Monday: Enlightenment Ideal Reveal
- The HouseAuthors are told which of the Enlightenment Ideals the Head Thinker Challenge will be focusing on.
Tuesday: Head Thinker Challenge
- The HouseAuthors reveal their stance/viewpoint/beliefs on the Ideal of the Week. They debate one another, and Julianna decides on a winner. The winning HouseAuthor becomes the Head Thinker for the week, and is safe from decapitation.
Wednesday: Guillotine Ceremony
- The Head Thinker chooses two HouseAuthors to be put on the Guillotine, and reveals their decision in front of everybody.
Thursday: Power of Reason Challenge
- The HouseAuthors compete in a randomize challenge in order to win the coveted Power of Reason.
Friday: Power of Reason Ceremony
- The winner of the Power of Reason Challenge can choose to save one of the two HouseAuthors which were placed on the Guillotine. If they choose to do so, the Head Thinker will immedatly choose one of the remaining HouseAuthors to go on the Guillotine instead.
Saturday: Voting + Decapitation
- With the exception of the Head Thinker and the two HouseAuthors up for decapitation, all HouseAuthors enter the Diary Room and cast their vote for who they want to be decapitated. The HouseAuthor with the most votes is evicted from the house, and is then interviewed by Julianna before leaving.