‘Ink Master’ season 3, episode 12 review: Tatu Baby makes finale with unfinished tattoo… seriously
We are down to the final four on “Ink Master” season 3, with Joey Hamilton, Tatu Baby, Jime Litwalk and Kyle Dunbar left competing for the title and the cash prize of $100,000. Who will be the final three going into the finale next Tuesday night? Let’s see how it all played out.
The flash challenge portion of the competition is gone, so this week the artists will be heading into a 9 hour tattoo marathon to show the judges why they deserve to be in the finale. The first part of the challenge will have the artists working on a design given to them by past guest judges to specifically target their weaknesses. Not only do they have 3 hours to complete the design, but they all have to work on the same canvas at the same time.
As soon as they are done their 3 hour challenge showing off their weaknesses they will move straight into 6 more hours where they get a canvas that is willing to let the artist tattoo any design they create anywhere they want. This is to showcase each artist at their best. We love that tonight gave us at home the chance to see the artists do designs they are the best and the weakest at to really compare the work side by side.
As we said in our weekly “Ink Master” 3 rankings this week, we are fairly certain that Kyle will be the fall guy that goes home tonight for production to ensure that Tatu Baby goes to the finale, but we can really only see either one of these two being the person that goes home tonight, with Joey and Jime as locks to go head to head for the prize. Were we right?
We were totally right, Kyle got the boot even though he had, in our opinion, better tattoos all season. He may not have been a stand out contender like Joey or Jime, but he’s been given some really tough pieces and managed to do well with all of them. What’s the worst part about this situation with Tatu Baby going into the finale is that her 3 hour tattoo wasn’t even finished, making this the third unfinished tattoo this season for her (she also had the garter belt and The Joker). She has been so uneven this season with her work, has landed in the bottom more often then an Ink Master should and has had three unfinished tattoos… did we also mention that she quit at one point as well? We are completely shocked that Kyle went home over Tatu Baby and at one point in the show tonight both Jime and Joey agreed that Kyle should be the one in the finale with them, not her.
The live finale on Tuesday is two hours long and starts at 9 p.m. on Spike TV, where we will see the last tattoos from the 3 finalists. They each have 35 hours (over a period of a few months past) to create a tattoo of their choice on their master canvas and it will be revealed on the live show. Also in the finale we will see two eliminated artists go head to head for a chance to come back for season 4 of “Ink Master”, so be sure to get your votes in now.
Do you think the right person went home tonight and are you happy with the finale three going into the finale next Tuesday night? If you haven’t heard the news yet about “Ink Master” being renewed for a fourth season just click here to read all about it.
Photo: Spike TV
tat1
October 9, 2013 @ 7:38 pm
Tatu baby could have one her tattoos are really badass
Tazorre
October 3, 2013 @ 1:00 am
Tattoo baby should of went home weeks ago. It’s bull.. At least she can’t come back next season…
Melmac
October 2, 2013 @ 8:11 pm
Let’s put things in perspective in regard to Katherine’s (Tatu Baby – I mistype it too much though so I’m using her real name) work:
1. She has had incompletes, but her work has been solid in most of them.
2. I call boloney on that Japanese tattoo being done – CORRECTLY and to their satisfaction – in three hours with all four of them using the same canvas. I think it was a way to just yell at her myself. (I’m not saying the work was good – it was average, but I smell a rotten fish).
3. First season winner Shawn – Black and White, incompletes and didn’t even truly USE color in the color challenge – saved each week, pulls out the ONE color tattoo in the final, wins. Scott last season – work about as average as Katherine’s, he’s saved, she’s eliminated to guarantee a win. Honestly, she should’ve been in the finals last year and won. That’s why she was voted back in – we ALL smelled the rotten baloney. This also however is reflected in her subpar work – they expect better of her and it is affecting her work.
Honestly, the winner has been a joke the past two years, and the non-winners have had a bit more success post-show.
I don’t think she’ll win, but I do think that people need to see a few other factors. She DID advance IMHO because of the artist choice canvas tattoo. Comparing it with Kyle’s, she won the edge.
Mike X
October 2, 2013 @ 7:36 pm
complete crap that tatu baby made it into the finale. Kyle deserved it. They gave it to her because she’s popular with fans – probably more because of her looks than her skills. No definitely because of her looks! Just wrong
Melmac
October 2, 2013 @ 8:12 pm
IMHO they also gave it to her to ensure she didn’t have a chance to enter the contest a third time. There are enough fans of hers out there she’d been given a third chance to try and compete (or at least made the dual over at least one other good artist).
brad1
October 2, 2013 @ 7:22 am
from a competition and personality stand point, definitely would have preferred kyle stay. baby may have more A’s in her report card, but she also has F’s and incompletes on top of being annoying most season. kyle’s been way more consistent with mostly B’s and a few C’s. not to mention coming off as a pretty decent guy all season.
that said, it’s worth remembering that from a production standpoint ratings and the dollars that come with them are always going to be a factor in how these shows play out. and like or dislike her(i leaned more toward dislike this season), tatu baby is the most talked about and well known person in this show’s brief history. so i can some what forgive her being in the finals. plus i am interested to see what she can do with all that time.
now if she wins, that would be bs and totally unforgivable. though i don’t think there’s a chance in hell that will happen…
Candy 362436
October 2, 2013 @ 11:11 pm
Candy 362436
I agree with many who think Tatu baby should have gone home along time ago! There were better artist’s sent home for less mistakes than her. This is her second time around and she kept dropping the ball. It is almost as if because she was voted back by America (NOT ME) that they kept her on. Again, there were many artist’s that should of stayed instead of “baby” as a women I would love to see a woman win, but not by the way she is. Seems fishy to me that she has made it so far?? Even she knew she should have gone and wasn’t doing well, makes you wonder doesn’t !!?? Also, I agree if “baby” wins that totally unforgivable!!
Auggie
October 2, 2013 @ 6:08 am
What a joke. Kyle got ripped off. Can the judges really have made this choice?
Theyll need new judges next season to get me to watch. Who wants to realize at the finale that its a joke!?
Alyse Rogers
October 2, 2013 @ 6:04 am
I am so flippin pissed that tattoo baby made it to the finale when all she’s been is consistently bad. All she has done all season is whine her way to the finale and I’m so sick and tired of seeing them give in to her cry baby ways.
Maria
October 2, 2013 @ 4:43 am
Tatu Baby should have gone home, can’t believe she’s still there when she hasn’t finished numerous tatoos… Feels rigged.
Melmac
October 2, 2013 @ 8:14 pm
To help out – past two winners:
Shawn – black and white ALL tattoos, including the color one (saved because I think of two yellow dots. He does a full color tattoo ONLY in the final (to show something new and different) he wins.
Scott – consistently near the bottom, should’ve been eliminated twice. Tatu Baby was FAR better than him, and it was clear even at final four (she was in the bottom with him) and HE’S saved (which is why the overwhelming win for her to return BTW). He wins with a less than perfect tattoo in comparison to Sarah.
Or in short – it’s been rigged since the get-go. If she wins, it’s just the title. The other artists will be better off knowing this fact of the first two winners.
Dianne
October 2, 2013 @ 4:28 am
Ink master is so neat just can’t wait for it to come on Tatu baby should have went home not fair at all . I have a messed up tattoo sure would like to get fixed