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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The brief Introduction suggests pretty strongly that the story's "[[ForWantOfANail for want of a nail]]" premise will end badly for a certain character. Sure enough, it does.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The brief Introduction suggests pretty strongly that the story's "[[ForWantOfANail for want of a nail]]" "ButterflyOfDoom" premise will end badly for a certain character. Sure enough, it does.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: A delay of a few seconds leads to [[spoiler:the psycho killer murdering Gwen]], which has consequences that reverberate throughout the competition and for years afterward.
** The "look at the losers" episode and the safari episode are swapped. The former is turned into an impromptu memorial for [[spoiler:Gwen]] and the "losers vote off someone" element is scrapped.
** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
** Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.
** Heather defeats Courtney in the final challenge to win the competition.
** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase.
** The show is forced to make major improvements to safety due to new regulations in the wake of [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder. Chris is laid off of the program due to an inability to meet his salary requirements, the show is completely retooled for Season 2, and only Chef Hatchet remains, ultimately becoming the new host after Season 5.
** The "look at the losers" episode and the safari episode are swapped. The former is turned into an impromptu memorial for [[spoiler:Gwen]] and the "losers vote off someone" element is scrapped.
** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
** Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.
** Heather defeats Courtney in the final challenge to win the competition.
** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase.
** The show is forced to make major improvements to safety due to new regulations in the wake of [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder. Chris is laid off of the program due to an inability to meet his salary requirements, the show is completely retooled for Season 2, and only Chef Hatchet remains, ultimately becoming the new host after Season 5.
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* ForWantOfANail: A delay of a few seconds leads to [[spoiler:the psycho killer murdering Gwen]], which has consequences that reverberate throughout the competition and for years afterward.
** The "look at the losers" episode and the safari episode are swapped. The former is turned into an impromptu memorial for [[spoiler:Gwen]] and the "losers vote off someone" element is scrapped.
** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
** Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.
** Heather defeats Courtney in the final challenge to win the competition.
** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase.
** The show is forced to make major improvements to safety due to new regulations in the wake of [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder. Chris is laid off of the program due to an inability to meet his salary requirements, the show is completely retooled for Season 2, and only Chef Hatchet remains, ultimately becoming the new host after Season 5.
** The "look at the losers" episode and the safari episode are swapped. The former is turned into an impromptu memorial for [[spoiler:Gwen]] and the "losers vote off someone" element is scrapped.
** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
** Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.
** Heather defeats Courtney in the final challenge to win the competition.
** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase.
** The show is forced to make major improvements to safety due to new regulations in the wake of [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder. Chris is laid off of the program due to an inability to meet his salary requirements, the show is completely retooled for Season 2, and only Chef Hatchet remains, ultimately becoming the new host after Season 5.
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* AntagonistInMourning: Heather's relationship with her campmates could charitably be described as "tempestuous", and the deceased camper [[spoiler:is her ArchEnemy]]. Despite this, Heather is just as shocked and mournful about the death as anyone.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Lindsay and Tyler's 7-week-old son dies of SIDS, [[GriefInducedSplit destroying their marriage beyond hope of recovery]].
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: OutlivingOnesOffspring:
** [[spoiler:Gwen's parents outlive her as a result of her being violently murdered.]]
** Lindsay and Tyler's 7-week-old son dies of SIDS, [[GriefInducedSplit destroying their marriage beyond hope of recovery]].
** [[spoiler:Gwen's parents outlive her as a result of her being violently murdered.]]
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* GriefInducedSplit: Lindsay and Tyler's marriage collapses, "irretrievably stricken", after their 7-week-old son dies of SIDS.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Lindsay and Tyler's 7-week-old son dies of SIDS, destroying their marriage beyond hope of recovery.
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* PleaBargain: Fearing that the psycho's claim that he only meant to injure the victim rather than kill them might allow him to beat a murder charge, prosecutors allow him to plead down to manslaughter in exchange for dropping various related charges. It's noted that the point is moot considering he's already serving a life sentence for unrelated offenses.
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-->Her short, raven-black hair was styled in a businesswoman’s cut. Her belly was distended to accommodate her daughter-to-be; her breasts were engorged in preparation for their purpose; and her skin, beneath a hint of sunburn and a generous dose of skillfully applied makeup, was suffused in the characteristic glow of advanced pregnancy. All in all, while still a beautiful woman, she bore little resemblance to the teenaged “[[DragonLady dragon lady]]” she had once been.
