Jaron58- I didn't eat THAT much, but thanks for the compliment!
Myfacewhen- probs true
Puzzlefan- You're right, she had a good performance
CMC- I sure am! I'll try.
andrew1- You're alive! How lovely. Anyways, Cody and Lightning is yet another random af TDU duo. The Ruby idol hasn't been found.
Lacueva- LOL at the Mary hate, she has became public enemy #1 to you. Who needs the body cast more: Mary or Sadie? How is Chet a waste of space though, he's contributed a lot to multiple eliminations as of late lol.
Red Rain- Glad you like a lot of the pre challenge content, that was written last so good thing it kept up. I got the same vibes from the challenge. True about Emerald, it was giving live tribal.
Henry- You'll see... not in this episode cause Loser's Lounge, lol
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" a voice yells. Ms. Martin walks in with a shocked look at the wild party going on. All eyes turn to the woman running the Loser's Lounge, as everyone is unsure of how she's going to react. "You guys are having a party and taking shots?"
"Sorry ma'am-" Brody tries to say.
"And you didn't invite me?" Ms. Martin continues, shocking everyone as her past actions would make you think she would wreak havoc on everyone for starting this mess. She joins the party, which is a nice break from cooking all day. "Get me a shot!"
"On it!" Geoff laughs.
Post Episode 22:
The party atmosphere is no more, as Ryan and Ezekiel have entered the Loser's Lounge.
"This sucks!" Stephanie complains while seeing Ryan. "What happened?"
"There was a swap, I didn't get a lucky team draw." Ryan explains.
"I should've made that swap…" Sanders looks annoyed at just missing out.
"Wait, look!" Cameron points towards the memory wall that was mentioned in the first edition of the Loser's Lounge. Ryan and Ezekiel's pictures are turned to gray before the image begins morphing into the Phase 2 teams. Everyone who got booted in phase 1 observes the new memory wall.
"I hope Alejandro isn't going to be targeted by Sugar like I was." Heather worries at seeing the pair on the Ruby Team.
"Chase and Emma are together? That sounds like a recipe for disaster!" Damien says.
"It sounds like a car wreck." Zee sips a soda.
"That's not a situation you should be joking about." Zoey glares at Zee.
"What do you mean?" Zee wonders, not realizing he accidentally referenced the brakes incident.
"That did not rock." Rock comments on the accidental joke.
"I'm glad to see Sierra and Mary survived your elimination." Ellody tells Ryan.
"And you're telling me this to my face… why?" Ryan questions with an annoyed look.
"Oh… yeah, that's kind of rude, isn't it?" Ellody responds. Yes Ellody, you have no social skills. After a little more small talk, everyone goes their separate ways as Ezekiel is left staring at the memory wall.
"I wish someone cared that I was eliminated." Ezekiel sighs, noting the lack of greetings compared to Ryan.
"Hi!" Jay says as he and Mickey randomly appear from behind Ezekiel. "I've been wanting to talk to you ever since I got booted first."
"Really?" Ezekiel looks confused.
"Yeah, we are the bookends of the first boot. You were the first, and I'm the last." Jay explains.
"Ohhh, that's true!" Ezekiel realizes. The twins and Ezekiel walk off.
Post Episode 23:
Most couples that reunited after an elimination had a much grander reunion. Case in point, Mike x Zoey and Devin x Carrie. Crimson and Ennui on the other hand are much simpler, and didn't have nearly as much of a big reunion. The duo is together in Crimson's room, but Crimson looks disappointed.
"This room is too bright." Crimson notes.
"I know… and that artwork is too happy." Ennui looks at a painting of flowers that was hung up on the wall.
"Exactly, we need something else." Crimson says.
…
Elsewhere, B is sitting with Priya and Caleb. He is writing notes to them and explaining how he caused their eliminations. "I should've known that you were trying to get me to blow up on Sadie!" Priya looks mad at herself for falling for his trap. B gives an apologetic shrug.
"You pretended to believe Millie's lie just to get rid of me? I know it's the game, but it's still annoying how SADIE is still competing, and we aren't!" Caleb adds.
"I know, right?" Priya agrees. "She BETTER be here next time."
While it would be funny to cut to "Post Episode 24" to show that Sadie was in fact there next time, we won't be doing that.
…
We see Ripper, Spud, Sam, and Beardo walking Owen and B into a room. "What do you need us here for?" Owen questions.
