User blog comment:KrispyBaconator/Unpopular TD Opinions/@comment-4742462-20170615210746/@comment-4742462-20170616140735

@Epic, Because Mal was actually entertaining as a villain and by the end of All-Stars was pretty much the only reason why I was still watching whereas Alejandro was too perfect for me to buy as a villain and the Ice Dancers were forced/unneeded and were part of what brought down The Ridonculous Race for me. If it honestly wasn't for him, I probably would've given up on the season after Heather's elimination.

Both Pahkitew Island & The Ridonculous Race were worse because it felt like less effort was put into them (especially in the former's case which was produced at the same time, and it shows) and they both repeated many of the same problems except worse. As I said already, the existence of All-Stars is the only reason why both of these seasons "Succeeded".

@ArtDraw12, In that case they would've been better off having him come back simply as a cameo and not as a contestant.