Review time!
StarHeart Specials: You're supposed to hate Chris! :D Yep, Mal's back and ready to cause trouble for everyone else. The song's completely original, and thanks for liking it! I personally don't celebrate Thanksgiving (it's a food holiday for food I either don't like, or in the case of turkey am incapable of digesting due to being a herbivorous dinosaur), but I hope yours was good!
Lara2244: It was going to have to happen eventually.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Thanks! Alejandro's overdramatic enough to do something like that. I've made it clear Chris was rigging the tiebreakers since the beginning; it's just that now that isn't as secret to the kids as it was before.
AUFan62: Because Kitty's elimination directly leads into the arc of Emma's increasing paranoia, Alejandro's increasing hubris, and Chris' spiral into insanity (again). Ella will be important in due time.
Doctor Brain: Thanks! Gwen does like Duncan, but only a little. The three villains are going to get eliminated one-by-one in big blows to their egos, that's for certain. The whole point of Kitty's elimination WAS that it was premature – by sending her out now, Alejandro's hoping to significantly destabilize Emma before she can find inner peace, thereby making her and by extension the rest of the Misfits at a much higher risk of an early elimination.
Joel Connell: I hated how Trent got turned into an OCD freak, so I just made him unlucky to the point of elimination. Emma did not take the news of her sister's elimination well, especially when Noah confirmed the tiebreaker was rigged. Chris and Blaineley unfortunately won't get exposed once and for all until the very end (all I'm going to say about the finale), but everyone's getting their dues. And yes, Junior Kits will make its triumphant return in Aftermath V!
Great Idea Alert: Reckless, yes. Clingy, oh you'll see...
Thursday, November 30, 2017
"Last time on Total Drama – I was tickled pink! [Jen marking the crystal] Four new gemstone teams went head-to-head in a race out of the Drama Mine after being sent down there in hamster balls to make them super disoriented. [Previously unseen footage of Tyler falling on his face after staggering out of his ball] The team who could get everyone out first would win the challenge. [Sam landing on Harold] But there were more interesting things than that going on! Alejandro reached outside his alliance to get the Ice Dancers to destroy the Misfits! [The Misfits Will Fall] Sky and Dave might become the next big couple! [Sky and Dave chatting] Mike might be in for a rough time, still don't know how we saw inside his brain. [Mal's release] But in the end, it was the Kooky Kunzites who won. [Izzy popping Sugar's ball] The Terrific Topaz's idea to stick together didn't work as well as they'd hoped it would. [Terrific Topazes getting chased by the mutant gopher] And it gave Alejandro the perfect chance to set his plan in motion when Kitty got the boot. [Kitty's elimination]"
Chris stood at the Dock of Shame. "Fifty-seven contestants remain. Who'll dare to win it, and who'll have to face an inconvenient truth? Find out here on
"Total.
"Drama!"
Theme song
*Instrumental*
A camera appeared from the snow-covered bushes, scaring off a squirrel. Another came from a tree, startling a blue jay. The third popped out of the ground, hitting a passing Harold in the groin. Jacques laughed at him, but stopped when he saw Leshawna glaring at him.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine
You guys are on my mind
The camera flew across the snowy island, passing Chris getting pampered by a disgusted Phil, Jo and Eva arm-wrestling, Dave attempting to flirt with Sky, Trent performing a song in front of an approving Ella, Crimson and Ennui staring blankly into space, and Jasmine fighting a mutated anglerfish.
You asked me what I wanted to be
And now I think it's plain to see
DJ, Miles, and Laurie were one with the few animals still awake during winter. Then Dawn showed up. DJ invited her to join them, while the Vegans glared at her.
I wanna be famous
Heather, Josee, and Taylor battled it out on the frozen lake in a game of hockey. Josee knocked the puck so hard it went flying right into one of B's inventions on the other side of the lake. Bridgette and Geoff watched, then the latter pulled out a card reading "7.5".
*Instrumental*
Owen trudged across the ice covering the river, which quickly broke under his weight. He jumped out of the water shivering. From afar, Sasquatchanakwa rolled his eyes as if to say "lightweight". Then Izzy appeared behind him and knocked him to the ground, before pulling out a camera and taking a picture of her catch.
I want to live close to the sun
Well, pack your bags cause I've already won.
