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The final eight must climb Pinball Mountain with enormous Chris Coins and use them to play in a life-sized pinball machine. Two contestants grow closer while another struggles to keep a secret about them. A villainous duo tries to get him to spill the beans, which he does after one contestant wins immunity and kisses her crush. The revealed secret shatters their romance and puts said crush in hot water. However, due to inadvertently airing everyone else’s dirty laundry as well, the remaining contestants send said secret keeper home instead.
Plot[]
The episode starts with Damien running through the forest panicked, knocking a wooden smore out of a beaver's hand by accident, making it glare at him angrily. He reaches his hand inside a tree and squeaks a bird before going a bit farther and finding the idol. He hugged it, thinking that someone had taken it, but relieved nobody did.
 Damien |
“ | Today, I woke up to this letter: 'I know you have the immunity idol.' I got no idea who wrote this, but I need to find a better hiding spot. | ” |
Damien tried to stuff it in a hole, but it was home to an angry rabbit with an eyepatch, which chased him. He then tried to put it in an eagle's nest, but it landed before he could and scared him into falling. He then tried to put it in a cave, but a bear attacked him as he told the bear it was his idol while being hit.
 Julia |
“ | So, this morning I wrote anonymous notes to everyone in the game: 'I know you have the idol.' Doubt anyone's gullible enough to fall for it, but worth a try. | ” |
Priya approaches Caleb, telling him morning as he says morning to her back. Caleb compliments Priya, saying she's looking good today. Priya thanks him as she's blushing and tells him that she rubs her fingers through her hair to get the knots out before giggling. Caleb then laughs and saying that her hair looks great. Priya, then found a french fry in her hair and calls it a win-win. Caleb says it's nice and makes a joke that he should rub his fingers through her hair and see if he could find a couple of cheeseburgers as he's touching Priya's hair, admiring her. Zee, being suspicious, is in his cabin, watching Caleb and Priya's relationship growing.
 Zee |
“ | So, Caleb's pretending to be into Priya just to make an alliance, but Priya's into Caleb for real and doesn't know his flirting is just an act. And I can't tell her, 'cause it'll break her heart. Not good, yo. Secrets just fall outta my mouth. [just came up with an idea] But I think my brain just figured out a pretty good solution to this sitch. | ” |
Julia comes out of the confessional where MK suddenly appears, saying she's been looking for Julia all morning. Julia starts to become nervous and call MK "Girlfriend." MK asks Julia if she is avoiding her. Julia nervously denies this, but MK figures out that she is. MK tries to tell Julia that she is over Julia's decision to sic Owen on her in the previous episode, only to be interrupted by Zee acting suspicious catching MK's attention. It was when Zee stuffed his shorts into his mouth when MK asks, "What the New Jersey is he doing?!" Both of them walk over to Zee and Julia asks Zee a question. MK states that no one wants to see Zee doing challenges in his undies. Zee still having his shorts in mouth trying to talk and MK removes his shorts. Zee explains he needs to stop a secret coming out, "It's a big one." Zee told too much and takes his shorts and stuff it in his mouth again.
Julia |
“ | [Julia]: We'll have it out of him by lunch.
[MK]: Sooner if we use a car battery. |
” |  MK |
Zee walks with his shorts in his mouth when he runs into both MK and Julia again, this time holding hands with blank expressions on their faces. In unison, they tell Zee to talk to them and let it out.
Zee |
“ | Aw, man! These secrets are messing with my head! If people see me losing it, I'll get voted off for sure. As long as I keep my pants in my mouth, everyone will think I'm fine. | ” |
Zee continues to walk until he trips, his shorts being spat out upon landing. Priya arrives at that moment wanting to tell him something about Caleb, something Zee doesn't want to talk about. Priya tells Zee that Caleb is into her as well, prompting Zee to stuff his fist in his mouth.
