User blog:DramaDot/Sundae Muddy Sundae Review

Sundae Muddy Sundae


The contestants reading fan reactions to this episode.

'''As you probably already know, I’m Dot. No fancy introduction this time. We’re down to the last three episodes of my review of Total Drama All-Stars. It’s the Terrible Trio of episodes, and this one, Episode 11, Sundae Muddy Sundae, is often considered the worst EVER. We’ll see if it deserves all the hate that it gets.'''

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'''This is the first time that I don’t really have much to say on the recap itself. I mean, Chris is aware of Mal. He’s clearly not telling the contestants for the extra drama factor, kind of like the help he gave Heather in TDI! Except Heather was clearly superior to Mal. Why does Zoey wear her hair in pigtails? It’s so short and it’d be super cute and retro if she wore it in a bob. But nobody listens to me, so pigtails it is. Everybody hates Alejandro for some reason. Chris and Al actually had a pretty passive relationship in World Tour, but now Chris keeps complisulting him. “Alejerkdro, handsome weasel, etc…”'''

'''We immediately start the episode off with some good old dramatic music. Mal has trashed the Spa Hotel while looking for the DVD. I know in my heart that that’s okay, because Alejandro is gone, so IT’S OBVIOUS that no one cares about Mal trashing the Spa Hotel anymore. We’re down to the final five campers and things are getting tough. Oh look, a Gemmie Award. I’m going to count that as a cameo since my cameo list this season is looking pitiful. SERIOUSLY, IT’S AN ALL-STARS SEASON. PUT SOME CAMEOS IN IT, PEOPLE!!'''

'''Mal explains very carefully to Zoey that he’s not trashing the hotel, he’s just watering the plants. Zoey is only mildly suspicious of this. It’s been 10 episodes of your boyfriend acting like a psycho and she’s FINALLY starting to realize what’s going on. Clueless and annoying. '''

'''Zoey talks about her weird Mike fantasies and then of course, we get a brain scene from him. The Terrible Threesome are walking around mindlessly (get it?) when they come across a stage with Mike-shaped masquerade masks above it that look like Garbage Pail Kids. '''

'''Oh goody, it’s Vito. One of the personalities that I like. He does a ventriloquist show with Dominic the Maldoll until said Mal doll comes to life and spits fire and evil messages about a dystopian future and global warming in Mike’s face. Mike doesn’t like this future so he smashes the doll’s head into pieces, breaking Vito’s chain and recruiting him in the process. I feel bad for Vito. The writers put him in the worst spot. Nothing but a glass of water for consumption, an evil doll for company, and nothing to look at but a curtain. He could’ve starved there in the brain space! At least Svetlana could’ve eaten the butter sculptures. Chester probably lives off of air. Maybe Vito could’ve eaten the Mal doll, lol. I think I’ve lost hope for a realistic end to this “reality show”. '''

'''So Gwen gets back from Boney Island and doesn’t wear a seatbelt on the ride back. Courtney cheesily caresses Gwen as she recounts the weird exploits of her night on Boney Island. The others just ignore them, as they should. Gwentney is back together again?? I’m confused. Weren’t they just fighting last episode?'''

'''Oh wait, now Courtney’s acting cold and weird again. Yeah, Zoey is two-faced. Also a total cutthroat. That’s some epic, orchestral music accompanying that shoulder pat. Now we get a confessional from Courtney where she sits in the same position as she did in Island, Action, and World Tour (seriously, what is up with that?) and talks about how she’s lying to Gwen and how much winning means to her. Then, we get THIS line.'''

“This is the farthest I’ve ever made it on Total Drama and I’m going all the way to the top!”

'''EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME??!! YOU MADE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR IN TOTAL DRAMA ACTION!!!! DON’T YOU REMEMBER THAT???!!! WHY SHOW A GEMMIE AWARD AND THEN DISREGARD ACTION’S EXISTENCE??!! THIS IS UTTER BALONEY AND A MILLION THINGS WORSE THAN BALONEY!! YOU CAN’T JUST IGNORE AN ENTIRE SEASON OF TOTAL DRAMA!!! WHY, COURTNEY?? WHY???'''

'''Okay, I’m done ranting. Maybe Courtney was referring to the number of episodes competed since she debuted later on in Action. But still, that’s really infuriating.'''

