User blog comment:Bigez620/"You Regatta Be Kidding Me" - Review/@comment-4389268-20131030063639/@comment-1756703-20131030150053

Gwen may have reciprocated his feelings, but that still doesn't justify Duncan's actions when you consider how much it hurt Courtney. And while Courtney has certainly been no saint in the past, the difference that she's paid her dues, whereas up until this season, Duncan has not. The fact that he was still rejected and ultimately eliminated this season in spite of being nicer is just pure irony, and makes his comeuppance sting even more.

Also, even before their breakup, Gwen didn't engage in as much displays of public affection with Duncan as she has in the past. This was due to not wanting to upset Courtney. And from the first episode of this season, Gwen has made it clear that she wanted to make amends with Courtney over what happened in TDWT. So it's not completely unreasonable to assume that Gwen may have been thinking about the role that Duncan played in splitting apart Courtney and Gwen back then.

But let's say that, yeah, she broke with him solely because of his obsession with Courtney. Even in that case, Moon Madness wasn't the only episode in which he stated that he was thinking about Courtney. Heroes vs. Villains and Saving Private Leechball made references to it too. If I were in her shoes, just once would be enough for me to be pissed about my boyfriend wanting to attract his ex's attention right in front of me.

But I will admit this: more screentime should have been given to this theme of him still being obsessed with Courtney. I blame that on the short length of the season though.