User blog comment:Oscarisnotonfire/Shawn/@comment-27329394-20150802154329

4th favorite character overall. The following excerpt is copied from my rankings:

It’s hard to be a more complete character than Shawn is, which is why he is my favorite contestant from the 3rd generation and why I think he was by far the best choice for a finalist that season. Shawn’s stereotype looks gimmicky and limited from the surface, but it was crucial for his development and it was expanded upon well throughout the series. By putting his fear of zombies behind Jasmine, it really showed me why that relationship succeeded so well. While he was good at the challenges, his flaws were well documented, especially socially, with his paranoia hindering him throughout. That’s already a pretty good character right there, but what really takes Shawn to the next level is that he is also up there with Sugar and Max for being one of the funniest contestants of the season. There were a lot of times where he didn’t do much in an episode, but when he shined, he really was hilarious, and if he wasn’t, all of his non-humorous appearances felt important. By the time the merge came around and he was featured more, we simply got more of the same, which is far from a bad thing in this case. Overall, Shawn was a joy to watch all season, balancing out humor and development to a degree that I hadn’t seen in a while. I’m sad he didn’t win in my country but I’m glad he made it to the finale in the first place.