"We want to add you guys to the fatties against Julia group." Ripper informs. B looks confused.
"The what?" Owen asks.
"We are trying to turn Julia into a fatty." Ripper replies.
"That sounds… awesome!" Owen cheers.
B walks away, not interested in joining this group.
"What a bummer." Spud notes B leaving as Beardo starts making sad violin noises.
Post Episode 24:
"YES!" Tom cheers upon seeing Justin enter the Loser's Lounge. Justin looks shocked.
"That was RUDE." Justin glares.
"You voted me out, I have the right to be petty and celebrate your elimination. It also means that Jen is still in, which is iconic." Tom smirks.
"Screw Jen!" Justin responds. "Also, screw Chase, DJ, and Millie too!"
Caleb overhears this. "Millie screwed you over too?"
"She sided with Jen over me."
"That sounds like a basic strategy, not being screwed over." Sam notes.
"Shut up!" Justin yells before walking off.
"Wait, who else got eliminated?" Mike questions. He is quickly answered as Sadie walks in.
"YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES, FUCK YOU BITCH!" Priya screams at the top of her lungs. "OH YEAH, LOSER!"
Sadie looks more shocked than Justin. "EEK, I'm not getting a warm welcome, am I?"
"You'll get a warm welcome from me!" Katie runs up to her BFFFL with a smile. "I'm like so sorry that you got eliminated, you were probably sooo robbed."
"My attempts to get screen time backfired, but I knew the risk going in, so I'm content with how this season went for me." Sadie replies. She overhears that Priya is still laughing. "OMG can you like please get over it, Priya? It wasn't that deep, I just wanted screen time."
"Yes, and we had to deal with you being annoying just for screen time." Priya replies.
"I'm also happy you're gone, this is the most deserved elimination of the season." Laurie laughs. She and Priya share a high five. Sadie scoffs before walking off.
"Was she that bad?" Mickey whispers to Ezekiel and Jay.
"No idea, but they sound like they have PTSD from Sadie." Jay whispers back.
Post Episode 25:
"These past few days have been horrible!" Stephanie yells in horror as Eva joins the Loser's Lounge. "You AND Ryan going home so soon is a crime."
"My stupid team didn't value challenge strength at all, they chose to keep NOAH over me." Eva yells out.
"Watch what you say." EmmaRR gives a cold glare, wanting to defend her man. Eva ignores her. "Is there a gym here? I'd like to cool off by exercising."
"What's that?" Sadie questions. Everyone ignores her.
"Sure, I can show you." Stephanie says. "Caleb, want to join us?"
Caleb perks up. "Sure!"
"You're friends with Caleb?" Ryan asks.
"Yeah. When you two were gone, Caleb and I would be in the gym a lot, so we became friendly." Stephanie explains.
"Nice to meet you." Caleb extends a hand. Ryan returns it, and the squad head off to the gym together.
Once they're gone, Gwen walks towards the goths. "Hey." She greets the pale pair.
"Hi." Ennui responds dryly.
"You seem down… even for your standards." Gwen notes. "Is something wrong?"
"This place is too bright. My room has pictures of flowers." Crimson complains.
"Oh, I ripped my pictures down and replaced them with some of my own art." Gwen says.
"What does it look like?" Ennui asks.
"Come to my room."
…
We see Trent and Justin talking. "What was your team like?" Justin asks.
"It was basically the same situation as before. I spent 48 days just being at Taylor and Anne Maria's mercy, it was incredibly frustrating." Trent looks irritated. "Somehow, Staci is the only one left in our alliance… I don't know how she survived two votes."
"Maybe we underestimate Staci." Justin says. Kelly walks up to the duo.
"Hey guys…" she greets.
"Uh… hi." Trent waves.
"I just want to apologize to the two of you. I should've worked with you guys instead of with my daughter and her friends. We didn't talk too much, but you all probably had a moral compass compared to her." Kelly apologizes.
"Don't worry Kelly, we're not mad at you." Trent smiles.
"We aren't? You wasted your idol." Justin says. Trent gives a stern glare which shuts him up.
"But for real, I just felt bad after seeing what Taylor did." Trent says.
"Don't worry, she will get hers and I'll make up for my mistakes. I'm actually rooting for Staci." Kelly says, which comes as a shock to Trent and Justin. "She has some good advice, even if the way she says it is harsh."