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-->Her short, raven-black hair was styled in a businesswoman’s cut. Her belly was distended to accommodate her daughter-to-be; her breasts were engorged in preparation for their purpose; and her skin, beneath a hint of sunburn and a generous dose of skillfully applied makeup, was suffused in the characteristic glow of advanced pregnancy. All in all, while still a beautiful woman, she bore little resemblance to the teenaged “[[DragonLady dragon lady]]” “{{dragon lady}}” she had once been.
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* {{Determinator}}: Downplayed. It's noted that the victim has a quiet perseverance that allows them to persist for several minutes after their injury should have killed a normal human being, but ultimately it's not enough to make up for inadequate medical care.
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* YouAreTooLate: The air ambulance doesn't make it to Camp Wawanakwa until three minutes after the victim has succumbed to their injury.
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* FaintInShock: DJ collapses on the spot upon witnessing the tragedy.
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* FatalFlaw: As far as the competition is concerned, Courtney's is her inability to face her fear. She chickened out of the cliff dive and the phobia challenge previously, and the gorge crossing stops her cold and wins Heather the whole shebang.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The psycho killer surrenders to the cast rather than take his chances with Chef Hatchet and his chainsaw, especially since Hatchet is blocking the only avenue of escape.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: KnowWhenToFoldEm:
** The psycho killer surrenders to the cast rather than take his chances with Chef Hatchet and his chainsaw, especially since Hatchet is blocking the only avenue ofescape.escape.
** Chef Hatchet puts up a herculean effort to save [[spoiler:Gwen]], but ultimately is forced to accept that he lacks the skills and resources to do anything other than prolong the inevitable.
** Once the inevitable wrongful death lawsuit hits them, the producers elect to settle generously rather than roll the dice in court.
** The psycho killer surrenders to the cast rather than take his chances with Chef Hatchet and his chainsaw, especially since Hatchet is blocking the only avenue of
** Chef Hatchet puts up a herculean effort to save [[spoiler:Gwen]], but ultimately is forced to accept that he lacks the skills and resources to do anything other than prolong the inevitable.
** Once the inevitable wrongful death lawsuit hits them, the producers elect to settle generously rather than roll the dice in court.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Chris is described as "making a virtue of necessity" when the losers are unable to focus on anything other than the tragedy, and turns the episode into a memorial for the deceased camper.
* MythologyGag: Duncan notes he would have loved to see Heather face Gwen in the dare challenge during his recollections. Such was the actual outcome in canon, but the altered events result in her facing Leshawna and Courtney instead.
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-universe, Chris correctly presumes that [[FatalMethodActing a contestant's actual death]] will be "ratings manna". Then the show comes under fire for her death in the first place and the season comes to an end "amid a worrisome ratings drop".
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-universe, Zigzagged in-universe. Chris correctly presumes that [[FatalMethodActing a contestant's actual death]] will be "ratings manna".manna", but that it will also turn out to be a case of "winning the battle but losing the war". The surviving contestants are quite naturally traumatized, and Chris realizes this will negatively effect ratings. Then the show comes under fire for her death in the first place and the season comes to an end "amid a worrisome ratings drop".
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* ThePollyanna: Geoff manages to keep his spirits up and not suffer from nightmares despite witnessing the tragedy, and even does his best to cheer up Owen and Leshawna.
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* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: When Courtney comes back for the orienteering challenge, Heather realizes that her previously overhyped CIT experience is finally going to come in handy. The two proceed to win immunity.
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* TraumaButton: A downplayed example when Duncan finds the chainsaw he did in "Wawanakwa Gone Wild!". In canon, he used it to try to trap a raccoon and came in second, but this time it simply proves too much of a reminder of the tragedy and he trades it in for a net.
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** [[spoiler:Leshawna]] begins showing signs of clinical depression and pretty much folds in the dare challenge.
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** [[spoiler:Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.]]
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** The [[DescriptionPorn description]] of [[JackOfAllTrades Chef Hatchet’s]] attempts to [[spoiler:save his mortally wounded patient]] foreshadow that he will fail.
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* GriefSong: Trent writes a song in tribute to [[spoiler: his late girlfriend and first love]]. In the following years, he sings it at most of his gigs, usually as the closing number.
