User blog comment:CheeseBurgerGuy/My Thoughts On Total Drama Action/@comment-28092650-20191028145511/@comment-35606925-20191028171854

Both All Stars and the third generation were rushed as they tried to plot out two full seasons, which is probably harder than just working on a single bigger season.

I think the hilarious thing about All-Stars is that Mal was hinted back during revenge, meaning the horribleness of the villain was always intended.