01x01 - It's All About the WOW

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How does someone become a successful influencer?

We're gonna be on this stage making content.

We're about to find out as we follow

eight aspiring social media stars.

Is this gonna be complete chaos

or complete gold? And honestly, I have no clue.

This competition is like no other.

- What are we thinking? - I think whenever you think

of Skittles, you think, like, really good energy.

- Colors. - But, like, vibrant.

These emerging creators will work

with some of the world's biggest brands.

So, I'm like, OMG.

As we test their ability

- to create original content. - Ah!

Hey, gotta do what you gotta do to win.

With the guidance from celebrity mentors

who will coach and judge them.

The challenge starts now.

And at the end of each week,

it will be their personalized content

that will be the most important.

Their showcase posts will be judged

by the online community of millions of fans.

And the person who had the lowest total votes is...

Who will successfully build their brands

as a social media star

and walk away with the $50,000 cash prize?

The winner of "Follow Me" is...

Find out this season on "Follow Me,"

presented by FilmRise.

Ooh, yes!

I made it.

I'm Angelina Rosa, I am a dancer, model.

I do it all, 'cause I'm 100% Puertorriquena,

Boricua in the house.

My online presence is glam, fun, energy.

So, if you're not following, what you waiting for?

My name is Zack Wickham.

I call myself "Gaygyver"

because I can basically do anything with anything,

and make it the most fabulous it can be.

As far as my feed goes,

yeah, you're gonna see a bunch of goofy videos.

You're gonna see pictures of me and my friends having fun.

It's just basically my life.

My name is Olivia Mayo.

I was born and raised in Manhattan, New York,

and moved to LA when I was 18.

I'm loud, I am outspoken, I'm confident,

I'm bubbly, I say what's on my mind.

I am exactly how I am online, in person.

Welp, got a text.

"Meet me at the point," from Bethany.

Okay.

I'm Jacy, I'm an all-encompassing

online persona, which is my goal,

so you go to my YouTube,

and they're funny dating story times.

But I also have a vlog channel

where it's more of a video diary.

I do dumb dad jokes on TikTok,

and fun photoshoots on Instagram, and then,

my stories are more my day-to-day life.

Obé is energy, energy, energy.

I just went full-time personal training.

I love to be independent.

I love to, you know, make my own hours.

I love doing what I do.

They're gonna see me with my shirt off,

abs showing, flexing every single time.

My name is Julia Tychoniewicz,

and I'm a model, and also a personal trainer.

To be an influencer, you have to have the motivation,

you have to have the drive.

But there's always something to learn from.

My name is Eric, Eric Brody.

I consider myself a storyteller.

That's like the dopest thing about this whole thing, is just,

like, working together with the most creative minds

and creating a bunch of dope stories.

My name's Joe Dzwonnik.

Some of you guys may know me

as Uncle Joe, baby.

Yeah!

I don't play on TikTok as much as these other guys.

I'm not as much of a model

or traditional influencer as everybody else.

I'm the only kind of me here, you know?

Hi, welcome.

Oh my gosh!

Nice to meet you guys.

I'm Bethany Mota. How are we all feeling?

Bethany is one of the OG YouTubers.

She is definitely inspiration for a lot of my content.

She is the DIY morning routine beauty guru,

and I am so excited

that I get to get to know her for the next eight weeks.

Watched a ton of your guys' casting videos online already.

I'm already a huge fan of yours,

and there is a ton of potential in this group,

so I'm really excited.

As I'm standing there taking her in,

I'm like, that's gonna be me

standing up inspiring the next content creators

and giving them advice.

Every experience on this show

is designed to help you all learn more about the business

of being highly successful influencers.

What gives me the competitive edge

is that I'm unrelenting,

and I never give up, I'm a grinder.

You got to play to win the game.

You guys are here to make super-engaging content,

impress our brands.

And one of you is gonna win

the top prize of $50,000.

A chance to win $50,000, I'll pull my eyes out.

I would 100% invest it all right back in myself,

to work with those next creative minds,

to tell those next bigger stories.

