Discussion #5 - TD Character Episode Rankings

Hello everyone, and a Happy Meme Friday!
(Also, my 200th Submission!)

I'm attempting another meme that may take a while to talk about. However, it is going to be something different. And I think you will enjoy it! I will be talking about how I felt about each character in their best and worst episode of Total Drama (episodes are in my opinion, of course ). And since I have a LOT to work on, let's get started!


Alejandro:

Let's start with the best. After putting a lot of thought into it, considering that he has been in a lot of episodes, I have concluded that "African Lying Safari" is his best episode. Obviously, he was much better in Total Drama World Tour than Total Drama All Stars, and this is actually the only episode where he won an immunity challenge in! He worked very well with Heather, and contributed to Duncan's elimination. This episode proved exactly why he deserved to be in the finale!

His worst episode...I'm going with "Zeek and Ye Shall Find". This episode made him look extremely weak, and kind of useless. He failed to find an ally, he barely got in the cave to begin with, and he was taken out of the challenge very fast. I don't know what happened to him here.


Amy:

Do I have to? Ok, let's go with "I Love You, Grease Pig!". She actually tried a little bit in the middle of it, which is the only effort that she put into this season.

"Twinning Isn't Everything" is her worst, and this is a no brainer. She is more focused on making Samey look awful than winning for their team, and this leads to her somewhat enjoyable demise. 


Anne Maria:

I liked her effort in "Bigger, Badder, Brutaler!". At least she was able to work with her team for the majority of the time!

As for her worst episode, I'm going with "Ice, Ice Baby". Her hair did help contribute, but when a teammate literally has to PUSH YOU to do something, that makes you look very weak, and kind of sad.


B:

Another tough character, but here, "Ice, Ice Baby" was his best episode. He had the perfect plan to win the challenge, and always seemed to lead the team. That is until Scott got in the way .

He did not have a bad episode IMO. He seemed to be useful in every challenge, despite not talking.


Beardo:

Impossible to do this. He was an okay character, but sadly, he didn't contribute, nor made any strategic plans, resulting in a too early elimination.


Beth:

I will say that "Top Dog" was her best episode. She was able to bond with her animal easily, and win the challenge with next to no problems, even if it was creepy...

Her worst episode was "The Princess Pride", at least I think so. She was eliminated early from the reward challenge, and literally had no reason to be animated (not written, animated) into the rest of the episode.


Brick:

His best episode had to be "A Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste". At least, he is the most heroic here. The fact that he was able to save both teams here was incredible, and made up for his bad start. But since he became likable, the writers had to eliminate him .

His worst episode (although he was funny) was probably "Truth or Laser Shark". He couldn't compete due to a concussion at the end, and the fact that he was very bad in the reward challenge that wasn't much of a challenge to begin with.


Bridgette:

I'm going with "Who Can You Trust". She won one of the three challenges for the Bass, while continuing to bond with Geoff more.

No question here, her worst episode was definitely "Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better". It is badly OOC for her to cheat on Geoff with Alejandro, and that costed her the million in an already terrible episode. 


Cameron:

His best episode for me was surely "Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown". After everything he had dealt with in Season 4, this was a very fitting ending for him. And the best part is: he was very happy at the ending, regardless of who won.

Worst episode? Oh, there are so many...but I'll say that he joins Alejandro in "Zeek and Ye Shall Find". He is so much smarter than that, and failed badly to Mal. It's so obvious, how could he NOT figure everything out?!?! Another derailed contestant left for nothing :/.


Cody:

Best episode? I will go with..."Greece's Pieces"?! It's tough to actually choose one in this case, because he is a big floater. But at least he won the challenge for the Amazon's in this episode. Nice job!

His worst episode goes to "African Lying Safari". He did nothing, and Sierra literally CARRIED him throughout the majority of this episode. Oh it was painful to watch.


Courtney:

So many to choose from! But I'll go with "Super Hero-ID". Weird choice? Not at all! Her mentality was extremely high, her skills were out of this world, she picked a great costume, and won the challenge. Plus, her manipulative skills helped convince Harold to switch sides (even if I didn't like that).

If you seriously think that "Sundae Muddy Sundae" is not my pick for her worst episode, get off my page, and NEVER return. Hated her attitude, hated her choices, and I really hated her elimination. 


Dave:

He was best in "So, Uh, This Is My Team?". Love his styile and opinions on his team.

"Lies, Cries, and One Big Prize" for sure. Have fun stuck on the island. That's why you don't try to kill people.

DJ: 

His best episode is "Up The Creek" for not giving up and leading the Bass to a much deserved victory in the challenge! I'm glad that he conquered his fear!

