Priya and Zee

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This article focuses on the interactions between Priya and Zee.

Overview

Priya prepares to fling Zee in The Launchback of Notre Game.

Priya and Zee are placed on the Ferocious Trout in Total Drama Island (2023). Priya does not majorly connect with Zee at first due to their opposite affiliations. Initially tolerating Zee's antics, Priya loses patience with him throughout the season because of his slowness in diverting her plans. Priya first starts showing hints of annoyance towards Zee in The Launchback of Notre Game, when he directly messes up a flinging attempt. In the same episode, Priya shows a complete lack of faith in Zee, reluctantly acknowledging the unfortunate fact that their victory relied on him. Her frustration with Zee becomes more evident when he temporarily joins her alliance with a “plan that could not fail.” Despite everything that happens, Priya doesn't have a real problem with him and Zee chooses to support Priya when she reaches the finale and is overall impressed by her performance.

Priya and Zee are on the same team again in Total Drama Island (2024). Priya confides in Zee about her crush on Caleb in Ice to Beat You, starting a subplot in which Zee struggles to keep this a secret. This combined with Caleb admitting he only viewed Priya as an ally in Canoe Believe It? got Zee caught up in the complications of Caleb and Priya’s romance. For a while, he worries for Priya, knowing she wouldn’t be happy if she knew the truth. Zee keeps a close eye on Caleb and Priya after this, as he can be seen subtly watching them from a distance in the next few episodes. All this tension gets to Zee in Haulin' n' Ballin', as he cannot keep the secret anymore. The more he watches Caleb and Priya get close, the more difficult it became for him to keep the secret. After they shared their first kiss, Zee exposes the “truth” about Caleb, officially shattering the romance between him and Priya, and putting both himself and Caleb in hot water.

Total Drama Island (2023)

Meet the Victims

Zee has a conversation with Priya about betting against yourself.

When Caleb arrives, a charmed Zee believes its pretty clear who's going to win the season. He then bets twenty bucks on Caleb’s victory. Priya is confused by that line of thinking, pointing out that betting against yourself isn't right. Zee disagrees however, thinking of it as a win-win scenario since if he wins, he’d get the million dollars and if Caleb wins, he’d get twenty bucks.

Pirates of the Cabbage'an

Priya and the others watch Zee’s leg get torn off by a shark and is horrified to see him losing his leg though her worries are unfounded as Zee's leg was a prosthetic. During the elimination ceremony, Priya can be seen glaring at Zee, as his actions caused their team to lose the challenge when he could have ended it in a tie.

Numbskull Island

Zee attempts to help explain what Priya meant to Scary Girl.

Priya initially considers Zee as an alliance member but decides against it for being too much of a wildcard. Zee interrupts Priya and Scary Girl’s conversation, and tries to explain what he thought Priya really meant. Priya's initially relieved and agrees with Zee at first. However, Priya quickly regrets that and becomes increasingly nervous as Zee “fixes” their misunderstanding by making things worse. In the confessional, Zee admits to being proud of having “solved” the problem. As a result of Zee's own words, Scary Girl tries attacking her. Priya and the others give Zee a confused look when he asks how they’d know when the game starts. Zee is quick to join Priya in formulating a plan, and volunteers to play defense. After Priya is injured by Ripper, Zee cringes at the sight of her disfigured face and admits that he believes Ripper did go a little far.

Jurassic Fart

Millie and Priya join Damien’s campaign to vote himself off, they’re introduced to his biggest supporter: Zee. They watch him as he sucks his soda out of a hole in the can right as they discuss voting off Ripper, and this action makes them uncomfortable. At the elimination ceremony, Priya appears to be disgusted when Zee farts after Chris’s warning of trying to contain themselves around the open flame.

The Launchback of Notre Game

Zee is ready to compete in the lightning round, but has no clue what he even said yes to.

As Priya and Zee eat with their team in the main lodge, Zee recalls the events of the previous episode, amazed that his teammates blew up a raptor. Before the challenge, Zee listens to Priya request control over the catapult, and gives Ripper a confused glare when he interrupts her. Zee flings Ripper during his question as to what the lever does, unintentionally going against Priya’s attempt at taking the leadership role. After Priya tells Chase to get in the catapult, Zee assists in “helping”, by throwing him into the bucket so Priya can fling him. When Chris announces the lightning round, Zee tries asking why it couldn’t be “winner shares all”. Priya shushes him, wanting to hear the instructions. As the Trout discuss how they’re going to play the lightning round, Priya realizes they have no choice but to fling Zee, and says this in a tone that would imply she was disappointed about that fact. Zee abruptly agrees, unaware of what “game” they were playing. When Priya explains it to him, he immediately regrets saying yes. As Priya flings him, he promises to see her on her other side.

The Wheel of Vomit

Priya is grossed out by Zee’s love of Chef’s cooking, nearly throwing up after he successfully catches his croissant and swallows it whole. She almost hurls again with the next dish after once again witnessing Zee's casually disgusting way of eating it.

Paddle Field Earth

Priya asks Zee to join her alliance.

