User blog:Rhonda the stalker fan!/The Legend of Total Drama Island Storyteller Prediction Blog (or Tonight On Rhonda! Who Is The Baby Mama?)

So I’ve wanted to do a blog for The Legend of Total Drama Island for a while, but wasn’t sure what to do exactly. Awhile ago there were this prediction blogs about the merge for a few stories, and that made me realize that I could do a prediction blog of my own for LTDI!

Now the most recent chapter has proven that I’m terrible at guessing eliminations, but I really wanted to explore the options of who is the Storyteller aka Brett's Mother. I’m going to look at who I feel are the remaining choices and how likely they are.

Obviously, this has spoilers for the latest Night of The Legend of Total Drama Island. If you haven’t read it, I probably won’t spoil yourself by reading this blog. I do highly recommend the story if you aren’t reading it or haven’t in awhile.

So let’s kick this off!

Courtney
Don’t read too much into the order of the remaining suspects; it’s alphabetical. What we do know about the Storyteller is that according to their own words, “I did pretty well, but I didn’t win.” Doing pretty well could mean a lot of things, like doing well in challenges or in the strategic aspect. But I take it to mean doing well on the show overall, which implies making it far. So we’re going to start by looking at who made the merge.

I’ll be honest, Courtney was my pick for Brett’s Mother for along time now. I mean, we know Brett’s Mother has a good recollection of what happened, goes very in-depth and into detail about the show. I’m not sure if this has been confirmed in story yet, but I believe Gideon has said that Brett’s mother has gotten her information by talking with the other campers and various cast members.

An in-depth, detailed, knowledgeable character? That fits Courtney like a glove. She even had a similar role in Gideon’s other story, Legacy, where she kept track of the contestants after the show. She’s also one of the characters we got a lot of perspective from, perhaps only rivaled by Heather. Naturally, Brett’s Mother would have a lot of knowledge of her own account.

The other main reason I suspected Courtney? She has a good list of baby daddies. I mean the two obvious choices were her main ships with Ezekiel and Duncan. DJ has been a bit teased as well. Plus, the irony and drama of the uptight, Type A having a young child makes it all the more appealing an option.

But...the most recent elimination has really made me question that. In short, Courtney voted off the person she was developing feelings for, Ezekiel, as a way of saving her game.

Now that doesn’t necessarily eliminate the ship of Ezekiel and Courtney, they could hook up at some point at Playa De Losers when Courtney is eliminated. But I do feel the story is suggesting that Ezekiel hooks up with Beth at some point. For example;

''“Just between you and me, I think Beth’s sweet on you. Nothing against Courtney or Izzy, but they’re not your type.”''

“I just hope I didn’t ruin you for girls your own age, ‘cause I think Leshawna’s right about Beth, and there’s nothing like a new interest to take your mind off the old.”

So Ezekiel may still be the father, but there seems to be some evidence against him. He was a main character, but with his status as first merge boot maybe he isn’t as main as we thought?

So why does Ezekiel’s elimination lower my chances on Courtney? Well it’s the reason that Courtney voted for Zeke; she didn’t want her feelings to get in the way of the game. If she’s willing to vote off the guy she actually likes in fear of that weakness, why would she hook up with say Duncan, who she genuinely seems to not be interested in.

There are still ways she could hook up with someone else; I mean we know Ella’s magic has that effect. While Ella may not be here, magic may still have a role. Or maybe out of guilt or desperation she’ll decide to do something reckless and have a fling. Perhaps seeing Ezekiel happy with Beth at Playa Des Losers will hurt her and she’ll have a fling with Duncan or something out of sadness.

Or maybe even someone will impress her and win her heart. Perhaps during the Castaways challenge, Duncan will show a softer side and while stranded and thinking she’s alone without the cameras well...being stranded alone on an island has been a romance plot before.

Another plus for Courtney’s favor as Brett’s Mother is that Brett’s father is not present in their lives. That seems strange for a lot of the cast, but not unbelievable for Duncan. If Duncan is the father, he could be in jail, killed in some crime gone wrong or even a dead beat dad. Duncan is a nice guy deep down, so it may seem kind of out-of-character, but of anyone it seems like he’d be the best fit.

I just think seeing that Courtney is willing to vote off a friend, no matter how hard, just to avoid acting on her feelings or even acknowledging them makes it unlikely she’ll hook up with someone she just isn’t as close to. But there could be ways I could see it still happening, so she’s still a Top 3 candidate to me.

Gwen
Pluses for Gwen being the Storyteller? She has a love interest, dating Trent who is on the island with her right now. It’s easy to imagine Gwen and Trent hooking up at some point, whether on the island or at the loser’s compound. There both crazy about each other.

