User blog:CheeseBurgerGuy/What if All-Stars Came After Pahkitew Island?

Personally, I was always confused as to why Pahkitew Island followed All-Stars. While I understood the purpose of All-Stars was to combine the first two generations, the promise of an All-Stars season following the introduction of the third generation cast could've created even more hype for the series. Obviously, if All-Stars followed Pahkitew, it is obvious to assume that the third generation would've been included in the new season 5.2. As such, this could easily fall into an All-Stars My Way blog if I don't set some rules. They are as follows: Now that the rules have been established, it's time to begin this What If?
 * 1) Unless given a valid reason, I must keep an elimination the same as it was in canon.
 * 2) All major plot points of the season must still be able to get hit and not be majorly impacted by an elimination.
 * 3) No returning player can get the same placement they got in a previous season, including the Pahkitew cast.
 * 4) No previous winner, alternate or otherwise, can make the finale.
 * 5) Once eliminated, no player can return to the competition except for either a cameo or as a helper.
 * 6) I cannot change any competiton's rules, though I can change elements of it to fit whoever is left in the game.
 * 7) Episode count must remain the same.
 * 8) Episode order cannot change.

The Cast
One of the biggest changes I am making to this season is an increase in the number of contestants. The orignal Total Drama All-Stars had 14 contestants, or 7 for both generations. In order to keep the cast managable, there will now be a total of 6 contestants per generation, or 18 total. This also means that members of the oringal cast will have to be cut.

I'll begin with presenting the easiest of the six contestants to decide...the Second Generation: Because of the structure of Revenge of the Island, I was coincdenty able to include all six merging contestants of the season. The contestant to get the ax was Sam, a character that most would agree was the least worthy of the title of an All-Star from the cast. Sam's role can easily be filled by other charaters, so he also has that going against him.
 * 1) Zoey
 * 2) Mike
 * 3) Cameron
 * 4) Lightning
 * Jo
 * 1) Scott

Next up is the contestants from the Third Generation: The only merging contestant from Pahitew to not make this season was Max. The main reason Scarlett made it in over Max was simply to keep the gender ratio of the cast balanced. Scarlett was also arguably the main antagoinst of the post-merge compared to Max's purpose as comic relief throughout the whole season.
 * 1) Shawn
 * 2) Jasmine
 * Sky
 * 1) Dave
 * 2) Sugar
 * 3) Scarlett

Of course, I can't those from the generation that started it all: I ended up cutting both Sierra and Lindsay from this cast for different reasons. Not only were Lindsay and Sierra derailed filler characters, but both offer little to this version of the season and their roles can be filled by the other new additons where it's needed. Lindsay, while a fan favorite, doesn't have a reason to compete in All-Stars. I mean she litteraly quit in the original. On the other hand, Sierra is from TDWT and her whole character revolves around another who isn't competing in the season (though was orginally planned to). Owen was originally planned to be in the season, earned his All-Star status more than either of the two I removed, and is the final puzzle piece this version of the cast was missing.
 * 1) Duncan
 * 2) Gwen
 * 3) Courtney
 * 4) Owen
 * 5) Heather
 * 6) Alejandro

The Teams
Considering the bigger cast and the need to squeeze all these eliminations into 13 episodes, the structure of the teams needed to be changed. Instead of sticking with the Heroes vs Villians theme the original AS went with, it will instead be the Battle of the Generations. Generation one will be known as the Killer Gophers (KG), generation two as the Toxic Maggots (TM), and generation three as the Confused Salmon (CS). Furthermore, the team that gets first place in a challenge will stay in the Spa Hotel, while 2nd place team will stay in the cabins and the last place team camps outside. Of course, the team(s) that come in last will be forced to vote out one of their fellow competitors. This by far the biggest change I made to the season and many will argue that it was not neccessary nor realistic. As you will later see though, this design choice was put into place in order to make sure that the third generation doesn't feel like it was simply crammed into the show out of neccessity.

Now that I have covered this basic information, it is time to begin the actual season.

