The Very Last Episode, Really!

'''The final two contestants participate in one last challenge for the grand prize, with the losers watching. After a race filled with sabotage, heartbreak, and brownies, one competitor wins the grand prize, and the other goes home with a "consolation prize".'''

Recap
Chris comments on the morning in Muskoka, and then comments that this is the final, and most dramatic episode, of the show yet. After eight weeks, the show will come to an end. Two campers remain, and only one will be left at the end of the day, and win a check for $100,000. At the campfire pit, Chris reveals the finalists' recorded thoughts. Owen mentions nothing but positive thoughts about the camp, the food, and the other campers, while Gwen's are almost all negative, although she mentions there were a few campers she got along with (DJ, Owen, Bridgette, Cody and LeShawna). Chef also comments that he had better jobs in prison, although he is glad Owen was appreciative of his efforts. Both finalists mention they'll be remembered for their great personalities.

Chris welcomes back the campers voted off, and tells them to sit in marked bleachers for the camper they want to win the competition. Bridgette, Cody, DJ, Eva, Justin, Katie, LeShawna, Lindsay, Sadie, and Trent all sit in support of Gwen, while Beth, Courtney, Duncan, Ezekiel, Geoff, Harold, Heather, Izzy, Noah, and Tyler sit in support of Owen. Heather is wearing a wig due to the previous episode's challenge outcome, and comments in the confessional that she has sabotaged Gwen by leaving a chocolaxative cupcake outside her cabin for her, with a note saying it was from Trent. Gwen is concerned that Heather is smiling so much, but Owen dismisses it that she is either happy for them, or likes her new wig. Gwen marvels that a negative thought hasn't crossed his mind.

Chris tells the finalists to tell the other campers what they would do with the money if they won, and why they deserve it. Gwen mentions that the rest of high school should be simple after what she has been through on the show. She mentions that, true to her word, she would split her winnings with Owen (because of the promise she made with him in I Triple Dog Dare You!), and use the rest to travel and put away to study art history. LeShawna and Trent cheer her on, while Chris calls it sweet, but boring. Owen says he'll use the money to throw a huge party, and invite the rest of the campers. Owen's team cheer, and Bridgette, DJ, Justin, Katie, and Sadie leave Gwen's bleachers to join Owen's. Heather cheers the loudest and blows a raspberry at Gwen. However, Trent, Cody, Eva, Lindsay and LeShawna remain to give Gwen their support. Gwen is disgusted with those who abandoned her, but says at least the ones who didn't aren't total sellouts. When Owen adds that he'll throw the party on a yacht, Lindsay reluctantly joins his side, disgusting Gwen even further. Chris announces the final challenge: The Rejected Olympic relay. First, Gwen wears a chicken hat, and Owen wears a cow hat. They first must climb a flagpole and grab a flag from the top, which Geoff worries will be tough for Owen. Next, they must cross a three hundred meter balance beam over a gorge carrying an eagle's egg. Owen remarks sarcastically that it doesn't seem too bad, but Chris reveals that the man-eating sharks are waiting if they fall off. The last part of the race is a long distance run to the finish line, where the first person to cross wins.

The race begins. Trent accompanies Gwen, while Izzy and Geoff accompany Owen, the former screaming at Owen to encourage him to move faster. Gwen is nonplussed with Trent, and says that even though he's rooting for her, she doesn't like him. Trent thought she was over Heather kissing him, and Gwen comments that she is, but that doesn't mean she likes him. Gwen attempts to climb her flagpole, but finds it extremely slippery, as Heather greased it earlier. Gwen tells Trent that he might as well help since he's there. Trent removes his shirt and mops up the grease, causing Gwen to daydream until LeShawna snaps her out of it. Owen is also having trouble climbing the pole, and Geoff, Heather, and Izzy are trying to push him up. He does get to the top and retrieves the flag, but Gwen has taken the lead and Heather orders him to hurry. In a brief flashback, Chris is attempting to test the balance beam stunt with a new intern, because all of the other interns had died already. He starts to cross the beam, but Chris distracts him and he falls to the man-eating sharks who promptly devour him. However, Chris believes the stunt is safe enough. Gwen tells Trent to go cheer for Owen, since Trent wants to go to his party. However, Trent says he does, but he wants to take Gwen. They reach the gorge and Trent goes to the other side. He asks Chris why they have to carry an eagle's egg, but Chris doesn't reveal the answer. Owen's group reaches the gorge, and Heather tells Owen that she wants him to have the party, and she's trying to help him, but he needs to work harder. Gwen struggles to maintain her balance, but encouragement from Trent helps her focus. Heather wonders when the cupcake will kick in.