Trent doesn’t seem like the guy to not take care of his son, especially if he has issues with his father like his canonical bio implies. So if Trent is the baby daddy, then well...he probably is dead. Given Trent is also often a pain magnet...I could see him dying on the show.

And even if Trent isn’t the dad, Gwen has a second love interest in Cody. We can all easily see Cody wanting to hook up with Gwen, though the reserve might take some explaining. Something would have to happen to Trent and or Gwen and Trent’s relationship to explain that. Perhaps sabotage by Heather, so Gwen dates Cody out of spite? Sounds unlikely but I don’t know.

Gwen’s personality could match the Storyteller; she certainly is smart enough to remember this. And I could see her living independently just fine. It would be a bit sad to see her a single mom just like her mom, but maybe that was foreshadowing or just cruel irony.

I don’t feel that strongly about Gwen being the Storyteller for some reason...but I can’t say why exactly. We’ll just have to see.

Heather
Heather is probably the most popular choice for Brett’s mother out of readers. A big selling point is that Heather is a big character in this story, who we get a lot of viewpoint from. That could easily be explained as the narrator being Heather, so she’s telling what she mostly knows.

The way Heather is referred to negatively in the story has been speculated as the narrator looking at her past actions as bad. The Storyteller definitely seems to distance her life with the Island, seeing as how Brett has never heard of it before and his mother doesn’t even go by her first name. She admits she was a different person before Brett and that’s why she started going by her middle name. Is it because she’s ashamed of the person she used to be?

There’s also the added bonus of tying into Gideon’s other story Legacy, where Heather was a mother and main character as well. Though that could also be evidence against Heather being Brett’s Mother in this story.

So if it is Heather, who does she hook up with? Her main ships are with Cody and DJ. Of the two, I ship her more with DJ. I don’t know what is it, but the sweetest guy and the nastiest girl getting together is a cute ship here. Also, we’ve had some of Heather’s most humanizing moments have been around him. There definitely allies now…

Cody and Heather are also a great ship too, with that geek and popular girl vibe they have also contributing to it. I feel like Cody’s going to get some kind of love interest by the story’s end, though I have a theory it maybe Sierra when she makes her eventual appearance. That said, the two have a strong working relationship and even seem to have some fondness for each other.

Heather doesn’t seem like the type to throw the game away for a guy, but has admitted if she wants to be with someone she will...unlike her alliance. So I could see her having a hook up if she felt so inclined, including after the show.

Overall, Heather is a pretty good choice and in my Top 3 for who the mother could be. There’s nothing that works as evidence against her, besides my her gamebot nature and the fact she is the top suspect...is it too obvious? She maybe the main suspect at this point, although I have my suspicions about the next candidate...

Izzy
With Izzy’s return and certain revelations about her character, she’s shot up in the list of suspects to me.

For starters, we know she can’t win because of the rules of her being in the show. And we know Brett’s Mother did pretty well, but didn’t win. Izzy seems like someone who might go far, since she has no chance of winning and would make people likely to keep her around. But she won’t win because she isn’t allowed. So there’s all that. (It also doesn’t hurt that Izzy is one of Gideon’s favorite canon characters. She’s also one of my fav canon character so my suspicion of her could be bias…).

We also know she isn’t opposed to having relations. She’s already had one encounter! We didn’t know the exact details of there experience, but for all we know she could be pregnant right now! Well, it was called third base so it wasn’t full on intercourse, so she’s probably not pregnant.

Still, it shows she’s not above it if the participant is of legal age. I’m not sure the guys exact age, but there’s the chance. Or even an intern, who we know are. For campers that she could shiptease with, given Owen and Izzy have a canonical relationship that’s a definite possibility...though O did have a shiptease with Sadie so who knows what happened on the loser resort (if Izzy and Owen do hook-up there’s a big O joke waiting to be made…)

Then there’s Duncan. Now, given Izzy is actually a cop and voted for him it seems like she wouldn’t go for him. But depending on what you believe about her pixie friends, who are hot for him, it’s possible she is too... And Duncan certainly seems like a guy who would go for it, especially the extra irony of her being a cop.

If we want to explain why Brett’s father isn’t in the picture, those two could work. We’ve already established Duncan being in prison or such, but for Owen I could honestly see him dying young because of his health. Morbid I know, but it is what it is.

Any of the other guys could still hook up with her if inclined. And like I said, the interns are all on the table. Heck, any guy old enough is. I had the weird thought about what if Chef Hatchet was actually the father and her the mother, and that was both hilarious and weird to think about it.

