User blog comment:Bigez620/"You Regatta Be Kidding Me" - Review/@comment-4389268-20131030063639/@comment-5956575-20131030072701

Yeah, Gwen lost some major points. Wow, Duncan treated Gwen better in their relationship than Gwen ever did for him. I bet most wouldn't have thought to say that in season three. But she starts by neglecting him for about 4-5 episodes. A the same time, he flips for Courntey for one episode (let's be real that was just a horribly poor plot device to break them up) and she flips. Okay, but even after they break up, Duncan still treats her as if they were friends. It's understandable why she wouldn't trust what he said, but then you think back to TDA & TDWT, Duncan was literally one of her three best friends along with Leshawna & Bridgette. And yes, Duncan & DJ were Gwen's main supporters in the sense that they didn't just mindlessly pick a side, but knew the reason behind what she did, and knowing why she comitted to it.

In thi season, Gwen seemed to have forgotten that Duncan was closer to her than Courtney ever was. Yet she treats Courtney as if they were friends since season 1. Gwen & Courtney's friendship can be considered a milder version of Katie & Sadie' friendship but a more drastic version of Lindsay & Beth's TDA friendship. For the past two episodes, she has done nothing but insult & mock him every chance she got. At least in season 1, Gwen had charisma and a justifiable reason to insult people, but now it's like what are you doing Gwen? From the moment they were put on the same team in Season 2, up until Season 5 Episode 1, they have been literally the best of friends as Duncan proved he was more loyal of a friend to her than Leshawna (who voted her out and sided with their worst enemy, Heather in season two) & Bridgette (who went over to Owen's side to win in season 1 & sided with Trent in that whole Gwen/Trent fiasco). Duncan was always there supporting her.

The fact that Harold actually listens to Duncan more (Harold the guy that has the WORST relationship with Duncan) often than Gwen is doing, is really something. Courtney is more understandable but she at the least didn't insult him in this episode, while Gwen did. Duncan hasn't said one bad thing about Gwen since Season 1 before they became friends. I don't hate Gwen, but I dislike her now because she truly has changed the moment she became friends with Courtney. Nothing felt right. I support the friendship, but that had a negative influence on her & other people (namely Duncan). I mean Duncan even warned Courtney, the girl that hates his guts about Mal.

That's why if either Courtney or Gwen (mostly Gwen though) are eliminated by Mal in some form or way, they don't deserve it necessarily, but they had it coming to them. And when they realize that Duncan wasn't kidding, it will have been too late.