Chinese Fake-Out

'''The final seven go to China for a visit to the Great Wall. Tension continues between four contestants and a different contestant plans to establish the connection between themselves and another. One new contestant allies with a staff member, but in the end, that contestant is voted off along with another due to the show's budget problems.'''

Plot
The episode opens with Duncan pleasantly greeting Courtney in first class and trying to make peace with her, only to find that she's giving him "the silent treatment." In the confessional, Duncan says that he doesn't mind the silence at all, but really needs Courtney as an extra ally due to the heated competition at this stage in the game. Courtney, in response to Duncan's smooth-talking, shoves him head-first into the wedding cake they won in the previous challenge and walks away triumphantly munching a slice of cake. Over the plane's PA system, Blaineley advertises the opportunity for the contestants to make an alliance with her and remembering Chef helping DJ last season, suggests a TV deal to Chef if he helps her. Cody mopes about the fact that Sierra thinks the two of them are married now due to what happened last episode. Alejandro sides with Sierra, but Heather, needing Cody for an alliance, tries to help Cody out by telling him that being forthright with Sierra will get her to back off for good.

The contestants are lined up in front of the Great Wall of China. Chris gets as far as saying the contestants must race along the wall before he is interrupted by a cell-phone call. The contestants race off after they misinterpret a signal, missing out on vital information about the challenge. Chris lets them go, figuring this will just make things more interesting. Each contestant grabs a different mode of transportation to help them on their journey; Blaineley sits in the rickshaw and relaxes, Duncan rides the bicycle thinking he has an advantage, Alejandro uses the skateboard and proclaims in the confessional how he was in the South American skate Olympics, Courtney pedals the tricycle running over Heather's foot in the process, Cody mounts the donkey with the aid of Sierra, and Heather is stuck with traditional Chinese wooden sandals. Duncan and Alejandro race neck and neck down the wall, until Duncan hits a booby trap mine. Cody finds his donkey stubbornly not moving, while Sierra hops behind and around him. He tries to "break up" with her, but she focuses on the fact that he said he liked her. Sighing, he spurs on the donkey, which accidentally kicks Sierra off the Great Wall of China and through the roof of a Chinese tea store. After telling her sad story to the elderly Chinese woman, Sierra is given a bag of Love-Me Tea; the more of it she drinks, the more Cody will love her.

Courtney gets the tricycle's wheel stuck in a crack of the wall and Alejandro suggests to Duncan that they should stop and help her. Duncan, however, thinks it'd be fun to watch her struggle for a while, but Alejandro is thinking she might help him in return, so he helps her. Once she is free, she does offer to return the favor later. The three of them race off for the finish line, but Courtney hits another booby trap and goes flying backwards past Chris in a helicopter. Alejandro and Duncan cross the finish line at almost the same time, only to learn there is no prize for first place. Cody and Heather finish shortly afterwards, and Blaineley "somehow" got to the finish line before all of them. Chris is about to ring the gong, signaling the race is over, when Sierra just makes it across the finish line making Courtney ineligible to compete in the next half of the challenge.

In the Chinese restaurant, the contestants learn that they will be served local dishes - the grossest Chris can find. Alejandro, having a weak stomach, turns to already-eliminated Courtney for help in the challenge. Blaineley, being allied with Chef, is served slightly different food than the other contestants. Throughout the challenge, the contestants have to sing a song. Cody is eliminated when he thinks that the donkey meat served first is his new friend Ace the donkey. Heather is then eliminated when she finishes the next food item last. Then Duncan is eliminated when Sierra beats him in finishing a starfish. Blaineley, Alejandro, and Sierra are the only contestants left in the challenge. At this point, Heather raises a protest that both Blaineley and Alejandro are cheating and that Blaineley has been served normal food, while Alejandro kept bending down during each meal, prompting Duncan to point out Courtney chewing after every round. To appease her, Chris has Sierra and Blaineley switch bowls of food and makes Courtney wear a large mask to prove that she can keep her mouth shut. Both cheaters can't stomach the thought of eating the gross dish and vomit before they even taste it, while Sierra finishes her bowl, winning invincibility and the opportunity to take Cody with her to first class.

