User blog:CheeseBurgerGuy/TDI My Way

'''In my opinion, the Total Drama franchise has been a very accurate parody of reality TV competitions, and many of the eliminations are fair. Retrospectively however, there have been many cases that the writers have made some questionable decisions. Taking inspiration from ArtDraw12's 'My Way' Blogs, among others, I've decided to throw my hat into the ring with the first season. I hope you all enjoy.'''

Rules:


 * 1) Honestly, anything goes. While TDI's cast will stay the same, I might change the season's cast if I do another of these blogs. Different teams will win and team switches can happen at any time (though it certainly won't be often)
 * 2) The format will be similar to ArtDraw12's format, since their format is so nice (I wanted to give credit where credit is due). This includes the comments after each elimination as to why and who's in the bottom 2 with the eliminated contestant.
 * 3) Unlike ArtDraw12 though, I will be providing a slight bit more detail on what happens during each episode if I believe it has enough impact.

The Big Sleep (Episode 3)

 * Notes: Both parts of Not So Happy Campers were non-elimination episodes. Like the orginal, Katie and Izzy swap teams after given Chris' permission. The rest of the challenge remains the same, with DJ and Courtney refusing to jump, costing the Bass the challenge. The only change is the second half of the challenge with the teams building hot-tubs occurs as a result of that Beth refusing to jump. Ezekiel also still makes his sexist comment. However, during the elimination ceremony, Chris calls over the Gophers, who are told they can steal a member of the losing team who refused to jump as their second prize. They choose DJ over Courtney. After that Chris cancels the elimination ceremony. The episode goes the exactly the same, though Duncan flirts with Gwen briefly once they are the final two standing.
 * Winners: Screaming Gophers
 * Bottom 2: Ezekiel and Eva
 * Reasons for: Ezekiel's comment still lingered in the back of his teammates' minds while Heather's plan to piss off Eva succeeded (as in the original).
 * Votes: Eva-5 (Harold, Katie, Bridgette, Tyler, Ezekiel) Ezekiel-5 (Courtney, Duncan, Eva, Sadie, Geoff)
 * Eliminated: Ezekiel
 * Why?: Chris was originally going to host a tie-breaker, but Ezekiel was annoying him and Eva was stirring up drama, so he choose to send Ezekiel packing, stating that there was 'no way Ezekiel was going to beat Eva'. This was only further exemplified when Eva literally threw Ezekiel across the dock of shame like a bowling ball onto the boat.
 * Comments: I felt that eliminating someone in episode 2 was a bit early. Plus, since the writers wanted to bring Eva back after the merge to continue her conflict with the Bass, it seemed more appropriate to let her stay. Besides, the running gag of the series is that Ezekiel was so horrible at the game, and there is no way he wouldn't be the first one sent packing, despite the situation. Either Ezekiel would get more votes due to Eva's usefulness in challenges or she'd beat him in the tie-breaker. The reason I choose the later was simply to create more drama.

Dodgebrawl (Episode 4)

 * Notes: Both Noah and Justin choose not to participate in the dodgeball games, while nobody but Heather noticed Lindsay and Tyler's absence. Eva played every game, taking her anger on her team out on her opponents, and the team didn't even need to wake Duncan to win. Duncan again makes a brief comment to Gwen once they both wake up.
 * Winners: Killer Bass
 * Bottom 2: Noah and Justin
 * Reasons for: Both choose not to play
 * Votes: Justin-3 (Owen, Noah, Izzy)  Noah-8 (Linsday, Beth, Heather, Gwen, Leshawna, DJ, Trent, Justin)
 * Why?: While both didn't participate and were perceived to be equally at fault for the team's loss, at least Justin was a looker. Plus, Noah's sarcastic comments got on everyone's nerves (while Justin, in my version, is completely mute).
 * Comments: I have to agree with ArtDraw12 here. Noah's role in this episode couldn't have been any different since his future character development hinges on him being the first gone from his team.

Not Quite Famous (Episode 5)

 * Notes: This episode mostly goes the same. In this version, the challenge is based off total score instead of highest scorer. Heather and DJ's acts are seen as being too similar, so Lindsay and Beth nominate Heather, taking DJ out of the comp. When Heather reads Gwen's diary for all to hear, there is also a passage about Duncan (however, Heather changes the context to seem romantic in Duncan's passage). This lowers Gopher's opinion of both Gwen and Heather while hurting Trent, who thinks of himself above a delinquent like Duncan. Justin, in this version, is the last to go (after Harold). Justin, while he is commended by Chris and Chef, doesn't receive any points since being good-looking isn't a talent. Tyler replaces DJ with his yo-yo tricks but also score only two. Lastly, throughout the entire episode, Justin glares at Owen and Izzy, who he realized must have voted for him.
 * Winners: Killer Bass
 * Bottom 3: Gwen, Heather, and Justin
 * Reasons for: Heather and Justin failed the challenge for the team, while Gwen's popularity with the team took a nosedive.
 * Votes: Justin-5 (Heather, Owen, Izzy, Beth, Lindsay)  Heather-4 (DJ, Trent, Gwen, Cody) Gwen-1(Justin)
 * Why?: Heather convinced Justin to vote for Gwen saying that she was the target. Owen and Izzy didn't like Justin and Heather convinced them with cake.
 * Comments: Since Justin is completely mute in this version, he's even more of a filler character than in the original (though an entertaining one). I made this character change to keep Alejandro from just being Justin 2.0. Plus, I couldn't eliminate anyone else. The changes I made were specifically to make this elimination not feel as contrived.

