User blog comment:MHS0501/Who in your opinion is a Writers Pet?/@comment-1037137-20150802195524

The studio ADORES Owen. Something they make no secret of. Unfortunately. Which to me is bizarre because he is by no means one of the more compelling characters, and his comic relief has become rather cheap as time has gone on.

Duncan up until TDAS was constantly put on a pedestal and rarely considered in the wrong by the writing that keeps him going. It was always frustrating how even as the one to instigate the love triangle, he was rarely treated as an equally guilty party. I know why Duncan is popular, but I don't appreciate the special status he was granted for so long.

Mike and Zoey...........Pretty self-explanatory. They became way too big a focus for a while, and ate up the screentime of nearly every other character, most of them much more interesting or had more going for them, and did not develop themselves at all during that timeframe. It's pretty obvious how adored they are by the staff, but pushing them onto everyone who never did find them engaging or just annoying was a bad move on their part.

Chris, again BS to any argument that says he should be excluded from receiving any karma for his actions. Not a single credible argument has been given as to why he should never get any.

To a certain extent Gwen, for all the derailment she has suffered, for every unsympathetic move she's pulled, they still insist that she's supposed to be some sort of hero or protagonist. Thing is though I think the sympathy card has been expended. Now she's just aggravating to watch. A controversial pick for sure, but it's worth making mention of.