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This article focuses on the interactions between Max and Scarlett.

Overview[]

Become my sidekick

Max deems Scarlett "un-useless" and takes her on-board as his sidekick, much to her chagrin.

As a self-proclaimed "evil genius", Max sees himself as the one with the brains and the skills to win. Despite this, most of his inventions and ideas turn out to be failures. When he is placed on the Pimâpotew Kinosewak, he ends up encountering a true genius in the form of Scarlett. Using her scientific knowledge, she works with Max to help him succeed; however, tension soon forms between them as Max's incompetence begins to greatly anger Scarlett. As the season continues, Max constantly refers to Scarlett as merely his "sidekick", and she eventually grows to deeply resent him due to the lack of respect he has for her. In Scarlett Fever, Scarlett is revealed to not only be a genius, but an evil genius, willing to sacrifice Max, the rest of the cast, and the entire island for the million dollars. Max is forced to join the other contestants against his former partner to foil her plans. He is ultimately the one who fools her into vulnerability, helping to lead to her defeat. In the end, however, both Max and Scarlett are eliminated together, as Chris is fed up with the "evil" contestants by the end of the episode.

Total Drama: Pahkitew Island[]

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Scarlett smirks at the camera.

Opening sequence[]

In the opening sequence, they are seen together as Max attempts to activate a robot with a remote. However, it malfunctions and sparks begin to fly. Scarlett smirks at the camera and pulls out an umbrella just before the robot explodes.

So, Uh, This Is My Team?[]

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Max ordering Scarlett around.

While attempting to construct their team's shelter, Max orders Scarlett around as she pulls the wagon he is sitting in, referring to her as his "minion".

I Love You, Grease Pig![]

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"Come on, Max. We won!"

-Scarlett

While walking to the challenge, Max tries to show Scarlett an evil invention he has created, but is cut off by Chris. Later, when the two are at their respective spots on the obstacle course, Scarlett curiously asks Max what he has created. He explains it is a helmet that turns any animal into his evil minion, to which Scarlett sarcastically replies that she has goosebumps when it fails. During the challenge, Scarlett easily fixes the problem with Max's invention, and it functions properly. When their team wins the challenge and Max refuses to cheer with the rest of them, Scarlett encourages him to cheer up.

Twinning Isn't Everything[]

Max is seen digging through a pile of "evil inventions". Scarlett then walks over to ask him what he is doing; he is so startled by this that he jumps into a bush. Max tells Scarlett his idea to hit the other teams with his balloons by attaching them to a long stick. Scarlett instead suggests that Max should find a sharp object to fire at the other team's balloons, therefore using the other team's weapons against them.

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Scarlett rolls her eyes at Max when he claims her idea as his "genius."

After Scarlett's plan is successful, Max then claims the idea as his own, at which she rolls her eyes. Max states in a confessional that Scarlett is "hopelessly in love" with him, although he decides to ignore it, stating that "evil doesn't date." Later in the challenge, the two are walking through the forest, and Max proclaims that as long as Scarlett is with him she is safe. However, the two are immediately hit with balloons fired by Shawn.

I Love You, I Love You Knots[]

After Max lies during the challenge, claiming that he "fears nothing", his entire team gets shocked. This results in him receiving angry glares from his team, including Scarlett. 

A Blast from the Past[]

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Scarlett describes her plan to a hesitant Max.

While walking to the challenge, Max is trying to come up with a new "evil" name for himself. Scarlett notices what he is doing, and she asks him about it. Max tells her that he has already created his catchphrase, but is having trouble deciding which name to pick. Scarlett asks how he will decide; Max scoffs at her and dismisses her as a "silly girl", before explaining that "one doesn't pick an evil name; the evil name picks you". During the challenge, after Topher and Samey have had their turns, Scarlett encourages Max to go next, but he responds that he'd rather the bear "fill up on the others first". Scarlett says that he'd be missing out on an opportunity for "evil", and gives him the idea to electrify his dueling stick by wrapping a wire around it. When Max runs at Ella with his dueling stick, Scarlett throws him an electric eel, which Max uses to electrify the dueling stick and knock Ella into the water. Later, Max thanks Scarlett for her "minor" contribution to his "glorious invention of supreme evil", to which Scarlett tries to tell him it was no problem. However, he interrupts and deems her as "somewhat worthy of becoming his new sidekick", causing her to abruptly stop walking and her eye to twitch. In the confessional, she is much more agitated than she was in Max's presence.

