Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Plot
The episode opens up with a shot of the luxury cabin at night, the light from the windows illuminating the dark woods immediately surrounding it. Inside, Team Friendship is celebrating their first win as a team.

Gianna (CONF): *wearing a silk gown and holding a cookie in each hand* This is bougie as fuck I love it

Most of Team Friendship is gathered around a giant table, feasting on an extravagant dinner. Yunah and Myra laugh as Gianna tries to fit as many shrimp in her mouth as she can, Annie and Frances talk over a steak and Miller, Nico, Dan and Karthik sit at the end of the table, laughing and sharing stories.

Nico (CONF): This is the best we've all gotten along in well...ever

Frances (CONF): This team was off to a rough start *beginning to count on her fingers* Connor blowing it during the cliff climb, Sierra fucking up in Hawaii, losing the canal race in Venice, and so on and so forth...but I think things are finally starting to turn around!

Clayton is sitting with Ryan and Sibu by the fireplace, and Kelsey is passed out on the huge comfortable couch, occasionally waking and happily sighing, so contently full.

A transitional camera shot shows the darkened island, with fireflies whizzing around, crickets chirping and the crisp autumn air softly blowing the outlines of leaves. After dinner (that questionably gave Phillippa food poisoning), the other three teams congregated outside the campfire to roast marshmallows.

Cleo (CONF): Is there no like...worker's union for us? I mean we're barely fed unless we win, and I use the word fed very loosely

Phillippa (CONF): *puking*

Vani is telling a scary story, slowly creeping around the scared contestants, before ending with a loud roar causing everyone to scream, Dani to burst into fearful laughter, Alex to grab onto Nick and Hailey, and Cleo and Suzanne to jump behind Fiona. This prompts everyone else to tell scary stories of their own, with Wilson telling the next one, scaring Kirk into nervously shoving three s'mores into his mouth. Kirsten follows with one about a chainsaw murderer terrorizing a summer camp, suddenly appearing at the end behind Helina, Colby, Yuri and Ranjitha prompting them all to scream and a nearby Abbey and Duncan to burst into laugher.

Colby (CONF): But there isn't a chainsaw murderer at this summer camp...right? *nervously jumps and lets out a small shriek when a firefly suddenly lights up to his right*

A montage follows of Duncan menacingly over the fire and waving his hands as he tells his story, with Suzanne burying her head into Izzy's shoulder and Rice, Phillippa and Helina entangled for comfort. Lauren calmly telling hers sitting on her stump, with Patrick periodically looking over his shoulder at the pitch black woods out of paranoia and Hank nervously loading up on more marshmallows. Zack dramatically tells a love story about a gay vampire, prompting intermittent laughter and fear, with Mary and Sofia holding onto each other tightly and Zach struggling to keep a straight face. Finally, Nick goes and ends his story in a scream, prompting Paige to jokingly hit him and Ani to jump into Matt's lap out of fear.

Suddenly, Chris blows his air horn and everyone screams in horror. He looks down and sees Izzy clinging onto his legs. She smiles, dusts them off and quickly returns to the other contestants.

Izzy (CONF): So I have a very active imagination so I don't love scary story time

The members of Team Friendship come out, a majority in their pajamas and none of them looking quite happy to be there.

Chris congratulates the remaining fifty-five contestants for surviving two cycles of the game, and tells them that every two cycles, they will pay tribute to the previously fallen contestants with a video montage set to dramatic music. Chef, in a pink onesie, rolls out a giant TV. "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes begins to play as a montage shows Connor losing his grip and falling off the cliff, Mahmoud viciously punching Miller in the hunger games challenge, Sierra climbing up the cliff with the torch in Hawaii, Clay running through the crowded streets of Dublin on Halloween, Chloe trying to throw the tranquilizing dart at the bear but hitting Beyla, Morgan ducking under a dodge ball, Duma rowing the boat through Venice, Leigh climbing up the dragon in the castle in San Marino, and finally Graham vomiting in Norway.

Hailey (CONF): Wow it’s only been about two weeks and we’re already down nine contestants...that's honestly the scariest story of them all

Chris announces that this next challenge will be taking place all night, so they won’t be sleeping. Alex locks eyes with Sam and Myra, the abuse of season one bonding them. A collective groan from the contestants transitions him into announcing that their challenge is going to be a scavenger hunt throughout Wawanakwa.

