Episode
Forged in Fire: Judges Takeover: Doug Marcaida
Overview
Four smiths recreate a weapon from the mind of judge Doug Marcaida; the remaining two must recreate the Supersized Kortada.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 33
- Air date
- 2021-12-08
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Judges Takeover: Doug Marcaida is Episode 33 in Season 8 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2021-12-08. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 32: Armed Forces Tournament Finale
On the finale of the Armed Forces Tournament, the four surviving smiths will face off to determine who wins it all. In the first rounds, they're challenged to make military-style weapons out of an old bazooka. After a round of testing more intense than boot camp, the worthiest smiths return home to make the ultimate military weapon--the Ames Cavalry Sword. Which smith will take home the $10,000 and rise to the highest rank of Forged in Fire Armed Forces Tournament champion?
Episode 34: Young Guns Challenge
Four of the youngest champions return to turn trampolines and skateboards into knives; the remaining two must recreate the legendary German Longsword.
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Episode 35: Judges Takeover: Ben Abbott
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Episode 30: Armed Forces Tournament Part 1
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Episode 36: The Dark Side
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Episode 37: Judges Takeover: J Neilson
Four smiths must create blades from the mind of J. Neilson; the remaining two must recreate the Maguindanao Kris.
Episode 28: The Terrifying Tuareg Takoba
Four smiths turn a pile of rusty old nails into a pristine knife. After their weapons are hammered in testing, the two surviving competitors return home to recreate the terrifying North African Tuareg Takoba. When they return to the forge, another brutal round of tests will determine which smith really hit the nail on the head and will win $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire Champion.
Episode 38: Damascus 500
Smiths hit the fast track in a race to make a Damascus blade with the highest layer count.
Episode 27: Forge of Fear
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Episode 39: Judges Takeover: Dave Baker