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Suckers Punched


'''Hi, Dot here. To account for the large gap of time between my Ep. Five and Ep. Six reviews, I'm posting this early. Today I’m going to be continuing my All-Stars review series with Episode Seven, Suckers Punched. This is generally considered one of the best episodes of TDAS, so let’s see if I agree. Time to dive right in with the recap! '''

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'''Welcome to the Fun Zone, we take it day by day. If you want points you’re gonna bleed unless your name is Zoeyyyy…'''

'''Yeah, my rhyming skills aren’t that great. OKAY, in the recap, when the Heroes react to Alejandro’s leg reveal, everyone’s in shock except for Mike, who’s just, um….staring ahead with this wide, tight-lipped smile and bright eyes. Not weird at all. Maybe it’s Mal or maybe they just forgot to animate him.'''

'''I don’t get why there are sometimes animation errors in the recap. Don’t they just cut up the previous episode and PLAY the clips in the recap instead of reanimating them? That’s called brunch, Chris. It’s actually quite delicious. Oh man, he’s at Playa Des Losers! That’s nostalgic x 1,000.'''

'''I just realized that Scott and Sam are actually in the theme song instead of being cut out. Look in the background while Heather and Sierra are fighting over the treasure chest. '''

'''Geez, I was about to compliment Sierra’s piano playing skills for a second. At least it wasn’t Mal who broke that. I want some penicillin toast now. I don’t even know if I spelled that right since my spell checker overloaded 15 years ago. '''

“Wakey wakey, legs-a-fakey!”

'''This line has some seriously dark implications. Alejandro (who isn’t walking on his hands anymore, thank heavens), said “wakey wakey” at the beginning of the show. Has Scott been listening in on confessionals and STEALING other characters’ lines? I’m pretty sure I’m overthinking this. Scott is the only person that could possibly say this line and not ruin the whole episode for me. His voice is just made to say the weirdest of stuff. Save the Oscar-winning lines for someone else.'''

'''How did that pig get on the island? Maybe it took a ride on the helicopter with the rest of the contestants. At this rate, I’d rather have the pig win than anyone else. '''

'''Duncan pulls Zoey aside and tries to tell her about Mal. Yeah, you can’t follow him because YOU’RE NOT LISTENING. Zoey’s laugh is really creepy. '''

'''OH, CHEF SAID A CONTESTANT’S NAME!! It sounded weird. Time for a weird brain scene. I’m going to call that the Intestine Portal because it looks more like intestines than brains. '''

'''Chris just said playahs. Chef didn’t get beat up by Mal, only his hand did. Clearly, he knows what’s REALLy going on, though. '''

'''FINALLY, A CHALLENGE BASED ON SEASON ONE!! This episode just took a turn for the better, but first they have to play the NPNG/PF music. Aha…'''

'''You can clearly tell what the fighters on the Wheel are just by looking at them. Fang, Courtney, a spider, a gopher, Cody 1 + 2, a bear, a whale (or a bird, probably a bird), and some dude. '''

'''That’s really obnoxious. Zoey just gets a point for being Zoey? At least we don’t have to see her super-box. '''

'''Chef and Chris wink at each other then rig the wheel so it lands on Fang for Scott. Is that shark wearing a mouth-guard? I feel bad now. Scott didn’t even get a chance to box. '''

“I likes you, perty lady, hehehe, hehehe, eh sleep.”

'''Aww…  I guess Scott’s out of commission, then. Courtney’s face is priceless. Why does every contestant who’s even slightly beat-up get a black eye? You’re right, Gwen. Scott’s probably never washed his feet. Maybe his hair (because that’s weirdly nice hair), but not his feet.'''

'''“I’ve never been dumped by someone I wasn’t going out with before, but yes!! OW!!”'''

