Thread:Fire Eater/@comment-12762816-20131211215007/@comment-1037137-20131211233736

I liked Duncan in TDI and in TDA he was tolerable. But folks, I was tired of his constant presence by the end of TDA. Not necessarily because I hated him, but because he had had so much time onscreen that I wanted the others to receive some focus. That's why I was happy he left in TDWT for the first time, it was a chance to shift focus elsewhere. And again, not because I had grown to despise him at that point. But having him come back just so he could set up that deadly domino effect that was the love triangle....That cemented by dislike for him. His prior crimes have become much less forgivable as a result.

His conflict with Harold was so one-sided. Say what you will about Harold, but Harold was not looking for trouble, and he got too many hard knocks for reasons that were just unfounded. Being constantly mocked by Duncan made him miserable, you keep taking junk like that from somebody, eventually you would snap and lash out at it. There's only so much abuse a person can take before you send them over the edge. This is the case with any story of bullying out there.