As the two cross the gorge, they hear loud eagle screeching, where Chris reveals the purpose of the eagles' eggs, that incensed eagle parents will swoop at the campers to attempt to get the eggs back. Duncan is impressed, but Courtney is petrified, thinking they could both die. Duncan responds that this is life at its rawest, and Courtney confides that she does think danger is hot. The two start to make out between denying liking each other.Gwen and Owen move faster across the gorge. Trent starts to tell Gwen he loves her, but Gwen interrupts, saying she can't take the distraction, to which Heather responds by bringing Justin to the gorge and ripping his shirt off, distracting Gwen, Owen, the eagles, and the sharks. However, prodding from Trent allows her to focus, where she finishes crossing the gorge and continues on. Owen finishes later, and says soothing words to the egg before Heather yells at him to finish the race. To which he starts running again.

During the long distance run, Gwen thanks Trent for the cupcake, but Trent responds that he never gave her one. He asks if it was good, but Gwen doesn't know, as she gave it to Owen. Meanwhile, the laxatives kick in, and Owen runs to the Confessional Stall. Gwen clarifies for Trent that she isn't angry at him, but she doesn't trust him and he can't make it up to her. Trent responds by carrying a large boulder as proof of his love, however, Gwen thinks he's insane. At the finish line, Lindsay worries that Owen is losing and thus, the yacht party won't happen. Izzy comes up with a plan, but she needs a large electric fan, which Chris has in his trailer to get a windswept look for his hair.

The finalists near the finish line with Gwen in the lead and an exhausted Owen barely keeping pace. Trent, carrying the boulder, falls behind, where Owen encourages him, saying he's getting through to Gwen. Owen and Trent collapse and have to crawl to keep moving, while LeShawna and Cody cheer for Gwen. Izzy arrives with a plate of brownies, and has Lindsay turn the fan on to blow the scent towards Owen. However, Lindsay has the fan backwards and blows the other way, knocking off Heather's wig. She chases after it, disparaging her teammates in the process. This proves to be the last straw for LeShawna, who grabs Heather, throws her into the confessional and wedges a tree branch under the door handle so she can't get out.

Lindsay turns the fan in the correct direction and Owen smells the brownies. With a renewed sense of energy, Owen barrels through Gwen and across the finish line first, crashing into Izzy and winning the challenge. As cheers rise up from Owen's side, Heather hears the whole exchange from inside the confessional, but can't see what's going on since she can't get out. Trent consoles Gwen, and comments that at least they get to go to a great party. When Gwen reminds Trent that he didn't pick up the boulder, he picks up Gwen instead. He asks her to go out with him, and she agrees. Owen is glad and says they're coming to the party together.

At the final campfire ceremony, Chris announces Owen as the winner, who cheers and receives his check and the final marshmallow. He says he'll cherish it, but eats it, stating he can buy as many marshmallows as he wants. Geoff comments that it's time for them to do something, to which Duncan, Geoff, and Owen pick up Chris and throw him into the lake to the cheers of the other campers and Chef. When the boys chase after Chef to throw him in the lake next, Gwen asks if Heather is happy to see Chris get thrown in the lake. Heather denies it, but after a minute, she agrees, even smiling slightly while she does it.

Alternate Ending
There is an alternate ending to this episode shown in the Norwegian, Italian, Danish and Polish dubs (In Latin America both endings were shown). In this ending, Gwen is knocked down by the charging Owen and starts to mope. She believes that she's lost, but words from Trent inspire her to get up. Meanwhile, Owen crashes into Izzy and eats the brownies, but he is just a few steps short of the finish line. While Owen is distracted by the brownies, Gwen manages to pass him and win the competition (shocking everyone). Trent, LeShawna, Eva and Cody cheer at Gwen's victory, and Eva and Cody high five each other but Eva accidentally knocks Cody down, while Lindsay cries over Owen's loss (as it means no yacht party for the campers) while hugging Beth tightly. That night, Chris gives Gwen the final marshmallow and the $100,000 check. As she accepts it, Owen gives her a victory hug. Gwen decides that if there is enough money left after she goes to university, she will throw a big victory party, and invite all but Heather. Owen, Duncan and Geoff then toss Chris into the lake with the girls cheering on. Alternative Ending with subtitles.

