Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen

'''A kung-fu challenge comes to the set as the boys versus girls. One castmate must sabotage the teams, but fails. One castmate tries to form an alliance, while two others start to get over their conflict. The saboteur ruins the new friendship, and the winner gets a feast.'''

Plot
The episode starts with Beth and Courtney in the girl's trailer. Beth complains about how tired she is, while Courtney offers Beth a movie and snacks. Beth knows that Courtney just wants to form an alliance with her, which she does, so Beth refuses. Back at the boy's trailer, where Owen is sleeping and Harold and Duncan are in their bunks. Harold finds a group of snails in his bunk, courtesy of Duncan. Amongst the snails, he finds one that looks and sounds "just like" LeShawna. Harold names the snail "LeShawna Jr." and keeps it in a matchbox as he goes to sleep.

The next morning, the castmates wake up and find themselves in the wilderness at Camp Wawanakwa, according to Duncan. Then, Chris enters, doing stunts while being help up by wires. He then explains that the reward challenge will put the boys against the girls, and takes Owen out of the running for "skateboarding." Chris then tells the groups of two that they must choose one to be the trainer, and one to be the trainee. Then they will train for the next challenge. The competitors being to train, with Courtney training Beth and Duncan training Harold. They do so for part of the day, while Owen spies on the groups, as Chris told him to pick one group to help and one to sabotage. Then, Chris brings the groups together for the actual challenge, where Beth and Harold will be in robotic suits while Courtney and Duncan control them with joysticks. Owen then chooses to give both teams inside information, much to Chris' annoyance.

They then start the robot fight, in which the four competitors participate. Duncan and Harold end up winning, causing Beth to get slightly hurt in the process. She wakes up to Courtney and Owen trying to get her to come-to. Then, Chris explains that Duncan and Harold get to now compete against each other for the reward, while Courtney and Beth are on "kitchen duty" with Chef. Harold and Duncan are told that they will need to carry two glasses of water up a hill, and not spill them, in order to bring them to the Sasquatchanakwa kung-fu master, waiting at the top of the hill. Then, they will need to collect the Bonsai Tree and bring it back down the mountain in order to win the reward. Duncan and Harold being on their challenge, and climb up the hill. Eventually, they get incredibly tired and start helping one another out, as they believed that they could then split the reward. Owen came along with them, by orders of Chris, who is furious that the boys are getting along. He then threatens Owen with taking away the money he promised him; Chris told Owen to get Duncan and Harold against each other again. Owen attempts to, but it is in vain. Meanwhile, Courtney and Beth are on kitchen duty, and are attempting to manipulate one another. Chef also asks them to cut up live fish, which Beth is "allergic" to. Courtney allows Beth to use her PDA to call Brady.

At the same time, Duncan, Harold, and Owen have finished climbing up the cliff. Owen asks Harold about how much he misses LeShawna, and Duncan beings to laugh at LeShawna and insult her. Harold then gets angry and splashes Duncan with his water, and follows it by punching Duncan in the face. Then, Harold runs over to the Sasquatch at the top of the hill, dumps his water on the ground, and steals the Bonsai tree after beating up the Sasquatch, the Sasquatch then attacks Owen. Later, the cast is shown in the craft services tent. Beth and Courtney become "friends" and they decide to form an alliance together. Owen serves Harold the meal that Courtney and Beth made earlier, and eats some himself, before realizing that it is poisonous, then swells up and passes out. Harold then talks to "LeShawna Jr." and decides to let her go back to the wild, although he does not want to. Chris then signs off the episode.

Quotes

 * Beth: (in confessional) I've fallen for enough fake friendships to not fall for that. They lure you in with the promise of chocolate, and the next thing you know you're hyped up on coco-butter doing all their science homework! Never again!
 * Harold: (laughing) Come on Blanky! That tickles!(stops laughing) Wait a minute, blankets don't have souls. (screams and comes up covered in snails. Duncan laughs)

Duncan: When it stops being funny (in confessional) As in, never.
 * Harold: (to Duncan) Gosh! When will you stop making my life so brutal?

Duncan: Oh, boy.
 * Harold: Hey, check it out! This one snail, she sounds just like LeShawna.


 * Duncan: (to Chris) Wires?! I take back my 'whoa.'

Owen: What?! I would never ride something with wheels that small! Chris: Yes. you. would! Owen: Oh! You mean last night, last night, right...Yeah...I-uh-flagged a taxi and went into town to catch the skatepark...
 * Chris: Owen earned himself a penalty last night when he snuck off-set to go...(a skateboard lands in his hands) skateboarding.