The Sucky Outdoors (Episode 6)

 * Notes: The episode goes exactly the same. DJ even finds his way to the Bass' camp after his team threatens to cook his bunny, and since it's night, they allow him to stay. Also, Eva gets angry about Bridgette burning down the tent more than the others. Trent still defends Gwen, and because of this, Gwen shows Trent the true passage about Duncan, making it clear her feelings are for him (so Duncney can still happen).
 * Winners: Screaming Gophers
 * Bottom 4: Katie, Sadie, Bridgette and Eva
 * Reasons for: Katie and Sadie lost the challenge by coming back last. Bridgette burned down the tent. Since the BFFFLs didn't see Bridgette burn down the tent, they voted for Eva due to dislike.
 * Votes: Sadie-3 (Duncan, Courtney, Tyler) Katie-3 (Harold, Geoff, Bridgette) Eva-2 (Sadie, Katie) Bridgette-1 (Eva)
 * Eliminated: Katie AND Sadie
 * Why?: They refused to do the tie-breaker and were getting on everyone's nerves. Eva made the suggestion to eliminate them both since the other would just be dead weight, which Chris agreed with.
 * Comments: There was no point to keeping Sadie around in the original since she had literally no plot till her elimination. Besides, I needed the team to be reminded of their dislike for Eva, and it certainly wouldn't be against her character to say something like that. 

Phobia Factor (Episode 7)

 * Notes: Firstly, and most importantly, Lindsay is moved to the Killer Bass by Chris in order to make things more fair (since it's 7-10) and she accidently volunteered. Second, Courtney is coerced by Duncan to admit she has a fear of green jelly, Duncan is just afraid of cardboard standees in general, and Eva is the one who doesn't admit that she has a fear. Firstly, the cardboard standee Duncan has to hug is of Chris this time (of course he'd have one of himself). When DJ goes to face his challenge, the Bass come to watch (though Courtney and Eva hope opnely hoping he'll fail) while the Gophers don't (yes, DJ is an outsider on his own team). Instead of Cody saying that the score is 8-2 (only Duncan and Lindsay completed their challenges), it's Heather, with Cody still lost in the woods. Chris says that if Eva completes all the dares, than her team will win the challenge (Courtney's is not worth triple points). When Eva has to isolate herself (now at night), she runs into Cody like Bridgette did and also flees, directly costing her team the challenge.
 * Winners: Screaming Gophers
 * Bottom 2: Eva and Courtney
 * Reasons for: didn't complete their challenges
 * Votes: Eva-5 (Tyler, Duncan, Courtney, Geoff, Harold) Courtney-3 (Eva, Bridgette, Lindsay)
 * Why?: Lindsay didn't like Courtney, Bridgette had sympathy for Eva after 'sharing' the same fear, and Eva was trying to stay safe. However, the Bass' guys alliance and Courtney had the numbers and voted out Eva, who was directly at fault for their loss and for causing the double elimination.
 * Comments: I hated Tyler's elimination in this episode, and if it wasn't for Duncney than Courtney would've been sent home. By sending Eva out here, I feel we have a realistic elimination while giving Eva the screen time she was bound to get by coming back after the merge (no she isn't coming back again). I brought Lindsay to the Bass to justify Tyler staying and to balance them more (it would've been to easy to send DJ). Plus, I doubt the guys, being the minority, wouldn't form an alliance to get out Eva in this situation. It also gives Cody something more to do, which is nothing but a plus.

Up the Creek (Episode 8)

 * Notes: Due to team swaps and changes in elimination, the canoe pairs are as such: Trent and Owen, Heather and Beth, Duncan and Harold, Tyler and Lindsay (yes, she sunbathes in his lap), Courtney and Bridgette, Cody and Gwen, Izzy and Leshawna, and Geoff and DJ (odd number of members on both teams, so they go together). Lindsay and Tyler got lost, meeting up with the Gophers. Instead of Cody swinging into the tree trying to save Trent and Lindsay, it's Tyler. They are still saved by Cody though (much to the jealousy of Tyler). DJ helps Geoff after the splinter (yes, he's traveling with the Bass again). Everything from here still goes the same (DJ has forgotten at this point about his team swap).
 * Winners: Killer Bass (DJ not included obviously)
 * Bottom 2: Izzy and DJ
 * Reasons for: Izzy told the other team to have someone push them back while swimming, while DJ was the one who brought the Bass back for the win despite being a Gopher.
 * Votes: Izzy-2(DJ, Lesahawna) DJ-7 (Gwen, Owen, Heather, Trent, Beth, Cody, Izzy)
 * Eliminated: Izzy
 * Why?: The RCMP comes for Izzy before the final marshmallow was handed out. Since Chris calls for Izzy and she doesn't come back, he just hands it to DJ. Leshawna voted for Izzy because she thought Izzy was lying and blamed Izzy for giving the Bass the idea, though everyone else blamed DJ for the loss.
 * Comments: I couldn't change this elimination for Izzy, since it was too perfect. It was too early to eliminate DJ as well. When coming up for plots for DJ, I realized that DJ had barely any interactions with the Gophers before the merge and only a few basic ones after. As you could tell, I turned that fact into DJ's running gag to keep his character relevant. Besides, Lindsay (who isn't even on the team anymore in my version) being in the bottom two made no sense.