* HeelRealization: Heather reached out to Lindsay after the latter [[spoiler: lost her baby]], but Lindsay [[ReformedButRejected did not acknowledge the gesture]]. Lindsay did respond to condolences from Courtney, among others, so Heather assumed that old resentments still lingered. The incident left Heather questioning, for the first time, the wisdom of her game strategy.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Gender flipped with [[spoiler:the bereaved Trent]]. He started out in deep mourning after the death of [[spoiler: his first love]] and continues to make annual gestures of remembrance, but he otherwise went on to live a normal life.
* HeelRealization: Heather reached out to Lindsay after the latter [[spoiler: lost her baby]], but Lindsay [[ReformedButRejected did not acknowledge the gesture]]. Lindsay did respond to condolences from Courtney, among others, so Heather assumed that old resentments still lingered. The incident left Heather questioning, for the first time, the wisdom of her game strategy.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Gender flipped with [[spoiler:the bereaved Trent]]. He started out in deep mourning after the death of [[spoiler: his first love]] and continues to make annual gestures of remembrance, but he otherwise went on to live a normal life.
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* GriefSong: Trent writes a song in tribute to [[spoiler: his late girlfriend and first love]].love. In the following years, he sings it at most of his gigs, usually as the closing number.
* HeelRealization: Heather reached out to Lindsay after the latter[[spoiler: lost her baby]], baby, but Lindsay [[ReformedButRejected did not acknowledge the gesture]]. Lindsay did respond to condolences from Courtney, among others, so Heather assumed that old resentments still lingered. The incident left Heather questioning, for the first time, the wisdom of her game strategy.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Gender flipped with[[spoiler:the the bereaved Trent]]. Trent. He started out in deep mourning after the death of [[spoiler: his first love]] love and continues to make annual gestures of remembrance, but he otherwise went on to live a normal life.
* HeelRealization: Heather reached out to Lindsay after the latter
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Lindsay and Tyler]]'s 7-week-old son dies of SIDS, destroying their marriage beyond hope of recovery.
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* StunnedSilence: The other campers (but not Chris or Hatchet) react this way when [[spoiler:the killer slashes his victim]].
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* StunnedSilence: The other campers (but not Chris or Hatchet) react this way when [[spoiler:the the killer slashes his victim]].victim.
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** Duncan finds a respectable outlet for his thieving ways, and now repossesses cars for a living.
** Heather majors in Business Administration, but leaves the workforce to raise her child. She plans to study part-time and go back to work once her children (she and her husband are planning for two) are in school.
** Gwen [[spoiler:is murdered during the production of ''Total Drama Island''. The circumstances of her death lead to landmark legislation regarding the safety of participants on reality television.]]
** Courtney [[spoiler:is a lawyer working out of Vancouver, and is dabbling in politics]].
** Eva [[spoiler:returns to her native Germany and becomes a successful athlete. She brings her anger under control with the aid of medication.]]
** DJ [[spoiler:goes to college on a football scholarship, but fails to make it in the big leagues and becomes a veterinarian]].
** Geoff [[spoiler:drowns himself in partying for some time before Bridgette forces him to get his act together. He becomes a professional football player.]]
** Bridgette [[spoiler:remains in a relationship with Geoff, although they have no plans for marriage or children. She makes her living as a swimming instructor.]]
** Justin [[spoiler:becomes a model]].
** Trent [[spoiler:becomes a professional singer and songwriter. He continues to memorialize Gwen in song to this day.]]
** Katie and Sadie [[spoiler:return to ''Total Drama Island'' as guest assistants, then guest hosts. They are hired as full-time staff in Season 11, and are likely being groomed to take over once Chef Hatchet retires.]]
** Lindsay and Tyler [[spoiler:are forced into marriage by an unplanned pregnancy, which falls apart when their son dies of SIDS. Lindsay tries her hand at acting, but her inability to remember lines leads to her and Tyler becoming professional reality show contestants.]]
** Owen [[spoiler:is erroneously diagnosed with diabetes at 21. He returns to reality TV as a contestant on ''The Biggest Loser'', and places third.]]
