User blog comment:Flagator24/Did Geoff have character derailment in The Ridonculous Race? Theory/@comment-4726418-20170714010823

Derailment is a word I think gets way too overly misused by the TD community. Derailment is when a character acts the complete opposite of what their personality is and should be. In some cases, you may have intentional derailment for the purpose of character development as a result e.g. TDA Geoff. I don't think TD has really done derailment not that often. Plenty of characters have dipped in quality at one point or another but for the most part I feel as though they've still stuck to their consistent personality core. The only times I really thought there was derailment was when Owen became a snake-y, two-faced diabolical schemer in TDA, and AS Gwen; who needs no explanation.

So to answer the question, no I do not think Geoff was derailed in Ridonculous Race. Did I like him in it? Hell naw! Him and Brody plagued the last two episodes just by existing and even before that they had trouble being prominent enough for full enjoyment. I think the reason he just acts generally dumb and with his jerkiness gone is because he's partnered up with one of your best friends. If you were working with your best friend all the time, I'm sure you'd always be in a good mood, especially when you're Geoff. I would classify this more as "Flanderization" which is to take a personality trait of a character and exaggerate it just for comical reasons, which is a much more common theme in Total Drama. Now I'm not gonna lie when I say I was utterly dissapointed I didn't get to see jerky Geoff have any appearance in RR at all because even back in TDI, he had a dark sense of humour (another reason why TDA Geoff is the best one.), and he still said and did things without thinking back in TDI. I know I'm going on a tangent about why TDA Geoff is a perfectly creative character step to take but it still ties into what I'm saying. It's annoying that they water down Geoff and exagerrate his light-hearted personality which is why I disagree with pairing him up with someone virtually like him to begin with. He HAS other traits besides being a chilled out happy-go-lucky guy, y'know? He was just kind of a poor man's Owen in RR to be honest.

But I would still not call it outright 'derailment.'