Paintball Deer Hunt (Episode 9)

 * Notes: Due to team swaps, the hunters for the Gophers are: Owen, Beth, and Leshawna. For the Bass, they are: Lindsay, Bridgette, and Harold. The DJ and Owen conflict was great in the original, Owen goes after DJ since Heather bribed him to with more cake (because she wants to vote DJ out and is willing to throw the challenge due to a numbers advantage). DJ would have two confessionals. The first about almost getting eliminated and the second about Owen hunting him despite being on the same team (being pretty angry about it). The rest of the episode is the plays out the same till the elimination ceremony.
 * Eliminated: Cody
 * Why?: Due to his injuries, Chris said he could no longer compete in the competition (there was no vote).
 * Comments: I was debating going the same route as ArtDraw12 here, but I decided against that, since, in my opinion, there is no logical way Beth would be eliminated over Heather in this episode. However, I felt that Cody being voted out of the competition was too cruel, so I made this minor change. I don't see how Cody could fit into the next few episodes either.

If You Can't Take The Heat...(Episode 10)

 * Notes: DJ wanted to be head Chef, but Heather pressed the issue.  Since DJ is in the Gopher's cabin and is lead Chef, the prank on Harold is carried out by Duncan and Geoff and Tyler (Tyler spills the water on Harold), though he ends up helping out the Bass again due to his grudge (DJ is there for the hot sauce though, which he laughs at). DJ still helps his own team though, being Leshawna's partner in Beth's place. Beth replaces Linsday's role in the scene where Heather singes her eyebrows. DJ is the one to throw the makeup bag into the freezer as revenge on Heather. The team apologizes to DJ, and makes him head chef of the Bass. Whenever Sadie is on screen, it's Lindsay instead. Lindsay also mentions Geoff liking Bridgette instead of DJ (it's girl talk now). The rest of the episode plays out the same till when Beth reveals she got the statue from Boney Island, instead refusing to put it back. Also, the scene with Heather asking Lindsay to vote with her is simply Heather breaking her alliance with Lindsay. The post ceremony prank has Tyler in place of DJ.
 * Bottom 3: Owen, Beth, Heather
 * Votes: Owen-2 (Trent, Gwen) Heather-2 (Beth, Leshawna) Beth-2( DJ, Owen) DJ-1(Heather)
 * Reasons for: Owen ate the ribs and gave Trent a concussion, angering Gwen. Heather was a mean head chef, stirring up Beth and Leshawna's hatred for her. DJ and Owen were afraid of Beth's curse being real (since it's the third loss in a row. Heather voted DJ since they made him the new head chef and Heather thought most would agree to vote for him.
 * Eliminated: Beth
 * Why?: Since Chris never came up with a three-way tie breaker, he decided to have (all) the Gophers draw sticks. Since Beth never got rid of her Boney Island Statue, she drew the unlucky stick, sending her out of the game.
 * Comments: A lot of people think Owen should've left the game in this episode (including ArtDraw12). However, Beth going home here feels right, since I don't want her to float (like Tyler largely has until this episode). Besides, Owen is the main comic relief of the Gophers now that Lindsay is on the Bass, so eliminating him just feels wrong. Besides, I don't see Heather, Beth, or DJ voting for Owen, especially since we know DJ believes in curses from World Tour and Owen technically did what she asked. Lastly, it proves the curse was real and, by not throwing out the statue, Beth deserves the loss.

Who Can You Trust? (Episode 11)

 * Notes: Instead of DJ climbing for the Bass, the climbs for the Gophers (with Heather holding the rope). Heather drops DJ like she did Gwen originally, knocking DJ out cold. Gwen takes over and that's when that plotline occurs. However, Gophers don't get point because of this. Tyler gets knocked off twice. Firstly, by a mine. Secondly, the same way as DJ. Lindsay and Geoff are partners  for the Bass in the cooking competition (which allows time for Bunny to get away), while the Gophers are Owen and Trent. Instead Geoff and Bridgette swimming, Geoff says Bunny to Bridgette, who goes to the dock (meeting Duncan there), where Bunny gets eaten like the original. Leshawna takes Sadie's gag with Heather as her partner, where with the other team it's Bridgette shooting Tyler. Bridgette is the one to talk with DJ instead of Geoff and tell him Bunny left. Lindsay (catcher) and Courtney (jumper) go for the bass (fail). The Gophers put up Trent (jumper) and Gwen (catcher) to give them a chance to make up for the whole being-buried alive thing (fail as well). Courtney still sees Duncan before she passes out. For the race, the teams are DJ (who has woken up; he drives) and Owen (since he and Geoff are similar; directions) for the Gophers, as well as Harold (since he hasn't gone yet; he's the driver) and Bridgette (so she can give DJ the pep talk; gives directions). Duncan shows DJ the new Bunny after the Bass have caught up, so Bridgette can convince DJ to take off his blindfold to look. Bass win 2-1 (due to DJ being on the Gophers). Heather takes Courtney's role at the campfire ceremony.
 * Winners: Killer Bass
 * Bottom 3: DJ and Leshawna and Heather
 * Votes: Leshawna-2 (DJ, Owen)  DJ-3 (Gwen, Leshawna, Trent) Heather-1 (Heather)
 * Why?: Heather votes for herself to prove a point. Owen voted for Leshawna because of Leshawna's waste of food and getting to know DJ throughout the episode. The rest are obviously friends and wouldn't take too kindly to DJ's loss.
 * Comments: DJ, with the plot I gave him in this 'My Way', realistically couldn't make the merge. After the last episode, I really wanted to remind the audience that Heather is a villian and that she isn't going anywhere soon. Using Leshawna in Sadie's role keeps the joke without punishing the player too much. Besides, Leshawna is such a strong competitor post-merge that I didn't want her to god-play. Sorry DJ, your just the most expendable and there was no better place for you to be eliminated, so that you don't become filler again like the original.

