Thread:TDIFan13/@comment-1037137-20131205012944/@comment-1376932-20131205024918

I disagree with you on that. I think World Tour handled character development best, even if it did derail Ezekiel; development is growth and it's not necessarily always good. They threw away Ezekiel's personality so that's obviously derailment, but I'd consider Gwen and Duncan's plot in World Tour development (rather than derailment as some fans insist it is), due to the fact that they made mistakes and grew from them.

A big criticism of Island is that it failed in character development. Owen started off as a chubby nice guy, ended out as a chubby nice guy; Heather started out as a mean queen bee, ended out as a mean queen bee; Leshawna started out as a sassy sister, ended out as a sassy sister; and so on and so forth. Gwen, Courtney, and Duncan are really the only characters that developed in Island.

But to be fair, character development isn't always necessary, and this was the first season of the show. In real life, how often do people develop, especially within a span of eight weeks? I think the most interesting thing about Island, aside from the drama, was putting stock characters together and watching them interact. I will agree with you that All-Stars handled character development the worst, though, and Action wasn't exactly great with it.