User blog comment:Rhonda the stalker fan!/Total Drama 30 Day Challenge: Day 9/@comment-1034367-20180709211050

TDI had a unique magic to it that hasn't really been repeated yet (RR came close), but TDA had a different sort of exciement and magic in that watching it for the first time was so incredible because it was some of the same characters we'd come to know, love, hate, etc. in a completely different environment doing different things with different outcomes. You could root for your faves again and see them have new developments, even if they weren't so neat (@Gwen), and maybe even develop new faves along the way (this is where I actually started to enjoy Heather in real time). I think what TDA did in breaking the summer camp theme (even though it worked well due to being a summer show) kept it fresh, and is something I wish happened more, because starting with TDRI, the series has always had an island/camp-esque setting with a few tweaks here and there. If we ever get a competitive Total Drama season again, I'd love for there to be some kind of cool spin with the setting.