** Izzy [[spoiler:is presumed killed in a ferryboat sinking, although no corpse is ever recovered]].
** Noah [[spoiler:moves to New York and finds work as a Wall Street analyst]].
** Cody [[spoiler:becomes a hotshot software developer. He remains friends with Trent, and intends for him to be the best man at his upcoming wedding.]]
** Harold [[spoiler:sells martial-arts equipment and teaches novice-level classes in several disciplines]].
** Leshawna [[spoiler:is hired by a Toronto nonprofit organization and helps to take care of underprivileged children. With the support of her own relatives and those of her deadbeat ex-husband, she raises her four-year-old son.]]
** Beth [[spoiler:encounters Ezekiel after the competition, marries him, and bears three children, with a fourth on the way and plans for more]].
** Ezekiel [[spoiler:makes an enviable living as a mechanic servicing farm equipment]].
** Heather majors in Business Administration, but leaves the workforce to raise her child. She plans to study part-time and go back to work once her children (she and her husband are planning for two) are in school.
** Gwen [[spoiler:is murdered during the production of ''Total Drama Island''. The circumstances of her death lead to landmark legislation regarding the safety of participants on reality television.]]
** Courtney [[spoiler:is a lawyer working out of Vancouver, and is dabbling in politics]].
** Eva [[spoiler:returns to her native Germany and becomes a successful athlete. She brings her anger under control with the aid of medication.]]
** DJ [[spoiler:goes to college on a football scholarship, but fails to make it in the big leagues and becomes a veterinarian]].
** Geoff [[spoiler:drowns himself in partying for some time before Bridgette forces him to get his act together. He becomes a professional football player.]]
** Bridgette [[spoiler:remains in a relationship with Geoff, although they have no plans for marriage or children. She makes her living as a swimming instructor.]]
** Justin [[spoiler:becomes a model]].
** Trent [[spoiler:becomes a professional singer and songwriter. He continues to memorialize Gwen in song to this day.]]
** Katie and Sadie [[spoiler:return to ''Total Drama Island'' as guest assistants, then guest hosts. They are hired as full-time staff in Season 11, and are likely being groomed to take over once Chef Hatchet retires.]]
** Lindsay and Tyler [[spoiler:are forced into marriage by an unplanned pregnancy, which falls apart when their son dies of SIDS. Lindsay tries her hand at acting, but her inability to remember lines leads to her and Tyler becoming professional reality show contestants.]]
** Owen [[spoiler:is erroneously diagnosed with diabetes at 21. He returns to reality TV as a contestant on ''The Biggest Loser'', and places third.]]
** Izzy [[spoiler:is presumed killed in a ferryboat sinking, although no corpse is ever recovered]].
** Noah [[spoiler:moves to New York and finds work as a Wall Street analyst]].
** Cody [[spoiler:becomes a hotshot software developer. He remains friends with Trent, and intends for him to be the best man at his upcoming wedding.]]
** Harold [[spoiler:sells martial-arts equipment and teaches novice-level classes in several disciplines]].
** Leshawna [[spoiler:is hired by a Toronto nonprofit organization and helps to take care of underprivileged children. With the support of her own relatives and those of her deadbeat ex-husband, she raises her four-year-old son.]]
** Beth [[spoiler:encounters Ezekiel after the competition, marries him, and bears three children, with a fourth on the way and plans for more]].
** Ezekiel [[spoiler:makes an enviable living as a mechanic servicing farm equipment]].
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* ClosestThingWeGot: Chef Hatchet isn't happy about having to leave a murderous psychopath under the guard of two traumatized teenagers, but reasons that since Chris is needed at his own side in the infirmary, he has no better options than the two who stood up to him during the challenge.
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* ClosestThingWeGot: Chef Hatchet isn't happy about having to leave a murderous psychopath under the guard of two traumatized teenagers, but reasons that since Chris is needed at his own side in the infirmary, he has no better options than the two who stood up to him during the challenge. Chris himself qualifies for being the only adult on hand who can assist him in trying to save [[spoiler:Gwen]], but it's noted that he has no medical training and can only help at Chef's direction.
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** Courtney is brought back into the competition after Owen is declared unfit to continue, settling her lawsuit in the process. She goes on to place second.
** Once Chef Hatchet becomes host of ''Total Drama Island'', he begins bringing back show alumni as guest assistants several times per season. Katie and Sadie's return in Season 8 is so well-received that they are brought back again in Seasons 9 and 10 and then hired as full-time staff members in Season 11, and rumors abound that they are being groomed for the throne once Hatchet decides to retire.
