User:Fedora Kid/First Generation Rankings

=Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, and Total Drama World Tour=

Character Rankings
From least to favorite.

24th: Courtney - She's a spoiled, whiny, selfish, poor-sported, loud, obnoxious, sue-happy, cheating, egotistical, overreacting brat. She did NOT deserve to come back to Total Drama Action, let alone by cheating her way into the season. It's her fault that Owen got eliminated from the show, BOTH times. She didn't deserve to be in Total Drama World Tour, either. However, if she does actually stop being such an annoying, whining, cheating brat, and is actually nice again like she was in the very first episode, then I might start to like her again. But, at this point, that looks very unlikely. It's kind of ironic; while I think she's one of the hottest girls on the show, and she was nice in the first episode, and while I generally support most relationships with her in it (except for D/C, of course), the one thing that makes me hate her so much is her overall personality. If that were to change, I would like her considerably more. And by the start of TDAS, I thought she would be the exact same throughout the season. However, with her finally moving towards forgiving Gwen, making amends with her, and the two becoming friends again, coupled with her new, even more awesome relationship with Scott, I finally moved her out of my bottom spot for the first time ever, ranking her ahead of Sierra. However, all it took was one episode to remind us what Courtney is really like, and how much she'll truly never change. After said episode, Sierra was given a break and Courtney was moved right back into the bottom spot.

23rd: Sierra - To me, she's like a mix of Katie and Sadie with Beth. Annoying, extremely feminine, annoying high-pitched voice, and just plain weird most of the time. Sure, a few of her moments with Cody were good, but I could tell by the Yukon episode that these jokes would be consistent throughout every episode of the season, and that it would get real old real fast. And it did. I mean, I expected a lot out of the new characters in TDWT, and out of the two, Sierra was definitely the bigger disappointment. I mean, it's bad enough that her character is the kind that completely depends on someone else in order for her to be even remotely interesting, but when I heard that she was the "Uber Fan," I expected her to be just that. I wanted to see her go absolutely nuts over everyone in the cast on a regular basis, and not just Cody. You know; pop up next to a random cast member and say a weird and unusual fact that she knows about them. That kind of thing. But, of course, all she can think about is Cody, Cody, Cody. And most of the stalker jokes were too over-the-top, and, later in the season, more perverted and just plain disgusting. But boy, if I thought her performance in TDWT was bad, I could not have possibly been ready for her in TDAS. For one, she's brought back for the same reason she made it far in TDWT in the first place: just because she's new. Second: She's still a total godplayer. But third and most annoyingly: She's in a season without Cody, and has the perfect chance to develop outside of Cody, and what does she do? Talk about Cody, show pictures of Cody, shout his name, always say "FOR CODY!", and worst of all, starts hallucinating and seeing the others as Codys. It's the perfect example of a pointless and annoying character who will never change...she and Courtney could get along quite well. It was more than enough for me to drop her a whole 5 spots down, right down into the same bottom-of-the-barrel league as Courtney.

22nd: Justin - He should've remained silent. Not only did he become an antagonist in Total Drama Action, but he was a bad one. And not Heather-bad, but bad-bad, as in he doesn't know how to be an antagonist. He rarely did anything truly evil in Total Drama Action (besides causing Gwen and Trent's break-up, and getting Izzy voted off in "Full Metal Drama"). All he did was manipulate Lindsay and Beth and take off his shirt all the time. What I did like was his narcissism, similar to Chris's, and how he did have a considerable amount of funny moments in TDA; mostly him getting hurt, the funny sound of his voice (his voice is just so weird to me), and some of his facial expressions. But, overall, one of the worst antagonists ever.

21st: LeShawna - I really don't see why she has so many fans or friends. She's sassy, and, frankly, I'm a little sick of her always referring to everyone else as "White boy/girl;" it's somewhat racist.

20th/19th: Katie and Sadie - They can be somewhat funny when they're together, but when they're separated, they become pathetic characters. Sadie after "The Sucky Outdoors" is living proof of that. After her BFF's eliminiation, she had no lines - ABSOLUTELY no lines at all - in "Up The Creek," "Paintball Deer Hunter," and "If You Can't Take The Heat..." Besides, when they're together, the sounds they make somewhat resemble communicating dolphins. However, I do express my sympathies to all fans of these two girls (or, in rarer cases, just one of the girls); I mean, these two were both eliminated early in Total Drama Island, weren't in Total Drama Action or Total Drama World Tour, and no cameo appearance(s) AT ALL in Total Drama Reloaded? I know how bad THAT must feel. So all Katie/Sadie fans, Katie fans, or Sadie fans, just hang in there, because there is always season seven, right?

18th: Beth - She's just plain weird, and personally, I just don't think she belonged in Total Drama Action. Despite being the runner-up, she didn't really have any major character development in the whole season. And I hardly think that non-stop rambling about Brady in practically every post-Masters of Disasters episode counts as development. Really, in both seasons, she was just there. I was shocked, but happy when I found out she wouldn't be in TDWT. However, I do think she could've potentially been awesome returning to TDWT, had it not been for Geoff.

17th: Alejandro - Eh, nothing more than a clone of Justin, except more charming rather than an all-out "I'm too sexy for my shirt" act, and actually being smart and coming up with clever strategies. Truthfully, when overlooking his obvious similarities with Justin, I actually liked him early on. His grand entrance in the TDA special was the sole definition of a bad-a** (sorry Duncan). He was extremely clever and enjoyable early on, mostly when he used various tactics to get rid of Harold, Bridgette, and LeShawna. But, as we all know, his game was thrown off by his love for Heather. Even in the few episodes early on when a romance between the two was hinted at, he still managed to be a successful downright evil villain, with his evilness peaking in London. But then, in the very next episode - Greece - he just suddenly went downhill. From that fatal moment when he lost the final challenge to Heather, you could see it in his eyes, and I knew, at that moment, that that was it. After that, he just got worse over time, becoming less of the awesome antagonist he started out as and becoming more annoying as the season progressed. Speaking of which, I do enjoy his and Heather's love/hate relationship, which is easily my favorite part of Alejandro. But besides that, in my opinion, he and Sierra were both sad attempts at interesting new characters, and were a waste of new voice actors and valuable screen-time. Plus, his voice often seemed too scratchy to me; he often sounded like he was just starting to hit puberty. And then came TDAS...first off, it was obvious from the start that it was Alejandro. Hiding it for all of one episode was lazy writing and a predictable outcome. If they really wanted to continue prolonging the illusion of it being an actual robot, he would've stayed in that suit for at least the first three episodes, then reveal him. But nope. One episode. For second, although I'm sure there's a good reason for Marco Grazzini not being able to reprise the role, surely they could've found someone way better to replace him. I mean, seriously; Alex House was terrible as Alejandro. He goes from sounding like he's in the middle of hitting puberty in TDWT to regressing and sounding like he's years from hitting puberty in TDAS...how many times did he sound like a girl when he was screaming or yelling? And lastly, the bit with him faking his legs being asleep was completely unnecessary, stupid, redundant, and just another excuse for him to almost always display his godplaying abilities not only by always being able to do a handstand, but still being unbelievably good at challenges while his legs are supposedly paralyzed. The one good thing I was looking forward to was further development/possible rekindling of his relationship with Heather...which, when it reached its climax, was handled horribly and caused Heather's untimely elimination. After that, he was completely boring and had zero character or focus with Heather gone. Ultimately, his deterioration in TDAS was enough to drop him just two spots, with the only things that saved him from the "Oppose" section were the lengthy period of time in TDWT when he was a bad-a$$, and again, his awesome relationship with Heather.

16th: DJ - He's seriously a boring character. He often has no lines, and it's slightly pathetic how he's the tallest, and should be one of the toughest campers of them all, and yet he's afraid of Heather shaving her legs (...but then again, can you really blame him?) But again, not too interesting overall. In TDI, he was just there with nothing but one-time gags every now and then. His plot with Chef in TDA was pretty good, but mostly one-sided. And then comes TDWT. He was an absolutely pathetic character who let his own mind games and illusions get the better of him in a totally ridiculous manner (his "curse," to me, is simply the worst multi-episode plot that the writers have ever come up with, alongside Beth and Brady), and he was skidding along on ruined wheels the whole time, bound to crash and burn sooner or later. And boy, did he burn.

15th: Eva - I do admit that she should have more screen-time in the series, but her temper problem is basically asking to be kicked off early. And, like with the Katie and Sadie fans, I do feel sorry for Eva fans, too; so far, she hasn't fared any better in the show than Katie and Sadie. She's actually fared worse. :P

14th: Duncan - I don't really hate him, I just think he's seriously overrated. He has way too many fans (particularly those of the whole Duncan/Courtney pairing), and he's made it too far in both seasons: final four in Total Drama Island and WINNER in Total Drama Action? Talk about overstaying your welcome. And then, when we finally see him be the first eliminated, he returns just because the producers are too scared to lose all of his fans. And then, naturally, all the way to the final five. But I do favor him over Beth, hence why I voted for him, and my opinion of him went up considerably since he hooked up with Gwen. However, as sweet as it was while it lasted, their relationship took a turn for the worst in TDAS. It was one thing for Gwen to constantly reject his advances in the first few episodes (as unusual and uncalled for as it was), but it was another for him to openly declare his obsession with Courtney over Gwen. I mean, seriously? Is he that stupid? I was shocked only by the placing and the pacing of the break-up, not the fact that it happened. It ultimately happened in the way that I imagined would make my opinion of Duncan go down instead of up. He's just become an obviously horny, extremely stupid, and extremely oblivious fool who really doesn't deserve any girlfriend now. However...as horribly as he handled the remainder of the Love Triangle, I really enjoyed the story he was given in return: His identity crisis with becoming a good guy. It was, surprisingly, the most well-written, well-executed, and most entertaining story in the entire series to feature only one character. It had me actually liking Duncan and remaining interested in him, and had me very invested in where his story would go. I ultimately either predicted that he'd continue to fail to be seen as a bad guy, and would finally grow to accept his new persona, or he'd unleash an all-out, brand new, evil scheme that would regain his reputation but cause his elimination. The latter ultimately proved true, and although his pleading for mercy as he was being arrested was a bit OOC, it was still a worthwhile end to a very well-done story. And at the same time, I felt the way he went out that season was a very meaningful climax to his overall character arc over the first five seasons: While he not only got his grand form of well-deserved comeuppance in the end with going to a real prison, he also undoubtedly left an impact on the game by trying to warn Zoey, Gwen, and Courtney about The Malevolent One. Gone, but not forgotten...and in the good way, too.

