User blog comment:Bigez620/Bigez's Total Drama All-Stars Analysis/@comment-1037137-20131211030007/@comment-1037137-20131211041226

Okay, you already know how I feel about Zoey and Mike, but even I agree they were not used well here, so moving on. I don't really see how Scott was a saving grace. He didn't do anything particularly horrible, but on the other hand, he really didn't do anything. So what was so great about Scott? Sierra........Zero development there, bigtime. In fact, she's even worse now. "Cody this, Cody that, Camcody, Codycam".......Cameron's the one making us vomit? Sierra's making me vomit, that girl is agonizingly one-note and screechy.

Was Cameron's interaction with Gwen that unacceptable? Sure, Cameron didn't do anything particularly great either, but is he THAT detestable? And is his character design really that hideous? I'm just gonna hope that part was played up for drama's sake, because it sounds like too much about him here is based solely on his design. If there's any designs to be called into question, it's those of the upcoming TDPI cast.

The most I agree on is that he should not have been spared for so long, Moon Madness would've been the perfect point for him to leave.

Neutral on Alejandro, even though I am not a fan of his.

Courtney and Gwen........I was hoping this season would be their redemptions, and they only got that half-right with Gwen. Unfortunately, this is probably her best season since Island, this felt more like Gwen than in either of the two previous seasons she appeared in. I hate Gwuncan so I wasn't that upset at their breakup anyway, as rushed as it was. Too rushed, at that. I see no wrong in her trying to make up for her past mistakes, but like so much else they had to cramp that at the height of the season. And Courtney, I wanna knock down the remains of the Berlin Wall bare-fisted for what they did to her. They were repairing her character, getting her back to her TDI self, and yet they spring all of this crap on us that had her all over the place, with the icing on the crapcake being Sunday Muddy Sundae? Well why the hell did they even waste our time with that subplot then? I'm sick of these same cards being played with her, after finally moving past the triangle mess, that should've been a fresh start for her. Wasted opportunity.

And for the love of God, the two girls were finally on civil terms in TDWT before  the triangle came in, that was a major subplot for the first half of that season too you know, so what is this about them barely being acquaintances or whatever? Even if you're not invested in their friendship, it was a cheap copout ending it on the same note as that third season did. In fact, there's a lot of stuff in this season that comes off as a bad replay.

Duncan. I don't like him, his heroic traits were totally shoehorned in this after that third season wrecked him, his arc went nowhere, he didn't expose Mal before leaving, so let's move on.

Heather and Jo I guess were alright, but could've afforded to stay some time longer. And yeah the sweatpants, worship the sweatpants.

Lightning.............No persona, no story, and only a scant handful of humorous lines. But most of them were in the last season and even then they were few so I'd say his early exit here was the right call.

Mal.........Terrible villain. Took WAY too long to build him up as a credible threat and by the time they did, IF they did, it was way too late. Moving on.

Yeah, Lindsay should've stuck around a bit longer and Sam's not an All-Star.

God, they really screwed up this time with the characters. This season was a total sham.