#tdn rod

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hey. hey guys.

random crossover o’clock!!

total drama nautilus characters in songs from crazy ex-girlfriend

(original songs under cut)

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Steve Checks Out The 'Hot-Rod' Audi SQ5 #SFLR #TDN #Audi http://stfi.re/vxpyaww http://ift.tt/2kKb2Zy

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some random doodles ft. the nautilus cast because my brain won’t shut up about them

(also I got lloyd and rod’s jackets mixed up but shhh just pretend they’re wearing each others jackets)

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I want all of Nicolas' personal relationships with all the other contestants cuz gen think hes the "everyone loves him" character

yeah he kind of is lol (except Chris, Chris kind of just thinks he's annoying)

The main cast members who have an established dynamic with Nicky are Greta, Rod and Reggie.

Reggie basically adopts him as a little brother the second she sees him, and due to the cloud of Wacky Cartoon Bullshit that follows her wherever she goes she ends up putting Nicolas in all kinds of situations. Never intentionally, though, and she always does her best to get him out of the trouble she puts him in. It's later revealed that her parents are expecting another child soon, and Reggie wants to practice being a big sister, it's all very sweet.

Rod and Nicky's dynamic is the most chill out of these three, he's usually the one putting an arm out to stop Nicky wandering into the underwater trench full of bombs or piranhas or whatever. Not much to say, Rod just wants to be the kind of supportive older presence to Nicolas that he needed when he was younger.

Greta is... Greta. Remember that episode of TDPI where they have to carry around babies, and Max is immediately attached to his baby? That's Greta with Nicolas. All evil needs a sidekick, right? And she's seen firsthand what neglect can do to a kid, so she ain't going to stand for that. She might be the only person who (mostly unintentionally) puts Nicky in danger more than Reggie, but the kid's basically indestructible. Not to mention, Greta really wants a little brother that adores her the way Nicolas seems to adore everyone... since... you know... her actual brother basically hates her.

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Nicolas has a lot of older sister interactions but not enough older brother interactions.

show us Rod being rly caring for the little boy

row row row your boat

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I want to make Lloyd worse

get out of my way rod i need that horrible man

you and the million dollar car anon should fight to the death methinks

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bell pepper should bite Lloyd. multiple times. please. (can you tell im angry that he did eve dirty like!!!!! you fumbled a bad bitch!!!!!!! how dare you!!!!!!!!!!!)

He did indeed fumble a bad bitch. And Eve, too.

(im kidding im kidding)

(but seriously this guy’s going to have to do a whole ass apology tour once the season’s over and he’s stopped crying)

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BIG SOFT MAN WITH BIG BROWN EYES LIKE A BABY COW SAVE MEEEEEEE

*leans on my million dollar car* heyyyy prettyboy what if u leave Lloyd and come with me

This is the funniest ask ever like some of y’all are down bad. I’m not judging though, good for you

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Made some tdn memes

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team dracula plays monopoly (og image under cut)

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Don't be shy share with the class (about Lloyd & Rod)

hoo boy, where to begin?

So, again, they arrive on the show acting like the best of besties despite having only met about a week prior. They figure the "dynamic duos" of the show tend to have some staying power, plus it would be a good advantage to already have a preset alliance going in.

Basically they're acting like childhood best friends but know nothing about each other. This is important.

Rod is... not quite an over-the-top sunshine-personified himbo, but he's not far off. I think his parents are the kind of people who, when something bad happens, will sweep it under the rug and act like it doesn't exist. He ignores negative feelings and experiences rather than dealing with them. And he also tries to look for the good in people - nothing inherently wrong with that, but when a bear trap is gnawing your leg off, it's kind of counterproductive to go "oh, well at least it's a good quality bear trap!" Needless to say, he was bullied quite a lot as a kid, by people he didn't even register as bullies.

He also hasn't really had many close friendships before - he's always kind of been the guy who's tacked onto the side of an already close-knit group of friends. And he's never had a best friend before, until Lloyd. So now that he's pretending he's been this stranger's closest friend for years, he's getting a taste of what he's been missing. And he loves it.

