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=Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race=

Character Rankings
NOTE: In regards to the four returning characters, they will be ranked here based on their performance/development IN THIS SERIES alone - separately from my rankings of the overall series.

SECOND NOTE: As of right now, these rankings are based solely on the leaked first episode - thus, they will more than likely change as the series progresses (duh). And as such, some descriptions may kinda suck as I still think of exactly what I should say. :P

19th: Tom and Jen - Yeah, I'm sorry, but these two just don't work. I understand what they were going for here, with the "fashion bloggers" stereotype cliche, but unlike other stereotyped pairs such as Jacques and Josee, these two AREN'T that over-the-top, and actually are very obnoxious and vain to the point where it's more annoying than funny. It's a shame that THIS was the pair they chose to name after the franchise's creators.

18th: Ryan and Stephanie - Take Geoff and Bridgette from TDA, obsessed with nothing but making out with each other, and combine it with Lightning for the skin color and brand of ego-centric workout/exercise jokes, and bam: You have these two. That's literally it. A two-note duo that presents VERY few opportunities for drama OR humor.

17th: Mary and Ellody - Hopefully there's more to come from these two, but they seem just a BIT too over-the-top as far as their ridiculously ostentatious language, combined with the fact that one of them has an extremely obnoxious voice.

16th: Taylor and Kelly - From their looks right off the bat, you'd think they're meant to be a parody of the "equally prissy mother and daughter" stereotype seen ALL over reality TV today (and I mean BAD reality TV, like the Kardashian stuff), and thus would get along more in their own shared villainy, and work together to anger others and be antagonists together. But nope; having them STILL somehow be at odds despite their very similar personalities just DOESN'T make any sense; and again, like Tom and Jenn, isn't over-the-top enough to the point where it's a clear satire of the stereotype, and instead is simply more infuriating rather than funny. They already did the "polar opposite parent and child" stereotype with Dwayne and Junior - why double it with these two when they're MUCH more similar?

15th: Leonard and Tammy - Two weirdos who think they actually have superpowers and whatnot just because they dress like it. About as cringeworthy as you'd expect. Funny only in the sense that there's laughing, but as we all know, you're not laughing WITH them...

14th: Crimson and Ennui/Onoui (IDK how it's spelled yet) - Perfectly bland, perfectly silent, perfectly neutral.

13th: Don - The cliche and unnecessarily cruel "detached enough from the contestants and disregardful of their safety," with a small, but not funny enough, amount of vanity to him, ultimately make him a fairly uninteresting and boring host. Fortunately, he's not the focus of this show.

12th: Lorenzo and Chet - Two constantly-bickering stepbrothers...not QUITE as bad as you'd expect, and although the final result of any potential dramatic story is a VERY predictable one, I think their antics are JUST enough to put them BARELY above the "Oppose" section...for now.

11th: Rock and Spud - I really WANT to like these two, but so far they haven't even done much or had ANY funny lines. Spud seems like he has the potential to be the funnier of the two, and he hasn't had a SINGLE line yet. And they're gonna have to come up with a lot more than just random air-guitaring to get a laugh out of me.

10th: Geoff and Brody - Double the surfer dude, double the likability, coupled with the occasional presence of stupidity or failure in the actual competition for additional laughs.

9th: Emma and Kitty - I like that these two almost look like twins, and have personalities that are somewhat similar, but ultimately have just enough differences to distinguish them. One is strictly focused on winning, while the other is focused on seeing the world and enjoying the sights and whatnot. And what I further like about these two is that neither one is presented in a villainous, vain, selfish, or otherwise negative light: There's perfectly good reasoning to BOTH sides, so it's not a totally one-sided relationship like, say, Amy and Samey.

8th: Laurie and Miles - Just what I love from this franchise: A pair of characters based on a stereotype, and MULTIPLIED by 10. These two are obviously a rich satire of the obnoxious hippie/environmentalist stereotype (right down to a clever PETA parody), with their EXTREMELY over-the-top environmental concerns and hilariously-dated outfits, minus ALL the hostility you'd find in such hippies in today's world, thus resulting in a pair that's nothing but (pun intended) good-natured fun.

7th: Owen and Noah - These two are a perfect example of the "opposites attract" pair in terms of best guy friends. Noah's deep, monotone voice and dry, sardonic humor contrasts PERFECTLY with Owen's light-heartedness, booming presence, squeaky voice, and over-the-top sense of humor to create a VERY enjoyable pair, and one of the FEW examples in this overall cast of a pair of two opposites rather than two people who are almost identical.

6th: Dwayne and Junior - Like Carrie and Devin, these two present a realistic relationship that is SO common and easy to relate to, except it's used even more frequently in other media: The older, lamer father tries to interact with/bond with/impress his "cool" young son. This is a relationship that is ripe for both laughs and emotional moments. If these two go far (which I think they will) and are written well, then this could easily be one of the best interactions in TD history.

5th: Carrie and Devin - I've honestly been waiting for this interaction for SO long from this franchise. The stereotype of "boy and girl who are JUST friends, but BEST friends." In today's world especially, it's become all but impossible for a guy and a girl to become best of friends for years on end WITHOUT one eventually becoming attracted to the other; thus, this pair and their interactions are so REAL and easy to relate to. They bring a fresh wave of realism into a show that generally thrives off of stereotypes, and I can't wait to see how they play out - if done well, they could easily become one of my favorites.

4th: Jerry and Pete - God, what else could you expect out of two middle-aged TENNIS RIVALS? It's very delightful to see their own unique brand of humor and bickering out of a cast of mostly teenagers and young adults, for obvious reasons. Their designs are hilarious, their lines are hilarious, their interactions are hilarious. Even their LABEL is hilarious.

3rd: Jacques and Josee - These two are PERFECT parodies of the "overachiever, perfectionist skater" stereotype. Seriously, their ridiculously insane brand of over-the-top behavior and one-liners is played up to a TEE, and ultimately create two caricatures that I don't think will EVER get old. And that's actually really rare/hard to achieve, even in an animated show; characters that are TOO over-the-top such as Leonard and Tammy don't work, but these two pull it off perfectly.

2nd: Mickey and Jay - What can I say? The "geeky little misfit, totally-unprepared-to-handle-this-adversity stereotype of underdogs" is one that I just never get enough of, and these two do it well for me because they're NOT exactly the same, per se. One of them wears a helmet, one doesn't; one is a little bit more eager to charge head-on into the competition and win, while the other is more concerned over safety. If they were BOTH just two equally wimpy nerds, it would be kinda redundant, but there's just enough differences here to keep them entertaining enough.

1st: Sanders and MacArthur - Not gonna lie, these two are HILARIOUS. Think two female Brick's, with slight elements of Jo/Brick to their interactions but with not nearly as much of a conflict. Their athleticism makes sense, but isn't over-the-top in a godplayer style, and their antics are pretty funny enough without trying too hard.

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1st: The Premiere - Very quickly, this episode set the tone for the season: All work, no play. VERY little focus on interactions between different teams, and no real focus on any strategic element (other than Mickey and Jay's BRIEF mention of possible alliances), while the physical aspect completely dominants the scene (understandably so). Thus, the episode relied solely on those inter-team interactions as the sole source of any possible humor, and that was always either a hit or a miss. Hopefully there WILL be more time for focus on such ignored aspects as those, since this IS only the premiere and the sheer amount of characters can only go down from here.

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