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The contestants must correctly answer “Would You Rather?” questions about each other or risk falling off of a bridge and into a pool full of wolverines. Two contestants get closer while misinterpreting the other’s intentions while another is finally able to win over his crush with a grand romantic gesture. One team continues their shady winning streak under the noses of two honorable teammates to one cheater's guilt. A self-described “people person” gives wrong answers throughout the challenge and is sent home as a result.
Plot[]
The episode starts off with Raj fishing at the Dock of Shame with Bowie watching him and apologizing for letting their team cheat in the previous episode. Raj still feels uneasy about the cheating, but Bowie tells him that if MK didn't spray him, he'd still be stuck to Wayne. Raj begins to ease up and asks Bowie to promise him that he'll start playing fair from now on. MK arrives in her intern disguise and tells the two she's heading off to the production meeting for more cheating. Bowie tells MK to bring them another win, much to Raj's chagrin. Bowie notices Raj glaring at him and apologizes to him, saying it was a reflex.
In the next scene, Caleb is seen lifting a boulder with his legs when Priya walks up to him, commenting on how he has no off days. Caleb pushes away the boulder and agrees before asking if she's okay, taking Priya's hand and resulting in a slight blush from her.
 Caleb |
“ | Straight up, I'm glad Millie's gone. Yeah, we're down a player. But with her out of the picture, Priya will need a new alliance. And I'll do what I gotta do to make sure that alliance is me. | ” |
 Priya |
“ | (giggles) Big arms, big hug. | ” |
Axel is punching a mattress when Ripper appears behind her, resulting in him being punched in the face. She then tells him to not sneak up on her, as she was voted "most likely to make you regret stuff" in Survival Camp. He agrees, saying it was his fault as he appears to have a severely injured nose. Axel helps him up and somehow fixes it as he thanks her. He stands up and admits his feelings straightforwardly, saying he's way into her. Axel, however, doesn't think he's her type, causing Ripper to cry.
 Ripper |
“ | Feels like my heart just barfed inside my chest. | ” |
MK returns from the intern meeting to where Julia is wondering what the challenge is, but to both of their disappointment, MK learned nothing from the production meeting. All the meeting was about was Chris requesting the interns to go into town and get a cordless hairdryer. This delights Wayne and Raj, as it means that they can play fair in this challenge. MK and Julia on the other hand do not want to play fair, and they instead want to win. Wayne asks them if they can do both before Chris's voice appears on the loud speaker as he tells them to arrive at their next "painful" challenge, causing the Hockey Bros to worry.
Chris welcomes the campers to the challenge, calling it "Know Your Enemy." He points out how there's two bridges with an A side and a B side, saying they'll need to answer questions and pick either A or B. Priya asks what kinds of questions they'll be answering, making Chris glad she asked. Chris asks them if they remember answering "Would You Rather" questions the previous season, resulting in everyone remembering that they did and saying they did in unison. Chris tells them that he turned the pointless, invasive, embarrassing questions into a challenge.
 Emma |
“ | Boom! Perfect! I was worried because everyone but me seems to be in alliances, so I needed a challenge I could crush, and this is it, 'cause I know people! | ” |
Damien knows he will regret asking, but he still asks Chris what happens if they guess wrong. Chris tells him they just stop crossing the bridge, relieving Damien before Chris adds on that a trapdoor would open underneath them and they would plummet 40 feet into a pool of wolverines. Upon hearing that, Damien returns to his normal terrified state and screams. Priya questions why the wolverines are wearing life jackets as Chris tells them it's for "safety," and that the lifeguard, which turns out to be Chef, is unqualified.
Raj is up first for Team Skunk Butt and appears very excited that they won't be cheating that episode. He gets Damien as his question to answer and is unsure of which answer to pick. Nichelle, despite being on the opposite team, shouts out option A since he won't go a week without toilet paper, comparing him to Ripper. Raj goes along with her without a second thought but finds the answer was wrong, much to his shock. As he falls, both his boyfriend and best friend yell out for him, worried for his safety. Nichelle is disgusted by Damien's answer, not believing he would go a week without toilet paper. Damien tells her that he can wash his butt instead, but there's nothing he could do about a haunting. Julia, however, is not relieved by that answer and tells him it's the grossest thing ever.
Zee is up next, and Emma shouts out for him to just step where she says and not think, as she's a people person.
 Zee |
“ | Not thinking is my super power! | ” |
Priya believes her and also tells Zee to step where she says. Zee is chosen to answer Bowie's question. Emma tells him the answer is B, so Zee just shrugs and goes along with it. The answer turns out to be wrong as Zee falls in the pool and is attacked by the wolverines.