Rod knows this whole friendship started off fake, but he feels like it has the chance to grow into something real. It already feels kind of real to him, at least. And he's sure Lloyd feels the same! Sure, he can be a little... cold, when it's just the two of them and they're not supposed to be pretending, but he's never been overtly mean to Rod. Our boy is determined to elevate this fake friendship into a real one, and believes this is Lloyd's goal, too.

After all, there's no way someone this nice could be faking it.

Now let's talk about Lloyd Tarantino. Straight-A student, perfect golden child, and deep, deep in the closet. Our boy has issues coming out the wazoo.

Possibly his biggest skill is his perceptiveness. Lloyd can tell who's planning on forming an alliance, who's on good terms with who, who's likely to be a threat. He can determine when it's a good idea to hang back, fly under the radar, or when it's time to take action. He doesn't manipulate people, per se (not intentionally, at least) but he does take advantage of the dynamics that already exist. Lloyd is incredibly perceptive - about everyone but Rod.

Lloyd's the one who orchestrated the idea of a fake friendship. And he has every intention of breaking it. The whole point of a fake friendship is that it's fake, after all. Surely Rod knows this. Rod must be intending to ditch him too. It just makes sense. Rod wouldn't genuinely be this attached to someone he just met - he's faking it, all of it, just like Lloyd. So if they start to bond, to genuinely get along, if the friendship begins to feel too real, if Lloyd begins to have doubts... Doesn't matter. It's all fake! That's the point! His feelings don't matter. Rod can't possibly like him that much, he's just a good actor. In fact, he's such a good actor... he could be quite a formidable enemy if those circumstances arise, especially since most of the others seem to like him. When the time comes and Rod is more of a liability than a valuable alliance member, Lloyd should ditch the guy as soon as possible. And Rod won't have hard feelings towards him because this was the plan. Obviously. Rod would do the same.

After all, there's no way someone that nice could be genuine.

(And there's absolutely nothing to unpack in the fact that Lloyd would sooner assume someone's niceness is an elaborate facade, than believe that someone might genuinely like him. Nothing to unpack whatsoever.)

Yeah. They're really not on the same page. At all.

Add just a sprinkling of potential slightly fuzzier feelings sparking between them right as Lloyd is planning his betrayal, and you get a thoroughly messy explosion once that betrayal happens.

I can just picture it now...

Lloyd, having just thrown Rod under the bus in an auto-elimination challenge three episodes before the finale: "On my life, I have no idea why he acted so sad about it. This was our plan from the start, I swear! He'd have done the same to me!"

Chris, brandishing a remote with the biggest evilest grin on his face, about to pull up all of Rod's confessionals talking about how much he's enjoying his time on the show with Lloyd and how he's so sure they're becoming friends for real: "lmao wanna bet"

Also a side note: Rod and Ming are on opposite ends of the "bullied kid" spectrum, and it's part of the reason they become such good friends. They kind of balance each other out. Ming starts out defensive and aggressive, putting up walls at the slightest provocation and staying angry with people for years, and Rod shows her that it's alright to let people in and let go of grudges. On the flipside, Rod starts out as - and I say this lovingly - a doormat, letting people be as horrible as they like to him and forgiving them at the drop of a hat. Ming shows him it's okay to set boundaries and be assertive with people, especially people who hurt you.

So while post-betrayal Lloyd could easily have won Rod back as a friend at the beginning of the season, now he's going to have to actually work hard to get him back.

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mod who's the most eatable tdn character

uh. is this meant in a sexual way or no

because if it is, CR said Rod and i trust their judgement to the extent where I can accept that answer

if it isn't, tie between Isla and Alisha. and Nicolas. crunchy

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eve is an angel for the sole fact that lloyd still has all his body parts

thinking of having a challenge in a hypothetical season 2 thats a series of 1v1 fights just so Eve can beat the shit out of Lloyd. like I love Lloyd but it's what she deserves.

like, good for Rod that he could forgive the guy. Eve ain't about to extend the same mercy.

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i wouldnt kiss rod but i WOULD help him bind

i’m sure he’d appreciate it!

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who built rods face.....

idk lol, I mostly came up with that remix idea on a whim

but I did half draw Carmen, Greta and Eve in the ABBA-style outfits dancing to the song, so. mayhaps they built Rod's face. we may never know

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phalloplasty exists. I'll make him one

i don't even know how to respond to this