User blog comment:Duncan 99 New/Ends the real TOTAL DRAMA with TDWT?/@comment-24952355-20150824203904/@comment-1037137-20150824204422

We all hate the 13-episode format I think. We can agree on that. But something I always ask people to think about, if a season like TDPI did well (Even ROTI initially was not that badly received), is the greater problem the episode format or is simply a matter of how they are handled?

Yes, 26 episodes unquestionably, unquestionably is the smarter and better format for all of the obvious reasons. But perhaps the tone, handling and direction that have been just as much criticized here might actually be where the real heart of the problem lies?