The EX-Files

'''After breaking up with someone, a contestant decides to get revenge by flirting with someone else after being encouraged by another. The two teams must search Area 51 for intact alien artifacts and bring them back to the Total Drama Jumbo Jet. During the challenge, two contestants bump into each other and have their second kiss, thus officially starting a relationship with each other. In the end, one team wins yet again while the other sends one home.'''

Plot
This episode opens to first class compartment, where there is definite tension among Team Amazon. Courtney and Sierra are planning on eliminating Gwen from their team the next time they lose a challenge. The reasons being for Courtney, Gwen's kiss with Duncan in the confessional, (which resulted in her breaking up with Duncan by throwing food at him and kicking him in the groin), and Sierra for Gwen getting together with Courtney's boyfriend, as she believes boyfriend stealing is wrong. The only person having fun with all of this drama is Heather, who is just glad that the target is finally off her back, and thanks Gwen for becoming the new one in the confessional. In economy class, Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot is planning their own next elimination, with Tyler and Alejandro hoping to eliminate Duncan.

The camera then shows Ezekiel and Chef's inflatable dummy sitting in the cockpit while the plane is on auto-pilot. Suddenly, two UFOs appear and shoot strange electricity beams at the plane, which causes it to waver in its flight. Chris calls the "potential crash victims" to visit the culinary for a "last meal" while their autopilot tests some of the equipment. Alejandro takes advantage of the turbulence to suggest that Courtney flirt with Tyler to make Duncan jealous and Courtney does so, mentioning that Tyler is "super-cute". This shocks Tyler, but he refuses to betray Lindsay. The plane finally lands and Chris explains that they are in Area 52 - just next to the famous Area 51. There, he explains the challenge: Break into Area 51 and bring back an intact alien artifact.

Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot and Team Amazon reach their respective sides of Area 51 and form plans to get across, with Gwen accidentally leading Team Amazon to a mine field and Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot losing Owen to the Black Ops. Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot gets past the lasers first, while Team Amazon is forced to sing. Ignoring the girls' insulting Gwen in their song, Boyfriend Kisser, Cody throws his candy at the mine field, triggering the land mines and allowing his team to run across the field unscathed. Both teams enter Area 51's secret warehouse at the same time.

Both teams go off looking for intact relics. Heather is angry to discover that Courtney is purposely throwing the challenge in hopes of eliminating Gwen, while Tyler forces Team Chris to help him look for Owen, who may be having his memory erased. Alejandro angrily claims that an artifact won't fall from the sky, but Tyler causes a small box to fall into Alejandro's arms, releasing a pair of aliens that electrocute the both of them. Duncan and Gwen run into each other in the warehouse and Gwen mentions although everyone on her team now hates her, she enjoyed their kiss. However, she points out that Courtney's "ridiculous" flirting seems to be getting to Duncan and before she can go on, Duncan kisses her, popping his foot up in the process. The two smile and decide to start a relationship and just let things happen. They are interrupted by an alien spaceship, reminding them they are competing against each other. Duncan runs off to capture the alien, and Gwen trips him. She tells him to try not to get eliminated, and Duncan replies with, "same to you," with a dreamy expression.

Cody is searching alone, however, when he finds an alien pod, an alien Cody is created as a result. Sierra is enthusiastic and hugs both so tight, the alien Cody explodes, covering Sierra and Cody in slime. Duncan finds Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot and rescues them, but makes Alejandro promises not to vote him off in return - he fails to free Alejandro, but they both end up unintentionally freeing Owen, who claims to have no memory, despite clearly showing he remembers everyone and the competition. Chris and Chef Hatchet, watching from the plane, thank the Colonel for doing Owen's make-up job and mullet hairdo, while Duncan finally gets the aliens off Tyler and Alejandro and traps one into a cardboard box, confident.

