User blog:SC Heerenveen/TDA Special's big error FINALLY explained

Okay, so I might be the only one who cares about this error in the special episode from TDA. After the bus crashes into the ravine the contestants are rescued and brought to the set of the second season where it's revealed that they may compete in another season. Everyone who competes is there except for Ezekiel. I've always wondered why, espacially since Zeke does make an appearance in the confessional confirming he made it in. I've finally figured out why our favored homeschooler was missing from the moment the bus crashes.

You see, originally, there were no plans to let Ezekiel compete for another season. The fans asked to bring him back and so the writers did. But this was very late in production so they had already animated the scenes where Ezekiel was leaving the group along with Geoff. Ezekiel was quickly edited out of these scenes and they animated a new scene that featured Zeke inside the confessional. It all fits perfectly, since a lot of things weren't planned out for the next season, including the title, plot lines, etc. Just look at how the contestants act at the end when they all talk about how excited they are vs how they act at the beginning of the actual season, most of it is completely different.

Another character who mysteriously goes missing is Eva, whereas Zeke's last seen on the bus just before it hits the ground, Eva dissappeared when Sierra gave the cast a motivational speech. Eva is simpeler, she was simply forgotten by the animators and they quickly gave her a line at the end of the episode to establish that she wouldn't compete next season, simiarly to Ezekiels confessional.