User:ChrisMcLeanFan1/Second Generation Rankings

Rankings for TDRI. Enjoy :) Once again, slightly modeled after Fedora Kid's, but not exactly.

The Host With the Most


Chris is still the best character ever! However, he does go a little too far at times this season Overall, he's still great and my favorite character thus far. I wouldn't mind him getting psychiatric attention though :)

Contestant Rankings
13th - Jo: I think of Jo as combination of TDI Heather, Courtney, and Eva combined. I felt that she could've been a lot nicer to her team, and her bullying Cameron all the time wasn't cool. Her rivalries with Brick and Lightning were epic though.

12th - Scott: I never really liked or understood Scott's strategy. Why would you lose on purpose? Honestly, I believe the only reason he gets as far as he does was because of luck. I'll give him points for originality though. The only thing that ever really made Scott decent was his few funny lines in a couple of episodes. However, holy crap. His current state is just...gosh. Fang really must've had a field day.

11th - Brick: He really never entertained me that much, and I honestly thought most of his gags and jokes were more annoying than funny. The only thing I really liked was that he went back to save Mike, Cam, and Zoey in the mine. That was all that was really good.

10th - Anne Maria: I really liked Anne Maria in the first couple of episodes, and if you were to somehow separate Mike and Vito, then she and Vito are made for each other. She became a witch in the episodes leading up to her quitting, but the way she quit was priceless (Hehe, I made a pun :D)

9th - Staci: She wasn't horribly annoying in the first episode, but I could've done without most of her lines. She's definitely a filler character. I wasn't surprised by her being first eliminated at all.

8th - Lightning: He was pretty cool in the beginning of the season. Slightly annoying in the way he spoke, but not so horrible where I couldn't stand him. He was good up through about the first ten episodes. However, Eat, Puke and Be Wary came along, and his character was utterly and completely destroyed. Dude, it was ONE. FREAKING. CHALLENGE. Get over it. Him taking on a bully-role towards Cameron was horrible, because Cam didn't deserve it. Lightning was one of those characters that started out good, but was then thoroughly destroyed. We can only remember the good Lightning that was.

7th - B: I really liked B, and the fact that his full name was Beverly was absolutely fantastic. A lot of his inventions to help his team were really cool, and I was really sad when he was eliminated. He almost said something too. Almost.

6th - Dakota: Her best time on the show was spent during her internship. She was a brat in the first two episodes, but the moment she became an intern she did a complete 180, and I loved her. Plus, DakotaxSam FTW. The only bad thing about her now is that she's a freak monster. At least Sam still likes her :)

5th - Sam: Before the season started, I honestly thought Sam would be my favorite. He didn't quite reach that level, but he was still fun. His voice irked me initially, but it eventually grew on me, and I now love it. I honestly think he shouldn't have been eliminated when he was, because at least he tried hard. At least he still has Dakota :)

4th - Mike: I thought he was really cool, with his constant switching back and forth between his personalities. Plus, he and Zoey are a really cute couple. His and Cameron's friendship was my favorite in the whole season. I honestly thought he was going to win, what with him being so hyped and everything even before the season started. Oh well. Overall, I really like him.

3rd - Zoey: What a sweetheart. I can't help but just absolutely adore her. I loved her all throughout the season, especially post-merge. The moment Mike left, she had even more room to be awesome. Her conflict with Scott was epic, as was her and Cam's post-merge friendship. Her becoming "Commando Zoey" was really cool, and a nice little storyline while it lasted. Plus, it paved the way for the whole lesson of "Friends are more important than money," which I thought was great. She's definitely very deserving of third place :)

2nd - Cameron: How can you not love Cam? He's sweet, smart, and we can't help but root for the little guy. I thoroughly loved him throughout the entire season, and was so happy when he overcame all the odds that the game threw at him. He's a very deserving winner, and I was so happy that he won. I've heard a lot of people say that they don't like him, and I don't understand why. He's great, and I love him. I say give him another shot. Cam definitely gets an A+ from me :)