If I win the $50,000,

the number-one thing on my list is to get Lasik eye surgery.

I am blind as a bat,

so just throw some laser beams in my eyes,

and I'll be a happy girl.

Now, it's time for your first challenge.

Okay, okay, okay.

This week, we have an unbelievable partner in Skittles

to inspire you to make some awesome content.

Skittles is all about unpredictability

and out-of-the-box moments.

So, today we have your guest mentor,

- celebrity influencer... - Whoo!

- ...podcast host... - Okay.

- ...TV personality... - Talk to me.

Courtney Revolution.

Awesome!

Ah! Hey!

Our guest judge is Courtney Revolution,

and I love his TikToks.

I'm over here just chilling, standing around,

thinking nothing's gonna happen, and then over here,

Courtney just casually comes out,

and I'm like, no way.

Hey!

Behind you there are two upside-down rainbows

with two surprise boxes and a pretty cool car.

The goal here is for people to think,

"What did I just see?"

Teams will be scored on two factors--

the first impression "wow-factor,"

and an unconventional element

that you choose to use.

Team that makes the wild piece of content

that I'm looking for will be the winner!

Now, winning the challenge will bring you

some cold hard cash.

$1,000 each, courtesy of Bob's Discount Furniture.

Team Red is Jacy,

Olivia, Eric, Angelina.

- Hey! - Hey.

- All right, all right. - Okay, Team Red, Team Red.

Team Green is Obé, Joe...

- Chosen! - Zack and Julia.

- Yeah. - All right, are you guys ready?

Yes! - All right, go at it!

- Let's go.

All right, guys.

What do we got? What do we got in here?

All right, here. Put this over here.

We don't know what's in here. It could be breakable.

Whoo!

The challenge begins, and of course,

it's the most colorful props I've ever seen in my life.

Crazy wigs, hula hoops, confetti.

Like, this is a party in a box.

What are we thinking?

I think whenever you think of Skittles,

you think like really good energy.

- Colors. - But like, vibrant, you know?

- Yeah. - Like, really vibrant.

First of all,

it's a dream working for Skittles.

I mean, such an absolute empire Skittles is.

Seeing that it's Skittles makes me so excited.

I love candy, I love cake, I love cookies.

I'm super excited to see what this challenge has in store.

My brain is definitely spinning right now.

How am I gonna bring that level

to top that other team?

So, what are we thinking?

What is the first thing that comes to mind

when you see everything in here?

That there was a fire sale at the wig store.

Honestly, we just met,

so we are trying to figure each other out,

see what each other's ideas are.

Do we want to talk, or do we wanna do music?

I feel like it's almost like the image

is, like, the most powerful...

- It's enough. - ...with music over it.

The goal of today's challenge is to shock them,

that you wanna say, "What are we-- what was this"

at the end of this.

Let's begin panning in on you

in the middle of the rainbow.

In the middle of the rainbow, for sure.

- Wearing this wig. - Yeah.

- This. - This, yep.

And we're worshipping you. You're the Skittles god.

- Okay, I can wear this. - With the wings.

- With the wigs. - Yeah, with the wig.

And the crown. You're the Sk...

You are the Skittles god

- that gives us the... - Wings!

Oh, and the power, so I...

Oh, we go black and white.

And then once the Skittles hit us...

There's the rainbow.

This was-- this was a big breakthrough moment for me.

I've always been kind of quietly slamming

the "TikiTokers," as I call them.

And the fact that they were able to accept my ideas,

and I was able to see where they were coming from,

I dropped my walls down, and-- and I decided

not to be so hard on these cats.

I think we need to figure out, like, the one big common theme

that we're trying to, like, tell, you know what I mean?

- Yes. - Like the one story

we're trying to tell, and I think all that stuff

will balance in together and flow.

Maybe it starts off with you

where you are sad, sort of thing.

You eat the Skittles, and you come to life.

And it's sort of like, "I gotta tell more people..."

'Cause we're content creators,

that this is our time to also introduce ourselves.

- Yeah. - So, you come over, you ask us,

we're all sad, and you're like, "What's going on?"