The results of the votes are in and they are split evenly between Courtney and Blaineley, with Cody voting for Sierra, despite her immunity. Courtney is confident that she can take Blaineley in a tie-breaker, since she is an expert in them, but since Chris has been getting calls from the producers, hounding him about the show's budget, he just eliminates both of them instead. Courtney once again promises to sue the show, adding a lawsuit against Duncan for defamation. Blaineley, meanwhile, spills information about all the remaining contestants: Ezekiel is still hiding on the plane, Cody votes for Sierra every time they are at a Barf Bag Ceremony, Heather and Alejandro have an obvious crush on each other, and that she was the first pick over Chris to host the show. She might have said more, but Chris pushes both contestants off the plane at this point.

In first class, Sierra splashes the tea over herself, which makes Cody light-headed. Sierra diagnoses it as an allergic reaction and jabs him with an EpiPen. In the cockpit, Chris discusses with Chef the serious ramifications of Blaineley's actions, though it was not her alliance with Chef, but that Chris was second-pick that annoyed Chris the most. Chef, looking nervous, quickly assures Chris it was false and Chris was a better host. With this thought weighing on his mind, he signs off the episode, to Chef's approval.

Exclusive Clip
Courtney is seen taking her Drop of Shame. She talks about her elimination and how it was unfair, that there wasn't a tie-breaker. But she is happy that she is finally free from Blaineley and away from Duncan (calling him Lover Of the Goths). Courtney soon realizes that she's too close to the ground, and she begins to pull the parachute cords, but the parachute won't open. After this, the small Chinese woman appears, and she's seen rebuilding the roof that Sierra crashed through earlier. Then Courtney crashes through her roof, which causes the Chinese woman to be angry. Courtney asks if she speaks English, but the Chinese woman just looks glares at her. Courtney says "Manman chi" and the woman throws a hammer at Courtney. Before it hits her, the camera cuts off.

Cast

 * A Chinese woman had lines, however, it is unknown who voiced her.
 * Ezekiel also makes another cameo, trying to steal some of Courtney's wedding cake, but has no lines throughout the episode.