1st - Dawn: My all-time favorite TDRI competitor from the moment we met her in the first episode. She was sweet, adorable, cute, and just every positive adjective you could think of. Her early elimination was a complete shock and a total shame. If there's one competitor from this season that needs to come back for TD5, it's Dawn. Bring her back! :)

Oppose
None that I really hate, so...yeah :)

Team Rankings
2nd - Mutant Maggots: Overall, I didn't hate them, but overall, I enjoyed watching the other team a lot more than I did this team. However, I did like a lot of the members of this team, and they definitely were never boring. Once Scott joined the team though, they got a lot better, mainly because Cameron and Mike's alliance spawned, which remains my favortie friendship in the season. However, it wasn't enough to move the Maggots up to first place. They were still cool though ;)

1st - Toxic Rats: I knew I would love this team even before the season started, and I was proven right. I really enjoyed a lot of their interactions early on, and I felt that they were definitely the more fun team to watch overall. It sucked that Scott threw so many of their challenges, resulting in the eliminations of so many characters I liked. Yeah, once Brick joined and Dawn left, that's when the Rats went downhill. However, I enjoyed them more overall. So, they get ranked 1st :)

Cameo Rankings

 * First Generation Cast: An absolutely brilliant idea. The way they answered almost every single question we had after the end of TDWT was brilliant, and honestly, this was my favorite cameo all season. It featued each and every contestant doing something fitting for them and completely in-character, and it also gave us a look at some good couple moments. It was just so fantastic, and I loved it. Absolutely awesome.


 * Owen: For the first individual cameo of the season, it was decent. Nothing really too special, but the end of it with Owen being blown up by Chris was funny. It was nice to see Owen again, because everyone loves Owen, including me. It wasn't too special, but it was still a nice little moment.


 * Izzy: A nice little moment that I honestly didn't see coming. She didn't really speak, but it was still fun to see her for just a few seconds. Plus, her little moment with Chef was great, and reminded me of classic TD. A great little cameo.


 * Bridgette: This was one of the most surprising cameos of the season. I absolutely loved the fact that Bridgette cameoed, and the couple of seconds of screen-time that she had were great. Plus, seeing her interact with Dakota was nice too. I always loved when the veterans and newcomers interacted. Overall, a decent cameo.


 * Lindsay: I liked the fact that we got to see Lindsay, but didn't think her cameo was really anything special. Sure, it lasted the whole episode, which was nice, but I didn't think it was really that amazing. However, the moments between her and the Yeti were hilarious. An average cameo in my opinion. Nothing special, but not horrible.


 * Ezekiel: His first cameo was great, and fit nicely into the episode. I loved it. It was also the only one I felt was worthy of commenting on, and should've even been there in the first place. So, as such, it's the only one I'm going to comment on :)


 * Gwen: Once again, nothing really too special. It was nice to see Gwen again, but that was probably the best part. Not much else to say other than that.


 * Duncan: Probably my favorite individual cameo all season. It fit very well into the episode, and was thoroughly awesome all the way through. Plus, the way Duncan blew up Mt. Chrismore was both priceless and epic at the same time.


 * Heather: An absolutely epic cameo that led to an absolutely epic challenge. The only downside was that she was out-of-character. She's not supposed to be that evil anymore. Oh well, it was still epic and fun to watch.


 * DJ: Yet again, another very surprising and unexpected cameo. Overall, it was another one of those that wasn't amazing, but wasn't great. It fit his character very well though, so that was nice. Overall, it was "meh".

Episodes

 * Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!: A fairly good season premiere. The challenge was simple, but led to lots of funny campers interactions. The beginning scene with the cast swimming to shore was a great way to introduce their individual personalities, with each and every one revealing at least one important attribute to their character in one way or another. Chris's character development was...interesting, to say the least. The evil laugh thoroughly creeped me out, but he was still fantastic. The way the Maggots won the challenge was fairly stupid, and made no sense at all in terms of the rules of the challenge. Owen's cameo was good though. Overall, a decent season premiere.


