User blog comment:Christlover357/Why I Love Ella/@comment-5221692-20141224182004

Total Drama has a habit of shoving characters down our throats who are "cutthroat", "manipulative", and "domineering".

Total Drama has almost made it seem like the only way to be an empowering character and person is to step on other's throat. We've been dealing with Lightning, Jo, Courtney, Alejandro, Sugar, Eva, and Heather.

Total Drama has multiple instances of girl's proclaiming that the only way to get what you want is to walk all over people. Boy characters do it. Girl characters do it. The show is just people walking all over each other.

Ella is WONDERFUL breath of fresh air. Most characters on TD are either super smart, but super mean, or too dumb to live. Ella shows that being kind is also an empowering tool. She does nothing but show kindness and love, and she gets to leave the island in the best way possible. She never loses her temper or strays from being anything other than calm. She sends a good message. That is another way to handle stress. Take life with a smile and good nature, you don't have to step on fingers or destroy people like 90% of the characters in Total Drama do on a daily basis.

(And yeah, it's a competition, but it's also filled with distinct characters with different ambitions and personalities. It just seems that 90% of the cast all share the same "I