The episode begins the day after the events of the previous episode, when the final four campers wake up to find themselves in the middle of the forest. Since Chris is busy hosting a "frou-frou" unnamed awards show, Chef takes over as host for the day. He tells the campers that their challenge is to find their way out of the forest.
They left us in the woods… alone… again… with Heather! I'd rather go swimming in the shark-infested water.
”
After Chef gives them two bags of items they will need to survive the challenge, Duncan and Owen are paired up, while Heather and Gwen are forced to be partners. The first team to touch the totem pole at the camp, which Chef reveals is north of their current location, wins invincibility. Duncan acts like a coward in front of Chef, hugging him before he leaves and begging him not to leave. However, this is his guise to steal the night goggles from Chef, which Heather is suspicious of.
Duncan's a lot of things, but he is definitely not a chicken. He's up to something, I can tell, and I am going to find out what it is.
”
Owen seems frightened, thinking they will be eaten by a grizzly bear, but Chef warns them to worry about the Sasquatchanakwa instead. Chef then boards a helicopter and flies back to camp, leaving the campers stranded in the wilderness.
Okay, nothing would give me greater pleasure than ditching her grim little butt in the middle of nowhere, but this is the wild. I need someone to shove in front of me if a bear comes by.
I gotta say, I was jazzed to be paired with Owen. I mean, come on, if you were a grizzly, who would you rather be dipping in barbecue sauce?
”
Duncan and Owen quickly run into the woods to get away from the girls and confuse them. They check their supplies: a map, binoculars, bug spray, and a sleeping bag. Owen thinks it's all good, but notices there's no food, which upsets him greatly, but Duncan remains calm, thinking they'll get out of the woods quickly with the night-vision goggles he stole from Chef. The boys quickly check the map and Duncan thinks they are going right, while Owen thinks the camp is in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, the girls use a compass and head north. Heather thinks they will be fine if they are not killed by Sasquatchanakwa. However, Gwen thinks that it is just a story that Chef made up to scare them.
I don't believe in Sasquatches. I don't. And they wouldn't like, drop us here in the middle of the forest if there really was one. What if we died? Would they?
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As Gwen and Heather walk through the woods, Heather complains about the mosquitoes, and one of them gets in her throat.
Okay, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I actually miss Chris. Anything is better than Chef psychopath. Why do camp cooks always look like escaped criminals?
Can you hear me, Chris? I hope you enjoyed your little day off while we put up with your psychotic sidekick, who, by the way, wasn't even doing anything. He just ditched us in the woods!
”
Meanwhile, back at the camp, Chef is seen relaxing and reading a French self-study book, presumably forgetting about the campers who are still lost in the woods. Duncan and Owen climb a mountain, and Owen admits that Chef's story scared him, but Duncan thinks the story is just made up. Then he quickly spots the girls with their binoculars and teases them for thinking they are going the wrong way, but Gwen says that their compass tells them to go north, where the camp is. Duncan looks at the map and slaps his forehead when he realizes that he and Owen are going the wrong way and have the map upside down, so he tells Owen that they have to jump and dive into the river.
After my big cliff dive on the first day of camp, I was king of the world! I conquered my biggest fear and helped my team win! It was awesome! But then, a few days later, my fear came gurgling back up like a day old Indian buffet. [farts]
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Owen tries to brush jumping off by saying he doesn't do daredevil dives anymore, so Duncan pushes him off the cliff and jumps right after. Back at camp, Chef goes through the campers' belongings, finding Heather's makeup, Owen's secret stash of candy, Duncan's knife, and Gwen's diary. At the river, Heather and Gwen know that despite the fact that they hate each other, they must work as a team in order to win because they feel that the boys may be bonding. They finally agree and see the boys floating on a raft and getting ahead. Gwen and Heather team up to stop the boys from winning.
Ha. Using the river was brilliant. Well played, boys. Well played.
”
Next, the two pairs set themselves in traps and snares along the way, stealing whatever they can from the opposite team. Later at night, Heather and Gwen try to get their stuff back, only to find a large footprint. Thinking it is a prank, Gwen jumps in the rustling bushes and is shocked to find out that she is on top of Sasquatchanakwa, who made the footprint. Soon the boys seeing them running towards them and a large chase commences, forcing the four campers to find shelter in a cave full of bats, which chases the campers out with Sasquatchanakwa leaving on the other side. Heather and Gwen accept defeat and the boys offer to let them sleep with them. While the boys set up camp, Heather tells Gwen to let them think they are strong boys.
I gotta admit. Just when I think Heather can't get more underhanded, she gets more underhanded. Toying with the boys, well played.
