Dodgebrawl

'''The two teams participate in five round game of dodgeball. One team was winning until someone on the other team taught his team a skill, leaving an unlikely hero to determine the outcome. Another contestant leaves the island after not helping their team.'''

Recap
The two teams are gathered in the main dining hall with many still showing the effects of the Awake-A-Thon challenge. The Killer Bass are especially tired, since Harold snored all of last night; making sleeping difficult for his entire team. Chris McLean thinks most of them must be hurting just as Harold, sporting a mustache someone drew on him while he was sleeping, enters. He is followed by Gwen, who sags onto the nearest table. Meanwhile, Heather gives Beth and Lindsay a review of the alliance rules, such as Heather being allowed to borrow anything Lindsay and Beth owns at any time, but her stuff being strictly off-limits. Lindsay questions it, but after being threatened by Heather that she could kick her out of the alliance whenever she felt the need to, Lindsay becomes obedient. Heather mocks the opposing team for getting rid of their strongest player, Eva. Courtney attempts to hit Heather with a spoonful of oatmeal in response, but Heather dodges, leaving Courtney fuming and making Gwen the target unintentional of the oatmeal. However, she is too tired to retaliate. Chris tells the campers that the next challenge begins in ten minutes.

On what looks like a squash court with clear glass walls, the two teams gather with Duncan, still exhausted, who then collapses onto one of the bleacher rows, and threatens his team to not dare awaken him, or it would be the last thing they do. Courtney blames Harold for this, but he tells Courtney that his snoring is because of a medical condition. Chef Hatchet, dressed as a referee, blows a whistle to silence the teams as Chris explains that the teams will be playing the classic game of dodgeball and goes over the rules. The Screaming Gophers have to sit out one person per game and Noah immediately volunteers to sit out with Gwen.

Harold attempts to use his martial arts to throw his dodgeball, but with no actual muscle power behind his throw, it goes less than a foot, not even reaching its intended target: LeShawna. LeShawna quickly makes short work of Harold by throwing him out. Katie then knocks Lindsay out.

Tyler over-hyped his abilities in this round and ended up hitting Sadie on his team's bench, and gets knocked shortly after. Near the end of the round, DJ and Katie manage to corner Cody, the only Gopher standing. However, Cody proves to be an expert dodgeball player by using his skills to make the ball work like a boomerang to take DJ out by surprise, and by rubbing the dodgeball on his shirt, he manages to use static electricity to guide the ball to hit Katie like a heat-seeking missile. With Katie eliminated, the Gophers win the first game in a best three out of five.

Courtney believed Tyler wasn't worth having on the court this round, due to the bad aim on his last shot. However, he convinced her and the others that it was just a warm-up throw and that he could dominate the game if all the balls were given to him. The rest of his team complies, however, all but one of his balls fly out of control, nearly hitting Chef, Chris, and the Gophers who were benched. The last one finally hits an active player on the Gopher team, but of all people, it was Lindsay. Tyler cries out as he rushes to her and picks her up. Due to Lindsay's general clueless nature, she had gotten herself hit in the face with dodgeballs numerous times, making her face a bruised mess. Tyler assures her that she doesn't look that bad, and despite it being against the alliance rules, Lindsay agrees to go on a walk with him. Before that, Trent weakly tosses a ball at Tyler to eliminate him from the game. He and Lindsay go for a walk.

Suddenly, Owen overcome with rage as he starts taking dodgeballs out of his teammates' hands and thrashes every single Bass player on his own, earning his team their second win. Afterward, he admits he doesn't know what got into him. Heather points out to the Bass that the score is now 2-0, and if they lose the next game, they would lose the entire challenge and end up in yet another Campfire ceremony. Courtney was determined to not let this happen. Without Eva, Courtney looked to Duncan to aid the team with his fierce, merciless nature. The Bass team is mostly too afraid to awaken him, but through a joint effort, they all wake him up and inform him of the situation they were in. Duncan asks Courtney why he should help them, and Courtney threatens that he would undeniably be the next one to leave the island if he refused to cooperate. Not wanting to take any chances, Duncan concedes and participates, but only on the condition that everyone follows his orders.

Duncan implements his "Crush the New Guy" strategy, which basically meant that everyone on the team throws their ball at the same person, making it almost impossible for that person to escape. It takes all of the Screaming Gophers by surprise when Owen, the strongest dodgeball player on the team is taken down by the strategy. With Owen eliminated, the rest of Gophers are taken down one by one. The Killer Bass have earned their first win. Noah, who had refused to participate at all in this challenge, criticizes his team and hypocritically urges them to put more effort into their game, which angers several of his teammates. Heather becomes angry, not willing to let the Killer Bass strike back successfully next time. She then notices that Lindsay is still missing, so she goes off to find her. Lindsay is found cuddling with Tyler under the boat deck. Heather drops a canoe on Tyler then drags Lindsay back to the court. When Heather returns, she asks the others how they are faring in Round 4, but quickly sees that her team is getting slaughtered again with Duncan's strategy. The Killer Bass win again, tying up the scores. The next round would decide the winner of the challenge overall.

