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Season 5 Episode 8 - "New Faces, New Threats" - The Floor - Live Discussion Thread - Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST

Last time... two titans, Taj and Kristen were deposed from the game in huge unexpected upsets, and new faces ended up reigning the floor, ultimately ending with a split of the money. But can they hold on to their turf? Who will be next to reign over the floor?

Episode Description:

With the Territory Freeze locked in and players established, new contenders come in, shaking The Floor, changing everything. Fresh faces storm the game with zero fear and zero hesitation to tear up the rulebook. Veterans claim their place, but everyone is hungry and will do whatever it takes to win.

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Over the last 7 weeks, the territory freeze made players clamor for control, but in the end, Eric was the one who prevailed to earn it. Will friendships compromise strategy again? Will old players return? And where will the game go as the field falls below 40 and the floor begins to stress, as options begin to run out.

Tonight we go from 42 to 34, and the floor (and randomizer) starts closing in on everyone.

"Until all of you play, he can't be challenged" - Rob Lowe

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u/Fun818long — 1 day ago

Unacceptable.

This is NOT PO, voiced by Jack Black! This is his father, who is voiced by Bryan Cranston. I don't know how they made this mistake, but it's absolutely unacceptable on this high quality program.

u/Tonsdooby — 1 day ago

Check out my sweet hat!

My wife works at a television station that is a Fox affiliate. She brought this home for me today. I love it!

u/Business-Drag52 — 1 day ago

The Floor mini 3D lay of the land - S5 E8

Color code: dark blue = single square, yellow = largest piece, silver = Time Boost, medium blue = any other multi-square territory, lavender border = frozen

Congrats to Ren on $20K!

u/IllNarwhal189 — 1 day ago

Can’t find link

Just as a rule for next time, Can someone please post links to the episodes of the Floor Australia BEFORE you post the final end result? Because I can’t find the link to watch the Season 2 finale anywhere and I tried that Russian website again and it won’t come up.

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u/No-Evidence2967 — 1 day ago

The producers love milking the Eric drama, it seems.

As most have said, this alliance crap is annoying. The most annoying thing about it is Eric himself.

They chose a "villain" of the season I guess.

I am aware this is mostly for views, bc it's getting silly lmao. As it is, he feels like the guy that would leave flaming poop on your porch, cause a house fire accidentally, and run away.

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u/WhitCake — 2 days ago

Season 5, Episode 8 Predictions

These are predictions, AI. With Eric having the Territory Freeze (🙄), I have no idea what's gonna happen to the rest of the game except the fact that the alliance is gonna fall apart quickly, which they should've done last episode.

PREDICTIONS

Morgan vs Steven in Renaissance Faire. Morgan lost and Steven inherits Global News.

Tracy vs Victor in Nuts & Seeds. Tracy lost and Victor inherits World Religions.

Lauren (Soap Operas) vs Kyle in Voice Actors. Kyle lost.

Demetria vs Kayleigh in U.S. Abbreviations. Demetria lost and Kayleigh inherits Barbershop.

Carlo vs Steven in Global News. Carlo lost and Steven inherits Celebrity Siblings.

Dexter vs Anthony in Action Heroes. Dexter lost and Anthony inherits Festivals.

Anthony vs Ren in Arithmetic. Anthony lost and Ren inherits Festivals.

Ren vs Steven in Celebrity Siblings. Steven lost.

Ren wins the 20k with 22 pieces of the Floor.

Out of all of my predictions, I doubt the Arithmetic one is gonna happen.

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u/BusyAmphibian8963 — 2 days ago

Episode 8 predictions?

There is normally a post with predictions- im newer to this sub and following with significant interest this year. What is everyone's thoughts on what is going to happen tomorrow- From the trailer looks like we might see some new players trying to shake things up?

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u/mikehh — 3 days ago