User blog comment:Fedora Kid/Total Drama All-Stars: Thoughts Going Into This Season/@comment-1756703-20130822113657/@comment-1734566-20130822184450

And like I said before, if Duncan were to break up with Gwen but not get back with Courtney, I'd be OK with that too. Maybe, through all of this madness with the Love Triangle spanning four seasons and two different girlfriends that has caused such a massive war, he'd realize that girls/relationship drama drives him insane, and he'd prefer to be a loner. I could totally see him going that route, and I'd consider it a major plus for his character, and some very fine character development overall.

And my hatred of Courtney: "Rabid," yes. "Irrational," no. I'm entitled to hate who I want to hate on this show. I've mentioned all the reasons why I think Courtney is a terrible, uninteresting, and boring character. Sure, she's not bland, per say. But she's the same thing over the last three (possibly four) seasons: Whine, complain, cheat, sue, etc., etc. Yes, I'll admit she's a good antagonist. She's a strong player (though more often than not, she's just a godplayer), and she can be a team player when she wants to be (you know, when she's not throwing the game for her entire team out of personal revenge), and maybe I can admit to understanding her "pain" in TDWT (though, to be completely honest, if she didn't see Duncan dumping her coming, then it proves how stupid she is, too). But I've made perfectly clear why I can't stand her character, and why I think she's boring: She doesn't change. Gwen? She changed dramatically from her initial demeanor in TDI. Justin? He changed dramatically (though ultimately failed) in TDA. Heather? The single greatest example of a true character arc in the entire series. I think even you have to admit that Heather's character arc was and is far greater than anything Courtney's been through up to this point.

And yes, I acknowledge that Zoey's not the greatest character. It'd be one thing if I just loved Zoey and ranted and raved about how much I love her character. But no. I like her, but I'm not crazy about her. I admit that she's boring as well, and I can understand why people don't like her. Again, I said I don't have high hopes for her in this season either. But that's a different matter altogether.