Returning from the first commercial break, the cinnamon clears, showing Mickey and Jay.
Mickey: Apparently, we can't breathe cinnamon.
"That must be nothing but a pain," Devin commented.
"Tell me about it," Brody said.
"Remind me never to give cinnamon toast crunch to them," Sanders commented.
"I agree," Macarthur replied.
While the final few teams gather spices, Laurie and Miles are heading to the restaurant, bonding with their camel to the point of not riding.
Laurie: A camel Bana fret was beautiful, and deserts are really hot. If we win the million, we're launching a stop riding camels campaign.
Miles: Take hikes, not humps.
Laurie: Or we could call it something else.
"I love that idea," Miles protested. "I don't see what's so bad about it."
"What is so bad about that idea?" Carrie commented.
"I'd support it," Dwayne Junior said.
"Especially after what happened with our camel," Dwayne Senior said.
Mary then commented, "I was looking online before coming here, and found something. Miles' idea for the name may have come from this basketball campaign."
"Oh yeah," Erin said. "Shoot Hoops Not Guns Inc. We should do something like that."
"I agree," Macarthur said. "Some northern and western parts of the United States have way too much gun violence."
Tammy: We're currently in last place, but that's no reason for concern. We were delayed by a very angry taxi driver.
Leonard: The fool wouldn't accept my dragon coins as a payment.
"You could've just used regular coins," Ellody said.
"I would've done that," Noah said.
"Me too," Dwayne Junior commented. "And back then, coins did a lot of things."
"Now it's mostly with credit cards," Dwayne Senior said.
The cadets arrive at the chef in Morocco first.
"Thank goodness we did," Macarthur said. "The heat was starting to be the biggest bug crawling under my skin."
"The heat was driving a lot of us crazy," Carrie said.
Sanders: It's a botch or watch.
Macarthur: Just do it. Only one of us does, right?
"Looks like someone has gotten too overheated to continue for a while," Noah said.
"No kidding," Macarthur said.
Sanders: Okay. Hand your spices to the chef, so he can add them to a bowl of Moroccan stew, which one of you must eat.
"I love a good stew," Brody said.
"I hope it's a vegetable stew," Laurie said. "I can't do meat."
"I heard Bridgette can't either," Geoff said.
"I'd be happy to make a veggie stew for you," Erin said.
Macarthur: I hope we pick the right spices, or this could get ugly fast.
Sanders: When you finish your stew, race on foot as fast as you can to the chill zone because…
Don: The last team to meet me here will be cut from the race.
"And thus, elimination round 1 begins," Ryan said.
Everyone knows that things are gonna really heat up now. You may as well say that it's on like Chaka Khan. While Sanders steps off to eat the stew, the best friends and ice dancers arrive. The latter team has what looks like a rabbit's foot.
Josee: I'm not superstitious at all, I just believe that this rabbit's foot is responsible for everything good in my life.
Jacques: Can I rub it?
"Must have gotten that after another ice skating showdown," Noah said.
"One day, I'm gonna be responsible for why they mess up," Ryan commented.
"They'll deserve every last bit of karma they get," Stephanie said.
Meanwhile, the LARPers are able to pass the father-son pair and the vegans.
Miles: Take hikes! Not humps.
Laurie: Okay, that slogan is really growing on me. *Confessional* Miles and I became friends when we met at an anti-meat meeting.
Laurie: When Laurie suggested we just call them eggs instead of meat eggs, I knew we were gonna get along.
"Awe," everyone else said.
"That is so sweet," Carrie said.
Don: While the LARPers dig themselves out of last place, the race for first heats up as more teams dive into the restaurant challenge.
"The game's really going at this second," Stephanie said.
"What's gonna happen?" Owen asked.
"What is it about reality game shows that bring out the most suspense?" Geoff asked.
"That's what I wanna know," Ellody said.
Carrie is seen watching Devin do the challenge, blushing with the camera watching.