Mike looked into a mirror and smiled at what he saw. His reflection included those of his alternate personalities, who were happily admiring their looks. Then an emo version of Mike, with his hair flipped over his face, suddenly appeared in the back, frightening everyone.
Everything to prove nothing in my way
I'll get there one day
Chef roasted the remains of a mutated rat in the cafeteria over the stove in front of the campers. Ryan and Stephanie looked at each other, then back at Chef with their game faces on. Behind them, Tyler, Lindsay, Zoey, Cameron, Sam, and Lightning mingled.
'Cuz I wanna be famous
Amy attempted to tackle Sammy, but Cody appeared and shoved her aside, before pulling Sammy into a hug. Behind them, Sierra cursed to herself.
Na na nana na na nana nana na na na na na naaaaah
Courtney, Duncan, and Gwen watched Sugar engage in a slap-fight with MacArthur to Sanders' disapproval. Courtney was holding Duncan's hand, but the latter was secretly checking out Gwen.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
Carrie and Devin sat together in the Climate Hall, the one warm part of the island left, when it suddenly began raining, and then the door opened, causing both to get very cold. It turned out Alejandro had been responsible. He grinned evilly at the camera. But he didn't notice Brick spying on him. Brick's eyes narrowed.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous.
Topher chatted with Dakota, who was busy with intern work. Behind them, Scarlett breathed a sigh of relief as she looked behind the good cabin. Because of the colder weather, the lustblossoms were dormant.
*Whistling*
At the campfire, as the other campers I didn't have time to name looked on excitedly, Noah and Emma looked each other in the eyes...and then Justin interrupted the moment by appearing between them. They gave him immediate death glares, causing him to run off. The couple looked back at the camera with raised eyebrows.
The Geeks
"Hey guys, what's up? Are we having an alliance meeting?" Cody asked as he approached his alliance mates in one of the cabins.
"In a sense," Sam said. "We're playing Truth or Double Truth! It's too cold for Truth or Dare," he added as an explanation.
"I'm game, we've got some time to kill. Who's going first?"
"It was Harold's idea, so him."
"And I shall take my turn now," Harold grinned. "Cameron, Truth...or Double Truth?"
"Regular truth, please!" Cameron said.
"When you see a car labeled a four-by-four, do you get the urge to write 'equals sixteen' next to it?"
"Yeah, I do...I just feel horrible about wanting to vandalize stuff."
"At least your morals are in the right place," Sam shrugged. "Harold, Truth or Double Truth?"
"Double Truth!"
"Did you and Courtney ever meet each other at Master Steve's?"
"Master Steve founded multiple camps, not one camp with multiple programs. So no."
"Good thing you didn't, she'd hate you if you crossed paths," Cody mused.
"Sam, Truth or Double Truth?" Cameron asked.
"Truth."
"Did you smuggle your GameGuy onto the island?"
"I had to, Cody needed something to test his games for Computer Science 3H on."
"Speaking of," Cody said, "Harold, Truth or Double Truth?"
"Truth."
"Were you the one who filled Justin's sneakers with marbles after that one concert?"
"I cannot tell a lie, it was indeed me! 'Course, he was being dumb that day and needed to get knocked down a peg."
"Right, Lauren," Sam nodded.
"Okay, now back to me. Cody, Truth...or Double Truth?"
"I'm feeling lucky, so Double Truth."
"Which girl here do you have feelings for?"
Cody paled. "It's not Gwen, is it?" Cameron asked.
"NO! Why can't anyone let me forget when I was a stupid middle-schooler?!" Cody sighed. "No, it's Sammy. Over these last few months, I've gotten to know her as more than one of Heather's mooks. She's sweet, polite, calm, and knows how to take a joke."
"So why the reluctance to admit – oh," Sam said, his eyes widening on realization.
"Yeah, Sierra would kill me if she found out I had feelings for another girl," Cody sighed.
"Yanderes do tend to be that way," Harold confessed.
"Campers! Please report to the theater! We have an important thing to do today!" Chris' voice came over the PA system.
"Well, good luck, buddy," Sam said, patting Cody's shoulder as they left.
"Easy for you to say. You're not currently looking for a girlfriend," Cody muttered.
