Episode 8 Escape from Scorpion Island

Last time the boys took on the Island challenge

Vanishing Point, with the ultimate prize up for grabs.

I want to get out of this bloomin' cage!

And the boys did just that. Lead impressively by team captain Peter,

they got Zach back and posted a fast time.

THEY CHEER

Coming up, it's the girls' turn to go toe to toe against the Island.

Go on, go on, go on!

Guys, I'm telling you, you'd better get me down.

It's going to get frantic.

But there's no respite as the Island drops another revelation

that will shock the adventurers to their core.

This is Scorpion Island.

Hello and welcome to Escape From Scorpion Island.

It's a devious Island and you join us as the girls

-try to win back their team mates.

-Day four is being a tough cookie,

and the Island wouldn't want it any other way.

Scorpion Island relishes in its splendid isolation

and uses its natural world

as its impenetrable defence system.

The Island is teaming with life, its precious treasure.

In recent times, an adventurer came from far across the seas.

He was a fortune hunter whose mission it was to plunder the Island

of its legendary treasure.

He took on the Island's challenges and succeeded.

But when he failed in his final escape, the furious Island

mischievously captured the fortune hunter's spirit and locked it away.

Now ten adventurers must follow the path he created.

Their mission - to escape the Island.

They must battle it out in terrifying challenges

and the victors will win an Island Treasure.

The more that they win, the greater the advantage they will have

in the final race to escape.

So, the boys won Zach back in the Island challenge

and now their team is back to their full complement of adventurers.

Oh, guys, how good does it feel to have Zach back?

-Yeah, it's good.

-Cheers, guys, for getting me back.

The boys use the opportunity to assess how they work as a team.

Well, I think we need to work more on our teamwork and, um...

What's it called?

Communication.

-Our communication was really good today.

-It was good today.

But I think that's how we lost...

I think that's how we mainly lost yesterday.

Also, this is mainly for me, I'm not saying you guys do this as well,

I think we also need to be a lot less...

Our attitude, I have to say I'm the main culprit for that,

but we're all a bit too like, "Oh, we've won two challenges,

"the girls will never be up to our level."

We have a friendly rivalry.

But we pushed it a bit too far yesterday, I think.

And they really wanted it back, so they tried their best yesterday.

So I think we need to be more friendly.

I think without Zach it's been quite good, because it's given us a chance

to sort out where we are, like,

sitting and staying as a group.

But as soon as he came back, it was really good as well.

Because he just popped straight into our group as well.

But while the boys are happy that Zach is back in the fold,

the furious Island is not...

and will be even angrier if the girls can release Jeremy.

But it's a huge if.

Next up, it's the girls.

And for now that is only Lizzie...

Natty...

..Khadie

and today's captain, Eleanor.

Because the girls won the Memory Trial, they could choose what

order the teams would take on the Island challenge Vanishing Point.

Are you going to go first or second in the Island challenge?

We're going to go 2nd.

So, they watched while the boys did what they'll do in their turn -

racing out on a wobbly cart, over precarious cables,

strung over a huge ravine, in order to collect cogs to use

to weigh down the member of their team that vanished

at the last Island fire.

THEY GASP

Jordan and Peter moved quickly, but wasted time releasing the cogs.

I think with the first cog,

they fumbled with it. They were like, "Can't get it."

The girls also weren't impressed

-by the way the boys talked to each other.

-Cog! Cog! The cog!

They're not communicating right. They're screaming, "Come on!"

Or by Zach's efforts to motivate them.

Use two hands, Dilhan! Two hands!

Zach's being a bit rude to them - it's not all about him.

-Get to the thing, you two!

-The boys had to place

all five cogs on the scales to weigh Zach down

before the clock reached ten minutes. Despite what the girls thought...

They're not going very fast at all!

..they easily managed this, freeing him in eight minutes and seven seconds.

An impressive target, which meant the girls really had to think about their tactics,

such as whether the girls on the cart should try to help the winchers return them to the start.

-Do you want us to help you pull us in or do you want us to save our energy?

-Save your energy.

Natty in particular sounded petrified by this challenge.

I really hope I don't have to go out on that wire, because that is really, really, really high.

But that hasn't stopped the Island choosing her to go out on the cart

with Khadie, who at least has some sound advice for her team mates.

Natty, do not look down. Focus on the aim of the game and win it. OK?

So, as the girls arrive at the ravine to find Jeremy in the suspended cage, they've got to

be wondering if they've got what it takes not just to save her but to do so quicker than the boys saved Zach,

and so win the latest Island Treasure - The Scorpion.

It all seems a bit quiet. Of course, Jeremy's not here!

Have you missed her? She's such a big character, isn't she?