Cast

 * Justin, Ezekiel, Noah, Katie, Tyler, Beth, Sadie, Harold, Bridgette, Cody, and DJ appear but they don't have any lines, although they are seen cheering for Owen when he won, Cody can be heard cheering for Gwen, and Tyler is also seen saying "awesome" with the others at the bonfire.

Quotes

 * Owen: (in the confessional) I had a wicked time! (Flashbacks from throughout the season) It was awesome! (In flashback) Yeah who's the man!
 * Gwen: (in the confessional) What was it like being here for 8 weeks? (Flashbacks from throughout the season) It suck thats what.
 * Chef: (in the confessional) You think it easy cooking for 22 ungrateful teenagers. Man, I had better jobs in prison.
 * Owen: (in the confessional) The food was awesome! (Flashback of most of the food Owen ate)
 * Chef: (in the confessional) At least someone's appreciative. Slaving all day in a hot stove!
 * Gwen: (in the confessional) The food (flashback of all the nasty food Gwen was forced to eat) was disgusting!
 * Chef: (in the confessional) And less rat droppings. Does this look like a five star restaurant to you?!
 * Owen: (in the confessional) And the people were just (flashbacks of Owen and friends) awesome!
 * Gwen: (in the confessional) The people here sucked. They were nothing but a bunch of (flashbacks of the campers from throughout the season play) backstabbing, manipulative, two timing, fame hungry, dimwitted, certifiably insane, really weird, physcotic, rednecked, overbearing, goody goody, know it all, party obsessed (flashbacks stop) jerks! (blows bangs away) I was lucky enough to meet five people who were actually sane. (shows Owen, LeShawna, DJ, Bridgette, and Cody smiling).
 * Owen: (in the confessional) The one thing I'll be remembered for, uh? (flashbacks of Owen farting play) I hope my great personality. (farts)
 * Gwen: (in the confessional) What will I be remembered for? (flashbacks of Gwen play) My great personality. Okay I'm done here. (pushes camera away, confession ends)
 * Gwen: (Notices Heather's wig) Nice rug. Heather: Oh, bite me! (Izzy starts to pick at it)
 * (in confessional) Heather: It's amazing how easy it is to tamper with baked goods! (holds up laxative, then starts singing) Fast acting...for strong, reliable relief! Doofus.
 * Gwen: Why is Heather smiling like that? Owen: Maybe she loves her new do. Or she could just be really happy for us. Gwen: Wow! Do you ever have a bad thought about anyone?
 * Gwen: Well, I guess I'm pretty proud of getting this far. I mean, maybe if I can survive here, the rest of high school won't be so bad. Izzy: (laughs and snorts) Oh, sorry.
 * Chris: (after Gwen says how she's gonna spend the money) Well, that's really sweet. Boring, but sweet.
 * Gwen: Well, at least not all of you are total sellouts. Owen: Oh, oh, and I forgot. (about the party) It'll be on a yacht! (Lindsay walks over to Owen's team)
 * Owen: Ok, these chicks are all starting to scare me. Maybe I won't invite them to the party... psych!! (laughs)
 * Gwen: I'm going to die now, I'm gonna freaking die!
 * Owen: Alexander the freakin great, that's a deep gorge!
 * (eagles scream) Owen: Ahh! Gwen: What was that?! Chris: Angry eagle parents. Duncan: Ohh, snap... (Duncan slaps Chris's hand down) ...that is messed up! Courtney: What? You mean you like watching this? They could die. Duncan: Oh, mellow your yellow, babe. This is awesome TV. (in the confessional) Courtney: Duncan is so immature. What is it about almost dying and bodily functions that guys love? Courtney: Why would I want to watch Gwen and Owen risk their lives? Duncan: This is life at it's most raw. Check out Elvis here with his guitar. (Duncan points at Trent gripping his guitar) One misstep and his girlfriend is shark bait. Now that would make for an interesting song. (in confessional) Courtney: Then again, danger is kinda hot... (Courtney kisses Duncan) Courtney: You're still not my type. Duncan: You make me sick. (they kiss again)
 * (Owen heads for the confessional) Chris: Owen! No! Not in the confession cam!
 * Izzy: Wait, I have an plan! Has any seen a really big electric fan here!? Chris: Sure. Got one in my trailer. Geoff: You do? Chris: Do you think I get this wind-blown look naturally?
 * Owen: (running) I can still win this... great Zeus, it hurts!!
 * Owen: Gordie Howe, I am Tired!
 * (after Owen smells brownies) Owen: MMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!!!
 * Trent: You okay? Gwen: Yeah, just remind me never to come between Owen and a brownie again.
 * Gwen: (to Trent) Aren't you forgetting something? (looks at the boulder he was carrying. Trent then picks her up) Hey. Put me down! Trent: Say you'll go out with me. C'mon, say it. Gwen: (giggling) Okay, okay, I'll go out with you.
 * Owen: I'm a hundred thousand dollarionaire!
 * Chris: After eight brutal weeks, it is my pleasure to announce the winner of Total Drama Island: Owen! Owen: Hey, what can I say Chris? I'm so psyched! This is just... Gwen, Trent, LeShawna, and Tyler: Awesome? Owen: Yes!
 * Trent: Aren't you a bit bummed? Gwen: I guess. But hey, I came second out of twenty-two. That's pretty good, right?
 * Chris: Owen, at this time, I give you the ultimate symbol of survival. The final marshmallow. Owen: I'll treasure it for the rest of my life. Oh, screw it! I can buy all the marshmallows I want now. (Owen eats the marshmallow)
 * Geoff: Yo, Owen, do you know what it's time for? Chris: No, no, guys...my hair! DUUUUUUUUUUDES!!! (gets thrown into the lake by Owen, Duncan, and Geoff) Chef: I've been wanting to do that all summer! How do you like that, pretty boy?! Geoff: Oh, Chef... Owen: (laughs) You're next, dude!
 * Gwen: (to Heather) Oh c'mon, you got to be a little bit happy to see them get dunked. Heather: No. Yeah... (smiling) a bit... Gwen: You still stink though.  (Shows Chef being chased by Duncan, Owen and Geoff)''

