User blog comment:Usitgz/Total Drama ON A TRAIN! Episode 1: No Train, No Game - Part 1/@comment-4389268-20180301011843

I should add something before ep 2 start. Since Ellie is a Chinese movie/history fanatic, she got the idea of crossdressing as a male family member from Mulan (who is an actual historical character and plenty of Chinese live action adaptions)