Down by the Swamp

Plot
The episode begins with Sydney sitting alone in First Class.

Sydney (CONF): This is so weird, at the beginning of the competitions, I would be surrounded by Victory members in first class, sometimes with Team Boss too, and now it's just me

She was talking to an intern, but the intern wasn't really listening. She figured this actually probably wouldn't be good, since in economy class people would be strategizing, and they were.

Kacvinsky (CONF): Final six? This is crazy, us six had to outlast forty-five other competitors, who are all hanging out at a big resort together now...weird. But now that I'm here I'm making it to the end

Kacvinsky and Nupur were talking about their decision to eliminate Serena. They both agree it was morally right, but Nupur points out it might have not been smart in a gameplay sense, since Lizzie is a threat and likable. In the meantime, Justin and Caelan are going over all their options.

Caelan (CONF): This is the first time I've really been put in a bind...crap

The two agree they have to get one of the four to join them to at least force a tie. Justin points out that Kacvinsky would be great in a jury vote, but Caelan argues the other four would be as well.

Justin (CONF): Sure I'm allying with Caelan, but it's out of necessity. All I need to do is convince Kacvinsky to keep me for another episode and I'll figure it out from there, were best friends, he has to

Justin walks over to Kacvinsky once Nupur walks away to go talk to Sydney, and argues that Kacvinsky needs to keep him in the game. Kacvinsky asks why, and Justin says there shouldn't be a reason, and that they are best friends. Kacvinsky thinks it's ridiculous at first, but then thinks about it, and thinks of potentially having Justin go final four with him, Nupur and Sydney. Caelan overhears Justin talking to Kacvinsky about a final four deal as he walks by, which aggravates him, and puts him in an even further bind. It also opens up an opportunity though. He goes over and tells Lizzie that she is on the bottom of the victory alliance, even below Justin. She ignores him, but when she notices that Kacvinsky and Justin are talking, she gets concerned.

Lizzie (CONF): You can't trust anyone in this game, but Kacvinsky and I have been allied since back in Hawaii, which seems like forever ago, back before Nathan got eliminated, Emily too…I've got to win, and to do that I have to make sure Justin is out, it's not fair that he got to return to the game and no one else did

Finally, Chris walks in wearing a Mardi Gras outfit and tells the contestants they will be going to New Orleans for their final six challenge. The six cheer, excited to for the chance to see Mardi Gras. They land and get out in the middle of a swamp. Nupur asks why he is wearing Mardi Gras clothing If they are going to a swamp, and Chris says that their first challenge will be racing to New Orleans in a swamp boat. He brings the contestants to six boats, each propelled by a giant fan built specifically to travel across swamps. He tells the contestants to beware of alligators, the deadly insects and to go. All the contestants jump start their boats and head down the marked path of the swamp leading them to the city of New Orleans.

Immediately, Caelan gets desperate knowing he needs an immunity win and rams his boat into Nupur's, knocking her off the course. Sydney comes up from behind Caelan, and as he is about to ram her, she slams on the break causing him to slam into the trees. This leaves Caelan and Nupur far behind in the immunity challenge, with Justin and Kacvinsky in the lead and Sydney and Lizzie close behind.

A narrow pathway approaches, room for only one boat, but Justin and Kacvinsky are neck and neck. Neither is backing down, causing both to crash and Lizzie and Sydney to zip past them. By the time the two manage to go down the narrow path, Nupur and Caelan have caught up to them from behind, leaving those four behind Lizzie and Sydney. The finish line fast approaches and the contestants are all dodging various obstacles in the swamp, ranging from dead willow trees, to alligators, to docks from the small houses that are there. Sydney manages to inch ahead of Lizzie, but makes a wrong turn allowing Lizzie to gain the lead. Nupur and Kacvinsky are right behind Lizzie, and suddenly an alligator propels out of the swamp and into Nupur's boat. She panics, but doesn't want to jump overboard and risk another one attacking her. Kacvinsky stops his boat, as does Lizzie, and the two circle Nupur trying to figure out how to save her. Sydney and Caelan stop to help too, but as Kacvinsky tries to flag down Justin, Justin ignores him and zooms toward the finish line.

Nupur (CONF): I can't believe Justin would just...leave me like that

Sydney pulls her boat right up next to Nupur's and Nupur jumps in. By the time the five reach the finish line, Justin is already there smirking.

Justin (CONF): Sorry but this is a game, for a lot of money

Unfortunately for Justin, Chris announces the challenge was not the immunity challenge, it was just a one up in the second part, a challenge to see how long someone can last in one of Louisiana's haunted mansions in downtown New Orleans. Chris announced that the contestant with the longest time wins, with Justin getting an extra ten minutes added to his score for reaching New Orleans first. Nupur points out that this also has nothing to do with Mardi Gras, and Chris says that they will get to party after if they don't annoy him any more.