And you could be like, "I'm a dancer, but I'm just--

I'm not feeling inspired right now."

- I love it. - 100%, I love it, I love it.

We came up with this idea of, let's talk about our downsides

of our own niches, and how we have to pump ourselves up.

Let's use the Skittles to do that.

- Yeah, so let's go. - Yeah, we only got 45 minutes.

This is the first time that Courtney,

that Bethany and all of the other competitors

are meeting us, that I wanna be able

to introduce what I do,

and what I'm about on social media.

So, that was kinda the idea I think

that we wanna really emulate in this challenge.

Now, let's get a video of us walking.

Yeah, we're gonna come up to him, like, low energy,

we don't know what's going on.

Here's the thing, is like, it has to be "wow,"

but it also has to be "why?"

I feel like I'm falling into the "Let's rein it in" role,

because Joe's ideas are so big,

and Julia's got ideas over here.

And I'm like, guys, there are too many ideas.

Let's just choose one and go.

So, let's not just do "wow." Like, this is "wow."

You guys have the props on, you guys are part of the thing.

Okay, so we're like...

Yeah, we just get a bunch of weird shots.

Maybe you're stepping on the Skittles.

I feel like what we had before is better.

Yeah, I do too. - I just, I think

we need to stick with that, 'cause we're drifting away.

We don't have time for this. Time is ticking.

And I'm filming.

I'm feeling really rushed, where now, all of a sudden,

we have 45 minutes to make it happen.

Hey, what's up, man?

I don't know, I don't know what to tell you.

I haven't got anything in three years.

I'm just sitting out here chilling.

And we're gonna start off down about their jobs,

down about life, down at the shortcomings

that we all feel at times.

And what's gonna get us out this rut?

Skittles.

I gotta share the rainbow.

Yeah, for sure.

I got a bunch. Really cute shots.

- Oof, I gotta post that. - Yeah. Get 'em, stunner.

Amazing, sheesh! Let's go.

Right away, we are bouncing ideas off of each other

really well.

Whoo, I got exactly what you need.

Really progressing our storyline

and coming up with this really great idea.

Whoo! Let's go share the rainbow!

By bouncing those ideas off of each other,

I think our idea is way better than it would have been.

Yes!

When we first came up with our concept,

I was super confident.

As we started filming, my confidence

started to go like this, because we had so many shots,

and we had very little time to get it.

And I thought, oh my God,

we didn't get all the shots we needed.

Is this gonna be complete chaos

or complete gold?

And honestly, I have no clue.

All right, teams, the filming is over,

so now you're gonna head over to the creators' studio

to finish your challenge.

Wow!

Bob's Discount Furniture Creators' Lounge

has all the multimedia tools the influencers will need

to create and edit content, all in the hopes

of winning $50,000.

This is absolute pristine for editing.

Couches are amazing.

Oh, are these our work stations?

All these snacks on the tables ready for us,

and I mean, this is an absolute palace.

Oh my God, it's Bob's Lounge,

the greatest place on Earth.

It's almost as much fun as Six Flags.

Whoo! This is dope, this is dope.

All I'm thinking about is that we have 45 minutes

to edit a video that took 45 minutes to make.

All right, let's take this room.

Okay. - All right, guys.

We let Julia take over immediately with editing.

She seemed to really know what she was doing.

- You guys do the music. - Yeah, cool, cool, cool, cool.

We'll do it on here. I'm pretty quick with my edits.

I am so happy they were confident in me

right off the bat.

During the editing process, we are all multitasking.

Joe and Obé are looking through the music,

playing things out loud.

That's...

Yeah, that might be medieval.

Did we just find the music right off the bat?

How many videos did you guys have on your phone?

I only have the end part and one of his.

So, I think y'all are gonna have better footage than I do.

I favorited some, and I have...

I have really great shots of Brody.

- Okay, perfect. - Eric.

- And then, I have... - So then, who's got--

who got Angelina's shots?

- I did. - You have 'em.

We got a lot of clips,

we had a lot of storylines going on.