"Okay everybody, get up on the stage!" Chris said. "We're going to be breaking up into three teams of nineteen apiece, and we're gonna do that now before I explain the rules. First up, Crimson, Sugar, Scarlett, Dawn, Jacques, Josee, Alejandro, Devin, Heather, Gwen, Noah, Mike, Harold, Topher, Amy, B, DJ, Miles, and Shawn. You are the Dastardly Deceivers!
"Next, Cody, Sierra, Sammy, Brick, Bridgette, Ennui, Owen, Sky, Tyler, Leshawna, Lightning, Duncan, Jo, Carrie, Tom, Jasmine, Dave, Sadie, and Zoey. You are the Mighty Mistruths! Everyone else, you're the Flying Falsehoods!"
"So I take it our challenge has to do with lying?" Scarlett asked.
"Indeedy do! Before this moment our Geeks were playing a toned-back, lame version of Truth or Dare."
"Hey! Truth or Double Truth is a perfectly acceptable substitute!" Harold snapped.
"But here on Total Drama, we go for the most extreme versions of the mundane. Today, we're playing Truth or Scare!
"Here's how the game works. All of you are going to be given a shock collar that you're going to wear. Each one of you is going to get either a Truth, where you have to confess to something embarrassing, or a Scare, where you'll be dared to do something scary. Successfully own up or complete the dare, and your team gets a point. Highest score at the end wins. Lie or fail the dare, you don't get the point, and get zapped. Observe." He pointed to Dakota, who was wearing a shock collar of her own, and pressed a button on his remote. Dakota shrieked in pain as the electricity rocketed through her veins, causing her hair to stand on end. She collapsed when it was done.
"Dakota!" Sam raced over and helped her up.
"I'll...live..." Dakota grumbled, dazed. "Don't worry Daddy, I'm a good girl..."
"How are you gonna know if we're lying? Polygraph tests aren't exactly effective, and even a rich guy like you can't afford the best lie-detectors," Gwen pointed out.
"With her!" Chris pulled out a fat brown chicken. "Meet Clucky, the lie-detecting chicken!"
Tyler gulped. "S-she's harmless, right?"
"Oh, no! She's an absolute monster. Which is why she's perfect for this show!" Tyler fainted.
Dastardly Deceivers: Crimson, Sugar, Scarlett, Dawn, Jacques, Josee, Alejandro, Devin, Heather, Gwen, Noah, Mike, Harold, Topher, Amy, B, DJ, Miles, and Shawn.
Mighty Mistruths: Cody, Sierra, Sammy, Brick, Bridgette, Ennui, Owen, Sky, Tyler, Leshawna, Lightning, Duncan, Jo, Carrie, Tom, Jasmine, Dave, Sadie, and Zoey.
Flying Falsehoods: Beardo, Cameron, Courtney, Ella, Emma, Eva, Geoff, Izzy, Jay, Jen, Justin, Lindsay, MacArthur, Ryan, Sam, Sanders, Stephanie, Taylor, and Laurie.
Once everyone was seated and collared, Chris pulled out a coin from his breast pocket. One side was green and had a halo etched into it, the other was yellow and had flames. "If the coin lands on the green side, you're telling the truth. If it lands on the yellow side, you're doing the scare. And we're going in order of calling, so..." He flipped the coin and it landed on yellow. "Crimson! You're doing a scare. And yours is...I want you to smile. Big and broad. Show those pearly whites!"
"Must I?" Crimson asked monotonously.
"Yep!"
"Can I do something first, though?"
"Sure. What did you have in mind?"
Crimson responded by kicking Chris directly into the kiwis. As he crumpled to the floor, Crimson had to laugh, a goofy grin plastered across her face. "Consider it karma."
"Yeah, Crimson! You da goth!" Geoff said, fistbumping her as she passed. Ennui reached out for his girlfriend and pecked her lips before she had to return to her seat.
Chris quickly recovered. "Blaineley's not gonna be happy about that. Anyways, next up is Cody!" He flipped the coin. "It's a truth! Which girl are you attracted to?"
"Not Sierra," Cody quickly replied. Clucky glared at him but nodded at Chris.
"Dang, I was hoping to get you on that one."
"Chris, I'm way smarter than that."
"Right, of course you are."
Confessional – Sierra and Dawn.