The catch: the psycho-killer with the chainsaw and the hook from the first season is out there somewhere, and if he catches you then you are out of the challenge. And possibly dead. But probably just out of the challenge. He also mentions that if your whole team gets caught, you automatically lose the challenge, no matter how many items you've collected.

Townes (CONF): I’m sorry did he just say psycho-killer?

Kirsten (CONF): What do you mean "probably dead"?

Erica (CONF): Yeah no this is a joke

Sam (CONF): *laughing* Oh Chris

Somewhere off in the distance a chainsaw is revved and Chris yells "Go!". He tosses them maps and flashlights and the teams all race off toward the closest point of the map, which seems to be somewhere in the woods. All four teams are in a big jumble, when another revved chainsaw is heard, this time a little closer. Kirsten comments that this isn’t funny anymore, and Myra notes that Chris isn’t doing it to be funny.

Through the chaos, distinctions between the teams start to form. The members of Team Waka start to organize and slightly pull ahead, but Hank stepping on a pressure plate activates a spring trap that launches the entire team to the other side of the island.

Now in the lead is Team Booty, until Sammi hits a trip wire that opens a giant trap door that drops the whole team into the mines underneath the island.

The members of Team Glory, next in the lineup, look confused, when Dani trips a little red laser that turns on a giant fan. The gust of wind is so strong it physically lifts the members of Team Glory off the ground and hurls them toward the luxury cabin.

Alex (CONF): So, I don't quite think that's how physics works?

The members of Team Friendship slow to a jog, more cautious with the disappearance of the other three teams and not wanting to activate anymore traps. Clayton and Sibu lead, laughing about the clusterfuck that just occurred.

Clayton (CONF): This is quite frankly ridiculous

The scene flashes to Team Booty in the dark mining tunnels beneath Wawanakwa. Wilson finds that he had dropped the flashlight in the fall, with Sammi having crushed it. Wilson loudly asks Sammi if she broke it, to make it clear who was at fault, causing some of the people in the tunnels to shoot Sammi dirty looks – or what they assume is her direction in the pitch black.

Thankfully for the team, Kirk has a little glow-in-the-dark keychain and Sofia has a backup flashlight, so they press forward, following the map toward the nearest item they need to get – a little statue of Chris.

Helina (CONF): Could Chris be more narcissistic?

Team Waka ends up at the base of the giant cliff, with the nearest item being an egg from a nest at the top of the tallest tree at the very top of the cliff. They all groan and begin hiking up the side. In the rear, Zack begins to let out a stream of complaints about not operating well without sleep. Erica points out that none of them will be sleeping so they're in this together, but Zack sarcastically fires back with an "oh well that really makes me feel better." Matt and Abbey walk behind him, frustrated.

Abbey (CONF): He is not making the whole “CK getting picked off one by one” thing any easier, that's for sure

Slightly ahead of them, Garrett, Hank and Mary nervously glance around, the darkness making the woods around them look like they disappear into a void. Additionally, Rourke walks beside Phillippa, discussing adding her to the alliance. Paige, Ani and Suzanne intermittently chime in, bolstering Rourke's argument. She eventually agrees and Paige and Ani exchange satisfied looks, and Suzanne points out the next step is figuring out a target the next time they lose.

Phillippa (CONF): I'm honestly a little offended- hold on *leans over to puke again* anyways, I'm offended I'm just now getting asked

Vani and Brian lead the way, Vani holding onto Brian's arm out of fear.

Team Friendship had stumbled upon the mess hall, deciding to go after the brownie that was in Chef’s kitchen. They go in, assuming they won’t have a problem. A shot from the floor shows their footsteps, a loud creak every time someone's foot meets the old wood. Kelsey points out this is even scarier than the food, a joke met with nervous laughter. Clayton, Dan, Annie and Myra enter Chef's kitchen when the door suddenly slams shut behind them and the power cuts out. Yunah runs over and bangs on the door from the other side, but it's not budging.

Yunah (CONF): Literally what the fuck Chris

Back in the kitchen, Myra sees a movement in the shadows, and the four freak out and huddle up.

