The final two face each other with some needed assistance across the island that had been altered by someone's hand. To further the danger, the host makes things worse by revealing damaging dirt to the previously defeated, making the finalists work their hardest to make it to the finish line or else lose the money to the losers. Ultimately, someone does finish the challenge and the season ends well for some, but not for others.
Plot
The episode starts off with Sky trying to get some sleep, while Shawn is trying to stay awake.
 Sky |
“ | Ugh, what is going on? I've never had trouble sleeping before a big competition. The only difference this time is that I can win a million dollars. Yeah, it's probably the money. I bet Shawn's having the same problem. | ” |
 Shawn |
“ | Huh? Whoa? Wha? Hoo! Training myself to sleep with my eyes open. I read that you still take in info and alert your brain to wake you up if there's danger. That'd come in pretty handy during a nighttime zombie attack, or if you fall asleep riding your bike. Totally works! | ” |
Chris introduces the monitor which is going to select their helpers.
Moments after, Shawn falls off of the tree and Sky manages to shut her eyes. Chris sends them over to begin the finale. Chris tells Shawn and Sky that they get to pick one former contestant to act as their helper.
Sky |
“ | Jasmine has the best skill set, but she likes Shawn, so I can't trust her to help me win. Hmm… | ” |
Shawn |
“ | My preference, based strictly on physical ability: Jasmine, Rodney, Dave, Samey, Topher, Scarlett, Amy, Max, Beardo, Sugar— anyone but Leonard. | ” |
However, Chris reveals that he lied to them and that their partners would be randomly selected via slot machine. Shawn goes first, ending up with Jasmine, and decides to stick with her as his partner. In Sky's turn, the machine lands on Dave.
Sky |
“ | Ugh! | ” |
This was given the awkward circumstances prior to Dave's departure, Sky asks to try one more time, but once again it lands on Dave. This forces him to be Sky's helper. Jasmine and Dave arrive via helicopter. Jasmine and Shawn are happy to be reunited, but Chris tells Dave about Sky's reluctance to have him as her helper which saddens him.
Sky |
“ | Me against Shawn was fine, but Shawn and Jasmine? To have any shot of winning, I need Dave to be at his best. I gotta do something! | ” |
Sky really wants Dave to help her, so she kisses him and tells him that she re-picked, because she wanted to focus on the challenge. The two seem to be happy and they begin the challenge.
 Chris |
“ | [mockingly] I am like so confused about what the what with Sky and Dave. I mean, like, whaaat? | ” |
Chris interrupts Sky and Dave's reunion time and introduces the contestants to the final challenge, which he titled, "The Double Duo of Deadly Dying Dangerous Death," to which Dave asks if it's dangerous, so Chris repeats himself more intensely.
Sky |
“ | He was brighter before, wasn't he? | ” |
The first part of the challenge involves skiing down a mountain using all kinds of junk available. Jasmine goes down on a pair of skis, while Shawn holds onto her. Due to this, Shawn gets through unharmed, but Jasmine becomes lodged in a snowbank and emerges freezing cold. Sky and Dave however, have a hard time skiing down, as they can't find good parts to ski with. The two end up crashing into a giant snowball and become trapped. However, when Sky sees the robot-cat from Scarlett Fever, she begins taunting it enough into firing a laser at them, melting the snowball and freeing the two.
 Dave |
“ | Jasmine's a bit more solid than me, but I plan to start bulking up when I get back home. You know, work out, eat more… carbs? Look, this story's gonna have a happy ending: The boy gets the girl, the girl gets the money! That sounds wrong. | ” |
However, it ends up burning Dave's hair off in the process. Dave, disappointed in himself, tells Sky he was supposed to help her, and Dave says that not even the adorable "kitten" licking itself cheers him up, whom Sky calls "cat-bot," confusing Dave.
Dave |
“ | Cat-bot?! | ” |
Sky plans to get the robot-cat to get them out of the big snowball, which ends up working. Next, they have to go through an eight-foot deep mud pit. Jasmine agrees to walk while Shawn goes on her shoulders, a decision that he feels bad about, but Jasmine says she's okay with it, as long as they split the money.
