Emma and Noah

This article focuses on the interactions between Emma and Noah.

Overview
From the moment Noah first laid eyes on Emma, he instantly fell in love with her. Having spent most of his life being cold and unsociable, this experience is new to him and he has difficulty trying to impress Emma. At first Emma is oblivious to Noah's attraction, but after conversing with him and seeing their similarities, she also starts to develop feelings; however, she still remains opposed due to wanting to focus on the competition. Eventually, Noah saves her from falling, which finally lets Emma see Noah in a new light. Afterwards they agree to form an alliance between their teams, which Kitty and Owen secretly organized. Although the two become closer, even to the point of sharing their first kiss, Emma realizes that having a relationship with Noah will distract her from winning the Race and promptly end things with him. This sudden news of rejection puts Noah into a state of shock until Emma reconsider their relationship only when she wins.

A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket
As Emma completes the final challenge, performing a skillful gymnastics maneuver, Noah immediately falls in love with her. But Noah does not speak this episode.

Hawaiian Honeyruin
Noah spends most of the first half of the episode lovestruck, looking lovingly at an oblivious Emma. While the Reality Pros and Sisters share a ride in a donkey cart, Emma asks Noah how he is able to put up with Owen. However, Noah just gazes at her, speechless. Upon arriving at the airport, Owen hears a condescending remark from Emma. He then warns that Noah will have a snarky retort, but is concerned when Noah continues to stand there dumbly. Noah's new-found affection affects his personality: he appears to have softened up, as shown by how he helps Mickey in the challenge.

Hello and Dubai
On the plane, Owen asks if Noah would like the window seat, which Noah declines due to the aisle seat's being closer to Emma. At the same time, Kitty discusses forming an alliance with the Reality Pros, though Emma dismisses the idea and adds that she dislikes Noah's snarky attitude. Later on, Emma and Noah are in a conversation and Owen asks Kitty why they aren't a couple yet. Later, when Noah saves Emma from falling, Emma first starts to develop feelings for him, laughing at every joke he makes (such as Noah's joke about the dollar store, which she doesn't even understand). In return, Noah softens to the point of even letting Emma and Kitty take first place.

New Beijinging
Emma states that just because Noah and Owen are in an alliance with her and her sister, it doesn't mean she and Kitty will return the favor and give them first place. Later on, Kitty tricks Emma into confessing her feelings for Noah to her. Throughout the episode, Noah tries to impress Emma by being more like her, where he adopts her bossy attitude, but this only leads her to think he's being mean to Owen. Noah also grosses her out during the eating challenge, and whenever he talks directly to her he embarrasses himself by speaking what's on his mind. When Owen tries to help by being "subtle", which involves openly telling Emma that Noah likes her while whispering. However Emma whispers back that she doesn't care, although she regrets her actions afterwards. When the Reality Pros helped the Sisters by using Noah to hold up the latter team's rickshaw, Kitty questioned if doing so hurt, to which Noah replied that he was in pain, but that Emma was pretty and worth it -- before realizing he was saying this aloud as well. Emma blushes at his compliment. Later, as they walk to the Chill Zone, Emma sees how swollen Noah's hand has become and offers to massage it - although Noah says it actually hurts, he asks her to keep doing it anyways. Eventually, Kitty and Emma let Owen and Noah place before them.

I Love Ridonc & Roll
In order to save Noah from elimination, Emma intimidates Mickey and Jay to the point of their getting the boot. Kitty continually through the episode urges Emma to tell Noah she likes him. Noah, not seeing any encouragement, asserts that he's off Emma for good. Unaware of this, Kitty asks Emma if she still likes Noah, and they both laugh as she says, "Yeah!" Emma realizes that she didn't know how she liked Noah until he nearly got eliminated.

Shawshank Ridonc-tion
When Carrie tells Kitty she is going to confess her feelings for Devin, Kitty tells Emma she says she should confess her feelings for Noah. Later on Kitty and Emma break into the same cell as Noah and Owen. The two gaze into each other's eyes romantically and Noah's feelings for Emma are rekindled. However, still without an ally, Noah and Owen place after Kitty and Emma in this leg.