So, it's going to be a challenge

to fit that into a minute.

Everything is on this phone,

- but I need the other clips... - Oh!

...on another phone, because they're only on this phone,

but I can't get 'em to any others.

Why don't we just get them to another phone then?

I'm trying, none of the phones are popping up.

As if technology isn't hard enough,

we are having so many difficulties.

How 'bout you edit? You start working on that.

Yeah, I am, I am. - Okay, okay, okay, okay.

What else can we be doing to help you out right now?

Maybe the end. If one of y'all

wants to edit the end clip.

I gave the guys another responsibility

of just finishing a section of the video

so I can paste it in our original one,

and they did that beautifully.

Hold on, I got-- hold on, I got a bunch of moves

on this one, we might wanna pick a different one.

Maybe I should be a little TikToker.

Let's go, dude.

I'm on the phone editing,

Zack is right next to me giving his amazing input.

It all worked so well.

So, it goes into your backbend.

Okay, perfect, I'm gonna cut it right here.

Yes!

And then it can be this angle.

- Yeah. - Amazing, okay, great.

- That was the vision for it. - Yes!

How did that just all fall together?

Don't worry about it.

So, time is ticking,

and Eric is a little slow at editing.

You're gonna have to scroll faster, babe.

You're gonna have to scroll to, like...

No, I know, I know, I know, I know.

I'm here literally flipping out.

I will take a deep breath.

I am trying with everything I have

to keep it together, but I do have some teammates

that are not taking it so well.

Okay, I'm not gonna lie, y'all are taking

way too long on that one clip.

We're already done. We're not gonna have--

we're gonna reach past the time limit.

Olivia grabs the phone from Eric

and she just goes to town editing.

She says, "We need to get this done."

I'm in the zone.

When I edit, I tune everything out.

And if I can't tune everything out,

I tell everybody to be quiet and let me work.

Nice. Damn.

I love the speed-up. Y'all are amazing.

Olivia is just handling the editing.

All I'm thinking about right now

is cutting the clips so they fit in the timeframe,

and they look and transition well.

Just pick anything.

I think Olivia is the MVP of our team.

- Ten minutes? - Ten minutes?

I feel like I'm gonna throw up.

No, no, you got this. Focus.

Add overlay. Photos here.

Guys, teamwork makes the dream work!

That is hard.

It was so much teamwork,

and I'm so happy about it.

Who wants to do the solid of clicking the send button?

All right, here we go, here we go.

I think we're ready, guys.

- Three... - Two...

One...

Bethany, we're sending you the vibes, girl.

- - We're sending you the vibes.

Loading, loading. - Here we go, here we go.

I think our video came out really good.

- And send. - Proud of us.

- One, two, three. - Red Team!

Let's go.

For this week's challenge,

two teams had to make an outrageous post

that sparks personality and style.

Now, remember, you will be judged on "wow-factor"

and how you used the unconventional elements.

Let's look at Team Green's video.

So good!

Are you kidding?

You got me going.

That is so good.

- They ate. - They ate.

They ate!

Like, cleaned the plate!

I was inspired.

You guys knew how to tell a really good story,

going from the black and the white

to bold and technicolor.

I thought that the dancing was amazing.

I thought that all of your personalities

jumped through the screen.

And I felt like there wasn't just one of you

that kinda like stood out among the rest.

But it could have benefitted

from it being just a teaspoon shorter.

But I thought it was absolutely amazing.

Great job, guys.

All right, awesome. Let's watch Team Red's video.

Ooh! - Come on, Team Red!

It's go time!

Oh my God, I didn't get it again?

Gosh, every time.

I got the job?

I gotta share the rainbow.

Hey, how you doing? Everything-- everything okay?

I'm just trying to vlog, and it's low energy today.

Whoo, I got exactly what you need!

Whoo! What's up, guys?

Welcome back to the vlog. We gotta go share the rainbow.

What's wrong, girl?

Oh, I just can't get this freaking turn.

I got you. Open up.

Oh yeah. I'm feeling good.

Here we go.

Oh my God, this is so good!

