A Battle of Nitwits

A Battle of Nitwits is the twentieth episode of Total Drama: Resurrection and the fourth episode of the merge.
== Synopsis ==
The final eight contestants must compete in a battle of wits to preserve their shelf-life in the competition.
== Script ==
=== Intro - Recap ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the docks, nighttime
Chris:
Previously on Total Drama: Resurrection…
Blaineley:
Before things got a little rough and sandy in the challenge, fur was flying as Heather’s degradation of Amy proved to nearly be enough to start a catfight, only for Shawn to break it up. That doesn’t seem very “What would Samey do?” of you, Amy.
Chris (mournfully):
Just think of all the ratings we could’ve gotten if Amy would’ve torn into her.
Blaineley:
There’s always today’s episode.
Chris:
Fair enough. When Scott demanded that Heather ease up on Amy, she pulled the rug out from under him and instead pressured him into an uneasy alliance with her under the threat of revealing his part in the plot of the second, false immunity idol.
Blaineley:
When Scott delivered the news of his impending betrayal to Amy, the friction between the two lovers was enough to cause earthquakes as she stormed out in tears.
Chris:
With extra pressure put on him from Courtney and Shawn, Scott found himself torn between keeping his allies, romance, and newfound integrity or falling back into his old patterns and returning to his vicious villainy he became known for.
Blaineley:
When it came time for the challenge, with a little help from our old friend Gwen, we delivered a blast from the past on a canvas for each of the final nine contestants.
Chris:
For once in her life, Courtney began to feel remorse for her previous actions and questioned if her once-again formed friendship with Gwen was able to stand on the constant ultimatums they give each other with some… extra persuasion from Gwen herself.
Blaineley:
Feeling conflicted about her romantic feelings for Scott as well as her anger at his apparent betrayal of her, Amy confided in Lindsay, learning the meaning of true friendship and gaining the reassurance she needed to settle her spirit.
Chris:
Boring! Heather decided to take the gameplay up a notch after taking the lead in the challenge and began to remove all of her biggest enemy, Shawn’s, pieces out of the play arena so he would be unable to find them and lose the challenge.
Blaineley:
However, her plan backfired as it only strengthened Shawn’s drive and his commitment to his allies, teaming with Amy and Courtney to help them prosper in the challenge over Heather.
Chris:
With the extra assist from Shawn and the drive to stick it to Heather, Courtney pulled off an eleventh hour victory and won the challenge and the first hint to either the real or the fake immunity idol while Topher kept trying to get Tyler to explore into his unknown.
Blaineley:
After Amy and Scott decided to affirm their feelings for each other and decide to officially form a relationship, it was time to cast their votes. With Courtney immune and Heather starting to enjoy the competition from Amy and Shawn, she decided to shift her target to one of their allies.
Chris:
With her sights set on Tyler, Topher stepped in and pleaded for another alternative so he can continue to try making a move on him, and suggested Lindsay.
Blaineley:
In a shocking ceremony, the votes were split evenly between Heather and Lindsay, forcing the bottom two into a sudden death endurance competition.
Chris:
Having to survive the longest standing on two poles in the water and rotten tomatoes getting thrown at them from the safe campers, it seemed like smooth sailing for Lindsay as everybody teamed up on Heather in an attempt to finally get her out.
Blaineley:
It seemed like their efforts were working when they managed to knock Heather off of her pole with some extra assistance from Chef Hatchet, however, she swiftly moved to save herself just before she touched the water, staying in the game.
Chris:
In the end, when Lindsay decided to show Heather some goodwill and kindness, it left her vulnerable for Heather to knock her off of her feet, eliminating her from the game and sending her home on the boat of losers for the fifth time. I’ll miss that girl.
Blaineley (sarcastic):
And her two big brains, I’m assuming.
Chris:
Instead of feeling sad over failing to reach the finale for the fifth time, Lindsay took her elimination like a real champ and opted to reflect on all the positives that came from her life from our little show. I smell another Gemmy!
Blaineley:
Will Topher finally make his feelings for Tyler known to the oblivious fool?
Chris:
What trials and tribulations will Amy and Scott go through now that they’re finally together?
Blaineley:
Will Courtney be able to keep her head from getting swollen coming off of her win?
Chris:
Will Heather’s patience for Shawn finally run out?
Blaineley:
Find out the answers to these questions and more today on…
Chris:
Total!
Drama!
RESURRECTION!
The theme song plays
=== Act One - The Cabin ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, behind the cabin, morning
Following the introduction, the episode picks up on a bright, sunny morning on the island. The camera pans from the front of the cabin to the back as Amy and Courtney are exchanging notes sitting on some logs sitting around a small bonfire setup.
Courtney:
I checked all the cliffs to the west and didn’t find either one of the idols. What about you?
Amy:
I checked the caverns by the beach and there was nothing in them. Why are we even doing this? We still have the number advantage. Me, you, Shawn, Tyler.
Courtney:
That’s exactly half. You don’t want another tie breaker for Heather to save herself or get the idol within her grasp again, do you?
Amy:
Well, no but-
Courtney (cutting her off):
Exactly. We need to beat her to the chase so we can toss her out of here.
Amy:
Courtney, it’s not even seven a.m. yet. She isn’t even awake.
Courtney:
Well then just think of how much time she’s wasting while we’re hunting down the idol. Statistically, due to us looking for it more, we’re more likely to find it.
Amy (annoyed):
Until some dolt like Topher trips and falls over it, finding it before we can get to it.
Courtney:
Boy, you’re a ray of sunshine in the morning, aren’t you?
Amy:
Wait, where’s Shawn?
Shawn (calling to them):
I’m up here!
The camera pans upward to reveal Shawn stationed in a tree above them, before leaping onto the branch of another tree, then another, then dropping down with a series of impressive flips.
Amy (confused):
What were you doing up there?
Shawn:
“Climb to the mountain top” is deliberately vague and could be a matter of perspective.
Courtney:
And did you find anything?
Shawn:
No, not yet.
Courtney (a bit smug):
Exactly. That’s why we should check all the cliffs.
Shawn (no-nonsense):
Well clearly that’s not working out either since neither of you found it.
Amy snickers at Shawn correcting Courtney, while she releases a wounded gasp.
Amy (the voice of reason):
Come on guys, keep it together. We can’t turn on each other yet. Wait until we’re the final three.
Shawn:
Let’s not count the chickens before they hatch. We can’t celebrate the end game this early when Heather is still here with Sadie and Topher under her heel.
Courtney:
I really don’t think Topher is that much of a threat, especially when he’s sticking his head up Tyler’s ass lately. Two nitwits together to cancel out whatever brain power the two have left.
Amy:
He may be dumb, but I don’t doubt that Topher can come up with some scheme to save himself.
Courtney:
Oh come on now, Amy. 