 * Truth or Laser Shark: An absolutely fantastic challenge, and I thoroughly enjoyed both parts. The second challenge being an obvious homage to Harold made me squeal like a little girl. He really should've cameoed in this episode. Learning all of the secrets about the campers was interesting, and yet another great way to give us insight into some of their characters. The second challenge was absolutely fantastic with all of the physical comedy, plus the hilarious obstacles. Overall, this was a pretty great episode.


 * Ice Ice Baby: I've heard a lot of hate geared towards this episode, and I honestly do not understand it. I loved it. The beginning scene with all of the campers eating breakfast had plenty of great camper interactions, and plenty of funny moments. The first challenge, while simple, was thoroughly enjoyable. However, the "Brick's arm" joke was absolutely horrible, and I thought it was pretty stupid. The beginning of the Jo-Anne Maria rivalry was good, even if it was really only highlighted in this episode. The second challenge was great too. I always loved those kind of challenges. I really don't understand why people hate this episode, because I loved it.


 * Finders Creepers: To me, this was the first "meh" episode of the season. The scavenger hunt themed challenge was average, and I felt it wasn't that exciting. The best part of the episode was the interaction between Sam and Scott. They were a thoroughly hilarious pairing, and I wish they could've interacted more later on. Izzy's cameo was also great. Not much else to say about it really. Just kind of...meh.


 * Backstabbers Ahoy!: I enjoyed the episode's challenge quite a bit; mainly the second part. The first part paved the way for great camper interactions, due to the laid-back nature of it. Plus, Bridgette cameoed during it. Win. The second challenge was really fun, and I loved it a lot. The one thing that makes this episode unique though is the fact that Scott was actually a good antagonist in this episode. Too bad he had to eliminate Dawn though. At least now she can go back to nature.


 * Runaway Model: Yet another "meh" episode in my opinion. The best part of the episode was the DakotaxSam interaction. They were really cute :) The challenges weren't that impressive. Overall, it wasn't amazing, but it certainly wasn't horrible.


 * A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: One of the best episodes all season. I loved the challenge, even though it also showed how absolutely insane Chris has gone. I do think he went too far with it, and this was definitely the most lethal challenge in TD history. The Maggots were who really sold the episode for me. Mike and Cameron becoming friends, Scott trying and failing to sabotage them. They were definitely the stars. Plus, Zeke's cameo was epic, and I loved him. One of my absolute favorite episodes of the entire season.


 * The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean: An episode that had so many ups and so many downs. Let's start with the ups :) Once again, the Maggots were thoroughly enjoyable to watch, especially Cameron and Mike. Their rivalry with Scott was my favortie rivalry all season. Jo and Lightning were also enjoyable, and I loved their duo. Dakota's transformation into a mutant was absolutely horrible, and probably one of my least favorite plots in all of TD history. The idol subplot wasn't that great either, mainly because it was blatantly obvious that Scott had it the whole time. It would've been great if someone else had it. That could've been fantastic. This episode wasn't great, but wasn't necessarily horrible either.


 * Grand Chef Auto: An awesome challenge. The go-kart theme was absolutely fantastic, and I loved every second of it. Scott's plan in this episode was smart, and this again was one of those few episodes where Scott was a good antagonist. However, the way he said "Mike" annoyed the crap out of me. Chris and Chef's plot in this episode was thoroughly awesome, and the way Duncan's cameo tied into it only made it that much better. Plus, Mike and Zoey finally getting together was great too. One of my favorite challenges all season.


 * Up, Up, and Away In My Pitiful Balloon: This episode is tied with the previous one for my favorite episode of the season. The challenge was awesomely epic, especially the second part. However, it was kind of out-of-character for Heather for do that, especially now that she's become nicer since the end of TDWT. Oh well; it made for an absolutely epic challenge. Cameron was the star of the episode in my opinion. His plan to "hide behind Jo" was brilliant, and only further proves why Cameron is easily the most intelligent competitor left. Plus, him winning the challenge was great. Overall, this episode was one of favorites, if not my absolute favorite episode this season.