For the final game, Harold is tired of sitting out and wants to play for his team, but Courtney is adamantly refuses to let him play. This round carries on for a while, with numerous players rotating throughout the duration of the game. Eventually, Geoff, who pitied Harold, allowed him to take his place in the game. Duncan instructed Harold to stay in the back of the court. Gwen nails Courtney in the face with the dodgeball, saying it was revenge for the oatmeal earlier that day. One by one, the Gophers and Bass take each other out until it comes down to the final players of each team: Owen for the Gophers, and Harold for the Bass. Knowing they had this win for certain, the Gophers are already cheering in victory. Owen, will all his might, hurls four dodgeballs at Harold, but Harold shows a certain strength that no one had seen before: his expert reflexes, as he successfully dodges every ball Owen threw at him. Amazed, Courtney calls for a time-out as they tend to Harold and ask him how he was able to dodge so skillfully. Harold explains that he had taken figure-skating classes. Geoff compliments his talent, but tells him that dodging isn't enough to win the game. Courtney concurs and asks Harold if he would be able to catch the ball, since it was already well-known that Harold had no chance of throwing out Owen. Harold assured her that he could catch the ball.

The game then resumes, and Owen uses all of his strength to throw one single dodgeball at Harold that would hit him for sure. It does, and the force behind Owen's throw was hard enough to drive Harold against the glass wall. He slides down to the floor, but reveals that he had caught the ball and never let go. The Killer Bass win the round, and the entire game. Shocked at this fluke, Owen wails in defeat. Everyone carries off Harold in celebration while Chris asks the Gophers what happened. Noah blames the loss on weak effort by his teammates, but Heather and the others, noting Noah's total lack of participation, tell him to be quiet.

At the bonfire ceremony, marshmallows are given to Owen, Gwen, Cody, Trent, Heather, Beth, Justin, LeShawna, Izzy, and finally Lindsay. Noah is voted off, much to his surprise. He then complains and tells his team that they just voted off the only person who had any brains at all, but this statement falls on deaf ears of his former teammates. They respond to him by throwing their marshmallows at him, which surprisingly hurts him. LeShawna insults Noah by calling him a disrespectful turkey. Unfazed, Noah takes his leave off the island. Chris acknowledges that it wasn't the most dramatic bonfire ceremony ever but figures it's okay since he still gets paid.

Cast
Justin, Katie, Izzy, Cody, Beth, Sadie, Trent, Bridgette, and Chef appear, but have no lines, though Katie is heard cheering when the Killer Bass won.

Quotes

 * Chris: Duncan! You look like crap, dude! Duncan: Stick it. Courtney: Harold snored all night. Chris: Wow! Four nights with no sleep. How much are you hurting, dude? Duncan: Wanna find out?! Chris: No, no, it's cool.


 * Gwen: I am so tired, I can't feel my face. (hits her head on the table)


 * Heather: So, let's go over the rules one more time. Number one: I am the captain of this alliance, so I get to make the rules. Number two? Lindsay: Breaking the rules can result in getting kicked out of the alliance? Heather: Good. Number three: I can borrow any of your stuff without asking but my stuff is strictly off-limits. Lindsay: I dunno about that last rule. Heather: That's cool. I can change it... I can also find someone else to take to the final three with me.


 * Duncan: Wake me up, and it'll be the last thing you do! (clonk)


 * Courtney: (to Harold) This is all your fault, you know! You and your snoring face! Harold: It's called a medical condition, gosh!


 * Chris: Today's challenge (pause) is the classic game of dodgeball. The first rule of dodgeball is- Noah: Do not talk about dodgeball? (he and Owen snicker)


 * Noah: (sarcastic tone) Throwing balls. Gee, another mentally challenging test. Lindsay: I know, right?


 * Tyler: Oh, you're going down! We're gonna bring the dinner to the table, and then we're gonna eat it!


 * Harold: Time to unleash my wicked skills! LeShawna: Yeah? Well then bring it, string bean! Let's see what you got!


 * Harold: We can do this! We just have to believe in ourselves. Courtney: Oh, I believe. I believe you suck!


 * Chris: (angrily, after a ball almost hits him) Hey! Watch the face, dude!


 * Tyler: Do you want to go for a walk? Lindsay: (in her head) Have to say no. Have to say no. (out loud) Okay!