Alternate Ending Quotes

 * Gwen: (After getting knocked over by Owen) I don't care about winning. Trent: It's not over, don't give up! Gwen: Why do you even care? Why don't you just go to your stupid party, play your music, and become famous? Trent: Because I believe in you! Listen, even if you reject going out with me, don't lose this thing because you're mad!
 * Owen: Oooh, brownies, I'm coming to get you!
 * Gwen: Oh no...I'll never win! Trent: Go! Run! Geoff: (Referring to Owen falling short of the line) Owen! The finish line is over there! Gwen: ...I won. I won! Trent: I knew you could! Owen: So I guess there's no party?
 * Chris: After eight cruel weeks, it is my joy to present, the winner of Total Drama Island...Gwen! Gwen, at this time I give you the ultimate symbol of survival: The final marshmallow. Owen: You deserve it! Too bad about the party, though... Gwen: Well, after my studies, I may have a little left over for a rad party... And everyone is invited! Except Heather. Owen: Are you gonna take someone...special with you? Huh? Huh? Huh? Gwen: (Looks at Trent) If he'll join me...? Trent: Does that mean... Gwen: Oh, shut up, I'll go out with you! (Gwen & Trent hug)

Trivia

 * All dialog edits to this episode can be found on the Edits page.


 * Owen is the winner of Total Drama Island in the Canadian, Danish, Latin America, USA and Polish broadcasts.


 * Gwen is the winner of Total Drama Island in the Norwegian, Romanian, Polish and Latin America broadcasts.


 * This episode contains many references to the first and second episodes, thus bringing the series to a full circle.
 * Gwen says "I'm going to die now, I'm going to freakin' die now." Owen said this exact same line during the cliff jump in the second episode.
 * At the end of this episode, Owen says, "This is so..so..." Then the other campers all say "Awesome." Owen said this exact same phrase in the first episode, and Gwen (by herself) said "awesome."
 * Justin's shirt is taken off and stuns everyone, similar to what it did to the sharks in the second episode.