Amy:
Think about it. He’s obsessed with celebrity and preserving his own fame.
Shawn (with a shrug):
Being Heather’s lackey certainly won’t help him.
Courtney:
Yeah, look at the stats. Anyone to ever ally with Heather loses because of her. Beth, Cody, me Duncan, Gwen, Harold, Izzy…
Amy:
I get the picture.
Courtney:
Lindsay, Sierra, Alejandro, and Zoey.
Shawn:
But we can’t get too comfortable waiting for Heather to eventually turn on her allies. If we do that, they’re going to pick us off one by one with no resistance. Keep your heads in the game. 
The camera cuts to a confessional block
Amy:
I think Courtney let that win in the last challenge get to her head. I think there’s a hidden competitive nature in her that she’s fighting against letting out and this could get ugly fast.
Shawn:
Courtney has gotten a bit of an overinflated ego since she won the last challenge. She’s doing her absolute best to try and keep her past mistakes of prioritizing competition over friends in check with me and Amy by including us in her plans at all, but I am afraid that she might fall back into her past behavior. She’s changed, but just how much remains to be seen.
Courtney (overjoyed):
Amy, Shawn, and I got this in the bag! I can’t believe that after all I’ve done… all I’ve been through, I have the chance to keep my friends for the first time ever, and make the finale! I have the chance to win alongside some of the best people I’ve ever met! I don’t want to just dump them like I’ve done so many times before… It’s like they complete me. There’s complete trust in me from them and complete trust in them from me. We just have to get out Heather, Sadie, and Topher, and we’re positively guaranteed to get to the finale! Tyler, while he’s a bit of an airhead numbskull… I mean, challenged learnedly, is genuinely a decent guy to be around and Scott is really sweet, but they don’t really seem all that invested in the competition aspect of the game. Heather is all in on the competition, but she’s an evil spirit lingering around that needs to be purged. She has got to go! Sadie is, while a bit of a nitwit with no real thoughts of her own, a real powerhouse in challenges. I never expected it from her, and honestly a bit proud that the old Killer Bass team is still solid after all these years. She’s just been twisted by Heather feeding her the saccharine venom in the form of attention and approval she’s desperate for without Katie. I wonder if she’d return to normalcy once Heather is gone? And Topher?... Next!
Topher (rapidly pressing buttons on his phone, proudly):
Put this here and slide this over year… yeah, mhm, yeah. Perfect! Heather gave me a great idea when she leaked Alejandro’s confessionals, however, I’m going to perfect it. Since Courtney always has some sort of insult to say about me… let’s see how she likes it when she learns she has nothing but insults to say about everyone else.
He tapped a few more buttons on his phone and then played an audio message with Courtney’s voice clear through the chopped up message.
Courtney (voice over Topher’s phone):
Amy… is… an evil spirit lingering around that needs to be purged. She’s… been twisted by S…Amy… Shawn… is… all in on the competition... He has got to go! 
Topher (deviously):
And just a few more finishing touches.
With a few more presses of buttons on his phone, Topher pressed play once more, and Courtney’s voice came from over his phone again, this time in perfectly spaced articulation.
Courtney (voice over Topher’s phone):
Amy is an evil spirit lingering around that needs to be purged. She’s been twisted by Samey to be positively… challenged. She is desperate without Samey. Shawn is all in on the competition and is a complete powerhouse. He has got to go!
Topher (with a snicker):
Oh, Courtney! You are pure evil!
Chris’ voice then comes over the loudspeaker.
Chris (over the loudspeaker):
Attention final eight contestants! Report to the forest clearing immediately!
Topher:
Gotta go!
The camera cut to static.
=== Act Two - The Challenge ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the forest clearing, afternoon
The camera cuts to the remaining contestants sitting on a log in the forest clearing that rests behind a large podium with Chris, Blaineley, and Chef looking down on them in massive thrones made of wood.
Blaineley:
First of all… Amy! Courtney! Heather! Sadie! Scott! Shawn! Topher! Tyler! I would like to congratulate each and every single one of you for reaching the final eight in what we have possibly made the hardest season of Total Drama ever! From when all twenty-four of you touched the island this season, all eight of you have stood in the face of hardships and persevered! I am very proud of each of you!
Heather:
What’s the catch?
Chris:
We’re getting there buzzkill!
Blaineley:
As a reward for your hardships this season, as there are eight of you remaining and this challenge calls for pairs, we will allow each of you to choose your partner.
Almost immediately, Amy and Scott held each other’s hand, Courtney and Shawn high fived, Heather and Sadie embraced in a hug, and Topher wrapped his arms around Tyler’s waist. The four pairs were picked almost as soon as they were instructed to pair up.
Chef:
Are you all sure these are the pairs you’d like to go with?
Scott (cupping Amy’s cheek):
I’m happy with my partner. 
Amy (blushing):
Me, too.
Courtney and Shawn:
Us, too.
Topher (flirty):
I couldn’t be happier than with my man.
Tyler (oblivious):
Really? I’d love to meet him some time, dude!
Heather (sickeningly sweet):
With Sadie, I can’t fail!
Sadie:
Ditto!
Chris:
Glad to hear it! Everybody, turn to look at your partner… And say hello to your first opponent!
Amy (shocked):
What?
Courtney:
First opponent? What are you talking about?
Topher (mischievous):
What’s the matter, Courtney? It’s not like you didn’t pick someone you’re sure you’d beat.
Courtney (confused):
What are you talking about, airhead?
Topher (heroically):
I heard your confessional! I think it’s time everyone else did, too!
Topher pressed play on his phone and the perfectly spliced message he made from recording Courtney’s confessional began to play.
Courtney (her voice over Topher’s phone):
Amy is an evil spirit lingering around that needs to be purged. She’s been twisted by Samey to be positively… challenged. She is desperate without Samey. Shawn is all in on the competition and is a complete powerhouse. He has got to go! I can’t believe that after all I’ve done… all I’ve been through, I have the chance to make the finale! I have the chance to win! Amy, Shawn, I want to just dump them, like I’ve done so many times before. There’s complete trust in me from the airhead numbskulls. Tyler, Scott, and I make a killer team. Sadie is a nitwit. Heather is an evil powerhouse. I am solid she will go first.
Upon hearing the audio, Shawn looks at Courtney with his eyebrow raised.
Topher (valiantly):
You are pure evil and it’s time everyone learned who you really are!
Amy (angrily, with a growl in her voice):
You convinced me to be your friend, when the whole time, you were planning to dump me? 
Courtney (defensive):
Amy, wait! I never said those things!
Amy:
It’s all on tape, Courtney!
Courtney:
That’s not what I said! I said that I wanted to go to the end with you and Shawn!
Heather (gleefully malicious):
Well that’s not what you said on tape.
Shawn (inquisitively):
Courtney. Did you plan on tossing me and Amy out like yesterday's garbage?