…
We see Gwen and the Goths in the former's room. Ennui and Crimson look impressed at the dark drawings Gwen has. She may have become a brighter person as Total Drama went on, but she never strayed from her darker artistic roots. "Those pictures wouldn't fly in the mainstream… I like it." Crimson says.
"Can you draw us some stuff for our rooms?" Ennui requests. Gwen's smile gives away the answer.
…
We see Julia sleeping. For the nightly ritual, Ripper walks into her room with some high fat foods. Julia at this point has gained four pounds at the Loser's Lounge despite her best efforts to combat it. Ripper goes to walk up to her, but he accidentally trips on a hair dryer cord that is laying on the ground, causing him to trip and fall on the floor. This wakes Julia up.
"What was that?" she questions while taking off her eye mask. "RIPPER? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
"I… uh… ended up in the wrong room!" Ripper lies. Julia has more than two brain cells though, so this lie doesn't end up working.
"You didn't just end up in the wrong room, I- are those gummies?" Julia questions. "Wait a second, have you been sneaking into my room to force feed me those?!"
"Uhhhh-"
Julia growls, any drowsiness thrown out the window. "You are going to pay for that!"
"I'm sorry, I-"
Julia runs up to Ripper and throws him out of the room. "Was this some plan?!"
Then suddenly, all the memories of the Loser's Lounge hit Julia, including the random offers to get her low fat salad dressing from some of the other fatties.
"I will RUIN them…"
Post Episode 26:
Everyone is eating in the cafeteria, except Julia who is writing down some revenge plans on a piece of paper. The door opens, and as usual, all eyes turn to see which campers met their untimely end in the game. Dawn, Bridgette, Sky, and Leshawna are the answers. While Dawn and Bridgette seem relatively calm, Leshawna still looks a little shocked by her elimination while Sky is angry and crying.
"Bridgette!" Geoff runs up to greet her. Bridgette quickly embraces back, and the two make like their TDA episode 1 and 2 selves… unfortunately.
Sky on the other hand is not in a mood for any positive emotions, as she stomps to her room, clearly wanting to be alone after what Mary did to her. "It's a bummer to see that you're gone." Brody says to Leshawna, still remembering voting together.
"Y'all gotta hear how I got eliminated, it was so intense." Leshawna gives a chuckle of disbelief.
…
After a time skip, we cut to B and Dawn sitting together. "So… I got eliminated in a 7-1 vote right after, so I guess we were both screwed either way." Dawn says. "Orange Team has gotten purged since the new phase started, only DJ and Millie are left."
B nods, but Dawn is worried that there is underlying tension.
"So, about the way we targeted each other… even though you went after me first, I'm sorry that I voted you out." Dawn apologizes. B gives a thumbs up, showing that he has no hard feelings. He makes a few hand gestures.
"Don't worry, I'm not mad at you for trying to vote me out. You played a lot more strategically this time, why was that?"
B makes more hand gestures.
"I guess that makes sense. You want to prove yourself after all, and unfortunately people who play like Scott make it far. I get why you thought that was the best way to try and win." Dawn states.
…
"Nichelle and I tied 4-4-1, then I lost out on the revote. I wasn't even a target at the start of that elimination ceremony, I feel robbed right now." Leshawna sighs at recalling the memory.
"Yeah, I can relate to not being a target until the elimination ceremony itself." Miles shows sympathy.
"You can relate? You gotta tell me, what happened to you?"
…
We see Priya and the Best Friends watching Gilmore Girls. Devin didn't want to, but he got dragged into it. "The grandma on this show is such a bitch." he comments.
"She gives me a sense of familiarity." Priya replies. That probably doesn't come off complimentary.
…
We see Leonard looking at a spell book. Ella and Dave are watching him as this happens. "I can't believe he's as old as he is and still thinks magic is real." Dave shakes his head.
"Some people take longer for a reality check than others, we're going to try and help him with that." Ella responds.
Dave nods. "So, should we try to talk to him now?"
"What about Sky?" Ella wonders.
"What about her?" Dave deadpans.
"Don't you want to talk to her now that she's been eliminated?" Ella asks.
Dave looks confused. "Not really. I mean if she talks to me, then I'll respond, but after everything that happened in the game, it's clear where we stood with each other. Did you see how upset she was after being eliminated? Me talking to her would probably just make things worse."
"Fair enough." Ella responds, the potential talk between Sky and Dave now fully being in Sky's hands to initiate. "Maybe I can try to help her, I don't want her to be sad-"
"Don't." Dave cuts off. "If someone is that angry, they need time to decompress without people around them."
