User blog comment:Owenandheatherfan/Unpopular Opinions Blog/@comment-3530543-20131116223234/@comment-1874924-20131117054641

Alternatively, the Season 1 fans who were 12 years old at the time are now 16 years old or more, and so are more interested in the Survivor-type politics.

Also, it seems to me that the satire that Seasons 1&2 focused on have been largely abandoned in favor of conventional narratives that are merely set against the backdrop of an elimination game. Unlike those early seasons, Seasons 3-5 have each had a character who is clearly supposed to be the season's protagonist: Heather, Cameron and Mike in TDWT, TDROTI and TDAS, respectively.