Episode 1 = The Battle of the Generations
Results: Comments:
 * 1) Killer Gophers
 * 2) Toxic Maggots
 * 3) Confused Salmon
 * Boney Island Exile = Owen (he didn't know what he was volunteering for)
 * Bottom Two = Sugar and Scarlet
 * Why Sugar?: Sugar refused to jump and help out the team. Plus, she didn’t even want to be there in the first place, especially with Owen flirting with her throughout the competiton.
 * Why Scarlett?: When Scarlett jumped into the water, the impact undid her hair bun and threw off her glasses, reminding everyone her actions from the last season.
 * Votes: 6 (Dave, Shawn, Jasmine, Sky, Sugar, Scarlett)
 * 18th Place = Sugar

Considering Sugar has some similarities to Lindsay, it makes sense that if they went with this creative direction instead, Sugar could easily take Lindsay's original role and do this without largely derailing her character like it did Lindsay.



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Episode 2 = Evil Dread
Results: Comments:
 * 1) Confused Salmon
 * 2) Killer Gophers
 * 3) Toxic Maggots
 * Boney Island Exile = Scarlett (she wanted to make up for last season, so she volunteered)
 * Bottom 2 = Lightning and Jo
 * Why them?: Same as canon
 * Votes: 5 (Jo, Zoey, Mike, Scott, Cameron) to 1 (Lightning)
 * 17th Place = Lightning

I said I would stick closley to canon if I could and there is no reason as to why this elimination would change if this version of the team went to vote.

Episode 3 = Saving Private Leechball
Results: Comments:
 * 1) Confused Salmon
 * 2) Killer Gophers
 * 3) Toxic Maggots
 * Boney Island Exile = Sky (she wanted to get away from Dave)
 * Bottom 2 = Jo and Scott
 * Why Jo?: Same as canon
 * Why Scott?: Jo knows that she’s in trouble. She tries to appeal to everyone’s distrust of Scott, blaming the losses on him throwing the challenges, quoting Scott hitting Mike with the shovel.
 * Votes: 3 (Mike, Cameron, and Scott) to 2 (Jo and Zoey)
 * 16th Place: Jo

Jo went out here in canon...so she's toast. I had her put up a bit of a fight and call back to Scott’s antics last season, but otherwise it’s staying the same (since in every version of All Stars, it seems Fresh intended her to go out here).

Episode 4 = Food Fright
Results: Comments:
 * 1) Toxic Maggots
 * 2) Confused Salmon
 * 3) Killer Gophers (disqualified)
 * Boney Island Exile = Scott (wants to find an immunity idol)
 * 15th Place = Owen (Same reason as Sam in canon)

Since Owen took Sam’s role (like was clearly originally planned), Owen would have definatly left the game in this episode. Also, I've got to point out that the only reason Owen didn't make the final cut of the original AS is most likely due to the fact they didn't want their pet/mascot to ruin his only make merge record.

Episode 5 = Moon Madness
Important Note:

Duncan and Gwen do not break up in this episode.

Raesults: Comments:
 * 1) Killer Gophers
 * 2) Confused Salmon (up for elimination as well due to a tie)
 * 3) Toxic Maggots (had the advantage of less players, meaning they eliminate first)
 * Boney Island Exile = Duncan (he needs some time alone after learning about Mal and wants to find the idol to protect both himself and Gwen.)
 * TM Bottom 2 = Scott and Cameron
 * Why Scott?: Zoey and Cameron want Scott gone as they dislike him and think that his crush on Courtney could hurt the team.
 * Why Cameron?: Mal is worried that Cameron is catching on to the fact that he isn't Mike. Scott used his time on Boney Island by making a fake idol which he lied about to the entire team.
 * Vote: 3 (Scott, Mal, Zoey) to 1 (Cameron)
 * 14th Place = Cameron
 * CS Bottom 2 = Sky and Scarlett
 * Why Sky?: Dave and Scarlett.
 * Why Scarlett?: Similar to Heather, Scarlett used the Blue Moon to make a joke, hoping to gain the trust of her teammates by making it seem like crazy Scarlett was her opposite. It backfired.
 * 13th Place: Scarlett

Since there is no villains' team, Cameron really doesn't have a reason to stay in the game. Cameron is also a previous winner and Scott shouldn’t be simply reduced down to only being comic relief. To clarify the vote, Zoey voted out Cameron to not just avoid a tie, but because she thought that Scott would use the idol anyway.