Maori or Less
By this time Emma has fully accepted her feelings for Noah and becomes obsessed with him, to the point where she begins to neglect the game as she maps out every detail of their future together. As they're about to share their first kiss, they are interrupted by the Surfer Dudes. Kitty and Owen soon realize that getting the two together during the Race was a bad idea, as the two are constantly distracted with one another during the challenge, landing both of their teams behind all the others. Emma realizes her mistake after reaching the chill zone in second-to-last place, and tells Noah they cannot be together, sending him into a depression-stricken catatonic state. Owen and Noah come in last, but are saved since it is a non-elimination round.

Little Bull on the Prairie
Through out the entire episode Noah is stuck in his depression-stricken catatonic state. When a Taxi arrives for Kitty and Emma, Kitty asks if they should wait for Noah and Owen because of the alliance, but Emma stated that because their relationship was on hold, their alliance was too. However, Emma soon started to regret "breaking" Noah. She even asked Kitty how she could "ruin the most amazing piece of perfection to ever walk the Earth". At the end of the race she tells him how sorry she was she broke him and that she really likes him and she wants them to be together, but only after the race is over will she continue the romance-thing with him. Noah returns to normal and asks if one of their teams win, and she drops him stating it has to be her team. In the confession Owen and Noah talk about this and Noah still likes her stating "I know. Isn't she just the best!"

Lord of the Ring Toss
Emma tries to talk to Noah and Owen and she waves at them. Noah says "Hi Emma!" back before carving a heart out of ice to which Emma replies "Awe!", but Kitty yanks her and tells her to focus. After finishing the challenge first, Emma wonders if she and Kitty can help Noah and Owen with the challenge, but Kitty yanks her again.

Got Venom
Emma lets Owen and Noah ride in the taxi with them. Noah makes a few jokes such and Kitty gets mad when Emma and Noah are no longer focused on the challenge again. Kitty suggests Emma and her do the challenge without the pros, but Kitty insists that was past-tense and the PDA is really starting to interfere with the game. Noah agrees with Kitty and Emma says she wants five more minutes of time with Noah. Later Noah states that it's a win-win situation for him. If he or Emma loses or wins, he gets to date her either way, even going so far as to hope he is eliminated. In the carpet challenge Noah ends up being buried by the carpets and Owen is unable to find him. Emma rescues him, and tells him to meet her at the final chill zone after she wins so they can go on their first date, before the two have their first kiss. As Noah and Owen leave the Race, Noah states that he is happy he finally has a girlfriend and jokes about never having to work again since he is dating a lawyer.

Dude Buggies
Even though Noah is gone, Emma sometimes goes off on a "Noah daze" as she calls it where she will start thinking and talking about Noah romantically. In this case she talked about how Noah hated cabs because they were germ-incubators. In order to stay focused on the race, Emma has got Kitty to slap her every time she goes on a "Noah daze". Another Noah daze she had was with her stating how Noah would've loved the magic shows.

El Bunny Supremo
Emma states she is glad there are not boys to distract her but when she says "Emma and Noah for the win!", leading Kitty to promptly state that wasn't her name.

Ca-Noodling
In an effort to remain focused on the Race, Emma attempts to repress Noah from her mind, but has little success. During a conversation with Carrie, Emma tells her to push her feelings for Devin deep down, much like she did for Noah.

Last Tango in Buenos Aires
With Devin's injuries causing the Best Friends to go home on a non-elimination round, Don is forced to replace them with another team. With this said, Emma hopes the Best Friends bring back Noah, but then she changes her mind knowing it would distract her for the remainder of the race.

Bahamarama
Kitty asks if Emma is going to call Noah after they have been cut from the Race, to which she happily agrees.

Trivia

 * This is the first relationship between a contestant who debuted in Total Drama Island and a contestant who debuted in The Ridonculous Race.
 * Whenever Noah and Emma have a "moment," romantic music plays in the background.