User blog comment:Smartbook/Characters's fanbases/@comment-12762816-20140822012648/@comment-22535514-20140822191446

Let's go back to the general mindset of 2007/2008. People were discussing Duncan, Owen, Gwen, Trent, Heather, Leshawna, Geoff, Lindsay, Courtney, Bridgette, and Izzy incessantly during those days when it was only TDI, and with TDA slowly approaching, because they were the fan favourites. Are you really saying that Cody was that much in the forefront and talked about in those years compared to the ones above? The ones who were prominently on TDI with prominent interactions and storylines? The choices for TDA contestants were the fan favourites, give or take 3 of them, and the producers have said this, and Cody was nowhere to be mentioned.

Sierra exists because they wanted to add 2 new contestants to liven things up. They probably decided to make her like Cody after she was already in TDWT.