User blog:Tomas T/My characters ranking - Generation 2

This is the time for the second generation. This generation is kinda special about what the fans think about it. Because there are characters that almost veryone hates, some that almost everyone love and maybe two or three controversial. My ranking is kinda the mainstream opinions about this cast but the top 1 character is kinda suprising becuase not many people consider him/her as the best character from this cast. Since half of this cast were in TDAS too, this list will be judges by my thinking from all series and not spesific season (unless its a character who was only in ROTI). for example: Scott would be lower in the list if this list was judged only by ROTI but he would be highter if the list was judged only by TDAS. Where his place in the list? the only thing you can do it just read it and see XD

Have fun :)

13. Mike
You know what is maybe the biggest irony about TD? the fact that Lindsay is eliminated when she does pretty good the challange. You know what is the second biggest irony about TD? that we have a character with multiple personality disorder, but without his alters, he has no real personality. bland. just bland. nothing to add. people compers him to Trent because both of them are the generic nice guys. But at least Trent has personality, at least he has dreams and fears. But Mike without his alters is nothing. And the way they (wrtiers) represented him was really cringe. I mean, people are way more than their mental health. But this is all they did with Mike, all his porpuse is to be the one with the MPD. And lets face it, all this story make no sense. If Mike is ashamed about it, why he wanted to go to TD from firstplace? to be in reality TV show and all the world could see the problem he ashamed about? and if he really wanted to go to TD, why with no medical treatment? he has a problem that makes his life hard, his parents, doctors and therapist know it and nobody even care? all the deal with Mike makes zero sense. And lets not talking about the reset button and Mike's brain scenes. And the fact that he is the most undeserving finalist ever. Everything about this character is so cringy, annoying and make zero sense.

12. Cameron
Most of the fans began to hate him already during TDAS. But honestly I hated him during ROTI days. The idea about an awkrad nerd who win is nice idea but they way they did it in ROTI was one big flop. Harold and Cameron share a lot in common. But the main diffrences between than is Harold focusing on his pros while Cameron focusing only on his cons in very sad way and the writers made it even more awful. I mean, a doll (an ugly doll with pretty hair) is havier than him. A butterfly almost brok his nack. And all the talks about this dumb bubble. all the time its like "hi look at me im so weak" and its just sad. and of course, his godplaying. I mean, he was trapped in a bubble all his life, who he had decent social skills to befriened others? and was strong enough to beat Izzy, who is really phiscly strong? But than he return to TDAS and became lame more than ever. Dragged too much. Like Mike i really don't want to see him again anymore in TD franchise.

So we talk about Mike and Cameron. So it make sense to move to Zoey, right?

11. Staci
LOL no. Its time for Staci AKA FemZekiel. Staci was annoying but this is what we can expect from her. She is ten times better than the others fodders like Leonard, Beardo or Tammy. Staci was kinda funny fodder and she did a great job with being so annoying to get eliminated. Why is has better ranking than Mike and Cameron? because I had to suffer from Mike and Cameron 23 episode for each one of them (including episodes as guestes) while Staci compete in one episode, was guest in another one and barly talked. Thats it.

10. Zoey
Now there is the time for Zoey. Zoey... what a controversial. I have a lots to say about her and I can do a whole post about her. But for now, I won't. Zoey is actually a character that I wanted to like so much because I could relate to her with so many levels. I was only child for most of my life and I did not got along with so many people in school. So I thouth I would really love her because of it. I wanted to like her and the writers wanted us to like her. And they tried to hard to make us like her but the result is... you know. She was a damsle in disstress most of the time (its so sad that after three seasons with strong woman, we have a season with damsle in distress as the lead female) and she talked only about Mike. Almost every confession of her was something to do with Mike. Aside from being damsle in distress who depents on her boyfriend. And she was really hypocrite when it comes to the friends thing. She came to TD for making friends. When Dawn was the only person who was 100% friendly with her, Zoey rejected her and gossiped about her in the confession booth. Than after Dakota spend a episode with protecting her from the mutants, Zoey votes for her. Once again she rejected a friendship. After Mike eliminated Zoey is getting better and become more likable. Than Commando Zoey arrived and she was cool. But than TDAS Zoey came and instead of fixing the problems with her character, the writers just dumped the former problems and created new: turning Zoey to a Mary-Sue godplayer. Oh and the way her character was shilled by the other was horrible (still the Owen's shilling in TDA was way worst). She was so perfect with zero justifiction for it. And when it turned out she had flaws, she never called out of them (Mary Sue/Gary Stue sometimes have flaws. but they still MS/GS as long nobody called them out). So Why Zoey is ranked better than Mike, Cameron and Staci? well because Zoey deserve to get some credit. Unlike the former three, there were times I enjoyed her character (especily her adorkable moments). She really played well the game in TDAS and I don't have big issue with her being finalists. And she is overall a nice person with good intentions. And I think she is the most attractive female in TD.

