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The teams take part in a stick-collecting showdown in which emotions and relations run high. One seems to have it together with another until somebody else suddenly falls for him. Someone tries to take charge of a partnership with a teammate, while two rivals end up in danger due to one's paranoid obsession. In the end, one competitor is eliminated when a past action comes back to bite her.

Plot

The episode opens on the beach where it is observed that something is making bubbles in the water and when they reach the shore a strange creature emerges from the water and begins to growl, scaring the nearby animals. Meanwhile Jasmine sleeps on her tree branch, which Shawn watches in admiration from afar. Suddenly, he sees the creature covered in vegetation emerge from the lake. Believing it to be a zombie, Shawn flees in terror.

TDPI Shawn
Shawn
She's cool and she's accepting of my lifelong mission to keep my brain from being eaten by the undead. Oh, great, ding-ding! Full points! But falling for her means I gotta protect her brain and mine. Huh! That's a deal-breaker! Zombies! I'm outta here, man!

The next morning, Sky and Dave are out foraging for food. Sky is just concluding a story of how she decided to aspire to become an Olympic gymnast but Dave is barely listening because he is too distracted by her. He accidentally mocks Sky's older sister, whom she describes as her role model, and she stops to confront him on it. Then, Dave decides to tell Sky that he likes her, and he finally asks if she reciprocates those feelings.

TDPI Dave
Dave
I wanna tell Sky how I feel. She's all I can think about. I just hope I don't do that thing I always do… Yep, it's happening.
TDPI Sky
Sky
Who stares at a girl and says 'I like you'? That's not how it works. You're supposed to write it on a note and give it to a friend of the person you like; then, she tries to pass it to the girl, gets caught by the teacher, and the teacher reads it out loud into class. Everybody knows that! Plus, getting into a relationship with someone who will eventually be competition makes no sense.

Sky nervously belches and admits that she likes Dave back, but there is something else that needs to be said. Dave, however, prevents her from completing her sentence and states that they should just let things happen. At this moment, Chris announces that the contestants should meet for the challenge.

Ella asks Sugar if the two can talk, and Sugar rudely turns her down. Ella explains that since she is not allowed to sing, she wrote a friendship poem for her.

TDPI Ella
Ella
And what's a poem but an unsung song!

Ella starts the poem, but Sugar isn't having it, yelling at her to "get out of her face." Sky then gives Ella some advice on how to deal with the situation. Meanwhile, Max is trying out new villainous nicknames with Scarlett engages him further.

Chrisweirdface

Chris's appearance for the duration of the episode, the fruit of Topher's efforts.

Upon reaching the beach, Chris is shown with his stubble shaved and his face frozen into a smile. Topher at first cannot seem to figure out what he has done differently until he realizes that Chris must have used "slowtox" in order to make himself look younger.

TDPI Topher
Topher
Slowtox, that's it! Chris's forehead has less lines than an extra on a movie set. Wait, this is bad — a younger-looking Chris means I might never get a shot as host!

Chris then explains the challenge - players will run across a dock, grab a dueling stick, and try to knock their opponents off the dock and into the water. Each team will need to collect six sticks to form three X shapes in order to win the challenge. Sky then notices that Shawn is missing.

TDPI Shawn
Shawn
I should have woken Jasmine, but waking her would have alerted the zombie horde and put us both in danger, but mostly me, but her, too! Self-preservation comes first. I'm ready. I've trained for this.

Meanwhile, Shawn covers himself in garbage, in order to adopt a zombie's stench, so that he can pass himself off as one of them. Back at the beach, Jasmine becomes more and more concerned about Shawn, but quickly adds that her loyalty remains with her team. Chris sends Chef Hatchet to search for him, and emphasizes that if Shawn fails to arrive in time, he along with another member of the Wâneyihtam Maskwak will be eliminated.

TDPI Jasmine
Jasmine
There's no way a guy with Shawn's survival skills got 'lost in the woods.' Something's up.
MaxShocksElla

Max electrocutes Ella using an eel with the help of Scarlett.