Courtney (adamant):
No! Absolutely not!
Amy:
Why are you lying? We just heard it!
Courtney (almost begging):
Amy, Shawn, please! I promise I didn’t say that!
Topher:
It’s too late for promises when I just exposed you.
Courtney (threateningly):
I don’t know how you did it, but you set me up, you little weasel. I will not rest until I crush you with my bare hands and snap your spine in half!
Heather:
Threatening Topher for exposing you being the competitive, type-A freak you’ve always been and tried to hide from your new friends is just like you.
Sadie:
You signed your own death warrant yet again? Not really surprising.
Topher (digging his claws in deeper):
And what is your excuse this time? This isn’t like Harold rigging the votes against you or Duncan cheating on you. Amy and Shawn have shown you nothing but kindness, yet you still went out of your way to use them as stepping stones on your path to victory. For shame.
Courtney (still defensive):
But I didn’t do anything!
Amy (angry and upset):
You said what you said, just stand on it. It’s all out in the open now!
Courtney:
Amy, I swear I didn’t say that! He must’ve played with the audio or something! I was talking about how I am excited to get to the finale with you and Shawn, and how much you two mean to me! I never said what frankenstein monstrosity Topher created!
Topher (with a scoff):
Such a shame that your word continues to not be worth the air you waste it on.
Chef:
QUIET! We have a challenge to play!
Chris:
Although thank you Topher for adding this extra level of merriment to it. Now everyone has a reason to play. Everyone is going to be gunning for Courtney now, and Courtney is going to have to play to save herself or she’s going to go home.
Blaineley (brimming with amusement):
Tsk tsk tsk. You’d think she’d learn by now. She did herself in yet again.
Courtney (still pleading her innocence):
I didn’t do anything wrong!
Chris:
Silence, worm! For this challenge, you have already paired off against your first opponent. You will compete in a knowledge test against them. The four winners of that round will move onto the next round against each other. From those four winners, the two winners of that round will move onto the final round where the ultimate winner will win the golden marshmallow of immunity!
Courtney (with a whine):
I guess I’m going to have to save myself…
Heather (smug):
Looks like it.
Blaineley:
Do we have any volunteers to go first?
Courtney (determined, standing up):
I’ll do it!
Tyler (jumping up):
Ooh! Me! Me!
Chris:
Two solid options here… Courtney versus Shawn or Topher versus Tyler. Hm… Heather and Sadie! You two are up first!
Courtney (angry):
Then why ask us to volunteer?
Blaineley (with a shrug):
For fun, of course.
Heather and Sadie both stand up and shake hands. 
Heather (sweetly):
Go easy on me.
Sadie:
Don’t go too rough on me.
The camera then quickly cut to Heather in the confessional.
Heather (matter-of-factly):
I’m going to smoke her.
The camera cut back to Heather and Sadie standing in front of the others.
Sadie:
So how does this work?
Heather:
Let’s just get this over with.
Blaineley:
Here is how the challenge will work-
Chef (cutting her off, explaining):
You will be asked a series of difficult, unrelated questions pertaining to random topics from math and science to film and music.
Blaineley (speaking up):
As I was saying! Each pairing will answer a best-two-out-of-three match set to determine the winner. Since we’re expecting that this will take quite a bit of time, the final pairing to determine the overall winner of the challenge between the two most successful contestants will have only one question, the one to guess the correct answer will win the Golden Marshmallow of Immunity as well as a special power for tonight’s elimination ceremony!
Chris (smug):
Bet you all want to win that power now, hm?
Amy (glaring at Courtney):
Especially if we can use it to send somebody home.
Courtney (protesting):
But I didn’t do anything!
Topher (sing-songy):
That’s not what you said in the confessional!
Chris:
Heather! Sadie! Are you ready?
Blaineley (before they could answer):
Good! Let’s get into it!
Chef (reading from an index card):
Solve this riddle. What can’t be seen, heard, or felt, yet is always present in death, holes, and the end of laughter? 
Sadie (stumped):
Geez, this is hard. This is off to a rough start.
Heather:
Darkness. 
Chef:
That is correct! One point for Heather!
Shawn (with a snicker):
She’d know about darkness.
Chef (reading from an index card):
For your next question, Greek mythology. A marathon is named after the legend of Pheidippides, who ran to where to announce the defeat of the Persians, where he then collapsed and died?
Sadie (stumped once again):
How is anybody supposed to know this stuff?
Heather (swiftly answering again):
Athens. Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens.
Chef:
That is correct! Heather moves on to round two and Sadie is eliminated!
Heather (fake nice):
Good job, Sadie! You did really well!
Sadie (hesitantly):
Uh… thanks?
Tyler:
You know, speaking of Phi-Dip-Thingies, Lindsay was a part of that!
Amy (raising her eyebrow):
You think Lindsay is a part of Greek mythology?
Tyler (confused):
What? No, Amy! I’m talking about a sorority! Delta Felta Phi!
Heather (rolling her eyes):
How fitting for her.
Topher (attempting to flirt with Tyler, possibly misunderstanding):
Felt a thigh? I’d certainly like to start there.
Tyler (confused, once again oblivious):
You can’t be in a sorority, Toph. You’re a dude. You’d be a fun frat bro, though!
Courtney (snippy):
What did that have to do with anything?!
Chris:
Up next… Amy versus Scott!
Amy (with an annoyed sigh):
Well let’s get this over with.
Blaineley:
That’s the spirit!
Scott:
This reminds me of the time that my family competed on Family Feud! 
Heather (in disbelief):
You, a crumb bum, were on Family Feud?
Scott (telling the story):
Oh yeah! Pappy won tickets at the big tractor show when his tractor was voted Biggest Hog Chaser! He picked Uncle Herb, me, Rodney, and my sister Al to compete with him! When he got a question wrong and got that big old red X over his face, Uncle Herb fought the host with that fuzzy mustache and the really big, shiny white teeth and got a black eye and spit up teeth for about a week after… you can’t buy good memories like that.
Heather (still in disbelief, to Amy):
So… you’re sure you want to hitch your wagon to that?
Amy (with a shrug):
Hopefully moving into civilization will do wonders for him.
Scott (flirty):
So Amy, how would you feel if I grew one of those huge furry mustaches?
Chris (cutting off Amy before she could speak):
Hey! Hush! We have a game to play!
Chef (reading off an index card):
Amy, Scott. Answer this question. What 1816 invention was created to hinder grave robberies as well as quell the fears of resurrection and reanimation?
Amy (thinking):
Well it’s definitely not a sarcophagus, those have been around since ancient Egypt. Mummification has been around longer than that… Is it the coffin?
Scott (excited):
Ooh! Ooh! I know! It’s the mortsafe!
Chef:
That is correct! A point for Scott!
Amy (confused):
How did you know that?
