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This article focuses on the interactions between Caleb and Priya.
Overview[]
Although Caleb attempted to win Priya over as just an alliance member...
Priya is attracted to Caleb ever since Meet the Victims. The two don’t interact much in their debut season due to being on opposite teams and Caleb being eliminated first, but they end up in the same team in Total Drama Island (2024). They're the two strongest contestants of the reboot cast, and Caleb tries pulling Priya in for an alliance due to thinking highly of her after her win last season, starting with The Pink Painter Strikes Again. For a while, he shows off to Priya with the intention of having her help to reach the season finale, but Priya misinterprets this as him having a crush on her and flirting with her, which causes her to develop some feelings for him herself. Caleb refers to Priya as “champ” to express his respect for her winner status, and he is both respectful and kind to her despite not wanting more than an alliance.
...he ended up winning her over as his girlfriend instead.
However, as of Canoe Believe It?, Caleb has begun to return Priya's feelings romantically after the two of them bond over their personal lives and the realization that both of their families put unfair expectations and pressure on them while searching for the immunity idol together. Their relationship and their alliance reaches its peak (and its downhill) in Haulin' n' Ballin', as they push through the challenge together, and Priya is even more excited to have her first kiss with Caleb now, even though their moments are all interrupted by some unexpected event. Unfortunately, Zee exposes Caleb's original intentions as soon as the two actually finish kissing, resulting in Priya losing all affection she had for Caleb.
Caleb makes an effort to patch up his bond with Priya for the next two episodes, successfully doing so in Circling the Drain despite Julia having attempted to sabotage their relationship. However, Caleb immediately is on thin ice with Priya again after she finds out about his alliance with Julia. Caleb and Priya attempt to vote off Julia together in Off the Hook!. This episode, their alliance is split up due to Priya's elimination. And she left Caleb with a final message to crush Julia for her. When Priya returns with all the other eliminated contestants in Soar Losers, she is one of Caleb's supporters, and possibly the only one to give him actual support, as the rest picked him due to their hatred for Julia. Despite Wayne winning the season and Caleb tying for second place with Julia, Priya is still proud of Caleb and kisses him, showing that she values him more than the million dollar prize.
Total Drama Island (2023)[]
Meet the Victims[]
Priya is immediately attracted to Caleb.
Priya is shown to be attracted to Caleb when he arrives, and she responds to the sight of him, swooning over his looks among the other few who also find him attractive. After Zee says he'd bet 20 bucks on Caleb winning, Priya says that the idea of betting against yourself seems wrong.
Magma Cum Laude[]
Caleb cheers for Priya when she wins.
Total Drama Island (2024)[]
The Pink Painter Strikes Again[]
Caleb offers to carry Priya’s bag.
Priya chooses Caleb for her team, acknowledging his academic, physical, and moral qualities. Caleb immediately goes for an alliance with Priya, offering to carry her bag for her, and he tells her to save her strength. He then flexes to impress her, and she stares at him dreamily before Millie interrupts. Caleb realizes that this alliance would be harder than he thought.
Taking It to the Rim Reaper[]
Caleb uses his charisma on Priya.
Priya stares at Caleb as he works out, admiring him, and is completely unaware of her surroundings as Millie tries to bring her back to reality. Caleb flirts with her again, saying he hopes his morning workout wasn’t bothering her. She says it doesn’t bother her at all, and tries assuring Caleb that she wasn’t watching. Caleb gives her permission to enjoy his physique all she wants, as he knew she was watching. In a confessional, Caleb admits that he was “taking it up a notch” after noticing how Priya was watching. He’s determined to make this alliance happen by any means. Caleb goes to hit the shower, and he tells Priya to save him a seat at breakfast. Caleb compliments Priya’s idea of letting the other team go first, and wraps his arm around her while saying it was brilliant, and that he was lucky to have her as his teammate. Priya dives in to save Caleb after he collides with Zee.
