Come Sail Away

Plot
The episode opens up with the winners lounging in the luxury cabin. Garrett and Vani are keeping their distance from the group, hanging out in one of the bedrooms. The two are talking about how Archer’s blindside caught them completely off guard, so they’re worried about their strategic position in the game.

Garrett (CONF): Vani and I had a lot of power on Team Waka, and although we really dodged a bullet when Brian was voted out, this is the first time we are truly on the outside

Sofia, Mary, Alex, Clayton and Nico are eating breakfast around the giant table, laughing and arguing about which torture was the worst. Nico says the marshmallow wax that Miller had but Mary and Sofia laugh that girls must have a higher pain tolerance because they do that all the time.

Sofia (CONF): Don't get me wrong, I think we made the right move with our alliance...I just still feel bad about Archer

*flashback to Sofia adding Archer to the Kanye Crew in Dublin, and dancing that night in their costumes alongside Morgan, Sammi and Leigh*

Eli is sitting by the fireplace, Beyla is still asleep and Miller is on a run in the workout room.

Abbey and Duncan sit on the porch and sip coffee. Duncan apologizes for letting Abbey get voted out at the bubble soccer challenge. Abbey says it's not his fault, and hopes they can make it far together.

Abbey (CONF): I mean obviously best case scenario is that Duncan didn't blindside me, but at this point - who knows, I don't trust anyone

She begins to explain how sucky elimination felt as the scene transitions to the regular cabins. In the boys cabin Wilson, Rourke and Townes tirelessly strategy, trying to figure out where they lost the numbers to take out Helina.

Wilson (CONF): Helina looked shocked too, which must mean there’s a third-party power that took control

Grant sits on the outskirts, and when Rourke invites him to join, Grant just shrugs and continues sitting on his bed.

Rourke (CONF): Does he realize how much money is on the line here? Is he even playing the game like how did he make it so far?

Grant (CONF): Strategizing so openly and aggressively is what gets you voted out

In the girl’s washroom, Lauren washes her face as Annie brushes her teeth. Lauren asks Annie if she knows about anyone from Glory working together, and if so she would want to be a part of it, and Annie says she doesn’t but can find out. Lauren continues staring at her and Annie just looks away nervously.

Lauren (CONF): Ok well that was a lie

Kelsey, Phillippa and Izzy eat breakfast together, talking about how lucky they are to have not been targeted at the last elimination ceremony, with Rourke coming to join them and laughing with Izzy. At the next table over, Colby eats with Helina, Paige and Ranjitha, commenting on how the atmosphere feels so different now that the teams are dissolved. Chris suddenly summons everyone to the docks, where he stands with chef and Nathan from season one.

Kelsey (CONF): Man it’s been a while since we’ve had a guest

*flashback to Catherine in a comically light jacket shivering next to Chris in Alaska*

Nathan scoops Alex into a hug, and tells him to get ready for this challenge. Chris smiles and tells them he hopes they are ready to fight for their spot in the game. Behind him, Nathan and Chef are twenty-four speedboats. Chris says tonight’s elimination will be going a little differently than people are used to.

Duncan (CONF): That's just never what you want to hear

He also reminds them Clayton and Abbey are no longer immune, and are now eligible for re-elimination.

Clayton (CONF): *rolls eyes* Thank you for reminding them

He tells the contestants today’s challenge will be a boat race around the island, beginning and ending at the Dock of Shame. Similar to the Tour de Wawanakwa during season one, the contestants are racing to avoid last place because whoever comes in last is automatically eliminated from the game. No vote. No marshmallows. Just a one-way ticket down the Dock of Shame to board the Boat of Losers.

Ranjitha (CONF): Ok this really fucks things up

Paige (CONF): There is no way in hell this is how I go

Nico (CONF): *makes the sign of a cross*

He tells them the first four to cross will win a spot in first class to the next destination. The contestants draw for spots as Chris happily reminds Nathan that this is the challenge that he got eliminated in, but was a bike-equivalent. Nathan sarcastically thanks him, and once the contestants are in their boats, Chef waves the starting flag and the contestants are off around the island.

Almost right away, they come across the first series of obstacles – land mines floating on the surface.

Clayton (CONF): I’m sorry are these active land mines?