Duncan: Which one's yours? Chris: (camera pans out to a lot full of cars) All of them!
 * Chris: (to Duncan) Can you make him wax my car too?
 * Harold: Lunch already? Duncan: It's a training exercise, you eat what you can catch. (takes off the cap of the platter he was serving, and bees swarm around Harold, who is giving a girly shriek) Duncan: (in confessional) How was I supposed to know the bees would swarm? It was supposed to be a lesson from Muhammad Ali, right? Flow like a butterfly; sting like a bee.


 * Duncan:(about Harold's punching) Is that the best you can do? Come on, Grandma! (brief pause) Did I mention I kissed LeShawna? Harold: Grrr...(punches a hole in the punching back and chokes Duncan) Duncan:(choking)'' Much better....


 * Courtney: (in confessional) If Owen is willing to help, maybe he'll join my alliance with Beth...you know, once Beth says yes. (upset) Why won't she say yes?!
 * Chris: And if you spill any of the sacred water from the cup you would wish you had a sacred cup.


 * Chris: (to Owen) What?! You're supposed to sabotage one of the teams, not be all "Nicey-McFairPants."


 * Harold: (while punching Beth) I'm. So. Sorry.


 * Chris: Is Beth still alive? Come on back and find out! (to off-screen) Medic!


 * Chris: It ain't called "Total Teamwork Action."


 * Owen: How do I break up this dynamic duo? They're so gosh darn... dynamic!
 * Harold:(about what LeShawna Jr. Said) Whoa! Did she just say kick his (Duncan's) butt?

Courtney: Go ahead and call him! After all, that's what FRIENDS do! They help each other with phones and ALLIANCES! (In Confessional) Look, I'll do anything to make this alliance happen! Of course Beth is trying to countermanipulate me,but that's OK because I'm counter-countermanipulating her! It's called a countertop. Hello! Beth: (Talking to "Brady") No. I miss you more. No. I miss you more! Of course you're still my googley googy floppety flop.
 * Beth: (While Courtney is attacked by fish) You're so lucky to have a PDA, it sure would be nice to talk to my sweetie Brady.


 * Sasquatch: (About Harold purposely spilling his water; in confessional; gruffly) Not cool!

Harold: Thank you, kind Geisha. Owen: (as he pours more soup for Harold) Mm-hmm. And I ;won't even eat until you're all full. Swearsies! (brief pause, takes a sip out of the pot of soup) Ooh, tastes like poisonous (starts to bloat as his voice gets lower) blowfish! (collapses)
 * Owen: More Kung-Fu Noodle Soup, Master?
 * Courtney: Are we having a knife fight?
 * Beth:  Well..Uh.. I guess if it wasn't Courtney this would be really hard to do, but since it is, I would be ok to try. Courtney: Excuse me? (takes knife from Beth) Don't pick a fight you can't win.

