Jake and Miriam

This page focuses on the interactions between Jake and Miriam.

## Overview

Miriam starts out by finding Jake to be nosey and annoying, calling him a brat and constantly telling him to mind his own business. Even though Jake is always only attempting to connect and bond with her as she reminds him of his own grandma. After Jake receives a phone call revealing his grandma has passed, Miriam is flooded with memories of her past. During Episode 5, Miriam vents to Jake about her problems while comforting him in his own. They both feel a new connection and from then on they begin a lovely friendship. Miriam can now talk to Jake about his feelings and feels more determined to make sure everyone on her team is in the right mind and space.

## **Disventure Camp - Season 1**

### Episode 1

After being placed on the same team, Jake is holding the map and directing the team. Miriam asks in annoyance how much further they have to walk, with Jake responding saying that they are 2km away according to the map. He then asks Miriam if she wants him to carry her luggage. Miriam answers saying she does not need Jake's help. Miriam then confesses she would never trust anyone with her luggage, as she has watched these types of shows and knows the people on it.

### Episode 2

Jake asks Miriam if she is accompanying them on the log, to which she replies sourly stating ' Whatever'. To which Jake and Tom take as a yes.

### Episode 3

Jake and Miriam have their first proper scene, Jake comes over to ask Miriam how things are going, to which she responds asking why can't Jake can see that she's cooking and therefore doesn't want to talk. Jake tries to ask Miriam if she is okay, to which Miriam interrupts him, points a stick at him and declares he needs to mind his own business and tells him to bother someone else. Miriam confesses that she regrets coming here but needs the retirement money. Later, Jake asks Miriam why she cannot bake a cheesecake and she states she doesn't owe her team a reason.

### Episode 5

When Jake asks if Miriam wants to call someone, she says she doesn't have anyone to call, Jake questions her and she calls him a nosey brat. After seeing Jake saddened by his Grandma's passing, Miriam is flooded with memories of her own loss, thus leaving her saddened as well. During the challenge, Miriam asked him if he was okay. To which he responds asking why she even cared, as she always tells Jake to shut up and leave. Miriam states that she couldn't help but overhear the call, Jake interrupts her saying that she does not need to pity him. Miriam consoles Jake saying she knows it's hard but she reminds Jake that his Grandma will always be in his heart and in his memories. Jake admits he didn't expect these words from Miriam, to which she responds saying she has been there before.

Jake asks Miriam what she means, and she states that she has never told anyone what she was thinking of saying. Jake tells Miriam that she can talk to him. Miriam vents to him, saying a couple of years ago on her husband's birthday, she wanted to surprise him with a cheesecake with little strawberries on top as it was his favourite and he only liked it the way she made it. So she told her son to take her husband to the mall while she baked, to potentially buy a gift. But after finishing the dessert, she called them to come back however they never did. Apparently a drunk driver hit their car, and there was a head collision, the incident left with no survivors. Miriam explains that the incident took her to a dark place for a long time. As those two were all she had. It is never easy to lose someone you love, Miriam said with grief. When she heard what happened to Jake's grandma, the memories all came flooding back. Miriam explains it took her a long time to move out of that dark place and to suppress the anguish and loneliness she felt. Miriam tells Jake she tried to be tough but it's really hard. Miriam cries into Jake's arms. After finishing their meal, Miriam calls Jake not half-bad. And Jake admits he used to cook with his grandma a lot. Miriam and Jake were happy that their meals won.

Miriam attempts to comfort Jake.Miriam and Jake find comfort in each other's arms, mourning each other's losses.Miriam is impressed by Jake's cooking.
### Episode 6

Miriam teases Jake, stating that Jake had a crush on Tom, to which Jake exclaims 'What?!'. Jake tries to deny his feelings and asks what made her think that, Miriam explains that he always smiles when he's around him. Jake tells Miriam he is not ready to be in a relationship yet, and Miriam asks why. Jake explains he just got out of a toxic relationship and things didn't end well. Miriam asks what he did, and Jake admits that his ex-boyfriend cheated on him and he couldn't get over it. Miriam tells Jake he's young and still has time ahead of him.

Later in the challenge, Miriam tells Jake to ignore Grett as she has clearly lost it when she calls Tom a spy. When Tom and Jake begin fighting, Miriam tells the two to stop acting like children and shut up.

### Episode 7

After seeing Jake and Tom fighting, Miriam interrupts saying that the fighting is enough already, and instead of causing a fuss, Miriam volunteers to spin the wheel. When considering voting Ellie, Miriam believes she couldn't get Jake to vote for Ellie due to their new friendship.

### Episode 8

This episode opens on Day 15 at camp, Miriam, in her pyjamas, walks over to Jake who is also in his pyjamas while he cooks a fish over the fire. Miriam asks Jake how he is today, Jake replies saying he's been better. Miriam questions what is wrong with him, and Jake says he messed things up with Tom. Miriam replies saying it is never too late to tell someone how you feel, and that it couldn't hurt. Jake questions what she means, and Miriam says he needs to go and talk to Tom, and tell him how he truly feels. She becomes persistent and tells the boy to move his ass. Jake then hands Miriam the fish and walks off.

After moving into the new cabin, the two are approached by Fiore, who congratulates them for making it this far, and Jake responds to her saying the same to her, and that he is surprised she made it this far.

### Episode 9

Tom runs off with Miriam and Jake after Ellie turns into a zombie. Both Jake and Tom are impressed by Miriam’s knife throwing skills. As Miriam is dying, Tom tells her to hold on so they can find her help. Miriam calls Jake and Tom the grandchildren she never had, right before passing away.

## Disventure Camp: All Stars

Jake and Miriam are confirmed to be competing together in the All-Star season, which potentially means we can explore more of their friendship.

### **All-Stars - Episode 1**

In the beginning, Jake is watching Miriam cook when he gets Kristal's call to return to the show.

Jake and Miriam are the first to arrive on the show and enter the private jet. Jake is concerned that age might slow Miriam down in the competition, but Miriam is confident.

After jumping out of the plane and parachuting down, Jake and Miriam are upset they're on different teams.