I gotta share the rainbow.

Share the rainbow.

Yes! - Good job, guys!

Okay, okay.

- Okay. - Okay, yeah, yeah.

Look at you doing the splits and all, okay!

- Okay, story. - Right?

All right, Courtney, what do we think of Team Red's video?

Listen, Team Red's video was excellent,

exceptional, and energizing.

We didn't have to figure out the story,

because you guys told us.

We had the job interview, we got the dancer, the model.

There was so much going on that I really felt invested.

But, it got kinda chaotic near the end.

I really thought it could have benefitted

from maybe just one less mini-skit in the commercial.

I think that's gonna be really helpful moving forward,

to condense my content to make it

the biggest "wow-factor" in the shortest period of time.

You guys did amazing with the boundaries you were given.

Shoutout to you.

Those are two obviously amazing videos,

but there can only be one winner of this challenge.

So, Courtney, who's your winner?

You're holding on like it's the Titanic or something.

A little nervous!

We're sitting on the couch waiting for our feedback,

and Olivia is shaking.

I can feel her heartbeat

through my hands holding her hand.

I need cuddles to survive, thank you.

And the winner...

of this week's challenge...

is...

So, Courtney, who's your winner?

The winner of this week's challenge...

is...

Buzz with me.

Team...

Green!

It is such an exciting moment.

I don't think I've ever won a challenge before,

so, so new to me, but I was so proud of our work,

and just ecstatic.

Congratulations. You each get $1,000,

courtesy of Bob's Discount Furniture.

These Bob's Bucks are for you all to keep,

no matter what happens in the competition.

- Let's go, baby. - Yes, thank you, Bob!

Thank you!

Feels amazing to win.

The validation was fantastic.

I'm in the with the cool kids,

I'm in with the models.

And now we're winning cash,

so yeah, it feels pretty damn good.

Now, everybody, let's say goodbye to Courtney,

and thank him for his time here today.

Thank you, Courtney!

- It was so good to see you. - Thank you so much.

- Thanks for coming! - Follow your dreams.

I'm already excited for the next challenge.

I'm gonna take all the little bits

and lessons that I learn, I'ma eat it, digest it.

And then when you guys see me,

I'm gonna be so much better, you just wait.

So, now that the challenge is over,

it's time to make your showcase post.

For the showcase post, each of our influencers

will be creating an original video

in their area of expertise.

The content they create each week

is totally up to them.

They'll just need to make sure that they can create

an engaging post that is under 30 seconds.

The first challenge is a team challenge.

But the first showcase is individual.

I need to get my concept together

and find my music, and unfortunately,

I'm not focusing.

Definitely am late to start.

While I'm working,

I'm blocking out everything going on around me.

Losing the challenge gives me more incentive

to test my limits and push my boundaries,

and that's what I intend on doing.

I'm gonna step it up,

and I need to show them who I am.

I need to show them what I got.

I need to prove to everybody, to the world,

that Angelina...

...she a superstars.

No one else is using the greenscreen?

Hello, girl.

Hello, I will be joining you.

For the showcase post, I am looking forward

to kind of being on my own and showing what I have.

There's a giant greenscreen,

and that's not something that I'm used to,

so let me see if I could incorporate it

into my content.

Hi, can we get two caramel Frappuccinos

with extra whipped cream.

All right, next outfit.

An iced coffee, black, two shots of espresso.

Good enough.

Oh, fudge!

That was what we were trying to avoid.

...I please get a hot matcha latte,

and I actually brought my own mug,

if you wanna put it in here.

Whatever happens in the challenges,

I'm gonna use that to reflect my posts.

I'm just gonna lean into that

so we can at least seem relevant.

What's going on, y'all?

Obé Silue here, aka Slice,

and this is my first showcase.

I'm bringing the storytelling aspect.

You know, I'm absolutely obsessed

with storytelling of all sorts.

So I mean, for me, once I can create that story,

once I can create that underlying theme of the story,

all the rest will fall into place.

My showcase post idea

is to create an introductory video about me

that is kind of funny,

but fast-paced.

