#geoff was at his best in ridonculous race. he works so much better with friends than romantic partners

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the surfer dudes are such a great team. there wasn’t a moment with those two where i wasn’t smiling. they are the sweetest, most wholesome duo in all of total drama history.

i can’t wait to write friendships just like theirs.

[fairyglosses]

Worst Total Drama characters per season?

to those of you who haven't seen total drama, spoilers ahead!

ISLAND

Sadie

Even though we don't see much of Sadie during the rest of the seasons, her character doesn't thrive without Katie being alongside her. The two of them constantly play off of one another in the episodes they share together, and without Katie being her support system after she gets eliminated, Sadie's character doesn't thrive as well as it does without Katie being there.

I don't really consider her the worst character that TDI had since this is the first season we are introduced to all of the characters, but since her character was supposedly to be best friends with Katie, the scenes we see her with without Katie feel lackluster and just an excuse for the writers to get rid of her in an elimination.

I had also considered putting Eva, Ezekiel, or Justin on this list, but decided against it. Eva was a strong player who needed to work on her anger issues, as seen in later episodes. I liked her development in the special between Island and Action with the rest of the E-Scope gang, and the scenes she shared with Noah and Izzy were hilarious.

Ezekiel during the first season was a homeschooled kid who didn't know anything about the world around him, and it really showed in his development during World Tour.

Justin doesn't really do much this season except look pretty, so I couldn't really say anything about him. I loved his characterization in Action, though.

ACTION

Beth/Geoff

I love how much characterization we got for Beth this season, but with the way she treated Lindsay, calling her "tanorexic" and the way she sexually harassed Harold (she kissed him without his consent even though she had a boyfriend) during 2008: A Space Owen made her really unlikeable this season, and I would've preferred a finale with Lindsay and Harold instead of what we had gotten with Beth and Duncan.

The entire boyfriend thing with Brady this season was also really off putting because Beth talked about him ALL THE TIME. It got annoying, and even the way she tried to hit it off with Justin at the beginning at the season was just ... no.

Geoff, even though I liked him in Island, just became really unlikeable during Total Drama Aftermath with the amount of personal questions that he had asked the contestants. He makes up for it in World Tour though, showing concerns about Bridgette after Blainely sends her to Siberia.

Honorable mention this season goes to Courtney and Owen. Owen being the mole this season was a good concept on the writer's part, but I feel like this arc could've gone further if Owen being introduced as the mole earlier in the season. Courtney's comments about Duncan and her obsession with her PDA got annoying after a while.

WORLD TOUR

Sierra

Sierra's fixations on Cody really made this season unlikeable for me. She was constantly invading his privacy and made everyone around her feel uncomfortable with how much she was talking about Cody.

Even though she was a strong player (even going so far as to make it into the final four of TDWT), I just didn't find enjoyment in her character. If you've seen my post about Sierra being a villain this season, I feel as if would have been so much better for her character: she's studied these players and the plays of each season inside and out. She would've known how to work them and gotten them booted, but unfortunately, she's just the comic relief this season.

Honorable mention to Duncan this season for being the cause of him and Courtney's falling out. I know that the love triangle is one of the most iconic parts of the show, but Duncan's character got skewed after the whole love triangle arc.

ROTI

Staci

I absolutely adore the ROTI crew, but if i had to put anyone here, it would've been Staci. Staci annoyed everyone about her family the entire time she was on Revenge of the Island.

ALL-STARS

Duncan

Duncan's character this season was ... off putting, to say the least. Duncan's arc this season was all about getting Courtney back, and while I did find it adorable that he cared about her, it kind of felt out of character for him to switch sides in the middle of the season and try to convince everyone he was a villain.

Honorable mention to Sierra for the whole Camody stuff. Without Cody there, I think her character arc really altered this season since she was so dependent on technology to keep her connected to Cody.

PAKITHEW ISLAND

Dave

OH MY GOD. I've never wanted to slap a character harder than Dave. Dave had tried multiple times to get with Sky even though she was dating Keith (although I feel as if Sky would've broken up with him regardless), and seemed wayyyy too pushy for my liking, even though he was a good player in the early episodes of the season. I don't know how he survived as long as he did.

Amy and Leonard were also considered: Leonard just needed a reality check in the real world to bring him out of the fantasy world and seemed completely clueless, and Amy was so focused on bringing Sammy down that she would've been seen as a much bigger threat had she not been so focused on hating on Sammy.