 * Eat, Puke and Be Wary: To be honest, this was my least favorite episode all season. The challenge was average, but wasn't amazing. My main problem with it was that it had so many out-of-character moments from Cameron, specifically during the cooking challenge. Why would he ever fall for the old "Oh, look over there" trick? He's clearly been establised as smarter than that. However, Zoey becoming "Commando Zoey" was something I liked. The beginning of the Cameron-Lightning rivalry was absolutely ridiculous. Let it go Lightning, it was ONE challenge. That was probably the stupidest thing ever. Overall, I just wasn't a fan of this episode.


 * The Enchanted Franken-Forest: The main thing that made this episode was the interaction between Cameron and Zoey. Watching them banter back and forth was great, and I loved how Zoey eventually came to her senses, and chose Cameron over the money. That was nice little lesson to put into the episode. However, what kind of a penultimate challenge was this? Seriously, flower picking? Yeah, so dramatic. Honestly, I expected more. Once again, not a horrible episode, but certainly not a great episode.


 * Brain vs Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown: A meh finale. The challenge was pretty cool, but I din't feel it was that dramatic. Cameron's suit being a homage to Iron Man, who is my seconf favorite superhero, was cool though. I felt that Sam had too many lines in the episode, when so many other eliminated contestants had practically no lines at all. I was really happy Cameron won, and I'm glad he actually got to keep the money. Plus, him spending it on the others was really sweet. Chris being arrested at the end was...meh. I honestly think he should've been taken away to a mental hospital instead. Overall, this wasn't a great finale, but it wasn't horrible.

Overall Season Review
Easily the most controversial Total Drama season from the moment the new cast was announced. A lot of people were skeptical about this season because of the fact that it would not feature the original cast actively competing in the game. I was one of the skeptics. However, as time went on, and we saw more stills, trailers, flipbooks, etc. I started to gain hope for the season. The moment the premiere date was announced, I was instantly excited. I was going into this season with an open mind, trying not to make too many judgments or have any preconceived notions.

If I had to give my honest opinion of this season, I'd just have three words. I enjoyed it. Now, let me elaborate on that. I enjoyed this season, but not to the extent that I enjoyed TDI, TDA, or TDWT. I felt that the season had several positive points, and several negative points to it. So, it's kind of a mixed bag. I suppose I should probably elaborate on that as well.

In terms of positives, the radioactive elements of the season were awesome. I loved the concept from the moment it was announced, and it was definitely as cool as I expected. It wasn't there as much as I expected. but when it was, it was awesome. Plus, there were quite a few new characters that I really quite enjoyed. Along with that, this season featured Chris McLean at his most wicked yet. While it was at times too wicked, I felt that he was thorouhgly enjoyable throughout the season, and loved him the whole time.

In terms of negative points about the season, while the new cast was fun and enjoyable, they were also the season's main flaw. A lot of them were bland, unoriginal, or just plain unentertaining. Some also had little to no character whatsoever. In order to write a good story, you need to have strong characters to write for. Without that, there is no strong, solid story. While this season had it's good characters, there were also characters who fell under that category, and that was thoroughly disappointing. If I were to give the new cast an overall rating, I'd say probably a 6 or 7/10

Another negative point about the season was that I felt that the writing in some parts was either bland or just plain ridiculous. Mainly Dakota's mutation and Lightning's antagonistic run. Dakota's storyline just thoroughly destroyed her character, just when she was getting so much better as well. Lightning storyline was about 10x worse than Dakota's, because not only did they destory his character, but it was for the hands-down stupidest reason ever. Once again, Lightning was just starting to really shine by that point as well. So, that's another negative point. The writing, while not horrible, could've been better.

If this review sounds quite negative, it's not meant to be. I did enjoy this season, but I did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the previous three seasons. I applaud the writers for taking such a big risk in terms of what they did with the cast and everything this season. It worked, and it didn't work. As I said earlier, it was a pretty mixed bag. It had it's good episodes, it had it's average episodes, and it had its bad episodes. Same goes for the characters.

Overall, if I were to close off this review with a rating of the season, I'd say...7/10. Not great, but not horrible. A good enough season for what it was. Let's just hope that TD5 can be absolutely amazing :)

Support/Neutral


I really couldn't decide which category to put this under, so I simply combined the two :)

Oppose
It wasn't that bad ;)