User blog comment:CF12/Why don't people like TDA?/@comment-31556666-20140717231532

I don't really like TDA for a number of reasons.

1: '''It was a major step down from TDI. '''The first season is mostly considered by many to be the best one. It was very easy to follow, but yet had a wide selection of characters to enjoy, and with 22 contestants, it was easy to grow attached to more than one. TDA has none of this. I feel no attachment to most of the characters. The only characters I actually liked in this season were Izzy, DJ, Heather, Justin, Lindsay, Harold, and Beth. And three of the seven of those mentioned contestants didn't even make it past the merge. Unlike TDI, this was not an easy season to follow. Characters are incredibly inconsistent (Leshawna), insanely unlikable (Duncan, Courtney), derailed beyond belief (Trent, Geoff), really one-note (Owen), don't end up doing much (Bridgette), or aren't as interesting as they once were (Gwen).

2: '''It's not important in the end. '''No future season remembers TDA, and we can all agree on that.

Heather and Leshawna actually start to get along? Nevermind. Leshawna beats up Heather for no real reason in TDWT, proving that Leshawna is way more unlikable than Heather will ever be.

Beth is attracted to Harold now? Well not only is it never acknowledged afterwards, but it turns out Brady was real, and Beth has been going after more than one person. And not only that, but Beth's entire attraction towards Harold is never acknowledged in the end.

Duncan betrays Courtney and votes her off? They're still somehow going out for some reason.

Harold hates Owen because Owen does a complete 180 in character? He forgives him for some reason.

The farthest Courtney made it in the competition is in this season? Doesn't acknowledge it in TDAS.

There's way too much more to count.

3: '''Poor elimination order. '''Whenever I look back on the elimination order in TDI, I always remember how it made so much sense when you look at every season. The less a character contributed to the whole storyline, the earlier they'd be eliminated. So even though I'm a fan of characters like Noah, Tyler, and Cody, I knew they wouldn't serve much purpose in the long run. The final two made perfect sense. Owen and Gwen even have contrasting personalities that bounce off each other perfectly.

So what about this season, huh?

Geoff and Bridgette. Okay, sure, the aftermath did focus on their characters more to make up for their early elimination, but as contestants, both should have lasted way longer. What was the point of doing that double elimination in Alien Ressur-egtion? Why not have two teams of 7, and make Gwen pick Bridgette and Trent pick Geoff? That would lead to both being taken away from each other and being individual characters again. You know, LIKE THEY WERE IN THE FIRST SEASON! With six on each team, the season felt very shallow and short.

'''Izzy. '''An exception. Izzy was eliminated and returned again before being eliminated again at just the right times. She both served a good purpose pre-merge, but also would have been pointless in the long run.

'''Trent. '''I would normally say that I liked that Trent was eliminated this early because I lost all respect for him this season, but this isn't the same Trent. If this was Season 1 Trent, I'd want him to make it way farther. So this is a case of me being both happy and dissapointed at when Trent got eliminated.

'''Gwen. '''Should have lasted way longer. The only reason Gwen was eliminated was because of Trent's stupidity, resulting in him inadvertedly getting her eliminated. An interesting character like Gwen loved by most other contestants should have lasted way longer.

'''DJ. '''He was as entertaining as always, and I think he was eliminated at the right time, since everyone likes him and he's never officialy been voted out by anyone.

'''Owen. '''Same case as DJ, except that I hated that they made him return. The only purpose of that was to make Owen very unlikable. Let's not forget he came 3rd place, along with a forced elimination.

'''Heather. '''Give her two extra episodes, switching her elimination with Leshawna, and you're fine.

'''Leshawna. '''Should've been eliminated right before the merge. It's rumored that that's what they originally planned. I lost all respect for Leshawna in this season, and I wasn't too proud of how she was in Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island.

'''Justin. '''Great and funny character, poor excuse of an antagonist. He was the closest we had this season. There seemed to be some sort of alliance he planned with Beth and Lindsay, but that amounted to nothing. He deserved making it past the merge, but should've made it farther than 6th place.

'''Lindsay. '''Should've been in the Final 2 IMO. Get a Clue is one of my all-time favorite episodes because of how well Lindsay was written. She was complete winner material, and was remaining in character throughout the entire season. From there, I rooted for Lindsay to win, and never knew of the Final Two spoilers of Beth and Duncan. I was hoping Lindsay vs. Harold, not minding who would win since both are winner material. But then, a really dumb elimination like Lindsay's comes along. The mistake Lindsay made was an easy one. Anyone can make it. Her finger slipped and it was Beth's fault. If anyone's to blame, it's Owen for wasting his vote on someone who has invincibility like Courtney. Lindsay had a good exit, but a poor elimination.

Harold. So Lindsay goes, which means that the only one left that I root for is Harold. I was predicting Beth would make it to the Final 2 at this point up against Harold, but my second choice for winner goes straight after. Harold's elimination was so convoluted and made no sense. He accidentaly kills Duncan's pet and finds out about Owen's treachery. Okay, I understand Duncan since both don't get on anyway, but why didn't Harold just tell the others about Owen? It wouldn't be that hard. I know in an episode like this, Beth would do anything Harold said, and Courtney wanted Owen gone anyways. This elimination was so stupid and dumb and I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.

'''Courtney. '''Elimination made sense? Yes. Rushed elimination? Definitely.

'''Duncan. '''I work out winners of seasons by figuring out who the intended one was. This season obviously intended Beth to be the winner. Not someone like Duncan who nearly gets eliminated three times in a row. Duncan also didn't even deserve to win, but everyone says he did because that's the Canadian ending. I hate Duncan, and he doesn't deserve this victory at all.

Sorry for the incredibly long text btw. Point is, TDA sucks and I hate it. I started watching the show it self while TDA was halfway over, so I followed half of TDA, and I was just so dissapointed.