Fear Phobia Factor X

## Summary

### Challenge(s)

- Contestants say their fears and later have to face them to score points for their team.

## Episode Guide

### Previous

The Chicken Flew the Coop

**Fear Phobia Factor X** is the sixth episode of Total Drama Muerto Island, the campers say their fears the night before and are later seen having to face their fears they said.

## Plot

The final ten are all outside by the campfire during the evening when Wendy asks everyone what their greatest fears are. While some people (Martha, Jupiter) try to avoid talking about the subject, everybody eventually reveals their fears to each other. The next morning, one person’s (Allie) fear is already set in motion as Thomas prepares everyone else’s fears, starting with Jupiter and Luca's. Jupiter successfully overcomes their fear of feeling like an inadequate doctor while Luca fails to live with the truth of what happened with Chelsea and their parents 5 years prior. Zach and Valentina are up next, with Zach being unable to deal with the revelation of his “real” name and Valentina making it out of a house filled with darkness. Martha is unable to overcome her fear of thunder while Isaac manages to get through his fear of tight enclosed spaces. Being teased about her not being there the entire time, Allie caves in and presses the button on Thomas’ back, who reveals that she failed the test of her fear. Shortly afterwards, he moves on to Mel, who is able to overcome her teacher belittling her after he messes with Roth, her rabbit-shaped backpack. William survives the thoughts of his friends on the island not caring about him. Lastly, Wendy gets revenge on her nemesis in spite of the latter trying to apologize and start fresh with her. With the scores ending in a tie, Thomas creates the tiebreaker: One member from each team skydiving with the remaining teammates to catch them. Isaac and Wendy go up. William and Allie use the former’s cape to safely catch Isaac while Wendy lands right on top of Jupiter, with Martha barely capable of watching her fall from the sky. Thomas declares Team Golden as the winners and Team Starlight Circus has to go to elimination.

He and the new Team Starlight Circus hold the elimination in the rain, with the team unhappy being there. Thomas hands out items related to their fears to those who were safe, the first two being Martha and Jupiter, who receive a lightning bolt plush and a glass shard respectively. Mel gets chalk and Wendy gets a tooth from her nemesis. Zach is thusly eliminated, who claims that they should watch out for Luca and William. Valentina quits at the same time as she finds the competition to be too easy for her.

## Challenge Results

**Faced their fears?**
* **Valentina**
* **Isaac**
* **Mel**
* **William**
 **Did not Face Their Fear** | * **Luca**
* **Zachary**
* **Martha**
* **Allie**

**Tie Breaker**

## Elimination Ceremony

**6th Elimination Ceremony**
***Team Starlight Circus***
*(0 votes)*

**Jupiter**
*(0 votes)*

**Mel**
 *Bottom Two* | **Wendy Truitt**
*(1 vote) &*
 *Eliminated* | **Zachary**

## Trivia

* This marks the first time someone quit the show.
* This marks the 4th time Team Golden has gotten 1st place.
* This episode is the turning point for Thomas, going from main antagonist to a nicer host.