 * Owen: Great Gatsby that is it! GAME ON! (steals ball from Izzy and throws it at Katie and Sadie)


 * Tyler: (To Heather) Hey why don't you just chill out? Heather: Why don't you dodge this! (throws canoe at Tyler)


 * Noah: Oh, sorry. (sarcastic) Woo-hoo, way to throw those murder balls. Go, team, go.


 * Duncan: Grrr! (snaps the stick used to awaken him in half, speaking to Harold) You better have a really good reason for sticking this up my nose! Courtney: Look. We are down 2-nothing. I can appreciate that you need a little nap time, but we need your help. Duncan: Oh, and why should I help you, darling?! Courtney: (sweetly) Because, I can personally guarantee you that if we lose this game, you'll be the one going home, darling.


 * Courtney: Where were you? Tyler: Nowhere! Courtney: You were with that blonde Gopher girl, weren't you? Tyler: No. Maybe. So? Courtney: So, she could've been getting you to spill all of our weaknesses to her. (Lindsay is seen having a silent conversation with her hands)


 * Chris: Gophers, Bass, let's send this sample to the lab and see what you're made of!


 * Noah: (snidely) Knock 'em out, throw 'em out, rah rah. (gets hit with the ball, the other Gophers smile) Owwwh!! Heather: You're right. Sports aren't your forte.


 * Chris: The Killer Bass wins! (Killer Bass cheers) Owen: It's impossible! (Whining) Wwwhhhyyy! Duncan: (to Harold) Nice moves, skater nerd! Chris: Gophers, what happened? Noah: What can I say? Weak effort. (everyone glares at him) Gwen: Oh, shut it, Noah! Heather: You know, for once, I agree with her. (everyone but Owen, Justin, and Trent walks off) Noah: Touchy. (Owen, Justin, and Trent glare at him) Noah: I'm telling you, the team spirit is severely lacking lately. (Owen, Justin, and Trent walk off)


 * Harold: (in confessional) I guess I'm kind of a role model now that I won the dodgeball competition. People will probably all want my autograph when this show is over and stuff.


 * LeShawna: (to Noah) You need to learn a little thing called respect, turkey!


 * Chris: All right, so it wasn't the most dramatic campfire ceremony ever... but I still get paid. Heh heh, bonus!

Trivia

 * Title Reference: This episode title is a reference to the sports game dodgeball.


 * Unedited, the episode is rated TV-PG LS.


 * Noah becomes the second person never to earn a single Marshmallow, following Ezekiel.
 * Ironically, Noah seemed to be the one Gopher at the Bonfire Ceremony who was most confident that he would be staying, as he had his legs crossed, arms folded, and a casual grin on his face. Every other Gopher still looked nervous.
 * The reason most of the Gophers were nervous is probably because it was their first bonfire ceremony and they were not settled in to the game.


 * The final marshmallow went to Lindsay in this episode. This makes her the first female on the Screaming Gophers to receive the last one and also make her the first Screaming Gopher overall.


 * When Heather returns after finding Lindsay, all of the players from the fourth round are briefly seen. The Bass team was Bridgette, DJ, Duncan, Geoff, and Katie. The Gopher team was Beth, Izzy, Justin, LeShawna, and Trent.


 * Heather was the only character not seen hit by a dodgeball. She was about to be hit by a ball thrown by Courtney after she threw one at Tyler's crotch, but Owen caught it.


 * Tyler got many injuries in this episode. These include: Sent flying into a wall by Owen, Getting hit in the groin by Heather, and getting a canoe dropped on him, also by Heather.


 * When the campers are fading in and out around Noah (illustrating rotating players) in the final round, Izzy never fades from her position. She may have been the one chosen to sit out that round since she played in the previous one.


 * This episode marks the first time the Screaming Gophers lose and the first time the Killer Bass won.


 * The campers in the Confessional stall for this episode were Courtney and Harold.


 * Katie is in every round of the dodgeball challenge.


 * This episode foreshadows Duncan and Courtney's relationship, as they both call each other "darling" (albeit derisively).


 * Running Gags: Lindsay being hit in the face by dodgeballs; Tyler being injured.
 * This episode also started a small running gag that involves Noah being hit on the head with something.
 * He was hit with marshmallows, in this case.


 * Cody's devotion to Gwen is shown when he jumps out in front of her to save her from a dodgeball, which hits him in the groin.


 * The way Harold dodges Owen's balls in the fifth round is a reference to The Matrix.


 * This is the first episode of the entire series where every voice actor only has lines for one camper.


 * Chris states, "The first rule of dodgeball is-", to which Noah responds, "Do not talk about dodgeball?"; a play on the famous Fight Club quote.


 * This episode has Owen after being hit by four dodgeballs is a parody of MGM's show "Tom and Jerry". There are a few red and white stars flying around on a black screen while "POW!" sound effects were played by time to time while he is knocked down by a result.