Quotes
Blaineley: I'm a host! Watch. Lights, fights and a whole lot of sights, right here on Total... Drama... Chris: Okay! Outta my tub! Chef Hatchet: I never mess with the game, Girly! Blaineley: Oh, right. You got busted helping DJ last season. (gets up from copilot's seat) Shame really. (walks behind Chef Hatchet) Because, I have connections in the TV world and I've always thought that you'd be great on your own show! Chris is just holding you back. Alejandro: Mi Ángel, I know you crave Alejandro like a big chicken in guacamole sauce, but marriage? Aren't you... rushing things? Heather: Ew, ew, ew, ick, ick, ick! Alejandro: Your mouth says "ick", but your eyes say something else. Heather: They say, "barf!" Cody: Really? Which escaped mental patient are you married to? Heather: All I mean is that sometimes, when you're too nice to somebody, they get the wrong idea. Happens to me all the time. Cody: Not like this! She's making baby name lists! I don't want kids! She can't make me have kids, right? Heather: Just tell her that you will never, ever be a thing. Ultimately, it's going to be doing her a favor. Heather: Do we go or what? Chris: (on the phone) Uh-huh, yeah. Alejandro: Yeah, we go? Chris: (still on the phone, looking at the contestants) Yeah, can we do this later? Duncan: So we go now? Chris: Okay, fine! (drops his arm and the contestants start running) Hey! Who said you could go?! Yeah, watch out! There's a few things I was gonna warn you about, but... forget it! (chuckles) Heather: Stop breathing down my neck! Or get a mint already! Blaineley: HII-YAH! (slaps Heather, causing her to fall down) (in confessional again) Also big ups to my hand-to-hand combat instructor, Butchy. You are not a 'roid monkey, no matter what I said. (cuts back to race) Heather: You did not just do that! Blaineley: I'm good, right? Blaineley: Thank you! Chris: What show do you think you're on? Courtney   : Oh yeah? Well I am filled with rage! Do you know where I landed? In a pig pen! Do you know how thouroughly I got snouted? It's a good thing I have a very strong stomach. Alejandro: Ahh...good to hear. (cuts to confessional) I've been dreading the eating competition because my body is my temple. And what temple keeper would contaminate... this? (rips off shirt, and moves pectoral muscles) Sierra: Done! Chris: Heather! You're out! Loser bench! (Heather pukes on Chris, before walking to the loser bench) Blaineley: It's exactly the same! (Chris' phone rings) Chris: Listen man! Heather: And why does Alejandro keep bending over while he's eating? Duncan: I have a better question; Why does Courtney keep chewing her cud back here?! Courtney: I do not! Alejandro: You have a little something... (Courtney and Alejandro smile slyly) Heather: Chris? What are you going to do about all this crazy cheating? Chris: Yeah, okay, budget, blah, blah, blah. What am I supposed to do? Heather: Get off the phone and host the flipping show! Alejandro is slipping his food back to Courtney and someone is giving Blaineley actual food instead of gross-osity! Alejandro:' It is a lie! Courtney:' So not true! Blaineley: Get over it! Chef: I'm so ashamed. Chris: Listen, we got to wrap this up, so here's the dealio -- one last round. Whoever wins has invincibility in tonight's vote, and they get to take the person of their choice up to first class with them. Sierra: (gasps and claps) Heather: At least switch Blaineley's bowl to prove she's not cheating, and move Courtney away from Alejandro! Chris: Fine. Blaineley, trade bowls with Sierra. (Sierra switches bowls) Courtney, put this on to prove you can keep your mouth shut. (tosses Courtney a lion dancer's mask) Courtney: (while putting on lion mask) This is ridiculous. Chris: Let's get this done. Heather: Can you get her out of here? Chris: I dunno. This part's kinda fun. Blaineley: Oh, you wanna hear something really fun? They wanted me to host the show! You only got the job because I said no, and- (gets shoved out of plane along with Courtney by Chris) Cody: (after awkward silence) Is it really quiet in here all of a sudden, or is it just me?
 * Chris: Who will be... in my hot tub? The hot tub is for hosts only. Get out.
 * Blaineley: (over the intercom) Attention, fellow passengers. Feeling alone in the game? Looking for an ally you can call your very own? Consider joining forces with me! You won't regret it. (in a low and fast tone) This promise is not legally binding. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. (hangs up intercom mic) (to Chef Hatchet) Have you considered helping out a contestant?
 * Heather: (to Cody regarding his "marriage" to Sierra) Seriously, you're about as married as Alejandro and I are.
 * Heather: (to Cody) You and I have a similar problem.
 * Chris: Ni hao. Welcome to China! A vast country rich in history, culture, innovation, and delicious sauces.
 * Courtney: Eight Million B.C. was the Miocene era. There were dinosaurs!
 * Chris: (about to start the challenge) Ready! Set! (Chris' cell phone rings) I better get this. (answers the phone) McLean here. Yeah, I'm trying to do a show here.
 * Blaineley: (in confessional) I would like to send a shout-out to my personal trainer, Bunny, for making me do all those sprints. You rule! Sorry for calling you "a waste of skin". You know that was just the adrenaline talking. (cuts to race on the Great Wall)
 * Heather: (grumbling) Diva.
 * Cody: (after seeing Duncan blow himself up) It's okay, Ace. Now could you just give me a little more gas here? (Ace farts)
 * Alejandro: May we check the photo finish?
 * Cody: (crosses finish line) Yes! We made it! I feel like I lost... what does Sierra weigh? Like, a couple hundred pounds?
 * Heather: (slams into the gong, falls, and points at the shoes) Those shoes are a war crime.
 * Chef Hatchet: (about Blaineley) If she's a size zero, I'm the emperor of China!
 * Duncan: (to Chris answering his cell as Courtney walks up to Duncan) If it's Courtney, tell her she's a loser.
 * Courtney: (to Chris) I am a C.I.T.! I am not a loser!
 * Alejandro: Courtney! I am filled with relief!
 * Cody: (after learning the first dish is made of donkey meat) Ace?! Where are you?! Fart if you can hear me!
 * Duncan: (while eating donkey meat) It's a bacon double cheeseburger, bacon double cheeseburger.
 * Heather: Hurry Cody!
 * Cody: (about his donkey, Ace) I can't eat Ace!
 * Duncan: (gulps) Done.
 * Heather: Wait, Stop! Why does Blaineley's food look so much better?!
 * Chris: Blaineley, Courtney, Blaineley, Courtney, Sierra-ley... Blaineley. And, the final vote goes to... Courtney, it's a tie!
 * Blaineley: (about to exit the plane with Courtney) Not so fast! I have some things to say first! Ezekiel, he's still hiding in the hold! Sierra, Cody has voted for you every single time! Get a clue! (Sierra drinks tea nervously) Heather and Alejandro, just give it up and make out already!

