Josh moved onto the last person on the alphabet, "And now it's time to talk about the final person from your generation that isn't Dakota, Zoey. I don't recall you two ever speaking AT ALL on your two seasons. How did you react to her in general, and how she dealt with Dakota?"

Sam kind of tipped his head over once he looked at the picture, "Honestly, Zoey is someone that I never had a problem with over the last 9 or so years. We did not speak much during the first season, but whenever I was around Mike or Cameron, she was friendly with me as well, but I never felt like she was open to getting to know me, since she was so caught up in her drama at the time. And I let her know when she was booted that I didn't appreciate how she handled Dakota when my girlfriend turned into Dakotazoid either. In between seasons, she did try to make it up to us, but it was clear that she found it easier to speak to me than Dakota. She sent us a lot of stuff, and was great at listening to me vent about how some of the others were treating me at the time. Before starting the next season, Zoey promised to work with me to the end, and to support me, since they knew I didn't feel supported by many people in the last season. She seemed more confident, badass, and we had a lot of similar interests, so we had a lot of fun. Zoey told me that she wanted my help in making up with Dakota, and was asking me for relationship advice, since her and Mike didn't progress that much in between seasons."

"If you two got so close, why do you think she booted you fourth? At the second elimination you both attended, she sent YOU home over Sierra, which Cameron didn't want. There was even the option of voting off Duncan?" Josh curiously asked.

Strain started forming on his face, "I... Honestly, I think it's because she got so much flack on our season from our cast, and even the general public about being VERY anti-women, so she wanted to choose at least one woman to stick by, which just so happened to be Sierra. I also think Zoey felt really bad for Sierra, and wanted to fix her, which she tends to do with certain people that she latches onto. The same thing with why she didn't boot Duncan through the season, though he would have been the easy choice. Don't tell me that you want to take me to the final 4, and how you wanted to see me get to the merge, and then do the opposite, while coming up with some BS excuses. We weren't the closest anyways, she didn't reach out to me, and I didn't reach out to her for YEARS. Ultimately, I did get over it, and when I made up with Mike and Cameron, she came with the package as well."

Josh was thrilled to move on, "Alright, so now it is time to get into the people from the first generation you competed with, and some of them WENT THE HELL IN ON YOUR ASS! And the one who did the most is Alejandro."

"You mean the Justin bootlegger?"

"Sure... He mentioned Harold a lot when he was describing you, and that Harold programmed you to have contrived beef with him."

All Sam did was groan and roll his eyes, "Al is a pathetic lowlife. He was mad because no one from our generation was impressed with his presence on the show, and he was mad that we were able to enjoy our "Total Drama" hype, while he was put in the hospital twice, once from the events of the finale in his season, and the second was from all of the guys beating him up while my season was filming. Harold and I did become friends, but he didn't tell me who to target or anything like that, but the eel thought that because he doesn't have genuine friends who he bonds with. For some reason, he felt like being the spokesperson about taunting me with not being deserving enough to be on the cast, and would verbally harass me about it the entire time. He made fun of my looks, my girlfriend's looks, my injuries, etc. I went on to ignore him for a bit, but I got fed up, so I mentioned him faking his injuries, his alleged bleaching, his alleged colored contacts, and getting his eye colors surgically changed, his family publicly disowning him, and Heather tossing him to get trampled. That was why the back and forth between us on my final episode happened, because I had enough, and I was going to match his energy."

Josh wanted to stir the pot even more, "So we heard that you and Alejandro did eventually get into a fist fight during one of the parties for the season, and that there was another set of drama between you two and your women, over them taking an acting opportunity from you two, and claimed that you both were blackballed."

The redhead just let out a HUGE laugh from his mouth, "Dakota and I were NOT blackballed. We got a reality show after that ordeal happened. The issue was that the studio was lying to us about them not wanting to do the project, so we did everything about it. They actually went with our version, but Al and Heather PAID the studio to edit us out, so they can film our scenes. I don't know if this part is true, but some say that they slept with the execs to get back on the movie. And I did fight Al during the premiere and finale parties. The first one involved me punching him once he started attacking Cameron, and then by the finale party, he remembered what I did, so we fought there, but he underestimated me."

"Courtney is next, and the two of you were on the Heroic Hamsters together. I just remember her using you as some sort of shield in the third challenge, when you were already sick," Josh mentioned, trying to hold back a sadistic smile.