Scott (happy to explain):
Well when Peepaw and Aunt June died, Pappy insisted that their coffins were placed in mortsafes so that they wouldn’t come back to life in the backyard like his chicken Bessie did.
Amy (confused and disturbed):
Your dead dad and aunt are buried in the backyard? Next to barnyard animals?
Scott (not seeing any issue):
Well, yeah? Isn’t that where everybody’s family members get buried?
A very deeply disturbed and horrified Amy just shakes her head no as Shawn speaks up.
Shawn:
When I die, I don’t even want to be buried in a coffin.
Courtney:
You want to be cremated?
Shawn:
No, I’m going to give my body over to nature. Let my decaying body provide sustenance for the plants, insects, bacteria, and animals.
Heather (snarkily):
Yeah, I’m sure Dave would love that.
Blaineley (snapping her fingers):
Hey, eyes up here! We’re in the middle of a challenge!
Chef (reading from another card):
Answer this question. What music artist released a three part project proudly displaying music that stems from black culture?
Amy (almost immediately):
That would be Beyonce. 
Chef:
That is correct! One point for Amy! Time for the tie breaker. Answer this question. Despite its largely male audience, what video game franchise received acclaim for having strong, complex, and powerful female characters such as Princess Kitana, Sonya Blade, and Mileena?
Amy:
I know this one. That’s Mortal Kombat. I’m a fan of Kira, myself.
Chef:
That is correct! Amy is moving on to round two while Scott is eliminated!
Scott (confused):
I’ve never played a video game. Pappy said they were evil and that doing chores was more important. It’s why I can look like this.
Scott flexed his arms to try and impress Amy, who just playfully rolled her eyes and put her head on his shoulder as Heather and Sadie looked disgusted.
Chris:
Topher and Tyler, you two are up next.
Courtney:
Strap yourselves in, with as little as these two know, we’ll be here all night.
Blaineley (dismissive):
Yeah, yeah. Whatever.
Chef:
Topher versus Tyler. Solve this riddle. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Tyler (trying to do math in his head):
Plus three… carry the one… subtract six… Forty-six! 
Chris (confused):
What are you talking about?
Tyler:
Oh, I thought you asked what my basketball jersey number was.
Topher (raising his hand):
Ooh! Ooh! Is it African or European?
Heather:
What does that have to do with anything?
Chef:
That is correct. One point for Topher!
Amy (bewildered and dumbfounded):
How on earth did you know that?
Courtney:
How does that answer make any sense? He just asked another question!
Topher (with a shrug):
What? I love that movie!
Chef:
Next question. In the television show Everybody Loves Raymond, Ray Barone works as a sportswriter. What sport in particular does he focus on in his writing?
Topher:
Ew, sports. I didn’t watch that. Sports are gross.
Tyler (thinking):
Um, well my favorite sport is baseball. 
Blaineley:
Is that your answer?
Tyler:
Wait, no! Maybe basketball. Football, maybe? Actually, no! Lacrosse! Wait, no yeah! Tennis is my favorite! Yeah! My favorite sport is baseball! 
Chef:
That is the correct answer, but I have no idea how you got there. Point, Tyler. Match point! What is the name of the book that expanded on the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West?
Courtney:
Maybe these two are the wrong pair to ask a question about a book. I don’t think they can read, let alone remember it enough to talk about it.
Topher (smugly):
I know it.
Chris (exaggerated yawning):
So answer the question and get on with it.
Topher:
It’s Wicked!
Chef:
That is correct! Topher is moving on to round two! Tyler is eliminated.
Tyler:
Good going, dude!
Topher hugs Tyler and the two excitedly jump for joy to celebrate Topher winning round one. Topher then appears in the confessional.
Topher:
I didn’t actually read the book, but I absolutely LOVE the musical. I’ve seen it hundreds of times on Broadway! Of course I wasn’t going to let Courtney know she was right, though.
The camera cut to static and then back to the challenge.
Chris:
Courtney. Shawn. You are the final duo left in round one. This may be Courtney’s last chance to save herself after Topher exposed her betrayal. If she loses this, she might as well pack her bags up immediately because she’ll be going for a ride on the boat of losers.
Courtney (upset):
Yes, thank you for reminding me everyone hates me.
Chris (joyously):
With pleasure!
Chef:
Answer this question. What television show became iconic and noteworthy for featuring four elderly women all living together as they navigate the challenges of aging?
Courtney:
That would be The Golden Girls!
Chef:
That is correct. One point for Courtney.
Amy:
No!
Courtney looks around at Amy and Shawn, her former allies now enemies, then to Scott and her eyes filled with sadness. The camera then cuts to a confessional block.
Courtney (mournful):
I know that Topher set me up and it cost me my friends… no. My bad behavior through all these seasons cost me my friends. All of them. While I didn’t do anything wrong this time, I can’t really blame them for believing it. I’ve spent so long backstabbing and betraying my allies that I never really kept any friends in this game. Gwen. Duncan. Bridgette. Now Shawn and Amy. If I force my way through this challenge and win immunity to save myself, I’ll only keep hurting myself in this vicious cycle. It’s time I learned to let go. I need to show it to myself how much I’ve grown up and let the competition go. At least, maybe then, I’ll be able to show Shawn and Amy what the truth was all along and we can be friends again after one of them wins the money and watch this season back and see this confessional. It’s time I stop playing the aggressor and victim at the same time and own up to all of my mistakes.
Sadie:
I think Heather went, like, really hard on me in this challenge. I thought we were supposed to be friends? I really don’t like the way she’s been treating me lately… Did I make a mistake?
Shawn:
I have no doubt in my mind that Courtney is being honest. This is the same person that admitted to selling me and Dave out much earlier in this season when her back was against the wall. I’m not sure exactly how Topher did it, but he recorded whatever Courtney said in the confessional and edited it. No doubt it was a matter of self-preservation for him and Heather now that the numbers are turning against them. Once Amy calms down, I can reason with her and get her to see what really happened. We need to stay united and move in on Heather.
Tyler:
It’s nice to have such a good friend like Topher around. He’s such a good hype man! He’s always talking about how smart I am, how big my muscles are, how hot my hair is. When this game is over, I’m gonna have to spend more time with that dude! Maybe Lindsay and I can find him a nice guy to date and we can go on double dates together!
The camera cut to static and then back to Courtney versus Shawn in the challenge.
Chef:
Solve this riddle. What cries with no voice, flies without wings, bites with no teeth, and mumbles without a mouth?
Courtney (quickly):
I have no clue.
Shawn (raising his eyebrow to Courtney):
It’s the wind. 
Chef:
That is correct! A point for Shawn!
Courtney (with a shrug, overly animated):
Well, gee, that was a hard one.
Chef:
And for your match point, solve this riddle. What is a bell without a ring, but its knell makes the angels sing once it’s planted?
