User blog comment:Smartbook/Perceptions of the contestants/@comment-25297892-20150218171655

This is odd considering that all my nowadays favorite of first generation were all out of my interest at the beginning (Gwen that I liked at first look):

Izzy: she was the only contestant I didn't see from the beginning (because I started with Big Sleep where she was out of focus) and only since the episode she returned she conquered at all my sympathy!

Lindsay: hated her in the first episode I watched..she stepped and escalated quickly my like few episodes later.

Noah: liked and disliked him at the same time in Dodgebrawl but I was shocked when he was eliminated so soon...then in Haute Campture and in TDWT he became my most favorite.

Harold: I hated him a lot in TDI, but my opinion changed into a middle-opinion in TDA.

And now the shocking truth, the ones I liked at first sight and then disliked:

Duncan: don't know why, but I liked him in the theme song...but my opinion changed pretty soon.

Courtney: THE SHOCK! She was the first one I liked for the aspect, but my opinion changed as soon as I saw Gwen and Izzy and mostly knew the personality of Courtney, then TDA came and I utterly hated her and still nowadays.

Ezekiel: lol, sad but true.

From II Generation I didn't change any opinion, and my expectations on Mike, Jo, Dawn were kept fine in TDROTI and I still like them.

From III Generation:

Shawn: it was leaked he was gonna be the next main antagonist and I thought his zombophoby would have been annoying but eventually I ended up liking this character a lot!

Jasmine: in Italy she was almost ignored because there was no leak or information about her...and I thought she was a fodder, but when Pahkitew aired..boom! Jasmine was my favorite, my unexpected favorite as Shawn.

Max: I thought he was an awful fodder and I didn't absolutely like his aspect, but he ended up to be very funny and the second best male of the season. This doesn't mean I rooted for him, but I certainly liked him more than Scarlett, Ella, Topher, Dave, and Sky.

On the opposite side...

Dave: the character I rooted for since Pahkitew was leaked...well, in two episodes I was already HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED by his character. By the way I still supported him until Hurl and Go Seek...

Sky: another huge favorite in theory, but a flat boring presence to me in the air of the season. Sky was another bland protagonist and I ended up to dislike her totally since Hurl and Go Seek.

Topher & Ella: I pair these two because they were both a complete failure unlike my high expectations for them.