User blog comment:Epic~00/Why Total Drama All Stars Was Such An Abysmal Season (PART 4)/@comment-24971793-20141030161213/@comment-31556666-20141030195401

That actually would've been a perfect idea. It would give Mal something to do that didn't involve impulsive decisions, but instead actually plan something. It would also be a perfect plan from Mal. He could easily detect that Courtney was the strongest opposition that stood in his path, which may have given him the smart idea. It would also have been perfect irony with Courtney. For once, she wouldn't be as focused on who to get rid of, but instead focus on people like Gwen or Scott. Therefore, everyone else would expect her to do something like this, which would make Mal all the more believed by all of them. This would also make Courtney a more sympathetic character in the eyes of the viewer. If they really wanted her eliminated, then this would be a better plan. In fact, her now present conflict with Gwen and Scott would ultimately be written better because the beauty of the conflicts would be that they're from two opposing perspectives.

How can Courtney possibly fit into the obvious protagonist role if they keep making her seem unsympathetic? What can they actually do to her character to change her for the better? That's the real question.