13th: Harold - He was originally my 6th favorite character. In TDI, I loved Harold. He was so hilarious and strange (but in a funny way) at times, and I always rooted for him against Duncan and his goons. I loved what he did to Courtney, and always believed (and still believe) that his elimination was totally unfair, and that Duncan should've gone. In TDA, he was even better. Unlike in TDI, he was up and in front in TDA, with arguably the most development of any of the 15 returning contestants. Like in TDI, he repeatedly won the challenges for his team with his mad skills, and even saved all of their lives. Although I didn't mind his elimination so much, mainly because it was clash between him and Owen, where Owen outranks him in my personal rankings. But Harold took a huge fall for me in TDWT. He was alright in the first episode (although mostly silent compared to several others), but he acted like a know-it-all, and was a total jerk to Zeke, in episode two. I mean, seriously; insulting him nonstop for his one little mistake - which you told him to do in the first place, if I recall correctly - was uncalled for. Kicking him when he's down is bad enough, but stamping his passport three times for no reason is just unnecessary. It was yet another clash between Harold and one of my other favorite characters, and Harold lost this one by a landslide. He continued to act like a jerk and a know-it-all in Japan, which almost got them killed, and I was very glad to see him go. Although I wish he had been fairly voted off instead of pulled a would-be hari-kari. I would've preferred that DJ left over him, because maybe then, Team Victory wouldn't have lost so much.

12th: Bridgette - In TDI, I was neutral towards her. My major pet peeves with her was that she was too popular with the others when, in my opinion, she didn't deserve it. Several times, she's considered "smart," when she's actually been seen to be extremely stupid on multiple occasions. She's considered "athletic," and yet she's as clumsy as Tyler. So I had a slight irritation with her, but overall was neutral. In TDA, my opinion on her went way down because of her one-dimensional character in that season: Kiss, Geoff, Kiss, Geoff, Kiss, Geoff... Then, in TDWT, she was like Noah, Zeke, and Izzy, in the sense that she was a pretty empty character during her short run. The only significant plotline with her lasted for only one episode, and she was used as a pawn at her expense. She wasn't as interesting or lovable as she once was, and like I said, nothing really significant or different happened with her. So, overall, my view on her has always either been neutral or negative.

11th: Izzy - She can be pretty funny. In TDI, she was annoying in a few episodes (mainly "Up the Creek"), but ROCKED in other episodes (such as "Search and Do Not Destroy" and "Wawanakwa Gone Wild"). In TDA, I kinda got sick of her using alternate names, and I still believe that her using the excuse that "E-Scope" was voted out, not Izzy, was pretty much cheating and unfair. Plus, it allowed her to be even more unfairly voted out at the hands of Justin, whereas her first elimination was more reasonable. But ultimately, I remained the same with her. In TDWT, she was one of the "empty" characters; she had no major plot or significance that season, and mainly was used for comic relief. But then again, maybe this is more fitting for her and her personality. Come to think of it, she's never really had much of a significant, developed role outside of her late relationship with Owen and her epic clashes with Chef. Maybe she wasn't meant to have a significant role...Who knows?

10th: Lindsay - Her dimwittness makes for many a great joke. Though I must admit, she took a pretty hard fall in TDAS, with the writers pushing her stupidity a bit too far and resulting in an unfair elimination, when clearly it should've been Sierra or Courtney. Darn it; the ONE season where I predicted she'd be a FINALIST...and this happens.

9th: Trent - In TDI, he was amazing. A totally likeable, charismatic guy who everyone likes in such a casual way, not like Owen or DJ. In many ways, I think of him as a more casual version of Geoff. His elimination in TDI, to me, was the worst elimination in the season (alongside Zeke's), and is actually something that I blame on the overreacting and assuming LeShawna rather than Heather. In TDA, he got a great amount of development, but was knocked out way too early just because some people, once again, misinterpreted his intentions and assumed something was up before he could actually explain. Once again, his elimination in TDA was one of the worst in the season. Despite leaving early, he was one of the major players in the season in terms of drama and leaving an effect on the game long after he is gone, as well as in the Aftermaths. I think he should definitely get more screen-time, simply because he was so focused-on in the first two seasons, and then suddenly dropped in the third. He is, overall, a very interesting and likable character.

8th: Gwen - First, she was just barely at the top of the Neutral section, borderline on Support. Then she moves almost straight to the bottom for her evil act towards Trent. Now, her she is once more, higher up on my list. And why? For several reasons. A: Her rivalry with Courtney made me choose between which of the two I like better. Naturally, I chose Gwen, and was rooting for her all the way. Then, she redeems herself for breaking Trent's heart by hooking up with the one other guy she was most meant for: Duncan. Their relationship is perfect, and they are very compatible for each other. I loved how she rarely faltered in her belief that their relationship was a good one. She didn't give Courtney a second glance during the drama following their kiss and their official hook-up, and when she did falter, she almost instantly recovered and remained true to Duncan, all while sticking it to Courtney even to the bitter-sweet end. I vowed that she'd move way up if she hooked up with Duncan without serious doubt. And now, one new hook-up and 6 places later, she has. But in terms of my opinion of her as an individual character, not regarding her hook-up with Duncan: I honestly never really liked her that much. I was always pretty neutral about her, not hating her and not liking her anymore than some of the others (especially in TDI, when I favored Owen over her). In TDI, to me, she was just there, and wasn't really interesting to me. But, ultimately, I found her outranking most of my other Neutral characters at that time, so it was simply a scenario of the better of lesser. That all changed with the messes in TDA and TDWT. Again, my opinion of her has gone up considerably, as it started out in perfectly even ground in TDI, then went down in TDA, and then came back up with TDWT. So, basically, she's landed right back in the Neutral section up until TDAS. Boy, oh boy. For the first time ever, my opinion of her actually became positive. Her conflict with Courtney not only continued, but intensified. However, the major differences between this and TDWT: First, it was no longer a matter of them fighting over Duncan, but directly clashing with each other. For second, it was no longer about them equally hating each other. It was about Gwen trying to legitimately make amends like a real adult and resolve the conflict however she could. It truly made Gwen such a stronger, more serious, and more likable character, as she was truly being the bigger person in the battle. It made you root for Gwen more because of Gwen herself rather than merely rooting for her because she was against Courtney. And, of course, her determination and heart of gold eventually brought about one of the most highly-anticipated, most meaningful moments of the series: The resolution of the Love Triangle. Definitely a strong, dramatic, and powerful boost to a previously neutral/unlikable character.

7th: Geoff - He was a really funny and great character up until he and Bridgette hooked up. Then his character became ridiculous. Although making him a semi-antagonist with Total Drama Action Aftermath was a nice touch, but that didn't last too long. However, it allowed him enough time to get a little space between him and Bridgette, and, when he became a good guy again, he returned to the lovable, hilarious character that he was in TDI. I'm a little upset that he wasn't in Total Drama World Tour, but I guess it was the only way to separate him and Bridgette, even if that didn't last too long. Switched spots with Gwen as a result of his time on Ridonculous Race.

6th: Tyler - First off, let me just say that this guy has some hilarious facial expressions. And I really like the Tyler/Lindsay relationship mainly because they seem like the best match, as oppose to all those mismatches, such as Duncan/Courtney and Harold/LeShawna. Of course, in the first two seasons I was neutral towards him, since we knew hardly anything about him enough to like him. I was a little doubtful about his run on TDWT, but in the end, I was, to quote Cody, "pleasantly surprised." They gave so much more backstory to Tyler and developed his character so deeply: Furthering his relationship with Lindsay, new facts about him such as his strong fingers and nearsightedness underwater, his involvement with Alejandro and the Triangle. I gained more respect for the writers for devoting so much more to Tyler; he sure isn't the least favorite character now. In my opinion, he received the most and best character development of all the four underdogs of TDWT.

5th: Owen - He was originally my top favorite character in the show, up until I became an Ezekiel fan. I still root for him, and believe that he should've won Total Drama Action (he deserved the money since Chef ripped up his $100,000 check). His elimination at the hands of Courtney was totally unfair, and I was so excited when he came back. I was glad that he at least lasted longer than Courtney (even if it was for about a minute), and Chris should've just given him the $50,000 he promised him. People say that he is overused by the series, and I kind of agree...but what do you expect? He's practically the main character of the series. But unlike most of the other screen hogs (Duncan, Courtney, etc.), he's actually likable and not nearly as annoying or polarizing. And, fortunately, just when the fart jokes were getting old, they bring in their back-up: His aerophobia. I loved all of his aerophobia moments, and think that they're far more hilarious than all of the farting/burping.