You Poor Saps[]
Emma and Priya are impressed by Caleb’s strength.
As Bowie complains about Team Rat Face’s numbers advantage, Caleb comments on how Priya took Bowie to school last time he complained about the rules. While Bowie is confused about why Caleb’s defending Priya, Caleb himself notices that Priya’s been warming up to the alliance idea lately, and he proudly flexes his muscles while gloating about how he’s teaming up with last season’s winner. After Julia throws the garbage can near them to make noise, Caleb quickly tells Priya to get down. After a long is dropped on them, it seems like they’re stuck. However, Caleb manages to get up, and both Emma and Priya both cheer for him. Priya asks Caleb if he’s sure he’s okay with carrying them, and he says that he’s fine. Caleb likely voted for Millie so he could have Priya in need of a new alliance.
Choosin' for a Bruisin'[]
Priya walks up to Caleb as he’s working out again. He holds her hands and asks if she’s doing okay, and adds that he’d be there if she needed someone to talk to. Priya stares at Caleb lovingly. In the confessional, Caleb owns up to being glad that Millie’s gone, and he intends to make sure Priya’s new ally was him. His confessional is contrasted by one in which Priya simply blushes at the idea of him giving her a hug with his “Big arms.” Priya is surprised when Caleb admits that he’s only ever had one girlfriend and that was when he was five years old. Priya notices that she and Caleb have something in common: she’s never really dated as well. Then Caleb tells her that once they spent more time together, they’d likely find more in common. Priya blushes at him, sure that he was genuinely flirting with her. However, Caleb simply believes they’d be the “Strongest alliance ever.” The two smile at each other. Priya fills Caleb in on her plan to pick the opposite answer of what Emma said. As Priya is in the bottom two with Emma, Caleb prays that she’s not the one going home, as he’d finally gotten their alliance off the ground. He smiles at Priya when she gets the final marshmallow and breathes a sigh of relief in the confessional.
Ice to Beat You[]
The two go for a morning jog together, and get competitive. Caleb compliments Priya’s performance. The two tease each other about which one of them won, before being interrupted by Axel and Ripper as they make out. They back away. Priya believes her and Caleb would make a great couple and that he’s probably thinking the same thing: Caleb does share this idea, albeit being nothing more than an alliance. In the cabin, Priya acts out her daydream of kissing Caleb with her pillow, only to be interrupted by Zee, whom she ends up telling about her crush on Caleb. After reading the notecard, he hands it to Priya to read too. Priya partners up with Caleb when Team Rat Face divides into groups. Caleb protects Priya when a seal nearly nails her. She thanks him for it, and Caleb flirts with her again, saying he wouldn’t let the seal bite her face since “That’d be a crime.” As Priya is saddened about the team’s loss, Caleb assures her that it isn’t her fault.
Canoe Believe It?[]
Caleb admits to Zee that he doesn’t really like Priya back: it’s all strategy. Priya notices that Zee just talked to Caleb, and she worries that he might’ve said something about her. As expected, the two end up being partners for the challenge. Caleb and Priya share a worried look as they realize they have to fight each other. The two choose to play fight instead of actually trying to knock the other into the water: Priya desiring not to hurt Caleb, and Caleb not wanting to blow his chances at an alliance with Priya. The two exchange a few lines of joking banter. The two both end up enjoying it. Caleb and Priya just end up knocking each other into the water, that way neither feels betrayed most presumably. And they go to look for the Immunity Idol together. Priya takes it as the closest thing to a date. The two realize that they both have pressure from their parents, and Priya talks with Caleb about how she wishes her parents would let her make her own decisions. Caleb agrees with her, as he’s been there too. Priya accidentally admits her crush on Caleb, though he doesn’t hear her. She tries to play it off as if it didn’t happen, and scolds herself in the confessional about how having a relationship on Total Drama always ends up complicating things while dreaming about Caleb. The two haven’t found the idol, but they agree to look again the next day, and they share a loving stare. Caleb and Priya are called out together for both getting out in the first round and failing to find the Immunity Idol. Caleb admits to hoping Priya doesn’t go home, as he now sees the chance of more than an alliance happening between them. And Caleb gives Priya a flower, as an “enlightened” Zee watches.
