User blog comment:DeathBolt/What Made Total Drama All Stars So Bad?/@comment-5032800-20131202210134

I think this season had a lot of potential, but something became warped in the writers heads this season. Before Total Drama All Starts aired, I felt this season would make up for a lot of previous damage in the series. It gave some of the fan and hated favorites a chance to tie up loose storylines before the new generation and cast came in. To me they really damaged some of my absolute favorites: Courtney, Gwen, Heather, and Alejandro.

1. Courtney was one of the biggest derailments of the season. Seriously, the girl doesn't get a lasting redeeming moment ever. First off, what on earth were the writers thinking? Not only was continuity messed up, her character is doomed beyond hope (unless they decide to fix the mess later or in the finale, which is unlikely). I mean we were taught that Courtney had a strong stomach, but she couldn't eat a disgusting Sundae? Courtney and Scott were incredibly random, and I would've enjoyed the couple much more had they actually handled it less rushed. Also, there was never any mention or scene that revealed a Courtney-Alejandro kiss. While it's not unbelieveable, it just shouldn't have been a plot device when it clearly didn't happen. I mean, someone would've at least mentioned the kiss in World Tour if it really had occured. Apparently TDA has been forgotten, because Courtney claims the final five is as close as she's made it (final four?) Overall, they did enough damage, and as a long time fan I feel the writers consider us dumb or unattentive to the past three seasons our veterans were in.

2. Gwen had her fair share of moments. While I totally enjoyed the Courtney-Gwen friendship, her break-up with Duncan was rushed and out of place. Don't get me wrong, it was expected that they would break-up, but at least with a little more developement. All of a sudden she was done with him. BAM! She showed no remorse for the break-up what so ever. Continuity was once again messed up when she claimed she didn't kiss Duncan during TDWT. They clearly kissed at the end of (I See London). Her character came off disoriented and not her usual self. Overall though, she's not been so destroyed.

3. Heather has always been a malcious cut-throat character, and apparently in All Stars she's went soft. Let's not even get started on the fact she left the Immunity idol (that was out of Heather's character who would've been smart enough to keep it with her, knowing Alejandro was on her back). Heather seemed so clueless to the whole Mal situation, given though she was eliminated before Mal started any real personal damage. Heather didn't seem her usually spit fire self this season. She was just sort of there, nothing really special to her character.

4. Alejandro, like Heather, was just off this season. Alejandro is supposed to be this manipulating, athletic character who doesn't show much of his physical strength this season. Seriously, the guy was pretty oblivous to Mal, and even trusted him for a moment in Obsta-Kill Course. Alejandro also did not strategizing in the game, and had no real intention of causing warfare between the other contestants.

Not to mention Zoey, I felt her character was practically handed challenges. Also, she's supposed to be Mike's girlfriend but can't distinguish the real Mike and a phony? She knows he has muliple personalities; so you'd at least think she'd consider that an option to Mike's weird and sudden attitude change.

Overall this whole season was practically just a way to hand to Zoey and Mike (Mal), and should've just been a whole season of Zoey pondering why Mike has been acting strange. I most likely won't even consider this any way, shape, or form canon. No offense to you guys who liked it; I just felt that it tarnished so much of my TD favorites.