Thread:CF12/@comment-2212492-20150302103717/@comment-27329394-20150310040244

I apologize for making you wait on this response.

He was my favorite character from about TDI until sometime during TDRoTI, and in between this period was when I joined. I really liked his relationship with Gwen and I thought he was hilarious, primarily in Up the Creek, and despite the fact that he didn't really last that long, he was still the guy I enjoyed the most when I first viewed the show. There are two main reasons why he is not my favorite character anymore though.


 * I mostly just moved on from him being my favorite character due to the existence of Lightning (although Duncan also was ahead of Cody before Lightning was). As much as I liked him, I didn't really have a great reason for it. He was just kind of one of those guys who I placed at number one but couldn't really describe it all that clearly. Lightning has since taken that spot as that character who is my clear favorite despite reasoning, which sort of forced me to take a step back at viewing Cody. I don't think he is as funny as certain characters I placed above him, and I don't think he is developed as some of the others. However, I still believe he has qualities of both.
 * I thought he was very solid in TDWT, but he wasn't fantastic. Granted, he was still one of my favorites that season, but Noah, Tyler, and Owen (a character who I thought went unappreciated that season) were clearly more funny characters, while Heather and Alejandro felt more important. Cody just felt a bit underutilized. That said, I don't think he is nearly as bad as others think he was. I didn't find it too hypocritical of him for avoiding Sierra, since Sierra was far more obsessive than he was. While it is true that he only makes it so far in TDWT by slipping under the radar and being on a strong team, the fact that he wasn't a threat was the reason why he managed to escape elimination so many times. Plus, his interactions with the rest of the final four were good ones, so its not like he just was there. He mostly was there to continue development for their interaction, and the reason he came in third instead of Sierra was likely because he fit the scheme of the last two episodes better than she did.

Overall though, it's tough for me to rank a character as my favorite if they weren't the best character in their most prominent season. That said, I still find Cody to be a relatable and funny character with some great interactions.