Mediterranean Homesick Blues

'''The teams travel to the south of France where they must fight sharks and build sandcastles before racing to their next stop in Iceland. Someone tries hard to prove himself to another and succeeds, even though they end up penalized from taking total victory giving it to another team. While a duo with tiny brains go through much to fight to survive, a duo with the biggest brains overcalculate their means and end up stranded in defeat.'''

Plot
The episode starts with the Ice Dancers, arriving at the start of the leg even though it is actually the Police Cadets' turn to start. MacArthur vows to keep a closer eye on the Ice Dancers believing that they aren't to be trusted. The teams must now take a train to Calanque de Maubois where they will find their next clue.

As the first few teams depart, Devin and Carrie's tip is stolen by a mime from whom Devin tries to take it back. Meanwhile, Junior develops a crush on Carrie, but his efforts to talk to her are ruined by his father, Dwayne. The Police Cadets have trouble getting a taxi so MacArthur uses her symbol of authority to get one. As more teams find a way to get to the train station, father and son fall behind due to Dwayne's lack of energy but are still among the first five teams to make it to the train station.

While some of the teams are excited about getting the chance to go to the South of France, the geniuses are relieved at the chance of getting to use their knowledge of urban maps to navigate their way to the train station, believing that it'll help them gain a lead in the challenge. While the other teams wait at the train station, the first train has arrived and the contestants must now compete in a "Botch or Watch" in which they must get their clue from the dorsal fin of a shark.

Although most of the teams are nervous about having to compete, Brody is excited about the challenge believing that being a great swimmer will help him in the challenge. The Ice Dancers gain a lead due to Josee's exceptional swimming, as train two arrives with four more teams. The Fashion Bloggers took a detour along the way and arrive via a yacht owned by the Prince of Monaco. The teams must now build a sand replica of the palace of Versaille which will be judged by Sandy McCastles, a sand castle making pro who will give them their next clue.

More teams manage to get their clue, some like The Geniuses using they intellect to stun the sharks, as the third train arrives carrying the last few teams. The Surfer Dudes fall behind as Brody is being chased away from shore by one of the sharks, as more teams begin making their sand replicas with different strategies, with The Police Cadets believing it should be big, while The Geniuses think that excessive planning must be used, making them fall behind. Meanwhile, The Vegans decide to start a preservation fund for sharks, but Miles immediately changes her mind after getting mauled by one.

Father and Son are the first team to correctly build a sand replica, which is small, and must now take a speedboat to the Chill Zone which is at the southern tip of Iceland, but they face some trouble after Dwayne is unable to correctly turn the motor on, but Junior is able to drive the speedboat instead. As other teams finish with the challenge, The Surfer Dudes are finally able to start building their sand castle. The Best Friends accidentally get a boat with a faulty motor, so they have to drive slowly, which makes them fall behind. Meanwhile Father and Son are given a twenty minute penalty, because Dwayne read the clue before he reached the shore.

The Geniuses fall behind because of their data being wiped away by the ocean water. Meanwhile, The Ice Dancers manage to get first place. The Fashion Bloggers arrive in second but face a penalty due to arriving to Calanque de Maubois by yacht instead of train as instructed. As more teams arrive at the Chill Zone, it is now down to the final three teams. Although the Surfer Dudes' speedboat breaks down, Brody is able to keep it moving by touching the faulty motor, although it sparks him with a few jolts of electricity. Surfer Dudes accept their defeat after seeing that the other teams have already arrived but are told by Don that they aren't the last team to arrive much to their relief. Don arrives via helicopter to tell The Geniuses who are still building a sand castle, that they're out of the race. The Geniuses accept their elimination well, with Ellody even cracking a joke about it.

Cast

 * Crimson, Ennui, Jay, Josee, Kelly, Laurie, Mickey, Noah, Ryan, Spud, and Taylor appear; however, do not speak in this episode. Though Laurie is heard gasping, and Mickey and Noah can be heard screaming.

General

 * Those who did the Botch or Watch are: Devin, Brody, Sanders, Josee, Dwayne, Chet, Ryan, Tom, Mary, Rock, Crimson, Owen, Emma, and Miles.
 * No members of the Adversity Twins or Mother and Daughter teams were shown doing the Botch or Watch.
 * The Geniuses are the first team to be eliminated without checking in at the Chill Zone, as they fell too far behind the other teams.
 * This is the first episode written by Kurt Firla.
 * The mathematical calculations of Mary and Ellody on the beach are the same as Brainzilla's from Jamaica Me Sweat and Cameron's from Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown.
 * The seagull with the plastic net stuck on it's neck from Total Drama appears.

Continuity

 * Chet mentioned swallowing his own puke and Lorenzo doing a caricature from None Down, Eighteen to Go - Part 2 and French is an Eiffel Language.

Goofs

 * When Chet is reunited with Lorenzo after the two chose two different means of transport, Lorenzo is standing in front of a poster with Arc de Triomphe on it. However, once there's a close-up on Lorenzo, he is standing in front of a wall, with the poster he was watching being next to him, off-screen.
 * The Sisters are building their sandcastle when they are first seen at the beach. However, a later scene shows Emma taking the Botch or Watch challenge.
 * When Jacques and Josee are celebrating coming in first, they are back on the beach in Calanque de Maubois.