Something that, you know,

the audience will look at and not daze off somewhere.

That's... green this.

I'm in front of a green screen!

You idiot!

So, I just realize I was filming

in front of a green screen with all green outfits.

I wore a green hoodie too? I wore all green.

But I don't think any of these clips are gonna be useable

because it's just gonna be a blank body

and a floating head.

In front of a green screen.

I don't deserve to be here.

I have to redo all my clips, obviously,

and I'm not sure I'm going to finish on the deadline.

Good afternoon. It is I, your uncle,

Uncle Joe.

You know, in all the videos and everything that I work on,

I absolutely pour my heart and soul into it.

A little 30-second video sometimes takes me

18 hours to edit.

Just wanna say hello, how are you doing?

I'll stay up till the sun goes up and down,

just because I can see the vision.

And when it doesn't match what's on the screen,

I can't hit export.

That's enough.

Be a lion. Be a lion.

I wanted to show my talents,

show my personality.

I always like to be very positive,

have a positive outlook, I'm very optimistic.

Kooky, offbeat, over the top, fun.

So, I decide I'm gonna do a dating profile.

I'm not gonna say that I'm trying

to get dates out of this or have people slide into my DMs,

but I'm also not not trying

to have people slide into my DMs.

No green screen.

All right, round two.

It looks like everybody is completely done

with their videos, and I'm essentially reshooting

and reediting everything from start to finish.

And it is really, really challenging my abilities

as a content creator.

Hey, what's up?

Can I please get a matcha latte?

I'm done filming, I guess.

As I'm editing the showcase post,

I'm realizing it actually feels a little bit more natural,

and it feels a little bit like me.

-

- Whoo. - Okay.

-

Get the hair right. Okay.

Hi, guys.

Just finished making my first post.

I feel good about my post.

Feelings now are... going a little bit crazy.

I'm nervous.

I can't believe I did it.

That was insane. It was down to the wire.

I think it's a great way for people to get to know me

and where I'm from,

and that was kind of my goal with it.

I think I overthought the competition.

I was seeing what everyone else was doing,

all of the tools and equipment they were utilizing,

and so I thought I had to step it up a little bit more.

So, when the whole green screen debacle happened,

I kind of panicked.

But when I ended up redoing all of my footage,

it felt more like me.

It felt like me just in my bedroom

making my silly videos like I normally do.

I'm just gonna say I'm proud.

I really don't wanna go home.

There's so much I wanna learn here,

and experience, and just be around.

Everybody here is so amazing.

There's a lot of content going on,

and I think for me, that's how I'm gonna be able

to stand out, that's gonna be my separator,

is truly to show exactly what's going on right here,

'cause it's absolutely crazy inside of there.

So, I'm super excited to post it.

Here we go!

Posted.

And we're posted.

Ooh!

Okay. It's posted.

And, posted. Woo-hoo-hoo!

Come on. Come on!

Now that the creators have posted their videos

to the VersusGame platform,

it will be up to the millions of followers online

to watch, react, and ultimately decide

which influencer they really love

and which influencer they think should be going home.

There they are!

You guys look so good.

Oh my gosh, are you kidding?

Wow, you guys look amazing.

Thank you. - All right, so this week,

it was all about the unexpected wow-factor.

You guys worked with Skittles, created some amazing content.

But right now, it's all about your showcase post.

Come on, come on.

This is where you guys took everything

that you learned this week,

made an original piece of content,

and has been shared with the VersusGame universe.

This platform has millions of fans,

and you were instructed to also try to get

as many of your followers to engage and vote for you.

And the results are in.

It's that time, it's that time.

I just got the-- I just got goosebumps.

- I'm shaking over here. - I just got goosebumps.

So, the contestant with the lowest engagement or votes

is on the chopping block.

I'm personally ready to see these results.

What about you guys?

Angelina.

Your team lost the challenge this week.

How are you feeling about your showcase post?

First off, we lose, but we are not losers,

so I feel so good to be with the team that I had.

All right, Angelina, let's see your showcase post.

Come on, girl.