However, the same can't be said for "Can't Help Falling in Louvre". Not only was he bad, I couldn't stand him here! Lindsay did all of the work, and nearly won...until DJ ruined it all. And then he stayed safe in the end. He stayed way too long in TDWT, that's for sure!


Dakota: 

Simple: I don't think she had one. But since she turned to Dakotazoid and was fierce, I'll say "The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean".

"Truth or Laser Shark" makes yet another return. She only cared about her beauty sleep, and then wasted all of the time to prep her win that she lost. Bad performance.


Dawn:

I'm getting tough contestants to start! But Dawn's best episode goes to "Bigger, Badder, Brutaler!" She gives a lot of effort at the start, and shows her team that she is a threat.

I don't think she had a bad episode TBH. She seemed to try her best and did quite well...Scott .


Duncan:

If there is one episode I liked him in, I'm going with "Paintball Deer Hunter". He was actually quite funny in this episode, and her interactions were incredible. 

So many to choose, but I'm going to go with "I See London", strictly for starting all of the crap love triangle drama that ruined Season 3.


Ella:

I liked her a lot in "Mo Monkey, Mo Problems". She did so much for Team Maskwak, and for the best, too! Nothing bad about that at all!

Her worst episode is "I Love You, I Love You Knots". She almost lost the challenge for them at the end. Thankfully, Clucky stepped in.


Eva:

Her best and worst episode was "No Pain, No Game". She was VERY competitive, but she did not do good trying to get others to vote for other people. It's tough to say for sure.


Ezekiel:

Another tough one to determine. But only because he wasn't eliminated, I will go with "Walking Like An Egyptian - Part 1". 

"Zeek and Ye Shall Find" was her worst episode. Sure he didn't compete, but it felt like a smack in the face that he is going to always be like that.


Geoff:

My favorite Geoff episode would have to go to "Basic Straining". I just thought he was very likable in this episode, and did pretty good in the first and second "challenges".

I did NOT like his actions in "Aftermath II: For-Gwen or Forget". He acted so much different for a lot of reasons that never stood out. He just didn't seem like himself. 


Gwen:

I think her best episode was "Hook, Line, and Screamer". Odd choice, but she stood out by trying to be a leader and defeat the Psycho Killer with a chainsaw and a hook, which she did ALONE. Very impressive!

In my opinion, I think her worst episode was "The Chefshank Redemption". There was no redemption for her, she is so OOC it hurts, she is VERY rude, and it's confusing and sad to watch it completely unfold.


Harold: 

His best episode is "Not Quite Famous" (what a shock!). The way he won the challenge was stunning, and quite entertaining on top of all that.

His worst episode is "Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen". He makes next to no sense in this episode. A SNAIL IS NOT LESHAWNA!!! *cringes in the back of the room* 


Heather: 

Heather's best episode in the entire series would have to be "Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles". She did almost everything completely by herself, she worked so hard at the end, and got her win that she really needed on top of all that!

Her worst episode is "No One Eggspects The Spanish Opposition". Heather would NEVER hide an immunity statue like that. It is just confusing to me.


Izzy:

I am going to say this. I have no idea what to think about this. I can't think of either for her. She has always been neutral in all of the episodes. So I'm going with N/A.


Jasmine:

Her skills and all of her might stood out in Scarlett Fever. I liked the interactions as well with Shaw, making this a good development episode for her.

She was just so different in "Three Zones and a Baby". It made no sense that she would give bad advice and it made her look terrible.


Jo: 

Jo is at her best in "The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean". She acted like a winner, she played like a winner, and finally gave the Rats a win on the season! 

"Saving Private Leechball" was an off key episode for Jo. She didn't play to her full potential, and it made her look extremely weak, especially at the end.


Justin:

He has NO good episodes.

"The Princess Pride" was awful. He could not, or did not play with any dignity, and made it easy for everyone to turn against him. He blew it himself.


Katie:

I guess "Not So Happy Campers - Part 1" since we learned a lot about her character then.

"The Sucky Outdoors" proved that she just cannot win with Sadie by her side, ever.


Leonard:

He has No good episodes. All of his appearances were bad, and he was beyond awful to watch. He can't do anything right and never will.


LeShawna:

She is at her best in "Hide and Be Sneaky". I liked her hiding spot, she thought very well, and managed to show off her biggest strengths in this episode. 

I couldn't stand her in "One Flu Over The Cuckoos Nest", making her look like the worst person on Earth at the end of an average episode.


Lightning:

His best episode was in "Up Up and Away In My Pitiful Balloon". He worked with Cameron well, and helped get Jo eliminated, probably his only great episode in the show's history.

He was terrible in "Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown". He did not deserve it by his actions, and was just flat out hateful.


