If You Can't Take the Heat

Plot
The episode opens up with the final twelve sleeping in the luxury cabin. Caroline finally confesses that it was Jen back in the Amazon, causing the other contestants to all gasp. Kacvinsky says then it was convenient that the losers voted her off then. He asks if she is ok and she says that she is, and wants to keep competing. In the meantime, Kacvinsky meets with Lizzie, Ian, Emily, Nupur and Sydney, and talks about their future plans. He said that although their alliance is down five players, they need to make sure they are a tight six until the final six. Despite this, Lizzie expresses concern to Kacvinsky and Emily about what is going to happen at final six. Kacvinsky reassures her not to be worried, but reveals in the confessional he himself is worried about it as well. Justin in the meantime, is happy with his place in the game. Especially since he is back in good with Caelan and Serena united against a common enemy, Liz. The secret that got Ruchi eliminated back in Sydney was finally free. Caelan and Serena learn that Liz convinced Justin to try and throw the boot camp challenge, so that she could eliminate Ashton, for threatening her relationship with Sam. Her plan failed when she couldn't turn enough votes against her, so Justin ended up going home for costing them the challenge. Justin is happy that the truth is out, but Liz doesn't know so that gives him the element of surprise. Chris suddenly blows an air horn, and the contestants walk outside to see two tables set up in the snow, with a bonfire in the middle.

Chris says they are doing another tribute to their fallen comrades, as there has been ten more eliminations since the last one. The dramatic/sad music begins to play, and a montage starts with Katie celebrating the New Year with the performance in Times Square, Joseph tackling the girl he thought was Myra in Japan, Cooper on the London Eye, Andy performing in his team's mash-up, Ashton rollerblading along the Great Wall of China, Channing being pushed over the side of the cruise ship, Clayton performing in "Don't Stop Believing" the music video, Ruchi riding an emu through the outback, Nathanael searching Machu Picchu for the treasure and finally Jen looking shocked when the eliminated contestants voted for her to join them.

Chris then reveals their challenge for the day is a cooking challenge, they have to prepare a meal out of the food that is given to them. A truck backs up, and delivers a ton of food, dumping it into a big pile by the bonfire. Chris says their only means of heating things will be the fire, and that they will be working in pairs that he assigns. He assigns the pairs as follows:

Kacvinsky & Liz

Justin & Serena

Caelan & Lizzie

Caroline & Ian

Nupur & Myra

Sydney & Emily. Kacvinsky (CONF): It's weird having so few people left, it's been over a month, and I've seen so many of my friends get eliminated, it could be me next

Nupur (CONF): Being split into pairs made me realize that things are getting serious, I am glad to have made it this far but I'm paranoid

Ian (CONF): Man, how am I still in? I couldn't tell you, but I've made it this far I am so winning this

Sydney (CONF): I am so glad I am still in this game, but I am even gladder that Myra is too, I don't know if I could go on without her and Kacvinsky

Chris tells the contestants go, and they all raid the food pile. Kacvinsky tells Liz they should make a pizza, since both are from the North, and they begin digging through for pizza ingredients. Myra and Nupur decide to make east Asian food, and Caelan and Lizzie try to make barbeque. Caroline and Ian decide to go simple and make hamburgers, Justin and Serena decide to try and go for something fancy, determined to make sure Liz loses. Finally, Sydney and Emily both don't really know what they are doing, so they decide to just take some ingredients and make something that tastes good. Kacvinsky manages to secure tomatoes and cheese, while Liz manages to snag some dough. They both run back to the table and begin cooking. Serena tells Justin to take over, so that she can sabotage Kacvinsky and Liz's dish. She grabs some Indian spices and sprinkle it over the dough that Liz is kneading. Kacvinsky spreads the tomato sauce over it, so neither notice the secret ingredient slipped in there. Caelan and Lizzie are working well together, having successfully prepared ribs to cook over the fire, and Caroline's "I'm the leader" instinct worked well with Ian's military instincts.

Those two pairs were rolling, but Myra and Nupur were struggling, since neither of them could find any Asian sauce for their chicken. This lead to frustration, and infighting with them. Sydney and Emily continue seasoning what seems to be a chicken, however they are not sure. Caelan and Lizzie are the first done, and they run to the fire to cook their ribs. Unfortunately for them, Caelan trips and stumbles into Lizzie, knocking their ribs in the fire. Caelan kicks them out of the fire, but manages to catch his jeans on fire. Lizzie puts out the fire with snow, but their ribs are vastly overcooked. The other contestants were all already roasting their food as well, so they couldn't do anything about it. The timer dinged, and Chris came over to taste every dish.

He starts with Myra and Nupur's chicken. He calls it bland and gives it a 6/10, since there was no sauce that went with it.

Sydney and Emily's chicken on the other hand got an 8/10, since the two managed to successfully season their chicken well. The two girls high-five, since Chris announced only one pair would be up for elimination, leaving them safe.

Next up are Ian and Caroline's burgers, which get a 7/10 for being a little bland, but less bland than the chicken. The two high-five, since they are safe as well.

Next is Kacvinsky and Liz, who give Chris their pizza proudly. He takes a bite, and says it tastes great, but suddenly starts to yell. His mouth is on fire, and he scoops snow into his mouth to try and cool it. He gives them a 4/10 for almost killing him.

After them, Justin and Serena's steak gets judged. Chris also gives it a 7/10 for being delicious, but undercooked. Justin argues they had to use a fire to cook it and that's why, but Chris doesn't seem to care.

Finally, Lizzie and Caelan's burnt ribs are presented. Liz and Kacvinsky high-five, hoping that their four will be enough to beat the charred ribs. Despite that, Chris gives their ribs a 5/10 since they didn't almost kill him, and they weren't atrocious.

He announces that Emily and Sydney get first class, since they will be going back to the jet next, and that Liz and Kacvinsky are the two up for elimination. At dinner, the contestants are all in a heated discussion about who should be eliminated. Caelan and Serena argue, because on one hand Liz made that dick move against Justin, but Kacvinsky is the power player. Lizzie and Emily call a meeting with Ian, Nupur and Sydney, saying even though Kacvinsky is a strong player they have to stick together and vote against Liz, which will at least force a tie. They return to the table, when Justin stands up, and reveals Liz's secret to everyone. Liz frantically argues, saying that now that they know she is untrustworthy, they might as well keep her because she will be easy to eliminate later. Some of the contestants seem to agree, since Kacvinsky has headed one of the strongest alliances in the game. Justin has a change of heart and fights for his friend, but everyone's opinion seems mixed.

At the campfire ceremony that night, each of the contestants was enjoying their marshmallow except for Liz and Kacvinsky. There was one on the plate. Chris reveals it was a close vote, but the marshmallow goes to...

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.............................Kacvinsky. Liz says they were stupid, and walks the dock of shame. At the end, Kacvinsky thanks Emily and Lizzie for having his back, saying he has theirs as well.