Basic Straining (Episode 12)

 * Notes: Really, nothing needs to change this episode, except that whenever DJ would be on screen, it's Tyler instead. The only other thing that I would do is have Heather be the one who pushes Harold into rigging the votes.
 * Votes (Real): Courtney-3 (Bridgette, Harold) Harold-4 (Duncan, Courtney, Tyler, Geoff)
 * Eliminated: Courtney
 * Why?: Same as the Original
 * Comments: I really liked this episode as is. Even Lindsay's team swap wouldn't change a thing since Harold would be the only single guy on the team, so she would be safe (and, you know, the vote rigging, so why bother?). The reason I want Heather involved with the elimination is that it feels like the show didn't know what to do with Harold. When I saw this episode, I thought Harold was going to be this big villain in the second half of the season, but he got rewarded for his bad conduct upon elimination next episode. It's why I personally don't think (canon) Harold deserves to win a season of TD and why I prefer Zoey winning TDAS. By having a bullied kid being taken advantage of by another bully, it shifts the blame to Heather a bit, keeping Harold from going OOC (seriously, in WT he preaches about honor yet here he is cheating). Besides, Duncan blames Heather in Island and its another thing to add to her resume of villainy. 

X-Treme Torture (Episode 13)

 * Notes: This episode has some major changes to it. Firstly, the fight over who the note belongs to occurs between Gwen, Bridgette, and Lindsay. Instead of Trent and DJ going up in the plane, Tyler takes DJ's place. In that same scene, Tyler is the one who crashes first, and breaks every bone in his body instead of Trent. However, Trent not only lands on Owen, but when he lands, the bed closes back to the sofa with the both of them. Since Lindsay is on the Bass now, Owen goes for the Gophers. Heather still loses her top and crashes the jet ski. When Lindsay drives (instead of Duncan), she gets to the end of the course without Owen having any flags in his hands...but he accidently ate one he coughs up. Lindsay gets so angry she hugs Geoff and cries in despair, the smell spreading to her too. Since the bear stole the marshmallows, the votes have to be shown, like what happens in the next episode.
 * Winners: Screaming Gophers
 * Bottom 2: Tyler and Harold
 * Votes: Tyler-2 (Bridgette, Geoff) Harold-2 (Duncan, Tyler) Duncan-1 (Harold) Geoff-1 (Lindsay)
 * Reasons for: Tyler broke every bone in his body. Duncan wants Harold gone more than ever and Tyler wants to stay safe. Harold votes for Duncan because of his grudge. Lindsay blames Geoff for the smell.
 * Eliminated: Harold
 * Why?: Instead of doing a tie-breaker, Chris proceeds to show everyone the tape of Harold rigging the vote against Courtney. With this new information, Chris allows everyone to revote, everyone flipping their votes to Harold (Harold kept his the same).
 * Comments: I was torn. I wanted to keep this elimination since it was so iconic, but I felt that eliminating Tyler here would be the best for irony. I decided to give Trent's gag to Tyler and keep the elimination, while stirring drama with the Bass' members.

Brunch of Disgustingness (Episode 14)

