Dave and Shawn

This article focuses on the interactions between Dave and Shawn.

Overview
Overall the two of them appear to be good friends. Unlike most members of his team, Dave does not view Shawn as being weird or annoying, and over time he comes to respect his skills. Likewise, Shawn is nice to Dave, just as he is with everyone else. Eventually the two come to trust each other enough to counsel and help each other out with their relationships. However, Dave is unintentionally responsible for causing a strain on Shawn's relationship with Jasmine, and Shawn's advice for Dave is taken the wrong way and as a result, Dave ruins his relationship with Sky. However following Dave's loss of sanity in the finale, their friendship became strained. It is currently unknown where they stand as friends.

So, Uh This Is My Team?
Dave is annoyed when Shawn grabs a can of soup from the pile, as it has no use in building a shelter. At the end of the episode Dave notices Shawn leaving after they finish building their shelter and wonders where he's going. During the elimination ceremony, he wonders in the confessional if he could vote off four people. It is unclear if Shawn was one of the "weird" team members that Dave was referring to.

I Love You, Grease Pig!
Dave compliments Shawn for finding so much food. He is also grateful to Shawn for finding a cave for them to sleep in, and asks if Shawn is going to come down from sleeping in the trees, but Shawn still refuses to sleep with his team due to his fear of them becoming zombies.

Twinning Isn't Everything
Dave is happy when Shawn gets rid of Ella without hurting her feelings and joins in when Sky offers to help Shawn forage. While Shawn accepts, he isn't happy about this proposition as he believes groups of people are more attractive to zombies. During the challenge, Dave is terrified when he sees what looks like a tree with eyes. It turns out to be Shawn, who camouflaged himself to the tree. He warns Shawn about someone bursting Sky's balloons, and is impressed when he uses two trees to slingshot balloons at Max and Scarlett.

I Love You, I Love You Knots
In the morning, Dave tags along with Shawn to help forage for food, where they run into Jasmine and Samey (pretending to be Amy). When Jasmine asks if they would like to accompany them to forage, Shawn quickly bolts, dragging a startled Dave along. In the confessional, Dave notes Jasmine's infatuation with Shawn, and feels it is a very odd relationship. During the challenge, Dave's task is to kiss someone seated next to him. He glances sideways at Shawn, who becomes wide-eyed in shock and immediately flees in fear. When it is Shawn's turn, his task is to pick his nose and wipe it one someone sitting next to him. As he is seated on the edge, the only person seated next to him is Dave. Shawn grins evilly as Dave flees in terror due to his fear of germs, but Shawn outruns him before blowing a blast of boogers onto Dave (as well as his entire team). Dave and Shawn later work together to stop Sugar from attacking Ella.

A Blast from the Past
When Shawn is brought back to the challenge by Chef, Shawn examines his team for "bite marks", due to believing a zombie apocalypse had hit the island. When Dave asks Shawn where he had been, he tells him he had been hiding from the horde. When Shawn is reluctant to participate in the challenge, due to fear of the zombies, Dave cleverly takes advantage of his friend's paranoia and tells him he has to grab a jousting stick and knock the other team's zombie into the water. Shawn willingly obeys, and is coincidentally paired with Jasmine. Believing her to be a zombie he knocks her into the water without hesitation. However he discovers that she isn't a zombie, and feels he made a big mistake. Dave slowly backs off, guilty that he used his friend.

Mo Monkey Mo Problems
Shawn finds out that Dave has set up a picnic for Sky and tries to talk him out of it, as not only does he believe this plan to be stupid, but he states that Sky is more interested in winning the million dollars than looking for a relationship. However, Dave chooses to ignore this advice, and counters back by telling Shawn he would he give up the prize money in order to be with his love interest. Shawn, who has been experiencing trouble in his own love life, becomes teary eyed and goes to find Sky for Dave as well as planning to tell Jasmine how he feels about her.

This Is The Pits!
At the start of the episode Sugar attempts to form an alliance with Shawn to break up Dave and Sky, however Shawn refuses due to being friends with the two of them.

Three Zones and A Baby
Shawn comforts Dave about the fact that Sky had to move to the other team in the previous episode. During the challenge, Shawn helps Dave so their team would win. Dave is devastated by Sky's sudden betrayal of him, which leads him to get hit by Chef and pinned on to a tree with spaghetti, so Shawn is forced to go back and save him from the bear, as well as carry him for the next portion of the challenge. Once they're out of danger, Shawn tells Dave to get a hold of himself, but Dave states there is no point in winning. However Shawn tells him that he can win over Sky's respect if he does not give up. After hearing this, Dave becomes inspired to win, however he is paralyzed due to being bitten by a rattlesnake earlier on, so Shawn is forced to carry him, this time with help from Sugar. In the final part of the challenge on the snow covered mountain, Shawn and the rest of the team use Dave as a sled to slide down the mountain.

Hurl and Go Seek
Dave remembers the advice Shawn had given him in the previous episode and continues in trying to win over Sky by showing her he is a fierce competitor, however he isn't very successful as he becomes cocky and arrogant, resulting in Sky scolding and rejecting him.

Lies, Cries and One Big Prize
Dave is brought back to the island to be Sky's helper. During the mudpit part of the challenge, when Jasmine turns back due to her claustrophobia, the two boys ram into each other. They both angrily tell each other to get out the way before engaging in a slap fight. Later on when Dave and Jasmine are made to be the finalists' hinderers, Dave gleefully endangers the lives of both Shawn and Sky, although his main intention is to get revenge on Sky for having a boyfriend. He shows no concern when Shawn and Sky are crushed buried in an avalanche.

Trivia

 * Both are unintentionally responsible for straining each other's relationships.