A Blast from the Past

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 with Jasmine sleeping on her tree branch, which Shawn watches in admiration from afar. Suddenly, he sees a mysterious creature covered in vegetation emerge from the lake. Believing it to be a zombie, Shawn flees in terror. 
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.
	
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. 
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. 
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.
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.
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 Waneyihtam Maskwak will be eliminated. 
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."
	
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.
	
	
Meanwhile, Shawn is still wandering around the island, covered in garbage and pretending to be 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. 
	
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. 
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. 
	
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. 
	
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. 
	
	
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 except Jasmine and Scarlett.
	
	
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.
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. 
	
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.
==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==
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==Still in the running==
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==Trivia==
===General===
*The music that plays when Sky is talking about her Olympic dreams is the same during Heather's audition to the talent show in "."
*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===
*This is the first time Chris is seen without his stubble. Coincidentally, back in "" (), Chris told Chef Hatchet that he was nothing without it.
*Samey attempts to eliminate Amy using the same tactic she did in "."
* Sugar references the zeppelin accident in ""
*This is the third time a contestant attempts to leave the competition prior to the official elimination announcement. 
**The first is Gwen in "."
**The second is Cameron in "."
===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===
*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 ""
*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.
*In the DirecTV guide for this episode, it is incorrectly titled "A Blash from the Past."
==Gallery==
SwampZombie.webp|A creature covered in vegetation arrives at Pahkitew Island.
Screenshot 2021-02-20 at 6.22.30 PM.webp|The animals are scared.
Screenshot 2021-02-20 at 6.22.46 PM.webp|The animals flee away.
ShawnSeesZombies.webp|Shawn spots a creature emerge from the lake and mistakes it for a zombie.
SorryDave.webp|Dave and Sky having an awkward conversation.
Thank you Sky.webp|Ella is happy thinking that Sugar can use her support.
Me likey.webp|Max thinks about his new evil name.
Sss.webp|Topher is shocked about Chris's new look.
SmilingChris.webp|Chris's new look.
Oscar to the best speciall effects.webp|Chris reveals the special effects of his introduction.
Less samey more amy.webp|When Samey starts acting like herself, Jasmine reminds her to act more like her sister, Amy…
Get my hair wet and you're dead.webp|…to which she does, saying that if anyone gets her wet they're dead.
Ella Sugar joke.webp|Ella tells a joke to Sugar
I might never be a host.webp|Topher is worried about his future now that he saw Chris looks younger.
Jasmine confesssional.webp|Jasmine is worried about Shawn.
Untitledw.webp|Topher and Dave are the first contestants to compete in the challenge.
Samey and Jasmine.webp|Samey tells herself to imagine Sugar as Amy to make the fight easier.
TDPICatfight.webp|Samey and Sugar fight each other.
Scuba bear 1- sugar 0.webp|Scuba Bear throws Sugar into the water.
Untitledwdxx.webp|Scarlett tells her plan to Max.
Ellainablastfromtheplast.webp|Ella picks up her jousting stick to take part in the challenge.
Ella Wonders.webp|Ella wonders what Max is going to do.
PureSinisterCold.webp|"Pure sinister gold!" —Max
Commercial Break Ella.webp|"Do you know where I can find the white rabbit?" —Ella
EllaxDave.webp|Dave helps Ella out of the water.
Sky avenge Ella.webp|Sky vows to avenge Ella.
DaveEllaCute.webp|Dave returns Ella's shoe to her…
EllaDaveShoe.webp|…and in true fairytale fashion, puts her shoe on her foot.
Dodge it scarlett.webp|Scarlett dodges Sky's attack.
Scuba gear bear.webp|Scuba Bear approaches Sky.
Screenshot 20190403-205317 Slides.webp|Jasmine is prepared to face Dave.
Run maxy, run.webp|Scuba Bear emerges…
Max drown.webp|… and throws Max into the water.
Ella and the bear.webp|Scuba Bear almost attacks Ella…
EllaxSB.webp|…however, she sings to it to calm it down.
ZOMBIE CHEF.webp|"Zombie Chef!"—Shawn
Shawn and Chef.webp|Chef manages to catch Shawn.
Rawrrrrrrrrrrr.webp|Scuba Bear attacks Chris…
Slowtox face.webp|…making Chris smile in terror.
Commercial break.webp|Topher attempts to throw a commercial.
Goodbye jaz.webp|Dave knocks Jasmine out and scores a point for his team again.
Check for bite marks.webp|Shawn checks his team for bite marks.
DaveTrickShawn.webp|Dave exploits Shawn's zombie paranoia.
JasmineVSShawn.webp|Jasmine faces off against Shawn…
HowShawnBreaksUpWithGirls.webp|…and he hits her off the platform, believing she's a zombie.
Ohhhhh.webp|"It's hard to feel motivated when you're being called the name of someone you hate."—Samey
AmySameySugar.webp|Something jumps out of the water and lunges at Samey…
Abftp2.webp|"Amy?!"
ImBack.webp|"Samey…"
Uuuuuuuh, problem ahead.webp|Jasmine knows Amy's return spells trouble.
Dave wonder twins.webp|Dave tries to figure out which one of the twins left.
Maskwak's third victory.webp|Sugar wins for her team.
Become my sidekick.webp|Max deems Scarlett "un-useless" and allows her to be his sidekick…
ScarlettConfesstional.webp|…causing Scarlett to fume.
Speak Shawn.webp|Shawn tries explaining himself.
Quiet ella.webp|Sugar tries to trick Ella into singing to change Chris's mind, but, Sky stopped Ella from singing.
Bottom two 5.webp|Samey and Jasmine end up in the bottom two.
BossyBlondeCow.webp|Samey stands up to Amy, and calls her a "bossy blonde cow."
AmySameyFight.webp|The twins fightning.
==See also==
Category:Total Drama: Pahkitew Island episodes