9. B
So B... what can I say about a character who never talks? Well I really don't understand it. But the least we know about him, he seems to be really cool guy. He really smart and ulike another smart person in this cast, B know how to use his brain. I get why many people love him. I can't say that I love him but I would like to know more about him. He really mysterious person and it seems he really like the others. The reason he placed here because he has limited screentime and talktime. But there still he is intresting character.

8. Sam
If there is someone who really overhated is Sam and just because his time on TDAS. But this is really relatable guy. There is nothing special about him, but the fact that he is maybe one of the nicest people in the season, and he has respect for everyone and see the positive in everyone, this is the thing that makes him a charming person, without being handsome dude with abs like his other teammates. He never hold any hate for Scott after he slaped him, he treated Dakota with full respect, was the first peron who really sawy her as human being and not as spoiled princess (or cartoon version of Paris Hilton..). He accepted his elimination with a smile and was glad he is just not the first. But the poor guy returned to TDAS just for the writers can abuse him. Everyone laughted at him and I just wanted to give him a hug. So wait if I love him that much why does he on the 8th spot? well... I love most of the characters from this season but I had to rank them. and as I said before few times I love the unmerged way better than the mergers.

7. Anne Maria
Anne Maria is ROTI counterpart of Max in temrs of the suprise of the season. I was so sure I will hate her. But it took only one episode to like her. Just seeing her spraying Dakota and Staci made me like her (too shame she never sprayed anyone later on the series. Just imagin her spraying Heather, Courtney, Amy er even Blainley). She smuggling things in her hard hair, she agressive in funny way and when she is angry she showed her "mad skills" (she littelry climed this cliff only by using her hands. and she was totally fine). Her conflict with Jo was the best conflict in the season. I love her jersy accent and her dynemice with Cameron. And you know what? I was on her side when she and Zoey began to hate each other (Zoey almost killed Jo. Anne Maria saved her nemesis life. and what she get? slap on the shoulder and insulting her look!). And than the writers realize they have two episodes in a row with zero eliminations of a female so they wrote Anne Maria's lame elimination (after I finish my ranking blogs, I will write a post about the sexism of this season). Overall Anne Maria was enjoybale character with bad elimination, like most of the people from this season. At least she had a cameo in RR. Why? I dont know. But at least we saw her.

6. Scott
Out of all the seven ROTI who return to TDAS, Scott is the only one that my opinion about him was drastically changed. In ROTI I really disliked him. I found him annoying antagonist with weird and pointless strategy who had way more dumb luck than Heather's dumb luck in TDI or Duncan's dumb luck in TDA. How Scott could used his strategy without any alliences? I mean, he had two witness for him being the traitor of the team but Scott had pure luck that the first witness vow to never talk and the second witness has worst timing sense (she can read auras, can talk to animals, can predict the future but she can know what good timing is?). And Scott never hid his bad attitude. He spend his days with throwing his sarcastic comment on everyone and slapping Sam. Yet people prefered to belive him and not Dawn. Zoey even supported him in episode 6 after she saw him mocking Dawn before (and that ungratful person did nothing to stop Anne Maria and jo to hit her). And by the end of the season his strategy was waste of time. in episode 1-2 they lost not because of him, in episode 3 he succed, in episode 4 he failed, in episode 5 he succed again, in episode 6 he did not even tried to throw the challange and yet they lost and he moved team. and than in episode 7 he remaked his strategy on the other team just to fail, and did it again and succeed in episode 8. After this, nobody talked about it anymore. And when he became kinda decent antagonist in his last three episode, he eliminated. But than TDAS continue the tradition of redeeming the former antagonist and Scott became awsome. I don't know if he was the best but his characer got major improvent. I love his adorkable and goody side. I love his realtionship with Courtney. Scott is one of the only five and half characters I enjoyed this season (the others are Jo, Heather, Alejandro and Lightning. the half is Courtney because I loved her Gwenless scenes). he was funny, cute and yet he did not forgot his mean ways but did not used it that much because... last time his mean behaviour... you know what. If only ROTI Scott was judged here, he would be maybe between Zoey and B. If only TDAS judged here, I would put him in the top 3. But I look at his all seasons so putting him as the 6th is decent enough for him.

5. Sha-Lightning
Lightning, along with the person who made it to the top 1 here, are the only two characters who I began to love only in my rewatch. For majority of the season Lightning was funny character, reminded me a dumb male version of TDI Courtney. Decent player, motivated, want to be best in everything (and very atractive person). Like Lindsay, his dumbness represented in a charming way. I don't have a lot to say about him but I just love his run on the season. Lightning could make it to the top 3 if he wasnt turned to a bully in the last three episodes, but TD is not fun whene there is no revenge around here. And about TDAS, by his early elimination he wasnt dameged and he keep on his Sha-Mojo. So before we continue the list lets say all together: "Sha-Lightning"!!!

Spoiler: the next spot belong to a cute blondie with her name begin with "DA" and she was rejected by Zoey.