 Bowie |
“ | It's better for us all if my DMs stay private. | ” |
Emma is upset she messed up, but reassures Priya, she's got it. Wayne steps on the bridge with a nervous look, likely related to Raj's previous fall. Instead of waiting like the first two people, Wayne quickly guesses A, which turns out to be wrong. Priya blushes at her preferring being a hot dog over losing her passwords being revealed but is relieved when Caleb agrees. Nichelle is next up for the Rat Faces, and Emma tells her the answer is A, but she is once again incorrect. Nichelle dodges the wolverines and lands gracefully, much to Wayne, Raj, and Zee's shock.
MK whispers to Julia and Bowie that the path is probably locked in. She recommends that she should go next, so she can get the answers once she falls. Julia wants her to do it, but Bowie knows Chris will get suspicious if she shouts out all the correct answers. MK tells them they can use "hot sign," confusing Bowie and Julia. MK explains how they need to listen to how many times she shouts the word, rather than the answer she actually says. Bowie tells her it's brilliant, and MK responds saying she knows because she said it.
 Julia |
“ | Aw! If MK's brain drove a cool car, I'd date it. | ” |
MK takes a guess and gets her first question right, which is also the first question guessed correctly the entire game. She gets Zee for her question and chooses option A, because she doesn't think he would eat poop that tastes like popcorn, but the answer is wrong.
Zee |
“ | Yeah, it's poop, but it tastes like popcorn. So, close your eyes, dudes. | ” |
Axel is chosen to go next, and she wants to answer the question herself due to Emma's past faults. Emma clings onto her foot while Damien, Caleb, and Priya look down at her in shock. Emma begs Axel to do what she says, still trying to say that she's a people person. Axel questions this, but Priya tells her to give Emma another shot because she seems confident. Axel agrees but threatens Emma because she hates wolverines. Axel needs to answer Scary Girl's "Would You Rather," and Emma bites her fingernails as she thinks.
Emma |
“ | Okay. No one likes Chef's cooking, but I can't imagine Scary Girl wants anyone knowing what's going on in her head. It's B! One hundred percent! | ” |
Emma tells Axel to pick B, which is once again wrong. Scary Girl says that there are no skeletons in her closet in a metaphorical way, but then says that there are in a literal way because she lives in a funeral home. This scares everyone except Chris, who says he misses "that weirdo." He then asks to know where the other "weirdo," MK is, causing Julia and Bowie to look at each other with a worried look. MK is then seen in the production trailer as she writes all the answers on her hand. Julia lies by saying MK had explosive diarrhea, disgusting Chris.
Ripper is chosen to go next, and looks around to see Emma biting her fingernails, so he chooses the option closest to that: eating a bowl of toenails, which is correct. Damien is disgusted by this, so Emma tells him she already eats her fingernails, and toes are just "feet fingers." Ripper then gets his next question, Millie, correct because he believes that both of them are smart. However, he gets his next question wrong because he believes that him and Caleb have had a lot of angry ex-girlfriends, so they can't trust a parachute packed by one. Priya tells Caleb that he has a lot of trust for an ex, but Caleb tells her he's only had one girlfriend, shocking her because of how handsome he is. He told her about his first girlfriend, but they were only five at the time. Priya tells her that she also hasn't had a lot of boyfriends, so they have something in common. Caleb says that they might have a lot more in common once they start spending more time together, causing Priya to blush and look at him with loving eyes.
Priya |
“ | "Once we start spending more time together"? That was flirting, right? That had to be flirting! | ” |
Caleb |
“ | Strongest. Alliance. Ever! | ” |
Emma tries to go next, but Nichelle and Axel object to that, with Axel pointing out her past inability to leave Chase as her not being a "people person". Priya pushes her back and tells her to cover her ears after the question before she whispers to Caleb to pick the opposite of what Emma says. Caleb does just that and gets the answer correct, because Raj believes he could try the "Cyclone Spin Cycle" if he fought a hundred kittens. Wayne and Raj demonstrate the move for everyone, with Raj falling over at the end. Caleb then gets almost every question right, leaving Bowie upset about MK being missing, unknown that she was running back to them. Julia then spots her and points her out, but it's almost too late for the Skunk Butts. Luckily for them but unlucky for team Rat Face, Zee shouts out for Emma to keep picking the wrong answers for Caleb, causing Emma to angrily throw such a tremendous tantrum after realizing she was being used unbelievably and that she had actually been picking the wrong answers the entire time, and she goes to sit on a tree stump not wanting to help her team anymore by wishing the jerks named Priya, Caleb, and Damien good luck. After losing their only source of winning, Caleb gets their next question wrong.