Now, you saw the boys earlier on. How do you think they did?

I think they did quite well.

But what I think they did not do very well was

at the beginning, Peter and Jordan pulled it really, really hard. They tired themselves out.

And, if you saw on the last one, they were going really slowly.

They were, like...

And also what they were doing they were pulling themselves back

in instead of letting the people up the top pull them back in.

Which, even though it's helping the people up the top, really it's wasting your energy.

I'm so interested to see how you girls do. If you do this in a quick enough time,

you'll get Jeremy back and you'll win today's Island Treasure. How much does the Island Treasure mean to you?

-Loads. Because if the boys win it'll be 3-1 and so we'll need to win.

-And if we win, we'll be equal.

So you could get it to 2-2, level pegging.

There's a lot riding on this, girls. Are you OK, do you feel ready for it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah? It's time for round two of today's Island challenge.

So, it's almost time for the girls to play, and the boys

are mocking Jeremy up in her cage.

Do you want some bird seed?! THEY LAUGH

Yeah, I'll have some with chocolate sauce.

I'll throw some up!

Guys, I'm telling you, you'd better get me down.

Well, they're going to be trying to do just that.

And they're in position now.

On the kart are Khadie and Natty, who sounded like she'd rather be anywhere else.

Plus on the winch are Lizzie and Captain Eleanor.

Girls, are you ready for the Vanishing Point?

Ready!

In three, two, one...

-..go!

-They're off.

Time starts now - can they beat the boys?

Remember, to free Jeremy, they've got to deliver all of the five

giant cogs onto the scales before the clock hits ten minutes.

They have to do it faster than the boys did to win the Island Treasure.

-Come on, Khadie.

-I think they're faster.

James might be right, because they've reached the first cog already.

That's it, well done, Khadie.

Come on, Khadie.

And that looks like quick cog releasing.

They've got their first cog, now they've got to go back. Remember, time is of the essence here.

Which means Lizzie and Eleanor have really got

to use all of their energy to winch the cart back ultrafast.

Well, they're back, and this is careful work from Natty.

-And it's in.

-And that means Jeremy's lowered down a stage.

Very composed start by the girls, they're not rushing it.

Come on, guys, faster!

But it sounds like Jeremy and Eleanor think they should be picking up the pace.

Earlier on, Natty was saying how nervous she was, but she's doing really well.

That is a long drop. I just hope she doesn't look down.

Chocolate, chocolate...

Chocolate? What are you on about?

This is no time for chatting about snacks!

Look at them, they're going really, really slow.

They're already tired.

Well, they might be tired, but they're at the second cog now.

Come on, yes, you've got it.

But they've got to get it onto the scales as rapidly as possible.

Go, come on, go, quickly!

Yeah, you've got the rhythm now, come on.

The girls have learnt from the boys and they're not trying to get themselves back in,

they're leaving it to the girls who are on the platform.

They're trying to conserve their energy.

That's cog two on and Jeremy down again, and it seems like they're moving quickly now.

Faster, come on, guys, faster!

Pull it forward!

Great support from the rest of their team there.

Oh, and they seem like they've reached the next cog!

Oh, no! It's just the rope left from cog two!

They've still got a distance to go and it means they've slowed down for nothing.

It looks like they're struggling a little bit.

I think this must be our lucky day, guys.

But they are dragging themselves onward, and they're almost at the next cog.

Have they stopped too soon?

Surely Khadie can't reach it from there?! Oh...

That was brave about Khadie - she reached all the way back.

Bold work from Khadie here.

The cart is way out in the middle of the ravine, where there cables are at their wobbliest and the drop

at its greatest, and yet she leans right over to grab the cog - how terrifying.

And she's got it! But it's all down to Eleanor and Lizzie now.

That's it!

They're doing a great job - this is quick work by the girls, but can they beat the boys?

It's going to be tight.

It's not as fast as you two were pulling.

You were pulling like maniacs.

But they're almost back.

OK, keep going.

Carefully, come on.

And that's cog three in - a full six seconds quicker

than the boys managed to get their third cog in.

Could the latest Island Treasure, the Scorpion, be heading for the girls?

Maybe, but the boys are still sounding confident.

-They are taking more time getting out to the cogs than what we were.

-Look how slow they're going now.

-We're so close!

-This is really difficult.

Of course it's difficult, Natty - this is Scorpion Island!

Look at that, Khadie is suffering.

Look at Khadie's face - it's all scrunched up.

Come on, you have to go faster! You're not there yet.

They have to use more strength the nearer the middle they go. It is harder there.

-That's it, that's better.

-Almost there, Khadie. Almost there.

A few more and you'll get there!

The team are keeping up the encouragement, but they really seem to have slowed down.