Trivia

 * This episode's title is a reference to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
 * This is the first episode in the series to feature one of the character's names (in this case, two: Owen and Courtney).
 * This is the first episode since Beach Blanket Bogus where there are more male contestants than female contestants.
 * Courtney and Beth try to form an alliance in this episode despite their conflict.
 * This is the fourth episode overall to have a non-contestant/ non-crew member use the confessional.
 * The first three are Not So Happy Campers - Part 1 (Loon); Paintball Deer Hunter (Bear); and Hook, Line, and Screamer (Psycho).
 * This episode is the first to feature a Sasquatch in the confessional.
 * Duncan and Harold make a truce in this episode, but Owen interferes.
 * Courtney's line "wax on, wax off" and Harold waxing the Lame-o-sine and Chris's cars is a reference to The Karate Kid.
 * In this episode, Harold finds a snail that "resembles" LeShawna.
 * Beth mentions how some people "make fake friendships and you soon find yourself doing their science homework". This may indicate that her alliance with Heather was not the first time Beth was used.
 * This is the second episode, the first being Beach Blanket Bogus, that takes place at Camp Wawanakwa.
 * This is the first episode in Total Drama Action where Lindsay and Beth are separated.
 * A black version of the Sasquatch is seen in this episode at the top of the cliff.
 * This is the first episode where Harold hits Duncan. Which Harold learned in the training part of the challenge by Duncan.
 * This makes Harold the second contestant to actually punch another contestant, the first was Izzy when she punched Owen in Hook, Line, and Screamer.
 * This is the first time Harold wins invincibility.
 * He is also the first male to win invincibility in the series.
 * This is also the second challenge Courtney has lost.
 * Chris mixes Chinese culture with Japanese culture throughout the episode.
 * LeShawna Jr. is the second thing to leave the competition. The first being Mr. Coconut in Camp Castaways.
 * They both got "eliminated" in the episode they debut in.
 * Chris reveals he owns a lot of cars in this episode.
 * This is the second time Owen wears a wig and make-up.
 * The Sasquatch in this episode is wearing clothes like Raiden from Mortal Kombat.
 * The poisonous Fugu Blow-fish and the Jellyfish, returns in this episode.
 * Owen either is allergic or got poisoned by the blow-fish.
 * Both characters voiced by Scott McCord (Trent and Owen) have been poisoned by this fish.
 * Beth mentions Brady again.
 * Courtney is very down on her luck in this episode, having lost the challenge early, failed in her earlier attempts to form an alliance with Beth, and nearly getting killed by the various fish Chef ordered her to prepare.
 * Harold has a box of matches that he puts LeShawna Jr. in, although it's unknown what Harold would be doing with matches.
 * He could have have brought them based on the challenge in Up The Creek, thinking they may come in handy.
 * This is the second episode in which Harold names a thing or animal after LeShawna.
 * Duncan mentions boxer Muhammad Ali in the confessional after Duncan was training Harold to fight. This is the second time a real-life celebrity is mentioned in the Total Drama series. The first was in Phobia Factor when Duncan was afraid of standees of singer Celine Dion.
 * Oddly Duncan mentioned a celebrity both times, which is odd because he doesn't seem like the type of person to do so.
 * Owen didn't compete in this episode
 * This is the first real time Sasquatch has talked. (The Aftermath: I doesn't count as it was Chris in a Sasquatchanakwa costume)
 * In this episode, Beth slept with her picture of Brady. This could mean she sleeps with the picture every night.
 * Harold had confessionals, unlike the previous episode.
 * The cheese snack re-appears in this episode.
 * The sharks appear again in this episode.(Interestingly enough, the sharks have only appeared in both challenges that have taken place in Camp Wawanakwa)
 * Duncan, Beth, Owen and Harold have all been through all the Total Drama Action episodes in Camp Wawanakwa (Courtney wasn't in Beach Blanket Bogus).
 * This is the second time the competitors wake up not in their quarters.
 * The Moose appears again in this episode.
 * Both fighters wear glasses.
 * The controllers resemble those of the Atari 2600.
 * The robot costumes resemble Rock em' Sock em' Robots.
 * The costumes also are the same color as the Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots.
 * Harold shows some strength in this episode, he was able to punch through a punching bag.
 * This is the first episode since Courtney arrived, excluding Aftermaths, in which Courtney does not mention her lawyers or lawsuit.
 * The robot fighting scene is a reference to Spy Kids 3D: Game Over.
 * Not only is this the second time Owen wore makeup, but it is the second time he wore a wig.
 * This is the first episode of Total Drama Action where there are more Grips than Gaffers
 * This is the second episode that it is boys vs girls and it is a reward challenge.
 * The Moose from Total Drama Island returns in this episode.
 * Chef seems to have hair in this episode.
 * Chef has sword in this episode.
 * This is the second episode of boys vs girls although it is a two on two.
 * This marks the first episode in Total Drama Action where the forest is shown.

Goofs

 * When Chris points to the camera at the end of the episode, his fingernail seems to be missing.
 * Even though the mountain is at Camp Wawanakwa, there is no rocky path or cave on the cliff in Total Drama Island.
 * When Courtney is fighting the giant jellyfish, her hair keeps going behind her ear, then in front of her ear.
 * When Beth is talking to Brady on top of the table, the knifes are not there. But in the scene before, they were there.
 * When Courtney and Beth open the door to go to bed, it's still daytime.
 * When the campers go to sleep, they are wearing their regular clothes and not their pajamas. Though it could be like Camp Castaways so they wouldn't run around in their underwear the whole episode.
 * Harold sleeps with LeShawna Jr. and when he wakes up its still with him, although Beth went to sleep with her picture of Brady and it didn't show up when she awoke.
 * At the end of the episode, Duncan is watching the contestants through the window flap, but when Harold releases LeShawna Jr. back into the wild and the window is shown, Duncan is not there. Though he may have just walked away.
 * Early on in the episode Duncan states that they are at Camp Wawanakwa though while the teams are training they seem to be back at the film set.
 * When Chris explains the challenge, he refers to the liquid in the glass as Water, however, later in the explanation, he refers to it as Tea.