** Courtney is brought back into the competition after Owen is declared unfit to continue, settling her lawsuit in the process. She goes on to place second.
** Once Chef Hatchet becomes host of ''Total Drama Island'', he begins bringing back show alumni as guest assistants several times per season. Katie and Sadie's return in Season 8 is so well-received that they are brought back again in Seasons 9 and 10 and then hired as full-time staff members in Season 11, and rumors abound that they are being groomed for the throne once Hatchet decides to retire.
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** Duncan finds a respectable outlet for his thieving ways, and now repossesses cars for a living.
** Heather majors in Business Administration, but leaves the workforce to raise her child. She plans to study part-time and go back to work once her children (she and her husband are planning for two) are in school.
** Gwen [[spoiler:is murdered during the production of ''Total Drama Island''. The circumstances of her death lead to landmark legislation regarding the safety of participants on reality television.]]
** Courtney [[spoiler:is a lawyer working out of Vancouver, and is dabbling in politics]].
** Eva [[spoiler:returns to her native Germany and becomes a successful athlete. She brings her anger under control with the aid of medication.]]
** DJ [[spoiler:goes to college on a football scholarship, but fails to make it in the big leagues and becomes a veterinarian]].
** Geoff [[spoiler:drowns himself in partying for some time before Bridgette forces him to get his act together. He becomes a professional football player.]]
** Bridgette [[spoiler:remains in a relationship with Geoff, although they have no plans for marriage or children. She makes her living as a swimming instructor.]]
** Justin [[spoiler:becomes a model]].
** Trent [[spoiler:becomes a professional singer and songwriter. He continues to memorialize Gwen in song to this day.]]
** Katie and Sadie [[spoiler:return to ''Total Drama Island'' as guest assistants, then guest hosts. They are hired as full-time staff in Season 11, and are likely being groomed to take over once Chef Hatchet retires.]]
** Lindsay and Tyler [[spoiler:are forced into marriage by an unplanned pregnancy, which falls apart when their son dies of SIDS. Lindsay tries her hand at acting, but her inability to remember lines leads to her and Tyler becoming professional reality show contestants.]]
** Owen [[spoiler:is erroneously diagnosed with diabetes at 21. He returns to reality TV as a contestant on ''The Biggest Loser'', and places third.]]
** Izzy [[spoiler:is presumed killed in a ferryboat sinking, although no corpse is ever recovered]].
** Noah [[spoiler:moves to New York and finds work as a Wall Street analyst]].
** Cody [[spoiler:becomes a hotshot software developer. He remains friends with Trent, and intends for him to be the best man at his upcoming wedding.]]
** Harold [[spoiler:sells martial-arts equipment and teaches novice-level classes in several disciplines]].
** Leshawna [[spoiler:is hired by a Toronto nonprofit organization and helps to take care of underprivileged children. With the support of her own relatives and those of her deadbeat ex-husband, she raises her four-year-old son.]]
** Beth [[spoiler:encounters Ezekiel after the competition, marries him, and bears three children, with a fourth on the way and plans for more]].
** Ezekiel [[spoiler:makes an enviable living as a mechanic servicing farm equipment]].
** Heather majors in Business Administration, but leaves the workforce to raise her child. She plans to study part-time and go back to work once her children (she and her husband are planning for two) are in school.
** Gwen [[spoiler:is murdered during the production of ''Total Drama Island''. The circumstances of her death lead to landmark legislation regarding the safety of participants on reality television.]]
** Courtney [[spoiler:is a lawyer working out of Vancouver, and is dabbling in politics]].
** Eva [[spoiler:returns to her native Germany and becomes a successful athlete. She brings her anger under control with the aid of medication.]]
** DJ [[spoiler:goes to college on a football scholarship, but fails to make it in the big leagues and becomes a veterinarian]].
** Geoff [[spoiler:drowns himself in partying for some time before Bridgette forces him to get his act together. He becomes a professional football player.]]
** Bridgette [[spoiler:remains in a relationship with Geoff, although they have no plans for marriage or children. She makes her living as a swimming instructor.]]