 * Notes: Firstly, Courtney, Cody, Izzy, and Ezekiel are brought back into the competition. Instead of Chris dissolving teams, he swaps all the girls to the Screaming Gophers and all guys to the Killer Bass (I don't mean just cabins). This means we have an elimination challenge instead of just a reward challenge. Tyler is still in a body cast from last episode, which Cody relates to (because of the bear). Heather tries to make friends Courtney and Bridgette (who's confession is changed to be worried about Courtney being back since she voted for her). Lindsay feels left out by Heather, who simply says that "things have changed since she left". During the divide, Bridgette chooses Leshawna's side while Courtney chooses Heather's (Izzy set up a tent outside). In the challenge, Bridgette refuses to eat any meat (even when Geoff tries to help her she spits it out) because of being a vegetarian (the girls still won the first round). Tyler is force fed the meals (taking over Trent's gag, except for the throwing up in the confessional bit). Ezekiel eats everything, afraid of getting eliminated again. Courtney also eats everything, taking over Bridgette's role of motivating everyone. Duncan takes care of Geoff instead of DJ. The tie-breaker still occurs (Geoff refuses to eat the dolphin). Bridgette and Geoff kiss upon her elimination.
 * Winners: Killer Boys
 * Bottom 2: Leshawna and Bridgette
 * Reasons for: Bridgette refused to eat the meat. Leshawna lost the tie-breaker and split the room.
 * Votes: Bridgette-5 (Lindsay, Heather, Leshawna, Gwen, Izzy) Leshawna-2 (Bridgette, Courtney)
 * Eliminted: Bridgette
 * Why?: The original Gopher girls had the numbers. Leshawna was trying to stay safe and Heather thought that Leshawna was better in challenges.
 * Comments: Originally, I wanted to send out Leshawna here, but Leshawna is a more interesting character than Bridgette. Plus, I agree ArtDraw12 that this episode was almost designed to eliminate Bridgette. I also needed an extra elimination episode. I brought back Courtney because nobody would expect her coming and Cody because I felt he could largely fill DJ's post merge role without bringing the man himself back. Plus, Cody deserves a second chance in Island after what happened with the bear. When it comes to Ezekiel, I was originally planning on having a separate subplot of him trying to steal the money (not returning as a contestant), but him being in the competition works out better in the long run. Izzy comes back early to go better with the new flow.

No Pain, No Game (Episode 15)

 * Notes: When the guys come back from their reward, Tyler is out of his cast, but all the girls are even more jealous of their boyfriends. Geoff, once he sees the girls kicked off his GF, starts balling in the confessional (like Ep 18 in the real series). Teams aren't disbanded yet, though the winner of the challenge still receives an individual award besides team immunity. Chris rules that the guys have to sit someone out and Tyler volunteers since he's still healing. Instead of Geoff volunteering to take Bridgette's place, it's his turn naturally. Courtney, though less antagonistic, takes Eva's role during the challenge (ex. pulling Lindsay's hair). Her name does not get chanted and gets puts with Sasquatchanakwa by chance (since Cody's allergy to bees sends him to the infirmary) and still wins (showcasing how much of a threat she is to the guys). Ezekiel loses with DJ's original torture. Owen passes the brain freeze challenge. The final four left are Owen, Leshawna, Duncan, Courtney. All four are on the log with the bear. Owen falls first, and, when the guys aren't looking, Duncan tries to make an alliance with Leshawna, so the two girls keep him safe a vote if he makes it to the merge, but he falls off. Courtney laughs at this, knocking her off. Votes are revealed live again.
 * Winners: Screaming Girlers (Leshawna)
 * Bottom 2: Duncan and Tyler
 * Reasons for: Tyler was out for medical reasons while Ezekiel is hated by the rest of the team.
 * Votes: Ezekiel-6 (Cody, Trent, Geoff, Duncan, Owen, Tyler) Tyler-1 (Ezekiel)
 * Eliminated: Ezekiel
 * Why?: The girls wanted Ezekiel gone, so they campaigned to their boyfriends to get rid of him. Geoff knew Bridgette was the same and didn't think Tyler deserved to go home, while Owen was loyal to the original Gophers.
 * Comments: I wanted to eliminate Ezekiel in the horror themed episode and send Tyler out here but I didn't want Cody's elimination 2.0. Besides, it opens up for Lindsay having conflicting loyalties once merge comes.

Search and Do Not Destroy (Episode 16)

 * Notes: Nobody is assigned a key, but each team is given a treasure map. Throughout the episode, almost all the keys (except Geoff's) are contested over and/or stolen. Heather wants to break up both the power couples (Duncney and Gwent). Heather calls over both Courtney and Trent and tells them that Gwen actually likes Duncan and that both her and Duncan are using him and Courtney to get further in the game. Heather leaves the distressed Trent and Courtney on the dock, who sit on it's edge, Trent putting his arm around a crying Courtney. When Gwen gets to the dock, she sees them, but fails to notice Courtney crying, making her angry. She tells Duncan, but he doesn't buy it. When the teams meet up to open their chests, Cody punches Trent and Courtney kicks Duncan in the kiwis and breaks up with him. After hearing about Heather's lies, Courtney feels really bad.
 * Winners: Screaming Girlers (Leshawna)
 * Bottom 2: Trent and Duncan
 * Reasons for: Leshawna's and Courtney's campaigns on the guys.
 * Votes: Trent-4 (Duncan,Cody, Geoff, Tyler) Duncan-2(Trent, Owen)
 * Eliminated: Trent
 * Why?: Cody was there with Leshawna when Gwen was crying. He ended up punching Trent (much like he does Duncan in WT) and doesn't even listen to his side of the story. Owen thinks Duncan is scary and the Bass guys take Duncan's side since they've been together since the beginning. 
 * Comments: Not going to change such an iconic elimination too much. The fact that teams are still around make Heather's plan make some sense. Lastly, while I love Duncney, I feel that they need a major relationship hurdle to overcome.