Fun Fight at the O'Cake Corral[]
Priya and Caleb come close to kissing.
Caleb and Priya both look for the immunity idol again. They fail, and Caleb falls out of the tree he was standing in. Priya immediately jumps down and saves him. The two come close to having their first kiss, before they hear a faint fizzing sound from a bystander. As they notice how well Julia’s baking was going, they agree that they have to slow her down. They use their kitchen quake remote. At the elimination ceremony, Caleb really hopes that Priya isn’t the one going home, despite also being one of several who found what she used in the cake revolting.
Haulin' n' Ballin'[]
Caleb stops a falling rock from crushing Priya.
Caleb and Priya’s relationship has blossomed, and Priya is preparing for her first kiss with Caleb. She’s doing everything to impress him, such as making sure her hair looked nice. The two flirt outside the cabins. Priya talks to Zee about her feelings for Caleb. Caleb and Priya partner up for the challenge. As they run together, Caleb asks Priya if she’s ready to crush it. After this, a confessional is shown in which Priya quickly brushes her teeth, prepared to kiss Caleb. As a rock nearly falls on Priya, Caleb saves her. She blushes and slowly approaches him, leaning in for the kiss. Unfortunately, a rock lands on Priya.
Caleb and Priya work together well during the challenge.
Caleb believes the moment’s gone, but Priya tries telling him it’s still there, right before more falling rocks completely cover her. Caleb helps her out of the rubble, and places her on top of their two coins since it would be faster. The two reach the top of the hill together, and are hesitant to insert their coin and step inside of the sculpted Chris head. After Priya gets in the pinball course, she bounces, and lands on top of Caleb. A confessional is shown in which Caleb and Priya are both glad they made it to the course first, since they could collect points (and pain) before all the others. After Zee accidentally hits Priya and causes her to bounce more, Caleb catches her, referring to her as “My girl.” As they agree that they need to get back in the game, Caleb holds Priya’s hand. They come close to kissing again, and Caleb/Priya is sure they’re about to kiss the girl/boy of their dreams: before Damien lands between them.
Caleb tries to explain himself to Priya.
After watching MK in action, Caleb and Priya realize what the ground targets were for. Caleb makes an effort to stop MK from gaining points and activates Priya’s ground target, allowing her to gain more points. After Priya is declared the winner of the challenge, she hugs Caleb. This is it, and the two finally share their real first kiss as everyone watches. Priya excitedly celebrates after kissing Caleb, but this excitement quickly turns into sorrow after Zee reveals that Caleb doesn’t (or to put it more accurately, didn’t) like Priya back and was only using her for an alliance. Caleb tries to explain to Priya, but she runs away crying. Caleb realizes that because of this mishap, he may be the one going home, and he’d never have a chance to make up to Priya, even worse. Caleb tries making it up to Priya, as he’d saved her a seat. However, still feeling hurt, Priya silently declines. Even Chris notices how depressed Priya looks, and she’s still not cheered up when he throws several marshmallows at her. Caleb breathes a heavy sigh of relief when he gets the final marshmallow, as he’s got another day to make it up to Priya.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do[]
Priya is left hurt by the hard truth about how Caleb had supposedly “never liked her”. She is in disbelief that she actually fell for him and his “lies”. Caleb notes that it’s been ten hours since their falling out and he attempts to talk to Priya again: only to be angrily yelled at to go away. After seeing her angered state, Caleb decides to walk away and respect her personal space. When the challenge starts, Caleb once again tries explaining things to Priya, and he runs into a tree as he’s distracted. As she spots Caleb, Priya plans to attempt crushing him with a boulder, as she thinks of it as fair after the way he’d crushed her heart. As Priya tries taking the pickaxe, Caleb puts his hand over hers: trying to calm her, as she didn’t know his feelings for her had become real. However, Priya simply lets him fall to the ground and steps over him. After he’s down and seemingly unable to keep up with Julia, Caleb thinks about Priya would do, before remembering she’d likely want to know how the yacht was built since that’d allow for an easier disassembly. Priya believes Caleb’s done for since he’s not a strategist according to her. After slowly disassembling the yacht doesn’t work, Caleb instead switches to playing to his strengths: Priya’s number one rule. Priya finds herself staring at Caleb when he tears off his shirt. She describes it as “hot necessary” before correcting to not necessary. Priya tries to deny that she’s watching Caleb when Damien arrives on the scene as he was walking with Old Chester in hopes to slim him down. Priya then picks up a stone carved in the shape of Caleb’s head. Caleb sees this as a good sign, before Priya crushes it. Caleb is relieved when he wins, but Priya gives him a glare of disapproval before dropping her last stone and walking away. Priya admits to having let herself down after Chef calls her out for attempting to crush Caleb with her boulder.