Yunah is still banging on the door, before Kelsey tells her there's no hope. It falls silent, until Annie's scream rips through the silence and a loud chainsaw rev is heard from inside. The kitchen door wildly swings open prompting Sibu, Yunah, Kelsey, Miller and Nico run in. Nico flips the light switch, but the only thing in there is a plate of brownies - no trace of Clayton, Dan, Annie or Myra. Sibu quickly grabs a brownie the ushers the team out.

Team Glory decides to look around the luxury cabin for the pillow with Chris’s face on it.

Izzy (CONF): Ok this place is fucking huge how are we ever going to find a pillow

Rice (CONF): Of course Chris put his face on the pillow

Furniture is starting to move on it’s own, and the lights keep flickering on and off until finally, they shut off for good.

Nick (CONF): Hey so yeah I didn't sign up to star in the next paranormal activity movie

By the end of the display, all of Team Glory is clutching onto one another. Dani has to use the bathroom so she brings Hailey with her, and when they go in and look in the mirror, they see a demonic-looking woman smiling at them. The other contestants hear a scream and Rice runs over and yells back to the team the girls are missing.

Finally, after around ten minutes of timid searching, they find the pillow in one of the random bedrooms under the bed, and bolt as fast as they can to get out of the luxury cabin of horrors.

Zach (CONF): Yeah never thought I would want to be out of the luxury cabin so bad

As they run, the cabin begins acting like it has a mind of its own, with things flying around, doors randomly closing and shadowy figures popping out of random doorways. When they get out, Kathryn does a head count, noticing there are only ten when there should be eleven. Suddenly, they hear Nick scream from inside the house. Rice is ready to run back in, but Kirsten stops him, saying there is probably nothing they can do at this point.

Thanks to the backup flashlight and keychain, Team Booty secures the idol of Chris and emerges from the mines, but notices that Patrick and Cleo are missing but no one had noticed. Sam checks the map and sees that the closest item to them is on the beach on the far side of the island, but it doesn't say what the item is – concerning them. They trek on and hear another scream to see that Sofia and Yuri had gone missing as well, which meant they were now without the backup flashlight. While they are looking in Sofia and Yuri’s direction, another scream is heard from behind them. They frantically turn around again to find Helina missing. A chainsaw rev is heard. After this, they all bolt toward the beach as fast as they can as the scene zooms out to show the dark island then zooms back in to Team Waka at the top of the cliff.

The team huddles around the tree as they work to get the egg. Mary looks around and does a head count, asking where Abbey went, and the team notices she is no longer with them. Phillippa yells up to Matt and Erica, who are the ones climbing, to hurry up. A revved chainsaw is heard from nearby. Brian and Paige grab onto each other and Suzanne screams. Erica grabs the egg and tosses it to Matt, who tosses it down to Hank. They cheer and begin walking down the hill when an unidentifiable object flies at Ani and knocks her over the side of the cliff. The air is knocked out of Matt, and he runs to look over the side only to find she has vanished. In the meantime, Phillippa had constructed a sled-like vehicle, and they all jump on and shoot down the hill, presumably away from danger.

Brian (CONF): Matt sure reacted strongly to Ani being pushed over the cliff…that’s suspicious

The Team Friendship members are canoeing to Boney Island, where they have to get a piece of a totem pole that Chris had scattered around it. Kelsey and Ryan are in a canoe together and it suddenly capsizes. When it turns back over, the two of them are gone. Yunah, sharing a canoe with Miller, Karthik and Nico, looks to see when they're going to resurface, but they never do. Sibu, Frances and Gianna share the other canoe, with Gianna holding on to Sibu for moral support. When they arrive, a mysterious growling comes from the nearby woods, causing the seven remaining Team Friendship members to start running.

Sibu (CONF): Nope, nu uh, nothing good EVER comes from mysterious growling noises

Suddenly, Miller accidentally sets off a trip wire and nets start firing from the left and the right. Yunah ducks under one and Sibu rolls under two. Nico hurdles over one and Frances catches one and throws it aside. Gianna and Karthik however, aren’t so lucky and each get tied up in nets. Frances and Sibu frantically try to break them out but can’t. Yunah says they have to leave them because there is no hope of getting them out. Gianna and Karthik protest, saying there is quite possibly a psycho-killer with a chainsaw on the loose, but Miller apologizes and backs up Yunah and the five continue without them.

