FOX Thingamajig in the “Season Two Premiere” episode of THE MASKED SINGER airing Wednesday, Sept. 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Season 2 of The Masked Singer premiered on Wednesday, September 25 at 8/7c on FOX. The two-hour episode featured the first round of celebrity clues, performances, guesses, and the first two unmaskings of the season.
The official synopsis for the premiere episode, entitled “Return of the Masks: Groups A & B,” teased “The first eight undercover celebrity singers face off against one another in head-to-toe costumes.”
The whole appeal of the show, ultimately, is to see which celebrities are performing behind their elaborate disguises. So, while it’s sad to see any characters eliminated from the competition, excitement mounted as the premiere revealed two celebrity identities:
BEWARE OF SPOILERS BELOW and stop reading now if you are not caught up on the season 2 premiere of The Masked Singer and don’t want to know which celebrities got unmasked.
The Egg Was Unmasked & the Celebrity Is…
OMG! The first unmasked singer is…#EggMask 🥚#TheMaskedSinger
Johnny Weir!
Weir is a two-time Olympic medalist for figure skating, TV host, and fashion designer, so the clues definitely added up. Numerous references were made to figure skating and “going gold,” and a sketch of a gown was also featured as a visual clue during the video clue package.
On the first night of competition for “Group A,” the Butterfly faced off against the Egg and the Thingamajig competed against the Skeleton. The Egg and Skeleton lost their head-to-head challenges, which meant they each had one last opportunity to stay in the competition in the “smackdown” round.
During the “smackdown” round, the Egg sang “One Way or Another” by Blondie, while the Skeleton sang “Hard to Handle” by The Black Crowes. The Skeleton won the smackdown, which meant the Egg was the first celebrity to be unmasked.
The Ice Cream Was Unmasked & the Celebrity Is…
He’s got game! #IceCreamMask is…🍦
Ninja!
Ninja is a professional gamer and Twitch star, which was embedded in his clues, especially that he performs for millions. The visual clue of “streamers” in his clue package pointed to his career as a professional streamer, and he also said that the dance move that his backup dancers did is a move that he is known for among his millions of fans and followers.
When it was Group B’s turn to compete, the Rottweiler faced off against the Lady Bug, and Ice Cream competed against The Tree.
The Lady Bug and Ice Cream lost their face-offs, which meant they had to perform again in the smackdown. The Ice Cream sang “Whip It” by Devo, while the Lady Bug chose to sing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar. Neither gave much away about their identities during the smackdown round, and none of the judges guessed that the Ice Cream’s identity was Ninja (although Nick Cannon said he knew that was who was behind the mask). Ken Jeong’s guess was the closest – he predicted the celebrity was gamer PewDiePie.
Tune in to new episodes of The Masked Singer season 2, Wednesday nights at 8/7c on FOX.