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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Escaping from her humiliating and karmic predicament after falling into the beaver dam, a beaten-up Heather is encountered by Harold, who's still determined to help her. After [[NeverMyFault blaming him for her day's misfortunes]], Harold calls her out for being an AlphaBitch, stating that she would have friends if she learned to be nicer to everyone. When she vainly tries to defend herself by saying that she's liked ''because'' she's popular, Harold's question is enough to leave her emotionally vulnerable for a heart-to-heart conversation.
-->'''Heather:''' People like me! I'm ''popular!''\\
'''Harold:''' Then how come no one wanted you on their team?\\
''(Heather is immediately at a loss for words)''
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** Harold tries telling a story about "[[Film/AmericanPie this one time at band camp...]]"
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* PlotHole: Several contestants miss out on ''Total Drama Action'' as a result:
** Cody and Tyler have been tightly tied to DJ and Owen with a rope, with Cody even commenting once how it's impossible to untie now. In spite of that, they somehow get separated during their fall into the green jelly, with the rope suddenly completely gone.
** Eva and Noah witness the chase after the million dollar case from the communal bathroom's roof. Given that contestants have jumped from much higher even in the very first challenge ever, it shouldn't be a problem for them to jump down and join the chase. It can be argued that since they would've been running on their own instead of being pulled by the improvised sled, they still would've missed their shot, though.
** Ezekiel was caught under Justin's parachute, along with Beth. Soon after, only Beth is free, with Ezekiel still underneath for some reason. Since he wasn never shown freeing himself from the parachute, Ezekiel should've qualified as well. Even assuming he somehow did escape, he's not even shown attempting to chase after the case either. In fact, he completely disappears from the rest of the scene.

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* DiabolusExMachina: In the version where Gwen is the winner, she's forced to give up her winnings from the previous episode whether she likes it or not due to her contract.



** The entire episode is a reference to a movie. The next season would be based entirely around movie genres.

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** The entire episode is a reference to a movie.[[Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld movie]]. The next season would be based entirely around movie genres.



* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''.

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* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''.''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''.
* TheWorfEffect: Justin is able to use his handsomeness to manipulate Gwen and Leshawna into giving up vital information on the current status of the case and get Izzy and Eva to give up the case.
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** Duncan and Courtney spend most of the special betraying each other over the money.

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** Duncan and Courtney spend most of the special betraying each other repeatedly betrays Duncan over the money.



** Courtney and Duncan's rather tumultuous relationship and willingness to betray each other becomes the basis of their relationship for ''Action'' up until its end in ''World Tour''.

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** Courtney Courtney's betrayals and Duncan's rather tumultuous relationship and willingness to betray each other abusive treatment of Duncan becomes the basis of their relationship and her character for ''Action'' up until its end in ''World Tour''.
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* ComedicSpanking: Heather gets this courtesy of a beaver standing on her backside while her head was caught in a beaver dam.
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Geoff bears the brunt of Bridgette's clumsiness, even being knocked off a cliff. In the confessional, Geoff admits he's worried about her accidentally killing him.


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* EasilyForgiven: Averted. As Duncan deals with the angry moose, Courtney cheers him on. Duncan, however, says he hasn't forgotten about her running off with the money while his ankle was injured and promises to settle up with her next.


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Justin uses his looks to convince Izzy to hand over the case. When Noah protests this, Eva fully supports doing so on the grounds that Justin is just so good looking. After Justin leaves, Eva is completely mortified by her behavior and remarks she'll never be able to face her gym friends again.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Geoff helped a moose too small to reach some branches eat, but then Bridgette accidentally bumped into him. Geoff landed on the moose and, as it cried, he noticed the moose's now very angry parent looming over him. Geoff insisted this isn't what it looks like just before he and Bridgette started running.

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* AnimalsHateHer: After Heather steals Harold's makeshift hang glider, it falls apart, and she crashes into a beaver dam. A beaver is on top of Heather and repeatedly slaps her butt with its tail. One of the beavers in the dam sucker punches Heather's head.



* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: Noah has some pretty good ones this episode, such as:
-->'''Eva''': You run like a girl.
-->'''Noah''': Forgot my 'roids back at the gym.

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* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: DeadpanSnarker: Noah has some pretty good ones this episode, such as:
-->'''Eva''': You run like a girl.
-->'''Noah''':
girl.\\
'''Noah''':
Forgot my 'roids back at the gym.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Heather is left alone and friendless by her eliminations.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Heather is left alone and friendless by her eliminations. While looking for the million dollar case, Heather double crosses Harold by stealing his makeshift hang glider, which promptly falls apart, and she lands head first into a beaver dam and proceeds to get slapped silly by beaver tails.


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* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: Heather gets her head trapped in a beaver dam, and she gets slapped silly by beaver tails. Trent, Gwen, and Leshawna, while looking for the case, happen to come by and see Heather's situation. Trent asks if they should help Heather, in which all three share a long laugh before continuing their way, leaving Heather to her fate.
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* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''

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* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''.

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