4th Noah - In TDI, I loved his sarcasm, and most to all of his lines generally amused me. His elimination was pretty obvious, though; I saw that one coming a mile away. And, in TDA, the one and only line he ever had was still a funny one. While I think he was kind of in the background in the TDA special, his performance in TDWT was anything but. My opinion on him has gone way up since Total Drama World Tour started. He had an abundance of lines in each episode, and to me, not a single line of his isn't either funny or sarcastic. I love his one-liners, in addition to his always-monotone voice, and he continues to be a source of non-stop laughter, especially with his unique brand of humor. Even if he doesn't have a real significant storyline, I think his time was good while it lasted. To me, he is always a character who has never had a significant plot or much development, but his one-time gags, jokes, and lines are the most perfect substitute we could've ever asked for. Switched spots with Owen as a result of his time on Ridonculous Race, where I personally think Noah shines a lot more than Owen, even though both are still amazing.

3rd: Heather - The fact that everyone else hates her makes me want to like her. I think she makes a great antagonist. To this day, she remains the greatest and most memorable antagonist that the series has ever had. What she has that all the others lack is that she knows how to work the game. She schemes and plans things out, she at least plays fair and square, and at least she admits to being evil. Justin just likes to have girls do his dirty work, Courtney cheats her way into everything, Alejandro godplays...you get the point. Of course, TDI was her spotlight season. I was neutral towards her in TDA, since she was pretty silent. And, in TDWT, we saw the transition take full effect. From the hated antagonist early on, to the anti-hero who sinks out of the spotlight (and uses that to her advantage), to the lesser of two evils and the default "good guy." In my mind, she had the greatest and most meaningful character arc of any other character in the entire series. More or less, her arc in TDWT was exactly like her arc over the course of the first three seasons. In TDI, the antagonist; in TDA, the anti-hero; and in TDWT, the good guy at long last. I'll always wish that she was the official winner instead of Alejandro. Her winning would've only sealed the deal. It would've been the finishing touch, the pivotal moment, the icing on the cake, the grand finale of her amazing, three-season character transition. Oh, well. At least she was the canon winner, so at least the writers had the exact same thought that I did. She may not be my personal favorite, but in a more objective light, I can easily admit that she is the all-around best character in the series by far.

2nd: Cody - I can relate to him so much because I'm a geek, somewhat like him. Seriously; if I was any one of the original Total Drama contestants, I would definitely be Cody, hands-down. In looks, personality, and even voice, I'm almost exactly like him. He's hilarious, and Heather should've gone instead of him. He is the one character I wanted to qualify for Total Drama Action the most (along with Ezekiel). I'll bet you that the only reason he didn't is because Peter Oldring wasn't working on the show at that time. I was, however, disappointed with his run on TDWT. Yes, he made it far; but I feel that he had no real development. With 26 full episodes devoted to him, the possibilities were endless; this was his chance to shine. But the three major stories revolving around him were: His conflict with Duncan; his relationship with Gwen; and, of course, his ordeal with Sierra. The common factor: They all had absolutely nothing to do with Cody as a character. There had to be another character involved for the plot to work, and two of them were basically older stories revived for another run. No real development at all, in my opinion. Just like with Beth in TDA. A lot of people say that he was terrible in the season, and his character was ruined, but I don't see it. While I don't think anything in the season improved his character, I also don't believe that anything ruined his character per se. He was no better and no worse than he was before, which is obviously much better than his character being totally ruined (like SOME contestants who are also voiced by Peter Oldring and have a Canadian accent). But I still loved his gags and one-time jokes, so he'll stay right where he is.

1st: Ezekiel - I may be one of the last true Zeke fans left after what happened to him in TDWT, but I have no reason to blame Ezekiel himself for this madness that has befallen him. If anything, he is a victim, and doesn't deserve to be moved down this list. I can only hope that his character improves and rebuilds from here. *Crosses fingers* (Season seven, season seven, season seven...)

Non-Contestant Rankings
9th: Blaineley - She wasn't that interesting in the TDA special, but the first TDWT Aftermath made me hate her with a fiery passion. She's worse than Chef, Chris, and TDA Geoff combined. I could go on forever about all the things I hate about her: Annoying, evil, ugly, pointless, disgusting, hypocritical...ugh. I will never understand the writers of this show during the TDWT phase. In my opinion, with 100% complete certainty, I believe that Blaineley's overall existance in the show is easily, without doubt, the number one most unnecessary, most pointless, stupidest, most poorly-written/executed storyline/character that this show has EVER had. Period. Even more so than DJ's "Curse," the Beth and Brady deal, the Sierra and Cody thing, and even Duncan and Courtney. Really. Did she have ANY purpose at all? She came in unfairly over someone who could've potentially been awesome returning to TDWT (even LeShawna or Beth), and lasted for only two episodes. Why bring her in if you're going to boot her one episode later? What significant role did she even serve? She didn't affect the remaining contestants or the outcome of the eliminations in any way. Owen was already a goner, and Courtney's fate was sealed. Sure, she ratted out Zeke and set up for the plot of episode 21, but the writers could've easily substituted that with Chef simply saying "I happened to find him...again," the same way he did when he apparently found him the first time in London. Encouraging Al and Heather? That had already long since been implied/encouraged by others. Plus, what really irks me the most, is the fact that she was eliminated in a double elimination. That just proves that her return was unnecessary to preserve the pattern of elimination/non-elimination/elimination that the season developed about halfway through; they could've easily just booted Courtney alone and be done with it. So, really. She might as well have never been introduced. To put this whole rant into a nutshell: She could very well be the one and only character in the series that I hate more than Courtney - and that's saying a lot.

8th: DJ's mother - She was pretty annoying in both of her appearances, especially in the TDA special. She had her funny moments, but I just don't like her overall.

7rd: Chris McLean - His cynicism and narcissist attitude was hilarious in TDI, but it was way too overused in TDA, sadly. But my opinion on him went down even more with TDWT. It was absolutely unfair how he basically controlled the elimination process. If anything, he just proved that the contestants themselves have zero power and are just pawns. He's totally biased and absolutely obsessed with Duncan and Courtney, which makes me want to lose it. He was so freakin' annoying at times that I wished I could be there to punch him in the face myself.

6th: Leshaniqua - She seems strangely more likeable than LeShawna, in my opinion. But we haven't seen enough of her to get to know her better.

5th: Brady - Beth's constant ramblings throughout the season, along with the fact that everyone kept doubting her, only made it too obvious that he would show up in the end. I totally saw it coming. But, in case you don't know how I feel about the whole Brady/Beth thing, I feel that this plot was way too repetitive and way too boring. And yet it was considered one of the "major" plots in TDA. Sad. I dislike the overall plot more than Brady himself though, as I initially think that Brady could be a likeable character. But, since we haven't seen anymore of him since then, I'll just stay neutral towards him.

4th: Jasmine - Despite the fact that she looks way too much like Courtney, I think that she's a hilarious character. The way she thinks she's so good at being an actor and yet sucks is similar to Tyler's attitude towards his poor physical capabilities. In my opinion, she's the one non-contestant character of them all that I want to see on the show the most.

3rd: The Psycho Killer - Of course, the one-time star of my favorite episode of TDI. His appearance at the end was amazing and hilarious at the same time. I do, however, wish that he (like all of the other members of Total Drama Dirtbags) had more screentime in the TDA special.

2nd: Chef Hatchet - I think he has his good moments, especially when he's in charge and angrier than ever. But I think the joke of him cross-dressing is getting old and very disturbing.

1st: Josh - I think he's hilarious. His love for catfights is one that I share as well, and I think he's much more entertaining than Blaineley. I'd like to see him host the show for one episode.

Couple Rankings
From least to favorite.

8th: Duncan/Courtney - Cliche. Overrated. Pointless. This is the reason that "Basic Straining" is one of my least favorite episodes of Total Drama Island. And Total Drama Action sure didn't help, either. At that point, all that Courtney did was kick Duncan where it counts. That's the only reason that I feel sympathy for Duncan in this whole thing. That, and when he finally stood up for himself in "Top Dog." Seeing him learn how to take care of himself and vote her off was one of the best moments in Total Drama history. I was SO glad when that couple broke up, but I was enraged when they got back together. It just shows how pathetic Duncan really is, if one little kiss (not to mention through a disgusting, slimy, ink-covered face) was enough to convince him to get back together with a psycho, AND split a million bucks with her! But the miracle came up, foreshadowed by the TDA special and the first episode of TDWT. At long last, this terrible pairing finally died and was replaced by a far better one. Thank God that it's ancient history now.

7th: Harold/LeShawna - A serious mismatch. It barely had two episodes when it was actually a couple, and then, after that, it became a completely one-sided relationship. And LeShawna acts like a total jerk when she blows Harold off all the time.

6th: Trent/Gwen - It was OK at first; a nice love story, with them being able to make ammends and forgive each other for past mistakes. It was a great source of drama, heartbreak, and forgiveness. But even so, it has a history of instances where Trent is blamed for things that go wrong, when they aren't even his fault. For example, when Heather kissed him in "Search and Do Not Destroy," HE gets voted off. And now Gwen thinks that, just because he has a lucky number, he's automatically "weird." Poor guy.

5th: Geoff/Bridgette - It was OK at first, but when they got to the point where they became absolutely obsessed with each other, and barely came up for air while they were kissing, it became ridiculous.

