Last Thursday’s episode rolled out a reshaped friendship, a brisk vocabulary note about the word regatta, which means a boat race, and a shocking scene as the host’s cottage exploded on screen. The two teams merge into one sprawling, unruly family. Heroes and Villains are no longer the labels, but the chase for one million dollars stays sharp as ever. Viewers are left wondering who moves forward and who gets flushed from the game.
THE CHALLENGE
The contestants hurry to the McLean Spa Library, and the moment announces Total Drama’s 100th Episode. Chris has a signature challenge lined up, a moment that promises fireworks. But he is suddenly seized by Ezekiel, a mutant figure from the show’s past seasons, and vanishes before the action really begins.
Chef assigns everyone to locate him, reminding them that no host means no show, which means no winner or no million dollars. The group quickly bargains about what the rescuer will get, and the terms are swiftly agreed upon. Zoey points out that Zeke had once stayed in the mine, so the team equips flashlights and descends underground.
There are a few hiccups, like Alejandro losing his boot between two river stones, but the crew finds a mineshaft to enter and fall into. Once underground, Zeke begins picking them off, one by one, in a way that echoes a classic horror film. In the end Gwen and Cameron are the last ones standing, crossing paths with Chris as Chef finally decides to act rather than indulge his emotions.
Chris hangs above a vat of toxic waste while rats gnaw at the rope. The image echoes past grievances and the memory of the cottage explosion that sparked the chaos in earlier seasons. The show is a reminder of those fiery days when things blew up—literally and figuratively.
Chef drives away the rats but leaves behind his spaghetti bazooka, which the mutant wields against him. Cameron steps up and distracts Zeke. He succeeds but is buried under rubble from a surge of acid spit. Gwen uses pasta from the improvised weapon to strike back and save Chris.
Gwen is declared the winner.
THE ELIMINATION CEREMONY
Having won, Gwen earns a permanent residence in the Spa Hotel, immunity for the round, and the power to exile a fellow contestant to Boney Island. Alejandro is exiled. “First my boot, now this?” he mutters.
This marks the second straight week without voting, as Cameron is too injured to continue, trapped in a full body cast and a wheelchair inside a protective dome. Not being able to move means not being able to participate in the game.
Cameron is eliminated.
THE DRAMA
Mal reveals himself to Cameron before the poor kid is flushed, and then manipulates him further. He starts by convincing Cam that everyone is gossiping about him except for Mike and Zoey, sowing doubt and fear. Cameron slips into a mine shaft hole, grabs a root, and Mal promises to help—then does not.
Scott and Courtney start dating. They share an awkward kiss after she falls on him, and he gifts her a shoelace ring that she stuffs away. Not long after, Cameron, pulled into Mal’s scheme, kisses Courtney. Scott trusts Cameron’s insistence that she kissed him, and the couple breaks up.
It turns out that kiss was Cameron’s first as well. He describes it as oddly exhilarating, comparing it to pressing your face against meat, but nice, in his own way.
Alejandro loses a boot. That’s unfortunate. He then finds the monitor room, uncovers Mal’s secret, and grabs a DVD titled Mal’s Greatest Hits as insurance. It’s a savvy move under pressure.