Emma and Noah

This article focuses on the interactions between Emma and Noah.

Overview
From the moment Noah first laid eyes on Emma, he instantly fell in love with her. Having spent most of his life being cold and unsociable, this experience is new to him and he has difficulty trying to impress Emma. At first Emma is oblivious to Noah's attraction, but after conversing with him and seeing their similarities, she also starts to develop feelings; however, she still remains opposed due to wanting to focus on the competition. Eventually, Noah saves her from falling, which finally lets Emma see Noah in a new light. Afterwards they agree to form an alliance between their teams, which Kitty and Owen secretly organized.

"A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket"
As Emma completes the final challenge, performing a skillful gymnastics maneuver, Noah immediately falls in love with her.

"Hawaiian Honeyruin"
Noah spends most of the first half of the episode lovestruck, looking lovingly at an oblivious Emma. While the Reality Pros and Sisters share a ride in a donkey cart, Emma asks Noah how he is able to put up with Owen. However, Noah just gazes at her, speechless. Upon arriving at the airport, Owen hears a condescending remark from Emma. He then warns that Noah will have a snarky retort, but is concerned when Noah continues to stand there dumbly. Noah's new-found affection affects his personality: he appears to have softened up, as shown by how he helps Mickey in the challenge.

"Hello and Dubai"
On the plane, Owen asks if Noah would like the window seat, which Noah declines due to the aisle seat's being closer to Emma. At the same time, Kitty discusses forming an alliance with the Reality Pros, though Emma dismisses the idea and adds that she dislikes Noah's snarky attitude. Later on, Emma and Noah are in a conversation and Noah asks Kitty why they aren't a couple yet. Later, when Noah saves Emma from falling, Emma first starts to develop feelings for him, laughing at every joke he makes (such as Noah's joke about the dollar store, which she doesn't even understand). In return, Noah softens to the point of even letting Emma and Kitty take first place.

"New Beijinging"
Emma states that just because Noah and Owen are in an alliance with her and her sister, it doesn't mean she and Kitty will return the favor and let them place first. Later, when tricked by Kitty, Emma confesses her feelings for Noah to her. Throughout the episode, Noah tries to impress Emma by acting like her, which only leads her think he was being mean to Owen; he grosses her out during the eating challenge; and when he tries talking to her directly, he messes up by speaking aloud his own stream-of-consciousness directions to himself. When Owen "helps" by "being subtle" (i.e., flat-out blurting out to Emma that Noah liked her), Emma responds that she doesn't care, much to her regret and Kitty's frustration. When the Reality Pros helped the Sisters by using Noah to hold up the latter team's rickshaw, Kitty questioned if doing so hurt, to which Noah replied that he was in pain, but that Emma was pretty and worth it -- before realizing he was saying this aloud as well. Emma blushes because of his compliment. Eventually, Kitty and Emma let Owen and Noah place before them.

"I Love Ridonc & Roll"
In order to save Noah from elimination, Emma intimidates Mickey and Jay to the point of their getting the boot. Kitty continually through the episode urges Emma to tell Noah she likes him. Noah, not seeing any encouragement, asserts that he's off Emma for good. Unaware of this, Kitty asks Emma if she still likes Noah, and they both laugh as she says, "Yeah!" Emma realizes that she didn't know how she liked Noah until he nearly got eliminated.

"Shawshank Ridonc-tion"
When Carrie tells Kitty she is going to confess her feelings for Devin, Kitty tells Emma she says she should confess her feelings for Noah. Later on Kitty and Emma break into the same cell as Noah and Owen. The two gaze into each other's eyes romantically and Noah's feelings for Emma are rekindled. However, being still unallied, Noah and Owen place after Kitty and Emma in this leg.

"Maori or Less"
By this time Emma has fully accepted her feelings for Noah--soon she begins to become obsessed with him, to the point at which she begins to neglect the game, as she maps out every detail of their future together. As they're about to share their first kiss, they interrupted by the Surfer Dudes. Kitty and Owen soon realize that getting the two together during the Race was a bad idea, as the two are constantly distracted with one another during the challenge, landing both of their teams behind all the others. Emma realizes her mistake after reaching the chill zone in second-to-last place, and tells Noah they cannot be together, sending him into a depression-stricken catatonic state. Owen and Noah come in last, but are saved since it is a non-elimination round.

Trivia

 * This is the first attraction between a contestant who debuted in Total Drama Island and a contestant who debuted in The Ridonculous Race.
 * When Noah mentions "the movie of a couple on a sinking ship" to Emma he is referring to the hugely successful 1997 film, Titanic, which featured lovers Jack Dawson (Leonardo di Caprio) and Rose Brubaker (Kate Winselet) being parted by the wreck of the ill-fated ocean liner.
 * Whenever Noah and Emma have a "moment," romantic music plays in the background.