User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/The Ridonculous Race Finale - Team Reviews/@comment-1734566-20151010190443

I also feel this is definitely worth adding. It seems to me that the main reason people are upset with the Surfers being finalists (and, apparently, the canon winners) stems from the fact that they returned. But let's be honest here; is this really the first time TD has pulled ridiculous crap with returning players? Just a few more examples:


 * Eva returning in TDI, just to be booted off in the SAME episode.
 * Courtney debuting into TDA. 'Nuff said.
 * Duncan being brought back just because he was a fan favorite in TDWT, to the point where he was even prevented from leaving the competition willingly again.
 * Blaineley debuting in TDWT for NO reason, lasting only two episodes, and being eliminated in a double-boot.
 * Dakota being brought back in TDR just to be turned into a mutant.

So really, the only return that wasn't botched and felt natural was Izzy in TDI - she lasted a decent amount of time, but didn't go too far, and her character was developed through her relationship with Owen. Heck, they even tried to replicate this EXACT same scenario in TDA, and that also fell flat - Izzy was worse after her return, was eliminated in an even more unfair manner the second time around, didn't really develop outside of her already-established conflict with Justin, and didn't last that much longer her second time around.

So really, people can't get THAT mad at the returnees this season becoming finalists without also looking back at just how horribly most other returns have been botched in previous seasons. Just saying.