There was no reaction once her picture was placed in front of Sam, "We really didn't interact on the show, and I was grateful for it. She did laugh whenever I was around, and I did overhear her mention that I didn't deserve to be there, but if you compare our first seasons according to the episode length, and the actual time that was spent filming our seasons, we lasted the same amount of time, and she of course returned in other seasons, so I found it hypocritical. Because I didn't deserve to be there in her words, I was just collateral fodder. Courtney did send me some DMs BEGGING me to not reveal her relationship with Scott, since him and I were going back and forth, and I wanted to put him in check."

"Alright, so how was dealing with Duncan like during your limited time competing with him?"

"It's weird, because everyone told me that Duncan was such a horrid person, and from what I saw in the first three seasons, I would agree with that statement. But from what I saw in real life, Duncan was different. There was something... off about him, and he was a lot more isolated and quiet, like he was at a crossroads with many things in his life. Harold and I being friends did cause some sort of chatter, since some thought Harold convinced the producers to let me on. He thought I was gonna hate him because of Al the Eel pushing that Harold thing, and I told him that none of that mattered to me, and that he appeared more relaxed and cool. Duncan thanked me, and that was the only time we spoke. He didn't arrive at Playa, nor any of the parties due to being at prison."

Josh had no reaction from what was told to him, nor when he pulled out the next picture, "Gwen is next on the list. Did you even meet her while you competed on the same season as her?"

He softly groaned, "Gwen was very uppity the entire time I was on the season, which I was not expecting, since she was supposed to be one of the nicer ones. She is also someone who I think let my affiliation with Harold get to her. But even before the season, we were trapped together, and she had absolutely no interest in getting to know me, or hear my perspective out. But despite that, she ranted ON AND ON about her failed relationship with Duncan while she was trapped underground with me. We started to argue about her selfishness, but then we were running out of air, so we stopped talking in general. She would always give me these glares and the cold shoulder, even in her last week when she was at Playa des Losers, though she would hang out with Cameron, who hung out with me. Gwen's not a pleasant person."

"Okay, so what about Heather? We discussed her in addition to her boyfriend, but not your specific interactions with her without him. She was the next one booted after you."

"That is true, but we did not speak throughout the entire season, and even when we were in Playa des Losers, which was MORE than fine with me. Of course I heard her trash talk me about not belonging there, having curly hair, being fat, and the usual insults, but I think everyone by that point realized that if you ignored her, than she becomes irrelevant," Sam stated matter-of-factly. "It wasn't until YEARS happened, when that whole acting roles drama took place, where she went online to claim that I admitted to Lindsay that I would have rather been with her than Dakota, knew that my relationship with her is crumbling, and made it seemed like we had an affair with one another. It was HORRIBLE, and I had to call her out on social media, which lead to a back and forth. They got the role, so I don't get why she felt the need to lie on me, and stir up stuff from several years ago."

Josh moved onto the next person, where he knew that Sam had some dealings with, "So Lindsay was the only person you were able to vote out during your season before your boot, and apparently you two became friends, or... more than friends according to Heather."

Sam was not pleased with that insinuation, "What you did was not nice, and very foul Josh, which I won't put up with. Starting the season, it was clear that she was uncomfortable, paranoid, and depressed. Her last experience on the show was not good, and she kept on ranting about the evil producers being out to get her. Lindsay didn't want to do the season, and many of her former Victory teammates advised her to not do it, but her boyfriend Tyler kind of forced her to do it, since they were going through some financial and personal issues at the time. No one on the team really wanted to get to know her, or to really delve deep into why she was this way, so I had a conversation with her, and we both confided in one another about our current states. She told me to ignore the people who were hating about me getting a spot on the season, and due to it, I actually voted for Courtney in that elimination round. We picked up where we left off when I was eliminated, and we just talked about our lives back home, as well as our partners, so I learned a lot about Tyler too. She helped Lightning and I clear the air, and we wanted to make Playa des Losers a really fun experience, where everyone can cool off, and I think we did that successfully. It was REALLY SCREWED UP how that EVIL couple tried to start stuff, and take that, as well as the Lightning rumors to cause dissention in her relationship, and I wasn't having that. Tyler and I met, where we became really good friends, and the same thing with Lindsay and Dakota."

He put down the final person, "So Sierra is the final person that you competed with, and I don't know the dynamic between the two of you well, at least from what I could capture on the show. I am assuming that because you and Cameron are good friends, and after being betrayed by Mike and Zoey, that you didn't like Sierra?"

