Freedomtown IC

Private to Ariana Valencia

Ms. Valencia? I'm Benjamin Bale, CEO of Full Moon Entertainment. I was wondering if you have a few minutes to chat.

( SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT )

So I was told that I could get in touch with Ben Bale if I was interested in getting a (regular) acting studio up and running. I was thinking of movies (long and short form) as well as a few web series.

For those who don't know, I'm Shelley Silver. I was an up-and-coming "Scream Queen" back home, and my friend Kyle was known for action and drama. I'm sure that there are other thespians here, as well. I'd be willing to work as a producer in this venture.

In a departure from the typical typical opening, the first part of the finals opened cold to a shot of the finalists, Olive Penderghast and Queen Barb, both dressed in cute, yet sexy little Santa dresses, with knee-high black boots, black spiked choker collars, and elbow-length black gloves.

With the backing band playing behind them, the two best friends opened up the show with a fun, hard-rocking Christmas song, "Santa Claus Is Back In Town".

After the end of the song, Ben walked out onto the stage, wearing jeans, sneakers, and a Van Halen-themed Christmas sweater. He shook hands with both women, before walking up to the microphone.

"Ladies and Gentlemen... welcome to the Season 2 finale of Universal Idol! We started with 13 hopefuls, and now we are down to the final two. First, let's say hello once more to our judges... Rachelle Martin-Bale, Meredith Delany, Kyle Sutherland, and Kayla Barnes!"

After giving each judge a quick closeup, the camera went back to Ben, who finished bringing everyone up to date on where we began, and where we are right now.

Alright, so my head is spinning a bit.

My name is Audrey Horne and I'm from Twin Peaks. Which is not only here, but it came with my family's hotel. I'm going to be living there and I'd love to open it if I can get a staff there. I'm only eighteen and I haven't finished high school yet, so I'll definitely be needing a manager to run the day-to-day stuff. So if anyone can help me out, that would be amazing.

I see familiar names on here, but I just...

Agent Cooper, what's going on?!

Clips of each of the final three performers opened the show, highlighting each of their journeys to the semifinals.

After lining all three up on the stage, Ben congratulated each being sure to sincerely tell them that he has become a true fan of all three of them.

He then announced that going home this week would be... Alex Manes-Guerin.

The finals would be the Battle of the Best Friends: Olive Penderghast vs. Queen Barb!

Ho, ho, ho. I will be at The Dot for breakfast on December 12th. I will have a gift for every child who signed up and will take a picture with them also.

[Sylvie]
Will you be my elf for my Breakfast at The Dot? I think you would look cute! And it would be fun to do something together.

A short promotional video started off the show, with close-up photos of each of the remaining three singers. Ben's voice could be heard narrating as music played in the background.

"Week after week of close calls with voting. Of highs and lows. Of some of the most inspired performances we've seen yet. After all this, we are down to three candidates for your next Universal Idol."

"This week, Alex Manes-Guerin, Queen Barb, or Olive Penderghast will be sent home, and we will find out who will be competing next week, right here, in the Season 2 Finals."

This week, the show began with a voiceover:

"For the last six weeks, we've watched our performers have to fend for themselves, and prove that they're not only talented, but also survivors. This week... they learn to combine taking guidance with knowing what's best for them as we enter Mentors Week."

Then, photos of each performer and mentor began to be shown on the screen.

"This week, we'll see Olive Penderghast mentored by Bad Reputation's Ginnifer Callaway. Alex Manes-Guerin mentored by Eternal Embrace's Kaitlin Crowe. Queen Barb mentored by Scream Queens' Skylar Bale. And Spencer Quill mentored by A Woman Scorned's Morgan Raleigh."

(Starting this week, the remaining eliminations will be voted on by you! Between Tuesday, Dec. 1st at 11pm EST and Thursday, Dec. 3rd at 11pm, each player in the game will be allowed to send ONE email to Dan, stating which performer they would choose to keep in the competition. At 11pm on Dec. 3rd, whoever has the least amount of votes will be eliminated!)