User blog comment:Don25/A reflection on Dawn and its undeserved popularity and why it should not return./@comment-22317052-20171210130843

Even though I like Dawn a lot myself, I agree that she gets more praise than she probably deserves. That being said, I understand her popularity: people like mysterious and quirky characters in almost every fandom I know, and Dawn definitely fulfills that role. Heck, judging by the whole "fake McLean statue" thing during her elimination, writers also knew she'd be a fan favorite. Plus, for someone with just five episodes of screentime, she was very prominent, and that is why I, among other people, see potential in her. Regarding her powers, sure, they are unrealistic, but they were never really used to give her a significant advantage in challenges, besides her making it to the island first in the very beginning of the season, but that wasn't really a challenge.