** Justin [[spoiler:becomes a model]].
** Trent [[spoiler:becomes a professional singer and songwriter. He continues to memorialize Gwen in song to this day.]]
** Katie and Sadie [[spoiler:return to ''Total Drama Island'' as guest assistants, then guest hosts. They are hired as full-time staff in Season 11, and are likely being groomed to take over once Chef Hatchet retires.]]
** Lindsay and Tyler [[spoiler:are forced into marriage by an unplanned pregnancy, which falls apart when their son dies of SIDS. Lindsay tries her hand at acting, but her inability to remember lines leads to her and Tyler becoming professional reality show contestants.]]
** Owen [[spoiler:is erroneously diagnosed with diabetes at 21. He returns to reality TV as a contestant on ''The Biggest Loser'', and places third.]]
** Izzy [[spoiler:is presumed killed in a ferryboat sinking, although no corpse is ever recovered]].
** Noah [[spoiler:moves to New York and finds work as a Wall Street analyst]].
** Cody [[spoiler:becomes a hotshot software developer. He remains friends with Trent, and intends for him to be the best man at his upcoming wedding.]]
** Harold [[spoiler:sells martial-arts equipment and teaches novice-level classes in several disciplines]].
** Leshawna [[spoiler:is hired by a Toronto nonprofit organization and helps to take care of underprivileged children. With the support of her own relatives and those of her deadbeat ex-husband, she raises her four-year-old son.]]
** Beth [[spoiler:encounters Ezekiel after the competition, marries him, and bears three children, with a fourth on the way and plans for more]].
** Ezekiel [[spoiler:makes an enviable living as a mechanic servicing farm equipment]].
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** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by Gwen's murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
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** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by Gwen's [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
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** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only [[spoiler:Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase]].
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** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only [[spoiler:Owen, Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase]].briefcase.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Chef Hatchet refuses to report on [[spoiler:Gwen's passing]] until the psycho is out of the camp entirely, likely to deny him the satisfaction of knowing he's won.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In-universe, plans for the show are forced to be scrapped or changed to accommodate for the murder of a contestant and the ensuing fallout.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
** After the initial tragedy, Chef Hatchet immediately takes charge of the situation and proves to be an incredibly effective commander. Within a few minutes, he's managed to subdue the psycho, ensure the safety of the remaining contestants to the best of his ability, and bring the mortally injured camper to the medical tent for treatment. When said camper dies anyway, it's certainly not for lack of trying on Hatchet's part.
** Chris is forced to become this as a result of the tragedy, taking more care to monitor the campers' mental health and even ejecting one as medically unfit to continue.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
** After the initial tragedy, Chef Hatchet immediately takes charge of the situation and proves to be an incredibly effective commander. Within a few minutes, he's managed to subdue the psycho, ensure the safety of the remaining contestants to the best of his ability, and bring the mortally injured camper to the medical tent for treatment. When said camper dies anyway, it's certainly not for lack of trying on Hatchet's part.
** Chris is forced to become this as a result of the tragedy, taking more care to monitor the campers' mental health and even ejecting one as medically unfit to continue.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The psycho killer surrenders to the cast rather than
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The psycho killer surrenders to the cast rather than take his chances with Chef Hatchet and his chainsaw, especially since Hatchet is blocking the only avenue of escape.
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* ClosestThingWeGot: Chef Hatchet isn't happy about having to leave a murderous psychopath under the guard of two traumatized teenagers, but reasons that since Chris is needed at his own side in the infirmary, he has no better options than the two who stood up to him during the challenge.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The psycho killer surrenders to the cast rather than
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* LampshadedTheObscureReference: Trent identifies ''[[Theatre/UtopiaLimited Utopia, Limited]]''--one of the least known of the Creator/GilbertAndSullivan operettas--only as "some old musical". The narrative expressly notes that [[http://gsarchive.net/utopia/webop/ul021.html the song]] from ''Utopia, Limited'' that became the basis for Trent’s [[GriefSong tribute song]] is quite obscure.
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* LampshadedTheObscureReference: Trent identifies ''[[Theatre/UtopiaLimited Utopia, Limited]]''--one ''Theatre/UtopiaLimited''--one of the least known of the Creator/GilbertAndSullivan operettas--only as "some old musical". The narrative expressly notes that [[http://gsarchive.net/utopia/webop/ul021.html the song]] from ''Utopia, Limited'' that became the basis for Trent’s [[GriefSong tribute song]] is quite obscure.
