User blog comment:Ttowen/Potential to Develop/@comment-31556666-20140824134300

This is one of the best rants I've seen on the franchise. I personally believe that plenty of characters have some kind of potential.

I was a Zeke fan before they ruined him. He shown signs of development in TDDDDI when he stopped being sexist, and I thought he was a really hilarious character in World Tour before he turned feral.

The reason Eva gets so much hate from fans is because she's never been utilized. But out of every fodder character, I think she has the most potential. I'm actually a fan of Eva. She was a great World Tour co-host, her, Izzy, and Noah were arguably the best team up in TDDDDI, and she shows signs of development through her restraining her anger. Nova for life! (Eva/Noah)

Noah should've lasted WAY longer in World Tour. He was pointless fodder in Island, but in this season, I loved the friendship he displayed with Owen, I loved his lovable sarcasm, and I loved his development into a team member trying to be useful. He contributed a lot to challenges. But he got the same misfortune that Ezekiel got: Being the first voted out from his team two seasons in a row.

Similar to Eva, I find Justin very underrated. He was fodder in Island, but was hilarious in Action. But I also sympathize with Justin because there's a sign that without his beauty, he wouldn't be as successful in life. That's the only reason he was even brought onto the show in the first place.

Katie and Sadie are considered annoying characters because that's all their used for, annoyance. Why couldn't this be as interesting as Amy and Samey? Katie and Sadie are so repetitive, but the concept of them is actually interesting.

Like Noah, Tyler should've lasted a little longer in World Tour. His interactions with Noah were funny, along with his one-liners and jokes. His relationship with Lindsay needs way more focus. It was another season where close to nothing important happened in the relationship.

Izzy only needs a little more potential. I think she's amazing in any season, but after two or three seasons, it's about time they actually resolve what happened with Ozzy. What was the point of breaking them up if you weren't even going to resolve it?

Like Izzy, Cody needs some relationship resolve. Even though he was a little overused in World Tour, I never figured out what his final verdict was on Sierra.

Beth was fantastic in Action, and I think that that she should be used again, mostly for her being such an underrated character.

Courtney may be a screen hogger, but she only comes close to evolving. I loved Courtney in All Stars for the first 10 episodes. Sundae ruined everything. Courtney was starting a clean slate. She deserved to win. This plot device came clean out of nowhere. Courtney's a character where the writers don't know what to do with her.

Like Beth, Harold was fantastic in Action. But he was fodder in World Tour, and was only a gag character. He deserves to win a season, just like Courtney.

Trent is a destroyed character. They have to solve him somehow. He was decent in Island, and was painful to watch in Action.

Bridgette is an amazing character, but either her or Geoff need to last long in a competition without the other. Bridgette competed in World Tour without Geoff, but she was just more fodder. I want her or Geoff to make it far in a season without the other.

Lindsay was fantastic in Island and Action, but was a gag character in World Tour, and fodder in All Stars. The problem with Lindsay is that her usage as a character is similar to Courtney. There's just been so many different decisions made about what to do with Lindsay.

Technically DJ wasn't derailed in World Tour. It's just that his storyline in this season was mean-spirited and unfunny. DJ is more than a wasted gag.

I don't think Geoff was as bad in Action as others say he was. He developed amazingly throughout three seasons IMO, as did his relationship. I'm a big fan of Geoff and I want to see him compete again. He made Final 6 in Island for a good reason.

I hate Leshawna. She was really amazing in Island, but is one of the most derailed human characters. Action and World Tour demolished her for no real reason. Like Trent, she needs to be fixed, and fast.

I always love and hate Duncan at the same time. He's one of my favorite Island campers, he was unlikable in Action, he had some funny jokes in Action, I hated what he did to Courtney in World Tour, I like his friendship with Zoey in All Stars, I hate his desperation for Courtney, I like his conflict with Mal, I like his subplot of being called a hero, I hate how he was in Regatta. Duncan's just an up and down character, but there's no denying that that's because the writers have so much fun with him, that they have too many ideas for him. Some good, and some bad.

Heather's one of the most consistent characters throughout her four seasons competing. She's perfect in every season, but is a bit of a screenhogger too.

Gwen is a similar case to Duncan. And like Duncan, she needs to be fixed quick. Courtney wasn't the only one in Sundae that I hated.

Owen has always been a gag character, but Ozzy, and his friendship with Noah is always fun to watch.

Alejandro's another consistent character. But in his two seasons, he's managed to just join the screenhoggers club.

Sierra was great in World Tour, but a gag character in All Stars. She's better than a creepy gag character with a repetitive Camcody joke that gets old fast.

Blaineley was fodder and needs to be an antagonist in one of the seasons.

Staci is objectively the worst character ever.

Dakota was never technically derailed. Feral Zeke is derailment. Dakota is still at least able to speak English and is still in character. I hate the idea of Dakotazoid though. But otherwise Dakota is a decent character.

B should've lasted a little longer in Revenge. He's a very useful Rat member, and I think he should be used more often.

Dawn is such an interesting character. She's so mysterious and hard to figure out, but in such a fun way, that it would be a crime to not put her in another season.

I'm neutral towards Sam. He doesn't have much potential in him.

Brick was a great Revenge character. His conflict with Jo should be implemented into another season too.

Anne Maria is a great character. She's much more consistent and better than Leshawna. Her conflict with certain characters gives her a little potential too.

Mike needs to be eliminated first every season from now on. I detest him.

Oh look, a Jo/Heather conflict. DO SOMETHING WITH IT! Otherwise, Jo was All Stars fodder, and the best thing about her is her entertaining conflicts with other characters.

Scott was an All Star MVP. I wasn't fond of him in Revenge, but he was the best All Star. They really need to resolve the Scourtney issue though, and fast.

Zoey: Decent character without Mike, terrible one when with him.

Cameron was a decent Revenge contestant, but was one of the worst derailed All Stars. He needs to be fixed.

Lightning was a gag character, with not much potential. Even as a fan of him I can't deny that.

Beardo, Leonard, and Rodney have zero potential.

Amy and Samey should've lasted way longer. They were eliminated too early. A mistake when you have such a great conflict.

Ella is love, Ella is life.

Topher interacts with barely anyone besides Chris. He's in desperate need of having more done with him.

Dave needs to be fixed as quickly as possible.

Max and Scarlett's conflict has great potential, especially since Max defeats her in the end. Like Blaineley, Scarlett deserves to be a main antagonist in some season.

Jashawn is perfect.

Sugar is a very unliked character, and there needs to be more done with her. The only time I ever liked Sugar was when she cried during her elimination. That might be a sign that she could become more sympathetic later along the line.

Sky bored me throughout Pahkitew, and I only noticed her when I began to hate her for deceiving Dave. She needs to be fixed quick.

Nearly every character has potential, so I hope for "Ultimate Drama Island" to be the final season.