"AGH! He's probably attracted to Sammy! What am I going to do?!" Sierra groaned.
"Sierra, I believe you're only attracted to Cody because he reminds you of your long-lost father," Dawn commented.
"Whose side are you on?!"
"The side of truth. And speaking of..."
"Beardo! You've got a truth. Can you really imitate any sound, or do you have a microchip stuck in your throat?"
"No sir, it's all natural." Beardo then did a 100% accurate impression of Chris' voice. "And I must say, it's a killer skill!"
"He's gonna be the next Frank Welker," Noah remarked. Clucky didn't react, therefore it was true.
"Sugar! You've got a scare. Pet this tarantula!"
"Ha! That's easy pickin's. If you'da asked, I would eat it!" Sugar declared as she petted the red-kneed tarantula Chef held out to her.
"We're glad he didn't," Miles grimaced.
"Sierra! You've got a scare too. You need to watch Cody kiss another girl. Who I will choose randomly...Sammy!"
"That so wasn't random," Sammy gulped. As Sierra watched, Sammy and Cody nervously inched their faces together.
"I CAN'T TAKE IT!" Sierra shrieked, squeezing her eyes shut.
"And that means you don't get the point!" Chris pressed the shock button and zapped her. She flailed her arms about once shocked, in so doing accidentally smashing Cody and Sammy's faces together, lips against lips.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Sierra wailed. Sammy and Cody broke the kiss and nervously scooted apart from each other, both as red as Scarlett's hair.
"Samey gets a boyfriend before I do?!" Amy exclaimed. "Eh, on the plus side it's just Cody." Gwen whacked her on the back of her head and shut her up.
"Now that's the kind of drama I'm looking for!" Chris laughed. "Cameron! You've got a truth. Who here do you dislike the most?"
"Hm...hard to tell...it's either Lightning or Sugar." Clucky nodded in assent.
Confessional – Sugar and Lightning.
"WHAT?! Who does that sha-shrimp think he is?!" Lightning growled.
"Eh, you're jus' not used to being disliked," Sugar shrugged. "It gets easier."
"If you say so," Lightning grumbled.
"The scores are 2 to 1 to 2, let's see if we can improve!" Chris flipped the coin again. "Scarlett, it's a scare for you. Stand on this balance beam on one leg with an egg on your nose! If you drop it, Clucky's gonna get offended!"
"If I must." Scarlett mounted the beam, took the egg from Dudley, placed it on the bridge of her nose, and tilted her head back as she lifted her right leg. Unfortunately, she wobbled and the egg fell off, shattering on the floor. Clucky screamed and quickly pecked the zapping button. Scarlett nearly fell off the balance beam when she got zapped, but B caught her in the nick of time.
"Sammy! You've got a truth. Did you like the kiss with Cody?"
"Well, uh, I haven't been kissed by anyone before that, so I don't have much to compare it to..." Sammy gulped when she saw Clucky inching towards her. "...And yes, I did like it." The chicken retreated, and Sierra glared at her.
"Courtney! You've got a scare! Since you don't like breaking laws, you gotta break one of Ontario's strangest: drive a sleigh down a highway with less than two bells on your horse!"
"How the [f word] am I supposed to do that on this crappy island?!" Courtney exclaimed.
"You're right. My mistake." Chris zapped her anyway. "Next, we have Dawn, and she's got a truth! Which contestant here has the ugliest aura?"
"Josee's is rife with insanity and anger, making hers a discordant mess of black and mint green." Clucky was confused but shrugged it off. Josee growled at her, but DJ simply pulled her away from his girlfriend before she could inflict any damage.
"Brick, you've got a truth! Are you completely over your fear of the dark?"
"Yessir!" Clucky shook her head, and Chris zapped him. "YEOW! Okay, okay, I still have my nightlight! But in my defense, I don't wanna trip when I get up to go to the bathroom!"
"That actually makes sense," Jo mused.
"Ella! You've got a scare! Your theme is Datknee, therefore you gotta die like a Datknee villain. Long live the Chris!" He picked her up and dropped her off the stage...which was only five feet off the ground.
"Ouch," Ella winced, rubbing her butt.
"Is this just an excuse to be a sadist?!" Emma growled.
"Eh, just be glad your sister's not here."
"NEVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT ABOUT MY SISTER!"
