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8 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 90 mins
As the third season begins, the contestants enter Solitary two by two and must fight for their very existence from the moment they arrive. Two won't make it through the episode.
Episode 2
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 60 mins
The test facing their eight remaining contestants has more than 40,000 possible solutions. They also must face 40 painful "Flesh Clips."
Episode 3
Sat, Jan 31, 2009 60 mins
Val's "Flesh Clip" treatment concludes, leaving the contestants battered and bruised. Their nerves are further tested by dozens of snapping mousetraps, and one contestant unravels before an aromatic final assault renders them all senseless.
Episode 4
Sat, Feb 7, 2009 60 mins
One guest is eliminated after a showdown, and a microscopic message has them all speaking in tongues before they devour a feast of cruel confections.
Episode 5
Sat, Feb 14, 2009 60 mins
Val's mind games force the contestants to question their sanity before a gruesome test makes animals of them all. Two earn freedom and a trip to "Club Val," while the other three are brought to their knees, literally.
Episode 6
Sat, Feb 21, 2009 60 mins
Two contestants break down and two bulk up to win a suffocating test. Then, a new "Valphabet" teaches that "P" is for "Painful" and "Q" is for "Quit."
Episode 7
Sat, Feb 28, 2009 60 mins
The final three contestants attend their own funerals after building coffins. Later, Val spins a spine-tingling treatment that leaves two lives hanging in the balance.
Episode 8
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 60 mins
The conclusion to Val's relentless experiment (and the Season 3 finale) begins with one contestant falling from grace. Then, the final two go head-to-spinning-head in an "a-maze-ing" test that gives one an advantage in the electrifying final treatment.