User blog comment:DramaDot/The Obsta-Kill Kourse/@comment-24623255-20200125235633/@comment-35606925-20200126052317

I don't think it's super bad from a persepctive of the complete package. It's less a bad season for me and more-so a disapointing one. i mean, maybe my expectations were too high, but this is ALL STARS. I'm fine with drama that fits with characters, not ones that changes character. I'm also not good with incomplete character arcs.

1. Mal being the villian isn't that bad to me. Honestly, it's an interesting idea and his background with Duncan was interesting and could stir great conflict. Combine that with a 'redemption' arc for Duncan and you have great potential here...and then Mal's main strategy was breaking everyone's stuff and Duncan's elimination has nothing to do with Mal. Plus, I find the way Mal is handled in the finale to be insulting.

2. Zoey was really dumped down as a character. i feel they could've made Zoey less obvlious and more ambigous. Like maybe she knows about Mal but doesn't care because she loves him too much and she too competive to lose such a valuable ally. Anything but feeling like she got dragged to the final 6 strategically.

3. Alejandro and Heather's plot was great, but after Suckers Punched, Alejandro had nothing to do. When i say that, nothing Al did couldn't have been given to Duncan, Cameron, or Zoey. I wish the series had just cut Alejandro for characters that who deserved to go further for the sake of the plot.

4. Sierra should've been the first boot. No debate. Her plot with Cameron was horifying and my least favorite part of the season. Lindsay was derailed and got a repeat placement for nothing. They could've picked anyone (even Staci or something), but ruined Lindsay as a character. Makes me wonder why she was even there.

5. Some of the casting was questionable. Personally think it should've only been the six mergers from Revenge to make it. Giving the OG cast eight slots due to Al and Sierra's inclusion would've been just fine with me. Plus it was clear replacements were done at the last minute. Cameron was handed Cody's plot and Sam Owen's. Considering they were in the season, we know that for a fact.

That should be my main problems with it and is enough. If you like it, I won't blame you, but it was too disapointing to me to rank high compared to seasons I enjoyed better...except gen 3 because I think that's tru;ly worse now.