Justin is first, and he walks in the Haunted House ready to not be scared by anything. What he doesn't know, is the house is specifically geared towards the contestants fear. As he walks in, he immediately "sees" a ghostly looking Marisa. He begins to freak out, yelling at Chris, and tries to follow her but as he tries to approach she mysteriously stays the same distance away from him. He turns around and storms out of the house, yelling at Chris. Chris announces it wasn't real, but announces also that Justin's time is up.

Justin (CONF): That was so not cool

Chris announces that he won't be announcing the times until the end, and Kacvinsky is up next. He walks in and it is pitch black, since one of Kacvinsky's biggest fears is being alone in the pitch black. Suddenly, a cackle is heard from behind him and he mistakenly sprints further into the house. After an unspecified amount of time, a terrifying looking old woman breaks Kacvinsky and he bursts out of the house on the verge of passing out.

Lizzie is up next, and fares well until an evil clown strokes her arm from behind and she completely flips out.

Nupur's biggest challenge was her issue with the creepy girl from the Ring, who emerges out of a TV in a blank room causing Nupur to freak out and sprint out of the house.

Sydney is a strong competitor, until suddenly a goose runs down the stairs and chases her out of the house since she is deathly afraid of geese.

Last up is Caelan, and nothing much scares him. He doesn't seem phased until Jigsaw from Saw rides in on his signature tricycle causing Caelan to flip out and sprint out.

Once the contestants are done, they have time to celebrate Mardi Gras and party in New Orleans, with a montage of the contestants partying is shown, finally giving them a chance for them to escape the game. As the montage plays, the song Crocodile Rock plays, with some of the contestants singing along. Afterwards, Chris gathers the contestants on the jumbo jet to announce the winners of the challenge. The person who comes in sixth is:

Sydney: 11:03

Sydney is upset by this, since she thought she did the best. The person who comes in fifth is:

Kacvinsky: 11:06

Kacvinsky isn't surprised, and is proud of himself for making it that long since he gets scared very easily. He goes over and sits with Sydney on the loser bench. The two begin to laugh about how badly they performed since it was a fear challenge, but soon realize that it could be one of them going home. The person who comes in fourth is:

Nupur: 12:14

Nupur comes over and the three laugh again about how scared they got. Kacvinsky jokes about almost going into cardiac arrest due to the scary old lady, and Nupur laughs and argues that was nothing compared to how scared she was of the Ring girl. Then the two poke fun at Sydney for losing because of a goose. Chris then announces the person coming in third is:

Lizzie: 13:45

Lizzie walks over and joins the other three losers. She is proud of herself as well, but is extremely worried now about elimination. Her worry bleeds over to the other contestants as well, and the mood between the four becomes tense. Chris then announces that this is extremely close, but the person coming in second is:

Justin: 16:43

He then announces that Caelan wins with:

Caelan: 17:01

Caelan cheers, and Chris says that Caelan gets to pick one person to bring with him to first class. He asks if they will be immune, and Chris says that they won't be, and if they get voted off then Caelan will be in first class alone. Caelan contemplates who he needs to get in good with the most and chooses to bring Lizzie with him to first class. Suddenly, the scene flashes forward to the elimination ceremony, skipping over any conversations that happened during dinner. He announces that only five people will be moving on to the next round, and after outlasting forty-five of the other competitors, one person will be going home. He hands the first barf bag to Caelan.

Caelan (CONF): It had to be done

The next barf bag goes to Kacvinsky.

Kacvinsky (CONF): I just don't think I can have you around longer, too confusing

The next barf bag is tossed to Sydney.

Sydney (CONF): You are becoming way too big of a threat, I know you're a friend but sorry

The next barf bag is tossed to Lizzie.

Lizzie (CONF): Please don't let it be me, please don't let it be me. Oh yeah, sorry but this is my best chance

That leaves the bottom two as Nupur and Justin. Both look extremely nervous, and neither knows what is going to happen. Chris decides to end the tension, and tosses the final barf bag to...

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.....................................Nupur. Justin looks outraged, and the contestants argue that he got to return, and was originally eliminated back at the boot camp challenge. Justin calms down, and tells everyone good luck in the future. He was glad to have competed for that long, and everyone comes in gives him a hug. Kacvinsky tells him he's sorry, and Justin forgives him and takes the drop of shame, extremely sad about his elimination but happy for the chance to see Marisa again. With that, Chris congratulates the final five, and announces that Team Firecrotch has now been officially decimated.