User blog comment:Your Highness, Mo/Protagonist Elimination Game/@comment-31556666-20161104153228/@comment-31556666-20161104163114

@Art That's a common misconception. The teams weren't officially announced disbanded up until the episode after. Before that, Owen and Trent joined the Killer Bass guys cabin, while Bridgette joined the Screaming Gophers girls cabin.

I know Noah rode the bull or whatever but that was completely by Owen positioning him correctly.

@Superdawnfan TDI would not be the same if Owen isn't there. Who else could've really been the comic relief, light hearted goofball that everyone gets along with? I guess you could argue Geoff but that would mean he'd take Owen's place in the finale, which would be a little awkward since both him and Gwen would be trying to win with their love interests heavy influence. This is different to Gwen vs Owen since Ozzy hasn't been fleshed out yet.

He does actually have interactions that help the show. He's one of the only contestants that can portray Duncan to be capable of being light hearted and fun to be around when it comes to his and Owen's interaction, Gwen needed to team up with someone to take down Heather, Heather needed to have a blindly nice person to show her use them while also mistreating them and Lindsay being the only one to have these traits isn't enough to get that point across. This is again just TDI I'm mentioning since that's who's currently getting voted off. But needless to say he also gets plenty of interactions in future seasons too.

And what you said about Owen is NOT his personality. This is Owen's personality:

He's a guy who enjoys eating a lot. He also tries to see the best in everyone and every situation no matter how bad it seems. He's one of the most optimistic people you'll ever meet. He gives it all his all when it comes to challenges regardless of if he feels. He is notably very enthusiastic. This enthusiasm is his greatest strength and weakness as it also leads to him being a generally easy lead on and somewhat weak willed person. He hasn't seemed to grasp that though and still genuinely tries his best to see the good in every one. He's a quite emotional person who feels passion about things he's either happy or sad about. He is also bisexual.

He's not someone who just eats. TD doesn't go that one note ever.