The contestants swim to the docks to start the challenge. At Wâneyihtam Maskwak's side of the dock, Sugar expresses annoyance that they had to swim without their bathing suits as they lost them in the blimp crash in the first episode. At the other team, Max is equally annoyed too. While Jasmine is still distracted by Shawn's absence, Topher decides to volunteer for his team first while Dave does it for his. The two of them grab their own paddles without even trying to knock each other off. Sugar and Samey are next and each pretends each other as their worst enemies; Samey imagines Sugar as her sister, Amy, while Sugar imagines her as Ella. Bored, Chris takes out his radio and order the release of Scuba Bear. Suddenly, a bear wearing a diving suit appears and knocks Sugar off the platform while Samey runs away, terrified. Max and Ella are next and Scarlett suggests that he wrap the copper wire he had around a dueling stick while she finds an electric power source which will make his dueling stick more deadly. Once Max arms himself, Scarlett pulls out an electric eel from the lake and throws it at Max's stick. Now holding a dangerous weapon, Max electrocutes Ella, causing her to fall into the lake. With the exception of a chuckling Sugar, everyone is startled at what happened to Ella. Meanwhile, Chris mentions that Max found his "mojo," and Max corrects him by saying that it's more of an "evil mojo."

TDPI Sugar
Sugar
Best day ever!
TDPI Max
Max
Did you see that? I have never pulled off such cool-looking evil. Pure sinister gold! (evil laughter)
EllaPrinceDave

Ella declares that she will win the challenge for her "prince."

Dave lifts Ella from the water and she apologizes for falling off the platform. A furious Sky demands vengeance for the other team's "low blow." As she crosses the platform to confront Scarlett, Dave puts Ella's fallen shoe back on for her, making her fall for Dave. As Sky and Scarlett run by each other when getting their sticks, Sky tells Scarlett that she saw what she did, calling Scarlett a cheater. Sky attempts to avenge Ella by knocking Scarlett off, but Scarlett ducks in time. Jasmine goes against Dave, but she is too focused on wondering about Shawn to pay attention, giving Dave an easy point for Maskwak.

TDPI Ella
Ella
That was a true fairy tale moment. I have found my prince!
TDPI Sky
Sky
I don't usually care for trash talk, but — boom! — that's what you get when you electrocute my team!
TDPI Scarlett
Scarlett
The laws of force and motion are simple: With Sky being the pivot point, I knew the inertia caused by the mass of the dueling stick would— She swung too hard and fell down.
TDPI Jasmine
Jasmine
Maybe Shawn did get hurt. Crikey, why am I so worried? Do I like him that much? Ugh! Oh, I hope he's okay.

Meanwhile, Shawn is still wandering around the island, covered in garbage and pretending to be a zombie.

TDPI Shawn
Shawn
Smell like a zombie, move like a zombie: zombies think you're a zombie. My plan? Set up a home base behind the waterfall, search for Jasmine. If she's not a zombie, I'll ask her out on a date.
Shawn and Zombie Chef

Shawn runs away from Chef, thinking he is a zombie.

As he is trying to reach the waterfall, Chef discovers him and Shawn quickly runs away, mistaking him for a zombie. Chef, however, easily catches him and upon listening to him speak, Shawn realizes that Chef is not a zombie but nonetheless tries to warn Chef about the zombie apocalypse and that they should hide behind the waterfall. However, when he looks back, the waterfall is gone. Chef dismisses it as him hallucinating from the stench. Back at the lake, Team Maskwak is catching up, with Sky earning another point. Ella volunteers to go next and tells Dave that she is repaying his earlier kindness by going in next and earn a point for their team. Sky notices and is confused with what Ella says to Dave. Ella faces Max again but when Max begins to taunt her, Scuba Bear appears again and tosses him into the lake.

TDPI Sky
Sky
What was that? Ella with the touch and the prince? I mean, Dave's free to do what he wants; we're not dating.
TDPI Sugar
Sugar
Two in a row? This is like winning a pie-eating contest and then watching someone you hate get hurt!

Before it could attack her, Ella manages to calm the bear down with a song. Chris is furious with Ella's singing and threw his coconut drink at Scuba Bear to remove his state of trance. Angered, Scuba Bear turns its attention to Chris and swims towards his platform.