Gwen brings Team Amazon the original box Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot had found, to which her teammates, aside from Cody, angrily tell her to "save it for first class" as they run out of the warehouse. Tyler, on the other hand, is too busy gloating to notice that Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot is now on a mine field. Tyler is blown up and launched into the air, landing by Chris with the charred remains of the alien. When he lands, Tyler can only see hallucinations and Chris announces that the specimen was not alive. Team Amazon almost loses their box because Courtney trips Gwen, but Chris catches it and they win the challenge. In first class, Heather is surprised at Courtney's obsession with eliminating Gwen, noting that Courtney has replaced Izzy in terms of insanity. In the meantime, Gwen disappears to spy on the elimination ceremony, where Chris is explaining how Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot failed due to their lack of teamwork. Tyler is ecstatic due to thinking that Duncan is out, remembering his earlier discussion with Alejandro, only to discover that he's been voted off instead. Courtney protests at first, but when Tyler asks if there can be a re-vote, she angrily knocks a severely injured Tyler out of the plane. Courtney says she will have her revenge on Duncan and Gwen next. Since she said the key word "Revenge," Owen is hypnotized and starts dancing again. Chris signs off the show while wondering whether or not Courtney will ever get her revenge on Gwen and Duncan.

Cast

 * Ezekiel made a cameo in the cockpit, but did not speak.

Quotes
Sierra: (singing, while making a paper Gwen cut out) ...the cradle will fall, and down will come ''Gwen! (bites off the head of the paper Gwen)'' Heather: Mmm, what is that delicious smell? Oh I know! It's (cuts to confessional) Tension! And it has nothing to do with me. I have never felt so safe. Thanks, Gwen. Courtney: (in confessional) AAAAAAAH! Gwen is going down! I can't believe I ever trusted that sun-fearing, emo-loving liar! (sighs) Well, at least I broke up with Duncan on my terms. It was totally empowering. (cuts to Courtney crying hysterically after breaking up with Duncan and kicking him in the groin) (cuts back to Courtney in confessional) Well at least I still have my... pride... (tries to smile but ends up crying hysterically) Gwen: That means so much coming from a Cyclops. Alejandro: Three, two, one, and we're back. Owen: We landed already? I'm so over my flying thing. Duncan: Looks like I owe you five bucks. Alejandro: (in confessional) My uncle Julio is a hypnotist. Manipulating runs in the family. And that isn't the only post-hypnotic suggestion I gave Owen. (laughs evilly) Gwen: (in confessional) "New Heather!?" Duncan: (enters) Think again, Pasty. Gwen: Okay. The kiss was awesome, even though now everyone on my team thinks I'm the new Heather, even Heather! But I can see that Courtney's ridiculous flirting is getting to you, so if you've change your mind about our se... (Duncan kisses Gwen and his leg pops up) Was that just to shut me up? Duncan: Not entirely. Gwen: Why don't we just let things happen? No pressure, no planning, no "pookums." 