Top 10 Best Game Changer Episodes

As you might have guessed from the title, “Second Place” was unique in that the aim of the game wasn’t to come in first, but in second. Succeed enough to be better than one, but not enough to be better than the other in order to earn points. This was quite a hilariously maddening episode as Brennan, Oscar, and Ally all desperately tried to do the bare minimum. The best part of the show, though, was the dance challenge where each contestant had to create a dance. Brennan’s complete sabotage against Oscar was wonderfully savage. Dance is a sin!!

For this kind of episode, Sam was right to bring on brainiacs like Siobhan, Mike, and Ify as it had us scratching our heads for a minute. “Deja Vu” saw our contestants trapped in a time loop as the episode reset after a certain point several times. However, Sam and the crew devised it in a way to where every problem had slight alterations made to trip everyone up. Before you knew it, you could quote the entire episode just from the first watch. It was clever in its execution, and despite the repetition, this was an episode we’d gladly watch on repeat. Just wait until the video is over before you start reciting the “Wenis” song.

Now, this was a really interesting episode as it was not a normal show for “Game Changer”. (Then, again, what is a normal episode of “Game Changer”?) On the surface, it’s a simple premise: Rekha, Jess, and Luke must simply not cry. It isn’t until midway through that it starts feeling like an episode unfairly picking on Jess until her fiance shows up. Turns out Jess and her significant other were unable to have their wedding during the COVID-19 pandemic. With this episode being made as the world slowly shifted out of the pandemic, Sam and the crew arranged a mock wedding with everyone reading heartwarming letters to Jess. It was honestly one of the sweetest gestures we have ever seen on television.

One thing you’d learn from recent seasons of “Game Changer” is that the crew really loves game shows of all kinds. There was a “Newlyweds Game” episode, a “Deal Or no Deal” episode, and yes, an entire TWO episodes based on “Survivor”. Of course, all of this was done without an island and excruciating survival and physical challenges. This was where “Game Changer” contestants got to really flex their improv comedy muscles, and everyone was at the top of their game consistently. As expected, alliances were formed, and alliances betraying those alliances were formed. It was alliance-ception! If you’re a “Survivor” fan, you’ll definitely enjoy this spin on the show.

“Sam Says” is exactly what the title of the episode implies - do what Sam says for you to do. It’s the same concept across three separate episodes, but each with different permutations of contestants. From Sam’s choice of words to the entertaining prompts contestants are given, there is almost no time to breathe between the laughs. Sharing workplace gossip, de-escalating a random fight, Honestly, it makes “Simon Says” seem a lot more fun to play than some of us probably did in school. But if you want to know which “Sam Says” goes completely off the rails, it’s the third one.

We have to give a special shoutout to “Make Some Noise” for helping kickstart the show, “Make Some Noise” (perhaps a list for another day). But of the more performance-based improv episodes, “Noise Boys” puts us in an uncontrollable fit of laughter ever viewing. Brennan, Zac, and Josh are all given some ridiculous prompts to act out from becoming a wereturkey to a simple conversation between two Scotsmen. But the best bits from this episode were the video call with awful Wifi and the convict completely destroying his lawyer’s closing remarks. If you haven’t already, you NEED to watch this one!

On the surface, this does look like a simple game of “Bingo” with trivia questions. Get the question right, get a ball drawn, first to get a bingo wins. But knowing Sam, there is something more sinister at play here. Unbeknownst to Raph, Katie, and Brennan, another trio of contestants are watching each competitor for their own game of bingo. …And unbeknownst to them, a third set of contestants is watching their move in their own game of bingo! What’s even more incredible is how the other two sets of contestants are manipulating the entire game for the sake of their own bingo boards. Ladies and gentlemen, Sam Reich and his team have assembled the most convoluted and brilliantly designed games of Bingo ever.

Do you like musicals? Because that is what this episode was all about! “The Official Cast Recording” caught all of us off guard as Sam almost immediately dives into a theatrical narration. Per Sam’s instructions, Zeke, Zach, and Jess must now put on an impromptu musical called “Mountport”. And honestly, this was the most impressive performance we’ve seen on “Game Changer”! The way each contestant sings along with pianist Scott Passarella’s music is astounding, especially when Sam starts giving them phrases to use during their numbers. To this day, we’re still listening to “Ticket to Nowhere”.

If you didn’t think Sam couldn’t be any more sadistic than he already is, well, you haven’t seen this episode. Sam has locked Siobhan, Brennan, and Lou inside of the greenroom. What transpires is total annihilation in an effort to escape and stop a timed explosive from going off before the hour is up. The anger is real as the cast verbally assaults Sam whenever the host makes a comment. Creative in setup, perfect in execution, “Escape the Greenroom” will forever be known as “Game Changer’s” best episode from Season Five…and it came super close to being the best ever. But which one stole number one?

Well, before we reveal our top pick, here are a few Honorable Mentions…

“Do I Hear $1?”
Behold, the Evils of Sam’s Money

“Name A Number”
This Game of Numbers Puts Everyone’s Skills to the Test!

The “Secret Samta” Episodes
A Chaotic Guessing Game of Presents and Punishments Puts Us in the Holiday Spirit

“As A Cucumber”
No Time to Think in This Episode, And It’s Thrilling Even on a Second Watch

“Beat the Buzzer”
The Mad Scramble to Buzz In First Was a Riot to Witness

This truly is the best episode of “Game Changer” to have ever aired, and it’s going to be hard for any episode to top it. The gimmick for “Yes Or No” was simple: contestants responded to Sam’s question with either a “yes” or a “no”. If only they knew what exactly Sam was having them answer. Surprisingly, Zac manages to guess it midway into the game, and not long after Ally figures it out, we get an insanely hilarious rant from Brennan Lee Mulligan. The whole episode was a means to make sure Brennan could never win. A game show dedicated to antagonizing a single contestant to the boiling point? Pure genius.

What’s your favorite “Game Changer” episode? Let us know down in the comments!