He tensed up, and his face was squinted, "I... DID NOT like a lot of her actions on the season, and it did rub me the wrong way. While I was competing with her, we actually got along. Played many of the same games, were huge with technology and the internet, and she has a positive attitude that is infectious. We both talked about having a lot to prove this time around, with her wanting to prove that she could be a strong competitor without Cody, and me wanting to do well. Things fell apart quickly for the both of us in several ways, but she was always there to fuel me up with the right nutrition, and to lift my spirits. When the alleged event happened, I was actually in the infirmary, so I had no idea what happened. As both of them arrived to Playa des Losers, I didn't know what to believe, but I refused to choose sides, which remained today."

"Wait, so you managed to be friends with the both of them, despite you trying to vote her out, and being mad at Mike and Zoey for keeping you in? Cameron and Gwen made some awful accusations against Sierra, and Sierra allegedly did something horrible to Cameron. Isn't it foul to play both sides?" Josh asked in genuine shock, and curiosity.

"I took Sierra aside, and she explained EVERYTHING to me about what happened with her and Cameron from after I left. She was regretful of her meltdown and deterioration, but she was SURE of not sexually assaulting Cameron, and she isn't a good liar, so I believed her. I took Cameron aside once he arrived, and once he explained everything to me, he was SURE of himself, and he also isn't a good liar. Long story short, production had to get involved, and footage had to be looked over. Sierra did cross a lot of boundaries with Cameron, and I had his back with that. But neither one of them even remember anything sexual happening between them. Long story short, I think Gwen manipulated the entire situation, and mixed some truths with some lies, fed it to Cameron who was already paranoid/distrustful, and she wanted to get back at Sierra, since those two didn't like one another, and she had information about the real truth behind Gwen and Duncan's fallout, which involved Trent. At Playa, I tried getting the two of them to have a discussion on their own, but neither one of them took part in it. When Gwen arrived, she INTENTIONALLY did not want them to speak, and fanned the flames. Both of them respect that I am friends with the other, and I relate to them both. They cannot slander the other in front of me, and they are cool with that. I even tried getting them to talk several time after the show."

Josh had a perplexed look on his face, "That was... shockingly more interesting than I expected, especially with you just blaming everything on Gwen, but I could see how that's plausible. Anyways, what do you think of the other Gen 1 castmates, and the Gen 3 cast overall?"

Sam had to think about it, "I went into detail about being close to Harold and Tyler, and due to being close to the former, I'm friendly with Trent and Cody, though Justin is kind of just there. Owen and Noah have always been nice to me when I meet them, and I've gotten to know Geoff and DJ as well, since they are close to Bridgette, who is one of Dakota's friends. I've met Beth and Leshawna through some of my friends, and they're nice, and I've met Izzy through Sierra, and she's okay. No one else is really notable from that group. From the third generation, I only somewhat speak to Rodney, and Shawn to be honest. Topher and I got into a HUGE beef due to him stating that he slept with Dakota, and how she was trashing him to me, so there was a back and forth online. Due to that, I spoke to both twins, and he was mad at me about that. Sky is fun to do activities with, Jasmine is always cool, and Ella, as well as Samey are cool. Beardo is also a nice guy."

"And last, but certainly not least is your girlfriend Dakota," Josh announced with a sing-song voice as he placed down the picture on the table. There was an evil grin on his face, "Alright, so MANY people have either criticized your relationship AT BEST, or outright TRASHED AND CLOWNED your relationship AT WORST throughout this interviewing process, as things were so much worse than what was seen on the show. To be honest, I can't really disagree with them all either. What is your perspective?"

He refused to let his anger get to him, "Of course they would, and I refuse to acknowledge or put any attention onto it. I'm not stupid; I was attracted to her, and was interested in getting to know her, especially when she was on my team. I knew she was not attracted to me, and that was fine, because I was cool with getting to know her as a friend. Something about her gravitated towards me in the first episode, since she jumped in my arms at the first challenge. My attempts at flirting with her went nowhere, and I knew it was because I was doing what I thought was flirting, what I saw in the media, and used the advice of those shitty teen online websites. Things didn't really improve until after she became an intern. We genuinely became friends at the time, and it was nice getting to know someone without having to worry about them eventually stabbing you in the back, or them lying to you for strategic gain."

Josh was very skeptical, "She paid no attention to you when she was a competitor because she assumed that she would be on the show for a lot longer, and being a competitor means that you get camera time, especially if you last a while. Her befriending you was a way to ensure that she got camera time, and knowing how romances are shown on tv. Why did things get cemented between you two when she became Dakotazoid?"

