DJ
DJ is another character I struggled to connect with, although I admit he gets better upon rewatches. There was just something about him that I couldn't root for in a character, and honestly I don't remember much about him which is tragic considering how long he spent in each of the 3 series.

I felt the whole arc of him working with Chef just a bit dull, it didn't really interest me and it wasn't an arc I had any interest in keeping up with.

Just after Trent and Katie writeups before we continue

A character I actually liked until his TERRIBLE WT storyline that was not funny no matter how many times it was shoved in our faces, i'm surprised you didn't mention that part, it kind of ruins the first half of that season</3

Oh wait just Trent sorry

I literally can't even remember it ive not watched it in that long :worry:

Brick:

Not a bad character, but an underused one, certainly.
I think one of the few reasons I dislike Brick is because his some of his 'quirks' grate on me - not because of him, but because of what they are. "Haha Brick peed himself!!!" being one of the few which are like, "I don't get how it's funny", Like I think him being afraid of the dark emphasised his softer side well enough, and is a more rational, releatable fear/quirk. Also the whole "fashion school here I come!!" being used as a punchline was a bit :suspect:. I dunno, I'm not really on Total Drama's wavelength on a comedy level generally, and it's not something that detracts from Brick's character, but it does mean I enjoy him less than others who find that humour funny.

For some reason, I'm never too fond of the 'pain magnets', which Brick certainly was. Maybe that level of humour doesn't entertain me (although I do laugh when Izzy yells "OWEN I'M COMING!!!!" and jumps off a cliff and goes through every single injury he did on his way down :laugh: but anyway).

Sadly, I found him most enjoyable in his final episode competing. He was respectful and easily did one of the most, if not the most, heroic acts in TD hisitory by saving his old teammates. My heart broke for Brick, because he was a lovely guy, and while I don't blame Lightning and Jo for voting him off (since they had no reason to vote each other off, really), I do wish we got an episode or two more of him. Or, better yet, All Stars.

Brick is the definition of a hero in my honest opinion. Look at the Heroic Hamsters. Yeah the majority of them are good people but were any of them 'heroic'? Maybe not literally (although Sam's position as a hero or villain is questionable - nay, his position as an All Star is questionable) but Brick definitely is. He had more interactions established with the ROTI cast than Sam (he looked out a bit for Cameron while they were on the same team; Jo/Lightning's conflict with him; Mike and Zoey had a lot of respect for Brick. Scott was the only person who didn't truly have any level of connection with Brick, but Scott did gun to get him out in 4x05 so there's that. Sam on the other hand? Didn't interact with Mike, Zoey, Cameron, or Jo, and didn't even compensate by interacting much with the OG cast. A wasted character in All Stars). Brick definitely should've been in over Sam and I will not be challenged on this.

I think a problem with Brick that truly can't be helped is that it felt like his athletic ability took priority over his army cadet role, which would be fine, if we didn't already have Jo and Lightning. It's not his fault, but it makes him hard to stand out when practically a quarter of the cast have their role as jocks/athletes. And Jo and Lightning had more conflict and arguably more drama and entertainment than Brick, AND both went further than Brick (I do prefer Brick to Lightning, but I prefer Jo to Brick).

So I've sang praises for Brick, so why have I cut him? Simply because he was up against people I either like (Bridgette, Max, Shawn, Katie) or people that deserve to go further IMO (Sky and Junior - I'm also not a fan of Geoff but he's certainly more versatile than Brick). And when you see where he's been placed, it's sorta understandable? For a character that's only appeared in eight episodes and doesn't truly have much going for him (IMO), 49 out of 84 seems respectful. Does he deserve to be out over some of the other characters still in? I think we could all agree no (but have a massive debate as to who those people are :laugh:) but such is the nature of this game.

Sorry Brick

"It was wET DOWN THERE, I LANDED ON MY CROTCH..... I gotta go DRYYY OFF."

when’s t’next round?

When mont gets that Trent write-up done

ok i’ll message ha

blurry can we go on without ha

In the BBUK rankdown, whenever somene kept taking too long with their write-ups/noms, they were kicked out of the rank

Just a thought

:)

47 - Trent (Island, Action)

https://i.imgur.com/GvwPDH1.png

Trent went from being the typical, nice guy that falls for the outcast girl to an obsessive crazed lover all in the span of two seasons :skull: Normally I'd find such a drastic change a scream but his character was completed derailed, (along with many others in TDA) and it's clear that the writers only did this to "break up the main couple" for shock value but it ended up being more embarrassing rather than amusing. Thankfully, while he was an early boot in Action, he was still okay in Island, having some pretty underrated scenes with Lindsay, such as getting stuck in the quicksand together and also the trust challenge which is probably my favorite Trent scene :laugh:

Trent: I thought you said you passed biology... :conf2:
Lindsay: I said I TOOK biology :worry:

All in all Trent, (along with Bridgette & Geoff), is one of the first victims to the writers ****ing up a character in their 2nd or later seasons, a trend that many characters who appear in multiple seasons soon suffer from.

https://i.imgur.com/Q0qIc25.gif

tbf guys i'm in a different timezone

and i usually don't take that long anyways

I loved Trent and Geoff in TDA, completely unironically :love:

TDA was the only reason I saved Geoff, his RR performance is what actually sucked

didn't like him in either :worry:

him in Island :love:

how do y’all remember so much obscure moments, my write ups are so basic I need to make them better

am assuming this ain’t happening tonight......

I'm literally busy so it'll be tomorrow

is ant gonna drag you for it like he dragged me :idc:

Bad round :( Imma quickly save Topher and replace with Sadie

I'll cut when someone else picks