Priya and Millie plan to eliminate Bowie but realize they are at a numbers disadvantage, even with Julia joining them. They reluctantly choose Zee, agreeing they need someone so dumb that they don't know they're being used. When Julia pulls him behind the bush, Priya immediately has 46 reasons as to why Zee should join them. He immediately agrees, not needing any reason. Priya is confused when Zee helps Chase and Emma, as she was unaware of his “plan” to conjoin the two alliances. After Millie explains that Zee might be helping the two so they’d never see a betrayal coming, a confessional of Priya is shown, in which she calls Zee brilliant. Priya starts developing a respect for Zee. Later in the challenge he accidentally messes up Julia, Millie, and Priya’s progress after running past them with the idea of going through the geysers as quickly as possible, and he appears to be shocked after seeing the three land on each other. At the elimination ceremony, the votes are in and before the results can be announced, Zee interrupts the ceremony. He steps in front of Priya and everyone else with an announcement that he plans to unite everyone to eliminate Chris. This infuriates Priya, she realizes just how much she overestimated Zee in her confessional. After complaining about his severe lack of intelligence, Priya cements that she had enough of Zee by voting him off for going against her alliance’s plan to eliminate Bowie.

Magma Cum Laude

Zee appears to be amazed after Bowie and Priya pole vault, finding it to be awesome. When Priya is declared the winner, Zee cheers for her.

Total Drama Island (2024)

The Pink Painter Strikes Again

Priya says that she’ll take Zee for her team. However, he misunderstands this, asking what they’re taking him for.

Taking It to the Rim Reaper

Priya prioritizes Caleb over Zee after watching the two collide into one another.

Choosin' for a Bruisin'

Zee accidentally blurts out that Priya had been lying to Emma to encourage her and make her believe that she was picking the right answers.

Ice to Beat You

At the very start of the episode, Zee comes into Team Rat Face’s cabin to ask Priya a question. He is shocked to see her smothering herself with her pillow and attempts to “save her.” This leads to Priya having to explain she was only kissing her pillow: as she was pretending it was Caleb. She tells Zee about her crush on him, and he is supportive and ecstatic after hearing about this. Priya asks Zee to keep it a secret, but she immediately regrets having confided in him as he struggles to understand the concept of a secret, even. For the rest of the episode, Zee keeps sipping on lychee soda to avoid spilling the secret. Priya glares frustratedly at Zee the first time he comes close to telling everyone about their secret and she reminds him to focus on the challenge. Zee continuously fails to remain quiet throughout the episode, much to Priya’s annoyance every time.

Priya tells Zee about how she likes Caleb.

Zee believes Caleb will be overjoyed to hear about this, before Priya reminds him to keep quiet about it.

Priya gives Zee a worried stare as he alludes to the idea of her having a crush on Caleb.

Canoe Believe It?

Priya is worried that Zee might’ve talked to Caleb.

Zee talks to Caleb about how much time he’s been spending with Priya lately. Zee is upset after learning that Caleb doesn’t genuinely like Priya, and he believes Priya would feel the same way if she knew. Priya talks to Zee, hoping he didn’t say anything to Caleb that may ruin things for her. She snaps at Zee, wondering if Caleb said anything about her, not really wanting an answer however. Priya realizes that she shouldn’t have told him, and pleads him not to mess things up for her. As Caleb and Priya flirt, Zee believes that Caleb’s simply showing his charm and muscles while trying to create an alliance. Zee watches with a confused stare as Caleb gives Priya a flower during the elimination ceremony, and pities her while calling Caleb a "big flirt machine" and that she won't be happy when she figures it out, completely unaware that Caleb's feelings for Priya have now become mutual.

Fun Fight at the O'Cake Corral

As Caleb and Priya come close to having their first kiss, they don’t notice that Zee is watching. Priya and Zee smile at each other when they’re placed on the same team for the challenge.

Haulin' n' Ballin'

Zee is done with Priya and Caleb.

Zee watches from his cabin as Caleb flirts with Priya outside. He has a confessional explaining his situation with Caleb and Priya, he admits he's bad with secrets, however has come up with a solution in order to contain it. While Zee is walking around nervously with his pants in his mouth, he trips over a rock sending his pants flying out of where he was containing them. Priya had picked them up, and was now wanting to talk to Zee. This made Zee instantly nervous, particularly when she mentions it was about Caleb. Priya explains that Caleb admitted he's into her too, Zee is taken aback and places his hand in his mouth in order to not expose the secret. Priya then begins ranting about her first kiss experience while Zee tries to grab his pants from her. After a while, Zee is done, and asks Priya to stop talking. However, Priya is not really listening to Zee's requests, and instead asks him about whether he believes herself and Caleb will make it as a couple. Zee hurriedly grabs his pants and dashes off. During the challenge, Zee accidentally bumps into Priya, and he becomes even more worried upon seeing Caleb refer to Priya as his girl after this. After seeing Caleb and Priya kiss, Zee has had enough of this; he spills the beans about the “unfortunate truth” behind Caleb’s intentions. Priya joins everyone in distancing themselves from Caleb and Zee.

Trivia

• Both have had their ethnicity confirmed.
  • Priya is Indian-Canadian.
  • Zee is Hispanic.
• They were on the same team in both seasons they competed in.
• They’re respectively the shortest and tallest members of the Ferocious Trout.