Originally I made the last episode a double elimination, but I wanted to space out the eliminations of the CS. There’s also the fact that it makes a lot more sense for a tie to happen in this episode than the last. I feel that calling back to Scarlett’s actions last season was the easiest way to eliminate her and there was no better episode, espically because I could easily have her also just cross the finish line last.

Episode 6 = No One Eggspects the Spanish Opposition
Results: Comments:
 * 1) Toxic Maggots
 * 2) Confused Salmon
 * 3) Killer Gophers
 * Boney Island Exile = Mike
 * Bottom 2 = Heather and Alejandro
 * Why them?: Same as canon.
 * Votes: 0 (Duncan, Gwen, Courtney, Heather) to 1 (Alejandro)
 * 12th Place: Heather

This basically goes the same way it does in canon and considering the events of WT, I think Alejandro’s revenge plot was justified. Besides, he plays a larger role in the season than Heather could ever have.

Episode 7 = Sucker's Punched
Challenge Notes:

Ezekiel is now on the wheel of misfortune, who Shawn would’ve had to fight if not for chickening out. Jasmine has to fight the bear and commands it to stand down…it obeys. Sky has to fight Dave (whose also on the wheel) and defeats him. This results in Dave not being able to spin the wheel himself. The final score is 3-2-2.

Results: Comments:
 * 1) Killer Gophers
 * 2) Toxic Maggots (tied for last so must eliminate a member of their team)
 * 3) Confused Salmon (had the advantage of more members, so they must eliminate first)
 * CS Bottom 2 = Sky and Dave
 * Why Sky?: Dave hates her.
 * Why Dave?: Sky hates him.
 * Votes: 2 (Shawn and Dave) to 2 (Jasmine and Sky)
 * 11th Place = Dave (Sky beating him earlier counted as the tiebreaker due to lack of time)
 * TM Bottom 2 = Zoey and Mike
 * Why Zoey?: Mal learns that Zoey is doubting him and believes that keeping her around could result in the truth being revealed.
 * Why Mike?: Zoey's doubts led to her voting for Mike.
 * Votes: 2 to 1
 * 10th Place: Zoey

The Dave vs Sky arc has been dragged out long enough and Dave isn’t a good enough player to make his way into the merge of All-Stars. I just don't see a better place for Dave to go down the line and his storyline this season has been completed.

I’m actually surprised Zoey didn’t go home here in canon with the way they were setting her up. While she certainly was robbed of the finale in Revenge, Mal being willing to and having to eliminate Zoey makes him even more of a villain. Plus, she can still fulfill her role in the finale by being Mal’s helper and not much would be lost.

Premerge Recap
18. Sugar (Confused Salmon voted her out because she wasn't helpful and didn't even want to compete)

17. Lightning (Toxic Maggots voted Lightning out for being annoying and the team's weakest link)

16. Jo (Toxic Maggots were angered by her accidently shooting her own team and her just being plain bossy)

15. Owen (Killer Gophers; Disqualified from the game for cheating in the competition)

14. Cameron (Toxic Maggots; Mal conisdered Cameron a threat and Scott had a fake idol)

13. Scarlett (Confused Salmon were affiad of Scarlett because of the events from last season)

12. Heather (Killer Gophers; Alejandro used an idol and his vote for Heather was the sole vote left)

11. Dave (Confused Salmon; lost the tie-breaker against Sky)

10. Zoey (Toxic Maggots; Mal voted Zoey out for starting to doubt that he wasn't Mike)

Episode 8 = You Regatta Be Kidding Me
Important Note:

Duncan does not blow up Chris' "cabin"...but Mal does.