4th: Owen/Izzy - Hilarious couple. I swear, I never saw their epic hook-up (and subsequent temporary break-up) in "Hook, Line, and Screamer." It was awesome. I also like the whole idea of it always being on/off, on/off, on/off, over and over again. Sometimes, you have to wonder if they're actually a couple. And I also think that's it tragic how, just as they were becoming an official couple once again, and probably for good, Justin gets Izzy voted off again in "Full Metal Drama." Yep; just another reason for me to hate Mr. Male Model even more. As you can imagine, I was devastated when they broke up in TDWT. But, now that Izzy's back to "normal" again, I have high hopes that she and the big guy will get back together soon.

3rd: Alejandro/Heather - It was obvious from the start. Yes, Heather is an evil witch. But she's still a hot evil witch, and totally needed a man. Several stepped up, such as Harold and Duncan...but they failed and went off with other, less-attractive girls. Then Al comes into the picture. It didn't initially seem obvious, until the Theme Song. Then we were thinking: "Could it be?" And then, the hints finally started appearing. The first truly obvious one was in the Alps, and even stronger in the next episode, the Amazon. From then on out, we all knew what we had on our hands: A brand new, villain/villain, love-hate relationship. Seriously, though: Two of the most evil characters on the show, two of the hottest characters on the show, together. They were often love-hate towards each other during the season, but that was all part of the game. I'm sure that, post-TDWT and without the worry of a competition, they would love each other passionately, just as they should. Although it was a bit rockier in TDAS, at least it ultimately ended with them clearly together, thus proving that they do truly love each other outside of the competition.

2nd: Duncan/Gwen - I always knew they'd make a great couple. Ever since I saw their first one-on-one interaction in Are We There Yeti?, I knew that they were made for each other. I loved when the idea of them hooking up was first brought up in TDA, and only even more strongly hinted throughout TDWT. LOVED their first kiss and all of the drama surrounding it. I loved to see that both were firm in their beliefs, particularly Duncan, who stood strong against Courtney and remained true and loyal to Gwen. I was devastated by Gwen's elimination, but loved to see her stick it to Courtney just before she left, and WHILE she was leaving. That says it all right there. It was fun while it lasted, but its bittersweet end in TDAS was enough to move it down just one spot on my Rankings.

1st: Tyler/Lindsay - You've got to love the first couple whose members were separated by seasons. But this did make for good humor with Lindsay continuously forgetting that he's not even there, and mentioning him all the time. And actually, I think that the very fact that they didn't compete in the season is what saved their relationship. I mean, almost every other couple broke up at one point or another because of that season (except for Owen and Izzy). And in Total Drama World Tour, their first time back together, they have a nice little subplot going with Tyler trying to get Lindsay to remember who he is. Then she finally does, and is eliminated two episodes later in true Total Drama style. But, once again, they are the only couple that has still not broken up or gone through a rough spot at all. Gotta give credit to Tyler for really putting up with it.

Fanon Couple Rankings
Note: Obviously, I can't cover every single fanon pairing imaginable, so I'll just focus on the ones that I either really hate or really support, just to single them out in particular.

12th: Cody/Noah - ...Just, no. That's ALL I have to say about this one. -.-

11th: Duncan/LeShawna - For those who don't know, this couple is a favorite of great Total Drama FanFiction authors Winter-Rae and The Kobold Necromancer. They overuse this couple so much, that, and while I do enjoy their works, I have grown sick of this pairing. Just...ugh, beyond words.

10th: Ezekiel/Eva - People just love the kind of pairing that, let's face it, we all know will never happen. They seem to think that Zeke and Eva had a bit of time to interact while they were alone at Playa Des Losers, but I honestly think that Zeke should be with someone better, like Bridgette.

9th: Duncan/Heather - ...Eh, why not? They're both evil, and I would love some of the friction-one-minute-and-loving-the-next interaction between them. But, of course, Heather's with Alejandro and Duncan's with Gwen...so I don't imagine it will happen any time soon...or ever.

8th: Alejandro/Courtney - A pretty hot couple, I must admit. I know that this couple is pretty borderline between fanon, one-sided, and canon. But I consider it fanon, since Alejandro did show initial signs of attraction to her. I don't know, I just think that their interactions wouldn't be as on-off as Duncan/Courtney, or Alejandro/Heather, for that matter. But, as of the finale, it's sadly become a more pathetic one-sided relationship on Courtney's side.

7th: Trent/Courtney - Ever since the break-up of DC, it seemed only fair that Courtney and Trent get together. This was a popular notion even before DC officially broke up. Why not? The ex of Duncan and the ex of Gwen getting together. Not a bad idea. Besides, I think that their personalities are much better for each other, as each of their respective previous partners were total mismatches.

6th: Ezekiel/Heather - Created and made famous by The Kobold Necromancer. Ezekiel; one of the nicest and calmest guys around, with Heather; the Queen of Evil. See "Total Drama Comeback" and "Total Drama Battlegrounds" to see what kind of great, passionate interaction could happen between these two.

5th: Ezekiel/Izzy - Created and made famous by The Kobold Necromancer. Ezekiel's sheltered, clueless homeschooled life combined with Izzy's wild and crazy personality...it would hit with the impact of World War III. And I guess the writers do read our fics; thank GOD for that one, glorious Ezzy moment in Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 1!

4th: Geoff/Gwen - A really sweet pairing. If only they were just like they were during Camp TV. But seriously; Trial By Tri-Armed Triathlon proved that these two could be really compatible. I mean, really; Geoff was so nice to her, and they honestly would make a cute couple.

3rd: Noah/Katie - Created and made famous by The Kobold Necromancer. And honestly; looking at these two and comparing them, I truly can picture them being together. Especially since both of them need someone to hook up with.

2nd: Trent/Lindsay - These two would be good together. I loved all of their flirty interactions, and if it weren't for Tyler and (at least on Trent's side) Gwen, these two would totally hook up.

1st: Noah/Izzy - Because these two's friendship technically includes Eva, along with the fact that Izzy is with Owen, most people simply just put Noah and Eva together solely because of this supposed friendship. Too cliche. I like to think of what would happen if Noah was paired up with the other female in this friendship: Izzy. Noah's sarcastic and lazy personality combined with Izzy's active and easy-going personality would be epic. And I could definitely see these two together, especially since Izzy and Owen technically aren't together anymore.

Attractions/One-Sided Relationship Rankings
6th: Cody/Sierra - The single most overused, most focused, most repetitive, most pointless, and most annoying attraction/one-sided relationship in the show's history. The only thing that could make it worse is if Cody actually liked Sierra. And that seems to be more of a possibility as of the finale. If it came to that, then both he and Sierra would go way down on my list.

5th: Harold/Beth - ...No, just no. I mean, sure they look like they would be the ideal couple, but once they actually had some romantic interactions, I was gagging.

4th: Harold/Gwen - Eh, it's OK. I guess there's nothing really wrong with it; I just think it could've used a little more development, because we clearly saw hints of an attraction for a short while there. I honestly wouldn't mind if they hooked up, though.

3rd: Harold/Heather - Ever since the special, I felt that there was a great spark between these two. Of all the people to befriend Heather like Harold did, it had to be Harold. Besides the obvious similarities with their names, I do feel that they would be good together; at least Harold would be better off with her than the girl who keeps rejecting him all the time. I even love the times they fight.

2nd: Ezekiel/Bridgette - Even though it's been referenced in only one episode, I really love it. I feel that these two would be perfect together, more so than Geoff and Bridgette. I mean, sure they had a rocky start, but that would only make it even better if they hooked up. I feel that Zeke really missed his chance in World Tour; Bridgette was clearly willing to move on, if Alejandro is anything to go by. I hope there's more development with this relationship in season five.

1st: Cody/Gwen - Hilarious. I mean, seriously; Cody is so pathetic in his attempts at Gwen, but that's exactly what makes it funny. And boy, is he persistent; he's almost like Zeke. And, even in season two, the one and only line he had was talking about Gwen. And, of course, World Tour was a rejuvination for this almost-dead relationship (at that time). Even with Sierra breathing down his neck, he still only had eyes for Gwen. And I could understand his devastation at Gwen's elimination, and probably hated Courtney and Sierra for it just as much as he did. If Gwen wasn't with Duncan, then Cody would have to be the next choice for her. Seriously; just give Cody something in return for all his hard work!

Team Rankings
7th: Team Amazon - I honestly cannot stand this team at all. It has two of the characters that I hate the most, and I truly got sick of them winning so much. Especially in challenges where they didn't deserve to win, such as London.

6th: Killer Bass - After Zeke left, I felt that most of the interaction on this team was boring or repetitive, mostly the pranks Duncan pulled on Harold and, for a short time, the Duncan/Courtney interaction.

5th: Screaming Gaffers - I felt that these guys won too much as well, just like Team Amazon. I don't really like most of the characters on this team, and I feel that they got more credit than they deserve.

4th: Killer Grips - I really felt that they should've won more, seeing as how most of them were former Gophers and strong competitors. Unlike with Team Victory or the Gophers, they didn't lose so much due to a curse or anything, and I think they didn't deserve to lose as much as they did. I feel that these guys are the true definition of underdogs.

3rd: Team Victory - Similar to the Grips; I really like this team because they lose so much. You know me; always supporting the underdogs. I felt this team had solid potential for some good drama, with the Lindsay and Tyler story, Zeke, the Bridgette-Lindsay-Alejandro Friendship, and even the chance of Zeke/Bridgette at long last. But, big surprise, all of these potential stories were thrown out without second thoughts, and the season instead focuses on the newbies and the Love Triangle. I truly believe that the only reason this team went early was because they were the only team without either of the new characters on it. I think it was a total waste to have all of them be completely eliminated before the merge.

