User blog comment:Epic~00/In Defense of: Dave/@comment-24971793-20150320214725/@comment-24971793-20150321144057

Well there was no need to turn him bald, crybaby and homicidal for the Skave plotline. They could have done a realistic storyline of a failed romance without making one of the partners turn into dr Evil. I think it would have been more enjoyable to watch as well.

Though personally I would have preferred if they took Dave into a completely different direction -> his normal guy versus crazy characters plotline. They could have done something really good with that ... now it just sizzled out once Leonard left.

Or alternatively do the Skave plotline entirely different: Have Sky eliminated instead of him in Hurl and go seek so that he's the one forced in an alliance with Sugar (perfect opportunity for the  the writers to play up his germaphobia). They also could have focussed on the friendship between him and Shawn. Maybe make him grow a little jealous because the romance between Shawn and Jasmine worked out while Skave failed after he followed Shawn's advice. That could have added some extra flesh to the last couple of episodes. Sugar get's eliminated an episode earlier when her plan to betray Dave backfires and get's her eliminated, next episode Dave manages to eliminate Shawn. Which causes some rivalry between Jasmine and Dave who fight it out in the finale. Sky and Shawn return as helpers, initially it's awkward between Sky and Dave but their mutual strong desire to win the game eventually makes them talk it out (as friends) and they decide to split the money evenly if they win. Dave's ending: he and Sky split the money but they don't become a couple, he appologizes towards Shawn and Jasmine. Jasmine's ending: she and Shawn win as a couple, and rub their victory in the other two's faces. Both couples get in the helicopter and Chris is left on the island with a broken remote about to be mauled by the bear.