Hide and Be Sneaky (Episode 17)

 * Notes: We have the merge this episode. Cody takes DJ's place in the story. He also tries to cheer Gwen up after Trent's elimination. Geoff is fully on board for the guys alliance since Bridgette is gone. Tyler on the other hand takes Geoff's original questioning. Courtney hears the guys alliance meeting and, after it ends, she apologizes to Duncan. In this scene they make up and they swear to work to eliminate Heather. They proceed to reaffirm the relationship hy making out in the cave. Lindsay does her swearing speech at Heather before walking down the dock of shame upon realizing she was being used the whole time and she could've avoided elimination if Heather would've been willing to share the credit. Tyler ends up like Bridgette did in the episode during the challenge. Heather openly invites him into her alliance with Owen and Lindsay, while Courtney offers him a couples alliance.
 * Winners: Heather and Leshawna
 * Bottom 3: Tyler and Lindsay and Gwen
 * Reasons for: Owen told Gwen about the guys alliance and she wanted to target a guy. Heather was worried about losing Lindsay as an ally this early after the merge, so she nominated Tyler (when Lindsay wasn't paying attention). The guys, wanted to take out Gwen, due to Duncan being worried about his relationship with Courtney, which Cody didn't agree with.
 * Votes: Tyler-6 (Heather, Owen, Gwen, Leshawna, Izzy, Cody) Gwen-5 (Lindsay, Tyler, Duncan, Courtney, Geoff)
 * Eliminted: Tyler
 * Why?: Cody couldn't vote out Gwen and knew he was on the bottom of the boy's alliance anyway, so he made a proposal of reuniting the original Gophers as an alliance. Heather would only agree to this if they voted Tyler, who she argued could be a physical threat. She said it was the only thing keeping Lindsay with the Bass, so they'd gain a number. People actually agreed with Heather.
 * Comments: Tyler wasn't doing much this season besides his relationship with Lindsay and being the expendable Bass guy. Geoff has more to offer at this phase of the game and is just a stronger competitor. Plus, Tyler can hold his head up in dignity, for his elimination transformed him from filler into threat to win (like he did in Cove's series) briefly. For a floater, Tyler did pretty dang good.

That's Off the Chain! (Episode 18)

 * Notes: Geoff starts to get lovesick again, though he doesn't question the alliance and, like the original, he recovers at the smell of bacon. Courtney asks Duncan if he ever did that when she left? He says no but the confessional says otherwise.  Cody takes DJ's role in the episode again. Courtney works on her bike beside Gwen, threatening Gwen to stay away from Duncan since 'he's mine'. Cody tries his hand at flirting with Gwen again, only to get kicked into his bike. Bike switches stay the same, the changes being Cody getting Geoff's and Courtney getting to keep her own. The race is two laps around the island, skipping traps. Last place gets auto-eliminated. Both of the two races get combined into one. Owen wins and Courtney crosses the finish line with a three-way pile up for last between Gwen, Geoff, and Heather. Before Leshawna leaves the island, she throws Heather in the pool of piranhas.
 * Eliminated: Leshawna
 * Why?: She never built a bike, let alone compete in the race, so she is technically last by a long shot.
 * Comments: As much as Lindsay's elimination in this episode is iconic, I feel that Leshawna deserved to go home in the original. Considering who my top 9 are (Duncan, Courtney, Owen, Geoff, Gwen, Heather, Cody, Lindsay, Izzy), I feel Leshawna doesn't fit in too well, since Courtney and Lindsay can fulfil her roles. Also, nobody would see it coming since she won the last three challenges in a row for her and/or her team (granted one was due to luck).

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Hook, Line, and Screamer (Episode 19)
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 * Notes: Since it's been the trend I'll say it again: DJ's role is being taken over by Cody. During the horror movie, Courtney and Cody get paranoid about Duncan and Gwen's closeness. The first change is that Owen doesn't throw Izzy to the killer, but he still accidentally leaves her (so they become an official couple by the end of the next episode). Cody doesn't run away screaming at the sight of Heather like DJ, but he did pee his pants. Courtney doesn't leave Duncan's side instead they start making out. When Gwen gets back, Duncan comments "At least we didn't do it in the woods". Cody also comes back with Gwen. Lindsay gets sad since it makes her think about Tyler, and they tell her about how Heather orchestrated Tyler's departure. Cody and Courtney go together to the kitchen, were Courtney stands up to the psycho (Chef), when Cody just runs away (peeing his pants again but doesn't make it back to Gwen and Duncan before he runs into the real killer). At the end up the episode, the cops want to question Gwen, using the monetary reward as an incentive.
 * Winners: Gwen (reward, literally) 
 * Eliminated: Cody
 * Why?: The doctors ruled Cody as mentally unfit to compete. Chris was going to host a vote anyway but a) the contestants pointed out Duncan and Gwen's absence and b) he got a nasty call from the producers.
 * Comments: Cody was a returning contestant, and a returning contestant hasn't been eliminated since Zeke, who was the first. Other characters still have plot left anyway, while Cody really needs Sierra to continue his plotline much further. Sorry Cody, I really like your character, but it was your time.

