The teams travel to the south of France where they must fight sharks and build sandcastles, before racing to their next stop in Iceland. Someone tries hard to prove himself to another and succeeds, even though they end up penalized from taking total victory giving it to anotherteam. While aduo with tiny brains go through much to survive, aduo with the biggest brains take too long to calculate their means and end up stranded in defeat.
MacArthur uses her police badge to stop the traffic.
The episode begins with the IceDancers arriving at the start of the leg trying to depart first, even though the PoliceCadets came in first place last episode. After a scolding from both Don and the Cadets, MacArthur vows to keep a closer eye on the Ice Dancers as she does not trust them. For the challenge, teams must take a train to Calanque de Maubois, where they can find their next tip. As the first few teams depart, the Best Friends' tip is stolen by a mime, from whom Devin tries to take it back from. Meanwhile, Junior falls in love with Carrie, and tries to get her attention. However, his efforts to talk to her are ruined by his father who barges in with his own greeting. The Police Cadets have trouble getting a taxi, so MacArthur takes advantage of her police badge to hijack one, allowing them to reach the train station in time. As more teams find a way to get to the train station, the Father and Son fall behind due to Dwayne's lack of energy, but they are still among the first five teams to make it to the train station.
The Geniuses are relieved at the chance of getting to use their knowledge of urban maps to navigate their way to the train station, believing that it'll help them gain a lead in the challenge. While the other teams wait at the train station, the first train arrives and the contestants must compete in a "Botch or Watch," in which they must get their tip from the dorsal fin of a shark. Although most of the teams are nervous about having to compete, Brody is excited about the challenge, believing that being a great swimmer will help him in the challenge. However, he is unable to collect the Travel Tip due to being chased by the shark. The Ice Dancers gain a lead due to Josee's exceptional swimming skills, as train two arrives with four more teams. The Fashion Bloggers take a detour route and arrive via a yacht owned by the Prince of Monaco. The teams must now build a sand replica of the Palace of Versaille, which will be judged by Sandy McCastles (a name which Don thinks isn't his real one), a sandcastle making pro, who will give them their next tip.
Mary uses science to deal with the sharks.
More teams manage to get their tip using unorthodox methods, such as the Geniuses, who use their intellect to retrieve the tip from the sharks. In the confessional, the Geniuses explain the science behind using a magnet, and Don cuts them off due to their boring explanation. Crimson scares another into surrendering its travel tip to her. Only Brody continues to be chased by one of the sharks, pushing the Surfers back as the final teams arrive. The teams begin making their sand replicas using different strategies, with the Police Cadets believing it should be big and Emma deciding to go with their example and the Geniuses think that excessive planning must be used, making them fall behind. Meanwhile, the Vegans decide to start a preservation fund for sharks, but Miles immediately changes her mind after getting mauled by one.
The Geniuses get cut from the race due to being late on the challenge.
Father and Son are the first to complete their sandcastle and must now take a speedboat to Iceland where Don awaits them at the next Chill Zone. More teams continue to finish their sandcastles as the Surfers start working on theirs. The Geniuses also fall behind as the plans they made for their sandcastle get washed away by the wave, and they are unable to build it without a reference. Along the way to Iceland, the Best Friend's boat suffers a motor problem, delaying them. Father and Son are the first to arrive but receive a twenty-minute penalty because Dwayne read the tip before he reached the shore, this allows the Ice Dancers to take first place. The Fashion Bloggers arrive in second but also receive a penalty as they didn't take a train to the beach. As more teams arrive at the Chill Zone, it is now down to the final three teams; the Geniuses, Surfers, and Best Friends. Although the Surfer Dudes' speedboat breaks down, Brody is able to get it moving again by holding some wiring in the faulty motor, although as a result he gets continuously electrocuted. The Surfers believe that they are the last team to arrive and accept their defeat, only for Don to announce that they aren't, much to their relief. Back at the beach, the Geniuses are still trying to build their sandcastle until Don arrives via helicopter to announce their elimination. The Geniuses accept their defeat and leave with Ellody making a joke about how "science isn't everything," followed by laughter from both Geniuses.
No members of the Adversity Twins or Mother and Daughter teams are shown doing the Botch or Watch but it is assumed Jay and Kelly did it.
The Geniuses are the first team to be eliminated without checking in at the Chill Zone, as they fall too far behind the other teams. This will later happen again in I Love Ridonc & Roll and Got Venom.
Don reenacts the Coppertone logo when his swimsuit is grabbed by a crab.
