Izzy and Owen

This article is about the relationship between Izzy and Owen.

Overview
Being the sort of misfit campers of the boys and the girls, Izzy and Owen became friends quickly. They shared similar interests and opinions. Owen is commonly seen picking up and hugging Izzy when he or the Screaming Gophers win a competition. While their romantic relationship is often inconsistent from episode to episode (as well as Izzy's personality in general), several references have been made to their status as a couple (mostly from Owen) well after they broke the platonic barrier in Hook, Line, and Screamer.

Not So Happy Campers - Part 1
When Izzy talked rapidly about paper mache, lunch, and if its the summer camp she landed in, Owen declares her cool.

Not Quite Famous
It is possible that their attraction to each other began in this episode, where Izzy showed off her talent she called "The Dance of the Rattlesnake", which seemingly had hypnotic powers (not entirely unlike Kaa the Snake's hypnotic powers in The Jungle Book). She focused exclusively on Owen as she performed this dance, maintaining eye contact with him at all times. This seemed to greatly flatter Owen as he chuckled "She's good..." to Trent.

The Sucky Outdoors
Owen and Izzy both played around with the minds of their teammates; Owen with his exaggerated stories of bear hunting, and Izzy dressing up as a bear to scare everyone for kicks. Owen was the only one who was not angry at Izzy for tricking them, and appreciated it for the convincing prank it was. Izzy was appreciative of Owen's fishing skills, so much that she sunk her teeth into a raw fish before realizing that it should have been cooked first.

Phobia Factor
Coincidentally, Owen and Izzy's worst fears are one and the same: being in an airplane. Like all of the other campers, they have to face their fears head-on and overcome them to give their team the win. Though they were terrified (and rightfully so, as the airplane they were on was badly damaged to begin with), Owen and Izzy survived the entire plane ride and scored two points for the Screaming Gophers.

Hide and Be Sneaky
Much later on, after Izzy was eliminated and then returned, the girls found out about the Guy's alliance. Knowing this male alliance aimed to pick off the girls one by one, they decided to vote as a group. Of the six girls remaining, Gwen, LeShawna, and Bridgette wanted to vote off Duncan while Heather and Lindsay wanted to vote off Owen. Heather attempted to convince Izzy to vote with her and Lindsay, but Izzy clearly hesitated, saying he was the nicest guy she knew on the island (who would even play canasta with her). Izzy was pressured by Heather to join them, but she did not agree nor disagree to go along with them. After it was made clear that the other girls could not see eye-to-eye on a unanimous decision, it was Bridgette who was voted off by the guys. When it was revealed that Geoff, Bridgette's boyfriend, did not vote her off along with his fellow men, it meant one of the girls must have voted Bridgette off instead of a guy. The popular theory is that it was Izzy who casted the deciding vote for Bridgette in order to keep Owen safe; not necessarily out of animosity for Bridgette, but because she possibly assumed Bridgette was well-liked enough that she would not be in danger of being voted off, even though that was the precise reason why Bridgette was eliminated by the guys. While it is only a theory, it is one of the few that makes sense, and it would show how much Izzy cared for Owen at this point. A couple of episodes later, the relationship started to heat up.

Hook, Line, and Screamer
Izzy happily jumped into Owen's arms when the movie ended when the killer got away. Owen was pleased and Duncan and DJ gave him thumbs up for getting a girl. After the movie, the campers witness Chris Mclean and Chef Hatchet abandoning the island without them, having left behind a fake newspaper reporting that a psycho-killer was on the loose. Gwen took charge of the survival mission, but before the group could reconvene at the campfire, Izzy dragged Owen off to walk in the woods together (in the dead of night). Despite the spooky atmosphere, Owen and Izzy had a casual conversation in which they referred to themselves (and each other) in the third person. Izzy was notably impressed with Owen's feat of eating 200 hot dogs in an eating contest. Suddenly, while Izzy piggyback-rode on Owen and drummed on his head, Owen felt that something was wrong. He then remembers that the elements of the horror movie they just watched (a couple alone in the woods, getting killed by the psycho killer after making out), realizing that he and Izzy are emulating the exact same scenario. Izzy then points out that they are not making out, but quickly offers if Owen would like to with her. Throwing caution to the wind, Owen agrees happily, and Izzy pulls Owen behind a bush as they begin to make out. Shortly after, the The Killer finds the couple and the chase is on.

