User blog:Curshburger/What If Duncan Never Returned to TDWT?

Please note: This TD Theory is a work in progress.

In terms of appearances, Duncan is the second most prominent contestant in TD history. From day one, he proved to be a fierce competitor by forming several alliances and usually keeping a low profile in order to stay in the competition for long periods of time. This strategy proved to be successful when in TDI, but even more so in TDA, Duncan went on to become one of the season’s finalists alongside Beth. In TDWT, Duncan made TD history when he not only became the only contestant ever to live to see the final five thrice, but also majorly changed the course of the season with his infamous return. So, the biggest question I had with the entire series was what if Courtney and Gwen never managed to find Duncan during I See London...? This is what would’ve happened if Duncan had never returned to TDWT. It’s worth noting that not all of this was a cakewalk to do. A large part of this is opinion-based and what I believe would’ve happened may differ substantially to what you believe would’ve happened. What I plan to do is recall Duncan’s most memorable actions from World Tour, remove them, and analyze who would’ve been affected by these changes and what the show would be like now.

The first and easiest thing to do is look at how things would’ve changed for Duncan himself. First of all, if Duncan had never returned to TDWT, it’s likely he wouldn’t have as many haters. Duncan was far from one being one of the most hated contestants on Total Drama, but there were a TDWT Duncan in particular was disliked by a decent amount of people. However, if he wasn’t forced to return, and was gone for the rest of the season, he never would’ve:


 * Cheated on Courtney with Gwen (more on that later)
 * Rivaled with Cody
 * Voted off Noah and Tyler
 * Started the controversial love triangle