General

 * Ezekiel makes another cameo in this episode, this time, trying to get some cake before Duncan shows up.
 * With Courtney's elimination, all Killer Grips that returned for Total Drama World Tour (Lindsay, Izzy, Owen, and Courtney) have been eliminated.
 * This episode reveals that the ringtone on Chris's cellphone is the show's theme song, "I Wanna Be Famous."
 * The food that the contestants ate during the cuisine challenge were donkey meat, live mealworms, roasted starfish on a stick, and one unknown dish.
 * The food served to Blaineley in the challenge was cake, spaghetti, fruit skewer and ice cream.
 * The character in the tea bag is "心" (reads "xin"), which means "Heart."
 * When Alejandro is talking to Heather about marriage, the tune of Condor is heard.
 * The final three contestants in the eating challenge are the three newcomers to the show.
 * With Courtney's elimination, all three contestants who have come in seventh place (Izzy, Justin, and Courtney) are the last three people who arrived at Camp Wawanakwa in Total Drama Island.
 * This is the only episode where Blaineley is shown in her swimwear.

Continuity

 * This is the last episode of Total Drama where Ezekiel is seen wearing his toque.
 * However, a photo of Ezekiel (pre-metamorphosis) wearing it can be seen in A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste.
 * This is the only episode of Total Drama World Tour where there are an even amount of former Screaming Gophers (Cody and Heather) and former Killer Bass (Courtney and Duncan).
 * This is the second double elimination of the season, and the fourth in the series overall (after Alien Resurr-eggtion, Top Dog, and Jamaica Me Sweat).
 * This is also the second time that Courtney leaves in a double elimination. The first time was in Top Dog with Owen.
 * Thus, this makes Total Drama Island the only season where Courtney wasn't eliminated in a double elimination.
 * Additionally, this is the first time that the two people eliminated were of the same gender; in this case, both were females.
 * Also, the two who were eliminated are the only two contestants to have debuted into a season that they did not originally qualify for.
 * This is also the only double elimination in which both are eliminated due to a tie in the votes, rather than by a regular majority, by losing a challenge, or some other irregular way.
 * This is the first episode in which a character that only competed in Total Drama World Tour is voted off, in this case, Blaineley.
 * This is the second episode in which Chef forms an illegal alliance. The first was Riot On Set with DJ.
 * However, unlike last time, this alliance was the contestant's idea.
 * This is the second time the EpiPen has been used. The first one was in The Am-AH-Zon Race.
 * This makes Sierra the second person to use an EpiPen on someone. The other is Gwen, who did it to herself.
 * This is the fourth episode that Cody votes for Sierra to be eliminated, even though she won immunity.
 * Cody is the third contestant to refuse to eat during an eating challenge, due to him befriending the animal the course is made from (the fried meat was donkey). The first and second were Bridgette and DJ in Brunch of Disgustingness (the wieners were made of dolphin).
 * This is the second episode where the cast must eat disgusting food. The other is Brunch of Disgustingness.
 * Heather and Duncan are the only contestants to compete in both eating challenges.
 * This is currently the last episode of the season and the series in which Blaineley has lines.
 * As of this episode, Duncan has outranked Courtney in all three of the seasons they have competed on, making him the only contestant to do so.
 * In Hawaiian Style, it was revealed that Blaineley failed to deploy her parachute and, like Courtney, crash landed into a hut.

Goofs

 * During the elimination ceremony, just before Blaineley tells the others about Ezekiel being on the plane, the straps on her high heels are missing.
 * The color of Alejandro's food is different when Heather looks under the table; instead of the usual sickly green color, it turned teal.
 * When Courtney is given the mask from Chris to wear so she doesn't cheat for Alejandro, her hair is fixed and there are no more dirty smudges on her face.
 * Sierra's 'Love Me Tea' was never on the restaurant table until the second part of A Chinese Lesson.
 * Duncan's spiked collar disappears when he is riding his bike next to Alejandro.
 * In the closed captioning, "Blaineley" is constantly spelled as "Blainley."
 * It was shown that when Courtney talked with the mask on, the lion's mouth could move, meaning that Courtney's mouth was in the same place as the mask's. But, when Courtney threw up, the vomit came out of the lion's nose.
 * Courtney states that there were dinosaurs in Eight million B.C., however, this is not true, since the last dinosaurs died out in sixty-five million B.C..
 * When Cody talks to the donkey before it kicks Sierra off the Great Wall, his right hand is drawn with his fingers coming from his wrist.