"I… you're right." Ella realizes. "Okay, back to Leonard then!"
The duo walk up to Leonard, obviously. "Hi." Dave greets.
"What are you here for? Going to insult my magic again?" Leonard questions, still having some bitter feelings over Pahkitew Island.
"Uh, no. We just want to have a gentle conversation with you." Dave replies. Leonard looks skeptical.
"We want to talk to you about your magic." Ella says. "I-"
"Do you want to learn how to do it yourself? If so, I don't share my tricks with others so easily. You'll have to pass some trials." Leonard says.
"The only thing I'm passing is your offer, no offense. So, I talked with Tammy in game, and she-"
"I don't want to hear it." Leonard stands up and walks away. Ella and Dave give each other a concerned glance.
"This might be harder than we thought." Dave notes.
…
We see Topher looking bored in his room. He hears a knock and almost gets PTSD flashbacks from the 5000 times Beth knocked on his door. "Yes?"
Sanders opens the door. "Hi."
"Oh, hi." Topher says. Sanders listened to him vent at the party, so he views her in a better light than he views everyone else in the lounge.
"Have you been okay recently?" she questions.
"I guess, I just don't know what I should do after the show." Topher admits. "I won't have any job that propels me into the spotlight after Lindsay fired me, I feel like I let my goals slip through my fingers. I probably won't accomplish anything."
Sanders takes a moment to think before responding. "I'm not saying you won't be able to accomplish your goals, but just because your initial dream didn't work out doesn't mean you can't pivot and find something else. Being a cop wasn't my first choice of work, but I love it now."
Topher begins thinking about this response.
…
Lorenzo is sitting near the pool with his eyes closed. The one person who he has been trying to find for days suddenly emerges from the water, but Lorenzo doesn't notice her until she makes her presence loudly known. "BOO!"
Lorenzo screams in shock, causing Scary Girl to laugh. "That was funny!"
"Oh… it sure was!" Lorenzo chuckles in nervousness. "Where have you been, I haven't seen you in weeks!"
"Hiding. Watching people. Killing animals. The usual for me!" Scary Girl chuckles, putting longer silences in between naming each of her activities.
"Sounds fun." Lorenzo gives an awkward smile. "So…"
"We need to talk about what Stephanie said." Scary Girl says in a tone that is nearly impossible to tell her intentions with.
"Are you mad?" Lorenzo gets out, deciding to just be blunt with his question.
"No." Scary Girl replies calmly.
"How do you feel about it?"
"You can follow me!" she answers. Lorenzo looks confused.
"What do you mean?"
"I said you can follow me." Scary Girl replies.
"I don't understand-"
"YOU CAN BE AROUND ME." Scary Girl yells at the top of her lungs. Lorenzo doesn't know how that relates to her knowing about his crush, but he would rather take that than a murder attempt.
"Uh, thanks? So, what should we do?"
"Make more rat cookies."
"Alright!"
…
We see Jasmine in one of the sports rooms. She effortlessly puts basketballs through hoops. "This is too easy for someone my height." she notes before turning around. She is about to leave the room, but someone is blocking her path.
"YOU." Amy growls.
"What do you want?" Jasmine sneers.
"Are you going to apologize for locking me in the closet?" Amy questions.
"No, you deserved it." Jasmine replies.
"Okay, you know what? I-" Amy trails off before her eyes realize something at the corner of the room. Jasmine looks to where Amy is looking, and both women see an envelope in the corner of the room. Amy begins sprinting towards it, and Jasmine follows, much to Amy's dismay. "Back off, that is going to be MINE!"
Amy grabs a ball from the ground as she runs, and she tries to throw it at Jasmine. Jasmine punches the ball, and it bounces off of her fist and into Amy's head, knocking her to the ground. Jasmine runs past the fallen envelope and takes it for herself. "Yes!"
"NO!" Amy yells in annoyance.
Jasmine tunes out Amy's complaints to smile at the envelope in her hands, now knowing she has the power to affect the game.
I'm dying at how short this is lol, top tier effort on my part. I only focused on what needed to be focused on, sorry.
Anyways, a few questions because idk.
1. Who are you rooting for to win currently?
2. What was your favorite elimination? (Whether it be the strategy, satisfaction of a character losing, or their elimination scene)
See you next time for Episode 27!