I found this "TDI survey" from 2008 and filled it out! You can too here.
Penname: Cavewomania
Age (optional; if you want use interval ranges like 1-100, etc): early 20s
Gender: Female
Location/Hometown (simply stating US or Canada is a'right): US
How did you start watching TDI?: I heard it was similar to Danganronpa, so I watched it when it was on Netflix.
If so, how did you become hooked/what episode got you hooked?: This question applied way better back in the day, but I got into TD again after 4 years of not caring about it much because I saw how many fics were coming out for Alenoah in 2023 and I was like “who’s Alejandro?” Now I’m here.
When did you first see it?: 2019
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Favorite episode: In terms of fanworks, I See London. But I should really rewatch Island, it has some pretty good episodes.
Least Favorite episode: Hard to say? I don’t like a lot of the episodes necessarily but I’ve had a lot of fun rewriting some for my Aletyler WT fic. My Island knowledge is rusty and I’ve never wanted to really watch Action for some reason, I’ve only seen around the first four episodes.
I’ve heard Sundae Muddy Sundae sucks?
Favorite Gopher: Owen
Least favorite Gopher: Justin?
Favorite Bass member: Tyler, though I didn’t care for him until WT – during Island I liked Courtney.
Least Favorite Bass member: Ezekiel
Arrange the characters (including Chef and Chris) in order from most favorite to least:
Oh shit uhhh
1. Alejandro
2. Owen
3. Heather
4. Tyler
5. Noah
6. Gwen
7. Duncan
8. Leshawna
9. Courtney
10. Eva
11. Bridgette
12. Geoff
13. Lindsay
14. Sierra
15. Cody
16. DJ
17. Trent
18. Harold
19. Beth
20. Izzy
21. Justin
22. Ezekiel
23. Sadie
24. Katie
25. Blaineley
26. Chef
27. Chris
-ish, this is not a scientific list.
Which character(s) are you most like?: Beth & Tyler. I see a good amount of my young self in Beth.
Are you truthfully, really really obsessively in love with any of the characters?: Nope
If so, who?: I mean Alejandro is my fave, I just wouldn’t say ‘in love’? I’ve cosplayed as him.
Are you on crack?: Thankfully no.
Have you ever been to a mental hospital?: Hm.
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Plot Questions..
Who let the dogs out?: Bark!
What came first, the chicken or the egg?: Egg first makes the most sense.
Why is the plane crashing?: It’s just thirsty.
Were you surprised when Owen won?: I don’t recall but I like that he did.
Did you see HxL coming at all?: Nope.
Did you expect Harold had gotten Courtney eliminated before they showed that scene?: I don’t recall.
Did you cry when one of your favorites got voted off?: Nope. Man I should really rewatch this show...
Did you laugh when any of your least favorites got voted off?: Most likely.
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Character questions..
Your opinion of Chris Maclean: ‘Maclean’, ha!
He’s my least favorite but he’s fine. I think he’ll grow on me eventually but for now he’s just kind of there.
Does Chef creep you out, even the tiniest bit?: I guess?
Does Chef's cooking creep you out, uhm, alot?: I guess? Is something wrong with me, I didn’t really react to it.
Do you feel sorry for Heather?: She had it coming in Island – I really didn’t like her in Island and it was only until WT that I came around to her..
Why or why not?: see above
Has your opinion of any of the characters changed over the course of the show?: Absolutely. Harold used to be my favorite and I think Cody was my second favorite. Coming back to the show (because I changed so much as a person in between 2019 and 2023) was like a clean slate, though I shipped Nowen before because I’ve always liked both Noah and Owen.
Were you mad at Harold for switching the votes?: No, I don’t think so. I thought it was kind of cool.
Ezekiel or Eva: Eva. No contest.
Noah or Justin: Noah
Katie or Tyler: LMAO
Apples or Oranges: Oranges, they’re not huge like apples often are.
Izzy or Cody: Cody. Izzy’s really hard to write.
Beth or Sadie: Beth
Courtney or Harold: Shit – Courtney.
Trent or Bridgette: Bridgette
Lindsey or DJ: Lindsay
Geoff or Lewshana: Leshawna
Duncan or Heather: Heather
Gwen or Owen: Owen
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Opinion of Trent/Gwen: They have some good chemistry, I like them aesthetically, and I’ve read some one-shots focusing on them, but ultimately I prefer them with other characters.
Opinion of Duncan/Courtney: They’re neat and I like how popular they are. If I was naturally more into F/M ships I’d like these two a lot maybe.
