The episode begins with Sky and Sugar, who have now moved into Pimâpotew Kinosewak's treehouse, conversing. Sky woke up and saw that Sugar was eating cabbage because Sugar wanted to have flatulence, so Sky asked her about Shawn and Jasmine and Sugar are in a romantic surprise, so she believes they're slaughtering goats.
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'Slaughtering goats'? Really? Sugar sure has a strange sense of romance. Blugh. But if I wanna win the million dollars, I'm gonna have to consider an alliance with her. How bad could it be?
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Sugar agrees to Sky's proposition of an alliance but declares that she is not above cheating. However, Sky firmly forbids it and makes Sugar promise that she will play fairly.
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I was totally lying!
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Usually, I don't rely on others to help me win, but I think the best thing I can do is team up with Sugar.
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Meanwhile, Shawn has taken Jasmine out on a romantic picnic. As they talk, Jasmine also suggests they form an alliance and split the money, to ensure they both would get a share; however, Shawn is reluctant of this proposition.
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Aw, man, how am I gonna break it to her? I need the whole million, half's no good! I've designed a zombie-proof bunker, and if I have to cut corners on the construction materials, I might as well turn it into a ZB&B: Zombie Bed and Breakfast, where my brains are the breakfast, and the beds are . . . Well, they're just beds.
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Shawn is such a nice guy to split the million with me. All we have to do is get to the end and avoid that dreadful cannon.
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Chris then calls the final four to the challenge, at the base of "Mt. McLean," and explains the challenge to them, called "Mount Everfast." The challenge is to race to the top of Mt. McLean and reach the flag first and whoever reaches the flag last is automatically eliminated. As the final four race up the mountain, Sugar falls behind and pulls Sky with her, while Jasmine and Shawn gain the lead.
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When I win the million dollars, I'll hire the best Olympic trainers in the world and win gold in every event at the Summer and Winter Olympics. So even if I have to carry Sugar all the way to the top, I am getting that flag.
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Chris then unleashes a group of killer crocodiles, which quickly gain on Sugar and Sky, but they leave the girls alone when they see a goat, and Sky worries about Sugar getting her nose hurt.
Meanwhile, Jasmine reveals her plan for her share of the money: a flower shop and cage-fighting school mixed into one, an idea that Shawn strongly disapproves of as he considers it to be ridiculous.
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My nose hasn't bled like this since I tried cow-tipping at Uncle Elliott's farm.
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Could she have a worse plan for the money? Most businesses fail in their first year! And the name she's chosen is the second worst name ever! A few years ago, my uncle opened up a tanning salon and lost everything. Never got a single client. Bernie's 'Tanning Salon.' His name wasn't even Bernie!
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Just as Jasmine and Shawn reach a lava-filled gap with several pillars along the way, the crocodiles arrive and close in on them.
I'm really not scared of crocs. They're pretty much Australia's version of the domestic housecat, only with somewhat bigger teeth, and some say a slightly more lethal death roll, but they haven't met my Whiskers.
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Shawn is so terrified by the crocodiles that he actually freezes in terror, to which Jasmine has to kiss him on the cheek in order to snap him out of it.
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I know I said I'm not scared of crocs, but knowing Chris, there's probably tigers inside those crocs. And sharks inside the tigers, and you'd be crazy to not be scared of a shark dressed like a tiger dressed like a croc!
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They quickly begin crossing the gap, with Shawn slipping on the first platform when it's revealed to be greased. Just as he falls off, Jasmine catches him by the ankle and saves him.
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Jasmine totally saved my life! Honestly, if I could split the money with her, I would!
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When they reach the other side, Chris unleashes a swinging log that hits Jasmine in the head and knocks her off the edge, only for Shawn to save her by grabbing her hand.
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She saved my life. I owed it to her. Besides, she's totally awesome. Aw, man. If this was a zombie apocalypse, I'd be so dead right now.
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However, Shawn must carry the dazed Jasmine on his shoulders afterward. Sugar and Sky finally arrive at the gap, with Sugar effortlessly crossing the gap without even looking down, while Sky lassos the swinging log and uses it to get across quickly.
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Okay, being partners with Sugar is a lot harder than I thought, but a promise is a promise, so I'll do whatever it takes to win, as long as it's by the book.
