User blog:AverageHero/Avi's Reviews: "Total Drama All-Stars" Episode One

'If you haven't seen any episode of Total Drama All-Stars'', don't read this. '''

Hey, guys! It's Avi!

Now, at the time that I'm writing this, I've just gotten off of work and I'm watching the first episode as we speak (since work made me miss it). And I haven't checked to see if anyone else has posted a review blog yet, so I'm sorry if I stole someone's thunder. :(

To kick off the review, let's start with the intro. Chef bails Chris out of prison, to put it simply. I was happy to see that Chris has some sort of punishment for turning Wawanakwa into a waste dump, but of course, the show must go on! :P

Next was... *shudder* the intro. They butchered it. I was sad to see that it wasn't  only  like that for the preview, but I'll get over it.



We then find out that it's been one year since  TDROTI  before the cast is introduced. Right off of the bat, it seems that Mike might not have  that  much control over his multiple personalities, since he turned into  all of them  in the five seconds or so that he was falling from the plane. This time around, though, Zoey uses her  commando  skills to start saving Mike! I was glad to see that the whole Mike-saves-Zoey bit was used  way  too much, and to see that they were sort of making up for it.

Lightning, Cameron, Sam, Scott, Jo, and Courtney's intros... meh. Nothing different about them. <span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;">One thing that struck me was when Gwen says that "Duncan wasn't her (Courtney's) boyfriend at the time." Are the producers trying to trick us because they think we don't pay that much attention? I haven't watched   TDWT  <span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.75pt;border:1ptnonewindowtext;padding:0in;">lately, but weren't Courtney and Duncan still dating when he returned to the competition? Lindsay's intro. <3  <span style="line-height:15.75pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sierra's intro showed us that she's doing  everything <span style="line-height:15.75pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">for Cody. Ugh. I was hoping she'd return for herself, but nope. She's still dependant on Cody. <span style="line-height:15.75pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ezekiel's fake return was cruel, in my opinion... But, not really. :P

<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Once the contestants swim to shore, we found out that... the island is waste-free again! Way to undo that damage, producers. Sam reveals that he only came back to become a mutant like his still-girlfriend, Dakota! I don't like that she isn't normal again, but I do like that they still love each other the way they are. : )

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Chris has also added some new rules! A common reward for winning challenges is a nice cabin/hotel! Nice touch. They then reveal the Heroes and Villains teams, and I like that Gwen is against the thought of being typecasted as a villain. But, Duncan makes me hate him even more with his comment about a sulking Gwen is just as good as dating Courtney. O_O '''Dump him Gwen. Dump him good. I can see it now.'''

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">I found it ironic that Jo's against the uneven teams when she didn't even notice it in ROTI. Small thing.

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">One thing I really liked is the homages to past challenges! On the way to the first challenge, we get some character interactions. : ) I liked seeing old contestants conversing with new contestants, like Heather and Jo, and Sierra and Sam.  However, in Sierra and Sam's interaction, Sierra basically spells out the truth for us: Cody would only have won if Sierra  hadn't  gotten eliminated by blowing up the plane.

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">I like the dynamic of the Vultures, with everyone except Gwen being evil and untrustworthy. But, I noticed one thing. Duncan said he "doesn't trust anyone on his team", which would include Gwen in that case. I sincerely hope that "Gwuncan" ends this season. I really do. Duncan is also visibly bothered by Courtney's getting over him. Here's to hoping that Duncan ends up alone.

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">One part I really loved was Courtney's opening up to Lindsay. We get to see something real in her that we haven't seen in a while, and it shows that she's moving on from the drama of the love triangle and getting over Duncan! :D

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Then the challenge starts, and we get some wonderful comic relief from Lindsay! We also see the start of some upcoming drama when Jo and Lightning make an alliance. Sierra later approaches "Gwuncan" talking about her acceptance of them dating, and we see an awkward-ness between the two... more hints at the breakup, I hope? Gwen pushing Duncan off of the cliff sort of adds to that.

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Later, Duncan and Jo try another key to the hotel, and Jo makes a lame pun about him, which he likes. Oh god. No "Dunco/Juncan" shipping, please...

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Once Gwen and Mike jump and get surrounded by sharks, Zoey shoots rocks at the sharks using her necklace as  a launcher. She then brings up how many times Mike's saved her, and how she owes him one. So glad they producers are noticing things that the fans dislike.

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">After another attempt to unlocking the house from the Hamster, Sam and Lindsay, Lindsay confesses that she forgot how hard the game is, which I hope isn't justification to her later elimination, because that makes it seem that she won't be returning. :(

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">The next pivotal point was Alejandro's return, with a new voice actor! I don't mind his new voice, I find it less annoying and more soothing. After Alejandro wins it for the Vultures, we go to the elimination ceremony, where both teams get to attend.

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">The next part I really love. : ) Gwen actually tries to reconcile with Courtney about the way things went down with the love triangle! Even though she fails by picking flowers that Courtney's allergic to, I'm hoping they end their stories this season by becoming friends again. <3

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Chris then introduces another new rule to the game this season. A hidden immunity idol on Boney Island, where one member of the winning team gets to find while being exiled there for the night! Seems Survivor-esqe. But, I wouldn't know, I don't watch Survivor. :P

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Lindsay then becomes the first contestants eliminated from the show, and to me, it doesn't seem like she's returning... :(

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Oh, and the Flush of Shame? Ridiculous. But, I'll get over that, too. :P

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">Overall, it wasn't as good as any other season starters... by ''far. As for my rating, I give it a: '5 out of 10. 'My reason being because it wasn't horrible'', but it wasn't exceptional, either.

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">I'll be doing review on every episode of the season, and I'd like to hear any thoughts that you guys have about each episode in the comments below! Until next time, this is Avi, signing off!

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<p style="margin:0in0in0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;">~Avi