User blog comment:Gogogadget831/Character Appreciation - Week 37: Owen/@comment-4726418-20170914184717

It's hard to explain why someone can like/dislike a character like Owen. His role as a likeable comic relief is fairly straightforward and he's essentialy a more over-the-top version of Lindsay but with food and toilet humor thrown in too. I think sometimes the hate he might get is a bit overblown, such as criticizing him for not being a pivotal plot point character which shouldn't really matter since not all characters need to be like that. Or complaining about how he has too much fart gags when I hardly notice that. I kinda relate to Owen and that's one of the reasons his more conversational humor appeals to me. He's just so carefree about so many things. And anyone who was stuck with RR Noah as a partner and didn't lose their mind have that kind of durability in spadeloads. I can relate to that but I can also kind of look up to him for it. I don't think he "screenhogs" either like he sometimes gets painted as. A more simple yet OTT character like the likes of Owen or Lightning or the Goths are needed in order to have some contrast for the more plot-heavy characters. And for the most part he entertained me in these seasons anyway so I don't really mind.

TDI he was a pretty great choice as first winner since, considering TDI's more simplistic tone, Owen or Duncan were really the only people I'd understand winning from an execution standpoint. Admittedly he was a supporting character a lot of the time but that's okay cause he filled that role pretty enjoyably. WT I liked him even more in cause they expanded more on his gullible side with him questioning whether he should trust Alejandro and him banding forces with Duncan which shown a lot of growth and self-awareness in him that his older self would never have had. In RR he was toned down a lot more for the purpose of his partner Noah being the more fleshed out character in his team (yuck, yuck) but for the role as MORP-filler he was given he played it pretty well and was by far the best TD veteran in that season.

TDA doesn't need much detail; I couldn't f**king stand him lol. Like, before he returned he was okay although wasn't nearly as enjoyable or cute as his other seasons. TDA in general was going pretty superbly in how it was handling its cast but Owen came along and won the title of "Worst return of all time." In these circumstances he's derailed beyond belief into a chaotic unapologetic pig, going from a light-hearted lovably great guy into a selfish, money-crazed horror. More complain about the pointlessness of this stupid "family runs out of money" storyline but my bigger issue is just how unlikable he was. Oh sure, he felt bad but all I was getting was him either a) doing a confessional where he says why he feels bad only to later do another bad action deeming it completely pointless or b) flopping hard at his "mole" mission making him even more cringy and insufferable. It was essentialy a carbon copy of DJ's TDA storyline but done the complete wrong way. It also completely f**ked up the boot order which was going perfectly, and I have Owen's horrible presence as the reason for that. In the Lindsay/Duncan bottom 2, we just have to have him vote off Courtney while she's immune simply because she got rid of him which is a complete waste vote and contributes to Lindsay's abrupt and out of nowhere elimination. Then the true star of TDA Harold swoops in and calls Owen out on his petty bullsh** only for this valiant display to go against him and ALSO be taken out by Owen. Even as a child this irritated the crap out of me since Harold/Lindsay absolutely should've been the final 2 of that season based on how things were going and Owen just destroyed that. Even him outlasting Courtney by like 10 seconds is horrific.

Idk I had to go on that spiel because TDA Owen truly is one of the worst season incarnations of all time and a huge gap in quality between him and his other seasons. I'll end on a good note by saying Owen is a pretty great character and I mostly welcome his presence.

Best Moment: Bisexual jokes

Best Season: Total Drama World Tour

Best Episode: I Love Ridonc & Roll for that speech alone