Dave and Shawn

This article focuses on the interactions between Dave and Shawn.

Overview
Dave does not view Shawn as being weird as the other members of his team, and comes to respect his skills. Overall they appear to be good friends.

So, Uh This Is My Team?
Dave was annoyed that Shawn grabbed a tin of soup from the pile, as it had 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 says in the confessional "Can I vote for four people?", which implies he may have wished to vote Shawn off as well.

I Love You, Grease Pig
Dave compliments Shawn for finding so much food. He was also grateful to Shawn for finding the cave for them to sleep in, and asks if Shawn was going to come down from the tree, 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. He also joins in Sky's offer to help Shawn forage. While Shawn accepts he isn't happy about this proposition as he believes groups of people were more attractive to zombies. During the challenge Dave is terrified by a camouflaged Shawn, as it appeared that a tree had eyes. However Shawn reveals himself and calms Dave down. Shortly after Dave tells Shawn that someone burst Sky's balloons, to which Shawn thinks it was a "smart trick".

I Love You, I Love You Knots
Dave tagged along with Shawn to forge for food the next day and came upon Jasmine and Samey. When Jasmine asked them to forge with her and Samey, Shawn quickly grabbed Dave and ran away, much to his protest. In the confessional, Dave noted Jasmine's infatuation with Shawn. During the challenge, Dave had to kiss someone seated next to him and he worriedly glanced at Shawn, causing him to run away due to fear that he was a zombie. Shawn later had to pick his nose and wipe it one someone seating next to him. As he was seated on the edge, that left Dave as the only person next to him. The germaphobe quickly ran from Shawn, but he quickly intercepted him and shot a fury of boogers onto Dave and the rest of his team.