'Kay? Duncan: See, that there is why I like you. Tyler: And did your make-up. Owen: Oh, but they did, Tyler! I can't even remember your name! Duncan: A little help here please? Owen: Or Duncan's name, or Al's name, or Chris, or the Total Drama plane, or... Mom's cheese cellar back home! Or any of... oh... wait, wait never mind. I think I'm good. How you doing Al? Al? Al? Alejandro: Three, two, one, and revenge. Owen: (gets hypnotized, stretches underwear over head and sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame") Take me out to the ball game! Take me out with the crowd! Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, I don't care if I never come back- (alien latches onto head and zaps Owen) Duncan: (in confessional) Ha ha! The Running Man? Alejandro is alright! Chris: Former Alien lifeform? Impressive. Too bad it's not still intact. Courtney: (writing on a list) Gothie's going down, gothie's going down, gothie is going down... Heather: (in confessional, referring to Courtney) Izzy, you have been replaced. Tyler: ...is stoked that Duncan is outie! Chris: No, Tyler. You're outie! Tyler: (upset) What? Courtney: (angry) What!? You're cutting Tyler instead of Duncan? Uh, what's wrong with you? Tyler: Is there gonna be a re-vote? (gets kicked off plane by Courtney) Courtney: (angry) That's it! No more Mrs. Nice Guy. People are gonna to pay... TWO PEOPLE specifically, you hear me? I will have my REVENGE!! (Owen begins to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame") Chris: Will Courtney get her revenge!? Find out next time right here on Total Drama World Tour!
 * Courtney: (writing down a list) Humph! Pummel Duncan... (thinks)... Pummel Gwen. Wash socks. (begins to sob)
 * Tyler: That guy's a jerk with a capital "G!" I'd never cheat on my Lindsay the way he hurt Courtney!
 * Duncan: Lookin' especially pasty this morning.
 * Tyler: (doing pull-ups) Must... leave... beautiful... corpse!
 * Owen: (lights go off and he farts) The dark as my witness, that was not me.
 * Owen: Aaaaaaah! Aaaaaaah! Aaaaaaah!
 * Sierra: Way to lead, "New Heather."
 * Courtney: (To Gwen) Why don't you make out with the mine field's boyfriend?
 * Heather: Are you trying to make us lose?
 * Courtney: What? As if! (smirks mischievously)
 * Gwen: Wicked, we beat Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot here.
 * Owen: Oh no, the memory wiper thingie! If I only remember one thing, please, let it be nachos...with extra jalapeños. (gets zapped by Memory Wiper)
 * Duncan: You go first.
 * Sierra: Eeee! Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! Two Codys! I'm confused... and excited! (Sierra screams as she hugs both Codys and alien-Cody explodes) Okay, now I'm just confused...
 * Heather: Ugh! Can't these boxes have labels?
 * Owen: Oh no! The aliens stole my memory! And styled my hair!
 * Tyler: I really don't think they stole your memory.
 * Tyler: Why is the purple meatball playing the piano?
 * Heather: I want Gwen gone too, but strategy is key. Right now, we've got to focus on picking off the guys. Hello, are you even listening to me?
 * Chris: Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot, not a lot of teamwork going on tonight. Owen, wasting time on a new hairdo: not cool. Duncan, making deals before you help your teammates: that's low. Tyler...