"Calm down, Emma, I know you miss her," Ella said after returning to the stage. "But Kitty is still at home, alive and well. And I bet you she's routing for her. So win it! For her."
"You're right. I'm gonna make it to the final ten or my name's not Emma Xin!"
Confessional – Alejandro.
"This is an...unfortunate development. I was hoping that by getting rid of her sister so early she'd go completely mad." Alejandro sighed. "[Spanish s word]."
"The scores are now 3 to 2 to 2! And Jacques' got a truth! What frightens you the most?"
"Nothing at all!" Clucky shook her head and Chris zapped him.
"Bridgette, you've got a scare! And by scare, I mean horse meat." He lobbed a cooked patty of ground horse meat at her. "Eat this bad boy and you'll be golden!"
Bridgette gulped. "A horse? A majestic creature that was not meant for eating?"
"That meat came from a racehorse that died of old age," Phil said. "Think of it as it giving up its life to give life to others."
"If you say so." Bridgette sighed and reluctantly ate the patty.
"See, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Chris asked, ignoring the tears streaming from her eyes. "Emma! You've got a truth. How intimate are you and Noah?"
"None of your [f word]ing business, you pedophile!" Emma growled.
"Not very, she's still adjusting," Noah clarified. "We've gotten to handholding, though."
"You weren't supposed to answer for her," Chris said. He zapped him. "But I'll accept the answer." He flipped the coin again. "Josee's got a scare! Pick your nose and wipe it on the nearest competitor!"
"With pleasure," Josee grinned, plucking out a booger and wiping it in Dawn's hair. "What, no reaction?" she asked, disappointed in Dawn's stoicism.
"I've had swirlies, what you did was comparatively tame."
"Ennui, you've got a truth! What's the cutest thing you've ever done?"
"I adopted an aggressive black rabbit that was tearing up my neighbor's garden last year," Ennui explained monotonously. "His name's Loki, because he's a troublemaker except when he's around Crimson and I, then he's low-key."
"Impressive wordplay. Eva! You've got a truth! Have you ever killed anyone?"
"...No. Though if you keep being so cruel to us, I may change my answer." She stood up and steadily walked towards him.
Chris gulped. "A-and the scores are now 4 to 4 to 4, will we break this tie, find out after these messages!" He hid behind Chef.
"Wuss," Chef grumbled.
"Tell me about it," Eva agreed.
Do da do da doo. Commercial break!
"And we're back!" Chris said to the audience. "We're a third of the way through our truths and scares, so let's wrap this up. Alejandro, you've got a truth! Are you compensating for something?"
Alejandro said nothing. Clucky looked at Chris, confused. "Huh. No answer? Well, you get the point, but for not answering, you get a zap!" He zapped him. "It's a shame, you're one of my favorite chumps, too." He flipped the coin again. "Owen! You've got a scare! Fart in this bag and force someone of your choosing to breathe it!"
Owen gulped, but nervously tooted into the bag anyway. He looked around before settling on Heather, opening the bag a few inches away from her face.
"AGH!" Heather coughed. "Why me?!"
"For beating me up that one time," Owen replied sternly.
"Geoff! You've got a truth! Where'd you get the hat?"
"It was a gift from the same dude ranch you rewarded the Tribe with way back, brah!" Geoff revealed. Clucky nodded at Chris.
"Devin! You've got a truth! Do you actually like Shelley?"
"Uh...she's watching this show, so...yes?" Clucky shook her head and Chris zapped him.
Confessional – Carrie.
"He doesn't like her! There's hope for me yet! Sorry if that seems selfish, I just really hate Shelley."
Confessional – Eva.
"I'm with her, Shelley's one of our most frequent bullies. The Ice Dancers are the only reason Devin's even dating her in the first place."
"Sky, you've got a scare! Drink this entire bottle of mineral water!"
"This is going to be [h word] on my kidneys," Sky groaned. Nonetheless, she drank the entire pint of the stuff, before letting out an enormous belch. "Sorry."
"Hey, no need to be ashamed of something everyone does!" Izzy said.
"But it's time for you to be ashamed!" Chris replied. "You've got a truth: have you ever done anything reckless?"