2nd: Screaming Gophers - The original superior team of the series. Every single member of the Screaming Gophers has competed in at least two seasons, have lasted considerably long in at least one season, and all have had great storylines at one point or another. The only characters on this team that I didn't like were Beth, Justin, and LeShawna. But I always loved the classic Gopher interaction seen in TDI, particularly in episodes such as Not So Happy Campers - Part 2, Up the Creek, and Not Quite Famous.

1st: Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot - My favorite team by far. It almost entirely consists of favorites of mine; Owen, Izzy, Noah, and Tyler. I like when it became an all-guys team, as that led to plenty of interaction that reminded me of the good old days of the original Guys' Alliance. This team also had a little bit of every kind of character, entertaining in their own way: good underdog characters who got more development and screen-time (Noah and Tyler), classic comic relief characters (Owen and Izzy), and characters involved in deep plotlines (Alejandro and Duncan).

Episode Rankings (TDI)
26th: Basic Straining - Three words: Duncan and Courtney. 1/10.

25th: Search and Do Not Destroy - The episode where Heather cruelly destroys Trent and Gwen's relationship, with some help from that no-good LeShawna, who's too quick to jump to conclusions. A low point for Trent, one of my least favorite Heather moments, and probably the episode that made me hate LeShawna in the first place. 3/10.

24th: The Big Sleep - Eh, nothing really interesting happened here. Cody/Noah XP. It was pretty empty, and the only thing I liked was the foreshadowing of Trent/Gwen and Justin being a villain later on in the series. 4/10.

23rd: Phobia Factor - I feel that this episode had some good Tyler moments, but all went downhill when he was eliminated instead of Courtney. 4.5/10.

22nd: Who Can You Trust? - Yet another bland episode, although the Gwen/Heather flicting was awesome. But, again, overall, I felt that it was just there. 4.5/10.

21st: The Sucky Outdoors - Man, I'm already running out of reasons for disliking these bottom episodes. XD I feel that this one was similarly empty, and I didn't like how Gwen is bitter towards Trent for what Heather did. 5/10.

20th: That's Off the Chain! - Had some good physical comedy, but was the elimination of Lindsay. A sad moment, and another episode where I disapprove of Heather's actions. Although Lindsay's tirade was EPIC. 6/10.

19th: Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon - Elimination of Geoff, just when he and Gwen were on the verge of a relationship. 'Nuff said. Although the Geoff/Gwen interaction was nice while it lasted. I also liked the references to the losers with the final challenge. 6/10.

18th: Are We There, Yeti? - I felt that this episode got very repetitive with the whole boy-girl-boy-girl flicting over and over again. I guess that was the point, but I still didn't really like it. 6/10.

17th: If You Can't Take the Heat... - I never did like cooking shows... 6/10.

16th: Brunch of Disgustingness - Repetitive, just like the Yeti episode. WAY too much barfing. :P 6/10.

15th: No Pain, No Game - I liked most of the challenges, along with the epic return of Eva. But I think eliminating the poor girl in the same episode she came back was a terrible choice. 6.5/10.

14th: Not Quite Famous - It was alright at some points. I liked the Tyler/Lindsay interaction, as well as more Trent/Gwen. But yet another kinda meaningless episode. 7/10.

13th: Wawanakwa Gone Wild! - Once again, repetitive. The whole Duncan/Heather alliance wasn't even that good of a storyline to begin with, and pretty much lasted in only this episode. 7/10.

12th: X-Treme Torture - Absolutely loved the physical pain, especially Trent and DJ's challenge. But the Harold/Heather moment...end of discussion. 8/10.

11th: The Very Last Episode, Really! - The finale. And my, what an epic finale it was. Loved Heather's tricks, Trent/Gwen, Owen's good moments, Chris's cynicism, and seeing more of some of the losers. Easily my favorite finale of all of the season finales so far. 8.5/10.

10th: I Triple Dog Dare You! - Absolutely nuts with all of the challenges, both deadly and humiliating. It was great to see what some of our favorite losers could come up with, and Heather's exit was awesome! 8.5/10.

9th: Up the Creek - Arguably the beginning of Trent/Gwen, but what really sold the episode for me was the Cody/Gwen. This is still easily the definitive Cody/Gwen episode of the whole series so far. Loved some of the one-time jokes with Heather and Owen; Izzy's elimination; and the Trent/Lindsay moment, along with Cody's failed epic rescue. 8.5/10.

8th: Hide and Be Sneaky - A good ol' game of Hide and Seek. Loved the furthering and foreshadowing of Heather and Lindsay's alliance, along with more of the Geoff/Bridgette relationship. I feel that this one was solid gold. 8.5/10.

7th: Not So Happy Campers - Part 2 - The first challenge. Sure, it was repetitive, but at least most of the moments had a unique touch to it, with Owen's final jump as icing on the cake. 8.5/10.

6th: Not So Happy Campers - Part 1 - The beginning. The start of it all. The first episode. It was nice to get a taste of each and every character on the show, contestants and staff. Everyone had a line, and some great interactions started right off the bat. This one is a jewel. Like Dr. No to the James Bond series. 9/10.

5th: Haute Camp-ture - A really great episode that took some time off to go back to the losers. Kinda refresh us that these people were still here. It was nice to see some of their non-competition interaction, and some of the funny moments (including Izzy's pool parade, DJ and his Bunny, Cody's sunburn), and, of course...Ezekiel/Bridgette. 9.5/10.

4th: Camp Castaways - Really liked the idea of them stranded on an island. It allowed for some nice interaction between each and every contestant: Duncan and Gwen; Gwen and Heather; Duncan and Heather, and so on. Of course, foreshadowings of Duncan/Gwen. Mr. Coconut and Owen were an awesome duo for the episode. I loved the whole scene with them in the treehouse, and Owen actually turned out to be smart for once. And, of course, a fantastic line: "I'd let you in, but there's only room for six." 10/10.

3rd: Paintball Deer Hunter - Love paintballing in real life, and TDI only made it better. Of course, people constantly being hit by paintballs makes for epic physical comedy (such as Harold and Chris). Owen's attempts provided for some epic Owen-fails. And, of course, more drama between Heather and Beth. While this was Cody's elimination, I still feel that there was some good Cody moments in the episode prior to his elimination. 10/10.

2nd: Dodgebrawl - Dodgeball. My favorite sport ever. Nonstop physical comedy, and abundance of Noah. "Woo-hoo, way to throw those murder balls. Go team, go." 10/10.

1st: Hook, Line, and Screamer - The best TDI episode by far. Not just my own, but many people thoroughly enjoy a good horror movie, TD-style. Each of the characters being picked off one-by-one makes for its own nice little elimination episode within an elimination episode. This episode features the best of some characters (Duncan and his expertise in horror films, not to mention the return of his hook), the worst of others (DJ's fear of everything leading to his elimination), wild romantic interaction (Izzy/Owen and foreshadowings of Duncan/Gwen), an epic climax (Gwen and the Killer), and, of course, probably one of the most famous moments from the season: DJ running in fear of Heather's leg. 10/10.

Episode Rankings (TDA)
26th: Ocean's Eight - Or Nine - One word: Courtney. Someone who did not deserve, and had no right to return to the game returns, and also gets all of her own special privileges just because she's a whiny, selfish, I-must-have-everything-my-way-or-I'll-die kind of person. And, as if that wasn't bad enough, she ends up losing the challenge for her team, and goes and pulls the most evil thing she's ever done in the entire series: She eliminates Owen, purely because everyone else likes him. Yep. From horrible to even worse. This will always be my least favorite TDA episode by a longshot. And, as far as my personal opinions go, this is my least favorite episode of the entire Total Drama series. And that's also why pretty much every episode after this one also ranks low on my list. I feel that after it returned, most of the spotlight, camera-time, and so-called dramatic plots, focused entirely on it, with the rest of the episode being empty. All episodes after this one that I believe are like this will simply be left blank. 1/10.

25th: One Million Bucks, B.C. - ^Per above^ 1/10.

24th: Million Dollar Babies - ^Per above^ 1/10.

23rd: Super Hero-Id - ^Per above^ 1/10.

22nd: The Princess Pride - ^Per above^ 1/10.

21st: Get a Clue - ^Per above^ 1/10.

20th: Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen - ^Per above^ 1/10.

19th: 2008: A Space Owen - ^Per above^ 1/10.

18th: 3:10 to Crazytown - The beginning of the end for Trent/Gwen. This truly was a dark episode, and also featured Justin at his most evil (which, as I've stated before, was very rare for him). 2/10.

17th: The Chefshank Redemption - Eh, I feel that, while Gwen deserved karma, she was stupid to think that she should actually throw a challenge for the Grips (rant alert). I mean, Trent's gone by this point; all of the other Grips were simply told by Justin and never actually witnessed Trent and Gwen's moment, so they have no proof. She doesn't have to owe anything to the Grips, because she didn't do anything. At this point, if Justin ever accused her of anything in front of the Gaffers, she could just play dumb and not know what he's talking about. She didn't have to throw the challenge. Trent was gone, she could have just left it at that. And they totally would have won. So, basically, I feel that this episode demoralized Gwen's character even more, and made her look even stupider and blinded by sorrow and confusion. Definitely a low point. 3/10.

16th: The Aftermath: IV - It really let me down. I feel that they should have interviewed Justin, Lindsay, and Harold, since they had already been eliminated. But nope; they skip right over them. And I was also upset that the non-competitors didn't get to vote either. Although I loved the reference to Human Tetris. That show is AWESOME! 4/10.

15th: One Flu Over the Cuckoos - Haven't seen it.

14th: Mutiny on the Soundstage - It was an OK finale. I liked how it went back through every single challenge in the season, and how it introduced the pirate genre. The whole story with Chris and Chef was also nice. 5/10.

