    The artists must bring the four seasons to life for a dance to be choreographed by Travis Wall.

  10. 10

    S13E10 · Series finale · August 7, 2018 · 1h

    Through the Looking Glass, Part 2

    It's part two of the Face Off: Battle Royale finale, as the artists and their teams create their short film, and one is crowned champion.

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