'''So Courtney makes a chart where she draws Scott as a furry and plans to take him to the finale since he might hand over the million to her. Cruel, Courtney, just cruel. But don’t make any physical evidence of your treachery, since Mal will probably break it!!'''

'''Speaking of Scott, he tries to get Courtney alone by acting weird. Muscle flex, lol. Gwen and Courtney are chummy pals again. But then, it all goes wrong.'''

'''For some reason, Mal gets his grubby hands on Courtney’s chart (which only existed in the confessional) and showed it to everyone. All of a sudden, Scott, Gwen, and Zoey all turn on Courtney and leave her in the dust without so much as a word of explanation or apology. THEY DIDN’T EVEN LET COURTNEY EXPLAIN!'''

'''For one thing, that was a really dumb move on Mal’s part. Courtney wasn’t a threat to him; Zoey was. However, Courtney was already targeting Zoey so Mal could’ve used the chart into blackmailing Courtney into targeting her more. Then Mal could just turn the tables on Courtney and show the chart the next episode, turning the tables on her. Gwen and Scott wouldn’t help her then and she would lose. Mal would win the challenge because he did so in canon (unlike Gwen and Scott) and would probably choose to take Scott to the finals solely because the farmboy might seem like less of a threat. Thus, a Mal v Scott finale with Zoey out of the picture. '''

'“Courtney was only pretending to be my friend? Ugh! Why did I not see that?!”'

'''I don’t know...bad writing? I guess I can call Courtney “Chartney” now. I feel like that pun’s been overused by the fans. '''

'''SKINNY, STARVING INTERNS?? This show’s gone too far. Chris got arrested for dumping toxic waste and now he should be arrested for starving his interns. This challenge has nothing to do with past challenges. I think the writers forgot all about the All-Stars part of the season and just had fun messing around with ideas for the challenges. A race around the island (again) to collect ingredients of an ice cream sundae to feed the interns. How lovely and boring.'''

'''So Courtney tries to patch things up with Gwen, who’s having none of it and is being cold and moody again. Make up your mind, people! Scott falls off a cliff but thankfully survives. Gwen gets the ice cream first and Mal ditches Zoey so that he can try to beat her. A bear attacks Scott and we get this line.'''

'“Let’s get one thing clear. I wasn’t afraid of the bear; I was screaming to confuse it. Yeah, that’s it.”'

'''Scott is now the only sane contestant on the island. Chartney’s gone mega insane, Gwen is a moody recluse, Zoey’s busy trying to wrap her 8-bit head around her boyfriend, and Mal’s a psychopath. Love you, Scott. Please win this challenge. I’m begging you. '''

'''We move on to the swamp, which looks more like a death pit to me. This island is like Minecraft: it has every biome. Gwen and Mal fight over cherries and the latter drowns the former. Chartney hops on the log Monorail and gets her cherry while Zoey gets attacked by a gator. With that pleasing visual in mind, we go to commercial break. '''

'''Zoey fights off the gator using her super fast reflexes and a pile of mud. Scott finally arrives and lures the bear into the swamp. The bear and the gator start fighting since it’s obvious that the two frequently interact in their natural habitat. Scott is now behind as Zoey randomly frees herself and gets a cherry.'''

'''Mal and Gwen fight off the Drama Machine (which was in pieces the last time it was seen by the contestants) in the fight to get some nuts. Courtney’s already nuts, so she decides to skip the nut house and chat with Gwen instead.'''

'''So it turns out that Gwen will magically patch things up with Courtney...if C votes for herself at the elimination ceremony. I’m not actually sure if Courtney will do that. I mean, you can’t be too sure about votes. Though it’s good that she’s actually trying to get her friends back. Whatever happened to Scott? Did he just die alone in the swamp?'''

'''So Mal is unhappy because Gwen gets her chocolate before he does, so he goes rock-crazy again. Seriously, what is it with contestants and rocks? Especially Mal. So he murders an innocent plant and, once again, robs the naked bear of its ice cream. This show’s gags are going downhill rapidly.'''

'''For some reason, Scott’s ice cream gets smashed up by the Drama Machine but still survives in the next shot. Goofs, am I right?'''

'''So there’s a Zoke cheek kiss and I barf in my mouth. Not because the kiss was bad or anything, just because that’s the last thing I need right now.'''

“Let’s rock.”  

