Dodgebrawl

'''The two teams participate in a five round game of dodgeball. One team dominates the other team until someone is forced to take charge of leading them due to the threat of another. Ultimately, it is an unlikely hero who determines the final outcome for his team. Another contestant leaves the island for throwing nothing but sarcasm at his team.'''

Recap
The two teams are gathered in the main dining hall with many still showing the effects from the Awake-A-Thon challenge in the previous episode. The Killer Bass are especially tired, since Harold snored all night; making sleeping difficult for the Bass. Chris McLean thinks most of them must be hurting just as Harold, sporting a mustache someone drew on him while he was sleeping, enters. He is followed by Gwen, who sags onto the nearest table. Meanwhile, Heather gives Beth and Lindsay a review of the alliance rules, such as Heather being allowed to borrow anything Lindsay and Beth owns at any time, but her stuff being strictly off-limits. Lindsay questions it, but after being threatened by Heather that she could kick her out of the alliance whenever she felt the need to, Lindsay becomes obedient. Heather mocks the opposing team for getting rid of their strongest player, Eva. Courtney attempts to hit Heather with a spoonful of oatmeal in response, but Heather dodges, leaving Courtney fuming and making Gwen the target unintentional of the oatmeal. However, she is too tired to retaliate. Chris tells the campers that the next challenge begins in ten minutes.

On what looks like a court with clear glass walls, the two teams gather with Duncan, still exhausted from the last challenge, who then collapses onto one of the bleacher rows, and threatens his team to not dare awaken him, or it would be the last thing they do. Courtney blames Harold's snoring for this, but he loudly tells Courtney that his problem is a medical condition. Chef Hatchet, dressed as a referee, blows a whistle to silence the teams as Chris explains that the teams will be playing the classic game of dodgeball and goes over the rules. The Screaming Gophers have to sit out one person per game and Noah immediately volunteers to sit out with Gwen.

Harold attempts to use his martial arts to throw his dodgeball, but with no actual muscle power behind his throw, it goes less than a foot, not even reaching its intended target: Leshawna. Leshawna quickly makes short work of Harold by throwing him out. Katie then knocks Lindsay out of the round. Tyler over-hyped his abilities in this round and ended up hitting Sadie on his team's bench, and gets knocked out shortly after. Near the end of the round, DJ and Katie manage to corner Cody, the only Gopher standing. However, Cody proves to be an expert dodgeball player by using his skills to make the ball work like a boomerang to take out DJ by surprise, and by rubbing the dodgeball on his shirt, he manages to use static electricity to guide the ball to hit Katie like a heat-seeking missile. With Katie eliminated, the Gophers win the first game in a best three out of five.

Courtney believed Tyler wasn't worth having on the court this round, due to the bad aim on his last shot. However, he convinced her and the others that it was just a warm-up throw and that he could dominate the game if all the balls were given to him. The rest of his team complies. However, all but one of his balls fly out of control, nearly hitting Chef, Chris, and the Gophers who were benched. The last one finally hits an active player on the Gopher team, but of all people, it was Lindsay. Tyler cries out as he rushes to her and picks her up. Due to Lindsay's general clueless nature, she had gotten herself hit in the face with dodgeballs numerous times, making her face a bruised mess. Tyler assures her that she doesn't look that bad, and despite it being against the alliance rules, Lindsay agrees to go on a walk with him. Before that, Trent weakly tosses a ball at Tyler to eliminate him from the game. He and Lindsay go for a walk.

Suddenly, Owen, overcome with rage, starts taking dodgeballs out of his teammates' hands and knocks out every single Bass player on his own, earning his team their second win. Afterward, he admits he doesn't know what got into him. Heather points out to the Bass that the score is now two-zero, and if they lose the next game, they would lose the entire challenge and end up in yet another Campfire Ceremony. Courtney was determined to not let this happen. Without Eva, Courtney looked to Duncan to aid the team with his fierce, merciless nature. The Bass team is mostly too afraid to awaken him, but through a joint effort, they all wake him up and inform him of the situation they were in. Duncan asks Courtney why he should help them, and Courtney threatens that he would undeniably be eliminated next if their team lost the challenge. Not wanting to take any chances, Duncan concedes and participates, but only on the condition that everyone follows all his orders.

