If you’ve spent any amount of time scrolling through the deep, often chaotic corners of the Total Drama fandom, you know the name "The Best Friends." Jenn and Devin—or more accurately, Carrie and Devin, as Carrie is the blonde counterpart to Devin’s lovable but oblivious persona—became a focal point of the spin-off series The Ridonculous Race. People are still asking what happened to them. Honestly, the answer is a mix of scripted drama, a brutal physical exit, and a heavy dose of "what comes next" for characters who finally got their act together right before getting kicked off a plane.
They were the classic "will-they-won't-they."
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It’s easy to get the names mixed up if you’re a casual viewer. Sometimes fans conflate Jenn (the Fashion Blogger) with Carrie (the Best Friend) because they both occupied that mid-2010s "blonde optimist" archetype. But for the sake of setting the record straight: we are talking about the soul-crushing, leg-breaking, love-confessing saga of Devin and his childhood best friend.
The Ridonculous Race Disaster
Devin and Carrie entered the race with a decade of history and a whole lot of unrequited baggage. For twenty-four episodes, we watched Devin bounce through the five stages of grief after a breakup with his unseen girlfriend, Shelley. It was painful. It was funny. It was deeply relatable to anyone who has ever had to help a friend get over a toxic ex while secretly wishing that friend would just look at them for once.
Then came the fall. Literally.
In the episode "Last Tango in Buenos Aires," the duo finally reached a breakthrough. After twenty-odd episodes of Devin being emotionally unavailable and Carrie trying to move on, they finally kissed. It should have been the victory lap. Instead, just moments after their emotional peak, a reckless shove from an embittered Shelley-lookalike (actually a confused emu, but the irony remains) sent Devin plummeting off a cliff.
He didn't die, obviously. This is a cartoon. But he was mangled.
Why They Didn't Win
They were the frontrunners for a while. You could feel the writers leaning into their redemption arc. However, the injuries Devin sustained—which included multiple fractures and being wrapped head-to-toe in bandages—meant they were medically disqualified.
It was a gut-punch for fans.
They had to hand over their spot in the finale to the Surfer Dudes, Geoff and Brody. It’s one of the few times in the Total Drama universe where a team didn't lose because they were bad at the game, but because the game was quite literally too dangerous for them to continue. They left the show in an ambulance, but they left together. That's the part that sticks with people.
Where Are They Now? (The Canon and the Theory)
Fresh TV, the studio behind the madness, hasn't brought the "Best Friends" back for the recent reboot seasons on Max. Those seasons focused on an entirely new cast at Camp Wawanakwa. This has left a massive void that fan fiction and head-canons have filled with varying degrees of intensity.
Basically, they are the "happily ever after" couple of the franchise.
Unlike Duncan and Courtney or Gwen and... well, everyone, Devin and Carrie weren't built on toxicity. Their ending was a graduation from friendship to a committed relationship. According to various cast reunions and social media snippets from the creators over the years, the pair stayed together. Devin recovered from his "cliff incident," though the fandom likes to joke he probably still has a lingering fear of large flightless birds.
Why the confusion with Jenn?
There is a real reason people search for "Jenn and Devin." Jenn was one half of the Fashion Bloggers. She was eliminated much earlier in the competition. Because The Ridonculous Race had such a massive cast (18 teams!), characters often blur together in the memory of the general public. Jenn was great—she was obsessed with her boots and her social media following—but her story didn't have the romantic stakes that Devin's did.
If you're looking for Jenn's fate, she's likely still blogging. If you're looking for Devin, he's with Carrie.
The Impact on the Fandom
The "Best Friends" arc changed how the show handled romance. Before them, it was all about the "Hot vs. Dorky" or "Bad Boy vs. Good Girl" tropes. Devin and Carrie represented the "Slow Burn." It was the first time the show really leaned into the emotional labor of a relationship rather than just the physical attraction or the strategic alliance.
- They showed that trauma bonding is real (even if it's over a race around the world).
- They proved that the "Friend Zone" is a choice, not a permanent residence.
- Their exit remains one of the most polarizing moments in the spin-off’s history.
What You Should Watch Next
If you’re missing that specific brand of Total Drama chaos, you don't have to stop at the end of Ridonculous Race. The 2023 and 2024 reboots brought back the original survival format with a much more cutthroat edge. It doesn't have the same "travel the world" vibe, but the humor is updated for a generation that grew up on TikTok rather than MySpace.
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To get the full story of what really happened to the duo, you should revisit the final few episodes of season one of the spin-off. Pay close attention to the dialogue in the elimination walk—it’s one of the few times the show feels genuinely tender.
Actionable Steps for Fans:
- Re-watch Episode 24: This is where the actual climax of their story happens. It’s titled "Last Tango in Buenos Aires."
- Check out the Total Drama Rama cameos: While it’s an alternate reality (the characters are toddlers), several Ridonculous Race characters make background appearances. It’s a fun Easter egg hunt.
- Explore the Fresh TV Official Socials: The creators occasionally answer "where are they now" questions during Q&A sessions. While not always televised, these snippets are considered "soft canon" by the community.
- Distinguish the Teams: Remember that Jenn belongs with Tom (The Fashion Bloggers) and Devin belongs with Carrie (The Best Friends). Keeping the teams straight makes searching for fan-made "sequel" content much easier.
They might not have won the million dollars, but in the world of reality TV parodies, getting out with your soul intact is probably the bigger win. Devin traded a functional set of legs for a girlfriend, and honestly, in the context of Total Drama, that’s a pretty good deal.