TDPI Topher
Topher
You know who can smile through a bear attack? The recently slowtoxed, that's who!

Topher tries to use this moment as an excuse to fill in for Chris, using his screams as a verbal agreement. Before Scuba Bear could attack Chris, Chef returns with Shawn and Scuba Bear returns to the lake.

TDPI Jasmine
Jasmine
He's okay! What a relief. Okay, time to focus on winning this thing. (gasps) But I need to make sure Shawn doesn't lose it for the other team; his being missing for so long could get him voted off.
TDPI Shawn
Shawn
They've gathered on the docks. Smart! Zombies can't sneak up on them there.

Now reunited with his team, Shawn immediately checks his team for bite marks, who are annoyed with his foul stench and at the same time being absent for some time. With his return, Jasmine is now relieved and begins to focus on the challenge. Realizing that Shawn believes that zombies are upon them, Dave tricks him into thinking the other team has already transitioned into zombies in order to motivate him.

TDPI Shawn
Shawn
Jasmine's a zombie. I should've helped her. I messed up! But I can't change that now. And [sniffles] I know what I have to do.
TDPI Jasmine
Jasmine
It could win the game for my team right now, but that means Shawn gets eliminated.

Jasmine didn't realize that Shawn would not do the same, as he violently knocks her into the water. When he hears her speaking normally, Shawn realizes that she is not a zombie and says that he made a "big mistake." Then, the teams are now tied and "Amy" and Sugar go against each other again, and their teammates are rooting for them.

TDPI Shawn
Shawn
(worriedly) I think I just made a big mistake…
TDPI Jasmine
Jasmine
(angrily) I think I just made a big mistake!
TDPI Samey
Samey
(grunts) It's hard to feel motivated when you're being called the name of someone you hate!

Suddenly, the creature that Shawn saw last night pops out from the lake, revealing itself to be Amy. With her return, Samey's true identity is exposed, and leaving everyone confused except for Jasmine and Scarlett.

TDPI Dave
Dave
Well, either Amy is back or Samey never left. No, wait, that's not right.
TDPI Sky
Sky
Did Amy just call Samey Amy, or was Amy calling Samey—? And what was Ella doing touching Dave's arm?!
TDPI Scarlett
Scarlett
Samey's been pretending to be Amy the whole time. I thought we all knew that.

As the twins begin bad mouthing each other, Sugar easily scores the final point for her team, giving Team Maskwak the victory. As the contestants are returning to their respective living quarters, Max is grateful for Scarlett's help and decides to take her in as his sidekick.

TDPI Scarlett
Scarlett
Sidekick?! (growls angrily)
JasmineHateShawnWHYYY

Jasmine and Shawn's relationship is strained due to a misunderstanding.

Meanwhile, Shawn tries to apologize to Jasmine, to no avail as she believes because of him, she would be the next person to be eliminated.

TDPI Shawn
Shawn
She did that for me? Huh… This sounds crazy, but… Maybe there's more to life than preparing for the undead to take over. Maybe I should start thinking more with my heart!
TDPI Jasmine
Jasmine
How could I let my feelings for Shawn distract me? He's obviously not into me, so… It's time to get ruthless! No more thinking with my heart!
SameyAmyEliminated

Both Amy and Samey are eliminated.

At the elimination ceremony, Chris gives Team Maskwak their reward and warns Ella that if she sings anymore, she will be automatically disqualified from the competition. Sugar tells Ella that a song might change Chris's mind, to which Sky stops. Amy, Samey, and Jasmine are the final contestants without marshmallows and Jasmine accepts that she has been voted off and prepares to go into the cannon. However, she is the one who receives the final marshmallow. Amy and Samey each attempt to get the other off of the island, becoming embroiled in another fight involving violence and shouting things at each other. Chris is fed up with one posing as the other and eliminates them both to prevent future confusion, and says that, to be fair, Samey should come out first this time due to her cheating.

