User blog:CheeseBurgerGuy/Total Drama Theory: What If Gwuncan Was In TDI?

Everyone who's seen the entirety of the Total Drama series knows that any ship involving Duncan and Gwen isn't meant to last. While nothing is completely confirmed, it seems the reason that the writers broke up Gwent and Duncney was due to pressure by Cartoon Network (CN). This resulted in ugly and rushed conclusions to these likeable romances just to rush us into another one that the writers again broke up out of bitterness. The question I'm here to answer today is what if CN pressured for this romance to happen back during the original TDI instead of the following seasons? This is going to be structured like an elimination blog because, let's be honest, there are too many changes to the season not to do so. I will generally be trying to make improvements to the season along the way since I might as well, but unless it's a change that comes about due to needing to get Duncan and Gwen together, I'll be trying to keep things mostly the same. Alright then, let's get started.

Episodes 1 & 2: Not So Happy Campers
Camper Updates:

Gwen and Trent: Not much changes accept that Gwen and Trent don't have an intial attraction to one another. It was unnessary in canon (why they couldn't have developed a mutual attraction during the Big Sleep we will never know) and deterimental to the story we are trying to tell in this one. Basically, we are opening the door for Gwen's attraction to Duncan later on.

Duncan and Courtney: Courtney and Duncan get off on an even worse foot than canon, causing Duncan to form the guys alliance with Geoff and DJ as early as episode two. Courtney, instead of volunteering Tyler for elimination, goes after the twins instead for sitting in posion ivy. You can probably guess where this is leading.

Ezekiel and Geoff: While Zeke does make his first sexist comment about guys being stronger than girls, Geoff stops him before homeschool properly digs himself a grave.

Immunity: Screaming Gophers

Reason for Victory: Same as canon

Bottom 2: Courtney and Ezekiel

Courtney Votes for: Ezekiel (he painted a target on his back and she is trying to stay safe)

Duncan Votes for: Courtney (she didn't do well in the challenge and their relationship in nothing but toxic)

Geoff Votes for: Courtney (he took pity on Zeke and Courtney was too bossy)

Bridgette Votes for: Ezekiel (she is furious about homeschool's comments and likes Courtney)

Eva Votes for: Ezekiel (she has no respect for Zeke after his sexism)

Harold Votes for: Ezekiel (he actually appreciates having someone with CIT exprience on the team)

Ezekiel Votes for: Courtney (he is trying to stay safe)

Katie Votes for: Courtney (while Zeke did make sexist comments, Courtney tried to get her and Sadie eliminated)

Sadie Votes for: Courtney (same reason as Katie)

Tyler Votes for: Ezekiel (to impress Lindsay by 'stading up' for her by voting out the sexist)

DJ Votes for: Courtney (not only did she try to put a target on his back, but there's the early formation of the guys allaince.

Final Vote Tally (6-5):

Votes for Courtney: Duncan, Geoff, Ezekiel, Katie, Sadie, and DJ

Votes for Ezekiel: Courtney, Bridgette, Eva, Tyler, and Harold

Eliminated (22nd): Courtney

Comments: For this whole concept to even be a consideration, I need to get both Courtney and Trent out of the picture as soon as possible. Considering Courtney was already in the bottom 2 this episode, deserved to go home, and would add nothing to the season with her realtionship with Duncan, not even Zeke could stop her from walking down the Dock of Shame.

Episode 3: The Big Sleep
Camper Updates:

Trent: In this version, while Gwen and Trent bond over their artistic intrests, and Trent develops his feelings for Gwen. However, he falls asleep before he can confess. Gwen does not reciprocate that crush though.

Gwen and Duncan: Basically, the interactions with these two are simialr to canon, but Duncan is a little more flirtaous as Gwen has become the latest target of them after Heather and Courtney. Their endurance comp ends in a draw, so the two swear their respective other is their new rival.

