User blog:CheeseBurgerGuy/Total Drama My Way: Island (Ver. 3)

About a month ago, I released a revised version of my first blog on this wiki: a Total Drama Island My Way. Shortly following the completion of said blog, I went on to begin a fan-season, Total Drama Finale (which many of you have probably read). During the creation of said season, I updated my elimination blog format. I've decided to give Total Drama Island one last look over with the new design for two reasons. Firstly, I want to test and improve upon this style as much as possible before putting the updated Total Drama Finale to proper blog form. Secondly, I want to see how well this format works for seasons that aren't built from the ground up. There's also the added bonus of looking at everyone's feedback and my own reshaped opinions to create something a little bit more definitive.

Before I properly begin, I want to address the Camper Update Section. Since we've all seen the original TDI, I don't see a reason to give every camper their own updates unless something has changed. Therefore, if not mentioned in the Camper Update section or the voting explanations, assume that everything involving that character goes the exact same as canon.

With that out of the way, that's get started for the third, and probably the last time.

Episodes 1 & 2: Not So Happy Campers
Challenge Update: Only campers who land in the safe-zone will be earning points for their team. Those that choose not to jump will still be wearing chicken hats.

Camper Updates:

Katie & Sadie: Chris does not give into best friends’ begging to be on the same team, resulting in both joining the chicken coop. Additionally, the friends ditch their teams during the challenge and end up in the poison ivy incident from canon.

Izzy: As Katie is not swapping to the Bass, Izzy isn’t swapping to the Gophers. Otherwise, no other changes. Beth: Lindsay and Beth become friends an episode earlier than canon. She also jumps this time, wanting to impress Justin and not let Lindsay down (who’s also encouraging her). Justin: Nothing really changes with Justin accept for the fact that he isn’t earning a point this time around. However, he has a confessional about his attraction to Lindsay. His reason for motivating Beth in the first place was for the express purpose of impressing Lindsay (dramatic irony). Lindsay: In this version, Lindsay only has eyes for Justin, despite Tyler's attempts to woo her over. Noah: Unlike canon, Noah was the one that claims that he is allergic to heights. Now he has to wear the chicken hat. Courtney: Like canon, Courtney chooses not to jump citing the odds like canon. In a confessional, Courtney admits that she never learned how to swim and is afraid of the water. Additionally, she recommends Sadie for elimination at the lunch table instead of DJ. Tyler: Tyler’s fear of chickens is alluded to when he is shown to be uncomfortable around Courtney. He admits it in an added confessional. He fails to earn a point as he lands on the opposite side of the safe zone buoy.

Immunity: Screaming Gophers

Bass Successful Jumpers: Bridgette, Geoff, Duncan, Izzy, and Eva

Bass Misses: Ezekiel, Tyler, and Harold

Bass Chicken: Courtney, DJ, and Sadie

Gopher Successful Jumpers: Owen, Gwen, Heather, Leshawna, Trent, Lindsay, Beth, and Cody

Gopher Misses: Justin

Gopher Chickens: Noah and Katie

Reason for Victory: The Gophers won the advantage for the second half of the challenge. The energy they conserved with the pull-carts and their generally strong teamwork makes this an easy victory.

Bottom 2: Sadie and Ezekiel

Courtney Votes for: Sadie (it was Courtney's idea in the first place)

Sadie Votes for: Ezekiel (while she didn't like Courtney targeting her, at least the CIT didn't insult her)

Bridgette Votes for: Ezekiel (Ezekiel’s sexist comment really annoyed her)

Eva Votes for: Ezekiel (she and the girls are on the same page about this)

Izzy Votes for: Sadie (she and the girls are on the same page about this)

Ezekiel Votes for: Sadie (he blamed her for the loss when making his sexist comments)

Duncan Votes for: Sadie (he wasn’t bothered by Ezekiel’s sexist comments and Sadie was clearly the weakest link in the team)

DJ Votes for: Sadie (he was annoyed by the fact that Sadie didn't jump despite not actually being afraid)

Geoff Votes for: Sadie (Geoff found Sadie’s attachment to Katie annoying)

Harold Votes for: Sadie (He respected Courtney’s experience as a CIT. He also wanted to vote with the “cool kids”)

Tyler Votes for: Sadie (At least Ezekiel jumped.)

Eliminated (7-4): Sadie (22nd)

Comments: I know that this is an unorthadox, but Katie and Sadie are basically one character with two heads. Same clothes, same personality, same speech patterns, etc. I think the BFFs really dropped the ball in canon, yet their failures weren't acknowledged. By preventing the team swap and sending Sadie out now, this gives Katie some room to breathe to have her own character arc with the only sacrifice being Izzy on the Bass and, honestly, it doesn't make a difference.

Episode 3: The Big Sleep
Camper Updates:

Eva: While Heather still steals Eva's MP3 player like canon, Eva is too tired to notice. As such, she no longer makes a scene this episode.

Katie & Noah: Like Sadie was in canon, Katie is extremely disheartend by the elimination of her best friend. Additionally, her teammates are extremely upset with her considering Katie didn't jump and ditched them during the previous episode. After Owen falls asleep during the challenge, Noah goes to cheer up Katie (as he is a fellow outcast due to not jumping either). Katie develops a crush on Noah and the two form a friendship.

Ezekiel: After Geoff explains to Ezekiel what exactly was wrong with his sexist comments, Zeke goes around to apoligize to all the girls on his team (besides Eva for being too scary). Courtney begrudginly accepts it and Izzy has already forgotten about it, but Bridgette won't even give him the time of day.

Justin: After Beth ends up falling asleep, Justin makes a move on Lindsay. He succedds and they head to the restrooms and start making out (like Lindsay does with Tyler in canon Not Quite Famous). After seeing Lindsay reapply her make-up, Justin comes up with his cheating scheme from canon.

Tyler: He was sleeping in one of the bathroom stalls when Justin and Lindsay start making out. Heartbroken, he storms out of the bathroom (they don't even notice).

Heather: When going to approach Lindsay about the terms to a potential allaince, Heather bumps into Tyler and he rants about what happened. Heather realzies that Justin is standing between her and her future allaince and that she can't have that.

Gwen and Duncan: Unlike the canon episode, we get a little bit of extra time dedicated to establishing Duncan and Gwen's rivalry. Unlike canon, Duncan doesn't leave for the restroom, allowing him to tie Gwen.

Immunity: Screaming Gophers

Reason for Victory: Justin is the last man standing due to not getting caught cheating...though Heather notices

Disqualified: Justin (21st)

Reason for Disqualification: Heather tells Chris about Justin before the Bass elimination ceremony. As a show of power (and for the sake of drama), Chris disqualifies Justin for cheating.

Comments: i originally was planning on making this episode a non-elimination episode. However, it would mess up the pacing I have planned for the remainer of the season. I decided to delay Eva's elimination as I felt that Justin should've gone home for cheating in canon and I wanted team balance in Dodgebrawl. Aditonally, since Eva won't be returning for the merge, I thought I would give her some extra time before exiting center stage.

Episode 4: Dodgebrawl
TBC