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Just as Shawn finally collapses under Jasmine's weight, they reach the climbing portion of the challenge. Meanwhile, Sugar and Sky pass by a cave and decide that they must cross through it as a shortcut in order to catch up to Shawn and Jasmine. Just before they reach the other side of the cave, they realize that they are surrounded by a crowd of sleeping robotic bears, which Chris quickly wakes up over a monitor.
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My plan for the money may seem real normal, but I wanna go to college, to study 'veteranarian' medicine with a minor in cosmetology and then get a job! Putting makeup on famous animals.
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I have no idea what Sugar is about to do, but I am 147% sure I can't handle it.
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Then Sugar had a plan and her butt could fart so she farted and the farts caused the bears to malfunction, their fur to burn and they explode.
Just as Jasmine and Shawn are about to reach the top, and Shawn prepares to explain to Jasmine why he can't split the money, Jasmine's pick breaks off a portion of rock and she falls past Shawn. Her backpack is snagged on a tree branch, while Shawn is still on the wall. Shawn tries to climb down to save her, but she insists that he goes on without her and cross the finish line first. Her strap then breaks, and she falls right on top of Sugar and Sky. Shawn reluctantly continues on and reaches the flag, only to be attacked by the crocodiles, which are revealed to be robotic as well. Shawn defeats all but one, which eats him just as he grabs the flag. However, Shawn fights back from the inside, causing it to go haywire and dance around before it explodes, thus leaving him as the winner.
The three girls realize that there are only two spots left for the final three, and they race against each other.
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I've only gotta beat one of them to the top, and Sky's making herself easy pickins. Time to show her that playing dirty is the best way to play.
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Sky continues trying to push Sugar along, but just as Sky begins to push harder when Sugar stops, Sugar steps aside so that Sky falls forward and goes right off the edge of the cliff. However, Sky lands on a flying crocodile and rides it right to the top, coming in second place.
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Sugar, our deal is off!
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Jasmine quickly pulls ahead of Sugar, but when an exhausted Sugar leans against a tree, it falls over and crushes Jasmine. Sugar uses this to her advantage and races on ahead, claiming the final spot in the final three and eliminating Jasmine.
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Man, a make-up monkey lady is still in the game! Boom!
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At the elimination ceremony, Shawn requests one final romantic dinner with Jasmine, which Chris denies. He is regretful about Jasmine's elimination, but Jasmine encourages him to win it for both of them. They share one final kiss before Jasmine is blasted away, and Sugar unleashes another unpleasant fart as Chris tries to sign off the episode, causing him to pass out.
As confirmed by Julie Giles, this episode's original name was "Break Back Mountain" before being changed to its new name, due to the original being inappropriate. It is based off the movie Broke Back Mountain.
However, the episode is titled "Break Back Mountain" in Netflix.
This is the first time where there is only one boy in the final four.
This is the second time overall where the final four consists of three finalists of one gender, and one finalist of the other gender. It is the reverse of Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, where there were threeboys and only one girl.
Chris breaks the fourth wall in this episode, as when Shawn freezes in fear, he comments that he thought that only happened in cartoons.
The music that plays from the robotic crocodiles is Justin's theme music whenever he uses his "powers."
The farm Sugar's uncle owned greatly resembles the farm where Ezekiel is in his audition tape, as well as the farm that the bull is castrated in "Brunch of Disgustingness."
Each contestant reveals what they would do with the money in this episode:
Jasmine wants to open a flower shop/training facility called "Roses Are Red, Bruises Are Blue."
In addition, this marks the first time since Total Drama Island where there are two females and one male in the final three.
This episode has the shortest title of the series thus far, with only seven letters.
Continuity
Chris mentions Leonard at the start of the challenge, calling him "that wizard kid," making it the third time that he has been mentioned after his elimination.
The episode's title is a reference to the 23rdJames Bond film, Skyfall.
"MyTunes," which Chris mentions as being installed in the robot crocodiles, is a reference to iTunes. This marks the thirdtime a reference to Apple is made in the series.
The challenge name "Mount Everfast," is a reference to Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.
Goofs
Sky's head completely disappears for 2 frames when she runs up the mountain and only parts of her hair are visible.
When Jasmine falls on Sky and Sugar, the left strap of her backpack is missing.
In the same scene, Sugar's right shoulder cuts into her bag.
When Jasmine outranked Sky and Sugar after it was announced that Shawn won, the bottom of Sugar's backpack strap is not attached to the backpack and her backpack itself is smaller than normal.
When Sky falls off the cliff at Sugar's fault, her waist comes off her legs in 2 frames.