Heather and Eva: Heather doesn't go through with her plan to steal Eva's MP3 until after the challenge (Eva only drops it after she falls asleep and doesn't realize it). Heather picks it up after the challenge.

Ezekiel: He tries apolgizing to the various females on the Bass. The BFFs are receptive to it and Eva lat's him off with a threatning warning. However, Bridgette is holding a serious grudge against Zeke. Geoff also invites Zeke into the guys allaince since Zeke seems to be on board with the plan based on last episode.

Immunity: Killer Bass

Reason for Victory: Justin isn't caught cheating until after Duncan and Gwen end up in a double knockout. Since Eva was the fourth to last person left standing, the win goes to the Bass.

Bottom 2: Justin and Heather

Gwen Votes for: Justin (she can't trust him considering he cheated and is angry about it after her hard work staying awake)

Leshawna Votes for: Heather (they had a conflict back in Not So Happy Campers)

Heather Votes for: Justin (after his scheme, Heather realizes that Justin is a threat)

Lindsay Votes for: Justin (Lindsay votes the same as Heather due to their allaince)

Beth Votes for: Justin (same reason as her allaince)

Justin Votes for: Heather (she's painted a target on his back and he's trying to stay safe)

Owen Votes for: Heather (Justin manipluated him into it)

Noah Votes for: Heather (he doesn't trust Heather)

Trent Votes for: Justin (he's voting the same way as Gwen to make her happy)

Cody Votes for: Heather (we just went with who he thought the majority was going after)

Izzy Votes for: Justin (she kept asking him out and he kept ignoring her)

Final Vote Tally (6-5):

Votes for Justin: Gwen, Heather, Lindsay, Beth, Trent, and Izzy

Votes for Heather: Leshawna, Justin, Owen, Noah, and Cody

Eliminated (21st): Justin

Comments: Some people are probably wonderng why I changed this elimination. Firstly, I felt that it was more fitting for Justin to go home in this episode than Not Quite Famous. More importantly though, it's to basically give Duncan a meat sheild for the events upcoming in this AU's version of Dodgebrawl.

Episode 4: Dodgebrawl
Camper Updates:

Eva: Her giant freak-out doesn't happen until this episode, and it leaves the Bass exhausted going into the dodgeball games.

Duncan and Gwen: Due to the noise that Eva was causing, they are both in worse condition than they were in canon. Duncan and Gwen sneak away from the game to find a place to take a nap, bumping into each other on the beach. They fall asleep by the beach, Gwen unintentionally rolling into Duncan's chest and using it as a pillow (like Courtney in The Sucky Outdoors). When Duncan accidently wakes Gwen up, she starts having bubbling feelings for the delinqent (but attributes them to sleep deprevation).

Trent: Suspicious as to Duncan and Gwen's absence, Trent leaves and discovers them on the beach. Trent throws a rock into Duncan's head before running back to the court.

Heather, Tyler, and Lindsay: As you could probably guess, the scene I described above replaces the make-out by the beach scene that the couple had in canon. While I also like that scene, it seems repetitive with the one in Not Quite Famous and nothing really comes of it.

Ezekiel: He is mostly a background character in this episode, serving more as a punching bag for slapstick.

Immunity: Screaming Gophers

Reason for Victory: Without Duncan's guidance and being unnable to recover their energy from the awakeathon, the Bass easily lose.

Bottom 2: Eva and Duncan

Eva votes for: Duncan (he didn't help during the challenge)

Everyone Else votes for: Eva (her anger issues were a liability and the guys alliance wanted to take out another girl anyway)

Final Vote Tally (9-1):

Votes for Duncan: Eva

Votes for Eva: Duncan, Geoff, DJ, Bridgette, Harold, Sadie, Katie, and Tyler

Eliminated (20th): Eva

Comments: Even if I delayed the consquences by an episode, I couldn't get rid of Heather's first scheme of the season. The only reason I delayed Eva's elimination was so that I could have an excuse for Duncan to leave dodgeball and not get punished with elimination.

Episode 4: Not Quite Famous
TBC