Results: Comments:
 * Immunity Winner = Alejandro
 * Bottom 2 = Mike and Gwen
 * Why Mike?: Duncan revealed the truth to Gwen and Alejandro about Mike and Gwen was able to convince Courtney and Scott to vote out Mike.
 * Why Gwen?: Mike knew that Duncan had the numbers and was likely targeting him, so he teamed up with the former Confused Salmon and Alejandro (who knew he was the fifth wheel in the couple’s alliance). They voted Gwen as she was the link holding the alliance together and a bigger long term threat than Duncan (plus, Mal wanted revenge on Duncan).
 * 9th Place: Gwen

While Gwen originally got 4th in All-Stars, she wasn’t supposed to be in the series during the planning stages. Gwen is the definition of a great merge boot as her elimination advances the story more than other’s could. Plus, Duncan needs to have the role he was intended to have, which doesn’t include getting arrested. There is also no need to throw out all the development between Courtney and Gwen.

Episode 9 = Zeke and Ye Shall Find
Important Notes:

Instead of getting Cameron to kiss Courtney, Mal gets Duncan to do it by blackmailing him for the cabin Mal blew up in the last episode. Otherwise, Shawn and Jasmine take Cameron and Gwen’s roles respectively.

Results: Comments:
 * Immunity Winner = Jasmine
 * 8th Place = Shawn (removed from the game due to injuries sustained during the rescue when fending off Ezekiel)
 * Bottom 2 = Duncan and Alejandro
 * Why Duncan?: Scott and Courtney want Duncan out after he kissed Courtney. Alejandro is trying to stay safe.
 * Why Alejandro?: With Shawn out of the game, Jasmine is very worried about her chances of winning and realizes that with the couples alliance’s collapse and Alejandro’s flirting with Sky, that she wants to blindside him. Duncan wants to stay safe, Mal realizes that Duncan’s game has been throughly trashed and that Al is the bigger target.
 * Votes: 4 to 2
 * 7th Place = Alejandro (Sky voted Al out because he refused to be her partner during the challenge)

All-Stars, and for the most part all TD seasons, are lacking in big blindsides for both the contestants and the audience. Alejandro’s elimination here is just that. This episode is a double elimination episode not just because of the injury, but because it is the 100th episode, and that seems fitting.

Episode 10 = The Obsta-Kill Kourse
Results: Comments
 * Immunity Winner = Sky
 * Bottom 2 = Duncan and Mike
 * Why Duncan?: First there was the kiss from last episode. Second, Mal "promised" Jasmine and Sky that his loyalty was still with them and that they should vote out Duncan to save him.
 * Why Mike?: Duncan
 * Votes: 5 to 1
 * 6th Place: Duncan

Firstly, since TD never has any contestant get the same placement again, Duncan either had to get eliminated here or in 3rd. Secondly, it was extremely easy to put Duncan in Alejandro's original role in this episode. Lastly, Mal blackmailing Duncan into kissing Courtney seems like a very natural thing to have happened and makes more sense than Cameron kissing her.

Episode 11 = Sundae Muddy Sundae
Important Notes:

The rat tail and ears on Scott in Courtney's list were added by Mal. Remembering what Duncan told them about Mal, they realize what happened with Duncan over the last two episodes and get back together.

Results: Comments:
 * Immunity Winner = Jasmine
 * Bottom 2 = Scott and Sky
 * Why Scott?: Sky and Jasmine took advantage of the breakup to create an all-girls alliance. Courtney knew that this all-girls allinace was her best bet at making sure at least one of her and Scott could make the finale.
 * Why Jasmine?: Courtney and Scott realized that even if they voted Mike out, then one of them would be going home. Scott reminded Mal at the elimination ceremony that Jasmine had already won two immunity challenges and that her and Jasmine were a duo. Mal not knowing Scott and her were back together voted out the bigger threat.
 * Votes: 3 to 2
 * 5th Place: Scott

It was always obvious that Mal was going to make the finale over Scott. This is also the only way that nobody gets a repeat placement.