'''That’s actually a pretty funny line. That Cody 1 + 2 basket keeps getting greener by the minute. See, Sierra got a black eye. She’s pretty obnoxious. Is no one going to be able to get a point? I hope the Heroic Hedgehogs don’t win this one as well because then Alejandro’s probably going home (unless someone else fails badly). '''

'''Courtney knows nothing about Alejandro. Heather isn’t his worst fear, more like his best nightmare. Ooh, he got Jose! BUT HE’S NOT CAMEO-VOICED BY MARCO. IT ISN’T THE SAME. Nice to actually see this guy after a whole season of being mentioned by Alejandro. Have the writers just given up incorporating Al’s full name into the script? Commercial break!'''

'''Wow, so Alejandro’s a psychic? He has magic cameo dreams! Both of them are actually really good boxers. Jose clearly had time to run down to the confessional mid-fight. AND he packed his hand mirror, too! That is some good taste.'''



'''Woah, did Jose just insult Heather? She did burn Alejandro on national television, though. This isn’t going to go down well. '''

'''“That’s for calling me Al! That’s for always hogging the bathroom mirror! And replacing my soap with a urinal cake! And THIS is for calling any aspect of Heather unattractive.”  '''

'''Wow, that was a total boss move. They didn’t even bother to count Jose out. Good job, Alejandro, you just earned my respect. Best move of the episode so far! I thought that everyone already knew how Alejandro felt about Heather? '''

'''“Heather, I know you’re watching. Call me!”'''

'''YES, please make that happen. Though wouldn’t it be a while until the episodes aired? Also, I’m still confused as to HOW and WHY Heather has his phone number. Did they get together after World Tour or was there a contestant phonebook that every member of the crew was required to have? '''

'''WOAH X 1,000, IT’S AN IZZY CAMEO. SHE’S ACTUALLY IN CHARACTER TOO!! I want more cameos like these. Clearly Izzy knows what’s going on. Too bad Zoey won’t listen to anybody except poor old Mikey-poo. RIP Izzy.'''

'''Cameron tries to “logic” his way out of a fight but loses badly to the gophers. I miss the Screaming Gophers. I actually want the Villains to lose now so they can vote off Cameron. '''

'''Not going to talk about Duncan’s turn. At least they’re making him a bit more realistic, although this development’s going WAY too fast. I wanted him to smack that bird into the cosmos; is that bad? '''

'''So now Gwen and Courtney are besties? This is just pitiful. Don’t they need to pinch each other or something to break the jinx? I don’t remember this kind of teen camp stuff. The wheel always spins clockwise. Huh…'''

'''Why didn’t DUNCAN have to fight Courtney? I guess that would only have happened if Gwen hadn’t broken up with him. '''

'''They magically have black eyes now. This boxing is so lame. I love the music though. They aren’t fighting over YOU, Duncan, they’re fighting over each other. Too lame. It’s impossible for the Villains to win now unless it’s in a tiebreaker. '''

'''Friends forever? How long is that gonna last? Also, what’s up with the slang this episode? Totes? Doggy? Playahs? '''

'''Also, everybody gets black eyes in their right eye, not in their left. Wow, Chris actually gave the Villains two points and the win! This breaks the curse! '''

'''Hmm...what WOULD Duncan and Zoey talk about? What kind of car does Duncan drive anyways? He’s gotta be at least 18 or 19 now. Or is he not allowed to get a license yet because he’s an ex-con? '''

'''Whatever happened to that tarot deck Zoey was talking about earlier? Feels like random, indie-ish development that the writers just threw in. '''

'''So the Villains get to decide who to vote out? Either Duncan or Mike. '''

'''Nope, it’s Sierra. I guess this is a good time for her because she was getting kind of weird. But that was definitely her best episode. Bye bye! I loved the Cody line from Gwen. You’re nice again, G.  '''

'''Why are the Heroes sending Alejandro to Boney Island if he’s a threat? Doesn’t it mean that he gets to look for the invincibility idol? I don’t know if Chris hid it again after Episode Six.'''

  

'''That’s all for now. Tune in next time for my review of Episode Eight, You Regatta Be Kidding Me! '''