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How the post-TDI seasons could have been better

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    AC

    [1]Sep 8, 2014
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    Total Drama Action:


    1. Kill the Killer Grips losing streak/Screaming Gaffers winning streak


    This was a HUGE issue from this season to ROTI. Not only does it rarely happen in these type of competition shows, but it made the episodes really predictable, taking out all the suspense and fun of it. The teams needed to be the way they were, so the people who are not important can go home in the pre-merges.


    2. NOT have Courtney as a main antagonist


    She is considered to be an antagonist without really being antagonistic to others; just by yelling, using her PDA, and winning a bunch of challenges. She can be a secondary antagonist, or someone who everyone is threatened by and wants gone, but I feel like putting her in the title of a main antagonist was wrong. You can be disliked and stuff but not be an antagonist. She can have a Jo role in the actual ROTI. Speaking about Courtney, she can godplay less, and not have a bunch of wins given to her half the time she is in the competition.


    3. Plots need to be fully executed and not abandoned randomly


    The seasons season's main issue. There have been so many plots that have been abandoned (Heather and Harold's alliance, Justin's alliance with Beth and Lindsay, Justin's antagonism, Harold and LeShawna, etc) or that the plots that were in this season felt like rehashes form TDI or no outcome our change came out of it by the seasons end (Owen's spy thing did nothing for him or others perception of him, Lindsay not being that dumb, Harold and LeShawna, Duncan and Courtney, DJ's plot, etc). This season needs plots that are carried through all the way, causes interesting interaction between the characters, and cause drama.


    4. More build up in changes of a character, or have an excuse for flanderization


    One of the seasons BIGGEST examples; Trent's 9 issue. This came out of nowhere, and especially because there was no sign of it, it seemed like it was a poor excuse to break Gwen and Trent up. If this issue had more buildup, like him taking rejection and isolation not well, and he becomes a bit nervous in the episodes prior, THEN he starts doing his 9 thing, it would have been better. Another example is LeShawna's lie thing. Maybe if she started making annoying passive aggressive remarks about the other campers a few episodes beforehand and THEN started bashing them to her cousin, it would have been better. Overall, this season needs more buildup.


    Total Drama World Tour:


    1. Duncan DOES NOT go home to return mid-season


    It is still important for him to be in the season, but remain on Team Victory, to be the last member. There is absolutely NO point for him to be gone for the first half, only to return and take over in the second half; and how it was ridiculous in the way he was brought back. Duncan is clearly a very strong player, and could outrun any of the Victory members with his eyes shut. As his team constantly loses, things will become strained with Courtney, as him and Gwen's like increases into an attraction. He could break up with Courtney in his second-last episode, and hook up with Gwen, In his final episode (Jamaica Me Sweat), there will be immense tension, and he will go home. Courtney and Gwen will battle it out for Courtney believing Gwen stole Duncan from her.


    2. Alejandro ACTUALLY goes through trials and tribulations


    What the fans mean by this is that Alejandro is not SUCH a godplayer. He has random traits that only come into use for that one event, to seem "above and better" than the others, like his hypnosis which was only used once, and was explained by his uncle being a hypnotist. So what they mean by this is that Noah (or someone else) finds out about him, it causes a few tension for a few episodes, and people slowly realize that he is not all he is cracked up to be. He tries to trick someone (like Harold, Owen, or whoever), and it does not work, so he becomes more anxious to get rid of that person. His arrogance should have been used more of a flaw, that should have been focused on, and it will make him seem more realistic. Less god-playing, more flaws and obstacles.


    3. The teams have more of an equal amount of wins and losses


    This was a problem for Seasons 2-4. Team Victory will still be wiped out, but not all by losing the challenges. Team Amazon always winning is completely ridiculous, and it would stir things up if Chris won a few more challenges, Victory was not always last (some of them can quit or disqualified, so there won't always be an elimination ceremony for them).


    3. REMEMBER THE PLOTLINES FROM TDA


    Almost everything established in TDA was tossed aside; LeShawna and Heather's friendship, Lindsay not completely being a ditz and wanting to be a leader, Owen being a spy, breaking many people's trust, etc. If more of these were carried from TDA (and maybe slowly deteriorate, like LeShawna and Heather's friendship, Owen and Izzy), the continuity in this season would be A LOT better.


    4. More blogging Sierra


    This could have been a PERFECT opportunity to cause more drama, and make Sierra MORE than being just about Cody, and obsessing over him. She could find from a source about Alejandro's evilness (maybe from Jose), and she could go head to head with Al or something, and she could be desperate to learn more about the OTHER characters instead of just Cody.


    Total Drama: Revenge of the Island


    1. Kill the Toxic Rats losing streak/Mutant Maggots winning streak


    Fans think this was one of the issues with Revenge of the Island (also Action and World Tour). The Mutant Maggots only had people leave their team if they were moved to another (Brick and Jo), or quit (Anne Maria). The only case where they genuinely lost and an elimination came out of was Dakota. This is extremely unrealistic and made the 8 episodes really predictable. Certain characters NEED to be ELIMINATED before THE MERGE.


    2. More genuine interactions (interactions overall) between the cast


    Fans felt like the interactions between the cast were kept at a minimum and very lackluster. Even the main interactions were very watered down and the interactions did not carry the season, unlike the previous seasons. This season should try to build more friendships, and maybe even conflicts, and focus on the interactions more.


    3. Lessen Scott's focus as a villain and increase Jo's


    Here, the fans think most of us can agree that Scott is a pathetic villain, as his sabotaging strategy was only based off of luck. If he was not the MAIN villain, I think it would be better, and his character in TDAS would seem more organic. I think Jo is very dark, cut-throat and demeaning, and it would be interesting if she was a villain. Both will stir the pot and cause some eliminations, but Scott will be more downplayed.


    4. Add more storylines PLEASE


    The only story lines there were in ROTI was Sam/Dakota, Brick/Jo, Mike/Zoey, Mike/Zoey/Anne Maria, and Scott's antagonism. Lightning is a finalist and did not do jack shit. This kind of leads into my other point about what will make this season better (interactions). It will make the characters a bit less flat, and even give some of the Pre-merge characters something to do. More will be going on.


    Total Drama All-Stars:


    1. Focus on the Heroes vs Villains aspect, without MAKING them go out of CHARACTER


    Fans here think the thing with this is that they either rub it in too much (the Heroic Hamsters), or do not touch on it at all. Certain aspects can cause a team swap or something, or all of the villains are trying to out-villain one another, and even in the merge, they want to prove that they are the biggest and the baddest. There will be a lot of clashes over this, and certain characters may realize that they are more heroic or villainous than they thought.....you know............proper development.


    2. Make sure the storylines have BUILD UP and MAKE SENSE


    There are so many things that abruptly end or start with absolutely no buildup, and it makes you go like "what the hell just happened". If you do not have the proper build up for any storyline, the payoff will be weak and something that you did not expect the audience to react to in the way they are reacting to. Examples of this are Mal, Scottney, Gwuncan breaking up, so on and so on. It only makes the season more contrived and frustrating to watch.


    3. STOP REHASHING THE FUCKING PLOTS!


    This is a pretty big issue for a lot of fans. They say things like the Zoke plot, Gwen and Courtney becoming friends, Aleheather, Cam-Cody, and so on are all REHASES OF PLOTS from the PREVIOUS SEASONS, with the same result, and it gets really frustrating that instead of repairing these characters from the past season, they only made them worse. It is like they rehash plots because they are afraid to develop characters. If that is all you are going to do with certain characters, than they might as well not be there. You need to keep things fresh with these kind of shows.

    Edited on 10/06/2014 6:07pm
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