"We know what you were doing, Carrie," Ellody said.
"We all say you blushing," Dwayne Junior said.
Carrie: That was… I was… Okay. I love him. I loved him since we were four and he peed in my turtle pool. I mean, that's not why I love him. That's just when it started, but after all this time, how do I tell him, and what if he doesn't feel the same way?
"What makes you say that?" Dwayne Junior asked. "
Of course he loves you," Ellody said.
"Is this about Devin's wife, Shelly?" Stephanie asked.
"Back then, it was girlfriend instead of wife," Carrie answered. "She is one of many out there watching."
Just as Carrie and Devin leave after finishing, more teams begin showing up. Some got to have a safer arrival than others.
"Rough landing," Owen said.
Meanwhile, the cadets are finishing their stew, but Sanders thinks it's like a tea party.
"Is it?" Sanders asked.
"No, it's not," Macarthur said.
"There wasn't any time for you to be all fancy," Dwayne Junior said.
"I agree," Dwayne Senior commented.
Luckily, after chugging it all down, Macarthur lends a hand at cleaning up the mess.
"Thanks for that," Sanders said.
"You're welcome," Macarthur commented. "Still teammates after all."
"Everyone is aware of that," Crimson said.
It's then off to the chill zone for the cadets, best friends and ice dancers. However, Carrie is unable to run after falling over, so Devin comes back to carry her.
"So sweet of you," Dwayne Senior said.
Devin thanked him for the sweet little compliment.
Carrie: Easy Romeo. Devin: You know, it would be awkward for most teams to be so close to each other, but Carrie and I? We're such good friends, it's like whatever.
Carrie: *Giggles* totally. Whatever.
Everyone giggled along.
"Whatever you say," Emma said.
Now, the daters and goths are finishing their stew.
Stephanie: Do it baby. Show that stew you're the man.
"I love this dude," Stephanie said.
We then pan over to Brody and Mary eating stew while Geoff and Ellody watch.
Geoff: When I first met Brody, eating a cat's hairball on a dare. *Laughs* It was pure awesome.
"Damn," almost everyone else said before laughing.
"That must have been one silly dare," Macarthur said.
"You should've seen the dares we gave Gwen, Owen and Heather," Noah said.
"I remember that day," Owen commented. "Heather had to get her head shaved."
"Who's idea was that?" Mary asked.
"Lindsay!" Geoff and Owen answered together.
"What!?" Everyone else asked in shock.
"She must have been one bad girl that season," Laurie said.
"She was," Geoff commented. "But, I'm sure she learned her lesson."
Ellody: I met Mary at an engineering students potluck dinner. We brought pie chart pies. It was quite whimsical.
"Whimsical indeed," Mary commented.
"We definitely need to hang out more," Noah said to Ellody.
"Maybe we will," Ellody said.
"And let's invite Scarlett," Mary said.
"I'm all for that," Ellody commented.
Meanwhile, Owen thinks he and Noah got the wrong spices.
"I thought Owen loved spicy food," Geoff said.
"We never went to Morocco during Total Drama's 3rd season," Owen protested.
"You just had to keep going," Noah said.
"Plus, Geoff said you ate wormy pasta and a cup full of cockroaches."
That made Dwayne Junior puke on the floor.
"Let me guess," he said. "Chris McLean?"
Geoff, Owen and Noah all nodded. While Macarthur carries Sanders, who gets a stomach cramp, more teams are still eating the stew. However, some are a bit more sure they picked the wrong spices.
"That was Emma," Kitty protested.
Finishing the stew was a challenge on its own. Meanwhile, Devin and Carrie are still trying to find the chill zone, but realize they're lost as the show cuts to a commercial break.
"Buzzkill!" Carrie said. "Also, Dwayne Junior puked on the floor."
"I'll get the mop," Emma said.
"Better keep it in here," Noah said. "Owen's gonna be why more of us could be puking later."
Why Noah? Stay tuned to find out.