Opinion of Geoff/Bridgette: Aesthetically pleasing, but ultimately more interesting with other people in fanworks.
Opinion of Harold/Leshawna: I don’t like them together TBH, I prefer Leshawna/Heather or Leshawna/Courtney. For Harold, IDK, Harold/Ezekiel?
Opinion of Tyler/Lindsey: Aesthetically pleasing, but ultimately more interesting with other people in fanworks. Also Alejandro/Tyler is my favorite pairing in this series so I’m biased to be annoyed by this one – I ship Lindsay more with Trent than with Tyler.
Opinion of Owen/Izzy: I can see it, but also… IDK? Izzy is hard to ship with people and I really like Nowen.
Since Noah/Cody IS TOTALLY CANON WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, your opinion of NxC: They can be cute, and I’ve enjoyed fanworks of them, but I prefer both characters with other people. I simply don’t care about Cody too much.
Opinion of FANON: The shit.
If any, favorite fanon couples: Aletyler, Nowen, Duncowen, Djuncan, Lesheather, Gwourtney, Ezzy (as in Ezekiel/Izzy), Trindsay, DJ x Lindsay, Heatherra, Gweather, etc etc. Doing the ‘ship every character with one another challenge’ helped me expand my range a little. I even ship Gwody a little now – freaky.
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Misc. Questions..
We're talking 100, 000 dollars. Would you be a contestant on Total Drama Island?: Hell no.
Would you jump off a thousand foot cliff into a lake full of hungry sharks?: Nope.
Would you be offended by Ezekiel's sexist remarks?: I wouldn’t be offended I’d just be annoyed and I would vote him out as soon as I could.
Would you last two days without any sleep?: I’ve tried, but to no success thankfully. A little over 24 hours is my max.
Are you good at dodgeball?: It’s been a while, I think I’d be okay at dodging but shit with aim.
How many times do you suspect you might possible be hit in the face?: ? I can’t punch to save my life.
Any special talents?: Hm, I can sneak up on people?
Would you join Heather's alliance?: No I’d hate Heather.
If you saw Izzy in a bear-suit (ONLY YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S IZZY!) during the camping episode, your first reaction: Oh shit is that a bear.
Your biggest fear: Naked in public? But to keep things in tone with the show I’d say being yelled at/being threatened after I’ve seemingly had a decent conversation with a person. (Can you tell I work in customer service?…)
If you recieved a heart-shaped coin purse given by Geoff, you: Give it back and hope he understands I’m not interested – I think he would.
Do you believe in 'bad luck'?: No but I think I’d avoid people with ‘bad luck’ if I thought I’d be annoyed by them/injured by them.
xD Can YOU take the heat?: I can follow directions but otherwise can’t cook really.
Would you get along with the rest of the campers?: As a 20 something, no. As a 16 year old, I’d be so confused with my own boundaries that I wouldn’t want to upset anyone – overall a worse way to deal with people.
Bootcamp. Your first reaction: Fuck.
Can you handle free-falling 5000 feet in the air?: AHHHHHHHHH
OMG, Harold saw your b***. You: Oops.
Were you able to eat the same way again the first few days after seeing the Brunch-of-Disgustingness ep?: Yeah, it’s cartoon food to me.
Would you be happy to see Eva and Izzy back?: It’s been a while. Wow I’m terrible at answering these.
Trent's elimination, your reaction: See above
Would you vote Bridgette off because she smelled really bad?: Yeah, I’d want the money.
Would you do well during the bike challenge?: That challenge is so confusing, I’d want to do well so I’d aim to get first.
Would you tell off Heather if you were Lindsey? (Simple enough): I wouldn’t have the guts...
Horror movies, yay or nay? No, though to be fair I never watch scary movies so maybe it wouldn’t be too bad.
Robotic racoon armies? Suddenly cute little animals don't seem as friendly: Sounds like a TF2 thing – maybe I could tame the raccoons with sour cream...
Out of the finally six, who would you least want to be chained to?: Duncan.
THE LOSER RESORT, EEEEEEEEE!: Sup losers.
Your opinion on Mr. Coconut: Can I eat it?
Your opinion on sticky buns: I looked in the thread this survey came from and apparently this is just a random question. Eh? I prefer other sweets like cinnamon rolls.
Your opinion on Heather's haircut: Honestly kind of relatable – I shaved my own head a couple of years ago and it was difficult and messy. It was my own choice though so I can’t relate to Heather on that front.
Before you found out who the winner was, Owen or Gwen? I was on Team Gwen.








