Face Off (season 8)

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Face Off
Season 8
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkSyfy
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2015-01-13) –
April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
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The eighth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 13, 2015. This season was won by Darla Edin of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The theme this season is "Return of the Champions". Three former winners Season 2 - Rayce Bird, Season 4 - Anthony Kosar, and Season 5 - Laura Dandridge will guide teams of five to victory. In the end, Laura earned her second win on this show in this season.

Prizes for this season include US$100,000, a 2015 Fiat, and a VIP trip to one of Kryolan's makeup locations.

Recurring people[edit]

Judges[edit]

The Champions / Coaches[edit]

  • Season 2 - Rayce Bird
  • Season 4 - Anthony Kosar
  • Season 5 - Laura Dandridge

Contestants[edit]

Name Team Age Hometown Place finished
Gregory Hewett Team Laura 37 Charlotte, North Carolina 15th
Alan Carnes Team Anthony 31 Redding, California 14th
Daniel Prado Team Anthony 38 Atlanta, Georgia 13th
Regina Jiganti Team Rayce 23 Chicago, Illinois 12th
Anthony Reyes Team Rayce 20 New York City, New York 11th
Rob Miller Team Rayce 41 Monroe, Michigan 10th
Jamie Leodones Team Anthony 29 Burbank, Los Angeles, California 9th
Kelly Harris Team Anthony 23 Columbus, Ohio 8th
Stephanie Masco Team Laura 21 Plainfield, Illinois 7th
Ben Peter Team Anthony 32 Centerville, Ohio 6th
Adam Milicevic Team Rayce 30 Orlando, Florida 5th
Julian Bonfiglio Team Laura 25 Fremont, California 4th
Logan Long Team Rayce 28 Salt Lake City, Utah Runner-up
Emily Serpico Team Laura 18 Palm Beach, Florida Runner-up
Darla Edin Team Laura 28 Minneapolis, Minnesota Winner

Contestant progress[edit]

Contestant Episode
1/2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Darla IN‡ HIGH HIGH LOW IN IN IN WIN IN HIGH WIN IN WINNER
Emily IN HIGH WIN IN LOW HIGH‡ HIGH IN LOW IN HIGH WIN RUNNER-UP
Logan WIN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN IN IN RUNNER-UP
Julian HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH IN HIGH HIGH HIGH IN LOW LOW OUT
Adam HIGH LOW IN LOW‡ IN LOW IN HIGH HIGH WIN OUT
Ben LOW WIN IN HIGH HIGH LOW WIN LOW IN OUT
Stephanie HIGH LOW IN WIN IN IN LOW IN‡ OUT
Kelly LOW IN IN HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH OUT
Jamie IN IN LOW IN WIN HIGH OUT
Rob HIGH IN IN IN LOW OUT
Anthony HIGH IN LOW LOW OUT
Regina HIGH HIGH IN OUT
Daniel IN IN OUT
Alan IN OUT
Gregory OUT

Color key:

  Contestant in Team Rayce
  Contestant in Team Anthony
  Contestant in Team Laura
  The contestant won Face Off.
  The contestant was a runner-up.
  The contestant won a Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was part of a team that won the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was in the top in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was declared one of the best in the Spotlight Challenge but was not in the running for the win.
  The contestant was in the bottom in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was a teammate of the eliminated contestant in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated.
‡ The contestant won the Foundation Challenge

Episodes[edit]

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million) 		18-49
Rating
851"Return of the Champions"January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)1.19[1]0.5[1]

  • Foundation Challenge: The contestants create a companion for a creature previously created by the new coaches: Laura, Anthony and Rayce. The coaches select their teams of five to guide them to victory. The winner gains immunity.
Judge : Ve Neill
Top Looks:
Darla
Rob
Winner: Darla
  • Spotlight Challenge: The teams create two alien creatures inspired by a UFO crash scene with Rick Baker guest judging. However, a twist to the challenge is added with the spotlight challenge concluded in the following episode.
Aliens:
  • Team Laura: Adaptive aliens
  • Team Anthony: Pilot and Miner
  • Team Rayce: Scientist and Neanderthal

 

862"Monkey Business"January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)1.04[2]0.4[2]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The contestants are told that the UFOs from the previous episode's challenge, have crashed on the "Planet of the Apes" and they now have to create a third creature: a primate ruler.
Guest: Rick Baker
Primates:
Top Team
Team Rayce
Bottom Looks:
Kelly
Gregory
Ben
Winner: Logan
Eliminated: Gregory

 

873"Let The Games Begin"January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)1.12[3]0.4[3]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The contestants are tasked to create a cinema-inspired predator creature design by combining animals and exotic plants.
Guest: Josh Hutcherson
Top Looks:
Emily & Regina - Hyena/Shampoo Ginger
Ben & Darla - Ram/Cactus
Safe:
Anthony & Logan - Warthog/American Pitcher Plant
Kelly & Daniel - Scorpion/Delphinium
Rob & Jamie - Piranha/Blue Thistle
Bottom Looks:
Julian & Adam - Bat/Sugarbrush Protea
Stephanie & Alan - Thorny dragon/Cockscomb
Winner: Ben
Eliminated: Alan

 

884"Royal Flush"February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)0.88[4]0.3[4]

  • Spotlight Challenge: For their first individual challenge, the contestants are dealt a royal court playing card and use it to design a character worthy of a Tim Burton film.
Guest: Robert Stromberg
Winner: Emily
Eliminated: Daniel