Julia reminds Bowie about how an odd number of shouts means A, and an even number means B, telling him to win it for their team. Ripper comments on how he would rob a bank if he would be debriefed by Axel as a lawyer, resulting in her glaring at him. MK checks her hand before saying the answer was B three times, which was code for A. Bowie picks A and gets it correct as Ripper runs away after finding out Axel likes poetry.
 Raj |
“ | I was worried Bowie and the girls might be cheating, but MK told him to pick B, and he picked A, so they can't be cheating! Phew! | ” |
Bowie |
“ | (groans) I promised Raj I wouldn't cheat, but Rat Face is almost across... I had no choice! | ” |
Bowie then goes on a montage of doing several dance moves while getting all the answers correct. MK notices Chris getting suspicious, so she shouts out the wrong answer. Bowie is attacked by the wolverines as he struggles to get away, glaring at MK after he successfully escapes.
 MK |
“ | [MK]: I had to give him the wrong answer.
[Julia]: Yeah, Chris was getting suspicious. |
” | Julia |
Finding out it's their last chance to win, Priya goes back to Emma and begs her to help, but Emma refuses, so Priya seriously grabs her and drags her to the bridge, telling her it's her last chance to save their team. Emma is against the idea of choosing the opposite of what she thinks but agrees for her team. Emma is confident until she realizes that her question is Chase. Emma knows that it's B, but Priya keeps telling her that her gut is wrong until Emma finally agrees. The answer turns out to be B after all, so Emma falls into the pool. Team Skunk Butt cheers after winning immunity before Raj scoops Bowie into a hug because he was awesome. Raj believes that best of all, Bowie didn't cheat, upsetting Bowie because he knows that he actually did.
Bowie |
“ | (groans) Life was so much easier when lying was profitable and fun. | ” |
At the elimination ceremony, Chris tells Chef to let Team Rat Face have it and with that, Chef starts explaining why some members of the Rat Faces would be at risk of elimination. For Emma, it’s because she trusted her gut and that it was bad, and then, it was good and then, she didn’t trust her gut and it was bad again. Then she said, "yeah" sadly because Chef can say that again. Chef gets to Axel, who questions what she’s at risk for and Chef tells her that he finds it weird that she likes poetry. And finally, Priya was at risk for messing with Emma’s head and ignoring her when she told her that she knew that final answer. Axel, Nichelle, Damien, Zee and Caleb received their marshmallows, leaving Priya and Emma at the bottom two.
Caleb |
“ | Please. Not Priya! I’m just getting this alliance off the ground. | ” |
Priya |
“ | No! This can’t be how I go out! | ” |
To her and Caleb’s relief, Priya receives the last marshmallow, while Emma gets eliminated.
Caleb |
“ | Phew! | ” |
 Emma (13th) |
“ | Aww! I really thought I had a chance this season. Guess I’ll have to go back to earning millions of dollars recording ten second dance routines on my phone. | ” |
The Drone of Despair takes Emma away as she leaves the island. Just at that moment as Chris was signing off, he gets interrupted when Ripper's voice is heard over the intercom, which delights Chris about the possible outcome. He recites a poem that he wrote for Axel and arrives at the campfire upon finishing his reading. Damien covers his eyes before peeking slightly while Chris calls the producers and asks if they're allowed to show a decapitation. Axel grabs Ripper by the shirt and to the surprise of everyone, including Ripper himself, she kisses him. Damien resumes covering his eyes and Chris leaves saying that it's an image that'll haunt his dreams before signing off the episode.
Cast[]
| Voice actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Terry McGurrin | Chris |
| Deven Mack | Chef Hatchet |
| Tamara Almeida | Axel |
| Brandon Michael Arrington | Bowie |
| Kwaku Adu-Poku | Caleb |
| Julius Cho | Chase |
| Daniel Keith Morrison | Damien |
| Melanie Leishman | Emma |
| Julia Sype | Julia |
| Barbara Mamabolo | Millie |
| Kimberly-Ann Truong | MK |
| Tymika Tafari | Nichelle |
| Eman Ayaz | Priya |
| Varun Saranga | Raj |
| Fred Kennedy | Ripper |
| Katie Griffin | Scary Girl |
| Jack Copland | Wayne |
| Gerardo Gismondi | Zee |
Elimination Ceremony[]
| Elimination Ceremony 4: Team Rat Face 
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| Status | Contestant |
| Safe |      Nichelle, Axel, Damien, Zee, Caleb |
| Low |  Priya |
| Out |  Emma |
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Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode reveals the following facts about the contestants.