13th: The Aftermath: II - I liked DJ's Momma's cameo in the episode. I also loved the random Izzy bit at the end. But my favorite part was the beginning of one of the deepest, most hateful, most intense conflicts in the show's history: The Courtney/Gwen Conflict. That says it all right there. 7/10.

12th: Dial M for Merger - Loved all of the James Bond parodies. I also liked how this was the start of the Courtney/Lindsay Conflict; arguably the Heather/Gwen of Total Drama Action. 7/10.

11th: Riot on Set - A great episode that featured some good inner conflicts (Duncan/Trent), as well as more references to Trent/Lindsay. I also thought that Izzy was hilarious in this episode. 7.5/10.

10th: The Aftermath: I - The first Aftermath ever. It was OK, I guess. Izzy's moments were good, and I liked how most of the commentators had lines. But Trent's segment was the best. We really got to see more of his past and truly feel sorry for him. I feel that it was an emotional episode, and a great way to introduce the Aftermath to the series. 7.5/10

9th: The Sand Witch Project - As always, I love the horror-themed episode. I think that DJ was a bit of a wimp in this episode, throwing away the chance at a million dollars. But I did love all of the various challenges and moments with the psycho killers. 8/10.

7th: Beach Blanket Bogus - A good, fun episode. The surfing challenge and dance contest were both fun challenges to watch. I loved the focus on Justin and his plan, and how it made it seem like it would be something huge (even though it never actually came into effect), and I also loved how it made things between Trent and Gwen seem perfectly fine, only for it to go horribly wrong one episode later. Owen's running gag of eavesdropping was also good. 8/10.

7th: The Aftermath: III - Owen's backstory with his family and his new cheese cellar was nice, and began a whole new storyline for Owen. I loved seeing Geoff finally become normal again by the end of the episode, and the way it happened. Although I was rather disappointed with how they sloppily introduced Heather and LeShawna together and gave them barely three minutes of screen-time. They really should have done more with Heather. 8.5/10.

6th: Rock n' Rule - Owen's return. 'Nuff said. I also loved the guitar-playing and hotel-wrecking challenges. They were a blast! 8.5/10.

5th: Masters of Disasters - I love the entire obstacle course scene. Pure gold in physical comedy, and a brilliant bit of writing. It also started the mini-plot with Owen's jaw, which was good while it lasted. 9/10.

4th: Top Dog - The episode of Courtney's elimination. Absolutely priceless. Even more so than that, Duncan was one of the two who voted her off. Way to stick it to that witch, Duncan! 9/10.

3rd: Full Metal Drama - I loved the entire stealth scene at the end, with the Gaffers hiding and the Grips trying to find them. I also very much enjoyed the heavy focus on the Duncan/Harold Conflict, and how it truly reached its boiling point this time. 10/10.

2nd: Alien Resurr-eggtion - Similarly to Full Metal Drama, I love the whole stealthy feeling of running around in this large, dark place with a hideous monster chasing you. The close confines made for some close and hilarious interaction between most of the characters. I also felt that this was truly the beginning of the Trent-Gwen-Duncan Love Triangle, which we all know was big in TDA. 10/10.

1st: Monster Cash - Figures that the best episode of TDA is the first. I feel that this was an epic season premiere, and I myself am a die-hard fan of Monster movies. And the whole running-around-with-a-monster-chasing-after-you feel that was mimicked in Alien Resurr-eggtion was good, and they were all picked off one-by-one. So, basically, it was just like Alien Resurr-eggtion, except better. 10/10.

Episode Rankings (TDWT)
26th: Broadway, Baby! - I really, really had high hopes for this episode, considering that it was in New York City. But it really, really let me down. It was just a very empty episode with bad moments that made the writers look worse than they do now. The only thing close to a plotline, Chris and Sierra, got too repetitive and lasted only that one episode. While I never liked Basic Straining from beginning to end, and while I hated Ocean's Eight - Or Nine before the season even started (since I knew what was coming back in that episode), this episode is a perfect representation of the overall season. I had really high hopes for it, but it let me down hard. 1/10.

25th: The Am-AH-Zon Race - The song sucked. The "elimination" sucked. Also very empty. This comes close to tying with the above episode, actually. These two bottom episodes are perfect opposites in ways I can hate an episode. While the above episode was horrible in my book because it seemed promising, but was a major let-down, I was never particularly fond of this episode, either. This was a just plain horrible episode from start to finish, and never had a chance at being good. It was the start of fake eliminations, which was a massive fail. Probably the only good thing about this episode was Team Victory finally winning a challenge. 1/10.

24th: Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 2 - This had some big shoes to fill after the premiere, but I feel that it was a let-down. Very few good comedic moments, no interesting plotlines, and, of course, the elimination of Zeke. 1/10.

23rd: African Lying Society - This goes beyond the limits of destroying Zeke's character. Absolutely terrible episode. 1/10.

22nd: I See London... - Three things. The first was the beginning of "Zombie Zeke," which, as you probably already know, I hate with a fiery passion. The second was the return of Duncan. And third: The most unfair challenge result ever. Chris clearly stated that the team who caught Jack the Ripper - the guy that Chris and Chef disguised as Jack the Ripper just for this challenge - would win. Team Chris does just that. But OOP! Because Team Amazon caught another criminal, thus bringing more drama and one of the show's greatest camera-wh**es back into the season, they're declared the winners instead! Ugh. 1/10.

21st: Super Happy Crazy Fun Time Japan - I honestly don't know why so many people like this episode. I think it was pretty awful, although the pinball scene was pure gold. There wasn't much plot, it got fairly boring, and I think it was unfair how Team Amazon won. To me, the only good thing about it was Zeke's cameo. 2/10.

20th: Niagra Brawls - One word: Mildred. 2/10.

19th: Aftermath: Bridgette Over Troubled Water - Not really that good. I liked Harold's segment, as well as the introduction of the "Total Drama Fugitives," but I think that the overall plot was repetitive between Geoff and Bridgette. And then the climax all depended on Bridgette's song, which sucked. 2/10.

18th: Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better - I felt that this episode was way too focused on Cody/Sierra, and it got so repetitive that it's not even funny. 3/10.

17th: Aftermath Aftermayhem - I really liked the whole idea of the "Second Chance" challenge, but it lacked the novelty of other Aftermaths; i.e., interviewing eliminees and stuff like that. And, of course, it brought Mildred back into the game. 3/10.

16th: Rapa-phooey! - I feel that this is the definition of emptiness. But, unlike Broadway Baby or Am-AH-Zon Race, this one at least had some good moments to fill in some of the gaps. 3/10.

15th: Hawaiian Punch - A let-down of a finale. 3/10.

14th: Chinese Fake Out - Although I loved the eliminations of Courtney and Mildred (my two least favorite characters), I felt that the episode overall just wasn't that good. 3.5/10.

13th: Awww, Drumheller - One of the worst things about this one was the fact that Cody actually started to like Sierra at this point. That right there is the beginning of the end. 3.5/10.

12th: Hawaiian Style - I liked the challenge, but, like with Aftermath Aftermayhem, it didn't interview special guests. To me, that's a key factor in any Aftermath episode. Without it, it's like peanut butter without jelly. 3.5/10.

11th: Picnic at Hanging Rock - The episode of Gwen's elimination, just when she and Duncan were starting to finally win over Courtney. Although more Duncan/Cody flicting was awesome. 4/10.

10th: The Ex-Files - I liked most of the references to other movies/TV shows, and, of course, this is where Duncan and Gwen officially hook up. Although Tyler's elimination was a little disappointing. 5/10.

9th: Aftermath: Revenge of the Telethon - The fundraising idea was fun, and it was able to basically serve as a perfect combination of the previous Aftermath and the following Aftermath: It involves a fun activity that has something to do with the real show, while still interviewing guests. Easily my favorite of the TDWT Aftermaths. 7/10.

8th: Greece's Pieces - The explosion that officially started the TDWT segment of the infamous Love Triangle. I loved seeing Courtney cry in the end, and I also liked the song and the challenges. Courtney and Sierra fighting was also hilarious, as was Cody's win against Tyler, and especially Cody punching Duncan. Although I didn't like the intern leaving when Duncan clearly should have. 8/10.

7th: Slap Slap Revolution - Nonstop physical comedy (the entire DDR scene), my favorite incident with DJ's curse (the seagull in the meat grinder), and epic one-liners ("Cody's got a tiny sausage!"). 9/10.

6th: Can't Help Falling in Louvre - Again, it featured that whole stealth factor involving the contestants running around the museum, along with awesome moments from several of my favorite characters (Izzy piloting the plane and Noah maneuvering through the lasers). 9/10.

5th: Newf Kids on the Rock - A good old fisherman's tale. Absolutely love the ocean/fishermen-themed challenge, enjoyed the rowing segment and the song, and I think that introducing more backstory to Chris, as well as one of his relatives, was a nice touch that I enjoyed very well. 10/10.

4th: Planes, Trains, Hot Air Mobiles - Canada, to America, to Mexico, to Hawaii. The entire episode felt epically long, almost like a Total Drama movie. It had an incredible song (I'm Gonna Make It), the best of interaction between the characters (Alejandro/Heather), epic fights (Ezekiel vs. Heather, Cody vs. Alejandro), and some great animation (the galloping horses and the CG effect of the truck dumping its cargo into the train). Loved all of the interaction with locals, and the entire episode was one wild, crazy, out-of-control, and nonstop thrill ride from start to finish. 10/10.

