User blog:SC Heerenveen/Why Noah is no longer my favourite total drama character

I've been watching total drama when it aired in 2008 and I still love the show, but one thing has been irritating me for a few years now. It's Noah. Why? Well, I like reading a ton of fanfics and seeing amazing fanart. But Noah's everywere, in fact, I've checked how many characters appear in more fanfics then him, and it is three. Duncan, Gwen and Courtney respectivly. In fan art he's been shipped with pretty much everyone, boys and girls, and he gets ranked very high in almost every personal ranking I have seen to the point wre it is just starting to irritate me so much that I've been wanting to write a blog about it for months, but never had the time or right ideas. Here's my personal opinion about Noah and the reason why I think he has become so popular.

1. My personal opinion

I really like Noah as a character, he amused me in almost every episode of World Tour and was enraged when he was eliminated unfairly. So at first I totally understood the love for Noah because he was a character who I really enjoined watching. Then I rewatched the first season and Noah was kind of a jerk. But that's what he's suposed to be, an arrogant Know-It-All who thinks he's better then anyone just because of his IQ. In season 2 his character was in between the two, sometimes a jerk who only complains and never takes action, and sometimes a hilarious wisecracker and chew toy for the producers. In RR I think he was a real jerk, but I somehow forgave him for it. Because of his love for Emma and his appearance from season 3 which kept comming back into my head. No matter how rude he sometimes was towards Owen, his love for Emma was sweet. Overall I think he did great as the comic relief in season 3. But he's not much more then what he was in the first three seasons. So I think it's ridicuous when he gets put in almost every All-Stars rewrite I've ever read.

2. Why he's become so popular

My personal belief is that it was because he was the only character who was still normal to some degree. Courtney started out as a control freak but in season 2 she became almost insane. Gwen and Bridgette were busy with boyfriend problems and Trent was not available this season. Noah was taken down a notch with him becoming more of a team player and less lazy. That way he was the most normal and relatable person aboard the plane, with Heather and Cody as honorable mentions. Noah also had a good sense of humour that was very identifiable. Everyone always thinks that they're the poor guy who always has bad luck, even though an even worse example is right next to you. His reactions mimict what our reactions would be to a challenge or Owen's eating habits. So his main likeable traits ar his humor and relatability. I see this return a lot in fanfics with Noah always being the one person who does what the reader or writer would do if they were in the story, regartless of wheter or not it is in character.

3. My problem and a solution

The main reason I write this blog is because I think that Noah is overused. Everytime I read a sory Noah has some role in it and he does things that I would never see him do. I can't google something about total drama without scrolling through all the fan art featuring Noah before finally getting to what I came for. Now I know that someone the reader/viewer can relate to is always nice, but there are so many other characters who can furfill this role, Trent was literally made for this purpose, his plot with Gwen was later added as confirmed by the Camp TV promo. As for his humor, there are plenty of othercharacters like HEather and Gwen who can make some sqarcastic quips.

4. Ending

I know that this is a very unpopular opinion and I really don't hate Noah, I'm just sick of seeing a minor character become the face of a franchise just because of his humor which other characters can easily replace. Noah did a great job in season 3 as the comic relief and I'll never forget him but just don't be afraid to use someone else for that role.