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On the other side, Owen asks Duncan if they should trust them, which Duncan responds by telling Owen to trust no one and hides the map under his shirt. The girls act as if they are scared and fool the boys. Heather tells Duncan she can't sleep and starts cuddling with him which he allows. She tells him not to fall asleep on her, but he does anyway despite saying he wouldn't. The next morning, Owen announces that the girls and all their stuff are gone, including the map. Duncan is incredibly shocked and becomes angry over being tricked.
Okay, that was so much fun. I just wish I could've seen the looks on their faces. And for the record, Gwen was just as into scamming them as I was.
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Owen tells him that he has become weak but smells sticky buns made by Chef, so he runs toward camp faster than the girls. Unfortunately, he steers clear of the pole and eats the sticky buns while the girls touch the pole. Duncan was very upset and Chef was mad saying the buns were for himself, nonetheless he declares the game over and that the girls win.
I think Duncan's really mad at me. Maybe I should've saved him a sticky bun.
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Later at the ceremony, Chef has to eliminate either Duncan or Owen, choosing the former. Indignant, but glad to be leaving, he declares that he will be glad to get back to juvie. While he remains bitter with Heather for mocking him and Owen, who burped at his face, he and Gwen part on good terms. Owen, Heather and Gwen sit in front of the bonfire, and Heather tries to break the ice by saying that it looks like they made it to the final three.
I just wanna thank everyone who got me to the final three: Courtney, I feel your pain, girl; you should not have been cheated off like that. Noah, you are one seriously smart guy; don't think I didn't notice. And Lindsay, the most fashionable girl on the island next to me, you know you'll always be one of my BFFs.
It is interesting to note that before the Campfire Ceremony, the final four went into the confessionals in the order they were eliminated in Owen's ending:
Duncan (4th); Heather (3rd); Gwen (2nd); and Owen (1st), who is never eliminated.
Owen says that he has conquered his fear of heights, but a few days later it came back to him. He is possibly referring to flying in an airplane at a high distance during "Phobia Factor," or DJ tossing him off the cliff during "Paintball Deer Hunter."
When Chef is doing the recap, he gives all of the campers nicknames:
Owen: the chubby one; Duncan: the delinquent; Heather: mouthy girl; Gwen: the gruesome chick.
With Duncan's elimination, all members of the Killer Bass have been eliminated. This also leaves Owen as the only male camper left in the competition.
This is the last episode Sasquatchanakwa is referred to by his name. In future episodes, he is referred as "Bigfoot" or the "Yeti."
This is the only competition-related episode in the series in which Chris does not have any lines nor appears physically.
Continuity[]
This episode features the second longest pause before an elimination announcement in the show, due to it being the last one in Total Drama Island. The longest one is in "Not So Happy Campers - Part 2."
This is the third episode (and second in a row) to feature a challenge that involved survival and returning to camp. The others are "The Sucky Outdoors" and "Camp Castaways."
Chef steals some candy from Owen's secret stash that is shown in the previous episode.
This is the second of only four episodes that Chef has hosted in the series. The others are:
In the confessional, Heather states that she feels for Courtney for being "cheated off." However, when Courtney debuts in the next season, Heather says that Courtney had no reason to return, as she was voted out "fair and square." This is probably due to Heather more than likely trying to win her vote, as there was supposed to be a jury vote in the finale for the season.
The way the final four members were divided into teams is similar to Total Drama World Tour.
This episode's title is referenced to the phrase, "Are We There Yet?"
Chef refers to Gwen and Heather's group as "Grim and Grimmer." This is a reference to the 1994 movie, Dumb and Dumber.
When Owen is in the confessional talking about his previous challenge to jump off the 1000-foot high cliff into the water, he says he is the "king of the world." This is a reference to the 1997 movie, Titanic.
Goofs[]
Many cable service providers, such as Comcast, calls this episode "Are We There Yet?" leaving off the "i" at the end of "Yeti."
When Owen is looking at the map and holding it upside down, the mountains on it are drawn as if he is holding the map properly. So, if he held the map properly, the mountains would be upside down.
When Owen walks up to a candy-bar trap, there is no rope, but when he is trapped, the rope is clearly visible.
Sometimes the transitioning sound effect will play, but the visual transition does not appear.
When the campers are running out of the cave due to the bats inside of it, they are seen carrying three bags, but Chef only gave them two. When they entered, they were only carrying one bag.
One of Duncan's neckband spikes are missing when he is sleeping. Also, his wristband is shown on the wrong arm numerous times, and when he lifts up his shirt to check on the map, a section of his shirt is missing.
Owen bites the candy bar, but its physical appearance is not altered after he swallows.
Gallery[]
Chef about to chop Mr. Coconut in half during the recap of the episode.