Even after Izzy followed Owen through a series of painful landings off a cliff to rejoin him, Owen thoughtlessly sacrificed Izzy to The Killer while he used the opportunity to run for his life. As a result, Izzy was caught by The Killer, who simply turned out to be Chef in disguise. Owen coincidentally found the hiding base of Chris and Chef after running for so long, and Izzy was taken to the same place where they are the first people to learn about the challenge of surviving a "real-life scary movie", which they both failed. On the positive side, they had the privilege of watching the other campers succeed or fail surviving the same scenario. However, Izzy remained bitter about the fact that Owen selfishly left her for dead before realizing the situation was a hoax. This was something Izzy would not easily forget, nor forgive Owen for; she even punched him for attempting to flirt with her instead of apologizing.

Wawanakwa Gone Wild!
The opening scene is Owen trying to appeal to Izzy by giving her a bouquet of wildflowers. Izzy, however, was not so easily swayed as she reminded him exactly of what he did, which Owen assured her he would never do again, though Izzy seemed to remain unconvinced. They did not have any more time to resolve their problem in this episode, as the rest of it was dedicated to each camper trapping their assigned animal and bringing it to a cage (unharmed). Izzy and Heather were the only ones who failed to capture their animal, and because Izzy accidentally shot Heather with a tranquilizer gun (because Heather was disguised as a deer; the animal Izzy was assigned to capture), she ended up being the one eliminated in this episode. Owen offers Izzy a make-out session to cushion the blow before she disappears in a poof of smoke, disregarding the offer. The status of their relationship is uncertain at this point, as it was never shown that they made up before Izzy was eliminated, and they would not meet again until the series finale.

Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon
Before the season finale, however, Owen still shows affection for Izzy. In a challenge where he is handcuffed to Heather, they were to make a totem pole of carved wooden heads of all past losers to the present. When Heather happens upon a wooden head of Izzy, she begins to ruthlessly insult her right in front of Owen, not caring how he felt for her. She ignored Owen after he repeatedly tried to get her to stop her anti-Izzy tangent and focus on the challenge, and eventually Owen snapped, demanding the Wimp Key that would un-cuff the two (but automatically make them lose the challenge). Later, in the Confessional stall, Owen curses out Heather to her face for all of the horrible things she said about Izzy - it was a memorable breaking point for Owen, as he was always known as the happy-go-lucky camper who never had a bad thing to say about anybody until this episode. The blow-up even impressed Heather, but she warned him never to do it again. After this, there was another Confessional stall segment that showed Owen making out with one of the carved wooden heads of Izzy, proving that he still had feelings for her and regretted what he had done to her in the past.

I Triple Dog Dare You!
Owen was excited to get a dare from Izzy, even though there was a good chance that a mind like Izzy's could create a truly heinous dare (and it was: giving a sleeping bear a purple-nurple). Nonetheless, Owen performed the dare himself.

The Very Last Episode, Really!
In the season finale, it seemed that Izzy had forgiven Owen seeing as she was a huge part in why Owen ultimately won Total Drama Island; with the help of a large electric fan and a batch of fresh brownies, the scent gave Owen the strength to plow through Gwen and reach the finish line. With this, Izzy helped Owen win his hard-earned $100,000. Owen hugged and kissed Izzy repeatedly during the celebration, which is indicative that Izzy had forgiven Owen after all and gave him another chance at having a relationship. She was on Owen's side from the very beginning, never needing to be bribed by Owen's promise to throw everyone a party with his money.

Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island!
Izzy and Owen were seen dancing and eating together in the after-show celebration at Playa Des Losers. After eating 97 marshmallows and letting out a monstrous belch (one loud enough to even intimidate Eva), Owen, star-struck, fell to his knees and took Izzy's hand, proclaiming his love for her. Izzy at first seemed shocked and quickly ran off to throw up, only to just as quickly recover and return to Owen with some hot dogs. Izzy's reaction is vague at best; it is not certain whether or not she was put off and/or grossed out by Owen's proclamation of love or if she was merely suffering from indigestion (which would not be out of the question, considering how much she had eaten). In the Confessional stall, Owen reaffirms his love for Izzy, rhetorically asking how one could not love a woman who barfs like a man and comes back for more. However, that is the extent of their interaction throughout the hour-long special, as Owen and Izzy were on different teams searching for the case containing one million dollars. After a series of chaotic events, both Owen and Izzy tied with twelve other campers in the search for the case, meaning the two of them are eligible to move on to Total Drama Action and compete for the million dollars again.