Karthik (CONF): Um ok

Once Gianna and Karthik are out of range, the remaining five hear them both scream before being abruptly cut off.

Miller (CONF): Ok this challenge is ridiculous

Sibu (CONF): I literally don’t think I’ve ever been more scared in my entire life

The scene shifts to Team Glory, who decide to go after the brownie because the mess hall is close to the luxury cabin. Unfortunately, Zach and Lauren fall victim to the kitchen trap, with the two of them disappearing without a trace.

Colby (CONF): This is actually psychological torture, this is worse than Dublin

The remaining eight snag a brownie from the kitchen and continue on.

The scene shifts to Team Booty on the beach. Wilson had also gone missing on the way over. There are four giant X’s, one for each team, and four shovels per team so Sam, Kirk, Archer and Fiona begin digging. Ranjitha and Townes are cheering on the diggers, making them laugh, as Sammi and Grant stand on watch duty.

Grant (CONF): My heart is pounding

Sam’s shovel hits something metal and the team cheers. Unfortunately it is a spring trap that launches Sam off into the distance. The seven remaining Team Booty members look nervous and are now down one shovel. Kirk and Fiona pass theirs to Townes and Grant and the digging continues as the scene shifts to Team Waka, who is in the graveyard where the map says they have to find some sort of ruby. Zack is yelling at Phillippa because Mary and Brian had fallen off on the way down the cliff and are now missing. Phillippa replies saying at least she contributed something with the sled. Zack scoffs.

Zack (CONF): Um I'm sorry, since when did building a death trap costing us two of our teammates count as "contributing"? *rolls eyes*

One of the graves has Waka written on it, with two shovels propped up against the headstone.

Duncan (CONF): Well that’s unsettling

Hank and Vani begin digging. Suzanne and Rourke are walking around looking at the different graves when they stumble upon one with the psycho-chainsaw killer’s name on it. Suzanne is about to call out to her teammates when the ground crumbles beneath her and Rourke. They land in an open coffin, which closes. Garrett and Paige jump down after them, but when they open the coffin the two are gone. Suddenly, the island begins rumbling, burying Garrett and Paige. Erica, Phillippa, Zack, Matt and Duncan frantically try to dig them out, but they dig all the way down to the coffin with no trace of Garrett or Paige, leaving them down to just seven members.

Matt (CONF): This is seriously messed up

Erica (CONF): I watched last season and it was literally never this dark

Hank and Vani return to digging the other grave, as the scene flashes to Team Friendship. The five remaining members have secured a piece of the totem pole and are canoeing back. This time, Sibu, Frances and Nico share a canoe, as do Yunah and Miller. They decide to make the cliff climb next to look for the egg. It is eerily quiet on the way up, since everyone is paranoid and things are tense due to mixed opinions about leaving Karthik and Gianna behind on Boney Island. When they make it to the top, Miller and Nico begin the climb for the egg when the same unidentifiable object that took out Ani goes barreling toward Sibu. Thankfully, she drops to the ground just in time, avoiding being sent over the side of the cliff.

Sibu (CONF): Alright I’m so over this challenge

Glory similarly makes good progress, as they had entered the mine tunnels looking for the statue of Chris and found it, the only problem being they emerged out the other side without Beyla and Kathryn.

Colby (CONF): *screaming in frustration*

Team Booty had gotten the treasure chest from the beach, but is now down Kirk, who fell victim to the trap in Chef’s kitchen that took out Zach, Lauren, Clayton, Dan, Annie and Myra. Despite the setback, they also secure the brownie and are headed toward the canoes to make their way toward boney island. Fiona, Sammi and Archer take one canoe, while Grant, Townes and Ranjitha take the other. While Grant, Townes and Ranjitha try and make light of the situation, Sammi, Fiona and Archer remain dead silent.