Episode 12 = The Bold and the Booty-ful
important Note:

Sky recieves Gwen's painting as her task, Courtney the diamond, and Jasmine the Sasquatchankwa. There will still be a vote after the competition.

Results: Comments:
 * 4th Place = Sky (disqualified for same reason as Gwen in canon)
 * Bottom 2 = Jasmine and Mike
 * Why Jasmine?: She won two immunity challenges and is well liked by everyone.
 * Why Mike?: He is the cause of the most eliminations this season and everyone hates him for the trouble he's caused.
 * Votes: 2 to 1
 * 3rd Place = Jasmine (Courtney knew she couldn't beat Jasmine in the end but thought she might have a chance against Mal).

The reasoning behind Sky being eliminated is basically the same as to why Duncan needed to go and why Gwen got the boot in canon.

All of the final five with the exception of Sky were character’s I considered could make the finale. Mike had to make the finale because that was clearly planned from the beginning. The reason Scott got fifth instead of Sky was simply because Scott can’t get fourth again by TD rules and I thought the final 3 should’ve technically been a player from each generation. Courtney made the finale not only because that same reasoning, but she was in the original All-Stars and, despite lacking in challenge wins, had more plot than Jasmine. Lastly, canonically Jasmine already split a million with Shawn, so winning another mil so soon wouldn’t feel satisfying.

Episode 13 = The Final Wreck-ening
Important Notes:

Everyone helps the one they want to win. Not only did Heather and Alejandro get together, but so did Owen and Sugar.

Courtney’s Supporters: Scott, Duncan, Gwen, Jasmine, Shawn, Dave, Sugar, Owen.

Mike’s Supporters: Zoey, Cameron, Sky, Heather, Alejandro, Scarlett, Lightning, Jo.

2nd Place = Mike

1st Place = Courtney

Couples and their Fates
Alejandro x Heather: Like the original, we see they got together once at Playa de Losers. I doubt this would’ve changed nor do I think fans think it need be.

Duncan x Gwen: Despite having many rocky moments in this version, I see this couple sticking together until the finale. After that I have no idea but would honestly prefer them together seeing as this was the last teenage competition season featuring them.

Courtney x Scott: Much like Duncan and Gwen, the road was a difficult one. However, Courtney in the finale really only works if she’s with Scott or back with Duncan and I think the latter wasn’t likely. Plus they work far better the Duncan and Courtney together did past season one.

Shawn x Jasmine: Unsurprisingly still going strong.

Mike x Zoey: Like in canon, they stay together.

Owen x Sugar?: There needed to be another inter-generation couple. Owen is probably the only character that could work with Sugar and I felt they both needed a stronger presence in the finale for different reasons. Plus, it kind of was set up in the first episode.

Post-Merge Recap + Final Comments
9. Gwen (the majority alliance considered her the biggest threat out of the couples alliance)

8. Shawn (he was too injured to compete after fighting of Ezekiel in the mission to save Chris)

7. Alejandro (Duncan was too obvious of a target, so Jasmine, Sky, Mal, and Duncan blindsided Alejandro)

6. Duncan (Mal's blackmailing of Duncan ended up getting Duncan the boot)

5. Scott (Mal wanted either Scott or Courtney gone so Courtney teamed up with the newly formed girls alliance)

4. Sky (not only was the painting of Chris covered in bear droppings, but she was the last one to return)

3. Jasmine (Mal and Courtney considered Jasmine too big a threat to go into the finale with due to immunity wins)

2. Mike (lost in the finale to Courtney)

1. Courtney (pulled the sword before Mike could reach it)

All-Stars was a flawed season with a ton of potential. I tried my best to make this version of the season to be as close to what we realistically would’ve gotten in the best case scenario. It is because I think the final three had to be from all three generations that I don’t think Zoey makes the merge. It’s because of the lack of Cameron post merge and the third generation additions Duncan doesn’t get derailed in the same way, I could go on but I think everything here speaks for itself. Thank you for reading and I'd really enjoy hearing everyone's own opinions on how you think this would go down.