RIDONCULOUS RACE

Tennis Rivals

To be honest, I was between the Tennis Rivals and the LARPers this season. The Vegans and the Geniuses were also considered, but they just seemed forgettable for me.

What makes the Tennis Rivals more suitable for the worst characters this season was because they were always competing with each other. I understand that this is a team competition, but their rivalry just seemed a bit too much.

Honorable mention to Devon this season. He just got on my nerves when his girlfriend broke up with him in the middle of the season.

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TDWRiMo Week 2: Love and Friendship

I ended up sorta combining multiple prompts for this one: it’s definitely wedding season but can also be considered BROtp or the one that got away depending on how you interpret it. I think it came out pretty well considering I wasn’t able to do much work on it this week:

The sound of high heels clacking echoed down the street as Courtney made her way to the restaurant. As Bridgette’s maid of honour she’d been tasked with helping to plan the wedding and she wanted to make sure everything would be perfect for her best friend. There was just one thing she needed to do first…

Duncan had been leaning casually against the wall waiting for her arrival, the second he noticed her he straightened up. There was an almost deafening silence between the two of them for a few seconds until the former delinquent finally found his voice, “I’m not here to fight you, I just want to help Geoff have an awesome wedding. Truce?” 

Slowly the corner of Courtney’s mouth twitched into a smile and she held out her hand for him to shake, “Truce. Let’s head inside, we can grab dinner and start talking details.”

As the two sat down at their table the brunette pondered, “You know, I saw Ridonculous Race and I have to ask-” “Geoff sat down with a few of us and it was clear that Brody would be happier helping with the ring bear rather than being best man, and since DJ is in charge of the catering…”

Courtney nodded in understanding before scrunching her nose, “Ring bear?” “So funny story-” “Duncan I swear to god-” “Bridgette used to have Bruno right? It can’t be that hard having Brody guide a live bear down the aisle with the rings!”

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Slowly but surely the exes started working through some of the major details for the wedding, “So beach front for the actual ceremony and the clifftop hotel for the reception and housing the out of town guests.” “Bridgette wants a soft, airy dress so Geoff can have a lighter suit and change into his smart casual clothes for the reception.” “DJ’s on food detail and Brody’s going to bring the rings down the aisle-” “No bears Duncan!” “Fine but you have to break it to him…”

The pair grinned at each other as they nursed their drinks, Duncan’s steak and Courtney’s chicken had gone cold over an hour ago. Courtney gave Duncan’s arm a squeeze, “This is great, I think we’ll both be able to help Bridgette and Geoff have the wedding of their dreams.” “Yeah, we can’t do a lot of the prep without them yet but at least we have the basics down. We could probably start brainstorming the bachelor parties now if we wanted.”

Courtney shook her head, “Okay I see where this is going and this is not up for debate at all, you cannot have strippers at Geoff’s bachelor party.” Duncan almost spat out his wine, “Oh god no, we definitely can’t have strippers, I’d be a dead man!”

It had taken all evening, but the dreaded subject had finally reared its ugly head. Courtney stared down at her drink while Duncan looked away awkwardly, “I mean… it has been a few years, of course you’re seeing someone again. Is it… do I know her?”

Duncan opened and closed his mouth a few times, struggling to speak, “You… yeah, you uh, you knew them on the show,” he swirled his drink around in the glass as he considered his next words, “So did you end up with anyone or…?”

Courtney chuckled gently, “Scott hadn’t been home five minutes before he started tracking me down again. We didn’t… I had to deal with some stuff first but we spent a little time being friends and eventually we did get back together, permanently this time.”

“That’s… that’s great, really. You guys did seem pretty into each other even if you weren’t with each other very long.” “It was better this way, we got to get to know each other properly. That show really brought out the worst in all of us…” Duncan caught her eye and for a few moments there was a mutual understanding between them as they smiled sadly at each other.

Before Duncan could probe any further Courtney took a sharp inhale of breath and plastered on a smile, “So I guess I’ll see you in a couple of weeks to make a real start on the wedding prep with Geoff and Bridgette?” He nodded slowly and the two prepared to leave, “Yeah I guess I’ll see you then.”

Like a gentleman Duncan paid the bill and lead Courtney outside, Scott’s pickup truck visible from a few storefronts away, “I guess that’s your ride, I should probably go and find-” “Is that Alejandro waiting over there!?” “Oh like you’d say no to him!”