Circling the Drain[]
Caleb tries to explain to Priya why she’s wrong. She begrudgingly gives him thirty seconds. Caleb clears up that everything Zee said about him was true, and then he fails to admit that he loves Priya, as his time expires right before he can get it out. Seeing that Caleb and Priya came close to making up, Julia gives them both bad advice in hopes of keeping them apart. Caleb wishes Priya good luck, but she ignores him. The two continue to be cold to each other throughout the challenge, although they both feel guilt about it.
As Chef explains that the contestants could now share immunity with a loved one, Caleb and Priya both immediately look at each other. Having had enough, Caleb now takes it upon himself to confess his love for Priya. Even with several punishments active, he manages to overcome them and successfully make up with Priya this time. They then realize that Julia had been trying to sabotage their romance this whole time, and they try to team up on her. As Priya tries using physical violence to distract Julia, Caleb separates their fight. During the elimination ceremony, Caleb wraps his arm around Priya. Unfortunately, she’s quick to lash out at him upon finding out he’s in an alliance with Julia.
Working K9 to 5[]
Priya angrily spots Caleb.
Priya is angered to see Caleb trying to sneak around. She now considers him a traitor, and admits she wouldn’t be surprised if he tried pec dancing his way into her heart again. She confronts him, and he admits to only having taken Julia’s offer so he could survive to continue with their relationship. Priya reluctantly forgives him, and allows him to continue their alliance: only their alliance. They travel together during the challenge. As Caleb and Priya are surrounded, Priya is willing to sacrifice herself for Caleb. However, he pushes her off the cliff, diving with her too. Caleb refused to leave Priya behind, but she’s still angered by this action. She feels as if their do-over alliance was getting off to a bad start.
Priya promises Caleb that she’ll win it for their alliance.
Priya doesn’t help Caleb as Booger attacks him, as she had wanted to see what the little dog could do. Caleb and Priya are now separated for the rest of the challenge. However, they reunite when Priya is sabotaged by Julia again. She promises to win it for their alliance. Caleb keeps it a secret from Priya that he’s really in the clear either way. Priya is angered when Caleb says that he’d have to talk with Julia as to who they’d be voting. She threatens to vote for him, even. However, desiring not to see Caleb go just yet, she indirectly joins Caleb and Julia’s alliance in voting for Raj. Caleb is grateful and surprised. Priya holds Caleb’s hands while admitting she wasn’t ready to say goodbye to him yet in contrast to how he’d rather go home since he didn’t want to cause her more heartache, and the two kiss.
Off the Hook![]
Caleb and Priya reflect on how maybe the island wasn't so bad.