Trivia

 * Title Reference: This episode's title is a reference to the American science fiction television series, The X-Files.
 * Running Gag: Alejandro hypnotizing Owen
 * This is the second alien-themed episode in the Total Drama series, the first being Alien Resurr-eggtion. This is also the first episode to involve real aliens.
 * This episode marks the second appearance of Chef's inflatable autopilot, which was first seen in Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better.
 * Ezekiel makes another appearance in this episode. He is seen sitting in the cockpit with Chef's inflatable autopilot.
 * This episode currently features the most amount of film/TV references/parodies of any episode in the series.
 * The title of the episode is a parody of the television series The X-Files.
 * Owen's painted white face, red lips, black eyes, and green hair is a reference to the appearance of Heath Ledger's Joker in the Batman film The Dark Knight.
 * This is the second Batman parody in the series, the first one being in Super Hero-ld.
 * When Tyler and the alien touched fingers, it is similar to the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
 * When Cody activates a clone of himself from a pod, it is a reference to the horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
 * Cody's alien clone could also be a reference to the Shapeshifters in the American science fiction television series, Fringe.
 * Also, the way the alien imitated anything it touched could also be a reference to The Thing. The green slime that covered Cody and Sierra after it was squeezed to death is also similar to the green innards that were seen coming from the Thing in one scene.
 * This is the third reference to a John Carpenter film in the series; the first being Halloween, referenced in both Hook, Line, and Screamer and The Sand Witch Project.
 * The way the two aliens attached themselves to Alejandro and Tyler's faces could be a reference to the Facehugger aliens from the Alien franchise.
 * The Black Box warehouse could be a reference to the famous warehouse seen in two of the Indiana Jones films: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
 * This is the fifth episode to feature an Indiana Jones reference, the first four being Full Metal Drama, Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special, Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 1, and The Am-AH-Zon Race.
 * The portal that Heather finds is similar to the ones found in the Stargate series.
 * Tyler's line of "Don't probe me, bro!" is a parody of the University of Florida Taser Incident.
 * Cody's candy that was collected from Broadway, Baby! is used to help get his team through the mine field.
 * All of the male contestants get electrocuted by something in this episode:
 * Duncan - a laser and then an alien.
 * Tyler - an electric fence and then an alien.
 * Alejandro - an alien.
 * Cody - a clone pod.
 * Owen - an alien.
 * Owen mentions his mom's cheese cellar, which was first mentioned in The Aftermath: III.
 * Chris's line about blaming a casualty on a weather balloon accident is a reference to The Roswell Incident.
 * Tyler is the fourth person in the Total Drama series to be eliminated while severely injured, the first one being Cody, the second one being Justin, and the third one being DJ.
 * With that, this is the first season to show more than one injured person getting eliminated.
 * The wig Owen has on is the same wig used in Phobia Factor, but painted green.
 * Interestingly, he used the wig in both episodes that Tyler is eliminated.
 * This is one of four episodes in the Total Drama series and also the third episode of Total Drama World Tour to take place entirely at night.
 * This is the second time in a row that Gwen has attended another team's elimination, and the first time that two people have done so at the same time.
 * It's possible Chris got to arrange the challenge directly with the Area 51 base personnel, since he's shown thanking the Colonel for using the security cams and the artifacts inside, and the plane is saved from crashing by the same beams from the security system.
 * With Tyler's elimination, this is the second season in which Cody is the last contestant left voiced by Peter Oldring.
 * Also, Cody is the last of the four competitors to be in season one, but not in season two, who returned to compete in this season.
 * Coincidentally, Ezekiel, Noah, and Tyler were eliminated in the same order during season one.
 * The shooting star in the background of the opener could be a reference to their location.
 * This is the second time that Courtney has flirted with someone other than Duncan to her advantage, the first being Justin in The Princess Pride.
 * This is the last challenge that Team Amazon wins.
 * This episode features Tyler getting more injuries than any other episode in the whole series.

Goofs

 * When Chris is explaining the challenge, Duncan is not present.
 * When Chris is announcing the paths each team took, Duncan's black eye is missing.
 * It's also missing when he is in the confessional.
 * It's also missing in the scene with Tyler climbing the electric fence.
 * When Cody's alien replica emerges from his pod, the clone had slime on his shoulder, hands, and behind his knee, but in the next shot, his shoulder and hands are shown clean.
 * Also, when the clone emerges from his pod, the wrists on his shirt were facing inward. When Sierra runs over, the wrists are facing outward.
 * At the beginning of the episode, an intern was seen tending the bar at first class, despite the fact that this intern was thrown out of the plane in the previous episode.
 * When it shows everyone standing in Area 52, there isn't a line there, but after Chris says Duncan is out of the border, there is a line separating Duncan from everyone else.
 * Cody lifts his hands up when he tells Heather that he wasn't touching her leg, but when the camera showed the lizard on Heather's leg, Cody had his hands down. When showing Team Amazon's reaction to the lizard, Cody had his hands up again, but close to his mouth in fists instead of out and open.
 * When returning to Chris, Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot was running down the minefield from Team Amazon's path, although Chris assigned both teams two different paths.
 * When Courtney mutters "Gothie's going down" while writing on her notepad, she was writing backwards (from right to left instead of from left to right).
 * During the flashback of the elimination, Alejandro is seen on the right of Tyler, but when they switch from Gwen back to the elimination, Alejandro is back on the left of Tyler.
 * In the recap, they are shown to be leaving the U.S. However, the previous episode took place in Greece.
 * When Duncan's leg pops up while kissing Gwen, his knee is shown in a different place than in previous episodes.
 * There are no gates around Area 51, as Area 51 is surrounded by cliffs.