Izzy grinned. "Where do I begin? Let's see, when I was four I set up a fake date with my daycare teacher, when I was seven I took a joyride in a crawler crane, when I was eleven I tried to audition for a TV series but didn't get the part because they thought my age would 'limit what stories they could tell', and that's not even getting into me and Owen's [x word] life!" Owen laughed nervously.
"...I did not need to know that last bit," Gwen grimaced.
"Well, you do need to know that the scores are now 5 to 6 to 6!" Chris said. "Heather, you've got a scare! Shave your head bald!"
"No way! I'd rather be zapped!" Heather screeched, clutching her hair fearfully.
"Suit yourself." He zapped her. "Next, we've got Tyler with a truth! You seem to be on edge about something. So tell us what it is!"
Tyler gulped. Clucky seemed to know he was afraid of chickens, so she jumped into his lap and squawked in his face. Tyler recoiled. "Okay, okay, I'll talk! I saw Duncan and Gwen kissing! I don't know everything, I don't know who started it, but I know what I saw!"
"You did WHAT?!" Courtney screeched. "Gwen, I thought we were friends! But no, you just HAD to steal my boyfriend!"
"Steal?" Gwen asked incredulously. "He broke up with you after your fight during the beach challenge!"
"No we didn't!"
"Um, why don't we ask Duncan?" Mike asked nervously.
"Yeah, we broke up," Duncan said nonchalantly.
"N-no we didn't!" Courtney spluttered.
"Duncan," Alejandro said quietly, "did the words 'I am breaking up with you' come out of your mouth that day?"
"Nope. Courtney was supposed to have inferred that," Duncan explained.
"Inferred? You know I'm not good with ambiguous stuff like that!" Courtney paused. "Holy crap, maybe I am autistic."
Confessional – Bridgette.
"Courtney's been questioning her neurotypicality after Staci revealed she was on the spectrum. And I think that diagnosis makes a lot of sense. Courtney's fussy, ill-tempered, socially awkward, and her special interest is in the form of law."
"So...I guess that makes it official, then," Duncan said.
"I guess," Courtney sighed. "I guess I'm just not good at this love thing."
"You're not bad at love!" Gwen admonished. "You just haven't found the right person yet. And come to think of it, I don't think I have either."
"WHAT?" Duncan exclaimed.
"Well, let's just say I've realized how reckless and unstable you can be, Duncan. And I think you were more attracted to me physically than mentally. Plus you're an attention craver. So I'm breaking this off before it gets toxic."
"..." Duncan shrugged. "Eh, whatever. We can still be friends, right?"
"I suppose," Gwen shrugged.
"That's such a relief!" Sadie sighed. "I was afraid that might consume the rest of the show!"
Emma was looking a little apprehensive, and Alejandro noticed. "No, just one of us," he chuckled to himself.
"A bit of a disappointment," Chris said. "Pity we didn't get the drama. But Jay's got a scare!" He stepped to the side and the Green Gators' mascot ambled from behind him. "Punch here needs to be fed. And she really likes duck." Chef handed him a severed, cooked duck head; Jay cringed. "So feed the monster!" Jay shrieked and threw the head at the ground, where the alligator ate it. "I'll count that as a go."
"C'mon Punch, you've got eggs to guard," Chef said, motioning for the alligator to follow him. She did, slowly walking away.
"Gwen, you've got a scare too! We borrowed a koala from the zoo that you gotta feed with this bowl of eucalyptus!" He presented the koala and the bowl.
"I can't do that!" Gwen exclaimed. "I'm allergic to eucalyptus!"
"Then you get zapped," Chris replied, doing so. "Leshawna, you've got a truth! Have you ever talked about people behind their backs?"
"What? No! Honey don't find that nice," Leshawna replied. Clucky nodded at Chris.
"Jen, you've got a scare! Stripes and plaid, wear 'em!"
"Luckily for me, Tom already figured out how!" Jen disappeared behind the stage. A few minutes later, she came out wearing the outfit Tom had made for the mannequin during the first Field Trip: a red-and-black plaid t-shirt and dull green pants with silver stripes.
"Nice! The scores are now 5 to 8 to 8."
Confessional – Tom.
"See? I KNEW that was going to come in handy!"
"Noah, you've got a scare. Since I don't know what to do with you, you get Gwen's."