And this will cost them valuable seconds.

The question is, has it also cost them the lead?

More excellent reaching from Khadie, but she's got to be so careful.

-Don't drop it, whatever you do.

-Yes!

Lizzie and Eleanor, good teamwork, pulling them back -

and this gives the girls on the rope a chance to relax a little bit.

But is this tactic meaning they're losing speed again?

Remember, when the boys were at this stage in the game, Jordan and Peter helped haul themselves in.

It was exhausting, but was it a more effective plan?

Eleanor and Lizzie are looking really tired, but they've brought Natty and Khadie back in again.

That's the fourth cog in, but it took them over 40 seconds longer

than the boys, so if the girls want to beat their final time and nab the Island Treasure,

they've got less than a minute and a half to bring their last cog back.

I believe in you! Come on!

Come on! I know it hurts...

Terrific cheering, but it looks like Natty and Khadie are really feeling the strain now.

That's good.

We really want to beat the boys, don't we?

We want to get Jeremy back.

They're only halfway along, they still need to go all the way

to the other side and collect that final cog. Can they do it?

They'll need a proper speed boost, but they look completely exhausted.

This is the final push, we need more, come on!

And they're coming up to the boys' final time of eight minutes seven seconds now...

And yep, that's it - bad news for the girls.

The girls have now taken longer than the boys, which means they won't be collecting the Island Treasure,

and this becomes all about rescuing Jeremy. To do that, they need to get this last cog back

before the cog hits ten minutes. Can they do it?

Put everything in to it. Hard, hard, hard. You're doing amazing!

Don't forget, Eleanor is the team captain, she's got to drive her team on, and she's doing a fabulous job.

But this is so physically demanding.

Look at this, their arms are aching so much.

But they're almost there.

At least Khadie's able to reach back - and yes, she's grabbed it!

And they've got their final cog - can they get Jeremy back as their teammate?

It's going to be close, they've got less than 30 seconds to get the cog back and onto the scales.

Keep going!

Just when they're all 100% shattered...

..this is crunch time.

A slip now could spell disaster - they've got less than ten seconds left.

This is where it counts.

Yes, they've done it!

With just three seconds to spare, the girls have saved Jeremy.

Unbelievably close stuff.

Now, how are they feeling?

Very tired, but I'm happy that we saved Jeremy,

and even if we don't win, happy that we got a teammate back.

I think that what I did

well was communication, and getting everybody to keep on going.

Natty and Khadie looked like they were about to give up.

Me and Lizzie and Jeremy were just screaming at them, "Come on, you can do it."

So, if we do win today, which I hope we do, and someone has to be picked to go up and get the Island

Treasure, I hope we'll be allowed to pick two people, because Khadie and Natty were absolutely amazing.

You're right, Eleanor, but they did also say some amazingly strange things.

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate...

It was funny because we said if we ever got scared, we'd chant chocolate, and we were

chanting chocolate out there most of the time.

Well, it's a bizarre tactic, Natty, but it seemed to work for you, and for a while it even looked like

this challenge was going to go your team's way.

The boys put enormous effort into travelling back and forth over the ravine,

and though Jordan and Peter did waste some time releasing the cogs, they - with great help from Dillon

and James on the winch - kept up a solid pace even when the distances to the cogs got longer and longer.

The girls started really swiftly, delivering all of their first three

cogs quicker than the boys had and cunningly trying to save Khadie and Natty's energy

by having Lizzie and Eleanor do all the work on the return journeys.

However, it didn't seem to be enough to stop full-on fatigue setting in.

And the girls had gone beyond the boys' finishing time even before they'd collected their fifth cog.

A last-minute burst of focused physicality did enable

the girls just to save Jeremy before their time ran out.

But in the end there was no doubting that the boys came out on top here,

and so they'll be awarded the latest Island Treasure, the Scorpion.

Girls, you look pretty exhausted - how was that?

Tiring. Especially for them.

I can hardly talk about it being tiring - they were absolutely amazing.

Yeah, it was really hard.

You're in one position, and then once you finish you can't move your legs.

I think you did really well, and you managed to get your teammate back.

Let's welcome in Jeremy. Come on.

-Well done! How does it feel to be a team again?

-Brilliant.

Have you guys missed Jeremy?

-Yeah.

-See? They all love me!

Well, it was quite peaceful, actually.

Jeremy, now that you're back, are you ready to cause some chaos?

-Oh, yeah!

-OK!

You were watching them from up there, but towards the end

were you worried that they weren't going to finish it?

They were struggling, you could see it on their faces.

I know, I was getting a bit worried because I saw them

starting to slow down a little, so I was a bit worried, but I had complete trust in my teammates.

