Full Metal Drama

'''War comes to the set as tensions rise between castmates, as two people are at each other's throats about who is the better team mate. Someone's influential powers starts to fail and another player is eliminated.'''

Plot
This episode starts with some of the castmates running to the only working bathroom. LeShawna offers her spot at the front of the line to Duncan, but he turns it down, claiming to not associate himself with liars. She then offers it to Harold, who readily accepts. Duncan then accuses Harold of sucking up to LeShawna, and says that she is no longer on the team.

Harold walks in on Owen, who is using the stall, but Owen reveals that he is constipated. Chef, who has been punished with grunt work due to his actions in the previous episode, brings Owen a remedy for his constipation, a puree of fruit and bran. Owen refuses to take it, so LeShawna volunteers to drink it for him.

Chris later gathers the castmates together for the first part of the challenge. Harold and Duncan get into an argument of leading the team, with Duncan winning. The first challenge is jumping out of an airplane. Justin tries to convince Beth and Lindsay to jump first, in case he needs something to land on, but fails, despite using his looks. Chris, after a call from the producers, pushes the box of parachutes out of the plane. Izzy then jumps after them. To get Owen out, Chris throws a corned beef smoothie out of the plane. The shift of weight causes everyone on board, other than Chris, to fall out. As it turns out, the plane was just a prop on a sound stage, and the drop was barely a foot, so everyone comes out unscathed. Chris announces the second part of the challenge: a war with paint-bombs.

The set was pre-divided into two sides for each team, and Chris instructs each team to set up a creative, controlled explosion on their half. Duncan and Lindsay took control of their teams, although Lindsay has Beth make the Grip's plan. Beth and Lindsay resist Justin's "twelve-pack abs" and force him to work. While the rest of the team argued, Izzy prepared them for war, changing her name, again, to Explosivo (Explosive). Duncan sets off his explosives, which turn into the shape of a skull. Harold compliments Duncan's skills with explosives, but Duncan insults him. Izzy's explosion was powerful enough to break the Grips' safety barrier. The Screaming Gaffers won after Izzy's explosion was deemed uncontrolled.

Before the third challenge, LeShawna fans Owen with a leaf in hopes of getting on his good side, which she furthers by downing another one of his liquid bran drinks. The third challenge was a game of capture the flag, with the flag being the "Chest of Secrets." The Gaffers were given a broken tool shed, which immediately collapses, to defend the chest in. Duncan leaves the group to set booby traps. Meanwhile, with the Grips, Beth makes the plan to attack immediately, which Lindsay repeats to the team. Izzy recommends a "Trojan Taco," but it is turned down. The Grips, minus Lindsay, charge to where the Gaffers were, only to find that the Gaffers aren't there; they are hiding in the hole. The Grips leave to search, until they hear LeShawna farting from the the bran smoothies she drank. The Grips run back, only to be caught in Duncan's trap.

They are catapulted back to Lindsay. After Lindsay and Beth don't care about Justin's scratch, he continues to freak out about his looks. The Gaffers try to leave the hole, but Harold stops Duncan from leaving until he admits that he respects Harold's contributions and that they're teammates. Duncan agrees, and the Gaffers retreat. The Grips, still lacking Lindsay, charge at Duncan and Harold, who are carrying the chest and LeShawna. Harold begins to attack with Nun-yos, but Duncan turns to LeShawna to fart at the Grips. Chris declares the Gaffers the winners of the challenge. The Chest of Secrets is revealed to be empty, bringing Duncan and Harold to tears.

At the Awards Ceremony, Chris questions the Grips about their teamwork. Lindsay says she wouldn't blame anyone if she went home, except Beth because she needed somebody to blame. Izzy refuses to answer any questions, still calling herself Explosivo. Justin denies being worried about going home, due to worrying causing wrinkles. Beth, Lindsay, and Owen received their awards, leaving Justin and Izzy in the bottom two. Justin receives the final award. Owen tries to kiss Izzy, but she is pulled away by Chef.

Quotes
Beth: Only one toilet is working today? Heather: This crazy bargain basement show doesn't even have a plunger?
 * (Everyone is in line to use the only operating toilet)

Harold: Ahhhh! Owen, what are you doing? Owen: It's more about what I'm not doing!
 * (Harold opened the stall and saw Owen sitting on the toilet)

(drinks milkshake in one slurp) Chef: She's gonna feel that.
 * Leshawna: (to Chef's milkshake) Gimme that! I've been starving half to death since DJ left!

Chef: (interrupts and finishes Chris's sentence) Buckets of horse doo-doo! Chris: So, get ready for the first death-defying challenge, you... Chef: (interrupts again) Disgusting, slimy crustaceans! Chris: Move it, privates! Fall in! Everyone: Sir, Yes sir! (in confessional) Duncan: I've always wanted to be a marine! They're rough, tough, they wear rad boots and say "Hoo-hah"! No clue what that means but it sounds so cool. Hoo-HAH!
 * Chris: (walking around the cast-mates) Today, we're all about war movies. So, look lively, you...