"Fine," Noah said. "I gotta use my mouth, don't I?"
"Yep!" Noah sighed and plunged his face into the bowl, coming up with a few leaves in his jaws. He spat them out on the koala's face and proceeded to wipe his tongue off on his shirt, as eucalyptus is toxic. "I guess that counts. Lightning, you've got a truth! Your real name isn't Lightning, is it?"
"Nope! But sha-Rudolph's not a cool name," Lightning explained.
"I agree. Justin, you've got a scare! Put braces on this beaver!" Chris held up a beaver.
"I like my fingers more than the nerves in my shoulders," Justin replied. He got zapped.
"Mike, you've got a truth! Is that really you in there?"
"Of course it is!" Mike protested. Clucky shook her head and Chris zapped him. "Hey, way to pick on the kid with MPD!" His hair briefly flipped over his forehead, but it perked back up. "Ow...what happened?"
Cameron looked worried.
Confessional – Cameron.
"Uncharacteristically short-tempered, doesn't remember what happened...I fear Mal may be making a comeback."
"Duncan, you've got a truth! Which girl did you like more?"
"Chris, can we please drop this already?" Duncan complained. He got zapped.
"Lindsay, you've got a scare!" The Black Bears' mascot walked over. "Put makeup on this guy!"
Lindsay gulped, but nervously walked over to the bear. "Don't worry Mr. Bear, boys can wear makeup too." A few seconds later, the beautified bear, looking quite pleased with himself, was led away by Billy.
"How'd she know it's a boy?" Lightning asked.
"How do you think, doofus?" Jo replied.
"The scores are now 6 to 9 to 9! Of course, we don't have enough time in this episode to cover everyone," Chris said, pocketing the coin. The remaining seven people of each team sighed in relief. "So it's time we go into...The Lightning Round!"
"An entire round all about me?!" Lightning gasped.
"Nope! A round you gotta do super fast."
"Aw, man!"
Chef brought in three burlap bags, labelled with either a "D", an "M", or an "F". "These bags contain the remote controls to your collars. You have twenty seconds to open them and press the button that releases them from your neck. Whichever team does this first is the automatic winner! Of the remaining two, whoever has the higher score will be safe. This will be important because two of you are tied." Chef threw the bags at the teams. "The seven of you I haven't called for a dare will be doing this part. Good luck!"
The remaining seven worked furiously to open them. It was Stephanie, driven by her desire to win, that opened it first. She pressed the button and the collars opened and fell off.
"And the Flying Falsehoods win!" Chris said, pressing the shock button. Thirty-eight teens got zapped. "Mighty Mistruths, you're three points ahead of the Dastardly Deceivers, so you're safe! Meet me at the campfire at eight, Dastardly Deceivers, you weren't dastardly enough!"
Confessional – Alejandro.
"It seems as though knocking out her sister only renewed her drive," Alejandro mused. "But it seems that the bigger blow will come from other relationships. If I can split up, either romantically or at the least physically, the island's couples, then Emma will fear for the stability of her own, thereby becoming her own undoing." He chuckled darkly and wrote GWEN on a piece of paper.
Confessional – Dawn.
"Noah wants us to vote out Amy before her ego truly destroys her, and I agree. As much as we'd like Josee out, we have to play the waiting game with her." She wrote AMY on a piece of paper.
Confessional – Heather.
Heather laughed. "First her crush and then Courtney? Hey, I'm game! This just might be the push I needed to kick out Gothy McGothface for good!" She wrote GWEN on a piece of paper.
Confessional – Scarlett.
"As much as I'd like Sugar out, Heather is a far greater alliance threat. Plus, at least Sugar completed her challenge without any problems." She wrote HEATHER on a piece of paper.
"Here's how we do eliminations," Chris said. "We use the marshmallow system here. When I call your name, come get one." There were nineteen marshmallows on the plate, only three of them colored. "The marshmallows are color-coded to show how many votes you got because we here at Total Drama want only the dramatic truth. White means no votes against you, and the recipients are Crimson, Sugar, Scarlett, Dawn, Jacques, Josee, Alejandro, Devin, Noah, Mike, Harold, Topher, B, DJ, Miles, and Shawn." They all got their marshmallows.
"Wow, I ain't got no votes today! I guess y'all do like me," Sugar grinned.