Almost immediately, Lauren hits a landmine, wrecking her boat and causing her to have to frantically swim to shore. Wreckage from Lauren’s boat blasts everywhere, with a piece of the steering wheel getting on Rourke’s windshield, causing him to lose visibility and also crash into a mine. Right as things calm down and the two sigh, they heavily flinch as another loud explosion is heard. They look over and see Abbey being hurled toward the beach.

The three frantically attempt to figure out what to do as the other twenty-three boats pull around the corner to the cliff. Nathan stands with a bunch of interns on the top of the cliff, and they begin rolling over giant boulders that start crashing down around the contestants.

Kelsey (CONF): Not that this is any more unsafe than usual but...I would really prefer to avoid having a giant boulder crushing me

Annie manages to narrowly avoid one, and Kelsey ducks to prevent the splash from hitting her, but the ripples in the waves cause Garrett to veer off course and slam his boat into Phillippa’s. The two curse as they slowly sink. Right next to them, a boulder hits Eli’s boat sending him toward the bottom.

Eli (CONF): *soaking wet* Well that sucked

A montage shows Alex turning sharply to avoid a boulder, Ranjitha bracing herself as a huge wave almost carries her into the face of the cliff, and Mary trying to restart her engine. As the race continues, Chef suddenly appears on the beach grinning. He has his signature gross-food cannon, and begins firing it mercilessly at the contestants who are sailing past him. First, he nails Alex right off his boat, with his boat veering into shore and crashing.

Alex (CONF): *covered in mystery meat* Are you kidding me? The gross food? Again?

A moldy pasta wraps around Grant’s face, causing him to slam his boat into Wilson and Vani’s, with all three sinking. As Colby, Izzy and Miller veer past the wreckage, Nico slams right into it, turning the three-way crash into a four-way crash.

Vani (CONF): Ah yes perfect

The race continues, with the rest of the contestants successfully avoiding Chef’s worse-than-normal food.

The scene flashes to Nathan with Chris on a floating wave machine about halfway around the island. Nathan asks how the hell he got this, and Chris says he has his connections, pressing the button. The water around the two of them starts to stir, and Nathan looks worried.

Nathan (CONF): Chris is 100% what I miss the least about this game

Duncan is the first to veer around into view, and the waves start picking up in intensity. Thankfully for him, he barely escapes without having to interact with any sizable waves. But unfortunately for the rest of the contestants, they begin seeing the effects of the machine. A huge tidal wave sweeps Townes’ boat to shore, slamming it into the sand and shattering it.

Townes (CONF): *covered in sand* Ow

A montage shows Miller bracing himself as the boat goes over the top of a large wave, Beyla trying to regain control of her steering, Izzy frantically trying to shovel water out of her boat that began flooding, Paige trying to restart her engine and Kelsey’s boat being flipped entirely upside-down before crashing onto shore.

Izzy (CONF): The stakes for this challenge are just so much higher than for regular challenges

Annie (CONF): We’re just way too close to the end right now - to go home without a vote? That would blow

Annie’s boat comes crashing down over a wave, but she manages to maintain control. In the background, Helina is swept away by a giant wave.

Helina (CONF): *soaking wet* Um

Duncan is still in the lead when the last obstacle presents itself – interns and Nathan scattered throughout various boats with giant net launchers.

Duncan (CONF): It honestly looks like Chris was just running out of ideas with this one

The first net misses Duncan, but the second hits his rotor causing it to tangle up. Immediately afterward, the engine explodes and he dives over the side of the boat, frantically swimming to shore. Almost immediately afterwards, a giant net envelops both Sofia and her boat, leaving her to the same fate.

Sofia (CONF): *charred* I think the exploding engine was a bit much

Clayton suddenly comes bursting through the wreckage. As the smoke clears from Sofia and Duncan’s explosion, he ducks under a net while swerving his boat to dodge another. He is the first to cross, jumping onto the Dock of Shame and letting out a loud cheer. Almost immediately afterward, Ranjitha does the same. The two hug, looking out for the rest of the contestants. Annie is next, and she sees Ranjitha and Clayton. She smiles, when suddenly a net flies and hits her rotor, also exploding her boat and leaving a charred Annie to also swim to shore to join an exhausted Sofia and Duncan. Through the smoke appears Mary, who lets out a whoop when she unloads on the Dock of Shame too, getting third and also securing a spot in first class to the next destination.