Duncan implements his "Crush the New Guy" strategy, which basically meant that everyone on the team throws their ball at the same person, making it almost impossible for that person to escape. It takes all of the Screaming Gophers by surprise when Owen, the strongest dodgeball player on the team is taken down by the strategy. With Owen eliminated, the rest of Gophers are taken down one by one. The Killer Bass have earned their first win. Noah, who had refused to participate at all in this challenge, criticizes his team and hypocritically urges them to put more effort into their game, which angers several of his teammates. Heather becomes angry, not willing to let the Killer Bass strike back successfully next time. She then notices that Lindsay is still missing, so she goes off to find her. Lindsay is found cuddling with Tyler under the boat deck. Furious at Lindsay for breaking alliance rules, Heather throws a canoe on Tyler then drags Lindsay back to the court. When Heather returns, she asks the others how they are faring in Round four, but quickly sees that her team is getting slaughtered again with Duncan's strategy. The Killer Bass win again, tying up the scores. The next round would decide the winner of the challenge overall and which team sends someone home.

For the final game, Harold is tired of sitting out and wants to play for his team, but Courtney is adamantly refuses to let him play. This round carries on for a while, with numerous players rotating throughout the duration of the game. Eventually, Geoff, who pitied Harold, allowed him to take his place in the game. Duncan instructed Harold to stay in the back of the court. Gwen nails Courtney in the face with the dodgeball, saying it was revenge for the oatmeal earlier that day, which causes Leshawna to make one of her many racist remarks. One by one, the Gophers and Bass take each other out until it comes down to the final players of each team: Owen for the Gophers, and Harold for the Bass. Knowing they had this win for certain, the Gophers are already cheering in victory. Owen, with all his might, hurls four dodgeballs at Harold, but Harold shows a certain strength that no one had seen before: his expert reflexes, as he successfully dodges every single ball Owen threw at him. Amazed, Courtney calls for a time-out as they tend to Harold and ask him how he was able to dodge so skillfully. Harold explains that he had taken figure-skating classes. Geoff compliments his talent, but tells him that dodging isn't enough to win the game. Courtney concurs and asks Harold if he would be able to catch the ball, since it was already well-known that Harold had no chance of throwing out Owen due to his weakness. Harold assured her that he could catch the ball.

The game then resumes, and Owen uses all of his strength to throw one single dodgeball at Harold that would hit him for sure. It does, and the force behind Owen's throw was hard enough to drive Harold into the glass wall. He slides down to the floor, but reveals that he had caught the ball and had never let go of it. The Killer Bass win the round, and the entire game. Shocked at this fluke, Owen wails in defeat. Everyone carries off Harold in celebration while Chris asks the Gophers what happened. Noah blames the loss on weak effort by his teammates, but Heather and the others, noting Noah's total lack of participation, tell him to be quiet and leave him.

At the Campfire Ceremony, marshmallows are given to Owen, Gwen, Cody, Trent, Heather, Beth, Justin, Leshawna, Izzy, and finally Lindsay. Noah is voted off, much to his surprise. He then complains and tells his team that they just voted off the only person who had any brains at all, but this statement falls on deaf ears of his former teammates. They respond to him by throwing all of their marshmallows at him, and Leshawna insults Noah by calling him a disrespectful "turkey". Unfazed, Noah takes his leave off the island. Chris acknowledges that it wasn't the most dramatic bonfire ceremony ever but figures that it's okay since he still gets paid for efforts and then signs off the show

Cast

 * Justin, Katie, Izzy, Cody, Beth, Sadie, Trent, Bridgette, and Chef appear, but have no lines, though Katie and Bridgette are heard cheering when the Killer Bass won.

Quotes

 * Chris: Duncan! You look like crap, dude! Duncan: Stick it. Courtney: Harold snored all night. Chris: Wow! Four nights with no sleep. How much are you hurting, dude? Duncan: Wanna find out?! Chris: No, no, it's cool.


 * Gwen: I am so tired, I can't feel my face. (hits her head on the table)


 * Heather: So, let's go over the rules one more time. Number one: I am the captain of this alliance, so I get to make the rules. Number two? Lindsay: Breaking the rules can result in getting kicked out of the alliance? Heather: Good. Number three: I can borrow any of your stuff without asking but my stuff is strictly off-limits. Lindsay: I dunno about that last rule. Heather: That's cool. I can change it... I can also find someone else to take to the final three with me.


 * Duncan: Wake me up, and it'll be the last thing you do! (clonk)


 * Courtney: (to Harold) This is all your fault, you know! You and your snoring face! Harold: It's called a medical condition, gosh!


 * Chris: Today's challenge (pause) is the classic game of dodgeball. The first rule of dodgeball is- Noah: Do not talk about dodgeball? (he and Owen snicker)


 * Noah: (sarcastic tone) Throwing balls. Gee, another mentally challenging test. Lindsay: I know, right?


 * Tyler: Oh, you're going down! We're gonna bring the dinner to the table, and then we're gonna eat it!


