From Dusk Till Dawn

Plot
The episode opens with Team Boss in economy class. Everyone is congratulating Alli for winning them the challenge. Nathanael proudly watches from the minibar.

 Nathanael (CONF):  Look, I'm so proud of her but if she's a threat, her ass is gone

Caelan is still on bad terms with his team, and he officially allies with Catherine, Collin and Andy sitting in one of the sets of four chairs. All of them agree, but look hesitant in doing so.

 Catherine (CONF):  Look I'm proud of Caelan, but that doesn't change the fact I don't trust him...like at all

Samantha and Trevor sit in the other set of four chairs and debate whether or not they should continue working with Marisa or begin an alliance with Caelan and Collin.

 Trevor (CONF):  It doesn't really make sense for me to be in an alliance with Marisa, I don't really know her

John and JP are drinking by the mini-bar, Marisa, Kalee, Serena and Joseph are in a circle on the ground with interns bringing them snacks and Alli and Nathanael snuggle on the couch by some of the floor-to-ceiling windows as the scene transitions to economy class.

Caroline is angry that the team lost, noting they broke their streak and any elimination causes a fragment in the team that will probably linger into future challenges. A lot of her anger stems from Bailey's betrayal, but now that she's eliminated Caroline is hesitant to tell the girls in her alliance in case it gives them any ideas. Lizzie, Emily, Camila, Cooper and Cassy sit and yawn at her tirade, no one really listening.

 Lizzie (CONF):  *groans* Why do you do this to us?

Sitting a little further down on the bench is Matt and Nathan, who both talk about needing to up their strategy given practically no one approached them before the last vote.

Ashton, now having Caroline as a perfect outlet, uses this time to lecture Justin, Liz, Chase, Evan, Clayton and Aaron about how they've yet to win a single challenge.

 Justin (CONF):  I guess she has a point, not losing isn't really winning?

Chase, Evan and Liz are chatting softly, while Clayton gazes out the window and Aaron dozes off. Ashton curses and storms off, as the scene transitions to the mess hall.

Dinner is being served, although given it's late not as many of the contestants are there. Connor sits at a table with Sam, the two chatting away about their time on their respective teams, next to Katie, Rachel, Brandon, Sydney, Myra and Ruchi gossiping about Ashton's crazy leadership tactics and Kacvinsky, Channing, Cohen, Ian, Eugenia, Alma, Ilan, Ellie and Becca cracking up at one of Ellie's insane stories.

 Ian (CONF):  Who knew Ellie was so funny...hmm

It's a cold night, and everyone is about to go to sleep for lights-out when Chris aggressively plays the airhorn over the plane's intercom.

 Myra (CONF):  Oh hell no

He tells them it's time for their night's challenge, and cuts open the doors, sucking the contestants out of the plane. He drops tons of parachutes out as well, so contestants frantically scramble to put them on. It ends up being useless, as they all fall into a large body of murky water.

They crawl out of the water, cold and soaked when they learn they're in Transylvania, located in central Romania. Chris announces that today, their challenge will be to capture a horrifying vampire let loose in Dracula's castle.

That is haunted, he adds.

 Kacvinsky (CONF):  *groans* Why does it have to be haunted

The contestants gather around a fire, shivering and clinging onto one another for warmth, when Chris delves into the horror story behind the castle. Every so often he screams, prompting Myra or Channing to shriek or JP to laugh. Alli and Nathanael, Lizzie and Nathan and John and Camila all hold onto each other tightly, as do Ian and Kacvinsky and Ashton, Liz and Chase. Channing, Caroline, Myra and Cassy are in a big group hug, as are John, Connor and JP. Cohen pops up behind Collin, prompting him to holler and chase after Cohen in response.

A montage shows Aaron startled, Evan screaming and diving behind Kacvinsky, Chase laughing at Ruchi's scream, and Sydney hiding behind Matt. When the story ends, Chris appears next to Marisa and yells "boo" causing her to scream.

The contestants are brought up to the top of the cliff, where a scary castle lies across a rickety bridge right outside the village. Afterwards, Chris gives the contestants an assortment of "vampire catching" materials such as garlic, wooden stakes, bat bait, nets, and bags.

 Katie (CONF):  *deadpan and staring directly at the camera* This is stupid

Chris yells "Go!", and the contestants, still a little damp, disperse into the castle, sorting into groups within their teams.

Chris is sitting in a room in the jumbo jet filled with TV screens and reveals to the viewers that while the contestants are hunting a vampire, there will be an equally monstrous werewolf hunting them. He giggles maniacally as the scene shifts back to the castle.

Ellie and Evan are the first victims of the werewolf, when they wander into the castle dungeon and the werewolf shuts the door behind them. The two scream, with Evan grabbing onto the bars of the door and shaking as hard as he can, but no one else hears them.

 Evan (CONF):  Well...I'm legit going to die in this moldy old castle

Kacvinsky, Cohen and Sydney see a bat, and decide to go chasing after it, thinking it could be the vampire. When they get close they put out some "bait" and wait with their nets.