Courtney (pretending to struggle):
A bell being planted? Like what kind?
Tyler (trying to offer some help):
Ooh! Maybe it’s the Liberty Bell! Try that!
Shawn (somewhat annoyed):
Bluebells. The flower.
Chef:
And Shawn is advancing on to round two! Courtney is eliminated!
Courtney (almost tearfully):
Well Shawn, the better person won.
Courtney sits down with tears streaming down her face, noticed immediately by Amy.
Amy (slightly concerned):
Are you crying?
Courtney (wiping tears away, deflecting):
No. What makes you say that? I don’t cry.
Amy (rolling her eyes):
Yeah, right.
Shawn (annoyed):
That does it. Come here.
Shawn grabbed Courtney by the arm and led her deeper into the forest clearing where they could be alone. On camera, of course.
What do you think you’re doing? Why did you throw the challenge?
Courtney (feigning innocence):
I have no idea what you’re talking about. You beat me fair and square.
Shawn:
Save the syrup. You and I both know that you’re smart enough to figure out elementary grade riddles. You’re a lawyer and can’t figure out riddles for wind and flowers?
Courtney (with a sigh, opening up):
Okay, fine. It’s just that I thought that if I threw the challenge to you, you’d know that I never said the things that Topher claimed that I did. That way after I get eliminated tonight, we can be friends again. You’re important to me.
Shawn (sympathetic):
Courtney, I know you didn’t say any of those things. I know you better than that. Sure, for a moment, I believed that you could fall back into your previous behavior, but I always believed that you’re innocent today. You don’t have to worry about proving yourself to me.
The two embraced in a lovingly platonic hug as Shawn comforted his friend. The two then walked back to the challenge site.
Amy:
What did you two talk about?
Shawn (shaking his head):
We’ll talk about it later. Let’s focus on the challenge.
Chris:
That’s the spirit, Shawn! It’s time to start round two!
The camera quickly cuts to a new view. The four contestants still playing in the challenge were sitting on the log and the four eliminated contestants had to stand in what resembled a cold, gray jail cell.
Blaineley:
Amy. Heather. Shawn. Topher. The four of you have advanced onto the second round of questioning. From here on in, the questions will only get harder and harder. One of the four of you will receive immunity from the elimination ceremony tonight, and the three others have a good chance to be cannon fodder. 
Chris:
Let’s see some sparks flying… up first. Amy!.. And Shawn!
Amy:
Looks like this is it for one of us. I hoped we would’ve been the final two.
Heather (with a laugh):
You in the finals of an intelligence competition?
Chef:
Amy and Shawn, let’s get this started. Answer this question. What Italian painter painted the now-iconic Birth of Venus?
Amy (eagerly):
That would be Sandro Botticelli!
Chef:
That is correct! A point for Amy!
Scott (amazed):
Wow! How did you know that, Amy?
Amy (with a shrug):
I work as a tour guide in an art gallery where a duplicate gets a lot of traffic. Plus I really like that one Lady Gaga song.
Chris (interrupting):
Anyway, moving on!
Chef:
Answer this question. What is the name for the pattern that features alternating dark and light checks in diagonal stripes as opposed to the square tones used in gingham?
Shawn:
I think that’s houndstooth? I had to make a cake with that pattern in fondant before.
Chef:
That is correct! Point for Shawn! Match point! What is the name of the popular anthology television series that featured what seems to be normal, average, everyday people experiencing unusual, fantastical, or downright macabre disturbing events?
Amy (thinking):
Is it The Addams Family?
Blaineley (imitating a buzzer sound):
Erg! Wrong!
Shawn:
Wait, I’ve got it. It’s The Twilight Zone! 
Chef:
That is correct! Shawn! You are moving onto the final two. Amy, you are eliminated. Up next, Heather versus Topher!
The camera cut to a confessional block.
Topher (confidence unbridled):
I can take her.
Heather (with a shrug):
An easy stepping stone to the final two.
Shawn (disgusted):
Yep, I’m taking on Heather.
Tyler:
Topher is, like, really smart. Don’t count my bro out yet!
The camera cuts to static and then back to the challenge as Heather and Topher both look at each other smugly. Shawn just rolls his eyes.
Chef:
Heather! Topher! Answer this question! What ruler of Egypt was the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom as well as having noted affairs with political figures Julius Caesar and Mark Antony and their own brothers?
Heather:
That would be King Cleopatra. She’s somewhat of an idol to me.
Amy (grossed out):
Yeah, sleeping with your siblings is so iconic.
Heather (simply shrugging it off):
What legend doesn’t have a problematic portion of their lives?
Amy:
And you’re still in yours.
Chef:
That is correct! Point, Heather! 
Topher (annoyed):
Damn! I should’ve had that one! There isn’t a queen on earth I don’t know about!
Heather:
Cleopatra almost always signed herself down as a king, believing that women were just as equal to men, if not even more superior.
Topher (with a shrug):
A shame that they’re not nearly as fun to date as men are.
Chris:
As much as I hate to agree with Topher, he has a point.
Blaineley:
Who cares? Moving on!
Chef:
Right. Answer this question! Name the character that originally debuted in cult favorite animated show Beavis and Butthead that was spun off into their own show that proved to be a timeless hit!
Heather (almost immediately):
That would be Daria Morgendorffer. Truly an icon for teenage girls growing up and looking for a role model that is realistic and flawed.
Chef:
That is correct! Heather is advancing to the final round! Topher, you are eliminated!
Topher (frustrated):
No! I deserved to win the round and the challenge! It should’ve been me!
Shawn (annoyed):
Don’t worry, there’s still time for it to be you tonight at the elimination ceremony.
Topher (with a snicker):
Not likely. Especially after I exposed Courtney.
Chef:
Moving on! Heather! Shawn! You are the final two! It is now time for the final question. The first contestant to correctly exclaim the answer will receive the Golden Marshmallow of Immunity as well as a special secret power for tonight’s elimination ceremony. What is the nickname given to hospital volunteers due to the uniform having a red and white pattern, not unlike a candy cane?
Shawn (thinking):
I’ve never been to a hospital, so I really don’t know. Is it candy cane?
Blaineley:
That is incorrect!
Heather:
Close but no cigar, Shawn. They’re called candy stripers.
Chef:
That is correct!
Chris:
Heather has won the challenge!
Sadie (cheerful):
Yay! Congratulations!
Tyler (always a good sport):
Congrats, dude!
Courtney (putting her head down, defeated):
Well… I had fun while I was here.
The camera fades to black.
=== Act Three - The Beach ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the beach, dusk
The camera returns to Topher, shirtless and in a speedo, sunbathing on a lawn chair sitting on the white sand of the beach, sunglasses covering his eyes. An irritated Shawn walks up to him wearing his undershirt, black shorts, and his long brown hair tied up into a messy bun. He shoved Topher off of the chair, who then rose to his feet, brushing the sand off his body.