Mo Monkey Mo Problems[]

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Max awakens his "sidekick".

When Max orders Scarlett to wake up and "fetch food for [his] face" for him early in the episode, Scarlett reveals that he is beginning to annoy her in the confessional. During the challenge, Scarlett advises Max on how to get Jasmine and Topher to respect him. In reality, Scarlett intends to get Max eliminated by letting Jasmine and Topher get caught in one of his traps, then put the blame on him for costing their team the challenge.

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Scarlett glares at Max after he gets caught in his own trap.

However, the entire team ends up getting caught in the trap after Max forgets where he placed it. The plan backfires, and Scarlett realizes she needs to make her team realize that it was Max who created the trap. However, Max voluntarily claims responsibility for the trap, sealing his fate that night. However, much to her displeasure, Max is saved as Ella is disqualified by Chris for her singing.

This Is the Pits![]

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Max demands Scarlett suck the poison out of his behind.

When Max discovers ants swarming his bed, he immediately yells for Scarlett to get up and take care of them. Scarlett groans in irritation, covering her head with her bedsheets, and expresses in the confessional that she "needs him gone". She also concludes that everyone will soon realize who the true mastermind is when they realize how "dense" Max is. As he uses a magnifying glass as a "death ray" to remove the ants, he accidentally sets his bed on fire; she smiles smugly, clearly satisfied that she is one step closer to her expectations. During the challenge, Scarlett leads Max into a nearby cave away from Jasmine and Topher, who have been sealed off in another. Max aggravates Scarlett even further, making sarcastic comments while she tries to figure out their situation.

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"I'd say it's been a pleasure, but we all know the truth: you're inferior."

-Max

When Chris alerts a crocodile to their presence, Scarlett sees this as a chance to finally eliminate him and suggests that he make the crocodile his minion, hoping that he would be eaten in the process. Upon realizing that the crocodile is a robot, Scarlett uses its parts to create a remote control that she uses to activate a nearby elevator. However, Max throws it away before it can be used again, declaring it useless. It is this incident that makes Scarlett officially decree in the confessional that she hates him. Meanwhile, their constant partnership has made everyone else believe that they are in a relationship, to the point that Jasmine says that they are "practically married". Chris elects to split them up, with Max switching teams, because he too has observed that they are seemingly in a relationship and are on the verge on "moving to smooch city." Scarlett is speechless that everyone thinks that the two of them are a couple and attempts to correct them, but Chris cuts her off. Max's final words to Scarlett are that she's inferior to him.

Hurl and Go Seek[]

Now that the teams have merged, Scarlett decides the best option is to keep sticking with Max, believing that his incompetence would end up leading to an easy elimination for him, thus protecting her. She discovers a control panel hidden in a tree, revealing that Pahkitew Island is actually artificial and controlled by a computer. She tries to hack into it, only for Max to vomit on top of it before she finishes, causing the entire island to go haywire.

Scarlett Fever[]

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Scarlett finally reveals her true self to Max, much to his terror.

Scarlett and Max end up paired again in the challenge to shut down the island's self-destruct sequence. She takes full advantage of his stupidity, getting him to do all the work while she stands by and watches him suffer. Once the security door to the control room is open, Scarlett reveals her true nature to Max and sends Scuba Bear to get rid of him. Max eventually gets even with Scarlett by teaming up with the others to formulate a plan, and finally stops her scheme. After the island is finally saved, Max taunts Scarlett one final time and brags that with her gone, he is now the only "true evil" left on the island. Chris, however, puts him in the cannon too, sick of "evil geniuses" ruining the show. As they are about to be shot away from the island, Scarlett begs to be sent away with anyone else but him.

Trivia[]

  • They are the second pair of contestants to take the Cannon of Shame together, the first one being Amy and Samey.
  • Their relationship of an incompetent villain who relies on a "sidekick" to do everything is very similar to that of Dr. Evil and Number 2 from the Austin Powers series, the former of which Max's character is a parody of.

See also[]

Max
Interactions with Scarlett
Scarlett
Interactions with Max
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