User blog comment:PhenomsServant3/The voice of Gwen fans everywhere/@comment-1756703-20130829111742

There's still a lot of people who side with Gwen, to say nothing of all the DxG fans out there who are usually definite Gwen fans.

I liked Gwen in TDI a lot. She was a great character and a fantastic protagonist. But in her appearances since then, I've become less and less of a fan of hers. In TDA, she broke up with Trent and convinced his own team to vote him off, which I thought was such an impulsive and immature way for her to handle their relationship troubles. After it seemed like she had learned her lesson as a result of the chilly reception she received in The Aftermath: II, I warmed up to her again. But then in TDWT, she had to go on and betray her new friend Courtney by kissing her boyfriend behind her back! Gwen is supposed to be one of the more mature characters on the show, so what the heck was up with that?

Gwen may have been thinking of saving her own butt by not telling Courtney about the affair, but it goes against what we thought we knew about Gwen. Gwen is supposed to be upfront and honest, much like she was in TDI. Instead, in Greece's Pieces, we see Gwen being selfish enough to hope for another clandestine kiss instead of doing the right thing and telling Courtney. Not only that, but Gwen pitifully cowers away from Courtney at every opportunity instead of owning up to her mistake and taking responsibility for her actions. And as for regret, Gwen didn't show more than a few seconds of regret over what she did; she initially accepted that what she did made her a horrible friend, but then what? Nothing! Not an single bit of remorse after that. Even after seeing Courtney crying her heart out (and being comforted by Heather, of all people) at the end of the episode, all she can think about in the confessional is how great the kiss was and how it may end up leading to her own elimination. Ugh.

Courtney had nothing to be regretful about in her response to the affair. Her boyfriend cheated on her with her new friend, a friend who she had spent half the season building a bond with, and neither of them showed any remorse about it in the slightest. She had her heart broken by both of them, and thus had every right to be upset and pissed off about it. She needed vindication!

You're right in saying that Gwen's actions in the love triangle alone may not be enough to justify making her a member of the Villains team in TDAS, considering her decidedly more benevolent history back in TDI. But keep in mind that if we were to judge all characters based on their actions throughout the entire series, Duncan would be on the Heroes team. He, however, is not, and it's all due to his actions in the latest season in which he participated (not [[Grand Chef Auto|cameoed) in. Thus is also the case with Gwen, and for that matter, Courtney.

But see, I'm HOPING that Gwen gets redemption in TDAS. Not through victory though, but through repentance. The positive aspects of her character were completely derailed in TDWT, and so she needs to get herself back on track, or else her actions in the TDWT love triangle will taint her forever. I want her to apologize to Courtney, and maybe even begin to repair her lost friendship with her. I want her to acknowledge the mistake she made in the way she hooked up with Duncan. While I'm definitely rooting for Courtney to win TDAS and get revenge for the way she was mistreated in TDWT, there's no reason why Gwen can't experience positive growth in TDAS either.