 * Harold: Time to unleash my wicked skills! Leshawna: Yeah? Well then bring it, string bean! Let's see what you got!


 * Harold: We can do this! We just have to believe in ourselves. Courtney: Oh, I believe. I believe you suck!


 * Chris: (angrily, after a ball almost hits him) Hey! Watch the face, dude!


 * Tyler: Do you want to go for a walk? Lindsay: (in her head) Have to say no. Have to say no. (out loud) Okay!


 * Owen: Great Gatsby that is it! GAME ON! (steals ball from Izzy and throws it at Katie and Sadie)


 * Tyler: (To Heather) Hey, why don't you just chill out? Heather: Why don't you dodge this! (throws canoe at Tyler)


 * Noah: Oh, sorry. (sarcastic) Woo-hoo, way to throw those murder balls. Go, team, go.


 * Duncan: Grrr! (snaps the stick used to awaken him in half, speaking to Harold) You better have a really good reason for sticking this up my nose! Courtney: Look. We are down two-nothing. I can appreciate that you need a little nap time, but we need your help. Duncan: Oh, and why should I help you, darling?! Courtney: (sweetly) Because, I can personally guarantee you that if we lose this game, you'll be the one going home, darling.


 * Courtney: Where were you? Tyler: Nowhere! Courtney: You were with that blonde Gopher girl, weren't you? Tyler: No. Maybe. So? Courtney: So, she could've been getting you to spill all of our weaknesses to her. (Lindsay is seen having a silent conversation with her hands)


 * Chris: Gophers, Bass, let's send this sample to the lab and see what you're made of!


 * Noah: (snidely) Knock 'em out, throw 'em out, rah rah. (gets hit with the ball, the other Gophers smile) Owwwh!! Heather: You're right. Sports aren't your forte.


 * Chris: The Killer Bass win! (Killer Bass cheers) Owen: It's impossible! (Whining) Wwwhhhyyy! Duncan: (to Harold) Nice moves, skater nerd! Chris: Gophers, what happened? Noah: What can I say? Weak effort. (everyone glares at him) Gwen: Oh, shut it, Noah! Heather: You know, for once, I agree with her. (everyone but Owen, Justin, and Trent walks off) Noah: Touchy. (Owen, Justin, and Trent glare at him) Noah: I'll tell you, the team spirit is severely lacking lately.


 * Harold: (in confessional) I guess I'm kind of a role model now that I won the dodgeball competition. People will probably all want my autograph when this show is over and stuff.


 * Noah: (after finding out he got voted off by his fellow team-mates) You know what? See if I care. Good luck, because you just voted off the only one with brains on this team. (the members of the Screaming Gophers start pelting him with marshmallows)


 * Leshawna: (to Noah) You need to learn a little thing called respect, turkey!


 * Chris: All right, so it wasn't the most dramatic campfire ceremony ever... but I still get paid. Heh heh, bonus!

Trivia

 * Title Reference: This episode title is a reference to the sports game dodgeball.
 * Noah becomes the second person never to earn a single Marshmallow, following Ezekiel due to being the first person off their team.
 * Heather was the only character not seen hit by a dodgeball..
 * This episode marks the first time the Screaming Gophers lose and the first time the Killer Bass win.
 * The campers in the confessional stall for this episode were Courtney and Harold.
 * Katie is the only player shown on-screen playing dodgeball for all five matches.
 * This episode foreshadows Duncan and Courtney's relationship, as they both call each other "darling".
 * However, they both use the term "darling" in an insulting manner towards one another.
 * Cody's devotion to Gwen is shown when he jumps out in front of her to save her from a dodgeball, which then hits him in the groin.
 * Later in the series, Sierra takes a hit for Cody out of love just like Cody did for Gwen.
 * The way Harold dodges Owen's balls in the fifth round is a reference to The Matrix.
 * Chris states, "The first rule of dodgeball is -", to which Noah responds, "Do not talk about dodgeball?" a play on the famous Fight Club quote.
 * This episode has Owen after being hit by four dodgeballs in a row is a parody of MGM's show "Tom and Jerry". There are a few red and white stars flying around on a black screen while "POW!" sound effects were played by time to time while he is knocked down by a result.
 * This is the first and only episode where Izzy is seen being called up to get a marshmallow.
 * In Not Quite Famous, all the Gophers except Heather and Justin had already been called up to get their marshmallows and never seen getting them in the process.
 * In Up the Creek, Izzy leaves the island after being chased away by the RCMP. After this she isn't seen until No Pain, No Game.
 * In No Pain, No Game, no marshmallows were given to anyone because Chris said they had ran out of them.
 * In Search and Do Not Destroy, the marshmallows were quickly thrown to the campers one after another. Izzy got hers first but she was never seen catching it or eating it after receiving it.
 * In Hide and Be Sneaky, all the campers except Duncan, Bridgette and Owen had already been called up to get their marshmallows, but the other campers are never seen getting them in the process.
 * In That's Off the Chain!, there was no campfire ceremony.
 * In Hook, Line, and Screamer, DJ was automatically eliminated at the campfire ceremony.
 * In Wawanakwa Gone Wild!, Izzy was voted off for the second time.
 * This is the first time Tyler has mentioned his family.
 * This is the first episode of the series to feature a sport, which is in this case, dodgeball.
 * This is the first time in the series we see Chef without anything on his head.
 * In the previous episode, The Big Sleep, Chef is seen without his hat, but the top of his head is covered with the top of his sheep costume.
 * The dodgeball Harold caught in this episode was a object the player had to collect in the Best. Game. Ever., for the first Aftermath's challenge.
 * Owen and Gwen are the first Screaming Gophers to earn a marshmallow.
 * Coincidentally, they are the final two in Total Drama Island.
 * Owen's line of "Great Gatsby, that is it!" might be a reference to the book "The Great Gatsby", written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
 * This is the first episode written by Alex Nussbaum.
 * When DJ and Gwen both throw the ball and hit each other at the same time it is a reference to Kill Bill.