 * Duncan and Gwen are still tired from the previous challenge. However, Chris said that challenges would be given every three days, therefore the two of them should have had at least one day prior to this challenge that they could use to sleep.


 * This is the first and only episode where Izzy is seen being called up to get a marshmallow.
 * In Not Quite Famous, all the Gophers except Heather and Justin had already been called up to get their marshmallows and never seen getting them in the process.
 * In Up the Creek, Izzy leaves the island after being chased away by the RCMP. After this she isn't seen until No Pain, No Game.
 * In No Pain, No Game, no marshmallows were given to anyone because Chris said they had run out of them.
 * In Search and Do Not Destroy, the marshmallows were quickly thrown to the campers one after another. Izzy got hers first but she was never seen catching it or eating it after receiving it.
 * In Hide and Be Sneaky, all the campers except Duncan, Bridgette and Owen had already been called up to get their marshmallows, but the other campers are never seen getting them in the process.
 * In That's Off the Chain!, there was no campfire ceremony.
 * In Hook, Line, and Screamer, DJ was automatically eliminated at the campfire ceremony.
 * In Wawanakwa Gone Wild!, Izzy was voted off for the second time.


 * This is the first time Tyler has mentioned his family.


 * This is the first episode of the series to feature a sport.


 * This is the first time in the series we see Chef without anything on his head.
 * In the previous episode, The Big Sleep, Chef is seen without his hat, but the top of his head is covered with the top of his sheep costume.


 * The dodgeball Harold caught in this episode was a object the player had to collect in the Best. Game. Ever., for the first Aftermath's challenge.


 * Owen and Gwen are the first Screaming Gophers to earn a marshmallow.
 * Ironically, they are the final two in Total Drama Island.

Goofs

 * When Geoff does an act of kindness and lets Harold play in the last round, right when Geoff hands Harold a ball, there is another ball right on top of Sadie's head. There is no explanation for it being there, even the possibility it might be the ball that Heather threw Tyler's crotch earlier. But it disappeared when Harold walked onto the court.
 * When people are cheering most of the time, Heather can be heard saying "We won!", even when no one wins or only the Bass have something to cheer about.
 * When Harold attempts to hit LeShawna with a ball, Courtney's hair is longer and angled downward.
 * When the Killer Bass decide they need to wake up Duncan, Courtney tells Harold that aside from Trent, he is the worst at dodgeball. However, Trent is not on the Killer Bass, but a Screaming Gopher. It is generally considered that Courtney meant to say Tyler.
 * At the beginning of the Campfire Ceremony, Heather has her hair done up in a ponytail. However, when she goes to get her marshmallow, her ponytail is gone.
 * When Owen and Harold went to face each other, The close up-of Owen showed he had three balls next to him and one in his hand. But when it closed out to the view of the whole court. He had four on the ground and one in his hand.
 * Lindsay gets hit in the face with dodge balls and it gets lumpy and swollen. However, just before Tyler throws his last ball, her face is perfectly normal. Yet when the ball makes contact, it's swollen again.
 * Right before the Screaming Gophers bonfire ceremony, when the Killer Bass are congratulating Harold for winning the challenge for them, Bridgette wasn't seen.
 * This may be extremely hard to see, but if you look closely when the Gophers are all walking away from Noah after the game is over, LeShawna is briefly seen walking on air before stepping off the bleachers.
 * At two points in the episode, Katie's hair under her ear has disappeared.
 * In this episode, the campers' oatmeal is at a consistency loose enough so that Courtney can throw it at Heather, but in other episodes, the oatmeal is like dried glue, it is likely that Chef cooks his oatmeal differently and worse as the season progresses.
 * When Noah volunteers to sit out, Courtney is standing with the Gophers even though she's a Bass.
 * Heather says she agrees with Gwen for once when Noah insults the team's effort, but Heather agreed with Gwen in the last episode when she said had they enough torture after the Turkey Eating Frenzy.
 * When LeShawna was hit by Katie, and only Katie and DJ were left in the game, she deflected DJ's ball, so he should have been out then. Instead Cody got out both Katie and DJ.
 * When the Gophers are walking away from the bleachers towards the end of the episode, the lines on Lindsay's skirt are missing.
 * When Gwen is hit with oatmeal, her bangs are missing.
 * When Katie and DJ were glaring at Cody, Katie's eyebrows were missing.
 * Even though the balls that Cody threw had electricity on them, this is impossible, as they are rubber, and rubber cannot conduct electricity.
 * The throwing hand of some of the players concurrently changes
 * After the Killer Bass Huddle Up, Tyler is seen with four dodge balls and the Screaming Gophers had three, even though they started with six balls only.