User blog comment:DeathBolt/What Made Total Drama All Stars So Bad?/@comment-2181164-20131201173822

Lets see:
 * The inconsistant continuity. IE, it's like something happened in one episode, and in the next episode, it was like it never happened.
 * Sam an All-Star, who really placed 10th in his first season, then ranking 11th in this season. Him being an All Star is the worst idea ever. Instead of someone who was fifth eliminated in a season, bring back someone like Owen, we missed him. DJ, what is he up to? Harold, Cody, Justin (he was an antagonist), Tyler, Noah, HOW ABOUT BRICK? But nooo, they thought Sam was an All-Star.
 * The storylines were lazy (IE, Scott and Courtney, Cameron and Sierra, Alejandro and Heather, Gwen in general). It's like they don't know how to write these people.
 * The entire Mike/Mal storyline was just plain horrible and sloppy. Like, I just don't care.
 * The dumbing down of the veterans and others (Lindsay was just dumbed down to brainlesszilla, Heather would never do that in Total Drama Island or any other seasons, Scott wasn't so naive in TDRI, Cameron was just so useless and pointless and naive, Courtney and Gwen)
 * The total character distraction of Courtney (all season, they were making Courtney from the most hated girl, to having everything in her life good. Having a best friend, getting a new boyfriend, patching her past conflicts. And in one episode, yes it's good to see cutthroat Courtney again, but it destroyed her entire character. It made her look like she was just using Scott and Gwen all this time, when it reality, she was happy. Now, she has nothing again, but her pride.
 * The last of the episodes total focus on Zoey and Mike's lovestory. Like really, I don't care about a couple from TDRI, they were bland to begin with, but forcing us to watch them all season long, it's just making my eyes bleed. "Come on guys, lets take down Mal! :)" Like... this is pre-school.
 * There was no set antagonist this season. Even if you guys say it's Mal... what's his purpose? Heather wanted to be famous and win, Justin wanted to be famous, Courtney wanted revenge, Alejandro wanted to take down everyone with his looks, Scott wanted to show that his 'plan' worked, and Mal's? What is it? What's your goal to try to take down people? Break their stuff? Like that worked. Sam didn't care, Sierra repaired her phone, Duncan is Duncan, Cameron's smart. "Oo I'm going to break your stuff and then people will think I'm evil." Yeah, you're as evil as Katie when she said she's prettier than Sadie. LAME!
 * Zoey. Seriously? It took her all season to realize that her boyfriend who isn't who he really is. It's easy to talk to your boyfriend! YOU KNOW... LIKE AN AVERAGE TEENAGE GIRL BUT I FORGOT, YOU'RE ZOEY! They made her into wonder woman this season, but they made her into the new Lindsay... and Lindsay would of catched on quicker than she would have. Seriously, this is what happpens when you bring in bad characters and make them the focus of the season, bad responses. Like, Zoey was okay in TDRI (she sucked), but Commando Zoey fixed her character... but she went back to old Zoey and her "character" suffered backwards development. Not to mention Zoey and Mike have no backstory, all we know they're in love for some reason. These two make TD really bad and hope to never see them again in the series.
 * Ed MacDonald's writing is terrible, and he shouldn't be allowed to write any more episodes. I know he has some type of obsession with keeping Cameron in the game, but in reality, no one like Cameron and he's a useless, pointless, bland and boring character who should of been eliminated first in TDRI.
 * The only character I thought that was great, got a thumbs up, awesome and the writers didn't ruin was Jo, they kept her in complete character, yet they eliminated her third. Why eliminate a good character early and keep the bland squad Mike, Cameron and Zoey in the game? Doesn't make any sense.
 * And the challenges, like bring back TDI challenges! Not this crap of making sundaes and explode in death.
 * And the fart/poop jokes. The only time they're funny is if Owen is doing it.

Overall, TDAS is a horrible season. With a lack of writing and booting of good characters early, and keeping the terrible ones late. The only good episodes I enjoyed were Heroes vs Villains, Saving Private Leechball, Food Fright and No One Eggspects the Spanish Opposition. All reasons I've stated is why I think TDAS is a horrible season, and worst one so far. Now, I have make myself watch the finale, in which I don't care for.