Wawanakwa Gone Wild! (Episode 20) .
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 * Notes: This is an auto-elim challenge now (not clean the communal wash rooms. Geoff has to catch the frog, Izzy gets the beaver (she exclaims in happiness since she claims to have spent time with them), Heather still gets the bear, as does Duncan the raccoon, Owen the chipmunk. Courtney a deer, Gwen a duck, and Lindsay a bunny. Everything mostly goes the same, with Duncan asking for an alliance with both Heather and Izzy to cover his bases. Izzy and Owen become a relationship in this episode. Heather forces Lindsay to help her. Since Izzy doesn't need the tranquilizer, she gives it to Lindsay (this is after the gag with Izzy and the gun + beavers is complete). As Duncan, Lindsay, and Heather are hiding from the bear, Lindsay gets angry and confronts Heather, who admits she was just using Lindsay. Lindsay gets angry and shoots Heather. Since Courtney isn't having any luck and Duncan doesn't want her eliminated, he picks up Heather and the bear resumes the chase. Courtney has resigned to her loss, when Duncan throws Heather (with the antlers and tail) into the cage and the bear follows. Chris, rules that as close enough, eliminating Lindsay. She gives her cursing speal at Heather as she leaves the game, followed by her normal set of hugs that she did originally in episode 18 of the original. Heather's paralysis doesn't start to go away since Lindsay unloaded the rest of the gun on Heather before she left.
 * Eliminated: Lindsay
 * Why?: Never found her animal since she was so busy helping Heather alongside Courtney, and he ruled an antlered Heather as good enough since time was up.
 * Comments: Another fan favorite goes home. I wanted to keep Izzy a little while longer and Lindsay's departure is overdue. The best part about eliminating her here is that Lindsay technically got to get her revenge on Heather, even if it resulted in her elimination. Plus, by having the tranquilizer switch hands, it revives the joke and keeps the gag important.

Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon (Episode 21)
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 * Notes: The challenge takes place the next day, so Heather is still tranquilized. Since there are seven campers and six spots, someone will have to sit out again, so they draw for captains. Courtney gets drawn first and picks Duncan. Then it's Owen, who picks Izzy. Lastly, it's Gwen, who picks Geoff. Chris then reveals that since Heather was not chosen, she automatically receives immunity. Only one pair won't receive immunity. Courtney literally just replaces Leshawna's role (heck, she could take some of Leshawna's dialogue and it would work). Owen and Izzy would win the first challenge. Geoff and Gwen the second (the development between them stays the same). During the second challenge, Izzy and Owen would become an official relationship. During the final challenge, Heather bugs the Izzy/Owen pair, causing them to break their alliance with her due to Owen getting angry with Heather. Duncan and Courtney win still, and he gives Courtney her head with the carving in it, making up. The two couples, since they don't have safety, decide to make an alliance.
 * Bottom 2: Geoff and Owen
 * Reasons for: Besides the newly formed couples alliance, Geoff and Gwen are the only other alliance left in the game (since the guys alliance has long since dissolved) and Owen's popularity makes him a threat.
 * Votes: Geoff-4 (Owen, Duncan, Izzy, Courtney) Owen-3 (Heather, Gwen, Geoff)
 * Eliminated: Geoff
 * Why?: Couples alliance picked Geoff since they were all afraid of going up against Geoff in a possible jury situation. They also wanted to keep the Gwen/Heather conflict going to throw off their games.
 * Comments: I was originally considering sending out Cody here, but I decided it should be Geoff instead. Could've Geoff won the season? I guess he played well enough to deserve it, but I don't agree with ArtDraw12 that he should make it to the finale just because he's so similar to Owen. I think Geoff is a coattail rider of bigger and better players (specifically Duncan). In my belief, Owen's role can be filled by Owen only, since he's the season's main comic relief and has a different type of humor than Geoff. 

Camp Castaways (Episode...22?!)

 * NOTES: As you can tell, I switched the episode order to make this come before Haute Camp-ture. The beginning of the episode mostly works out the same, except, now that Duncan has one side of the cabin entirely to himself, Courtney comes over in the beginning of the episode. He says that he's smashed all the camera's and the last line before the cut is Courtney saying "what does that mean" (adult humor). Izzy is shown searching through Owen's stash when he's in the confessional. When Duncan, Courtney, Heather, and Gwen make it to the island, Izzy is nowhere to be found. Heather assumes Izzy sunk with the girls cabin. Courtney, Gwen, and Duncan argue about what they should do instead of it being just Duncan and Gwen. When Heather opens the door to the tree house, instead of a skeleton jumping out a her, it's Izzy. Gwen suggests every camper for themselves, not Duncan, due to Courtney. Courtney finds the egg, while Duncan still gets the fruit. Courtney joins on the raft too. Heather is still scared since Izzy has begun her search for Owen. Izzy comes back when she hears Heather say Owen's name. Izzy throws the arrow in Mr. Coconut to save the three being carried by the monster. Izzy isn't afraid of the snake and tries to pet it...which doesn't go so well. When Courtney confess her sin, Duncan comments he never realized how much of a bad girl his girl was, thinking he'd seen her at her worst, to which Courtney doesn't take well. On the way to the producers, they pick up Izzy. When Owen says to "get their groove on", Izzy finds that attractive and kisses him (she's wearing the snake's fangs as horns, since they are stuck in her head). When Chris mentions that the secret production camp, he comments that "it was a secret until Duncan and Courtney raided it", to which Courtney asks "You know about that?" Duncan proceeds to cover her mouth. Chris still boots Mr. Coconut, but proceeds after that ceremony to have a real elimination ceremony since they only have so much time.
 * Bottom 3: Heather, Courtney, Izzy
 * Votes: Courtney-2 (Gwen, Heather) Izzy-2 (Duncan, Courtney) Heather-2 (Owen, Izzy)
 * Why?: The ceremony was so unexpected that the couples alliance had no time to discuss who the target would be. Courtney and Duncan also decided to blindside the other couple, deeming them too insane to work with. Courtney and Heather both voted Courtney for their own strategic reasons. Owen and Izzy assumed the alliance would target Heather first, since she was more hated between Heather and Gwen.
 * Tie-breaker is the jury vote, or Haute Camp-ture

