The former wannabe cautiously entered the studio before sitting down in front of Josh. "Hi there," she greeted. "Wow, this place looks so shiny and brand-new. So, should we start?"
"Yep," Josh replied. "We'll go in elimination order. Ezekiel is first, and he mentioned you and him talked a bit."
"I didn't particularly chat with him until I got to Playa de Losers. But once I talked to him, I found out he wasn't as bad as people claimed. I learned that one of his best skills was bird calls. I felt bad about the whole feral thing he went through and tried to visit him while he got treated. We're pretty decent friends now."
"What about Eva? Did you interact much?"
"Um, not really. She was kinda mean. But she wasn't underhanded, so I guess that's a plus."
"Next is Noah. Did you two interact much?"
"Um, no. He was eliminated first, so we didn't get a chance to talk. But even on the island, he was a bit snooty and acted all important when he really wasn't. But I heard he mellowed out some during the spin-off."
"Now this next one should be interesting." Beth got a slight blush when she saw Justin's photo. "He's still as handsome as he was back then," she sighed. "We were good friends once Action rolled in. Sure, people say he was simply trying to make alliances, but he's a genuinely good guy."
"Good enough to flirt with him even though you claimed to have a boyfriend at the time?" Josh noted. Beth's expression went from joy to worry. "Um...well..." she nervously explained, "I may have...exaggerated the part about the 'boyfriend' bit. We were just close friends that met between seasons."
"Ha!" Josh laughed. "I knew it! I mean, a girl like you getting a boyfriend?"
"Hey! I like the way I look. Can we please move on now?"
"Sure, sure. Any thoughts on the duo of Katie and Sadie?"
"I thought they were swell people. Maybe the squealing can be a bit much at times, but I loved their friendship. It's one of the few friendships that the show didn't taint in any way. We're pretty good pals now."
"Now, onto Tyler. I know Lindsay liked him, but did you?"
"Originally, I thought he would be this arrogant bully like they have in those high-school movies. I'm so glad I was wrong. He has a little ego, but he's such a nice guy. I'm really glad he and Lindsay met up and got a happily ever after in the end."
"Time for the next camper. Your thoughts on Izzy?" Beth simply scrunched her face in confusion. "It's really hard to say anything about her since she changes things so quickly," she thought. "I just try to be careful around her whenever we do meet up due to her unpredictability."
"I don't blame you there," Josh remarked. "Now, you gave Cody a kiss as he was eliminated, and some people saw that as a sign."
"It was just a friendly kiss goodbye. It wasn't serious. Me and Cody get along fairly well, I think. I felt so bad when the bear got to him and then the sharks. We talk from time to time, but I can't say we're super-close."
"Now we're gonna be getting into the nitty-gritty now. Courtney's next."
"She's one of the WORST human beings the show has ever had! And that's saying something considering that the show had a mean jock, a cruel influencer, an evil genius and Heather. She thinks everything should bend to her demands when the world never works that way. Not to mention she tries to use everyone as puppets. And yet everyone on the show acted like she hadn't bargained with our lives and thought of her as a friend. I'm glad All Stars showed her true colors."
"A good thing about All Stars. That's a first. Now we move on to another guy you kissed." Beth adjusted her glasses when she saw Harold's picture. "Ah, yes," she recalled. "I admit that Harold was a tad geeky for me, especially during Island. The first time we really talked was in Action. It turned out we both had a love of dolls and action figures. We managed to chat a tad more after the merge and he helped me not get so swayed by Justin's attractiveness... Although I admit that barf-covered kiss was a bit bad. Wish I could undo that moment. While he can get on everyone's nerves a bit, Harold's a good guy. If I hadn't gotten into Action's finale, I wish he had. He deserved to win that season."
"Very interesting," Josh noted. "Now let's move onto a member of the Grips. Your thoughts on Trent?"
"Well, hes an...interesting case. He was kinda cool in Island, but nothing too special. But I definitely saw a new side of him in Action."
"With his number nine obsession?"
"Not just that. I had a neighbor that went through something similar, and it turned out he had a bit of obsessive control disorder. I was worried Trent was spiraling towards that, and with Justin informing us about the challenge throwing, it was the final nail in the coffin. I had to vote him off then. But after that season ended, he started to get better. He's nice and all, but I don't think he should get onto a reality show again for the sake of his mental health."
"Ooh, juicy! Now, what about Bridgette? You were the one consoling her in World Tour's first Aftermath."
"She was pretty cool. Yeah, her make-outs with Geoff did get annoying. It's why we chose them over someone like Heather in Action. But she at least tries to be honest with people, and even admit when she's messed up like with the Alejandro debacle. Sometimes we chat every now and then, but with her being busy with surf contests and her family, we don't talk as often as we should."
"Let's go on to one of your most memorable comrade, your ride-or-die friend, so to speak." Beth smiled as she saw Lindsay's picture. "She's honestly a great person to be around," she began. "We started getting close at around the second challenge of Island and things just stayed up from there. She gave me beauty tips like on what hair scrunchies to use and I showed her the cute piglets around the farm I grew up near. I even encouraged her relationship with Tyler despite Heather's disapproval. I mean, there wasn't any real harm to it. I tried to encourage Lindsay to break away from Heather's grasp, but Heather knew just how to keep my friend under her nail, so I couldn't be too mad when voted me over Heather. And what happened to her during her elimination was just so unfair!"
"What about Action?" Josh asked. "You did seem to get more annoyed with her, like in the horror movie challenge."
