User blog comment:CF12/What Makes Bridgette so Popular?/@comment-31556666-20150713182419

Though I'm not going as far as to call myself a diehard Bridgette fan, I do recognize that she is a well done character and the way she sets herself apart from other characters should be given more credit. Bridgette is one of the most realistic characters the show has ever produced and a majority of viewers can probably relate to her. Does that make her boring? Far from it. Because even though Bridgette is very down-to-earth, the appeal lies in the little add-ons to her to make her more realistic. Bridgette comes across as a run-of-the-mill normal girl, but she balances this out with her overall personality. Bridgette is a pushover. Bridgette gives anyone the benefit of the doubt. Bridgette has a relaxed attitude that bounces off of many contestants in the first season. And she's a klutz. She's a vulnerable character, meaning she is by default, worth rooting for once she's introduced. I don't think any TDI contestant matched the relatability Bridgette had. Gwen comes close but whereas she needed a whole season to develop properly, Bridgette is consistently the same throughout, knowing how comfortable she is with who she is. That doesn't stop her from developing though. Her Brunch of Disgustingness focus should be given more credit for how well-done it was with her perspective. It presents Bridgette as a doormat but it is overcome easily by her. Not Quite Famous shows her vulnerable and klutzy sid, where she is really just a normal girl trying to make a name for herself. And little moments in The Sucky Outdoors and If You Can't Take the Heat... show that Bridgette is able to read people's personalities fairly easy and isn't as taken for granted for as it seems. The point I'm making is that throughout various TDI episodes, Bridgette had more and more traits added on to her that culminated into her being what I thought was fully fleshed out for the season.

I know her TDA and WT runs are complained about by fans but she wasn't really "bad" in these seasons. There wasn't anything to hate about TDA Bridgette since not only did she go early and be harmless, but she was also much more matured in the aftermaths, not taking Geoff's phase with showbiz lightly. Her WT run was also very short, but if her role in her elimination episode and the first aftermath proved anything, it was a reminder that Bridgette is not a Mary-Sue, regular character. She is a human who has real emotions and makes real mistakes. Her commendable approach to life and understandable human mistakes makes me respect Bridgette as a character, so I can see why others love her.