MacArthur's improbable parking skills are likely a reference to a scene from The Blues Brothers. This is further backed up by her mentioning that she once saw this being performed in a movie.
MacDonnell's, as mentioned by Dwayne while trying to bribe Don with coupons, is a parody of fast-food chain restaurant McDonald's.
Goofs
The Rockers get their first Travel Tip before the Sisters, even though Rockers ranked fifteenth place and Sisters ranked tenth place in the previous episode.
When Chet is reunited with Lorenzo after the two chose two different means of transport, Lorenzo is standing in front of a poster with Arc de Triomphe on it.
Chet's facial hair is missing.
However, once there's a close-up on Lorenzo, he is standing in front of a wall, with the poster he is watching being next to him, off-screen.
In the next scene, Chet's facial hair is missing.
Additionally, the bottom of Stephanie's leg is missing when she kisses Ryan while waiting for the train.
After Josee gets her Travel Tip, her hair is dry, even despite she was underwater for a brief moment.
The Sisters are building their sandcastle when they are first seen at the beach. However, a later scene shows Emma taking the Botch or Watch challenge. Despite performing the challenges out of order, they are not penalized.
Part of Ellody's hair has a gap in it.
When Ellody complains to Mary that she can't improvise, part of her hair is briefly not attached to her, showing a gap in between it.
When the Ice Dancers are celebrating coming in first, they are back on the beach in Calanque de Maubois.
Father and Son and Fashion Bloggers' penalties end at the same time, even though the Fashion Bloggers got theirs later and both of their penalties have been twenty minutes long.
When the Stepbrothers fight over who gets to drive the speedboat, they have each other’s voices.
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The Ice Dancers attempt to leave first, but Don stops them.
Tension continues to heat up between the Cadets and Ice Dancers.
MacArthur now has her eye on the Ice Dancers and doesn't trust them.
The next location is Calanque de Maubois.
A crab pinches Don's thong.
Junior meets Carrie...
...and instantly gains a crush on her.
Dwayne spoils Junior's moment.
"Police! We're commandeering this vehicle, maggot!"
- MacArthur
Sanders gets intimidated by an aggressive MacArthur.
The Surfers explain their plan to follow a team smarter than them.
MacArthur drives the car as Sanders navigates.
"Train station! Directions! NOW!"
- MacArthur
MacArthur manage to park the car.
MacArthur produces a ticket for parking in a fire zone...
...then gives one to Sanders for "excessive complaining."
Owen and Noah are the last team to receive their travel tip.
The Geniuses direct the taxi driver.
The Stepbrothers get into another fight.
Kitty wants to take a selfie with Emma.
The Geniuses laugh at the Fashion Bloggers' skin.
Don is attacked by a shark.
Josee completes the challenge.
Dwayne finds a clue.
The camera breaks after Dwayne accidentally punches it.
Tom is frightened by the sharks.
Josee with her clue.
Jacques is pecked by a swan.
The Palace of Versailles.
Sandy McCastles, the judge for the challenge.
Devin finds a clue...
...and so does Mary...
...and Crimson.
The Daters working on their sandcastle.
The Stepbrothers throwing sand at each other.
The Sisters building their sandcastle.
Sandy rejects Father and Son's sandcastle.
Owen gets his clue but also gets surrounded by sharks.
Mother and Daughter work on their sandcastle.
Spud buried in the sand.
Mickey working on the sandcastle.
Emma gets her clue.
Miles scratches sharks out of her preservation list after an encounter with one.
Father and Son are the first team to receive the clue.
Junior helps Dwayne.
Brody finally gets the clue.
The Best Friends' boat fails to start.
Dwayne attempts to bribe Don into ignoring the penalty.
Despite being the first to arrive, Father and Son are penalized.
The Geniuses are forced to "wing it" after their blueprints are destroyed.
The Ice Dancers come in first.
The Ice Dancers celebrating their victory.
The Fashion Bloggers are the second to arrive at the chill zone, but are also penalized.
The Reality TV Pros come in second...
...and The Cadets come in third.
Father and Son take fourth place...
...and The Fashion bloggers take fifth place.
The sixth through ninth...
...and tenth through thirteenth placing teams.
Geoff cheers up Brody in the interview.
Brody gets electrocuted while trying to fix the boat.
Carrie spots Iceland.
Best Friends come in fourteenth.
The Surfers are in fifteenth place.
Don informs the Geniuses that they've been cut from the race.
