Thread:ArtDraw12/@comment-25397397-20141109041522/@comment-11883116-20141110000714

Hi Sherman! I'm happy that you like my elimination orders. I'll try to answer some of your questions:

Island: Action: World Tour: Revenge: All-Stars: Pahkitew: Hope I could explain everything I could and sorry for some mistakes in my series. Not every elimination is the best planned by me and some depend on reader's opinion. I haven't seen your version yet (shame on me :. I don't have much time now, but I'll let you know someday after I'll read it.
 * 1) Geoff wouldn't be a fodder (IMO). He still would have his friendship with DJ, Duncan, and Gwen. Also, as you can see here, he would keep mentioning her a lot. Unfortunately, they wouldn't have as much screentime as in the real series, but there are still aftermaths in the future series, right?
 * 2) Nope. Cody didn't get mauled by a bear.
 * 3) Yeah, Eva would target Heather. That's also why she was in the bottom 2.
 * 4) Lindsay standing up to Heather too early? It's just one episode before in the real series. Plus, she questioned their "friendship" in this episode of the real series, as well.
 * 5) Yeah, they are. I just wanted to eliminate Cody and save the main antagonist, just like the writers did with Geoff in the real TDI. However, we don't know what their interaction in TDI would be like if Cody stayed longer (and with Trent being eliminated earlier). But don't worry, they'll be friends again in TDWT.
 * 6) Maybe. TBH, I was thinking about them as a final 2, too. But I thought Duncan would be better in TDA and I decided to give a chance to Geoff, especially because he's gonna be eliminated soooo early in the next season and will never compete again, unlike Duncan. Also, it was easier to replace Owen with Geoff, as they are similar a bit.
 * 1) My mistake. By "everyone" I meant "majority of them". The ones who voted for Beth are Justin, Izzy, and Owen.
 * 2) Courtney somehow managed to be even crazier than Izzy, caused more damage, andwon immunity. So, Izzy didn't win.
 * 3) Hmm. Good point. Maybe an intern? Either that or Chris or Chef had to question two contestants (at the same time O.O)
 * 4) I would love to see them as a final 2, too! However, I thought Courtney needed some karma as an antagonist. Plus, during those times we had only a "boy vs. girl" final 2s.
 * 1) Well, I wanted to be different than the real series (or at least try to). If you watched that episode closely, you should know that Ezekiel should've been placed on Team Amazon instead of Team Victory.
 * 2) Sorry. They weren't important characters in this season. But Owen comes back for two episodes.
 * 3) Chris didn't disqualify her in the real TDWT. So, why should he do it in my series? That would be too early for her to go. Plus, Chris is Chris. He also cheats, especially in TDWT.
 * 1) I partially agree with you as I dislike her. However, the theme of the first challenge in the second episode would be a PERFECT reason for her elimination. Plus, I think every contestant (besides Mr. Coconut) deserve to compete in at least 2 episodes.
 * 2) It's explained in the "Note" section. She didn't receive Marshmallow of Toxic Loserdom.
 * 3) I must be honest, Cameron's TDRI elimination is one of the worst written by me (along with Cody's in TDI). This is because I changed my original order (where he was eliminated by the Jock alliance). I thought that everyone had a well-timed elimination and I didn't know when should Cameron leave. Since I decided to keep Anne Maria (who was originally eliminated in that episode) in the game longer, this was the only episode that I could think of. However, I think that the alliance against him wasn't that bad. I mean, Scott used Vito and Brick. Why Brick? Because he realised (thanks to Scott) that with Scott's elimination, he would have no allies and would be the next one to go, as the Trio's friendship is stronger than his ones. Remember that it's an elimination game and everyone, even Brick, would like to win or at least stay the longest as they can.
 * 4) Yes, they are. Once again, Brick voted off one of his friends because of his alliance. It possibly makes even less sense than in Cameron's case. But even without Brick's vote, majority of them would vote for her.
 * 5) Oops. I forgot about Larry's flower. Nice find! So, I think it either wasn't needed to win (it was just about a race and being chased by Larry) or Jo had it with her.
 * 1) I didn't say she knocked down the statue. She just threw the last piece and missed. Also, she wouldn't be eliminated. Cameron and Mike are her friends, so their "alliance" is now a half of their team.
 * 2) I just needed to eliminate Gwen in some episode, but still give her a major role in this season. I thought SMS would fit the best.
 * 3) I respect your opinion, but how can Mike and Zoey be a better final 2? I mean, they're almost the same in personality. Unlike in Al and Heather's case, it wouldn't be good this time as they're both boring. And the most important - they didn't care about the game! Why to care if the winner would be either you or your boyfriend/girlfriend? They're not Al and Heather or Courtney and Scott, who would continue to try to win. Same goes for the viewer's perspective. Personally, I didn't care who would win as they're so alike and not competitive.
 * 1) About Beardo: you mean being eliminated in the first episode or a reason of his elimination? If the first one, then, once again, I think everyone should compete in at least 2 episodes. Also, Leonard was worse, as he was the reason of their loss TWICE.
 * 2) I know. I did it in that way, as Scarlett was aware of which twin is which. She didn't want another evil mastermind (as Max's just a joke) around and that's why she voted for Amy. I'm sorry I know it wasn't explained in my blog.
 * 3) I kinda agree with you on Max. But, you know, the wholde babysitting thing... Wait? Topher? Why?! He didn't compete in most of the challenges and interacted mostly with Chris (it was almost his only interaction). I think he stole a screentime of the characters with better potential (Amy, Samey, Ella) in the real series. He had to be eliminated early! But if you're talking about his plot - yes, it would be kinda fast.
 * 4) Well, I wanted one of the survivalists and one of the twins to be in the final 2. If Amy was eliminated, then Samey would be the next one and Jasmine and Shawn would end up as a final 2. Also, as an antagonist, Amy had to stay at least one episode longer. So, why Shawn? Just like in Brick's case, Samey realised she had to vote for one of her friends or else she would be eliminated. True, it's a bit selfish and out-of-character for both Brick and Samey, but hey - it's a reality show. But why the twins paired? I already explained that (I hope). She could easily eliminated Samey at this point. The reason why she didn't is because she's much more strategic in my series. If she eliminated Samey, then she would be most likely eliminated next time. The only way she could be still safe would be a "sudden-death" elimination for either Jasmine or Shawn and/or winning a challenge. As you can see, it would be risky. Since she thinks she's better than her sister, she prefered to leave her around.