Monster Cash
Izzy refuses to ride with the other castmates until they referred to her by her new "name", Kaleidoscope (or E-Scope). Owen yells for Izzy to hurry up and join the others, but then remembers Izzy's unofficial name change and manages to get her to join the group when he calls her Kaleidoscope. They sit next to each other as Chris explains the new aspects of the competition. When they are being chased by the gigantic animatronic monster (controlled by Chef), Owen screams for Izzy to duck, only for her to misunderstand the warning and thinking of it as a Duck, Duck, Goose game. This causes her to be the first person captured by the monster. Later on, it is revealed that she went on a romantic date with the monster, which leads to Owen venting his frustration and jealousy in the new Confessional make-up room. He says he still loves Izzy, but is unsure to what extent he loves her. Owen feels threatened by the "competition" since the monster is taller than him, but after crushing the girls' trailer, Izzy claims that she is "over" the monster.

Alien Resurr-eggtion
During their alien mission, the group of Izzy, Owen, Harold, and Heather are ambushed by Chef in an alien costume. Owen swears to Izzy that he will protect her, while putting his hand on her shoulder. Izzy puts her hand on his and smiles, and then flips him over on his back because he did not refer to her as E-Scope, and then demands that he calls her as such. His bowels suddenly demand his immediate attention (this is a bad reaction to the massive amounts of foamcore, sawdust, and wax that Owen ate in the previous episode). Desperate to reach a bathroom immediately, he begs for Chef to eliminate him from the challenge to he can go to the bathroom. Chef grants him that wish, which leads to Izzy fending for herself (though she did not seem to mind).

Riot On Set
Owen and Izzy are both recruited into Trent's team: the Killer Grips. Izzy is shown cheering for Owen while riding the trailer as Owen hauls it up the steep prop mountain. However, due to Izzy failing to out-do her opponent Duncan in the final acting challenge, Izzy is the one voted off in this episode. Strangely, there is no displayed response from Owen at all in this scene.

The Chefshank Redemption
Due to the slight flirting at the end of the episode, it looks like Owen and Izzy's relationship has got back to normal for the first time since the beginning of Hook, Line, and Screamer.

One Flu Over the Cuckoos
Izzy and Owen's flirting continues with Izzy calling Owen the sweetest thing ever and comparing him with a caramel-covered marshmallow. While being overly-excited during the challenge, Izzy bites Owen's arm and Owen seems to take it as a romantic gesture, looking to Izzy suggestively. Owen called Izzy magnificent as she ate the pizza without using her hands, but panicked when he noticed she was eating all of his pizza. Nonetheless, int he confessionals, he described Izzy's return as a combination of pizza and Christmas, or "Pizz-Mas", as he called it. Izzy seemed to be the most worried out of everyone when Owen was afflicted with a "life-threatening" disease. When Owen was in the quarantine bubble to prevent him from infecting other castmates, Izzy popped the bubble and ignored the warnings of everyone else of the repercussions of such an action (namely the fact that Owen had gassed up the bubble quite a bit with his own flatulence and thus made the entire room stink when Izzy popped the bubble).

The Sand Witch Project
Izzy glared at Owen a number of times due to his gushing over her cuteness, probably because she feels she was not be taken seriously as a competitor. However, Owen and Izzy make out non-stop during the third part of the challenge.

Trivia

 * Even though she and Owen are supposedly a couple, the nature of their relationship is inconsistent from episode to episode.
 * In Hook, Line, and Screamer, after Izzy was mad at Owen, Owen was hugging Izzy when they were hugging DJ. They may have just been in the moment.
 * They were a brief couple for Hook, Line, and Screamer, but it ends after Owen shoves Izzy into the path of the killer (Chef) and she gets mad.
 * They are a couple again in the last episode and even kiss each other (on the cheeks) after Owen wins.
 * Owen still expresses a romantic interest in Izzy in Monster Cash, but seems to have doubts, while Izzy apparently dated a robot on the fly, but claims she is "over" it.
 * Until his bowels demanded immediate attention, Owen was ready to protect Izzy from Chef in Alien Resur-eggtion.
 * Owen does not express any sadness about Izzy's elimination in Total Drama Action.
 * Izzy returns to the competition in The Chefshank Redemption, and Owen and Izzy resume flirting with each other.
 * Izzy affirms how much she likes Owen and worries for his life the most after he is "infected" in One Flu Over the Cuckoos.
 * For unexplained reasons, Izzy glares at Owen numerous times when he calls her cute during The Sand Witch Project. However, in spite of this, they openly make-out.