Topher (shocked):
Woah, excuse you! I’m tanning here!
Shawn (poking an accusing finger into Topher’s chest):
Listen here, you little slimeball. I don’t know what you did, how you did it, or why, but I know you set Courtney up. She didn’t say any of those things and we both know it.
Topher (playing oblivious):
I have no idea what you are talking about. You’re acting so crazy right now.
Shawn:
Cut the crap. Don’t play with me. 
Topher (a smirk forming on his face):
This is killing you, isn’t it? A huge game shakeup and you have nothing to do with it.
Shawn:
Maybe not, but I’m going to have something to do with beating you to a pulp.
Topher (devilishly):
Oh, I don’t think you will, Shawn. See, you have no power anymore. You may be physically stronger than me, but I have something you don’t. You are on the outside trying to get in now. You’re going to lose an ally tonight and be down another number. You have been outplayed. You’ve lost. It’s over.
Shawn:
That may be so, but I will fight all the way until the end. If that isn’t enough to keep me around until the finale, I’m going to make sure that you won’t get the prize money either. If I sit on that jury and you make the finale, I am going to poison it against you. I’m going to tell the entire world what you’re really all about.
Topher:
Once I get to the final two with Heather, you’ll have no choice but to vote for me. I’ll always be the lesser of two evils. 
Shawn:
Watch your back, because I am going to tear your hide apart.
Topher (mockingly):
I’m absolutely quaking, Shawn. I’m terrified.
Shawn:
And I’m going to tell everyone about what you did. You won’t have an ally left in the game. If Courtney leaves now, you’ll be the next one to go.
Topher:
But I’ll always be remembered for getting a powerhouse player eliminated.
Shawn (disgusted):
Your lust for stardom and celebrity sickens me.
Topher:
Your contentment with being in the background confuses me. I deserve better than that.
The screen fades to black.
=== Act Four - The Campfire Ceremony ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the campsite, nighttime
Heather sits in the peanut gallery, alone, as she proudly holds the Golden Marshmallow of Immunity. The other seven remaining contestants sit on the tree stumps as they await their fates. Chef Hatchet delivers a serving tray with six marshmallows on it to the podium in front of Blaineley and Chris, and then a folded piece of paper to Heather. He then leaves to fetch the boat of losers for the night’s eliminated contestant.
Chris:
Heather, as the wielder of the Golden Marshmallow of Immunity, you have received a clue to locate either the real or the fake immunity idol. You may now read it to yourself and then decide if you’d like to keep the secret or share the clue with the rest of your castmates.
Heather (opening the thin piece of paper):
I am going to keep this one to myself, Chris.
Blaineley:
As for the rest of you, I think this is such an easy choice to make. Courtney, I really don’t see how you’re making it out of this one alive.
Courtney (mournfully, with a sigh):
I’ve made my peace with it.
Chris:
The votes are cast. Heather, as the winner of the challenge, you were promised a reward that would directly affect tonight’s elimination. You can steal someone’s vote and use it to double your own. Would you like to use it?
Heather (with a nod):
I would indeed.
Blaineley:
Well then… who’s vote will you be stealing?
Heather (eyeballing every option available):
So many good choices tonight. Amy, Courtney, and Shawn’s votes are wildcards and could be a bit too risky. I think I’ll play it safe tonight. Chris, I am taking Tyler’s vote.
Chris:
Tyler! Your vote is now null and void. 
Tyler (confused):
I think the world is “dull,” Chris.
Chris:
Now let’s get into these results!
Blaineley:
When your name is called, please collect your marshmallow…
Tyler!
Amy!
Scott!
Sadie!
And Topher!
Chris:
That leaves Courtney and Shawn. One of you will receive this final marshmallow and continue on in this game. The other must pack up their belongings, ride home on the boat of losers, and kiss the two million dollar prize goodbye.
Courtney and Shawn grab onto each other’s hand as a show of their close friendship. Courtney’s eyes are closed and her head is hung down, accepting her loss as Shawn glares at Topher. Blaineley holds up the marshmallow and moves it back and forth between them.
Blaineley:
This final marshmallow goes to…
Courtney (with a nod):
You don’t need to say it. It’s my time to go. I’m ready. I’ve already packed.
Blaineley:
Don’t take the fun out of it!
Chris:
In a vote of four to three…
Courtney…
Courtney (defeated):
Just say it.
Blaineley:
This marshmallow is yours.
Courtney (genuinely shocked):
What? Mine? How? It should be Shawn’s!
Blaineley:
As much as I agree with that statement, it unfortunately belongs to you.
Shawn (proudly):
It’s okay, Courtney. Take it. It’s yours. You deserve it.
Courtney (refusing):
You deserve it more. It should be you that stays. 
Shawn:
Courtney, listen. I want you to stay around longer. I know you have what it takes to get to the finale. You’ve got this. I believe in you.
Courtney (tearing up):
I’ll go as far as I can for you!
Shawn (with a smile):
You’ve gone so much further than you ever thought you could. It’s all for you.
Blaineley:
Enough of the mushy moments! Let’s see how everyone voted and get into some bloodshed!
Chris pushed a button on the podium and the screen behind him flickered to life, showcasing the votes. Amy voted for Courtney. Courtney voted for herself. Heather voted for Shawn. Sadie voted for Shawn. Scott voted for Courtney. Shawn voted for Topher. Topher voted for Shawn. Tyler votes for Courtney, however it has VOID written across the film in red lettering. Three votes for Shawn. Three votes for Courtney. One vote for Topher. One void vote for Courtney. Had Courtney not stolen Tyler’s vote, Courtney would have been eliminated, but due to the duplication of her vote, Shawn is eliminated with four votes.
Shawn:
Alright everyone, I had fun playing, but there’s a secret here I need to let out.
Chris (rubbing his hands together):
Finally! Let’s get these sparks flying!
Shawn:
Courtney was framed by Topher in order to set her up to break her down, attempt to demolish her friendships with Amy, and with Scott, and get her voted out. The only reason that I have been voted out now is because I directly confronted him and it forced him to change his plans.
Topher (with an exaggerated yawn):
Ramblings from a dirty pothead with no proof.
Shawn:
I had a feeling you’d say that. That’s why I went ahead and nabbed… this!
Shawn reached into his pocket and pulled out Topher’s phone. With the press of a button, Courtney’s original confessional played. The one completely unedited. Topher tries to get his phone back from Shawn as it plays, but to no avail as he was not strong enough. 
Topher (desperately, with a hiss):
How did you get that?!