 Priya |
“ | First kiss episode! I am so prepared! I brushed my teeth three times this morning! | ” |
Priya tells Zee that she wants her first kiss to be perfect. As she starts talking about how she wants her first kiss, Zee gets nervous and pleads for Priya to stop talking. However, she asks if she and Caleb could make it as a couple, and in response, Zee grabs his "mouth pants" out of Priya's hands and runs away.
Priya |
“ | I might not know a lot about fashion, but I don't think mouth pants are a real thing. | ” |
Chris calls for the campers to report to the clearing for the next challenge. With all the campers reporting to their new location, Chris starts to give his opening speech, only to be interrupted when he spots Zee with his shorts in his mouth. Chris decides not to ask questions and tells the campers that they've been tormented a lot this season and believes it's time for a change. Chris opens up a giant piggy bank above the campers, causing giant coins to fall and flatten them while Chef gives them the helmets, they should have handed them first. Chris explains that the coins are related to their next challenge: Human pinball. Chef explains that the campers have to carry their coins all the up to pinball mountain and insert their coin at the giant coin slot at the top. Once they insert their coin, they go down to the pinball field where they have to fling their bodies in all manner of targets; get knocked out of the playing area, they are eliminated from the game, while the player with the most points wins immunity. Chris reminds them to play safe before laughing and saying it's not a thing before blowing the air horn to begin the challenge.
Wayne and Raj run ahead where Wayne explains his "genius" plan of the two running faster than everyone else. Julia tells MK to hurry, but the latter is struggling to carry their coin up the mountain. Caleb asks Priya if they're ready to "crush it", which Priya answers that she is, with her in the confessional brushing her teeth yet again. Meanwhile, Wayne gets exhausted and calls for a time out before kneeling down.
 Wayne |
“ | [Wayne]: In hockey, we only play one minute shifts at a time. [Raj]: Like true athletes! |
” |  Raj |
Raj puts his coin down, only to find that it makes a noise similar to a gong, as Raj notes. Wayne takes a nearby branch and hits it to make that same noise, only to cause the mountain to rumble and drop rocks, causing the Hockey Bros. to run. Zee runs as well, but a rock hits his head, causing him to spit out his shorts into the lake. Another rock sends Damien tumbling down the mountain, while another causes MK's coin to fly upwards. MK wonders if the coin is going to land on heads or tails, only for it to flatten MK, landing on heads. Priya gets surprised by another falling rock, but Caleb manages to catch it in time. Caleb and Priya were about to have their kiss, only for Priya to get flattened by a rock. Priya reaches out for a kiss, but Caleb believes that the moment is gone. Priya insists that it's good, only to concede it's gone once she gets flattened by two more rocks.
Priya |
“ | I got hit by the train to Smoochville. | ” |
Julia asks Zee if he's okay and tells him that he can talk to her and tell her everything.
Julia |
“ | His pants are gone! Now he'll have to tell me. | ” |
Zee responds by taking a nearby squirrel, putting it in his mouth and running away, with Julia demanding he spit out the squirrel and get back to her. Meanwhile, Priya was freed from the rocks when Caleb picks her up and starts carrying her and both of their coins, saying it'll be faster. Priya says she doesn't want to slow Caleb down, but Caleb says she can carry five of Priya. She doubts this, but Caleb starts running with her and their coins in tow. Meanwhile, Raj and Wayne are the first to make it to the top of the mountain, where Raj wonders who should put their coin in the slot first. Wayne decides to flip for it, calls heads and throws it up. Raj covers his eyes, but when Wayne catches his coin, he ends up walking off of the cliff and falling into the lake. Raj peeks to find that Wayne is nowhere to be found, unaware that he fell down the mountain. Meanwhile, Damien reaches the bottom of the mountain.