 * Many are confused to why Gwen is still angry at Trent. After he was eliminated she understood that Heather tricked him, and she forgave him, but she doesn't trust him. This is actually not the first time Gwen has displayed mistrust in Trent, as she showed some mistrust in him in No Pain, No Game because he forgot to dig her up in a previous episode.


 * The outfit that Chef wears while carrying the torch for the final challenge actually looks a lot like Tyler's outfit (it's probably based of it). The only difference is that it has a white round patch instead of the JT symbol.
 * Owen and Izzy seem to be a couple again in this episode meaning Izzy must have forgiven him for what happened in Hook, Line, and Screamer. Another possibility may be because Owen insulted Heather when she insulted Izzy in a past episode.


 * One commercial on Cartoon Network said that this episode was the "series" finale instead of the "season" finale. Whether or not this was a mistake or an attempt to keep the special a surprise is unknown.


 * On Teletoon.com, it says on an episode guide that in this episode, Gwen was having cramps from a special cupcake that Heather placed. However in the actual episode, Gwen does not have the cramps since she didn't eat the cupcake.


 * When Owen first arrives at the gorge, he is holding the eagle's egg. However, when the camera cuts to a closeup of him and Heather, she is holding the egg.


 * If one looks at the campers as they arrive, the first three to walk in are (in order): Ezekiel, Eva, and Noah. This is the order they were eliminated in.
 * Once more campers walk in, the last three to walk in are (in order): Geoff, LeShawna and Duncan. This is the order they were eliminated as well.
 * Also, in between the previous two walk-ins, these three people walk in (in order): Cody, Beth, and Sadie. They were again, eliminated in this order.


 * Despite being sent away with the other losers and not being allowed to return until the big event, Heather somehow manages to get back to the island and set her cupcake trap. Though it could just be they were all already there, and Heather ran off to set it before the challenge began.


 * Somehow LeShawna is able to grab Heather, stuff her in the confessional outhouse that Owen had used, and get back to the finish line before Owen and Gwen could finish the race.


 * The campers in the confessional for this episode were Gwen, Owen, Chef, Heather and Courtney. Heather and Courtney, though, were the only campers in the confessional that were voted off the show.


 * During the episode, Gwen and Owen had to wear hats that looked like farm animals. Gwen had to wear a chicken hat (as some people did in Not So Happy Campers - Part 2) and Owen had to wear a cow hat.


 * Heather is the only camper who didn't see who won, as she was locked in the confessional stall by LeShawna near the end of the competition.


 * This is the second time Heather ended up smelling bad. This time by being locked in the smelly confessional, the first time was by taking a sewage shower by LeShawna in Search and Do Not Destroy.


 * Owen said he'd use the prize money to throw the biggest party ever and that everyone from the show would be invited.


 * Gwen planned to use the half of the prize money to go to university to study art. The other half would've gone to Owen, as she promised in the previous episode.
 * The people who stayed in support of Gwen were Trent, Cody, Eva and LeShawna. Lindsay stayed in support of her, right until Owen claimed it would be on a yacht.


 * The competition was split into three parts:
 * 1) Climbing the pole and grabbing the flag.
 * 2) Walking while carrying an eagle egg over a gorge on a thin plank of wood above man-eating sharks and avoiding angry eagles.
 * 3) Running all the way back to the finish line.


 * When Gwen and Owen must make it to the other end of the gorge, Trent splits up with Gwen to meet her on the other side, which leaves one to wonder how he got there so quickly without use of the plank or walking around the entire island. There must be another way across for staff members, or guests.
 * Heather's wig looks the similar to the ones that Lindsay and Sadie had to wear in the episode Phobia Factor, but in black instead of brown.


 * Heather is still bald from the events seen in I Triple Dog Dare You!. She also oddly seems to have lost all her hair (as she had some hanging bits prior to this episode), but she may have shaved it all off so the wig could fit properly.


 * The cast throws Chris into the water after the campfire ceremony, this marks his second struggle in the contest (after the encounter with the psycho killer).