A montage follows of Team Booty running out of the cave on boney island, Team Glory running out of the mine, Team Waka digging up the grave and Team Friendship sliding down the cliff with their egg. It is followed by Ranjitha finding the pillow with Fiona holding the closet door shut against a mysterious force, Alex tossing the totem pole part to Kirsten as they run out with Eli looking out over the bushes for the source of a growl, Erica and Phillippa digging up the treasure chest with Vani nervously playing with sand in the background, and Miller and Yunah finding the ruby in the Friendship grave with Nico shivering as he reads one of the names on the grace.

A second montage follows of Grant being knocked over the cliff by the object, Erica and Duncan in the kitchen as the door slams shut behind them, Matt caught in one of the nets on Boney Island, Eli falling off Team Glory’s sled-like thing as they slide down the cliff with the egg, and the demonic woman in the mirror of the luxury cabin bathroom grinning at Frances, who screams.

Rice, Alex, Colby, Kirsten and Izzy move cautiously toward the beach. When they see two of the X’s are already dug up, they kick it into overdrive, with Kirsten, Colby and Rice digging and Alex and Izzy keeping watch. When Rice hits metal, Team Glory falls for the same thing that Team Booty did, with them cheering thinking it’s the treasure chest but actually having Rice sprung into the distance. Alex quickly grabs the shovel and once the chest is dug up as they ran toward their last destination – the graveyard. As they run out, Team Friendship runs past them running toward the beach.

Miller (CONF): Fuck

Miller, Sibu, Yunah and Nico all grab shovels and begin digging, but without a lookout, Nico gets dragged away by the psycho killer with a chainsaw and a hook. Sibu becomes lookout as Yunah and Miller frantically dig, scared shitless from the challenge and nervous that most of their teammates are gone.

A quick scene shows Team Waka emerging from the mine, Chris figurine in hand but without Phillippa. They make way for the luxury cabin, their last stop. It then shows Team Friendship pass them as they run into the mine, with their treasure chest in hand, with Miller, Yunah and Sibu cursing again.

Yunah (CONF): Damn it I hope we’re not too far behind

Team Booty and Team Glory arrive at the graveyard at the same time, and with that, all four teams are working for their last item of the scavenger hunt – Glory and Booty trying for the ruby, Waka looking for the pillow and Friendship looking in the mines.

Colby is the first to find something, finding the grave with Glory written across it.

Beyla (CONF): Oh yeah no I don’t like that at all

Kirsten and Colby begin digging, with Alex and Izzy standing back-to-back, terrified of something coming. The two of them are walking through the graveyard to try and ease the tension. They step right over the rigged grave, and start walking back when they both bump into the psycho killer with a chainsaw and a hook. Both of them scream, causing Colby and Kirsten to dig faster. They find the ruby and turn to see Alex and Izzy gone, but the psycho killer grinning at them. The two make a bolt for the finish line and see Yunah and Miller, who had lost Sibu in the mines, running toward the end as well – holding all the items: a tiny treasure chest, an egg, a brownie, a piece of the totem pole, a ruby, a Chris pillow and finally a little statuette of Chris. Both pairs are neck and neck when Yunah trips, allowing Colby and Kirsten to pass first and win the challenge for Team Glory. Yunah curses, and when Miller tries to comfort her she coldly rejects him. Colby happily cheers, lifting Kirsten in the air and the two celebrate.

Fiona and Archer had finally started digging the Booty grave when Ranjitha falls into the coffin – disappearing. When Townes tries to help, a cave-in causes him to disappear too. Sammi yells at Archer and Fiona to hurry, freaking out. Suddenly in the distance they see Hank and Zack coming out of the luxury cabin and start running toward the finish line. Fiona grabs the ruby and tosses it to Sammi as the three start to run as well. Just as it looks like Team Booty is about to lose again, Zack trips and accidentally wipes out Hank, causing both to be dragged away by the psycho killer with the chainsaw and a hook. Fiona, Archer and Sammi jump up and down and cheer, mostly relieved to be done with the challenge.

Kirk (CONF): That was one of the most…

Ryan (CONF): Insane

Izzy (CONF): Sadistic

Ranjitha (CONF): Fucked up

Mary (CONF): Things I’ve ever been a part of and

Sam (CONF): ...honestly, I'm a little impressed

The psycho killer with a chainsaw and a hook is revealed to be Grant from the first season. Most of the contestants aren’t sure who he is, given how he was the first eliminated in his season, but he is raving about how fun that was.