"That couldn't be farther from the truth," Jacques scoffed.
"Blue means you received only one vote against you. But today, we don't have any." Chris pointed to the green marshmallow. "Green means you got more than one vote, but are still safe. Amy has a quartet."
"Again? Seriously?" Amy groaned.
"Hey, I could've voted for you and not Heather!" Gwen snapped.
"Strong words, Gwen," Chris said. Two colored marshmallows were left. "Orange means you're on the chopping block, but are safe. Red means you're a goner. Gwen. Heather."
Gwen and Heather glared at each other. "Catfight!" Topher threw in. Both of them hissed at him and he retreated like a scared dog.
"Gwen and Heather, you both hate each other. And I'm not too fond of either of you. Stealing Courtney's ex? Not cool, Gwen. Stealing my thunder? Not cool, Heather. It's not a tie, someone's got two votes more...
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"And that person is Gwen! You! Are! FINISHED!"
Heather cackled madly. "AT LAST! ZAIJIAN, [B WORD]!"
"I knew we should've voted for Heather," Mike sighed.
"Yeah, you knew right," Noah agreed. "Sorry Gwen."
"Nah, it's okay. At least you stuck it to Amy for beating up Cody. Speaking of, there's one person I'd like to talk to before I leave," Gwen said, retrieving her red marshmallow.
Courtney sighed as she sat in the hot tub of the good cabin, collecting her thoughts. Today had been a rough day.
"Court?" Courtney looked up and saw Gwen. "Hey, I just wanted to say sorry. About Duncan. I should've made him wait until we were sure you were okay."
"No, it's on me. I tried to get Duncan to change for the better, and he resisted. Was I too...blunt?"
"Maybe, but if you are on the spectrum like you think, then you at least have that excuse. Me, I got my pale, freckled rear handed to me today...but at least I've gone now before the going gets truly awful."
"Yeah," Courtney agreed. "Emma's right, Chris is getting worse."
"I think stardom's replaced the part of his brain responsible for decency," Gwen chuckled. They both laughed. "Anyway, I gotta go. Hope we can be real friends once we're both home. Oh, and Court?"
"Yes?"
"Your swimsuit's not half-bad either."
Gwen turned around and left, not even noticing Courtney's surprised blush.
"Like the scares, this episode has been nothing but a surprise!" Chris said. He stood in the theater. "Twenty-eight down. Fifty-six remain. We are now a third of the way through the game. Whose victory will be a shocker and whose failure won't be? Find out on
"Total.
"Drama!"
"Hey Chris!" Chris turned around and gulped. Geoff and Izzy were holding up a shock collar, and Jasmine had the remote. "It's payback time!"
"Oh, no," Chris gulped.
Votes:
Crimson – Heather
Sugar – Gwen
Scarlett – Heather
Dawn – Amy
Jacques – Gwen
Josee – Gwen
Alejandro – Gwen
Devin – Gwen
Heather – Gwen
Gwen – Heather
Noah – Amy
Mike – Heather
Harold – Heather
Topher – Gwen
Amy – Gwen
B – Amy
DJ – Didn't vote
Miles – Heather
Shawn – Amy
Results: 8-6-4 Gwen-Heather-Amy
Eliminated: Staci, Leonard, Tammy, Leshaniqua, Spud, Chet, Dakota (ii), Phil (r), Ellody, Rock, Rodney (t), Anne Maria, Mickey, Jazz (r), Max, Mary, Junior, Zeke (t), Beth, Brody, Scott, Lauren, Brady, Lorenzo (t), Katie, Trent, Kitty (t), Gwen
Known active immunity idols: Josee (Crimson), Owen, Carrie, Tyler, Sammy, Lindsay (Noah), Geoff (Geoff), Justin (Ella), Duncan (Alejandro)
Future eliminations immunized against: Emma (6)
Bonus clip:
Sammy knocked on Cody's bedroom door. "Can I come in?" she asked.
Cody opened it. "Oh, hey! You, uh, need something?"
"Well, you know what I said earlier? About the kiss?"
Cody blushed. "Uh, yeah?"
"Well, I was wondering...can we do that again? For real?"
"...Sure, why not?" The two embraced and kissed once again.
"I think I like you, Cody," Sammy murmured.
"I think I like you too."