3rd: Jamaica Me Sweat - Very similar to its predecessor, Newf Kids on the Rock. Loved the whole ocean-themed challenge, and I think this featured some of the best moments from our underdogs: Tyler (repeated diving fail) and Noah ("I don't know. Did we land here in the 70's?"). 10/10.

2nd: Sweden Sour - The viking theme was pure win. The song wasn't the best, but Owen's attitude as a captain was absolutely bomb, especially right up to when he destroyed Team Amazon's boat. 10/10.

1st: Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 1 - Just like with TDA, it's best episode was its first. This featured an epic musical number (Come Fly With Us), good moments from each and every character, a simple-yet-deadly challenge (Pyramid Over Under), and an awesome elimination (Duncan quitting). Easily my number one favorite season premiere EVER. 10/10.

Special Episode Rankings
4th: TDI Rundown - There were quite a few mistakes in the episode, and I felt that it tried to be its own episode without simply being a recap of the season, and ultimately failed at doing so. However, the music video was pretty good. 3/10.

3rd: Total Drama Island Recap - Eh, nothing more than just a montage of random events from the season, with recycled music...but in the end, I guess that's what it was meant to be. 4/10.

2nd: Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special - I had high expectations for the episode when I found out about the general plot just prior to its release, but it was ultimately very disappointing to me. Why? Well, because at least the entire first three quarters of the whole hour were spent focusing on Josh and Mildred doing nothing but talking about the contestants, and where they are now, and all that. Boring. I really expected it to feature more of the cast in the real world, and not just contained within a studio or obviously-recycled locations from the previous two seasons, or even just start with the cast arriving at the awards show, and what happens in the theater leading up to the awards, and all that. But the last ten or fifteen minutes did make up for some of the lost expectations, with the epic bus chase scene, the nuclear testing facility scene, and the final scene with the new cast being rescued and learning about the new season. But, ultimately, this one-hour special is almost a perfect reflection (or foreshadowing) of my opinion on the season that followed it: High expectations, which ultimately and miserably failed, but with some good parts, thus ultimately landing it in "Neutral." 6.5/10.

1st: Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island - I remember back when I still had not yet seen this one-hour special, but was hearing so much about it: Collapsing diving boards, hijacked planes, hot-air balloons, drive-thrus, and so on. All I could think was: "Dang! This sounds like one crazy, random adventure!" And then I finally saw it. And what an adventure it was. I like how it was basically just another challenge, with all of the hi-jinks, interactions between the groups and members of each group, and the multiple times that the case got lost or switched hands, all leading up to the epic climax. This featured the best and worst of some of the characters, especially with foreshadowings of Justin and Courtney's roles as becoming antagonists (or, in Courtney's case, even more of an antagonist) later on in the series. Definitely the best special episode so far. 10/10.

TDWT Song Rankings
29th: Boyfriend Kisser - A song focusing entirely on Courtney, sung mainly by Courtney, and with nonstop hatred towards my favorite couple. You get the idea. 1/10.

28th: Her Real Name Isn't Blaineley - I really could not stand the cheesy music, although I liked the idea of bashing "Blaineley." 2/10.

27th: A Chinese Lesson - I felt it wasn't really that good. Way too repetitive, and, of course, the singing started to suck towards the end of the song. 2/10.

26th: Gypsy Rap - Just as the episode sucked, the song sucked too. I feel that this song is the definitive song in terms of how the so-called "rule" of "Everyone must sing or you're out" was dropped in a most unceremonious way. The beat wasn't that good, and the title sucks too. The only good thing was Gwen's rap. 2/10.

25th: Strip Them Down - The title says it all. Kinda catchy, but what it is they're singing about is just...no. 2/10.

24th: Versus - This song was a major let-down, much like the finale itself. Sure the whole musical motif wasn't the main thing after the name change of the season, but I still felt that the very last song of the season should be one truly grand number, mabye sung by every single character, and at the very end of the episode. But this...sung by only two characters, terrible singing, terrible music, and sung near the beginning of the episode...such a shame. 2/10.

23rd: Condor - I feel that the emptiness of the episode was reflected in this song. It wasn't that entertaining, and I felt that it lasted way too long. 2/10.

22nd: Lovin' Time/Rowin' Time [Yes, I consider them as one] - The beat was a little cheesy, and while the first version was also a rather unpleasant song, I felt that the second version was a little too fast. 3/10.

21st: We Are Shearing Sheep - Extremely cheesy, in lyrics and special effects. 3/10.

20th: Blainerific - A song glorifying Blaineley...no. 3/10.

19th: I'm Sorry - Extremely cheesy. I feel that Bridgette had the chance to make an awesome musical comeback, especially since I think that she has the most beautiful singing voice of the entire cast by far. But the lyrics were terrible and basically just "I'm Sorry" over and over and over and over and over and over and over again...just like that last part of this sentence. 3/10.

18th: Sisters - It was alright...the music was fairly good, and I'm not a big fan of LeShawna, but I think this was one of the better songs she sang in. 4/10.

17th: Wake Up - I really feel perfectly neutral towards this one. Sierra's part was the best, but I feel that, beyond that, it was fairly bland. 4/10.

16th: Gwen's Face - Eh, it was OK. Kinda neutral towards this one. 5/10.

15th: Who You Gonna Root For? - Fairly catchy, and Harold's rap was epic. 6/10.

14th: Paris - The beat was extremely catchy, and this is probably one of my very few moments where I like Sierra. I think she was good in the song. 7/10.

13th: Save This Show - Epic song, and the first to have Geoff sing. 8/10.

12th: Eine Kleine - The German music was catchy, and I think Lindsay and Tyler's moment was awesome. However, I was stunned at how much Noah sounded exactly like Owen when he sang. 9/10.

11th: Fight for the Gold - A good, fairly slow song, sung by and about my favorite couple. I really enjoyed its drama. 9/10.

10th: Stuck to a Pole - Although Bridgette's angelic voice was ruined by the pole, I still felt that it had an awesome rock guitar theme, and the back-up singers were actually pretty good. 9/10.

9th: Baby - I liked the first part, where it was soft, slow, and truly emotional. Then it smoothly transitions into the rock section. Harold's rap, as always, was awesome, and I also enjoyed the Drama Brothers and Sasquatchinakwa's participation for the first time. 9/10.

8th: I'm Gonna Make It - Epic song for an epic episode. All of the action taking place during the song kept it at a fast pace, but still maintaning enjoyable lyrics and a nice beat. Cody's solo was good, and, of course, Alejandro and Heather's love/hate dance was pure win. 10/10.

7th: This Is How We Will End It - Loved the puppets, the drama, and Alejandro's voice actually seemed unique in this particular song than any other song he sang in. His voice is deeper, slightly scratchy, and all because of his evil attitude towards what's happening as he's singing. I feel this is the definitive song of Alejandro being the embodiment of evil in this season. This was pretty much the true beginning of Alejandro/Heather. 10/10.

6th: What's Not to Love? - While the episode was terrible, I really liked the song. It was extremely catchy, the animation and color scheme was nice (an awesome reference to Rhapsody in Blue, for those who don't know), and, of course, it glorifies one of my favorite cities in the whole world: New York City. 10/10.

5th: Before We Die - Epic song, all sung while everyone is falling to their certain death, and the entire "What I Want to Be" segment was really fast and really catchy. The final pose of the 15 contestants was epic. 10/10.

4th: I'm Winning This - While one of the three main singers was you-know-who, I still really liked the tune and, again, the action taking place during the song. I loved Owen's and Harold's moments, and the battle between Harold and Courtney while they were singing. My favorite Aftermath song by far. 10/10.

3rd: Sea Shanty - "It's a Sea Shanty, and it's darn catchy!" That says it all right there. I absolutely loved the maritime-theme, much like the episode itself. 10/10.

2nd: Oh, My Izzy - The saddest song of the season, sung by one of my favorite characters, about one of my favorite couples, and the cute doodle-animation made for a whole "Awww," feeling throughout the song as you watch and listen to it. A truly powerful song. 10/10.

1st: Come Fly With Us - Man, am I a sucker for firsts. This song was pretty much the only one in the whole season where every contestant sang (I still consider Owen's line to be singing). It gave a good sample of most of their voices, featured some good speaking/non-singing moments ("Do you know how to steer this thing?!" "I try." ), hilarious solos, ("Come Fly With Us...Come Die With Us" and "This sucks"), and, of course, what is by far the single most beautiful, most well-sung, most perfectly-executed solo in the entire series: Ezekiel's solo. 10/10.

Season Rankings
3rd: Total Drama Action - It wasn't that entertaining. Sure the movie genre idea was nice, but overall, it didn't have much good humor in it. It's kind of hard for me to describe many other reasons why I dislike it...I guess because it featured so many couples breaking up, which was good at first, but got ridiculous over time. It definitely went downhill after you-know-who came into the contest. Truth be told, this season had the potential to be a wonderful season if it wasn't for one particular CIT. Really. A vast majority of the season's best episodes were pre-Courtney, and some of the post-Courtney episodes had good setups/challenges that could've made them enjoyable, but were wasted just shoving Courtney down our throats. So one character single-handedly destroys a season. I mean, seriously, with the quality of most of the pre-Courtney episodes as a strong indication, this season truly did have huge potential with focus on many different characters (both fan favorites getting revamped and underdog characters getting even more focus)...but literally from Ocean's Eight - Or Nine onward, this season simply became "The Courtney Show." I guess the main problem with this season, to me, is the fact that it started the whole new tradition of excluding certain characters from the game, which was a mistake in my opinion. Another main reason that kind of connects to the last one is the fact that, with this season, they brought back all the characters who had already gotten enough character development and screen-time over the course of TDI. They said that they wanted to bring back all of the "fan favorites." Isn't it funny how all of the so-called "fan favorites" are the ones who lasted longer? They say that they did what the fans wanted, and brought back those who would make the best drama...but they failed to see that bringing back the "unpopular" underdogs, especially those in need of redemption (such as Zeke, Noah, and Eva), could've made for just as much drama as - no, way more drama than - Beth rambling on and on about her boyfriend. Justin, though wonderfully built up by TDDDDI, ultimately turned out to be the worst antagonist ever, and the final two was also the worst final two in the show's history. But I guess the one major thing about this season that ultimately places this one below TDWT is the fact that, while both the worst TDA had to offer and the worst TDWT had to offer were pretty much on par with each other, the best of TDA was "good/OK/tolerable/enjoyable" at most, while the best TDWT had was absolutely amazing.