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* VigilanteExecution: Discussed and defied. When Duncan and Leshawna are assigned the task of restraining the psycho killer, Chef Hatchet warns them not to take the law into their own hands.
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* AmicableExes: Duncan and Courtney drift apart a bit after the show concludes, but have fond memories of each other and still maintain regular contact.
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* AuthorCatchPhrase: Beginning narrative sentences with "So it was", usually in the form, "So it was that X"
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* AuthorCatchPhrase: Beginning narrative sentences with "So it was", usually in the form, "So it was that X"X".
* TheBadGuyWins: Heather, the most hostile and vicious member of the ''Total Drama Island'' cast, is the one to bring home the $100,000.
* TheBadGuyWins: Heather, the most hostile and vicious member of the ''Total Drama Island'' cast, is the one to bring home the $100,000.
* CreatorBreakdown: In-universe, Trent has one after the competition ends. It's noted his music sounds far more melancholy than before.
* DarkHorseVictory: Heather stages an upset victory over the heavily favored Courtney to win ''Total Drama Island''.
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Gwen]]
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Gwen]][[spoiler:Gwen is murdered by the killer instead of disarming him.]]
* DespairEventHorizon:
** One participant withdraws from the competition, unable to cope with [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder.
** [[spoiler:Leshawna]] begins showing signs of clinical depression and pretty much folds in the dare challenge.
** One participant withdraws from the competition, unable to cope with [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder.
** [[spoiler:Leshawna]] begins showing signs of clinical depression and pretty much folds in the dare challenge.
* TheDividual: It's noted by a reminiscing Heather and Duncan that they still can't remember which girl is Katie and which is Sadie.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even ''[[BigBad Chris]]'' is horrified and heartbroken over [[spoiler:Gwen's death]].
* [[invoked]] FatalMethodActing: One contestant ends up ''genuinely murdered'' while the cameras are still rolling.
* [[invoked]] FatalMethodActing: One contestant ends up ''genuinely murdered'' while the cameras are still rolling.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even ''[[BigBad Chris]]'' Everyone is horrified and heartbroken over [[spoiler:Gwen's death]].
death]], including the more selfish and cruel members of the cast. Heather privately admits to herself that she didn't want the victim murdered, Chef Hatchet does everything he can to save them, and even ''[[BigBad Chris]]'' memorializes the victim and gives the contestants some much-needed breathing room so they can process and grieve.
*[[invoked]] FatalMethodActing: One In-universe, one contestant ends up ''genuinely murdered'' while the cameras are still rolling.rolling.
* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: It's indicated that [[spoiler:Trent never really gets over Gwen's death, and closes off each of his performances with a song in her memory]].
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* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: It's indicated that [[spoiler:Trent never really gets over Gwen's death, and closes off each of his performances with a song in her memory]].
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* ForWantOfANail: A delay of a few seconds has consequences that reverberate for years.
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* ForWantOfANail: A delay of a few seconds leads to [[spoiler:the psycho killer murdering Gwen]], which has consequences that reverberate throughout the competition and for years.years afterward.
** The "look at the losers" episode and the safari episode are swapped. The former is turned into an impromptu memorial for [[spoiler:Gwen]] and the "losers vote off someone" element is scrapped.
** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by Gwen's murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
** [[spoiler:Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.]]
** Heather defeats Courtney in the final challenge to win the competition.
** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only [[spoiler:Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase]].
** The show is forced to make major improvements to safety due to new regulations in the wake of [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder. Chris is laid off of the program due to an inability to meet his salary requirements, the show is completely retooled for Season 2, and only Chef Hatchet remains, ultimately becoming the new host after Season 5.
** The "look at the losers" episode and the safari episode are swapped. The former is turned into an impromptu memorial for [[spoiler:Gwen]] and the "losers vote off someone" element is scrapped.
** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by Gwen's murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
** [[spoiler:Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.]]
** Heather defeats Courtney in the final challenge to win the competition.
** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only [[spoiler:Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase]].
** The show is forced to make major improvements to safety due to new regulations in the wake of [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder. Chris is laid off of the program due to an inability to meet his salary requirements, the show is completely retooled for Season 2, and only Chef Hatchet remains, ultimately becoming the new host after Season 5.