 

895"Sounding Off"February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)0.99[5]0.4[5]

  • Foundation Challenge: In a tag-team relay, the contestants take inspiration from claws in order to create a character. The winner gains immunity.
Guest Judge: Jill Wagner
Top Looks:
Adam
Kelly
Rob
Winner: Adam
  • Spotlight Challenge: The contestants must create a character around a unique sound effect composed by sound designer Erik Aadahl.
Top Looks:
Stephanie & Kelly - Ticks - Housewife Automaton
Julian & Ben - Heavy Breathing and Slash - Demonic Executioner
Safe:
Emily & Jamie - Jungle Clicks - Tribal Velociraptor
Logan & Rob - Grunts and Snarls - Giant Beast
Bottom Looks:
Adam & Regina - Machine Boot Up - Alien Supersoldier
Darla & Anthony - Haunted Breathing and Screams - Soul-Stealing Banshee
Winner: Stephanie
Eliminated: Regina

 

906"Troll Bridge"February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)1.08[6]0.4[6]

  • Spotlight challenge: The eleven remaining artists must create a troll based on an iconic bridge.
Guest Judge: Doug Jones
Winner: Jamie
Eliminated: Anthony

 

917"Queen Bees"February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)1.01[7]0.4[7]

  • Foundation Challenge: The contestants take inspiration from unique hats to create a character. The winner receives immunity.
Guest Judge: Lois Burwell
Top Looks:
Emily
Rob
Winner: Emily
  • Spotlight Challenge: The contestants participate in a nude body painting challenge where they have to create a queen insect and her companion.
Top Looks:
Julian & Logan - Cuckoo Wasp
Emily & Jamie - Honey Bee
Safe:
Darla & Stephanie - Jewel Beetle
Bottom Looks:
Adam & Rob - Ladybug
Ben & Kelly - European Hornet
Winner: Logan
Eliminated: Rob
928"Dressed To Kill"March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)1.15[8]0.5[8]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The contestants must create a stylish and intelligent horror villain based on an avant-garde outfit of their choice along with inspiration from the works of writer and director Clive Barker .
Guest Judge: Mark Alan Miller
Top Looks:
Ben
Emily
Julian
Kelly
Safe:
Adam
Darla
Logan
Bottom Looks:
Jamie
Stephanie
Winner: Ben
Eliminated: Jamie
939"Miss Intergalactic"March 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)1.19[9]0.4[9]

  • Foundation Challenge: The contestants are taken to a windy beach where they must use holi powder to create a make up representing spring which will be blindly judged by this season's coaches. The winner receives immunity
Winner: Stephanie
  • Spotlight Challenge: The contestants must take inspiration from different galaxies in the universe to create alien beauty queens who compete in an intergalactic beauty pageant.
Guest Judge: Darren Franich
Top Looks:
Adam - Miss Cigar Galaxy
Julian - Miss Whirlpool Galaxy
Darla - Miss Sculptor Galaxy
Safe:
Logan - Miss Comet Galaxy
Emily - Miss Pinwheel Galaxy
Stephanie - Miss Tadpole Galaxy
Bottom Looks:
Ben - Miss Andromeda Galaxy
Kelly - Miss Sombrero Galaxy
Winner: Darla
Eliminated: Kelly
9410"Super Selfies"March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)1.01[10]0.4[10]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must be their own models while creating superhero/supervillain makeups.
Guest Judge: Todd McFarlane
Top Looks:
Adam - Crimson Wave
Logan - Slayer
Safe:
Ben - Infected warrior
Darla - Guardian angel
Julian - Evil hero
Bottom Looks:
Stephanie - Dollface
Emily - Nature's Daughter
Winner: Logan
Eliminated: Stephanie
9511"Imaginary Friends"March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)1.20[11]0.4[11]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must turn children's imaginary friends into whimsical characters.
Top Looks:
Adam - Lazor
Darla - Diamond Princess
Safe:
Emily - Lulu
Logan - Heart Mermaid
Bottom Looks:
Ben - 3-headed monster
Julian - B-boy Zombie
Winner: Adam
Eliminated: Ben

As a result of Ben's elimination, Team Anthony is left with no remaining artists

9612"Deadly Dolls"March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)1.26[12]0.4[12]

Guest Judge: Don Mancini
Top Looks:
Darla - Porcelain Doll
Emily - Rag Doll
Safe:
Logan - Voodoo Doll
Bottom Looks:
Adam - Baby Doll
Julian - Ventriloquism Dummy
Winner: Darla
Eliminated: Adam
9713"Full Steam Ahead"April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)1.054[13]0.34[13]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create western steampunk cyborgs, in order to make it to the finals.
Logan - Barmaid
Darla - Blacksmith
Emily - Undertaker
Julian - Bank Robber
Winner: Emily
Eliminated: Julian
9814"The Dream Team"April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)1.197[14]0.42[14]

  • Spotlight Challenge: With help from the eliminated contestants, the final three artists must each create four characters that could star in a film of these genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Post-Apocalyptic. The characters will then be displayed at Universal Studios with audience members voting for their favorites.
Darla - Assisted by Rob, Anthony, Stephanie, and Daniel - Fantasy (The Spirits of Eden)
Emily - Assisted by Adam, Jamie, Regina, and Kelly - Post-Apocalyptic (Paradise Reckoning)
Logan - Assisted by Julian, Ben, Gregory, and Alan - Sci-Fi (The Fortress)
Winner: Darla

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