Alli and Nathanael find a bedroom and begin making out, Nathanael telling her he's so proud of her, when the werewolf comes and bags them.

Cassy, Matt, Nathan and Lizzie all find "vampire tracks" and follow them. They spot a shadowed figure around the corner and begin to chase it. Nathan and Lizzie turn the corner and scream, thinking they found the vampire, but it turns out to be Sam who nearly passes out from fear.

Camila is sneaking around alone when she bumps into John, who is with JP. They stare awkwardly at each other before all three are bagged by the werewolf and thrown into the dungeon with Ellie, Evan, Alli and Nathanael, bringing the eliminated count up to seven.

 JP (CONF):  Look, I'm glad my dude John is happy but he needs to focus

Ashton is soon grabbed as well when she steps on a booby trap and is caught in a net.

 Ashton (CONF): Fuck

While waiting, Kacvinsky and Sydney run into Marisa, Collin and Andy. They begin talking and the six agree that if their teams combine, they can take out all of Team Firecrotch's members which guarantees them at least final thirty or so. Collin and Cohen spearhead the plan, with the other four all nodding along. They agree, and Kacvinsky, Sydney, Marisa, and Andy spread out to go tell this to the remaining players of their respective teams.

Right as the four leave, Collin and Cohen dap, glad their plan worked, when the werewolf comes and bags both of them.

It then flashes to a montage of the four alerting as many teammates as they can. It first shows Kacvinsky tapping Cooper on the shoulder, startling him, then Andy popping up in a bush by Samantha and Trevor, Sydney leaning and whispering it to Eugenia and Rachel in the ballroom, Marisa popping out of a stall and scaring then telling Kalee and Catherine, Kacvinsky whispering to an increasingly excited Emily and Marisa telling Alex on their way down the spiral staircase.

The montage ends on Andy telling Caelan, who immediately shoots down the plan. Andy asks why, but Caelan insists Team Victory isn't trustworthy, and knows Team Boss is a much bigger threat to them than Team Firecrotch.

 Caelan (CONF):  This plan is brilliant, so obviously I don't want it to work...I want to get revenge on the teammates who blindsided my friends sooner rather than later

As Kacvinsky is telling Channing the plan, Liz overhears. Liz, now angry, is about to go tell her team, when the werewolf snatches her up.

Kalee and Catherine are walking down when they run into Justin. All three get ready to run, when they spot the vampire. The three run after it, but Justin trips and is grabbed by the werewolf. Kalee and Catherine continue to pursue the vampire, each wielding their giant net like a battle-axe.

Justin is thrown into the dungeon, the occupants now being Liz, Alli, Nathanael, Camila, John, JP, Ellie, Collin, Cohen and Evan. Justin comments that he's excited that at least not too many Team Firecrotch members have been caught yet, when almost comically Katie, Ilan, Ruchi and Alma are all shoved into the dungeon one after the other. Justin hangs his head, walks to the corner and begins softly banging his head against the wall.

A montage shows the werewolf taking down more contestants - bagging Samantha and Trevor outside by the moat (with questionable motives), an on edge Sam from the back of the Victory pack, Cassy from a secret tunnel, Clayton and Connor on one side of the library then Eugenia and Rachel on the other and finally Aaron alone in one of the bedrooms.

 Aaron (CONF):  *shaking* Me? S-scared? No

Chase wanders down a hall with Brandon and Myra, and tells the two of them he needs to find a way to make Ashton chill out so that the team can start really winning challenges.

 Chase (CONF):  If Ashton thinks her psycho "pep talks" are helping the team, she is sorely mistaken

Brandon shyly brings up the possibility of voting her out, but he shoots it down, telling Brandon that Ashton is one of his closest friends so he wants to keep working with her. He just needs to figure out how to get through to her.

Nathan, Lizzie and Matt continue walking when they begin to ask Lizzie about what the strategic dynamic of the team looks like. She begins nervously sweating, saying she doesn't know, and Matt counters asking if she really expects him to believe that Caroline doesn't have some sort of crazy alliance already.

 Matt (CONF):  I mean come on Lizzie

Thankfully for her, the werewolf comes and snags the three before she has a chance to respond.

Another montage shows contestants upping the ante, both out of fear and as they realize the castle is beginning to empty out. It starts with Serena and Joseph running down a hall when they hear a noise, then shows Myra, Chase and Brandon running down the spiral staircase passing Ian and Emily going up the other direction, Caroline covered in mud searching through the swamp, Kalee and Catherine hot on what they believe is the vampire's trail, Alex, Marisa and Caelan running through the stacks in the freaky medieval library and ends on Kacvinsky and Sydney walking back to back, both scared out of their minds.

They move slowly, hoping that they will just make it to the end of the challenge without anything too scary, when suddenly the werewolf lunges from behind an empty suit of armor and attacks. Both freak out and immediately begin fighting back. A fight ensues, and Kacvinsky and Sydney manage to catch the werewolf in their giant net. They realize this isn't the right creature, but they figure it could win them something so they agree to get to Chris asap.