'BARF. '' Scott reminds us that deep down inside, underneath his loveable, comic, pain magnet exterior, he’s a villain. He puts some dirt on his sundae, yummy. You’re a farmer, we get it. Courtney puts coals on her sundae and promptly melts it. Then, randomly, a bird vomits on her sundae. Yeah, Courtney, it’s totally fine. Bird vomit is 100% sanitary. Oh yeah, your former employer probably doesn’t remember you.'''

'''The starving interns should THANK YOU for making them eat bird vomit?! Okay, Courtney’s just acting weird this episode. At first she’s all Mrs. Nice, then she’s evil and backstab-y, then she’s frantically trying to be friends with everyone, and now she’s sadistic and mean?'''

Courtney takes a shortcut and gets to the finish line first.

“Eat it, interns!”

'''You’re mean. Please go away. In a SHOCKING twist that NO ONE saw coming, Chris cheats the interns out of their sundaes and makes the contestants eat them. This challenge is disgusting. Courtney complains in the confessional that she can’t eat gross foods. '''

'''OKAY, SERIOUSLY?!! THE WRITERS IGNORED TDA AT THE BEGINNING AND NOW THEY’RE IGNORING WORLD TOUR. YOU SAID YOU HAD A STRONG STOMACH IN CHINESE FAKE-OUT. YOU ATE DONKEY MEAT, STARFISH, AND MEALWORMS AS A FAVOR TO ALEJANDRO!! NOT EVEN BECAUSE YOU HAD TO!!!! WHAT’S HAPPENED TO YOUR CHARACTER, COURTNEY?? I DON’T EVEN KNOW. '''



'''Gwen gets brain freeze, which is unusual since half the contestants don’t even have brains this season. I just noticed that Scott tucks his shirt in.'''

'''In a surprising twist, Zoey wins. Excuse me for a moment while I use caps lock for the millionth time.'''

'''WOAH, WOAH, WOAH! HOW DID YOU WIN THAT CHALLENGE, ZOEY?? YOU WEIGH NINETY POUNDS. HOW DID YOU BEAT SCOTT, WHO’S A DIRT-LOVING FARMER, IN AN EATING CHALLENGE??!! HOW DID YOU BEAT ANYONE?!! OH YEAH, AND SPOILER ALERT, YOU WIN THE NEXT CHALLENGE AS WELL. THREE CHALLENGES IN A ROW. THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF GODPLAYING, NOT ALEJANDRO. '''

'''Gwen reminds Courtney about their voting deal and Courtney laughs at her nervously. At least she didn’t throw trash at Gwen’s head. Everything that comes out of a contestant’s mouth is trash these days, except for Scott <3.'''

'''We are left to wonder who is gonna get voted off in a very anticlimactic scene. Courtney is voted off, 3-2. Did she vote for herself? We’ll never know. Justice for Courtney! Once again robbed of the finale. Grrrr.'''

“She wasn’t ALL bad.”

'''Sure she wasn’t, Scott. Mal gets upset because Zoey can’t bring him to the Spa Hotel with her. Guess he’ll just have to BREAK and enter, am I right? Wink. Face it, buddy, no one’s gonna find the DVD. Everyone (except Zoey, I guess) will get suspicious if you’re hunting around there.'''

'''So at least we don’t have to deal with insane Courtney anymore, as much as I like her. Gwen is now the only original generation contestant on the island. Scott, Mike, and Zoey are the other members of the Final Four. What a great group. Yeesh.'''

'''So, the big question is, does this episode deserve all the hate that it gets? Absolutely. It bashed Courtney’s character development in the head and changed her back into a greedy C.I.T. who did nothing but whine and fail to make friends. It showed off Zoey Sue’s godplaying powers and Mal’s whateverness. Gwen’s mood whiplash is getting old, and I’M getting tired of relying on Scott for the only quality television this season. Is it the worst TD episode of all time? In my opinion, no. I’m sure there are worse ones. Maybe the next two, or 3:10 to Crazytown, or something else. I’d have to think about that, and I’m not in the mood for thinking. Reviewing this sucked all of the energy out of me.'''

'''That’s it for Sundae Muddy Sundae! Tune in next time for my review of the second to last episode. This is Episode Twelve, dubbed The Bold and the Booty-ful. This is Total. Drama. All-Stars. Review!!'''