Cast

Voice actor Role(s)
Christian Potenza Chris
Bryn McAuley Amy/Samey
Clé Bennett Chef Hatchet
Daniel DeSanto Dave
Sunday Muse Ella
Katie Bergin Jasmine
Bruce Dow Max
Kristi Friday Scarlett
Zachary Bennett Shawn
Sarah Podemski Sky
Rochelle Wilson Sugar
Christopher Jacot Topher

Elimination Ceremony

Elimination Ceremony 5:
Pimâpotew Kinosewak
Status Contestant
IN TDPI MaxTDPI ScarlettTDPI Topher
Max, Scarlett, Topher
LOW TDPI Jasmine
Jasmine
OUT TDPI Amy bwTDPI Samey
Amy & Samey


Still in the running

 Beardo
14th
TDPI Beardo bw
 Leonard
13th
TDPI Leonard bw
 Amy
12th
TDPI Amy bw
 Rodney
11th
TDPI Rodney bw
 Samey
10th
TDPI Samey bw
TDPI Dave
TDPI Ella
 Max
TDPI Team Kinosewak
TDPI Max
TDPI Shawn
 Sky
TDPI Team Maskwak
TDPI Sky
TDPI Sugar
TDPI Topher

Trivia

General

Deleted scene - Scary Shawn

The deleted scene.

  • The music that plays when Sky is talking about her Olympic dreams is the same during Heather's audition to the talent show in "Not Quite Famous."
  • Scarlett reveals that she knew Samey was pretending to be Amy.
  • Sky is revealed to have an older sister whom she looks up to.
  • This is the only instance in the season where a female contestant is eliminated normally.
  • This episode marks the final time the contestant taking the Cannon of Shame is seen wearing a helmet.
  • With Samey's elimination, both contestants voiced by Bryn McAuley have been eliminated.
  • In the beginning of the episode, there was a deleted scene of Shawn acting jittery by the monster he saw.
  • Prior to the challenge, Chris states that there might be two contestants from Wâneyihtam Maskwak eliminated (Shawn if he did not arrive before the challenge ends and another member if the team loss). Ironically, this happens at the end of the episode, only with the opposing team.

Continuity

References

  • Ella asking if anyone's seen the white rabbit is a reference to Alice in Wonderland.
  • Ella falling for Dave after he puts her shoe back on is a reference to Cinderella.
  • Shawn's idea of fooling zombies by making himself foul-smelling is a reference to The Walking Dead, where the protagonists occasionally covered themselves in zombie's fluids in order to hide their scent and walk among the undead without being detected.
    • This is the second time The Walking Dead is referenced, with the first time occurring in the previous episode.
  • Chris's "Slowtox" treatment is a spoof of Botox.

Goofs

Hair Sugar

Sugar's hair goof.

  • When Dave gets on the platform, for a brief second there is dripping water above his head. Sky's left hand goes also through his elbow.
  • When Team Kinosewak gets on the platform, Scarlett's neck, hands, and legs are paler color, just like her skin was several times in "So, Uh, This Is My Team?"
  • The gap between Chef's teeth is missing when he found Shawn in the woods.
  • During the challenge, part of Sugar's hair is incorrectly drawn, a part is missing, and part is in the same color as her skin. Additionally, she's also missing part of the outline around her neck.
  • At the elimination ceremony, after Max, Topher, and Scarlett receive their marshmallows, there is one left although there were five at the beginning.
  • Amy states that "parfait" is German for "perfect", but it is actually French.
    • Although, this could just highlight Amy's lack of intelligence.
  • In the DirecTV guide for this episode, it is incorrectly titled "A Blash from the Past."

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See also

Total Drama: Pahkitew Island Episodes
Team Phase "So, Uh, This Is My Team?" | "I Love You, Grease Pig!" | "Twinning Isn't Everything" | "I Love You, I Love You Knots" | "A Blast from the Past" | "Mo Monkey Mo Problems" | "This Is the Pits!" | "Three Zones and a Baby"
Individual Phase "Hurl and Go Seek" | "Scarlett Fever" | "Sky Fall" | "Pahk'd With Talent" | "Lies, Cries and One Big Prize"
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