DIY queen.

Okay, the transition.

Wow!

Girl!

The jacket, are you kidding me?

I feel like you really put your personal style

not just on the video, but also your outfit,

and I could really see who you were.

And that was, like, really inspiring.

- Thank you so much. - So, really good job.

That was so good.

Fashion's really important to me.

I feel like it shows who you are inside,

so I really wanted to showcase that.

Good job. That was amazing.

All right, Zack?

Ooh!

You're blushing! Are you nervous?

It's okay, I'm nervous for you.

- Are you ready? - I'm definitely very nervous.

- Okay. - I'm so ready to see it.

So, let's see it.

-

- Nice. - Wow!

- Okay, first of all, concept? - Thank you.

I really love just all the overall effort

that you put into it, I think that's what being an influencer

and posting on social media, I think really separates you

is when you're willing to put in the extra work.

Thank you.

- All right, Obé. - Uh-oh.

Uh-oh!

- Are you ready? - I'm ready.

- I'm ready, born ready. - Yes, I love it.

Well, let's look at your showcase post

when we come back.

Gotcha.

Welcome back to "Follow Me."

All right, you guys, let's get back into it.

You guys have been giving it your all

in the ultimate competition.

Obé, you ready to go?

Of course. Let's do it, let's do it.

Obé, let's check it out.

What's going on, y'all? Obé Silue here, aka Slice,

and this is my first showcase.

Everybody always wants to know,

"Obé, how do you have so much energy?"

So, for me, it's better that I show you than tell you.

Let's go.

I'm sorry.

First of all...

Um, what can't you lift?

I mean, look, you know,

there's a lot of flexing going on,

but that's me, that's my energy

every day, 365.

What you see there is what you're gonna get.

Well, thank you so much for bringing it,

'cause so many people can connect with that.

Thank you, thank you.

Thank you guys, thank you, thank you, thank you.

All right, Olivia!

I have seen you change your wardrobe

like 100 times this week.

You're walking around in a new outfit all the time.

I pulled out my prom dress.

I love it. I love that.

I can relate. All right, Olivia,

let's see your showcase post this week.

Ow, ow, ow!

Girl, you were over here pretending you were nervous,

but you had so much confidence in that video.

- The poses. - Working on it, working on it.

She knew what she was doing.

I love your post, I think you did such a good job.

Do you feel happy with it?

Seeing it here, yes. I'm really happy with it, yeah.

Yay!

- - All right, Eric!

Whoo, come on, come on.

So, what can we expect in your showcase post this week?

Yeah, so this is a little dive, sort of in my mind.

All right, Eric, let's see what you got.

Every single day, my job is to do the impossible.

Your job is to believe that I can't.

We can, we will, we must.

Wow.

The inspirational route, I love it.

Super empowering, and I love that you said

it was like kind of a dive

- in your mind. - Yeah.

And I think that that's something

that we all can struggle with day to day,

is like, having that motivation to do what we love

and to chase our dreams.

Thank you very much. Yeah, I think if we're able

to show kind of everyone, like what's possible

within our own inspirations,

you can obviously reach your dreams

- going at this, so. - That was amazing, thank you.

Thank you, thank you, guys.

Beautiful body.

All right, Jacy, are you ready?

Yes! I think so.

So, in the challenge this week, I saw you really took control.

So, do you feel like you had a real handle

on your showcase post this week?

I think I almost had too much control.

I wanted to go with the wow-factor

and really utilize all the equipment

and technology that was here, and kind of match

some of the energy of everybody else.

I ran into a lot of technical difficulties doing that.

I kind of let the stress of the competition

get to me, comparing myself to others.

Halfway through, I ended up having to start completely over.

But in doing so,

it felt like I was filming again in my bedroom.

I feel it-- I feel like it feels more authentically me,

- the final video. - Nice.

All right, Jacy, let's check out your video.

Here are my coffeeshop orders based on my mood.

May I please do just an iced vanilla latte with oat milk?

Hi there, may I please get a cappuccino

and a chocolate croissant?

Oh, you don't have those?