 Sydney (CONF):  Yeah I mostly just want out of this castle

They're rushing across the rickety bridge when they see Kalee and Catherine running beside them, something wriggling inside a giant burlap sack. The two girls look confused at the furry lump in the net Kacvinsky is holding. Both pairs cross the finish line at the exact same time.

A confused Chris asks how two things were captured and right on cue Kacvinsky and Kalee release their respective beasts. Chris, impressed with Team Victory for catching the werewolf, decides that although they didn't do the challenge, they win. He then tells Team Boss they also win, for actually completing the challenge. That leaves Team Firecrotch who loses yet again, for having nothing to show as a result of the challenge (and a ton of contestants in the dungeon). The scene shows Chef unlock the door to the dungeon, prompting a near stampede out of the castle to get the hell away from this haunted experience.

At dinner before the elimination ceremony, Team Firecrotch discusses who to vote off. Amidst the chatter, Ashton asks for the floor. She bluntly states that Chase is a bad team captain, and thinks he needs to go, despite being her friend. He looks absolutely shocked she would throw him under the bus like that, asking what her problem is. She argues that he has lead the team for five challenges and they've yet to win a single luxury experience, not to mention losing David in the process. A silence falls over the table.

Slowly, Justin, Alma, Connor, Liz, Ruchi and Becca begin to nod in agreement. Chase, upset, accuses Connor of throwing the challenge, as he was never seen doing anything, with Aaron and Evan immediately backing him up, wanting to protect their friend. Despite Connor immediately rebuffing his point, this manages to stir things up between the Team Firecrotch members.

 Connor (CONF):  What the hell? I didn't see you doing anything in that challenge Chase

Liz states that they need to step up their game and that they need a better captain to do that. When people brush off her reiteration of Ashton's point, she hushes everyone and drops the bomb that the other two teams have decided to attempt to work together to save themselves from elimination. A second silence hits the table.

 Ruchi (CONF):  Oh my god we're fricking screwed

Becca asks for more details, and Liz says that she heard Kacvinsky tell Channing about the plan the Dworsky twins formed. The two teams figured if they are always targeting Team Firecrotch, no matter who comes in first, someone from Team Firecrotch will be going home. Ellie and Becca look at one another scared, and people begin to realize they really do need to step up their game.

Evan immediately argues that Chase is a better asset in challenges than Connor, and that being a "captain" has played almost no role in any of the challenges. Alma asks what Chase has done that Connor hasn't, and Clayton steps in saying Chase is more athletic. Becca immediately retorts saying Connor is twice as athletic. The bickering continues before Chris gathers them for the barfbag ceremony.

-- Chris walks in and says he's overall disappointed with Team Firecrotch's performance, and if it was up to him, they'd be sending two players home that night. Ellie rolls her eyes, as he continues and says to go into the confessional and stamp the passport of the contestant you want to vote out of the game.

 Ellie (CONF):  This is a pretty obvious one...*stamps Chase's passport*

 Ilan (CONF):  Gotta watch out for my boy *stamps Connor's passport*

 Chase (CONF):  Nothing against you dude, but looks like it's me or you at this point *stamps Connor's passport* I can't believe Ashton...

 Connor (CONF):  *stamps Chase's passport* Ok I understand your ass is on the line, but accusing me of throwing the challenge? Are you kidding me?

 Liz (CONF):  *holding up both passports* Err...

 Clayton (CONF):  Come on team we have to make the right choice here *stamps Connor's passport*

Chris tosses the first barfbag to...

Clayton.

He lets out a loud cheer.

Liz. Ashton.

The two girls hesitantly hug, Liz a little upset at throwing Chase's name in the ring this early in the game.

Alma. Ruchi. Brandon. Aaron.

Brandon and Ruchi hug tightly, as Aaron silently smiles and Alma lets out a huge sigh of relief.

Ellie. Becca. Katie. Justin. Ilan. Evan. Myra.

He calls their names rapid-fire, nearly hurling the bags at them. Evan doesn't even catch his, extremely nervous his closest friend in the game is going home. The others however, wildly celebrate. Ilan scoops Becca into the air, and Myra, Justin and Katie share a three-way hug.

That leaves the bottom two of the night as Chase and Connor. Chase looks confident his team chose him over Connor, while Connor is trying to look confident but more nervous.

 Connor (CONF):  Oh man, Chase has so many friends on this team it's over for me

Chris draws out a long, dramatic silence, before handing the last barfbag to...

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Connor.

Chase looks absolutely shocked, as does Connor. Connor, after gaping in silence for a few minutes, gets up and cheers enthusiastically, throwing his fist in the air. He daps Chase, apologizing, but can't contain his excitement.

Chase on the other hand looks devastated. Ashton comes over to hug him goodbye, but he completely ignores it, hugging Ruchi, Myra, Liz, Aaron, Clayton, Justin and Evan before fuming off to the Drop of Shame.

 Chase (CONF):  This is literally a team of my friends...what the hell just happened?

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