Ay, welcome back, broseph. Two things, both pertaining to the same season. One, I'm very glad BFDIE is now the third season as it felt weird that BFB was just... season 3 when season 4 being when Four hosts just feels right.
Two... do you have an outline on BFDIE yet, or at least ideas for the characters currently, or is that still in the progress phase?
MMMM yeah it was sad to sacrifice BFB's in-universe title as 4th season. Out of universe, it's placed as 5 with IDFB right before it.
I don't have any big outlines yet! I know I want to keep it lighthearted in comparison to BFDIA, which advertised itself as a goofy and spontaneous season when it actually caused great distress and relationship strains to the top competitors.
Cohesive themes... canon had a lot of cheating didn't it?
The cheaters sailing through the game just to get snuffed out in the end. Depending on how entertaining and disruptive Announcer finds it, they may be able to get away with it. On top of the bullies. (Sorry Sidewalky, there's a difference between playing the game and being a genuine jerk) That doesn't mean they'll make it in the end:
Our winner is Fern, who could serve well as an underdog storyline. He's average, given everything. He has to deal with cheating and a highly competitive environment. It may push him at times but isn't that what BFDIE is meant to do? It's a reality competition show.
Another thing I've done a lot of in the redux is hurt people hurt people. Money would be a great chance to explore that.
The cast would also get the chance to play again if there's another season/if they have motivation to. If a character who's gotten all of their development shows up as a contestant in a new season, they're legible to be replaced by a character from BFDIE who could use the screentime and development, same with TPOT's failed debuters.
Ideally everyone will have small arcs wrapped up by BFDIE's end. Room for more it they make future appearances, but otherwise fine to be left alone.
I also don't know what to do with Nightmare Island but nobody is getting trapped there for years on end. It will follow the trend of winners losing their prize or giving it up somehow.
Otherwise that is ALL I have.