User blog comment:VeryUnknownFan/The Seasonal Rot of Total Drama Action (Part 2)/@comment-1037137-20141123181351

You could probably call the majority of this season filler, as a matter of fact. We've seen how easy it is for people to ignore this season entirely for the fact that it did almost nothing for anybody. And yes, as I've said before the Killer Grips' pathetic losing streak robbed this season of nearly all of its tension in the pre-merge episodes, to the point where it did not feel like a serious competition was taking place. This is why I detest the Strong Team vs. Weak Team formula.

The two halves of Duncney have a lot more personality and depth than the two halves of Zoke, but like that romantic plot this is another that just dragged out too long relying on the same tired "Will they get together?" question and the longer it dragged out the more it brought greater harm and derailment to the two involved. Truly unfortunate, if you ask me. It was the beginning of a hugely regrettable saga for these two.