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Ink Master

Season 5 E 9 • 10/28/2014

Canvases sit for their first tattoos, and the artists battle head-to-head to create an interlocking elimination tattoo.

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The artists design tattoos for breast cancer survivors, and the artists are tasked with a convention-style coverup challenge.

The artists and judges reflect on their experiences during the season, Kyle Dunbar confronts Chris Nunez, and America's votes are tallied to crown a new Ink Master.

Inking with the Enemy

Competing for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master, 18 rival artists are forced to ink with their enemy.

Actor Joe Manganiello joins as a guest judge in a semi-nude Flash Challenge, and rivalries flare as the artists struggle through a pinup Elimination Tattoo.

Two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had, and the artists create complex ornamental-style Elimination Tattoos.

The artists head to Wall Street for a cutthroat Flash Challenge, and canvases sit for traditional Japanese geisha tattoos.

The artists team up to create artwork by sandblasting glass, and the pressure is on during an animal-style Elimination Tattoo.

The artists are given 12 hours to complete a glute tattoo, one artist faces a medical emergency, and things heat up when the artists must complete one another's tattoos.

The artists must complete a tag-team American traditional tattoo, and the judges leave it up to the artists to put one of their teammates on the chopping block.

The artists must scrimshaw a walrus oosik in the Flash Challenge, a difficult canvas jeopardizes an artist's spot in the competition, and artist Aaron Cain is a guest judge.

Canvases sit for their first tattoos, and the artists battle head-to-head to create an interlocking elimination tattoo.

The artists must use blood to test their gradation skills in the Flash Challenge, and guest judge Tommy Montoya goes head-to-head with the artists in the Elimination Tattoo.

The artists tattoo residual limbs in the Flash Challenge, canvases sit for spine tattoos, and Josh causes a controversy that jeopardizes his spot in the competition.

The artists fight for an opportunity to design a tattoo for NFL star DeAngelo Williams in honor of his late mother, and one canvas struggles through a head tattoo.

Painstaking Portraits

The artists team up to design limited-edition headphones, family members get the same portrait during the Elimination Tattoo, and artist Tim Hendricks is a guest judge.

Tattoo artists Mike Rubendall, Rose Hardy and Nikko Hurtado join as guest judges, and the artists are tasked with a grim reaper-themed Elimination Tattoo.

The final four artists design tattoos for blank human canvases as they battle it out for a spot in the finale and a shot at the title of Ink Master.

All 18 artists return to dish about their rivalries, the final three artists reveal their 35-hour back pieces, and one artist is crowned the new Ink Master.

Apprentices and masters put their relationships on the line as they face off in a head-to-head Flash Challenge, and the judges level the playing field with blind critiques.

Oliver's mentor Richard Stell joins as a guest judge to critique American traditional-style tattoos, and a twist puts the power in the hands of the artists.

The artists team up to tattoo underwater ocean scenes on the backs of their canvases' hands, and a stained-glass tattoo sparks an explosive elimination.

The artists are paired up randomly and must ink interlocking hand tattoos of an epic Kraken battle. Will they weather the storm?

Teams of two are formed when the artists draw skulls randomly to determine their fate. St. Marq hounds his partner as the clock winds down.

Miami and St. Marq impress the judges with their kraken tattoo while Kruseman is infuriated with his partner’s lack of skill, possibly costing him the challenge.

The artists put in their last drops of ink, tattooing a mythical sea monster battle on human canvases’ hands. The judges finally get to critique the pieces.

Miami was totally thrown off by having to do a stained glass tattoo, but in the end, also missed the fundamentals in the eyes of the judges.

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