Now what problem you may have with this theory is that Izzy doesn’t seem like the type to be The Storyteller. She’s too crazy! That’s fair...except that Izzy is actually Captain Rebecca Allister. With her on her meds, she may mellow out and act like a normal person. She’s also gone by alias before, so it might not be unusual for her to use a different name. We still don’t know Izzy’s true middle name. And we know Brett’s Mother works, and Izzy expects to have a job after the show. A job doing paperwork, which seems to fit what we could imagine the Storyteller doing.

The only thing that makes me question this is well...I may have sunk my own theory on Izzy while doing research for this blog. The Storyteller admits to going by her middle name in college, and Brett was too young to have memories of that. So that implies (or confirms) that Brett was alive when she went to college. That makes sense for a teenager who has a child right before starting High School...but not a woman who already has a job.

Izzy could have gone back to college however, since she clearly expects herself to not have much for herself and the RCMP once she finishes. So I’m not totally giving up this theory. Still, rereading Brett’s mothers reactions to Izzy’s ‘first’ elimination makes me doubt it. Specifically, hating women who can look younger, which sounds a bit off if Izzy said that since she was one of those woman. So goes one of my Top Three.

Katie
Honestly, next to Lindsay, Katie is probably not the Storyteller. She may have a potential father with her shiptease with Noah but there seems like too much evidence against her. I mean, the Storyteller is very knowledgeable, remembering lots of specific details. Katie specifically has a memory problem. Even then, she’s not the brightest. (Though I do kind of like the idea that if Katie was the Storyteller, she worked hard to memorize all of this story so she wouldn’t forget).

Also, I feel like Brett would have made some mention of ‘Aunt Sadie’, because I refuse to believe Katie and Sadie aren’t still somehow close. There is a kind of way I could see Katie being the mom but...we’ll talk about that later in the blog….

Leshawna
Leshawna isn’t too far in my mom radar, only above Lindsay and Katie because those two seem so unlikely. I just haven’t gotten vibes from her, she’s not one of the more major characters, and she doesn’t have a clear love interest.

I guess I’d also expect if Leshawna was The Storyteller to speak a little more like her younger self, but maybe she changed her speaking habits when she grew. People do it in college often enough.

Leshawna is implied to have had sex before, but I’m not sure she’s close enough with any guy at the moment to make it seem likely. Perhaps I’m off in assuming Brett’s Mother has had some kind of special connection with his father, and maybe it was just a one night stand. There is no guarantee it’s even a contestant that’s Brett’s father, so Leshawna could as likely just have hooked up with an intern or something.

Or maybe Harold turns out to have survived and they hook up (no, I will not give up on this. In fact, I could totally see them discovering Harold stranded in the eventual Castaways’ episode...or what remains of his corpse. I’m not sure how he would have survived the sharks, but knowing Harold there could be a way. If Harold is dead this whole time, then I totally could see Brett having an exchange with his mom where he’s disappointed and they lampshade readers crazy theories about it the whole time).

Lindsay
Imagine if this story was told by Lindsay? What a mess xD No offense to Lindsay, maybe she even gets smarter as she grows up, but she just doesn’t seem smart enough to be Brett’s Mother. She can’t remember other people’s names, how is she suppose to remember all of this story.

She does have a love interest in Justin, and if they had a kid it would be the most attractive kid ever (unless the world decided to be ironic and make it he most hideous kid ever). I could see Justin being someone who might abandon his kid. Not to speak badly of him, but Justin and father don’t seem to match.

Still, unless Lindsay’s brain suddenly grows three sizes or she’s secretly smarter than she lets on...I just don’t see it.

The Eliminated Campers
Now it might be unfair of me to rule out the Eliminated Campers are potential suspects. The Storyteller says she did pretty well, and that could mean a lot of things. I feel like Beth would say she did pretty well for herself on Total Drama. And we know The Storyteller doesn’t win, so that could apply to these girls.

Well, not Bridgette. Sorry sweetheart, you do seem to have an implied canon love interest in Geoff but you went too early and with such flames it’s kind of generous to say you did pretty well. But me saying that, probably means it’ll turn out to be you.

I do feel like Eva wouldn’t say she did pretty well, given how tough she is and who she went out because of her temper. She does have a love interest, and Tyler dying well...it wouldn’t be the biggest shocker if he tripped and split his head…

If Ezekiel does become Beth’s love interest, she has that option. Or maybe Alejandro...

Sadie may have a love interest in Owen, the specifics on that aren’t quite clear. She is smarter than Katie, so she could be The Storyteller. Though I would still expect a mention of Katie. Unless of course, Katie was dead.