The last person to cross and secure a spot in first class is Miller, who employed the “slow and steady” strategy while still managing to keep pace with the middle of the pack, most of whom are now lying exhausted or injured on one of the beaches. He earns a handshake from Clayton and a hug from Ranjitha and Mary.

That leaves Izzy, Colby, Beyla and Paige on the course. All four have made it to the net zone. Nets are flying left and right, with Nathan giggling as he fires them. The four are weaving in and out, with the next to finish turning out to be Paige. She cheers as she reaches the dock, yelling “oh yeah” and squeezing Clayton and Ranjitha into a hug. She nervously turns, hoping Colby and Izzy finish. Almost immediately afterward, Beyla finishes, shaking from excitement. Colby and Izzy reach the dock nearly simultaneously, but the person to make it safely onto the dock first is…

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Colby.

Chris tells Izzy he’s sorry, but she is eliminated. She gapes, saying she didn’t finish last given that most of the contestants couldn’t even complete the race. Chris giggles and says she clearly missed this episode last season, with Nathan giving her a look that says I know exactly how you feel. Because they didn’t finish, that makes her technically the last to cross the finish line.

The camera pans to Lauren, Abbey and Rourke lying exhausted on the beach with smoking boat wreckage strewn about, Garrett, Phillippa and Eli treading water beneath the cliff, Alex, Vani and Nico covered in a gross meat with Wilson and Grant puking from the pungent smell in the background, Townes, Kelsey and Helina passed out in a pile, and finally a charred Sofia, Duncan and Annie.

Izzy looks absolutely devastated. The contestants all return to the dock, where Chris reveals to the group that unfortunately, it’s Izzy’s time to go. People look shocked, as Izzy holds back tears. Paige immediately squeezes her, with Rourke cursing for already losing a close friend he was recently reunited with.

Izzy (CONF): This is how I go? Seriously? I just…I can’t believe it. *sits in silence* Things were finally starting to work out, I was reunited with my allies *pauses again* damn. Well *through tears* this was a wild ride *starts crying* and I had the time of my life

It’s sunset, as Izzy gets ready to board the Boat of Losers. She begins to go down the line, hugging Paige, then Rourke, and every contestant that follows. Helina is the last person she hugs at the end of the Dock of Shame, surrounded by Phillippa, Abbey and Alex, before she steps onto the boat that pulls her off into the distance. Everyone stands at the edge of the dock and waves, with Nathan commenting he feels bad, remembering how much this sucked. Abbey and Clayton nod their heads and tell him they do too, to which he looks confused.

Chris says he’s had enough of the sad vibes, and to fit with the theme, bought a luxury yacht to sail around the island for the night’s party. As the yacht pulls up to the dock, Chris tells the four to pick a buddy to accompany them into first class. Clayton chooses Alex again, Ranjitha chooses Helina, Mary chooses Sofia and Miller goes with Rourke. Eli and Sofia eye Miller warily, but know that Rourke is his friend. After the selections are made, people immediately cheer and load onto the yacht.

On the bottom deck is a dance floor, where Tears is blasting and Helina, Lauren, Vani, Ranjitha, Miller, Alex, Abbey, Colby, Duncan and Annie are jamming. Townes takes shots at the bar downstairs with Kelsey, Phillippa and Paige, while Nathan sits nearby telling Sofia and Mary about his experience on his season over some mixed drinks.

Wilson and Rourke sit on the top deck, speculating about the alliance that took out Archer, now even more scared after losing Izzy. He also tells Wilson he's thinking about trying to incorporate Mary into their game plan, to which Wilson says may not be a bad idea. At the table over, Nico sits with Beyla and Clayton, the three trying to subtly listen in on the conversation and figure out what Rourke and Wilson are planning.

Suddenly, Grant, Eli and Garrett start hollering and dive over the top deck, cannonballing into the water. The other contestants follow suit, stripping down into their bathing suits, climbing up to the top deck and jumping off. A montage shows Alex flipping, Clayton belly-flopping, Abbey doing a cannon-ball, Annie flailing, Helina letting out a cheer as she falls, Nathan screaming and Ranjitha tripping by the edge and just falling off. Everyone laughs and splashes in the water as the scene fades to black.