Geoff and Gwen

This article focuses on the interactions between Geoff and Gwen.

Overview
These two characters are exact opposites in appearance and personality. Geoff is an upbeat guy in bright, revealing clothes with light, naturally-colored hair who actively likes to party. In contrast, Gwen is serious in nature, prefers to be left in solitude and dresses in dark, unrevealing clothes complete with matching dark, dyed hair. Towards the beginning, Gwen is rather unkind to Geoff. However, towards the end of Total Drama Island, Gwen grows to appreciate Geoff and see him as a friend, as opposed to her previous perception of him as a mindless party animal. Despite their friendship, they have very limited interactions in Total Drama Action and none in Total Drama World Tour.

Not So Happy Campers - Part 1
Since this episode, Gwen becomes notably annoyed with Geoff's relaxed attitude, especially disliking his "abuse" of words such as "dude" and "man," even commenting that if Geoff or Chris repeated those words, she'd puke.

X-Treme Torture
Gwen openly insults Geoff (though not to his face) when she and Bridgette has a minor feud when the two find a love letter in the form of a haiku, and assume the letter is for themselves from their respective love interests. Gwen considers Geoff as a "skater flake" and does not believe he is very intelligent, which is in some way is shown when Geoff admits that he does not even know what a haiku is.

Wawanakwa Gone Wild!
When Gwen wins the reward, Geoff, along with Leshawna, stare angrily at her and Gwen states that they are just jealous.

Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon
It is revealed that Geoff feels that both Duncan and Gwen are gloomy and too serious. Gwen still finds Geoff too cheerful, even claiming that he was the camper annoying her the most on the island at that point, possibly even more than Heather, due to his upbeat, partying attitude, saying that he's always happy. Geoff and Gwen are then paired together for that episode's challenge. Geoff begins telling her a tale of when he and his buddy Jay were causing shenanigans during a party and received the longest detention in his school's history, though Gwen tells him numerous times that she doesn't care about what he says.

When they get to the island, Duncan and Leshawna begin wrestling over her weight and Geoff comments on how they are like milk and grape juice on how they contradict each other. When Gwen begins yelling at him of how they were in the middle of the challenge, Geoff motions to his back and lets Gwen ride, to Gwen's surprise and pleasure. The two bond after Geoff finally confronts Gwen about her negative attitude after Gwen snaps at him for not taking the challenge seriously, throwing his camera into the lake.

The Very Last Episode, Really!
In this episode, however, when Gwen lists off the "sane" people on the show she actually liked, Geoff is not among the five. Gwen calls Geoff a "party-obsessed jerk" even though they became friends, and Geoff was on Owen's side from the very beginning.

The Aftermath: II
In a bizarre contrast to the previous Aftermath, Geoff now openly criticizes Gwen for breaking up with Trent, even more so than Bridgette to boost the ratings. Gwen tries to drive away from the subject, but Geoff presses on. He goes so far as to show a clip in which Gwen and Duncan allegedly almost kiss, because the video features Duncan playfully wrestling her to the ground a short distance away from her lips. This infuriates Courtney and makes Gwen look bad, even as she struggles to explain that they are nothing more than friends. To add to this, Geoff tries to force Gwen to sit in a dunk tank full of piranhas just for his own amusement. This brazen act is only stopped by Trent sticking up for Gwen and Izzy causing Chef to fall in instead.

The events of this episode force Gwen herself to question her friendship with Geoff. She even asks him about it, to which he responds that his new gig 'trumps' the times that he and Gwen made s'mores. It is important to note, however, that Geoff's ego and craving for high ratings were the main motivational factors behind his attitude towards Gwen.

The Aftermath: III
Gwen is angry at Geoff for wanting to put Owen in the electric chair.

Basic Straining
Gwen and Geoff are the final two contestants from their respective teams that survive Chef Hatchet's boot camp. Their final challenge is to hang upside-down from a tree for as long as possible without falling off. As their teammates cheered them on, Gwen claimed she could hang on the tree all day long, to which Geoff enthusiastically shouted, "Rock on, sister!" being rather friendly about the competition even though it had come down to just the two of them. Despite claiming to "live for the head-rush" that comes with hanging upside-down, Geoff passes out soon afterwards and Gwen wins the challenge for her team.

Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon
Geoff had always wanted to befriend Gwen, but felt that she was not the type who would be interested in partying, though he assured her that if they went to the same high school, he would have invited her to all of his parties. Gwen admitted that she sometimes wished she could be more cheerful and "normal" like other girls, and also sadly stated she had never attended a party, to Geoff's horror. She shrugged it off as the whole thing not being part of her DNA until Geoff corrected her, saying partying and being upbeat is more like a state of mind. When Geoff managed to open Gwen's eyes to a new way of looking at life, she slowly warmed up to him.

After they had won the second challenge, Gwen was successfully shouting out in victory like Geoff. Though they lost the third challenge, Gwen had fully warmed up to Geoff and genuinely had fun with him. This lead to Gwen becoming upset when it was Geoff who was voted off in the same episode, solely because he was too nice, and the other contestants considered his popularity a threat. Geoff, however, took his loss in stride. He was stopped by Gwen before boarding the Boat of Losers, where she gave back his camera that she had thrown into the lake earlier that day. She admitted she went back to Boney Island to retrieve it and thanked Geoff for all he did for her. Geoff caught Gwen in the moment and snapped a picture of the two of them at the very end of the episode, seeming to symbolize that the two had made peace with each other.

The friendship between Gwen and Geoff, particularly in this episode, is an important turning point in Gwen's life, when Geoff helps her realize that she doesn't have to be anyone, but herself. She understands that being Gwen doesn't have to mean being miserable all the time, and that it can also mean having fun, being crazy, being loose, and taking chances, which behind Gwen's reserved facade, is a side of herself she has, but is often too afraid to show. This may also hint that Gwen won't always be goth, because in truth, her heart is just not into it, and more into being herself, without a stereotype to limit her.

The Aftermath: I
Geoff sides on "Team Gwen," standing up for Gwen and her choice to vote out Trent. Interestingly, he is one of her most vocal supporters.

Hawaiian Style
Throughout the episode, Geoff repeatedly stops Courtney singing her hateful song about Gwen and Duncan.

Camp TV
As seen in the unfinished prototype version of Total Drama Island, Gwen and Geoff were originally supposed to be in a relationship than an interaction and friendship, but the idea was cut in the final version. Gwen is seen sleeping on his chest while the two sit on a lounge chair by the docks in the Camp TV promo, accompanied by a voice-over talking about relationships on the show.