User blog:Rhonda the stalker fan!/Rhonda's Total Drama Pahkitew Island Rankings

So I've been watching the new season and wanted to try and keep some rankings up for it, as I'm interested to see what everyone else is thinking and wanted to share my opinion. These rankings aren't update today with the episode that recently aired but I'll update them soon.

So here is opinion (so far) of Pahkitew Island (please do not spoil anything, spoilers are floating around so much online D:)

Opinion
So how were those early episodes? …Eh. I wasn’t blown away nor rolling with laughter but it was good, though it felt a little short. The challenges weren’t crazy amazing, they seem kind of like stuff we’ve seen before but not bad. And the new island isn’t too bad; it’s rather simple. It’s a simple reboot and not bad, all things considering.

I think it’s way better than All Stars opening already, though that probably because that season had the baggage of overused or bad characters that we got too much of. Speaking of characters…

Character Rankings
(Such a smooth transition, I know) I think the cast is better than the ROTI. I feel like I know a bit about each and it’s kind of given even focus between everyone. I mean, sure I can already tell whose can gonna make it farther and there are some obvious early outs. And they could prove to be even more awful as the show goes on, but for now they haven’t worn out there welcome and I don’t hate anyone. So here are some rankings:

14. Leonard- Well I don’t hate Leonard and he was funny on some occasions he would have become annoying if he stated any longer. The joke was already wearing thin, and I’m not crazy about characters with delusions that end up embarrassing themselves through them. But I did enjoy Sugar’s love of him (I ship it). I also like how he wasn’t first out even though he seemed really obvious. But I’m glad he’s an early out.

13. Beardo- While he’s pretty clearly meant to be like B, he was more of his own character and his sound effects were occasionally funny. And I did like he was actually shy. But not that amazing. (I also love how Fresh TV’s article announcing voice actors was trying to play about Cle’ Bennet voicing both, even though they were meant to be obvious outs. I think he was chosen because he was just there, though his voice for Leonard was good).

12. Dave- Oh Dave. I can tell Dave is going to be on the show for a while, and so far he hasn’t been terrible. He often has a good point and is the only competent one on his team; he’s the straight man. But the thing is…his voice is so whiny. Like reacting over the top is funny but it isn’t too over the top and sounds like a lot of whining. And he does do more whining than how odd his team his. You’re on Total Drama; did you think it was going to be a walk in the park on sunny day?

And, someone complaining about a character’s eccentric behavior kind of ruins the joke when not done right. And they all have more personality than he does. Dave isn’t awful and looks like he’s going to be more likable, but so far he’s an ‘eh’ heading towards irksome territory.

11. Sky- Sky is hard for me to like. She is kind of like Zoey; I feel like we are suppose to root for her being the generic female heroine. But being a competent player, leader, going along with her team and actually showing traits of friendliness give her a personality. It’s just one that needs to be developed more.

10. Topher- Topher is funny in some regards. The problem is he gives more attention to Chris. I’m kind of over Chris, he just seems so annoyingly cheesy and over focused on. But Topher is still likable so far.

9. Scarlett- Scarlett hasn’t done much so she’s pretty low, but she certainly has a personality and is likable, and I like the dynamic she seems to be building with Max.

8. Rodney- As a fellow hopeless romantic, I like Rodney. His changing love interests was funny I thought. He’s still a bit generic besides that, and I could see it getting annoying, but he’s sweet like a teddy bear and I hope he does get with someone.

7. Max- Max at first seems like an awful character; so generically evil his awful character design screams it. But, the point is he’s obsessed with being the villain but a failure. He’s almost a self-aware parody of Total Drama’s recent antagonists and was occasionally funny. He’s also annoying at times, and I can predict him slipping down if he doesn’t wow me.

6. Sugar- I feel so stupid for how long it took me to realize she was a Honey Boo Boo parody. But unlike say Anne Maria, it feels like you can get more out of this character than a parody. She’s got big personality, and while she can be mean, she’s mostly comically stupid, which I enjoyed. I don’t like too much of her mean attitude and she can be annoying, but so far she’s so rude it’s funny.

5. Ella- Ella’s princess joke isn’t that funny nor her singing that catchy, but’s enjoyable. And I loved her and that pig dancing. She was also kind and well meaning. I can’t not like her so far.

4. Amy- Alright, I like the twin dynamic. Amy is a ‘love to hate’ character in the vain of Heather, which is enjoyable. I’m going to enjoy it when Sammy gets her revenge, which I hope she does. (Slap her smug mug Sammy).

3. Sammy (or Samey)- As I said I enjoy the twin dynamic, and it makes Sammy really lovable and pitiable (I can only imagine her home life). As Jasmine said, she’s the underdog and you’ve got to root for her. And I feel her getting even with Amy will be great.

2. Jasmine- Jasmine is enjoyable. For one, she’s one of the few competitors here. And while she has her humorous traits, she’s also competent and not grating to me. And she has an awesome accent (I seriously loved that cricket joke). She seems to be hotheaded and a bit bossy but also nice and a good leader. She’s a balanced character.

1. Shawn- Shawn seems like he would get old, and admittedly his zombie jokes never made me laugh, but I like him. He’s a character who is eccentric but not completely useless or annoying (ex. Leonard). He’s got mad skills and in other ways he did make me laugh. I’m really looking forward to more of him.

Overall, I like the Floating Salmon better than the Confused Bears; the Floating Salmon have more likable, better-developed characters that don’t veer too much into annoying. And they seem to have a better team dynamic. I hope one of them wins personally.