User blog comment:DeathBolt/Worst Moment In Total Drama History/@comment-31556666-20131104221643/@comment-1376932-20131106054051

I'm pretty neutral on her mutation, but she seems happy with it. Sam likes her more, too. I'm not exactly sure why they did it (this show has a tendency to throw things in randomly for the sake of drama or humor), but one could argue that her mutation will help her in the long run.

Think about it; the bigger she is, the more attention she gets, and she loves attention. Plus, Dakota may be sweet, but she's still pretty vain, and this could help her overcome that. She might just learn it's about what's on the inside that matters. :B