4. Dawn
Here we go for Dawn, the fan favorite of the season. And you know what? she deserved to be. The creator put too much thinking about character who eliminated early. Stillm it doesnt mean I can't love characer who was funny, creepy and angelic at the same time. She really is a good person, maybe one of the most pure people on this show. everytime she reavel something about the other campers past in so random way and than showed empathy was a funny moment. Too bad she fall a victim to this trend of the new eliminated campers will got a lot of attention this episode. In her elimination episode we saw more sides of Dawn. we saw she can be decent leader with good strategy (and again she was sabotaged by Scott). We saw her angry side (proving she is not one dimensional character who is always calm) she litterly kick the outhous door. we saw she is activist and she really want to make the planet we are living on better place. And in episode 3 we were witness to a glimps of her flirty side. I just want to know more about her, how and why she has supernatural power, is her family are all spiritual people like her or they are the completely opposite (I read once a fanfic where she is Taylor sisters and Kelly's daugther. in another fanfic Crimson's is her big sister). Poor Dawn her tea leaves never told her this season is going to be sexist season and she eliminated too early after being framed for being a theif, bullied and shamed by everyone and almost beaten up by Jo and Anne Maria (and Zoey did nothing to help her after few hours ago Dawn was so nice to her and comforted her when she thought Mike is two timer). And since I love Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter Dawn getting more bonus points.

3. Dakota
Poor Dakota. She was so wasted by the writers. She could be great protagonist. There could be major character development about her and it seems it was where the story goes. Being internt and learn that there are much more important things than beauty. Could be amazing proccess of development. While there is a development, the writers did the worst thing that even happened in TD history: Dakotazoid. But without it, Dakota is still sweet person who just want other people to love her (Dawn told it. not Dakota's therapist). It was sad to see her as the punching bag of the season. She is a pure waste oppertinunity and there is so much more the writers can do with her. But first: turn her back to human!!!

Well we left with only two character who could be way better final two than Cameron and Lightning: Brick and Jo. who will win here?

2. Brick
Brick is the true hero of the season. getting over his fear in two diffrente episodes, saving the life of his three teammates (three most annoying campers but still). Come with his principles and respect. And another thing that make Brick special is the fact that he never was ashamed of being fashion lover. He goes to a millitary boarding school, he is a cadet, he look like a solider and dress like one, and he has no shamed to admit "I am a man and I love fashion" and seeing this hanneped in pretty sexist season was big (and good) shocker to me. There is nothing to not love about him. a goofy yet heroic person. we just want to salute for him all day long, like we are Sonya Blade from mortal kombat. Brick is just the dreambody of this season.

so only one left. the best character (for me at least) in this generation is non other than...

1. Jo
Oops sorry I said Jo? I mean Queen Jo. We can say she is mean, agressive, having too much bad attitue. But she is the best. She is the strongest, she is the smartest and, by extension, the meanest!!! She was the best part of the season. The true puppet master. Knew how to deal with her teammates, how to set herself as the leader. Was great in challange and manipulation the others. Her team could be one big mess. Mike with his MDP, Dakota and her hair, Zoey is a damsel in distress, Brick fear of dark and Cameron want his bubble. Jo knew how to control them to make them play the game. Jo's mean niknames were great part of the seasons. She always has to say someting about everyhting. Her dynemic with everyone was the best. Jo's strong and dominant personality made me like her character. But only in the rewatch I realized she is the best character in this generation. Too bad the writers dumbed her down and eliminated her. without that, Jo could be awsome finalist. In fact, when the merge began, I was rooting for Jo because out of all the mergers, she really deserved the most. She did great in challanges and play the stratigic game really good. Her preformence this season was near to perfection. Than in TDAS she was saved from being derailment. while everyone were out of their characters, Jo was so in her character, she was eliminated due the same mistake that eliminated her last time. Her run in TDAS was short but still she was amazing. Jo is amazing with almsot every aspect. Oh wait, there is some depth about her. Like Jo want to be more femenine but she afraid to do it. Or when she reavel to Lightbing she never kissed a guy. I wrote a whole theory about Jo on reddit. A theory about her backstory  (I can give you a link if you want to). Jo is just showestealer and I want to see more of her. I can just keep on writing here how amazing Jo is and she is the queen of this generation but I wont because it wont be end XD

Conclusion
My main problem with the season and the cast is the fact that my most favorite characters were eliminated one by one so fast while the character who made it further are people I dislike. Jo and Lightning were expetions in the merge but I never rooted for Lightning. By the end of the day, this is great cast and great generation. Too bad (for me at least) that they got only one and a half season and the ones who got second chance were the trio + Scott. All the cast deserve to be seen again.

This was my list. Next time: The first generation

but first, I have a question for you:

should I split my ranking for generation 1 into too blogs, one of ranking 24th to 13th and the second with 12th to 1st. Or do all of them in one blog. I just dont want it to be too long. So I leave here a pull.

What to do with gen1 ranking? Split them All in one blog