User blog comment:XxAquaInfinityxX/"Antagonist"/@comment-1854897-20150317235933

TDA and TDPI didn't really have "main" antagonists or antagonists in general. TDA made Leshawna, Geoff, Gwen, Justin, Courtney, and Owen out to be "antagonists" at some point or another. One left, and another took their place, and the most "antagonistic" thing anyone did that season was when Leshawna lied or when Justin made Gwen cheat. All Courtney did was be annoying and whine. She wasn't really out to take anyone down. I don't consider her an antagonist. She's just a strategist, and Justin?? pfft

Same thing with TDPI. The main 4 were Max, Topher, Scarlett, and Sugar. Topher was Chris's and did a lot to take him down from his position, though he failed. Scarlett had ONE episode of "Evil" and it wasn't even against anyone. It was just to show shock value. Max is just comedic relief. And Sugar is only considered an antagonist because at that point in the competition, she was the only one who did non friendly things. What did she do other than be mean to Ella (BECAUSE SHE WAS A THREAT TO HER PAGENT) and outsmart Jasmine? She was mostly comedic relief and jokes. But I think there was somewhere where Fresh said that Scarlett is the "main antagonist". Just because people did "bad" things doesn't make them antagonists.

The only "Real" antagonists on the show are Heather, Alejandro, Scott, and Mal (ugh). Heather for obvious reasons. Alejandro for the same exact reason. Scott literally went out of his way to target and take down various members of his season, but changed his ways after that trauma he went through. And then Mal is literally just the "Evil" side of Mike, though if that is as evil as Mike gets then... Either way, Jo was a bigger "antagonist" than Justin, Courtney, Scarlett, Eva, and Sugar combined, and you don't see anyone putting her on the list. Sometimes shows don't have antagonists. Just people who are more daring than others or more strategic and actually play the game rather than find romance and friends, but that doesn't make them "antagonists", and that is something people need to realize.