Just a blueberry muffin's fine.

Can I please get just a hot matcha latte?

And I actually brought my own mug,

if you wanna just put it in here.

Hi, can I please get an iced coffee black,

two shots of espresso, your Wi-Fi password,

and the code to the bathroom.

I might be here a while.

What?!

Okay.

Oh my goodness. Girl, I love it.

That was just so cool, and I feel like

that's what people wanna see when they're scrolling online,

is like, stuff that can make them smile,

or make them laugh, or that they can relate to.

Thank you so much, I appreciate that advice,

because throughout this competition,

I'm reminding myself to just stick to what I know,

and stick to the content that I like to produce.

And in the end, it's gonna turn out okay,

so I really appreciate you saying that.

Congrats, 'cause that was amazing.

Nice job.

All right, Julia, how are you feeling?

- A little nervous? - I'm a little nervous,

but I'm good, I'm ready.

I think I'm doing really well.

I mean, I'm very focused.

In the video today, I wanted to kind of get the audience

to get to know me better,

so I did something that was deeply personal to me,

and to do with where I'm from.

Ooh, I'm excited.

All right, Julia, let's see that post.

Aw.

Ooh!

Wow!

What a cool way to, like, tell us about you

without it feeling like you're telling us about you.

Thank you, yeah, I mean, I tried

to incorporate everything about me,

because I do think I have a little bit

of a unique story, I guess, being from those places

that aren't so typical.

And I love just educating everyone

about what you can find there,

or things typical of those nationalities.

I love that. Well, amazing job.

I thought it was so, so good.

Thank you.

So, we've seen some amazing posts tonight.

But a few players could be on the chopping block.

And then, there was Joe.

Did you have better fan engagement

and votes than the rest of the contestants?

Are you safe or going home?

Could it be the chopping block?

All right, Joe, let's take a look

at your showcase post, when we come back.

Welcome back to "Follow Me."

You guys are an amazing group of competitors.

You guys have been absolutely crushing it this week.

You guys have worked with experts, celebrities,

and obviously have had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

to work with Skittles.

You guys have made such amazing content already,

but now comes down to this.

You've uploaded your 30-second showcase post

on VersusGames, told your fans

and the millions of users to vote for you.

All right, Joe, how are you feeling this week?

Feel pretty good. Feel pretty damn good.

- Nice confidence. - Yeah.

- We love it. - Usually, most of the stuff

I post is six hours long, so today was a big deal

for me to cut it down to 30 seconds.

And hopefully, you know, I did what I needed to do.

All right, Joe, let's take a look at your showcase post.

Oh!

Hey, it's me, your uncle, Uncle Joe.

And I'm very excited to have you guys join me

and my friends these coming weeks

as we explore ourselves, our minds,

our bodies, and our souls.

And let us...

Okay, okay.

Coming through with that personality.

Like, when I watch someone on social media,

like, being able to connect

and feel like you have a friend is just so awesome.

And I think you really did that here.

- So, how do you feel about it? - I'm your uncle now.

Uncle Joe. You're everyone's uncle.

That's my uncle. That's my uncle.

My man, my man.

All right, so are you guys a little nervous

to know what happens next?

Terrified, trembling.

Well, although the fans have spoken,

here's the twist.

- Twist? - I don't wanna know!

What does that mean?

This first episode, we just can't bear the idea

of sending someone home.

- Oh my God! - Let's go!

Good news!

I couldn't bear to see you guys go home, I swear.

Now we can breathe. Now we can breathe again.

I just physically felt tension leave the room,

so that's good.

I've been holding my breath for the past hour.

But from here on out, that is not the case.

This week, you are all safe, but get to work.

- Say less. - Noted.

Because somebody is gonna get eliminated

every week from this point on.

And one of you will be crowned the champion of season one

of "Follow Me" and walk out of here

$50,000 richer.

So, thank you so much to Skittles,

and also thank you so much to you guys.

Get some rest, and get ready to get back to work.

Thank you!

I'm Bethany Mota, and I will see you all

on the next episode of "Follow Me."