User blog comment:Juan Jose Rodriguez/Gwen and Duncan - Why Do You All Hate It?/@comment-1756703-20100509004720

I should clarify that I didn't mean you in particular disliked Courtney, JJR. I was speaking in general terms. After all, I can safely infer that most DxG fans I know of do indeed dislike her to varying degrees, and more often than not, that's their impetus for supporting the DxG relationship. It's even been hinted at in the show; in the TDA special, Gwen talks about how several followers of her blog stated how she deserves Duncan and not Courtney.

But you're absolutely right about how the entertainment factor of DxC is completely subjective, and I should have stated so when I wrote that. I've heard all the complaints you raise about the exposure that Duncan and Courtney got in TDA, and to a certaint extent, I agree that perhaps the writers of the show shouldn't have focused as much on them as they did. However, given that they were the only ones who made it to the final four who were in a relationship with each other, it was simply circumstantial. Put it this way; if Trent and Gwen were the couple that made it that far, isn't it likely that you'd be levying the same complaints against them? For a brief period of time at the beginning of the second season, it sure did look like it was going to be the "Trent and Gwen" season.

Oh, and one last thing. I know they're not exactly original, but honestly, I haven't seen too many couples like DxC as prominently featured like this before. I definitely can't say the same for a couple like DxG. The romance trope of "two good friends becoming more than just friends" is considerably more common; it was even already done in another Fresh TV production. You know who I'm talking about, right? Jonesy and Nikki from 6Teen!