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Even as a [[Cartoon Network]] show, you can expect several unsatisfactory [[Dethroning Moment of Suck (Darth Wiki)|moments]] from this [[Canada, Eh?|Canadian]] import.
 
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* [[Tropers/Ian|Ian]]: The aforementioned [[Gainax Ending]] in ''World Tour.'' Even for a show tilting towards [[Cerebus Syndrome]], seeing Al and Zeke get engulfed in lava and horribly disfigured (the latter on fire and screaming in pain) is pretty heavy stuff. The Dethroning Moment sinks in when you realize they created all that [[Nightmare Fuel]] just for the sake a couple of asinine, poorly-written, cliched, and entirely predictable homages to [[Lord of the Rings|Return of the King]] and [[Star Wars|Revenge of the Sith]], complete with a [[Big No]] contrivedly shoehorned in. In fact, that brings up another problem with the season finales- the writers' insistence on having "alternate endings so not even the actors know who wins." I'm sorry, but that's the close to the stupidest thing I've ever heard. They already know the entire plot, all the eliminations up to the final 2, and the circumstances of the win that are pretty much the same regardless of the victor. The only secret left is 30 seconds of footage and three or four lines of dialogue. Do they seriously think that it's worth diluting the impact of the finale just for that? Also the aforementioned [[Big No]] makes no sense in the version where Heather wins, [[Fridge Logic|why would Al be sad to learn that the person who kicked him in the kiwis and embarrassed him on national television just lost a million dollars?]] I don't know why the director has such a hard-on for alternate endings, but I pray that the crew shake-up prior to "Revenge of the Island" knocks some sense into someone.
* [[Tropers/Ginger Snaps|Ginger Snaps]]: Cody resolving to take advantage of Sierra's devotion to him in order to get the money, in ''"Rapa Phooey"''. The very moment he slapped on that incredibly [[Smug Snake]] expression and [[Jerkass]]-ey smirk, winked at the camera, and said, "if she insists on handing me a million dollars, who am I to stop her? Heh, heh.", his entire "[[Nice Guy]]" image crumbled into dust. So when he became the "good guy" of the final three, it gave everything a rather bitter taste.
* [[Tropers/lasalle 28|lasalle 28]]: The biggest deal breaker of the third season for me was the episode "Greece's Pieces". The episode opens up with Courtney and Gwen talking about Duncan's return. Gwen, who [[Your Cheating Heart|kissed Courtney's boyfriend yesterday]] after she finally befriends her, shows a grand total of ten seconds worth of guilt in the confessional and then contradicts herself by saying she won't tell Courtney about the kiss until it happens again and following it up by saying that she is looking forward to kissing him again and [[Captain Obvious|asking into the camera if this makes her a bad person]]. Meaning she is still going to see him behind Courtney's back and won't do a thing about it until they kiss again. So much for the [[Aesop Amnesia|"As long as you're up front, nothing can bite you in the butt" girl from the previous season, right, Gwen?]]. Meanwhile Duncan, whom cheated on his girlfriend literally behind her back, is busy threatening Tyler to keep quiet about the kiss and then he is seen in the next scene mutually "eye-flirting" with Gwen with Courtney [[Wall Banger (Darth Wiki)|standing right next to her]] and Gwen lies to her face about it. At this point in time it's safe to say that [[Took a Level Inin Jerkass|Duncan's]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] status he has is pretty much an [[Informed Ability]] from this point on, as is Gwen's supposed "guilt". The next scenes leading up to the ending is just Courtney [[Properly Paranoid|being suspicious about Duncan and Gwen]], Gwen pitifully trying to change the subject whenever Duncan is brought up, and Duncan being forced to sing (and one of his songs included saying that he does not regret kissing Gwen behind Courtney's back). When Tyler is forcibly told to spill the beans about Duncan and Gwen, Courtney gets understandably pissed, but what does Gwen do? Does she make any kind of attempt to apologize or accept any kind of responsibilty for her actions? No! Instead she [[Character Derailment|cowers when Courtney gets mad, cries when they want to vote her off]], and starts cheering when Cody wins the challenge for her so that she [[Karma Houdini|can't get voted off]]. The scene that took the DMOS award goes to the ending. The episode's Crowning Moment of Disgusting for me was when Courtney, the show's [[Jerkass]] Tsundere [[Ted Baxter|Baxter]] is seen [[Tear Jerker|crying uncontrollably]] while being comforted by [[Manipulative Bastard|Hea]][[Alpha Bitch|ther]] of all people, while Gwen is doing what? Starting a confessional at the end of the episode by talking about how great the kiss was while smiling and topping that off by saying that her [[Was It Really Worth It?|sole regret]] was that [[It's All About Me|she (Gwen)]] and her "[[Your Cheating Heart|new]] [[Jerkass|boyfriend]]" are going to be eliminated now...[[Elimination Houdini|except he wasn't.]] How you ask? At the elimination, when it was unanimous decision to vote off Duncan, Chris, in all of his jerkass glory, announces that he is going to outright [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them|ignore the votes and keep Duncan on the show despite the votes]] because Duncan is bringing the drama right now. Then the episode officially ends with Gwen cheering when Duncan doesn't leave and Courtney tearfully shouting 'I HATE YOU!' at Gwen and Duncan. Duncan and Gwen in this episode were so [[Character Derailment|derailed]] here, it was disgusting. They had no remorse for what they did, both were incredibly selfish, Duncan's [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] trait is officially an informed attribute from this point on, and Gwen went from being the [[Only Sane Man]] to being [[Not So Different|just as bad as Duncan, Courtney, and especially Heather.]] This episode marked the beginning of everyone's character derailment and the last episode of this season (and maybe the series) that I ever watch.
* [[Tropers/dynaboyj|dynaboyj]]: The ending of I See London. A mostly good episode died with a one-two-three punch of [[Deadpan Snarker|No]][[Only Sane Man|ah]] getting kicked off, Ezekiel, who had always got cut short of a plot, becoming a Gollum [[Expy]], and most importantly, [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Gwen and Duncan kissing]]. Yeah, that last one would lead to a lot more unpleasant moments.
** [[Tropers/Kentucky Troper 1990|Kentucky Troper 1990]] : I concur on this episode. Noah was one of my favorite characters during World Tour, and him getting booted was grade-A bullshit. Even though his team won the challenge, they basically say, "Get rid of an interesting character, and lets reboot a tired love subplot". Bull. Shit.
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