"Well, yeah, I was. I was a bit worried that all her time with Heather was making her act more like Heather. We finally got to talk about it after the war challenge, and Lindsay confessed that she didn't want to be seen as just the pretty dumb blonde girl and she was trying her best to not get screwed over like last time. I was so heartbroken when she got booted in the rock and roll challenge, but her words to me kept me moving forward, and honestly, I couldn't have won Action without her encouragement. I'll admit we do have the occasional bickering, the Paris incident being the most infamous one, but we're still very good friends to this day and I support her charity fashion show she hosts every year."
"Ooh, interesting! Now onto DJ. Any thoughts on him?"
"He's such a gentleman, but he unfortunately gets the short end of the stick during the game, whether it's his alliance with Chef or the animal curse. I'm happy things are looking up for him nowadays, and we do chat from time to time."
"Okay. What about Geoff? Any thoughts regarding him?"
"Well, we didn't talk much in Island or Action, due to either being on different teams or him being an early boot. In World Tour, we spoke a little during the Aftermaths, and while I was a little mad that Geoff let Blainley debut instead of me, I understand why he did what he did. Considering how much hell we went through with Blainley, I can't really blame him for wanting payback. Like with Bridgette, he's a bit busy with family now so we don't talk much now."
"Alright. Onto the next contestant, which is Leshawna." Beth smiled at Leshawna's photo. "She's quite nice and fiercely independent," she began. "In Island, I admired how she was so vocal and clear about what she thought of people like Heather. However...she also fell in a dark place the longer she was on the show."
"The infamous spa day?" Josh asked with a little smirk.
"She lied to her team to get it and then badmouthed all of us behind our backs. It took quite a bit of willpower not to immediately vote for her once the merge hit. But she did feel some regret after that and has been pretty good as of late. I even helped her and Harold finally tie the knot after what felt like an eternity."
"I gotta remember that for Harold and Leshawna. Let's move onto fellow Action finalist Duncan."
"He's definitely a mixed bag. If it was just Island, I'd say he was decent even with him picking on Harold. But Action showed a bit of an uglier side to him. I kinda pity the guys that had to share a trailer with him. From his roughhousing getting rougher to his comments getting nastier... He didn't seem to do much better in World Tour, with the whole cheating scandal. But I felt a little bad for him in All Stars, and he didn't deserve getting carted off to prison like that. He's still a mixed bag to me to this day."
"Now onto the ringleader of Total Drama's first-ever alliance." Beth frowned at Heather's photo. "She is such an awful person!" she groaned. "I mean, when I rewatched Island and her confessional about who was dumb and desperate enough to join her, I'll admit I fell into the desperate spot. I wasn't exactly the most popular person back then. But Heather made both me and Lindsay do some grueling stuff, like wash her ugly back, and it wasn't even for the challenge! I was fed up with her by the paintball episode and I GLADLY told her my thoughts on her. I figured she'd be gone right away, but apparently, the Gophers thought some fake curse was worse and decided to boot me instead. I tried to avoid her as much as possible during Action, and I was SO happy whenever I beat her one-on-one. World Tour didn't really change my thoughts on her. At best, I'm glad she found someone just as bad as her."
"I expected some juicy drama from that," Josh chuckled. "Now, what about Gwen?"
"Well...we didn't really talk much even in Island. She either stayed with Trent or Leshawna whenever she and Heather weren't arguing. She was a bit of a loner and kind of a downer. We talked again after learning of Trent's challenge throwing, and while I was a little mad at her, it was a bit nice that she tried to make up for her mistakes. We don't really talk much nowadays."
"Let's move onto lovable goofball Owen. Your thoughts on him?"
"He is so fun to be around. Sure, he wasn't perfect, like with the whole mole thing, but he definitely tries to stay positive. Him getting his jaw busted and then being booted by Courtney's sole vote was such a sad thing to happen to him. And seeing him get tricked by Alejandro in World Tour was even worse. But I'm glad he still kept his positive attitude in the spin-off. We're still friends to this day. Not super-close like I am with Lindsay, but still good."
"So, I don't recall you interacting with Sierra any..."
"Well, she's definitely can be a bit of a pain sometimes, especially with her obsession with the show. I even heard she scavenged my old braces after the dentist removed them. But she's definitely improving from when she first got into the competition. Though I think the therapy stuff also helps."
"So, you've shown a little disdain for Alejandro earlier. Anything else you wanna say about him?"
"He's just as bad as Heather, perhaps even worse. He was more than willing to leave Owen to DIE in the Amazon just because he found him a tad annoying. And seeing him knock Cody into shark-infested water just made my blood boil! I hope I never see him again."
"What a lot of fury for you, Beth. Now, have you met anyone from gen 2 or 3?"
"Yes, I have. I've talked with Zoey quite a bit, and she was impressed with me winning Action. I've also met up with Samey, I mean, Sammy, and talked with her. Her home life with Amy sounded awful. And I've met up with Ella and Rodney and was happy they got some sort of happily ever after."
"Now, finally, what do you think of the Reboot cast?"
"Hmm, I sort of like Zee and Emma the best, though I don't really watch the show much anymore."
"Thank you for your time, Beth. And who knows? Maybe one day you'll manage to snag an actual boyfriend." Beth simply rolled her eyes at Josh's remark before leaving. "Let's see who's next," Josh muttered as he looked at a list. "Her?! Oh, no. If she does her C.I.T. stunt, I swear..."
Beth is definitely a love or hate character, but she's in the love category for me. I tried to cover the more major stuff like her thoughts on Heather and Lindsay the best I can. I also kind of retconned the Brady boyfriend thing and just made then friends due to how all that was handled in Action.
Next comes everyone's favorite counselor-in-training with lots of law knowledge. Until next time, this is Dunsparce519 saying enjoy and have a good day.