Transparent 5

## Notes

### Family Matter twist

Transparent 5's casting revolved around relatives of previous Trasparent contestants; alumni were asked to provide casting with contact information for interested members of their families. Additionally, casting requested that finalists without alumni relatives put forth relatives of their own into the casting process.

### Secret Sanctuary twist

On Day 6, contestants were tasked with voting for a contestant they wished to send to the Secret Sanctuary. The four contestants with the highest number of votes – Drew, Matt, Melody and Rod – were all sent to the Secret Sanctuary until after the first Exile on Day 8. As a result, they were immune from Exile but could not vote.

Following the aforementioned vacation of the Secret Sanctuary, Exiled contestants during the first two weeks of the game were sent to the Secret Sanctuary instead of fully eliminated. Multiple Double Exiles occurred throughout this time as to populate the Sanctuary. On Day 16, after six contestants had been sent to the Sanctuary, an audience vote was opened; the three Sanctuary inhabitants with the most votes would return to the house, while the three contestants not returning leaving the game for good.

### Ride or Die twist

Beginning on Day 14, the contestants in the Transparent 5 house played the game in pairs, known as "Ride or Dies." All rewards, punishments and Exiles would be given to pairs as opposed to individuals for the duration of the twist. Contestants still voted individually at Exiles, but cast their votes for pairs to be Exiled. Power to choose who one paired up with was granted to contestants via an audience vote, with the contestant receiving the most votes (& their Ride or Die) being immune for the entire duration of the twist. Hazel won this vote with 19% of the vote, nearly beating Thayne's 18%, and chose Drew as her partner.

Upon the Sanctuary returnees' move back into the Transparent house, Melody, who had received the highest percentage of the Sanctuary vote with 28%, was allowed to choose her Ride or Die. She chose Cyril, and Krys was informed that a new contestant would be arriving shortly to be her Ride or Die. The twist concluded on Day 25 following Connor & Thayne's Exile.

### Pearl & Lester's departure

On Day 21, results from a routine Covid-19 test led to changes in Transparent 5's production. All cast members were tested after crew members tested positive. Positive test results disqualified contestants Pearl Martin and Lester Bostic from competing further. Additionally, Janine Tiziano, a 62-year-old physical media collector set to enter the house that day to be Krys' Ride or Die, also tested positive and was unable to enter the house. As a result of these 3 tests, already-sequestered intruders Connor, Felicia and Katya (from *Synergy Skirmish*) entered the house on Day 22 as replacements. They were randomly assigned partners out of the three solo contestants.

### Day 59 Exile

On Day 58, in place of a traditional vote, contestants were informed that the imminent Exile would not only be a Double Exile, but take place via a Safety Chain, first seen on *Transparent 4*. In order to determine who would start the Safety Chain, days prior, contestants were tasked with voting on a fellow contestant to receive the "ultimate opportunity." Matt and Erika received the most votes, and on Day 59, Matt won the "ultimate opportunity" competition and was told he must immediately start the Safety Chain. Following the Exile, Matt was informed that he had also won a pass to the Final and could not be Exiled.