We are genuinely surprised this doesn't happen more often on The Masked Singer.
In this week's episode, the stakes are higher than ever—or at least higher than they were last week—and the pressure seems to have gotten to one of the contestants. Pressure plus the heat from studio lights is simply a lethal combination when you're covered head to toe in a heavy costume, and it's about to bring this Crab to a boil.
E! News has exclusive footage of what goes down on Wednesday, which you can watch below. In the clip, Crab finishes a high-energy performance and is about to face the panel, but then, something is wrong.
"I gotta take a break," he yells. "I gotta take this off."
Last season, the same thing happened to Mickey Rourke, and he took his mask off right there on stage. This time, Crab manages to get off the stage first, and narrowly avoids a premature unmasking.
As for whether it will be Crab who has to take off his mask the normal way, that remains to be seen.
Watch the clip below!
Crab only entered the competition last week as the wildcard contestant, sending Grandpa Monster/Logan Paul home. He'll compete this week against Black Swan, Chameleon, Piglet and yet another wildcard contestant in the Group B finals. Whoever moves on from there will join the Super 8, while one celebrity will be unmasked.
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Despite a clue package filled with Bachelor references, the Piglet seemed much more likely to be a boy bander. He sounded an awful lot like Nick Lachey, and his clues revealed that the world has seen his heart break, which we all did after the demise of his TV show with ex-wife Jessica Simpson.
Panelists guessed Adam Lambert, Liam Hemsworth and Charlie Puth, but none of those were quite right.
Black Swan is clearly a fantastic singer who says she got caught up under a spell and hypnotized by a Hollywood deal she couldn't resist. She ended up being JoJo, who struggled under her original record deal for years before finally breaking free of it.
The panelists, who have often guessed JoJo in the past, went with Anya Taylor Joy and Camila Cabello.
The Chameleon is clearly a tall man and there were references to a "pit" and 007, which makes perfect sense for Wiz Khalifa. He's 6'4" and he's from Pittsburgh. He also has a thing for pitbulls, and has a song called "James Bong."
Guesses included Redfoo, Diplo and even Nick Cannon, which would admittedly be a great trick.
The Yeti was a wildcard contestant in week six, and his clues said he came from a place where a lot of people become monsters, but a group of "warrior women" raised him to be an abominable gentleman.
The Russian Dolls are baffling. At first there appeared to be one, then a second appeared, and now there are three! They sound exactly like Hanson, and if they're not Hanson, we will eat a shoe. (No we won't.) (Update: We did not have to eat a shoe.)
Panel guesses have included Lady Antebellum, Boyz II Men, Vanessa Hudgens, Darren Criss, Matthew Morrison and Kevin McHale.
According to his clues, the Robopine got a call from an angel that changed his life, and now he's on a new mission that no one can touch. He claimed to be 60, but none of the panelists believed him. He's clearly got a voice and some major talent, and if we're agreed that he's lying about his age, Tyrese Gibson could be a solid choice. MC Hammer is actually in his late 50s and would also make sense.
Guesses included Ginuwine, Jamie Foxx and Lionel Richie.
Crab arrived as a wildcard in week four and revealed himself to be a talented singer, though his past was marked with a lot of tragedy. He wanted to stand up and be a star "again" and let the light back in.
After the Super Eight performances, he was revealed to be Bobby Brown.
Seashell moved around with her family for most of her childhood, and has worn a lot of hats. If you ask the internet, it's Tamera Mowry and it's hard to disagree.
Panel guesses included Hilary Duff, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jessica Simpson. Ken Jeong tried to guess Kristen Chenoweth and was praised by the rest of the panel, but she has one of the most recognizable voices in showbiz so we're not sure where he was going with that.
The Orca joined as a Wildcard in week three and quickly proved his rockstar chops. He revealed he has 10-year-old twins and was performing for his dad, and he was eventually revealed to be Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath.
Never has a Masked Singer reveal annoyed us so. They spent a whole episode making us think we were going to get a regular unmasking, and then Niecy Nash hijacked the vote to unmask...the regular host of the show, Nick Cannon. How very irritating!
Whoever Grandpa Monster is, he's got a past he's trying to shake and he hates looking back on his younger days because he's done so much growing. Alarmingly, the two prevailing guesses online are Logan Paul and O.J. Simpson. The voice sounds way more like the latter.
The panel guessed Scott Disick, Johnny Manziel and the Miz.
Once you know the Raccoon is Danny Trejo, you can't unhear it. There was also a donut in his first clue package, which should have been a dead giveaway for the actor-turned-donut seller.
Few masked singers have been quite as obvious as the Phoenix, who simply could not escape from Caitlyn Jenner's voice and mannerisms. She's been on TV too long to stay a mystery for very long at all.
We are still shook by this, TBH. The first unmasked singer of season five turned out to be Kermit the Frog, who is a muppet. Sure, he's a prolific star of movies and TV shows, but he is also still a puppet. Baffling!
The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox