User blog comment:TDWTfan1113/Do you like that TDAS being a half-season, or did you wish it were a full season?/@comment-3394234-20130401132424/@comment-1376932-20130415013840

Because Total Drama isn't supposed to just be a parody on reality shows. It's also a parody on stereotypes. And not only that, but it's a show aimed at kids and pre-teens. There are very few non-offensive stereotypes that are appropriate for youngsters, and the more characters they bring in, the less original they are.

Even the old cast had a few repeats; Beth, Cody, and Harold were basically all nerds and Katie and Sadie were the same thing. This season, we had Zoey, whose stereotype was so irrelevant and had nothing to do with her actual personality. Besides, cartoons usually don't throw out their main characters. I would be fine with no newbies.