This marks the first time Gwen isn't the first member of her team to be eliminated since Total Drama Island.
This marks the first time in Total Drama history that one team does not win the first two challenges.
It's revealed that Alejandro's legs have recovered somewhere between "Heroes vs. Villains" and this episode, but he hides this from the others by walking on his hands.
This episode's challenge featured a nod to the sculpture-building challenge from "Can't Help Falling in Louvre."