User blog comment:WinstonMacdonald/Overrated character!/@comment-3410066-20140510121603

Courtney, Gwen, Cody, Noah and Dawn are all good/great characters. They have their flaws sure, Courtney's often annoying, Gwen's inconsistent, Cody's slightly hypocritical, and Noah and Dawn haven't done too much in the series, but they're all still highly entertaining.

Courtney can sometimes show kindness (especially in TDI), her ruthless and competative nature is highly entertaining and her interactions with almost all the other characters are spot on.

Gwen is one of the more relatable characters on the show, in the first 3 seasons she was excellent and grew in character, going from an anti-social loner to someone who is respected and liked by most of the cast.

Cody is the everyday man of the show, a regular guy were nothing ever goes his way. He is highly relatable to almost anyone and his one-liners and interactions are great (his friendships with Gwen and Heather are a personal highlight for me).

Noah is hilarious and one of the few truly sane people on the show, his opposites-attract friendship with Owen was great. He's heavily underused.

Dawn is a mysterious and compelling character. She gives other characters depth with her 'aura-seeing' ability (Without her, Zoey wouldn't have a backstory at all).

Can't comment on the new cast, haven't seen them in action yet.