You were victorious, you did really well, but...

don't forget about the boys. ..Boys, come in.

-Now boys, how do you think the girls did?

-Good.

-Good.

Listen, you both did very well, both teams got their teammate back.

But remember, you are also playing for the Island Treasure.

And today's Island Treasure is the Scorpion.

THEY ALL GASP

Yes, that's right.

And only one team can win the Scorpion -

the one team that got the cogs in the fastest.

And that team...

is going to be revealed at tonight's Island Fire.

Jeremy has effortlessly slotted back into the girls' team, but having seen what the Island is capable of,

the mistrusting girls discuss the relevance of the latest Island Treasure - the Scorpion.

I think this Island Treasure will be quite important because

it's a Scorpion, and I think it will be very important because

the whole show is called Scorpion Island.

So the Scorpion might represent something in the form of...

another member, or something important.

Maybe it represents two Island Treasures or something.

Because when you think about it, it makes you feel like

there's something special about that Scorpion.

I think we've done really well today because we did well with the challenge,

We got Jeremy back, and I've got a feeling that we might have won this.

In my opinion, even if we lose today, I think we did great.

Yeah, at least we got one player back.

But neither team can imagine just how angry the Island is

or just what the Scorpion might represent.

It's livid that both teams won their adventurers back and because of this will vent its fury.

Hello, teams. Welcome to the Island Fire.

As you know, this is where all is revealed about your missions

and most importantly where the Island communicates with you.

-Girls, you won back Jeremy.

-Yeah!

-How does it feel?

-Very good.

-Is it good to be back, Jeremy?

-Yes.

-Girls, did you miss her?

-No...

Yeah, I did miss her.

I thought you were being serious for a second there, Eleanor.

Now boys, you won back Zach.

Please tell me that you are all happy at getting Zach back.

-Yes.

-Zach, are you happy to be back with the boys?

I'm glad to be back with Peter, Dilhan, James and Jordan.

I bet you're all itching to find out who won today's Island Challenge, and the Island Treasure, the Scorpion.

Yeah.

Guys, today you took part in the Island Challenge, Vanishing Point.

Now as you know, there can only be one winner

and only the Island knows who that winner is.

I can now tell you

that one team managed to get their fifth cog

into the scales one minute and 50 seconds faster

than the other team.

The team that beat the Island in Vanishing Point today is...

-..the boys!

-Yes!

-Yes!

-Yes! Come on!

-Congratulations, guys. Happy?

-Yes!

-Surprised?

-Yes!

Fantastic. You did so well.

And of course you get to win the Island Treasure, the Scorpion.

Every night at the Island Fire, only one adventurer from the winning team can be awarded the treasure.

The Island is keeping the reason why a closely guarded secret.

-So who's it going to go to?

-Peter.

Peter.

Who's your most valuable adventurer, guys - who could you not have done without?

-Peter.

-Why Peter?

Because in the last two challenges, he was the main role.

-An accumulation.

-Yeah.

Well, congratulations there, Peter, he's all yours.

The Scorpion is no ordinary treasure - it represents the devious nature

of the Island, and its very presence signals a shocking revelation.

Peter and gang, I'm glad you're happy, however,

something tells me the Island won't be very happy.

In fact, I'm guessing it's positively raging tonight.

I can now tell you that the Scorpion represents the devious side

of the Island - he has a vicious, vicious sting and also two claws.

Legend has it incidentally that only one team can escape from Scorpion Island.

And that team can only be... either Team Sting

or Team Claw.

So you're no longer going to be girls against boys.

Tomorrow, you will play an Island Challenge

that will determine who will be the first team captain of Sting

and who will be the first captain of Team Claw.

Those captains will then choose their teams.

That was a shock for both our teams - they've spent a lot of time

bonding as the boys and girls, and now the Island is about to mix them all up.

That's right. But now it's all about finding the new team captains for Sting and Claw.

Which two adventurers will become the new captains? Well, you'll have to wait to find out.

You can catch all the action online now.

Goodbye from Scorpion Island.

-Next time, the boys and the girls will be separated.

-THEY CHEER

And the bonds they have created are to be ripped apart.

We made this camp ours and then, boom. Suddenly we've just been told we're going to be Sting and Claw.

I have spent so long being friends with them now, but then the Island's

twisted it up and now we've got to make friends with new people.

They must fight each other to be the founding captains of the legendary Team Sting and Team Claw.

It would be amazing

if I could be the very first captain for Sting or Claw.

I would feel elated if I was chosen to be the first captain of Sting or Claw.

And the girls will be first to take on the Island.

But it will unleash a devious challenge.

My aim was completely off-target.

She hit the board, but it wasn't enough!

Everybody has a challenge that they're not very good at - and this was mine.

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