"I could tell she started liking me because she would get so nervous, and someone like her is usually never nervous, and she told me that it's rare for her to be vulnerable with people, since they like what she represents more than who she is. When she turned into Dakotazoid, I thought that it was cool because you never see something like that in real life, and it in a way caused for her to focus on other things that aren't materialistic. To me, it seemed like she was okay with what happened, and claimed that it gave her another purpose in Playa des Losers, and she really was coming to my own. But things did start to take a turn when we got closer to going home, and when she got back home, in the height of her fame, Dakota went into a huge depression, since she had to go into hiding. I just wanted to support her, and I just wanted to cheer her up, so I suggested that she got into wrestling. It was her way of getting back out of the house, and getting some perks from her newfound fame. Turns out, it was one of the worst things I could do, and everything was just... falling apart. Every choice I made, thi... thinking that it would help her... ended up hurting her." Sam was trying his best to not cry, but he was failing at that.

The interviewer did not know how to take this, "So how were things like when you went onto film "All-Stars"? You said on film that you did it because you wanted to become a monster like her. Do you understand how that would have made her feel worse?"

He started sniffling, and wiping the tears from his eyes, "At... at the time, I didn't, and that was because I didn't want to tell her that, and she also didn't tell me how unhappy she was at the time. But everyone knew that something was off, but I was determined to fix things with her, and to support her. Everyone gave me advice while I was out there, and people gave her advice when she was hanging with the people who weren't on the season. Things were actually going pretty well after the show ended, but I think it was due to things starting to subside, but there was always this... lingering tension between us, and I couldn't explain why. Dakota told me that she wanted to revert back to her old self, and she didn't make it clear that she just wanted to physically look like how she did before Dakotazoid, so while I was supportive of that, it became more clear that she wanted to go back to how things were before the show, and that was by personality and mentality as well, so we bickered a lot about that, she claimed that I was never there for her, and she made it seem like I robbed her of the youthful, party life that she was destined to have, so the more she turned normal, the more she started partying, chasing fame, and being the third wheel in Anne Maria, and some of her other party hookups, which did include Topher."

"So you do believe Lightning regarding that hookup with Dakota, Anne Maria, and Topher. Why do you think Dakota denied it at the time, and why do you think that she still denies it?"

Sam's lip started quivering from nerves, "I don't know... it technically wasn't cheating, since we agreed to take a break before it happened, but I guess she felt some sort of guilt. This happened RIGHT AFTER the horrid reality show took place, which did ruin our relationship. I thought us breaking up would make me happier, and I would find a better purpose. What wasn't put out there was that I stopped eating for weeks, and it caused me to lose weight. Some of our competitors saw this, and realized that I needed to channel that energy into exercising, since at least it would cause me to lose weight and gain muscle properly. I had to see a nutritionist and all of that stuff, and even when I got healthier, I wasn't happy. Dakota tried acting and getting in that scene, but it didn't end well, and she sent me A BUNCH of drunk messages, calls, and texts stating that she missed me, and regretted everything. A few weeks later, she ended up in the hospital, and we agreed to get back together. Even then, it took a long time for us to trust one another completely, and it's been two years since we've gotten back together. We are taking things easy, and getting to know her as how she looked before, and being older is... a lot to be honest, but I wouldn't have it any other way."

Josh was thrilled that things were coming to a close, "So I ask everyone these last two questions just to wrap things up. The first one is what have you been up to since your time on the show ended? And what have you learned from your time on the show, now that you're 8 years removed from it?"

The redhead scratched his head, as he took the time to think about it, "What have I learned?... If anything, I learned that I can't live life like it's a video game. You don't get to start over to take on a task as many times as you want to, you don't have infinite life, and not everything is as simplistic as things are in video games. I had to get out, and live in the real world to learn that I am not Wreck-It Ralph, Sonic, Mario, and I shouldn't idealize myself to be like any of them. And what have I been up to since the show... I did go to school for Computer Science, and I am working on getting a Masters in it as well, but I am currently working for Nintendo, and am going back and forth about whether I want to stay there, or come up with my own gaming console."

"Well, that is great. Thanks for doing the interview," Josh concluded, as he got up to assist Sam in leaving his chair and the office.

He was being pushed out, and he had to shove his arms off, "Stop it, and don't touch me. I really really appreciate everything you, and the crew have done for me, and it was fun, as well as draining going over everything today."