Shawn |
“ | Yeah, I'd kinda forgotten about that… | ” |
Shawn tries to convince Jasmine that the prize is for the winning finalist, but Chris butts in saying that there's no rule against sharing the money, making Jasmine happy. However, Jasmine has a hard time getting through due to her claustrophobia, and starts going backwards.
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Sky walks under the mud and is able to successfully catch up with Shawn. When Sky and Jasmine bump into each other, this results in Dave and Shawn getting into a slap fight. Chris declares the brawl to be boring and sends in Scuba Bear 3.0, armed with a jet-pack, which slams into the mud pit and knocks all four of them onto dry land.
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Any of Dave's remaining sanity is lost after he views Sky's audition tape.
After Chef hoses them off with a fire hose, Chris decides that they need to take a break. He tells them all to sit down as he shows the helpers leaked clips of their respective partners. For Jasmine, Chris shows all of Shawn's confessionals where he explains how he doesn't want to share the money with her, and shoots down her idea for the money if it were shared. For Dave, Chris shows Sky's audition tape, where she states that, if she is to be selected for the show, she'll miss her boyfriend, Keith.
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Both are furious about this, and refuse to help their partners any further. Chris then gives the helpers the controllers of the island and, also, an ultimatum: If they successfully stop the two finalists from reaching the finish line in ten minutes, the helpers will be allowed to split the money 50-50. Jasmine gets excited over her dream being possible, once again, and Dave lies to her saying that's a great idea.
Dave |
“ | Horrible idea. Who gets into a fight with flowers? I've never had a plan for the money, but now I do. I'm gonna light it on fire in front of Sky. Does that seem too bitter? | ” |
Shawn and Sky struggle traversing through the island, courtesy of Dave and Jasmine.
Shawn and Sky both struggle with the challenge, trying to avoid the obstacles such as trees falling, winter conditions, and trees being fired at them like rockets. While Jasmine eventually starts to show sympathy for Shawn, Dave madly enjoys hindering Sky.
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Just as they are about to reach the finish line, Dave creates a tall mountain that rises up directly beneath the finalists and traps them. Chris declares that there are only 20 seconds remaining. Shawn is happy that Jasmine will get the money, since neither will probably cross the finish line. Sky on the other hand, thinks it's not fair, repeatedly stamping her foot, and causing the mountain top to crack and create an avalanche. Jasmine shows great concern while Dave eagerly cheers, as the two finalists roll across the finish line under the snow.
Endings
Shawn is declared the winner in his ending.
Sky is declared the winner in her ending.
Chris, Chef, the finalists (with the winner carrying the case), and Jasmine leave the island in the helicopter. As Chris is ready to sign off, he feels that they forgot someone. Dave is shown to be left behind on the island, very upset about his loss, but thinks things can only go up from here. He then hears a growl and turns to see Scuba Bear 3.0, covered in mud, right behind him. Dave mutters "Of course" right before the episode ends.
Cast
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| Christian Potenza | Chris |
| Daniel DeSanto | Dave |
| Katie Bergin | Jasmine |
| Zachary Bennett | Shawn |
| Sarah Podemski | Sky |
- Chef is seen laughing and screaming; however, he has no dialogue.
- The other ten eliminated contestants (Beardo, Leonard, Amy, Rodney, Samey, Ella, Topher, Scarlett, Max, and Sugar) make cameos on the television screen to select a helper, but they do not appear physically or speak.
Final Results
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Trivia
General
- Sky's audition tape is seen for the first time in this episode, though it is only part of it.
- This makes Shawn the only contestant of the third generation to not have any part of his audition tape shown since he doesn't have one.
- Sky is the first female to win a season of Total Drama in Canada.
- This is the first time Canada has had two possible winners, as Sky won in the English airing, while Shawn won in the French airing.
- All of the contestants whose pictures are stopped on are unique as compared to the others, who have simple head shots of them smiling.
- Jasmine's picture has a bug in her mouth, a reference to her challenge in "I Love You, I Love You Knots."
- Sugar's picture has her posing.