Myra (CONF): Yeah...so fun...

Because the challenge took place at night, they have the following day off before the campfire ceremony. A lot of people are just trying to recover from how horrifying the challenge was. Dani, Gianna and Frances lay out on the dock as Alex, Nick, Beyla, Eli, Karthik, Kelsey, Nico, Helina and Kirk go for a swim. Patrick flies a kite, Sofia is reading and Yuri is going for a run around the island. Yunah sits in a frustrated silence next to Myra who is sketching something, and Kathryn sits outside eating lunch with Zach, Hailey, Sammi, Cleo, Fiona and Ranjitha.

Rice and Lauren play cards on the porch, Wilson strategizes in his notebook, and Colby is going around with a video camera, asking people what they thought about the challenge, with Annie accompanying him. Dan talks with Kirsten, as the two have begun hitting it off through the last couple challenges, Izzy is collecting shells on the beach and Miller is writing in his journal on top of one of the loser cabins next to Grant who is strumming his guitar. Kelsey kicks around a soccer ball with Grant from season one, Archer, Sam, Clayton and Townes, with first season Grant talking about how shitty it was to be voted off first.

Team Waka, however, spends the whole day discussing who they are going to send home. Rourke calls for an alliance meeting, and their targets are between Zack, for complaining throughout the entire challenge, and Hank, for being an athletic threat. Rourke also wants to make sure it is two people from CK on the chopping block - aside from Duncan. The CK people, however, gather together and consider going after Phillippa or Erica, trying to eliminate a potential ally of Rourke's instead of going after him and potentially losing the morale he brings to the team. Everything is up in the air, and a montage shows people debating the names in the ring right up to Chris announcing over the intercom that it is time for the campfire ceremony.

~*ELIMINATION CEREMONY*~

Chris walks out with a plate full of fourteen marshmallows, announcing that he hopes they are well rested from last night’s “tame” challenge. That earns him some dirty looks. After a few seconds of awkward silence, he rolls his eyes and calls out the first name…

Garrett.

Everyone smiles a little, happy that Garrett was the first called out.

Matt. Phillippa. Vani.

Vani jokingly “eats the booty”, causing Matt and Phillippa to laugh.

Duncan. Rourke. Mary. Ani. Abbey.

Abbey jokingly punches Duncan, as Ani dramatically collapses onto Mary's lap out of relief and Rourke wipes sweat from his forehead.

Brian. Suzanne. Hank.

Hank sighs loudly with relief, as Suzanne runs over to hug Ani and Brian grabs Erica's hand and encouragingly smiles. With a few votes against but not enough to be sent home, the next marshmallow was called to…

Erica.

She looks confused that she had received any votes at all, but nevertheless is relieved she is safe and runs over to hug Brian. That leaves Zack and Phillippa as the bottom two, both looking extremely nervous. The last marshmallow is handed out to…

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Phillippa.

Zack looks outraged, but Ani comments he should have been less complain-y during the challenge. He rolls his eyes and goes to walk down the Dock of Shame.

Zack (CONF): Well they just voted out their only chance of winning more challenges

*flashback shows Zack dancing at the party post-thirsty games challenge, walking blindfolded through the geyser field, falling into a trap in the haunted forest in Dublin, hitting Annie in the dodgeball challenge and getting dragged away by the psycho-killer*

This jolts Abbey to start thinking about making a CK alliance to protect the rest of them on the team. Instead of a party that night, Chris sets up a giant wine movie night to make up for the lack of sleep they had. He had filled the dining hall with mattresses and pillows, and set up a huge projector.

Myra (CONF): Chris is an odd combination of nice and horrible this season

Interns bring out wine and a ton of snacks. Some romantic sparks start to reveal themselves, as Matt and Ani cuddle up together, as did Kirsten and Dan. A bigger group includes Abbey, Annie, Alex, Kirk, Rice, Colby, Grant from season one and others. Phillippa, Paige, Rourke, Miller, Helina, Nick, Ranjitha, Yuri, Fiona and Cleo have one big cuddle puddle smack dab in the middle. They start watching a dumb horror movie, causing some of the contestants to groan as the scene fades to black.