* InSpiteOfANail:
** [[spoiler:DJ still leaves the competition after the psycho killer episode, although this time it's a mental health withdrawal out of grief for his murdered campmate.]]
** [[spoiler:Geoff and Izzy are still eliminated in the same respective challenges they were in canon, although since they were swapped in order Izzy lasts a bit longer than Geoff this time around.]]
** [[spoiler:Duncan still loses the orienteering challenge and is voted off, placing fourth.]]
** [[spoiler:DJ still leaves the competition after the psycho killer episode, although this time it's a mental health withdrawal out of grief for his murdered campmate.]]
** [[spoiler:Geoff and Izzy are still eliminated in the same respective challenges they were in canon, although since they were swapped in order Izzy lasts a bit longer than Geoff this time around.]]
** [[spoiler:Duncan still loses the orienteering challenge and is voted off, placing fourth.]]
* MacGyvering: Subverted by Chef Hatchet's heroic but futile efforts to save [[spoiler:Gwen]]. It's noted that between him only having basic medical training instead of being a critical care paramedic and the camp infirmary lacking the supplies to treat them, there's simply nothing he can do no matter how resourceful he is.
* MrExposition: Duncan is the one to explain the fates of the other campers, mostly through information he got from Courtney.
* MrExposition: Duncan is the one to explain the fates of the other campers, mostly through information he got from Courtney.
* NoNameGiven: The psycho killer is never identified by name.
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* [[invoked]] NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Chris correctly presumes that [[FatalMethodActing a contestant's actual death]] will be "ratings manna". Then the show comes under fire for her death in the first place and the season comes to an end "amid a worrisome ratings drop".
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* [[invoked]] NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-universe, Chris correctly presumes that [[FatalMethodActing a contestant's actual death]] will be "ratings manna". Then the show comes under fire for her death in the first place and the season comes to an end "amid a worrisome ratings drop".
* OnlyFriend: Harold is the closest thing Heather has to a friend on ''Total Drama Island''. He supports her in the final challenge because he can't bring himself to root for Duncan's girlfriend, and it's noted he's the only camper to maintain regular contact with Heather after the show.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Lindsay and Tyler]]'s 7-week-old son dies of SIDS, destroying their marriage beyond hope of recovery.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Lindsay and Tyler]]'s 7-week-old son dies of SIDS, destroying their marriage beyond hope of recovery.
* ScareEmStraight: Unintentionally, but Owen being incorrectly diagnosed with diabetes at 21 causes him to start losing weight.
* TheShowMustGoOn: Chris' attitude after the tragedy is that the competition must continue. He's unusually restrained about it, though, and does make allowances and some structure changes so the campers can grieve properly.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Both Heather and Duncan have grown up, figuratively as well as literally, in the ten years since they were on the show. Duncan has even learned basic precepts of chivalry.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Both Heather and Duncan have grown up, figuratively as well as literally, in the ten years since they were on the show. Duncan has even learned basic precepts of chivalry. It's also idly noted that Eva's anger issues had a physical cause and she has responded well to medication, bringing her legendary temper under control.
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-->'''Heather:''' How long has it been? Ten years?
-->'''Duncan:''' Ten years ago today, may she rest in peace.
-->'''Heather:''' That wasn’t really what I meant, but... But, yeah. Poor [[spoiler:Gwen]].
-->'''Duncan:''' Ten years ago today, may she rest in peace.
-->'''Heather:''' That wasn’t really what I meant, but... But, yeah. Poor [[spoiler:Gwen]].
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-->'''Heather:''' How long has it been? Ten years?
-->'''Duncan:'''years?\\
'''Duncan:''' Ten years ago today, may she rest inpeace.
-->'''Heather:'''peace.\\
'''Heather:''' That wasn’t really what I meant, but... But, yeah. Poor [[spoiler:Gwen]].
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'''Duncan:''' Ten years ago today, may she rest in
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'''Heather:''' That wasn’t really what I meant, but... But, yeah. Poor [[spoiler:Gwen]].
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Chapters 2 and 3 recount the diverging incident in the fic's backstory and the remainder of the competition as affected by said divergence.
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* [[invoked]] NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Chris correctly presumes that [[FatalMethodActing a contestant's actual death]] will be "ratings manna". [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Then the show comes under fire for her death in the first place]] place and the season comes to an end "amid a worrisome ratings drop".