Raj |
“ | Whenever Wayne sneaks off without saying anything, he means he's pooping. | ” |
Damien |
“ | I don't know how this will help me in life, but I've gotten real good at falling down mountains. | ” |
A swarm of ants start crawling onto Damien and he starts running up the mountain. Meanwhile, Caleb and Priya make it to the top of the mountain, where Priya wonders why it feels like something terrible is about to happen. Caleb answers that Chris's face gives everyone that feeling as they face a Chris shaped rock. Caleb inserts his coin in the slot, but Priya still feels unsure. Caleb tells her that as long as they work together, everything will be fine as he jumps into the mouth of the Chris rock. But as soon as the mouth closes, Caleb screams. Priya rushes inside after inserting her coin, only to find herself riding a mine cart down the mountain before she gets launched out of the cart into the pinball area, landing on Caleb. Chris greets them while Chef explains that bumping into bumpers will grant them points, while also adding they added "hidden motivators" to make things interesting. A rabbit triggers a springboard trap, which Caleb remarks it doesn't look safe.
 Caleb |
“ | [Caleb]: We made it to the challenge first, which means we can start collecting points before everyone else! [Priya]: And we also get to start collecting pain before everyone else. |
” | Priya |
Back at the top of the mountain, Zee continues being chased by Julia as Raj calls out to Wayne that a lot of people have passed him. He yells out for Wayne to say nothing if he wants Raj to go ahead. Predictably, he gets no response, prompting Raj to go ahead.
Raj |
“ | That Wayne really knows his stuff. | ” |
Wayne is out of the water and starts riding a raft believing he can surf back to the island, unaware that he is moving away from it.
Wayne |
“ | Surfing is a lot like hockey. Surfers ride on boards, hockey players crush players into boards. If you don't think about it too hard, they're the same sport! | ” |
Caleb and Priya had only scored 50 points on the pinball arena, which confuses the two, but Priya says they need to keep going. Zee arrives and flies into Priya, which not only dislodges the squirrel from his mouth, but also sends Priya flying towards more bumpers. Julia arrives at the pinball arena and flies into a bumper as well.
Julia |
“ | I'm not sure what will help me more today. Winning immunity or prying that secret out of Zee. I guess I'll do both. | ” |
Caleb catches Priya and tells Zee to be careful as he could’ve hurt his girl, surprising Zee.
Zee |
“ | "My girl"? I need to block my mouth with something else! | ” |
Zee covers himself with a tire and runs off, Julia took notice of Zee running away and flashes an evil smile.
Julia |
“ | What was that?! Does Zee have dirt on Priya and Caleb? If the secret he’s carrying can rip apart the tightest alliance in the game, I need to know it. | ” |
Julia runs after Zee and tells him that he shouldn’t keep things bottled up and that if it’s about Priya and Caleb, she would likely know about their relationship already. Before Zee can tell Julia the truth, they were flung away. Chris tells them to watch out for the booby traps. Just at that moment, Raj arrives in the pinball pit and lands on the table where Chris and Chef are. Raj asks if he had won, but Chris says he didn't and starts wondering where Wayne went.
Raj |
“ | Wayne is pretty talented around a toilet. I'm sure he'll be right behind me. | ” |
Meanwhile, Wayne continues to drift further away from the island as he sleeps on his raft, where a boat starts sailing near him. Raj starts bumping into a lot of targets, scoring a large number of points while Chris and Chef point out that Priya and Caleb are in last place despite arriving first. Priya tells Caleb that they need to start moving, but not before the two look at each other lovingly.
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Caleb and Priya attempt to go in for a kiss, but are interrupted by Damien landing between the two, causing them to run away, only for Priya to run into a bumper and start flying from bumper to bumper. Chris points out that Damien arrived without a helmet, which Damien answers that he took it off because it was filled with ants. Damien claims he'll be fine, but he walks into a bumper and starts flying from bumper to bumper, with Chris saying that Damien does not look fine. Priya eventually lands in front of two bumpers with pictures of Duncan and Courtney on them. Priya remembers them as the power couple from Season 1 and is in disbelief that they couldn't work things out. Raj suddenly flies into Priya, who then starts flying back and forth between the Duncan and Courtney bumpers, with Chris making a joke about how it looks like she's kissing Duncan. Damien eventually lands, hitting a Scary Girl obstacle. As soon as he hears her voice from the obstacle, Damien tries to run away, but the Scary Girl standee lowers the jackhammer and starts crushing him with it, causing Damien's score to skyrocket. Chef asks if it's good luck or bad, but Chris answers that it can be both because it's what makes the show magical. The Scary Girl standee lifts the jackhammer, causing Damien to walk in a dazed state out of the pinball arena, eliminating him from the challenge.