2 points alone go to the overall good quality of a majority of the episodes (namely most of the first, pre-Courtney half of the season). 1 point goes to Owen returning and getting his own little mini-storyline. And 1 point goes to Harold...just being Harold. I loved him in TDI, but he dominated this season, both as a player and an awesome, hilarious, likable, and interesting character.

Episode Score: 132/260 (50.77%)

Season Score: 4/10

Letter Grade: D+

Stance: Oppose

Season Ranking: #5

2nd: Total Drama World Tour - The season seemed awesome at first, but it ultimately failed to meet my expectations. Yes, the globetrotting was nice, but probably the best part. The musical motif was good at first, but pretty early on, Chris must've forgotten his threat that whoever didn't sing was automatically out. And a song with only four people really isn't that good. And I cannot even begin to express how sick I am of all the "fake eliminations." Really, it just got so annoying and disappointing, when someone you don't like is about to go, and they should go, but then they end up staying longer. That's just the writers' pathetic excuse for making the season last 26 episodes with only 18 contestants, and a continual pattern of elimination/non-elimination/elimintion/non-elimination, and so on.

The characters: I liked how quite a few of the characters who were eliminated earliest were the ones who have already gotten enough screen time in past seasons: Duncan, Harold, Bridgette, LeShawna. It was awesome to see four of our favorite underdogs back, but apparently, the writers were too stupid to see the potential gold mine of plots and character development right in front of them. The four underdogs were on-camera a lot, but most of their appearances were empty; mainly one-time jokes and physical farce, especially with Noah and Zeke. Those two had nothing more than good funny moments, but were physically abused to no end. Neither got a real story line, and both were the first kicked off their teams...again. And don't even get me started about what happened with Zeke. Cody got somewhat developed, but for the most part, his only major plots had to have someone else with him in order for it to work. In Cody's case, it was his obvious problem with Sierra, which got really old really fast. However, I was very pleased with the development that Tyler got. He was definitely improved from the complete background character that he once was. First, it was his attempts at getting Lindsay to notice him. When that finally was resolved, it lasted less than thirty seconds and wasn't referred to again for the rest of the episode. And then, in true Total Drama style, Lindsay was kicked off two episodes later. That wasn't really an impressive plot in itself, but later plots involving Tyler were much more entertaining. Namely, his involvement in the Love Triangle. Finally, he has an important role that deals with him as a character. That, to me, was a major boost to his character. And best of all; it wasn't the cause of his elimination.

Something else that I liked was the improved animation. Many wild scenes, mainly featuring the Jumbo Jet, included some of the best CG animation this show has done. Or the segment in Chinese Fake-Out with the walls passing by on each side of the racing contestants. I find it ironic that, while the writing quality in this season was terrible (most episodes, in my mind, revolved around plots that were either repetitive or lasted in only one episode), the animation was the best out of all three seasons so far. At the same time, while the writing was generally horrible (as mentioned above), I do give props to the writers for becoming much edgier in this season, and basically standing up and saying: "We're not afraid to get edgy, either with cursing or sexual innuendos." I.e, the stripping-themed song in London, or numerous questionable Cody/Sierra moments, or Heather spelling out "B-I-T-C" in London. Definitely much bolder, and a plus in my opinion.

The other major thing that I loved about this season was that they FINALLY introduced some new romantic relationships to the show. And not just one, but TWO. And not just two new relationships, but two AWESOME new ones, both of which I fully support. I think that Gwen and Duncan and Alejandro and Heather were made for each other, respectively. You can see my reasons for supporting DG and AH in my "Couple Rankings" section.

However, other things that I did not like: Aside from some good focus on some of the underdogs, this season failed to turn its back on the camera-hoggers, attention-wh***s, and, quote, "fan favorites." I thought that, with Duncan being the first to go, it would establish that this season would finally get rid of the "popular" characters, and succeed where TDI and TDA failed. However, with Duncan's return, it was clear that they were still too afraid to throw away the big characters, and once again returned to over-focusing on characters such as Courtney, Duncan, and Gwen.

In addition, the new characters were a huge disappointment. When I heard that they were finally going to bring in new characters, I expected it to be a more even balance between new and old; perhaps 8 old and 9 new, or 9 old and 8 new. But the moment that I found out that it was only TWO stinkin' new characters out of an overall cast of 17, I instantly said to myself: "Well, I see two players who are definitely going to at least make it to the final five." I knew that both would get far just because they were new, but as if that wasn't bad enough, both were total godplayers. Knowing how to weave a basket canoe in 2 minutes, behave like a seal, bend your own feet up to tie your hair in a ponytail, paraylze someone by punching a spot on the sole of the foot, and so on are things that NORMAL people should NOT know how to do. Both were either ridiculously stupid, annoying, and over-the-top (Sierra) or blatantly rip-offs of a previous character who actually seemed awesome at first, but then proved to be a huge disappointment (Alejandro). And, while I expected both to at least make the final five, if not the final four, I honestly never imagined that the writers would ACTUALLY put one of the new characters in the FINAL TWO. I honestly thought that, like past antagonists (such as Heather and Courtney), Alejandro would be eliminated in the final three, right before the final two, and go down in flames just that close to the end and the win in true antagonist downfall style. But nope. They let him make it to the point where he can win, and then he actually wins. Pure fail.

So, overall, the season ultimately remains Neutral to me. But I can tell you this: It's definitely borderline. Not only is it borderline on being Oppose, but it's also borderline to me as being just as bad, if not worse, then TDA. Putting aside those pros that I just mentioned above, I dislike this season in a manner that is much different from the way I disliked TDA. I hated TDA from the moment the official cast of so-called "fan favorites" was announced, I hated it in the beginning, I hated it halfway through, and I still didn't like it by the time it ended. But, ever since the first official trailer confirmed the cast of TDWT, I had high hopes for the season: Redemption and further development for all the underdogs, not just some; new relationships; interesting new characters, and so on. But, ultimately, it disappointed me and failed to fulfill all of my expectations. I always prefer a disappointment that I can see coming a mile away rather than something that looks promising, then disappoints you. But for the sake of some of the underdogs being focused on and better relationships that the season introduced, I'll say that I liked it better than TDA. But not by much. This season ultimately stands as a perfect example of both the absolute best the series has had to offer, and the absolute worst the series has had to offer.

1 point goes to each of the two awesome new couples (Duncan/Gwen and Alejandro/Heather), for 2 points total. 1 point goes to Tyler, whose role in this season still stands - in my opinion - as the most definitive example of how to properly revamp an underdog, giving them much more focus, screen time, storyline, and development. Cody and Noah each get an addition half-point (thus, combined, they both count for 1 point), since - although they did get a lot more focus/screentime - I wouldn't say that get development quite like Tyler did. But screentime/focus is just fine, too. And then, to make up the final point, I give a half-point to the improved animation (as mentioned above) and the edgier writing (also mentioned above), creating a final score of 5/10.

Episode Score: 125.5/260 (48.27%)

Season Score: 5/10

Letter Grade: C

Stance: Neutral/Oppose

Season Ranking: #4

1st: Total Drama Island - Nothing beats the original. And there's also the fact that it featured all 22 contestants, unlike than the other two seasons. This season, in my opinion, outranks the other two by lightyears. The only definitive flaws with this season, as pointed out by other critics and the only thing that keeps this season from getting a 10/10 rating from me, are two things. One: The writers, clearly, really stretched their efforts to keep certain screen-hogs - namely Courtney in the pre-merge half and Heather in the post-merge half - in the game as long as possible. This is evident by eliminations that were either strategically smart, but had vote allocations that made zero sense, or eliminations that were just plain stupid strategically (namely Zeke, Eva's first boot, and Tyler). The post-merge half of the season is especially strong evidence of this in Heather's case, with pretty much EVERY post-merge elimination except for Trent's making no sense at all in one or more of these areas (and Trent's, although it made sense, was by far the most frustrating elimination in the season). These include, but are not limited to: Eva (her second time), Bridgette, Lindsay, Geoff, and LeShawna, most of which were done through really unusual methods or required little to NO explanation as to how they happened, especially when this cost the game for some other very interesting characters. The other major problem is the rather slow pacing when it comes to character development and dialogue, as well as an overall "boring" feel to the low music, often quiet/non-existent sound effects, and fairly lazy voice-acting (especially on the usually robust Christian Potenza's part). But that's to be expected with what was, at the time, a brand new show just testing out the waters. For what it's worth, as a season that was clearly written as a one-time thing with no sequels in mind at the time, this season holds up pretty well.

So ultimately, take off 1 point for the aforementioned problem with confusing eliminations, and an additional half-point for the "dull/lazy" feel to the audio.

Episode Score: 181.5/260 (69.81%)

Season Score: 8.5/10

Letter Grade: B+

Stance: Support

Season Ranking: #3

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