- Damien would rather go without toilet paper for a week than camp in a graveyard for a month as he feels like he can wash his butt instead of wiping it, but he'll always be scared of possible ghosts.
- Funnily enough, it’s revealed in Haulin' n' Ballin' that he hasn’t changed his underwear all season.
- Bowie would rather have to wear clown make up for a year than have his entire direct message history made public as he feels that it's best for everyone if those messages of his stay private.
- Priya would rather spend the entire next school year in a hot dog costume than lose the passwords to all her devices every day. She would also rather be genetically merged with a warthog than have Chris McLean as her dad, even (or perhaps especially) after meeting him personally.
- Wayne would rather be the hockey puck that scored the game winning goal in the 1988 cup finals than hockey super star Guy Lafleur.
- Nichelle would rather spend a day at a wave pool that uses barf instead of water than slide naked down a ski hill.
- Zee would rather eat poop that tastes like popcorn than popcorn that tastes like poop as he feels like he can just close his eyes and won’t notice that its poop.
- Scary Girl would rather take truth serum and be questioned by Chef Hatchet than eat only his cooking for one year since she feels she’s already an honest person.
- Emma would rather eat a bowl of toenail clippings than not shower for one month since she already eats her fingernails.
- Millie would rather wrestle her best friend’s grandpa than eat two hundred lemons.
- Caleb would rather jump from a plane with a parachute packed by his ex than eat pudding from an angry gorilla’s armpit. Although, this is only because he had one girlfriend when he was in kindergarten.
- Raj would rather fight 100 rabid kittens than one bear as he could then try a new move called “The Cyclone Spin-Cycle”.
- MK would rather lose her bathing suit at a crowded swimming pool than give up texting for five years because she would rather go naked than have to call someone.
- Axel would rather be dirt poor but celebrated as a great poet than a filthy rich lawyer who puts guilty criminals back on the street. She is a big fan of poetry.
- Chase would rather go bald by the time he’s twenty-three than apologize for something he isn’t sorry for. This is because he thinks he'd still be just as awesome if he was bald.
- Damien would rather go without toilet paper for a week than camp in a graveyard for a month as he feels like he can wash his butt instead of wiping it, but he'll always be scared of possible ghosts.
- Julia and Ripper are the only contestants whose “Would You Rather?” questions are not heard.
- Raj and Ripper are the only male contestants whose "Would You Rather?" questions were answered correctly, although Ripper's is not heard.
- If including Bowie's montage, then Zee and Damien's second "Would You Rather?" questions were also answered right, but they were not heard either.
- Excluding Julia, Nichelle is the only contestant who didn't answer the "Would You Rather?" question Chris asked her.
- This episode marks the first time Chris signs off the episode twice, as he was interrupted by Ripper's love poem for Axel.
- This episode marks the first time that Priya is in the bottom two of a Campfire Ceremony.
References[]
- The title of this episode is a reference to the slang term "cruisin' for a bruisin'."
- The challenge combines a classic game of "Would you rather?" with a game inspired by the Glass Stepping Stones, the fifth game from the first season of Squid Game.
- According to Terry McGurrin, the mention that Scary Girl lives in a funeral home was meant to be a little nod to the HBO series Six Feet Under.
- While crossing the bridge, Bowie moonwalks and grabs his crotch, both of which are dance moves popularized by Michael Jackson.
- The final line of Ripper's poem to Axel is likely a reference to Rock You Like A Hurricane by the band Scorpions.
Goofs[]
- Nichelle tries to advise Raj to pick A for Damien’s question, but the two of them are on different teams, which means that Nichelle was technically going against her own team by trying to advise Raj on what to pick.
Gallery[]
See also[]
- "The Pink Painter Strikes Again"
- "Taking It to the Rim Reaper"
- "You Poor Saps"
- "Choosin' for a Bruisin'"
- "Ice to Beat You"
- "Canoe Believe It?"
- "Fun Fight at the O'Cake Corral"
- "Haulin' n' Baulin'"
- "Breaking Up is Hard to Do"
- "Circling the Drain"
- "Working K9 to 5"
- "Off the Hook!"
- "Soar Losers"