As Julia, Zee and Raj fly in different directions, Raj lands into a nest with eggs with a Canada goose standee. The nest turns out to be a catapult as it launches Raj onto one of the flippers, only to fall out of the arena, eliminating himself from the challenge. In front of the mess hall, an intern is awaiting a fish delivery when Wayne pops out of the crate and starts running back to the challenge. Back at the pinball pit, MK arrives and immediately activates a bonus beacon, causing the lights to turn orange and begins to score even more points, Chris wonders how she managed to figure it out.
MK |
“ | I’m a gamer. I know games. | ” |
Priya took notice of the bonus beacons and Caleb tells her it’s time to amp up her score and activates a purple bonus beacon, causing the lights to turn purple. Caleb tells Priya to go on while he makes sure the lights stay purple. Before Priya and Caleb can share a kiss, Priya steps on a springboard and gets catapulted in the air. MK tries to get to her beacon, but Caleb stops her, MK tells Caleb that he better get out of her way and when Caleb said that he’ll take his chances, MK responds by biting Caleb’s leg, causing him to scream in pain. Eventually, Priya flies towards hitting the Izzy bumper, where she wonders if it's good or bad. Chris announces that Priya hit multiball, but that only confuses her further, prompting Chef to answer that it's good.
Priya |
“ | When Chris says something is good, he means for him, which would mean bad for me. But Chef said it was good so... guess I'm about to find out. | ” |
A lot of pink balls came out flying all over the arena and Priya runs for cover, her score skyrocketing as the balls hit the bumpers. Julia tells Zee to confess about Caleb’s crush on Priya. But, instead, Zee grabs one of the pink balls and covers his mouth with it. At that moment, Wayne finally shows up, but he got knocked out of the pinball pit seconds later. As Priya's score has increased higher than the scoreboard can count, she wins the challenge and immunity. Priya was glad that she won the challenge and with that, Caleb and Priya finally share their first kiss.
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The contestants watch Priya and Caleb kiss, until Zee loses it and stops everything.
Julia |
“ | Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! Burn it to the ground, Zee. Burn it to the ground! | ” |
Zee tells Priya that Caleb doesn’t like her and that he’s pretending to so she can help him win. Everyone was shocked upon hearing the news. Priya asked Caleb if he really said that. But, Caleb was confused, saying that he did and that he can explain. Priya is shocked and heartbroken by this, so she runs off crying with Caleb chasing after her.
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Damien realized that it was messed up and asked Zee if he knew about Caleb’s crush on Priya all along and Julia asked Zee if he feels better and Zee said that he is and said that he would feel better if he got the other secrets out, surprising the other contestants. Zee reveals that Julia once stole feather earrings from her grandmother, Raj likes to smell other people’s hockey bags, Damien hasn’t changed his underwear all season, MK sleeps with a stuffed unicorn named Theodore and that Chef has calf implants. But, before Zee can reveal Chris's secret, Chris cuts him and the camera off by saying that he thinks they heard just about enough.
Zee |
“ | Whoo! Ha ha... It felt so good to get that out. | ” |
At the elimination ceremony, everyone was mad at Caleb after what happened today, so they distanced themselves away from him. This includes Damien actually picking up his stool to relocate himself.
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Zee shows up at the elimination ceremony and greets everyone. But, to his surprise, everyone also distanced themselves away from Zee, as they were still mad at him for revealing their secrets.
