User blog:Freehugs41/Why Courtney Acts the Way She Does...

Yeah, the title pretty much speaks for itself. I've seen tons of comments like...

"courtney's a *****"

"courtney's too mean now!!!!"

Etc, etc.

I disagree, and here's why.

Yes, Courtney is "mean" and "rude," but she still wants something in the overall course of the series. Her objective is clearly to be in control. Therefore, she wants to control everything around her at all times, making her enimies with Chris and Heather because they both want control too. Since she has the upper hand at this point, due to her lawyers, she feels like she should be able to control everything at this point. Therefore, she is now attempting to control all of the other contestants, because she feels that her plans are the best. Beth's objective is to have friends and Lindsay's is to be listened to; thus, they are friends with each other because they fit each other's needs. Also, they dislike Courtney because she either conflicts with what they want or they don't fit their needs. Harold's objective is to feel important, thus making him work with Courtney and Justin when they can convince him.

Duncan's objective is where it starts to get weird. Duncan's objective is clearly to be loved. Yes, Duncan is "tough" but what he wants more than anything is to be loved. I believe that this is Gwen's objective too, thus making them fit each other's needs and making them good friends. Duncan still likes Courtney because Courney is the outlet for is affection, altough deep down he knows that currently she is focused on control and that she still has feelings for him. That's where Courtney objective gets sidetracked; there is the variable that she still has feelings for Duncan, which interfers with her ability to control him without feeling biased towards him. That is actually what makes this pairing so intersting.

I have a few examples for those who don't understand what I'm getting at:

Basic Straining: Duncan managed to convince Courtney to steal the food with him. Why? Not just because of Duncan, clearly. Courtney wanted control of the situation, giving herself the food that she wished, and not what Chef and Chris wanted to give her.

The Aftermath: II: Courtney wants control of Duncan more-so than anyone else because she has feelings for him. Gwen threatens her by being his friend, thus upsetting Courtney. Duncan and Gwen were so close because they both wanted to be loved, and they substituted by giving one another friendship-type love as opposed to to the romantic-type love they would normally get from Courtney and Trent.

One Million Bucks, B.C.: Chris listedt off "Courtney's Rules" which were all cleary a sign of control.

Get a Clue: Courtney started using Duncan's objective against him and for her own benifit, and Duncan and Lindsay both irritated her at the end because they clearly didn't allow her to control them.

Basically, what I'm saying is that all of this makes logical sense.