Lindsay:

"Get A Clue" was her strongest episode, at least with the immunity challenge. She did a very good job giving an effort to win.

The worst episode for Lindsay is "The Sand Witch Project". I didn't like her dictatorship like style for her team, and it almost cost her the game early on.


Max:

"Hurl and Go Seek" may have been his best episode. Still not that enjoyable, but he was okay. He was at least making an effort to win.

"Scarlett Fever" was confusing for someone like Max. But I'm still glad that he left!


Mike:

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...N/A.

"The Final Wreck-ening" ruined him for good, but I'm going with "No One Eggspects the Spanish Opposition" since he tried to kill himself and didn't have much luck in the challenge.


Mildred:

No good episodes, what a surprise!

Her cheating in "Chinese Fake Out" got way out of hand, and it made her look like an awful contestant.


Noah:

"I See London" was comedic gold for Noah. Of course, he's likable, so he got eliminated...

"Dodgebrawl" is why Noah will probably never win. If he gets his act together, he may have a shot, but not from what I saw here.


Owen:

"I Triple Dog Dare You" was Owen at his strongest, considering the fact that he finally had a challenge that he could win with ease. 

For sure, it's "Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen". He had no role in this episode, and ruined bonding between Duncan and Harold as well.


Rodney:

No good episodes.

"I Love You, I Love You Knots" was Rodney at his worst. I mean, come on, he couldn't even win the challenge and screwed up everything!


Sadie:

I liked how she won her part of the challenge in "Phobia Factor".

Couldn't stand her pointless plot in "The Sucky Outdoors".


Sam:

He was very good in the episode "Truth or Laser Shark". I always enjoyed his overall kindness to Dakota here.

Sam would never be the one to cheat, EVER! And this happened in "Food Fright" which makes zero sense to me. Stupid writers .


Samey:

"So, Uh, This Is My Team" was her best episode because we learn a bit about her and what she goes through. I immediately feel bad for her and root for her over Amy.

"A Blast From The Past" made no sense to me, and it was boring. But her plot with Amy returning ruined the entire thing for me if you ask me.


Scarlett:

I liked her epicness in "Scarlett fever". Her plot as a villain should've been used a bit better however. It's too bad, because I think she might have gone on to win the whole thing if it weren't for this.

She had no bad episodes IMO.


Scott:

He used a good blackmail strategy in "Grand Chef Auto". Sure, the whole fanbase hated him because *GASP* he messed with Mikey Wikey! But still, it was a good strategy.

The first half of TDRI made no sense. Why did he eliminate his entire team? That is the worst strategy anyone could possibly have in a game like Total Drama.


Shawn:

Shawn was best in "Pahk'd with Talent". He did just enough at all times to get into the finale, and managed to do it well, for the most part.

"A Blast From The Past" kept him out of the majority of the episode. His fear of robots and zombies is disturbing enough, and he didn't compete until 18 minutes in.


Sierra:

I liked her competitiveness in "Chinese Fake Out", showing that she can be a very strong and likable character and contestant.

All of TDAS was her at her worst. She is so much different, thanks to her awkward love affair with Cameron, since he looks like CODY. She went from threat to laughable in a matter of 7 episodes.


Sky:

She stood out the most in the episode "This Is The Pits", especially with the development with Dave and Shawn.

No doubt, her worst episode is in "Lies, Cries, and One Big Prize" for the random Keith plot that she didn't have tell to tell .


Staci:

Impossible, since she has only competed in one episode. But her talking makes her a terrible contestant AND character.


Sugar:

She had NO good episodes, IMO.

She is extremely unlikable in "Sky Fall", thanks to her treatment of Sky and Jasmine, her Owen acting, and the fact that she wasn't funny, just gross.


Topher:

No good episodes, at least from my perspective.

For sure "Mo Monkey Mo Problems". He did nothing to help the team, and stole Chris' phone as well, setting up for his anti-climatic elimination.


Trent:

He was fantastic in "The Big Sleep". He competed for a long time, and had a nice plot working with Gwen. It turned out great if you ask me.

Definitely "3:10 To Crazytown". He barely acts human here, and is confusing for any character development that he was getting.


Tyler:

I liked him a lot in "The Ex-Files". He really competed well, and looked strong, instead of clumsy and odd. 

Sadly, we had to see him in "Phobia Factor" where he is just weak half of the time and easily lost the challenge for his team.


Zoey:

At least she had some character in "Eat, Puke, and Be Wary". I still am a fan of Commando Zoey, and I wanted to see more of it in TDAS. Of course we didn't get it though...

She made somewhat progress learning about Mal very late in the game. But she was clueless in "Sundae Muddy Sundae", especially with her all time famous line: "Maybe Courtney is the greater evil".


Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of Meme Friday!