A Crazy Theory
So the other day I had a crazy theory about who The Storyteller could be. I don’t actually believe this theory so maybe it’s an idea more than a theory, but I wanted to share it regardless. So, what if the Storyteller and Brett’s Mother aren’t the same person?

We know The Storyteller is telling the story to explain to Brett something, possibly his father. But what if it’s also to explain what happened to his real mother? This theory is one way I can see some of the earlier booted females being The Storyteller, or a way I can see Katie or Lindsay being Brett’s Mother.

I mean, with Katie’s Wendigo curse perhaps she was killed, because I feel like Katie is still in for a harder time. So Sadie raises Brett for her after her death.

This theory can be pretty much killed by Occam’s Razor of course. It’s a little too crazy and complicated. I mean with just trying to figure out Brett’s mother and the Storyteller as the same you have to explain what happened to the father. Here, you have to explain what happened to Brett’s mother, his father and explain why The Storyteller adopted Brett. So I doubt it’s true, but on the off-chance there is some kind of twist and this happens I called it.

Bonus: Ships!
To end this blog, I’ll just detail who I mainly ship everyone with, just for fun!


 * Beth: I do ship her with Ezekiel, but I can’t get over how cute I found the idea of Alejandro as her mentor and the latino lover falling for the little nerd girl.


 * Bridgette: Geoff. I mean, who else?


 * Cody: Cody has had quite a few ships, but I’ll go with Heather. They have a fun dynamic, where Cody is chivalrous despite who she is, but also aware of her plans. And Heather isn’t completely immune to his charms either. I don’t really ship him with Gwen, though I could get down with a Cody/Courtney or Cody/Lindsay ship.


 * Courtney: Probably no surprise, but I mainly ship her with Ezekiel. I don’t know if I really want them to get together or not, but I find their friendship and overall relationship touching. So I think it could be cute.


 * D.J.: I mainly ship him with Heather, just because they seem like such opposites. Yet Heather is much sweeter to the Brickhouse, and again has quite a few humanizing scenes with him. I do get Courtney and D.J. vibes, so I could ship that...except for causing Zeke’s elimination. I also can’t ignore the D.J./Dawn ship either, which might rival Heather/D.J. for me.


 * Duncan: Weirdly, I don’t ship him that much with Courtney. I still kinda do, he’s shown a softer side to her in the confessional. I could maybe ship him with Eva, Izzy or Beth, but that seems a little random. Acutally; Duncan/Sunshine. The one true ship.


 * Eva: Tyler, for those quite love notes and knowing her fear of the dark (and maybe cause I called it). Plus there both jocks, but with very different skill sets. I think that’s cute…


 * Ezekiel: Courtney. I mean, you can even say it has an opposites attract effect. We’ve seen how it can work. Zeke/Beth is a good second option though.


 * Geoff: Bridgette. I honestly can’t remember any more ships teased with him...


 * Gwen: Gwen and Trent. He sneaks her a muffin <3


 * Harold: I ship him with not being dead.


 * Heather: It’s tough to say who I ship her more with, Cody or D.J. I go back and forth between which I like more, but for the moment I’ll say D.J. for the reasons above.


 * Izzy: Tough, especially with the whole age thing. I guess not Ezekiel since that’s been sunk. Izzy and Owen could be cute, even though I’m not big on Owen. I’m not in love of the idea of her and Duncan, but I could see the potential.


 * Justin: Lindsay, he seems to genuinely like her, not just for her hotness.


 * Katie: Noah; the opposites attract angle is too cute. He’s just going to have a lot of explaining too when she finds out about Sadie.


 * Leshawna: Again, she hasn’t had as many clear ships. Maybe Noah, for the humor and opposites. Or Duncan, in a pair the spares kind of way.


 * Lindsay: Justin. Even for vain people, they’re still a sweet couple.


 * Noah: Katie! I am really eager to see how this all plays out.


 * Owen: I’m not a big Owen fan, though I do like him more in LTDI. So I just don’t ship him with lots of people. I guess he and Sadie kind of have a tease...or if Izzy/Owen gets teased.


 * Sadie: I guess Owen. There aren’t as many single guys for the girl. Maybe she can get with an intern like Rodney…


 * Trent: Gwen. I’m not even that big of a canon Gwent shipper, but I do ship them hard in LTDI.


 * Tyler: Eva. I kind of want to see them do sports together as a couple. Maybe they do the LTDI version of The Ridonculous Race after this show?

So that's it! These are my theories. If I had to pick one character right now to be Brett's Mother I'll say...Heather. She just has a lot going for her in that regard. I do worry she might be the red herring, but I won't be disappointed if she is the mother.

What are your theories? Is there some kind of evidence I missed? Is it is really Chris? Feel free to tell me in the comments.