Caleb and Priya watch two swans mating, and Priya decides maybe the island isn’t so bad. After watching one swan get eaten, she decides that the island’s terrible, but that Caleb makes it less terrible. In contrast to Caleb’s belief that love is fragile and should be celebrated every day, Priya’s been reminded that taking her eyes off the prize would only result in pain. And she makes a point in telling Caleb to be singularly focused. Priya is angered when Caleb checks for see if Julia’s okay. Priya crushes Caleb’s hand “out of love” when reminded of the deal Caleb and Julia made. And she is surprised when Caleb says he’d still vote whoever Julia wanted. Priya encourages Caleb to double cross Julia. She also has to tell him not to tell Julia that their deal was over. He promises to go with this plan.
Caleb hooks Priya.
The two work together in the challenge. But forced to go along with Julia’s plan, Caleb apologizes, right before hooking Priya at the start. Priya angrily shouts that he’s got some explaining to do. Caleb believes she’d be fine, but wonders if girlfriends hold grudges. Priya is angered when Caleb gets out of his tank right as she does, since she could’ve won the challenge already. She demands to know what’s happening between him and Julia. Now with both Julia and Priya out of the tank, Caleb is forced to choose between them. He admits that he hates lying, and that the truth is he wanted the conversation to be over. Caleb hooks both Julia and Priya. But he apologizes to Priya for it. She forgives Caleb, but suggests that he electrocuted himself in solidarity. He chuckles, before realizing she was serious. Caleb and Priya are both shocked when Julia reveals the immunity idol, realizing that Priya was going home now. Caleb promises to win for Priya. Caleb tries giving Priya one last kiss, but she simply yells at him to avenge her and crush Julia for her.
Soar Losers[]
Priya provides genuine support for Caleb in the finale.
Priya is among Caleb's supporters, except she genuinely cheers him on although majority of his group only chose to root for him because of their dislike for Julia, rather than for liking him. Priya would motivate Caleb during the challenge, such as telling him to pick up his pace early in, or helping him to the tightrope. Caleb worries that Priya would be angered at him for electing to guide Julia on how to use the wings; as he didn't want her to fall to her death.
Priya isn't mad when Caleb loses, as she kisses him to express this.
As the competition was reaching an intense point with all the finalists approaching the finishing target, Priya cheers for Caleb. After Caleb loses, he is worried that he disappointed his girlfriend, but she comforts him with a kiss, proving that she cares more for him than for the money, making Caleb feel like a winner even though he lost. Priya could be seen happily sitting in Caleb's arms as the two joined the cast in celebrating Wayne's win.
Trivia[]
- They’re respectively the lowest ranking and highest ranking contestants overall in Total Drama Island (2023).
- This is the fourth couple in which both members are in the final two at one point in the series; the first being Duncan and Gwen, the second being Alejandro and Heather, and the third being Mike and Zoey.
- Priya is the first cast member of the reboot to use the confessional booth, while Caleb was the last cast member of the reboot to use the confessional booth.
- They’re respectively the tallest and shortest members of Team Rat Face.
- They are both the two highest ranking members of Team Rat Face.
- They're respectively the first and last contestants overall to be taken by the Drone of Despair.
- Priya's voice actress, Eman Ayaz, prefers Caleb and Priya as a couple to Damien and Priya as a couple.
- This couple shares a few similarities to Bowie and Raj's relationship.
- Both consist of a Black Canadian contestant and an Indian contestant.
- Both relationships consist of a camper who was a finalist from Total Drama Island (2023).
- Raj cheered Bowie on in Magma Cum Laude, only for the latter to lose, similarly to what happens to Caleb after Priya cheered him on in Soar Losers.
- Interestingly, the writers considered having Bowie play with Raj's feelings for him to get further in the game before dropping the idea; potentially the inspiration for Caleb and Priya's relationship arc in Total Drama Island (2024).
See also[]
| Caleb | |
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| Interactions with | Everyone | Julia | Priya | Zee |
| Priya | |
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| Interactions with | Everyone | Bowie | Caleb | Damien | Julia | Millie | Ripper | Zee |
| Other content | Priya's alliances |