Courtney (her voice over Topher’s phone):
Amy, Shawn, and I got this in the bag! I can’t believe that after all I’ve done… all I’ve been through, I have the chance to keep my friends for the first time ever, and make the finale! I have the chance to win alongside some of the best people I’ve ever met! I don’t want to just dump them like I’ve done so many times before… It’s like they complete me. There’s complete trust in me from them and complete trust in them from me. We just have to get out Heather, Sadie, and Topher, and we’re positively guaranteed to get to the finale! Tyler, while he’s a bit of an airhead numbskull… I mean, challenged learnedly, is genuinely a decent guy to be around and Scott is really sweet, but they don’t really seem all that invested in the competition aspect of the game. Heather is all in on the competition, but she’s an evil spirit lingering around that needs to be purged. She has got to go! Sadie is, while a bit of a nitwit with no real thoughts of her own, a real powerhouse in challenges. I never expected it from her, and honestly a bit proud that the old Killer Bass team is still solid after all these years. She’s just been twisted by Heather feeding her the saccharine venom in the form of attention and approval she’s desperate for without Katie. I wonder if she’d return to normalcy once Heather is gone? And Topher?... Next!
Amy (her disposition softened):
Courtney? I’m so sorry I was angry with you and believing in a lie over your word…
Courtney (without malice):
At first I was upset that you turned your back on me, then I realized that my reputation made Topher’s lies easier to believe than my word. I decided that in order to prove that I was loyal to you two, I would vote myself off and accept my elimination.
Heather (with a smile towards Topher):
You set all this up? Nice.
Shawn (rolling his eyes):
I would expect nothing else but support from the anti-christ herself.
Heather (with a disinterested shrug):
I’m really not sure what you expected to happen here, Shawn. Did you really think we’d just let you get to the finale? The strongest player here? Did you really expect that we would just let you get all the way to the finale and have an easy sweep with jury votes? The strongest player needed to go, and that was simply just you.
Shawn:
And you can continue to believe that you’re the supreme player while you sit by and have everybody do all the work for you.
Heather (raising her eyebrow):
I have no idea what you are talking about.
Shawn:
Well let’s start with everything that happened today. Topher is not smart enough to set up Courtney for elimination on his own.
Topher (offended):
Hey! Gasp!
Shawn:
He’s also not smart enough to change ships so quickly and get everyone to band together to eliminate me instead while still keeping a massive target on Courtney’s back. This was your planning. You’ve been gunning for me for a long time and have been gradually trying to weaken me by taking my friends and my boyfriend out so you could see me sweat and struggle, but every opportunity you’ve had has failed. That’s why when I confronted Topher about setting Courtney up and he returned that information to you, you leapt at the chance to finally get me out because you haven’t been able to do it by yourself. 
Heather (faking intrigue):
So you’ve got the game figured out. So you’ve realized why you just got eliminated. So impressive, Shawn. There’s just one thing you have yet to grasp. You constantly playing to the end in every challenge put a massive target on your back. Your ability to constantly make allies put a massive target on your back. Open your eyes. Everybody here was going to come after you eventually. I was just the one to put it into motion and got it done. Think it through. You get to the final three with Amy and Courtney. Congratulations. Do you really think those two would just let the game play on fairly? Or would two players that never made the finale team up and eliminate a potential two-time finalist?
Shawn:
That may be so, but I would at least have respect for anyone to take the shot without having to use everybody else around them. I would be proud of Amy and Courtney getting that far ahead and would be happy for my friends getting to the finale. You are playing a dirty game and nobody will ever respect you. You are toying with Sadie and Topher while planning on tossing them aside like you have with everyone else that has ever aligned with you. You’ve been stroking Sadie’s ego to turn a sweet girl that just wanted the chance to prove herself into a villain that would have a bigger target on her back than you because you are having her do your dirty work. You’re appealing to Topher’s ego by making him believe that making big moves in the game will make him a bigger star, again having him doing the heavy lifting for you so you can pretend to be a changed person and that you’ve never schemed against your opponents.
Topher (with a scoff):
I would never do any heavy lifting! It would mess with my manicure. Shows what you know.
Shawn:
Let’s look at your track record. Your manipulation of Sadie made her turn on her best friend here in Samey and directly eliminate her just because her intelligence threatened you. You turned on Zoey when all she wanted was a friend. You blindsided Duncan because he could’ve been a threat to you in the long run. You turned on Alejandro just to carry out revenge for something that happened ages ago. You are evil and everyone will catch onto you eventually.
Heather (faking a yawn):
Yet I will continue to be in this game, and you’re going home now.
Chris (interrupting):
As fun as this is to see someone tear into Heather and as great as this is for ratings, Shawn it’s time for you to pack up your belongings and catch a ride on the boat of losers.
Shawn (with a nod):
I suppose that’s fair.
The camera fades to black and then returns to Shawn walking down the dock of shame along the starry nightline. As he waited for the boat of losers to arrive, he opened the bag he carried on his back and pulled out the stuffed bear Dave left him. Holding it in his hand, he looks sad as he stares at it. Amy and Courtney then came running down the dock to say goodbye.
Courtney:
Shawn, I’ll miss you. Thank you. Thank you for everything. You taught me to trust myself and how to balance my priorities. I’m so glad I got to know you.
Shawn:
There’s no need for goodbyes now, guys. I get to go home, hold my boyfriend, and cheer on both of you. Once one of you two wins this thing, the four of us are going to get together and just enjoy life without competition. Or should I say the five of us, if you’re going to bring Scott along, Amy?
Amy (with a blush, almost embarrassed):
Well let’s see how all of this plays out, first. 
Shawn (proud of his friends):
And besides, even if neither of you win this game, you’ve won so much already. Amy, I’ve seen you blossom from an insecure girl that bullied others out of the need for attention you never got at home and become a strong woman so sure of herself and fully realized in purpose. You’ve made amends with yourself and your sister and put your past behind you, and it let you open your heart to finally accept the love not only from yourself, but from the friends you allowed yourself to make. I have so much respect and love for you.
Amy (wrapping her arms around Shawn and pulling him into a goodbye hug):
I’ll be sure Heather and Topher don’t get away with this.
Shawn:
And Courtney. You’ve worked so hard on yourself in such a short amount of time. You learned to balance your love of competition and winning with keeping your loved ones around you. While you may struggle from time to time, your heart is in the right place. In a short amount of time, you’ve become my best friend and I can’t imagine life without you. I’m so proud of you. Both of you. Listen, don’t go so hard on Sadie for what happened with Samey. Go after Heather. Once you behead the king, the servants will be free. I don’t doubt that Sadie is already conflicted at this point, and now that I’ve aired out everything about her dynamic with Heather, you may be able to swing her over to your side and get another ally against Heather and Topher. Now go. You need to prepare for whatever challenge is in store for you tomorrow. You’ve got this in the bag. I believe in both of you.
With a final group hug between Amy, Courtney, and Shawn, the two walk back to camp from the docks as the boat of losers finally pulls up. Shawn begins to place his luggage into the boat and then finally boarded.