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An upset Priya is the last to arrive, Caleb tells her that he saved her a seat. But, Priya, still sad about what happened today, ignores Caleb and sits somewhere away from him with Raj feeling bad for Priya. Chris tells the campers that this has so many feels, and he's disgusted and he tells Chef to remind the campers what horrible people they all are. And with that, Chef starts explaining why some campers would be at risk of elimination. For Caleb, it’s because he got called out for being shadier than an umbrella. Chef tells Wayne that no one knows what happened to him and that he smells like fish. And finally, Zee was at risk for revealing everyone's secrets and failing to neglect the fact that some people's genetics make it hard for them to bulk up their calves. Just as Chef says this, he shows his calf implants on his leg. Chris, knowing that it’s clear who’s on the chopping block, distributes marshmallows to Julia, MK, Wayne, Raj and Damien. Chris gives Priya a marshmallow but she remains too depressed to catch her marshmallow, even when he throws two more marshmallows to her. The last marshmallow goes to Caleb and Zee becomes the next person eliminated. Chris tells Zee to gather his sodas and follow him to the Dock of Shame.
 Zee (8th) |
“ | Hahahaha, Well! I guess that’s a wrap on ol' Zee. I messed up by spilling everyone’s tea today. But, at least Zee’s head is nice and empty. No more pressure. | ” |
The Drone of Despair grabs Zee’s head as Zee says the pressure has returned and that it’s all happening again.
Cast[]
| Voice actor | Role |
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| Terry McGurrin | Chris |
| Deven Mack | Chef Hatchet |
| Kwaku Adu-Poku | Caleb |
| Daniel Keith Morrison | Damien |
| Julia Sype | Julia |
| Kimberly-Ann Truong | MK |
| Eman Ayaz | Priya |
| Varun Saranga | Raj |
| Katie Griffin | Scary Girl |
| Jack Copland | Wayne |
| Gerardo Gismondi | Zee |
Elimination Ceremony[]
| Elimination Ceremony 8: Merge | ||
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| Status | Contestant | |
| Win |  Priya | |
| In |      Julia, MK, Damien, Raj, Wayne | |
| Low |  Caleb | |
| Out |  Zee | |
Still in the running[]
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Trivia[]
General[]
- This is the first time Damien is seen without his hat in the show itself.
- He is seen without his hat in his swimsuit outfit in Total Drama Island: Take the Crown during Race Lake Leech, albeit with a different hairstyle.
- While not physically, Courtney, Duncan, Izzy, and Scary Girl make cameo appearances with their faces present on bumpers or as standees of the pinball challenge. As such, this is the episode of the reboot with the most cameo appearances from contestants from past generations so far.
- The episode has similarities to Greece's Pieces; a kind contestant who hates keeping secrets (Tyler and Zee) ruined a relationship (Courtney and Duncan and Caleb and Priya) with a secret they had been guarding, under the influence of a powerful antagonist (Alejandro and Julia), and soon got eliminated.
- The fact that pictures of Duncan and Courtney appeared with Priya commenting on their relationship problems further cements the similarities.
- This is the first episode since the start of the season where Caleb and Priya, Damien and Zee, and Julia and Wayne respectively are not on the same team. However, Caleb and Priya continue working together throughout the challenge.
- This is the first episode of the second season of the reboot where Wayne uses the confessional by himself, without Raj.
- With Zee's elimination, the remaining male contestants in the competition are ironically the first four males to be eliminated in Total Drama Island (2023).
Continuity[]
- Priya recalls Courtney and Duncan as the season one power couple and wonders why they didn't work out in the end.
- Ironically, this foreshadows the conflict between her and her own love interest.
- A standee of Scary Girl attacking Damien with a jack-hammer is a nod to what she planned to do to him in Numbskull Island.
- Wayne appearing midway into the challenge after missing out for most of it is similar to Shawn in A Blast from the Past.
References[]
- The scene where Julia and MK are standing next to each other, holding hands and creepily telling Zee to come talk to them as he's covering his eyes is a reference to the famous hallway scene in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror/mystery film The Shining based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name.
Goofs[]
- Zee's hair color is miscolored as brown multiple times throughout the episode.
- Chris's left sleeve is miscolored when he is cutting off the camera.
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