Haute Camp-ture (Episode 23)

 * Notes: The episode to the point of the vote is the same, the exception being replacing the Courtney hunting Harold scene with a scene with him and Leshawna. During the vote, before Chris can announce that the person voted for will be the one staying since it will be a double elimination, Leshawna asks if Heather is a nominee, to which Chris says yes. Everyone proceeds to vote for Heather, wanting to get this over with and agreeing that they want Heather gone. As you can expect, this has the opposite effect. When the reaming campers hear that Heather is safe (they are watching the footage from a TV set at the elimination grounds), everyone is shocked. Courtney is pissed, Izzy is the only one unphased. Courtney calls and demands a recount, but Chris, being the host he is, says that everyone sounded pretty confident with the vote, so he lets it stand. The two girls say their goodbyes to their boyfriends and depart begrudgingly. Before they walk away though, the jury members say through the TV sorry to Courtney and they would've voted for her, which shocks more than being voted off, and makes Izzy have to push her to the boat (like Chef did to Leshawna in the original.
 * Eliminated: Courtney and Izzy
 * Comments: Some would say I should've changed the episode to fit the original idea, but Chris did say the jury would play an important role, and it makes sense to do it this way. Having the vote work the way it did with a double elimination was the only way to realistically save Heather. Besides, I wanted the top 4 to be the original top 4, since I think they earned their spots and the two eliminated were both returning contestants. Courtney at least gets a proper send off here and it finishes here character development this season (from stuck up rulemaker to popular rulebreaker). Izzy, on the other hand, had to be eliminated now or she would've made the finale.

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Are We There Yeti? (Episode 24) and I Triple Dog Dare You (Episode 25)
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 * Notes: Unchanged. Episode 24 only makes it more clear that Chef chose to eliminate Duncan.
 * Eliminated: Duncan (24), then Heather (25)
 * Comments: Duncan is a great character and definitely at deserving winner, but Island was never his season. I really like the idea of a character who was set up to win the finale getting blindsided. In Duncan's case, it was Courtney's accidental elimination. Duncan is also very much the main male antagonist and secondary antagonist in general, and it's very rare in children's television that the villain wins (seriously, Alejandro and Lightning's endings are very satisfying to me). This elimination is also important because it sets up for Total Drama Action (especially with what I have planned). Heather's elimination is self-explanatory. Seriously, I don't know anybody who doesn't like Heather's elimination.

The Very Last Episode, Really! (Episode 26)
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 * Notes: There is no alternate ending. The prize is one million dollars instead. The episode plays out to the equivalent of the United States Version.
 * Winner: Owen
 * Comments: Owen winning Total Drama Island was inevitable, but I wanted to make it feel like he earned it a lot more in this version. Owen was the ultimate floater, and was apart of every single alliance in the game. First, he was apart of Heather's in this version (alongside Beth and Lindsay). Second, he was apart of the failed guys alliance. Then he was a member of the original Gopher alliance. Lastly, he was one of the 4 members of the couples alliance. Besides, in this version, Gwen already obtained the bounty for the killer, so she in many respects got more of a prize than Owen. It's a happy ending, since the are both winners. Congrats Owen you earned it

Final Thoughts + Rankings
'''I want to thank everyone who decided to read this whole blog. I understand that it was very long, but I hope you all enjoyed the ride. This was my first blog, and I am very proud of it. For Total Drama Action, I was thinking of changing the cast up to add in the Revenge characters early or bring back all the contestants from Island plus Sierra and Alejandro. Firstly, I'd love to hear your opinion on which you'd prefer. Secondly, if the prior is chosen, I'd also like to hear you thoughts on what the format should be (another of these blogs or a more proper fan-fiction). Lastly, I'd love to hear your general thoughts on my elimination order and the changes I made. Again, thank you.'''

'''01.Owen   02.Gwen   03.Heather   04.Duncan   05/06.Courtney/Izzy   07.Geoff   08.Lindsay   09.Cody  10.Leshawna   11.Tyler   12.Trent   13.Ezekiel   14.Bridgette   15.Harold. (15.Courtney)   16.DJ  17.Beth   (16.Cody)   (17. Izzy)  18.Eva   19/20.Katie/Sadie   21.Justin   22. Noah   (22.Ezekiel)'''