Chef:
Well kid, it’s time to go. 
Shawn (with a nod):
I’m ready.
Chef (impressed):
I have to say, I’m impressed with everything you’ve done, and I’m not the only one.
Shawn (raising an eyebrow):
What do you mean?
Chef (with a rare smile):
Turn around and look for yourself.
Shawn turned around, and in the glow of the starry night sky stood the short, thin figure of DAVE, Shawn’s boyfriend. As soon as he spotted his boyfriend, Dave immediately wrapped his arms around him and pulled him into a tight hug that Shawn swiftly reciprocated.
Shawn (with a smile):
Dave? What are you doing here?
Dave (happily):
I’m so proud of you!
Shawn (breaking the hug):
You mean, you’re not upset that I didn’t win like you wanted?
Dave (shaking his head):
Sure, two million dollars would be nice, but all I really want is you. You’re the love of my life.
Shawn:
So are you ready to live together?
Dave:
I’ve been ready forever. I just needed you.
The two embrace in another hug as Dave pressed his lips against Shawn’s as the boat of losers begins to drive away. The camera then pans to Chris and Blaineley alone at the campsite.
Blaineley:
Well… there you have it. Even though Shawn’s dreams of becoming Total Drama’s first ever double winner ended tonight, he still managed to get a happy ending after all.
Chris:
We’re in the late stages of the game now. Amy. Courtney. Heather. Sadie. Scott. Topher. Tyler. One of them will be leaving this game with the two million dollar grand prize.
Blaineley:
I never expected this endgame to come. I mean, who would have ever predicted that Amy, Sadie, Topher, and Tyler would make it to the merge let alone the final seven out of twenty-four?
Chris:
Will Heather be able to continue to navigate her way to the finale now that Shawn has exposed her gameplay and treatment of Sadie and Topher to everybody else?
Blaineley:
Will Topher’s newfound villainy continue to worsen now that Amy and Courtney will no doubt pursue him?
Chris:
Will Shawn’s belief that Sadie can be swayed ring true?
Blaineley:
Will Scott manage to find a balance between cowering under Heather’s heel and being Amy’s significant other? Or will he be stretched too thin and crack?
Find out the answers to these questions and more next time on…
Chris:
TOTAL!
DRAMA!
RESURRECTION!
The screen fades to black.
== Trivia ==
* At the beginning of the episode, a new plot begins featuring Amy, Courtney, and Shawn trying to locate the real immunity idol in order to prevent Heather from getting it again.
* Starting in this episode, Topher takes on a more antagonistic role and away from being a comedic side character, recording Courtney's confessionals and editing them in order to drive a wedge between her and her friendships with Amy and Shawn.
* As the result of Topher manipulating Courtney's voice, her pattern of behavior from Total Drama Action and onward is continuously brought up by the other contestants throughout the episode and even by Courtney herself as she attempts to tackle her reputation head on.
* Continuing on the events from Haunted Mansion, Sadie continues to question her friendship with Heather and its effect on her. Shawn would later tell Amy and Courtney that he noted this and that he believes she can be swayed against Heather.
* In this episode, Tyler confirms that Lindsay was in a sorority in college called Delta Felta Phi, which Topher misunderstood as "felt a thigh," which he then used to try and hit on Tyler again.
* Scott reveals that he and his family, including Rodney, once competed on Family Feud. He then suggests that his uncle got into a fight with the host Steve Harvey and lost. He also reveals that his father and Rodney's mother are buried in his grandfather's backyard next to barnyard animals.
* Amy is revealed to be a fan of pop music, being a big fan of both Beyonce and Lady Gaga. She even references Lady Gaga's song "Venus" answering a question. She is also revealed to be a Mortal Kombat fan and that her favorite character is Kira. She also reveals that she works as a tour guide in an art museum.
* Topher reveals that he is a fan of the comedy troupe Monty Python. It is suggested that Amy is as well. He also reveals that he loves the musical Wicked and has seen it on Broadway hundreds of times, but that he has never read the books.
* Tyler reveals that his basketball jersey number is 46. He also reveals that his favorite sport is baseball, despite having a hard time picking one. 
* Courtney, realizing that her friendship with Shawn is more important than the competition, throws the challenge to him and begins to accept elimination.
* Despite being oblivious to the fact that Topher has a crush on him, Tyler reveals that he loves the attention from him and that he wants to spend more time with him after the season ends.
* Shawn reveals to Courtney that he never believed that she said what Topher created on his phone from her confessionals.
* Heather reveals that she views Cleopatra and Daria Morgendorffer as idols of hers.
* Shawn reveals that he has never been to a hospital before, and therefore is unfamiliar with the idea of candy stripers. In a deleted scene, Amy asked how that was possible when he told her off-screen that he once lost the big toe on his right foot and had it sewn back on, to which he'd respond that he did it himself.
* Shawn and Topher's conflict reaches its climax in this episode as Shawn aggressively confronts Topher for trying to set Courtney up to get eliminated. 
* Topher reveals to Shawn that he plans on getting to the finale and winning the jury vote over Heather simply because he isn't Heather, but that his ultimate goal is permanent stardom for causing the elimination of a strong player like Courtney.
* Although at the beginning of the episode, Topher claims that the idea for setting up Courtney to get eliminated was his own idea, it is revealed at the end that it was actually Heather's all along.
* Despite the intent on getting Courtney eliminated at first, Heather instead uses the opportunity to blindside Shawn. Ironically, if she opted to not steal Tyler's vote, Courtney would've been eliminated instead.
* After his elimination, Shawn reveals that he had acquired Topher's phone and plays Courtney's original, unedited confessional for everyone, proving Courtney's innocence. 
* In his devotion to keeping his friendship with Courtney, and his newly formed one with Amy, Shawn's original plot in Total Drama Pahkitew Island of learning to allow people to be close to him and letting himself bond with others becomes fully realized, to the point where, after his own elimination, he goes out of his way to prove Courtney's innocence to better her position and worsen Heather and Topher's. His plot of becoming close enough to people to allow physical contact with them is fully realized in this episode as he and Courtney frequently touch in this episode as a sign of their close friendship, as well as allowing Amy to give him a hug he would reciprocate as he waits for the boat of losers.
* At the end of the episode, Dave returns from his elimination for a small cameo to meet Shawn on the boat of losers and the two reaffirm their relationship and their intentions to move in together now that they are both out of the game. This makes Dave the only contestant to take the boat of losers more than once in the season.
* Shawn shows signs of feeling like a failure for not winning the competition as he looks at the stuffed bear Dave bestowed to him as he waits for the boat of losers, and again as he reunites with Dave, which he vocalizes. 
* Like Lindsay in the previous episode, Shawn is praised by Chef Hatchet for his participation in the series and it's hinted he orchestrated Dave's brief return out of appreciation.