Goofs

 * At multiple times, the bleachers change directions.
 * When Geoff does an act of kindness and lets Harold play in the last round, right when Geoff hands Harold a ball, there is another ball right on top of Sadie's head. There is no explanation for it being there, even the possibility it might be the ball that Heather threw Tyler's crotch earlier. But it disappeared when Harold walked onto the court.
 * When people are cheering most of the time, Heather can be heard saying "We won!", even when no one wins or only the Bass have something to cheer about.
 * When Harold attempts to hit Leshawna with a ball, Courtney's hair is longer and angled downward.
 * When the Killer Bass decide they need to wake up Duncan, Courtney tells Harold that aside from Trent, he is the worst at dodgeball. However, Trent is not on the Killer Bass, but a Screaming Gopher. It is generally considered that Courtney meant to say Tyler.
 * At the beginning of the campfire ceremony, Heather has her hair done up in a ponytail. However, when she goes to get her marshmallow, her ponytail is gone.
 * When Owen and Harold went to face each other, The close up-of Owen showed he had three balls next to him and one in his hand. But when it closed out to the view of the whole court. He had four on the ground and one in his hand.
 * Lindsay gets hit in the face with dodge balls and it gets lumpy and swollen. However, just before Tyler throws his last ball, her face is perfectly normal. Yet when the ball makes contact, it's swollen again.
 * Right before the Screaming Gophers bonfire ceremony, when the Killer Bass are congratulating Harold for winning the challenge for them, Bridgette wasn't seen.
 * If you look closely when the Gophers are all walking away from Noah after the game is over, Leshawna is briefly seen walking on air before stepping off the bleachers.
 * At two points in the episode, Katie's hair under her ear has disappeared.
 * Heather says she agrees with Gwen for once when Noah insults the team's effort, but Heather agreed with Gwen in the last episode when she said had they enough torture after the Turkey Eating Frenzy.
 * When Leshawna was hit by Katie, and only Katie and DJ were left in the game, she deflected DJ's ball, so he should have been out then. Instead Cody got out both Katie and DJ.
 * When the Gophers are walking away from the bleachers towards the end of the episode, the lines on Lindsay's skirt are missing.
 * When Gwen is hit with oatmeal, her bangs are missing.
 * When Katie and DJ were glaring at Cody, Katie's eyebrows are missing.
 * Even though the balls that Cody threw had electricity on them, this is impossible, as they are rubber, and rubber cannot conduct electricity.
 * The throwing hand of some of the players concurrently changes.
 * After the Killer Bass huddle up, Tyler is seen with four dodgeballs and the Screaming Gophers had three, even though they started with only six balls.
 * The piercing on Duncan's nose is shown on the left side of his face, but occasionally disappears.
 * The symbol on Tyler's jacket inverts several times during the episode.
 * Noah's undershirt behind his collars disappear many times in the episode. However, you may not be able to see it from an angle.
 * In the Screaming Gopher's first huddle, Courtney appeared to be with them. This may be because she was trying to eavesdrop.
 * Duncan and Gwen are still tired from the previous challenge. However, Chris said that challenges would be given every three days, therefore the two of them should have had at least one day prior to this challenge that they could use to sleep.
 * When Harold looks at himself in the spoon, he should appear upside down.