- Dave's picture has him sitting down, with his legs curled up, and crying from "Three Zones and a Baby."
- Shawn's perception on the previously eliminated contestants' strength based on their physical abilities. In order from most to least are:
- This is the fourth of the five instances where Cartoon Network airs two episodes on the same day. In this case, this episode premiered with "Pahk'd With Talent."
- The first time was during Total Drama: Revenge of the Island with "The Enchanted Franken-Forest" and "Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown."
- It would happen again during this season with "So, Uh, This Is My Team?" and "I Love You, Grease Pig!" It later happens with "This Is the Pits!" and "Three Zones and a Baby."
- Then, it happened during The Ridonculous Race with "None Down, Eighteen to Go—Part 1" and "None Down, Eighteen to Go—Part 2."
- Not counting the recap or the brief cameo by head shot, this is the only episode of the season where Sugar doesn't appear.
Continuity
- The events of "Scarlett Fever" are mentioned repeatedly during the finale.
- Chris explains Scarlett's hacking of the island's computer systems caused the landscape to be rearranged.
- Dave is the only present contestant who did not know of the truth of Pahkitew Island prior to this episode, having left mere seconds before the island went haywire.
- The flame spitting robot cat, which Sky refers to as "Cat-bot" also makes a return.
- The island's central computer, which is shut down after the events of the episode, is brought back to operational status to allow the helpers to manipulate the island's landscape and weather via remote control in order to hinder the final two's progress.
- The "rocket trees" (which Scarlett fired at Chris) appear again.
- The helpers having a chance to win the million is just like in "The Final Wreck-ening" (All-Stars). However, Chris stated that the helpers would split the million dollars, giving them $500,000 dollars each if they manage to stop the final two from crossing the finish line within a ten-minute time limit.
- This is the second finale in which the season's entire cast does not appear, the first being "The Final Wreck-ening."
- This is the third finale in which two couples play prominent roles in the episode. The other times were:
- "The Very Last Episode, Really!" in Total Drama Island with Izzy and Owen and Gwen and Trent,
- "The Final Wreck-ening" with Mike and Zoey and Alejandro and Heather.
- This is the third time Chris has shown clips from contestants confessionals to stir up emotions among others.
- It previously happened in "No Pain, No Game" (Island) and "The Am-AH-Zon Race" (World Tour).
- This is the second time Dave has been used as a sled, with the first time being "Three Zones and a Baby."
- This is the third and latest season finale where Latin America and the United States have different winners.
- The first time was in Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown where Cameron wins in Latin America while Lightning wins in the United States; and the second time was in The Final Wreck-ening where Zoey wins in Latin America while Mike wins in the United States. Right here, Sky wins in Latin America, while Shawn wins in the United States.
References
- The title of this episode is similar to the ninth episode of Survivor: Guatemala, "Secrets and Lies and an Idol Surprise." It also references the pattern of Chris speaking in rhymes during the episode recaps.
Goofs
- Chris states in the beginning of the episode that either Shawn or Sky would be shot out of the cannon by the end of the episode, but the episode ends with both Shawn and Sky in a helicopter along with Jasmine and Chris. However, he may have simply meant elimination.
- The picture of Jasmine on the monitor is different before Shawn stops the slot machine.
- When Sky and Dave are in the snowball, Sky's earring is missing.
Dave's hair is present after being burned off.
- Despite Jasmine being taller than Sky, the person they carried during the mudpit is about the same height above the mud.
- When Dave slaps Shawn in the mudpit, Shawn's facial hair disappears.
- When Shawn, Sky, Jasmine and Dave were about to sit down, Dave is shown with his hair when it should have been gone.
Gallery
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See also
- "So, Uh, This Is My Team?"
- "I Love You, Grease Pig!"
- "Twinning Isn't Everything"
- "I Love You, I Love You Knots"
- "A Blast from the Past"
- "Mo Monkey Mo Problems"
- "This Is the Pits!"
- "Three Zones and a Baby"
- "Hurl and Go Seek"
- "Scarlett Fever"
- "Sky Fall"
- "Pahk'd With Talent"
- "Lies, Cries and One Big Prize"