 * The Latin American version had no winner in the avatar contest, and used Canada's winner.
 * In the entire season, the Total Drama Island webpage on Latin America showed Chris saying "El ganador aparecerá en el capítulo final de Isla del Drama" (Which is, in English "The winner will be appear on the last episode of Total Drama Island"). Probably the webpage was never changed, so the Latin American dubbers just translate the dialogs. Other reason can be the constant hacks on the games in order to obtain highscores. It is unknown the real reason.


 * Gwen describes the following campers as:
 * 1) Heather: Backstabbing, Manipulative
 * 2) Trent: Two Timing
 * 3) Justin: Fame-Hungry
 * 4) Lindsay: Dimwitted
 * 5) Izzy: Certifiably Insane
 * 6) Harold and Beth: Really Weird
 * 7) Duncan: Psychotic
 * 8) Ezekiel: Rednecked
 * 9) Eva: Overbearing
 * 10) Courtney: Goody-Goody
 * 11) Noah: Know-it-all
 * 12) Geoff: Party-Obsessed
 * Facts:
 * Gwen thinks DJ, Owen, Bridgette, Cody and LeShawna are the only people here who were "sane".
 * Sadie, Katie, and Tyler were not mentioned as either a sane or a flawed camper. It is likely that the three were forgotten on the list or she couldn't think of a reason.
 * It's odd she put Geoff in her "insult" list when in Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon she had a lot of fun with him and yelled at everyone for voting him off. She may just not like Party Obsessed people in general, excluding Geoff. It is also strange that Bridgette did not stick with Gwen when Owen described his party, while Lindsay, who Gwen did not list as one of the five people who she liked, stayed with her longer than Bridgette. It is also strange that Lindsay supported Gwen in the first place, because as she was leaving the island, she told Owen that "I think you're the person I'm going to miss the most," though she did mention in Haut Camp-ture that she thought Gwen should win. And she also looked guilty when switching sides.


 * Despite the title this is actually not the last episode of Total Drama Island. It could have been named this way because the contestants thought the show was over after Owen took his $100,000 victory.


 * The intern in the US version is not the one on the Canadian version. This is because the intern was one of the highest scoring players in Totally Interactive, the online games based on the series. Naturally, the highest scoring player in Canada would not be the same as the highest scoring player in the U.S.A.


 * When Owen was thinking of what he would be remembered for, the Cartoon Network logo at the lower-right corner of the screen turns into a Teletoon logo.


 * It actually was hinted that Owen would win in the U.S., as in the first trailer in U.S.A., it listed who could win, then says "Probably not the big guy, though." His face is also used as the thumb icon for Total Drama Island on Har Har Tharsdays.


 * It is interesting to note that Owen crossing the finish line is never seen, even when he wins. All that is seen his him tackling Gwen, then tackling Izzy, then Owen sitting on Izzy is is on top of the finish line. This was used as the way Gwen won in the alternate ending.


 * Although Lindsay is shown sitting on Gwen's side at the beginning of the episode, when Gwen comments on Heather's wig and she replies, "Bite me", Lindsay's face can be seen in the lower left corner. This is before Owen says his party will be on the yacht, so Lindsay should still be on Gwen's side.


 * Eva had still chosen Gwen's side even though Gwen had voted her off the second time she appeared.
 * When Owen is revealed as the winner on Cartoon Network's TDI interactive page, it shows Justin in the background with brown hair and lighter skin.
 * Also, it can see Heather with her natural hair, and Beth with her braces off. Actually, Heather is currently bald (after the events of I Triple Dog Dare You!) and Beth will take her braces off between the two seasons.
 * In the begging of the episode, the campers were walking in, in the order of there eliminations. (With the exception of Trent, Izzy and Justin.)

Goofs

 * When Duncan says to Courtney to "look at Elvis with his guitar," Trent appears with his guitar in his hands, though he was never seen with it until that moment. It remains with him for the rest of the second part of the challenge, then disappears for the rest of the episode.
 * In a commercial for Total Drama Island, it shows a boat full of cash (which was seen in the previous episode). In the first episode, Chris shows a treasure chest filled with gold and jewels. However, the 100,000 dollar prize is actually a check.
 * When Lindsay walks to Owen's side, Chris is seen in shorts. Two scenes after that, he is shown in pants.
 * When Izzy is pushing Owen up the pole, the top line on her shirt is missing.
 * When Heather's wig flies off, Noah and Beth suddenly become taller than Heather.