Harold: My nether-regions! Duncan: Harold just took a Nunyo in the "Nun-Yos"! (everyone laughs) Duncan: What a LOSER! (Harold is doubled over and speaking in a high pitched voice) Harold: Not funny, Duncan!
 * (Duncan caused Harold's Nunyo to hit him in the crotch)

Chris: OK, people, remove your blindfolds. (cast-mates remove their blindfolds and look puzzled) When it comes to making a war movie, jumping out an airplane is the most dangerous stunt there is. (opens the door hatch of the airplane, Chris and the cast-mates intensify their voices because of the wind and turbulence) So, naturally, it's our first challenge! (everyone gasps) Lindsay: (to Beth) If we live, I was thinking I should totally be our team's admiral! Beth: Admirals are in charge of sailors, generals are in charge of soldiers, generally! Lindsay: But, "admiral" sounds cuter! So, now, I'd like to be called "Admiral Lindsay, Her Hotness", OK?
 * (Chris and the blindfolded cast-mates are inside an airplane for the first challenge)

Beth: Three kilometers to be exact! Justin: Wouldn't know, math is for ugly people.
 * Justin: (to Beth and Lindsay) Uh...Anywhoo, It's a long way from the airplane to the ground below...!

(Izzy tries to push Owen off, but has no luck) Izzy: (straining) C'mon, it's not that scary! Owen: Hello! Crazy girl's pushing me off an airplane, and I haven't had a parachute lesson yet! Chris: (hanging up his cell phone) That's OK! I just spoke to our research department; there were no parachutes in World War I! Heather: So, what do we do for a challenge!? Chris: Simple! (pushes the parachutes out the airplane door) Izzy: (runs to the airplane hatch door) Woo-Hoo! Tell my pet rock, "I love himmmmmmmmm"! (voice trails off as she free falls)
 * Izzy: (to Owen) There's only one way off this big, old, silver bird, and it's through that door! Let's dance!

Harold: (to Duncan) Might I suggest you consult your friendly, neighborhood chem-expert? Because what is an explosion; other than the chemical reaction with trinitrotoluene, decomposing as 2C7H5N3O6 → 3N2 + 5H2O + 7CO?
 * Duncan: (grabbing explosives) Talk about a challenge custom-made for me! I'm all over this.

Chris: Well, folks, we seem to be having some technical -- (Seconds later, paint explodes on everyone and smashes the shelter) Izzy: (laughs; talks in "Spanglish") ¡Explosivo es one crazy hombre! Chris: Explosive: Yes. Creative and controlled: Not so much!
 * Izzy: (bad Spanish accent) ¡Si, si! Explosivo is ready! ¡"Unos", dos, BOOM-BOOM! (ignites bomb, though nothing happens.)

Harold: I have had it with Duncan! I've been giving my all since day one. Then, Mister "Too cool to care" suddenly wakes up and everyone falls all over him. He might be standing tall after that first challenge but the taller the mohawk, the harder it falls!
 * (in confessional)

(in confessional) Harold: (giggling) He said "Booby".
 * Duncan: I'm going to set some booby traps.

Duncan: (to Harold) If you wouldn't mind I could use a little of you shutting your useless piehole, I'm busy!
 * Harold: (to Duncan) Duncan, the rest of us have agreed on an actual plan, if you wouldn't mind we could us a little help.

LeShawna: (whispering about her body) But there's an air baby in there, and it wants to be born! (Harold and Heather attempt to soothe LeShawna) Heather: (singing) Hush little baby, don't you cry. If you do, we'll surely die!
 * Heather: (whispering about the underground fort) LeShawna, you are NOT farting in here! Not only will it be dis-gross-ting, the sound will give us away!

Duncan: All this sadness! Harold: All these tears! Duncan: Dude, no tears! That was just our eyes watering off of LeShawna's butt blasts! Harold: Still, all this hatred! For what? Duncan: An empty trunk! Harold: The madness of war! (Duncan and Harold shout in agonizing defeat) Duncan and Harold: WHHHHHHHHY!?
 * (Duncan and Harold discover that the trunk of mind-blowing secrets is empty)

Trivia

 * Title Reference: This episode's title is a reference to the movie, "Full Metal Jacket".
 * Izzy is voted off again in this episode and is the first person to be voted off twice in Total Drama Action.
 * In Cartoon Network, the episode is titled: "Saving Private Lindsay"
 * The final award went to Justin.
 * The cast members seen in the confessional for this episode were Duncan, Harold and Justin.
 * Lindsay gives herself the title of "Admiral Lindsay, Her Hotness" when she is "leading" her team in the challenge.
 * Izzy and Owen were not afraid in the plane, suggesting they have officially gotten over their fear.
 * Izzy creates the alter-ego "Explosivo" in the episode, whom is said to enjoy explosions. From what she says, "Explosivo" seems to be male, as she refers to him as a "he" at one point. It is possible that, as she appeared to be calling herself by that name at several points during the episode, she may attempt to use the alter-ego to return to the competition later in the series.
 * This is the first episode of the season where Lindsay and Beth seem to not be attracted to Justin.
 * The "Trunk of Mind-Blowing Secrets" is based upon the Ark of the Covenant.