User blog comment:Epic~00/In Defense of: Duncan/@comment-22535514-20150326235037/@comment-31556666-20150327163312

I am not trying to excuse Duncan cheating on Gwen, nor am I trying to make a generalization about teenagers. What I mean is that Duncan has always been immature and not able to handle things like an adult so this seems consistent. Besides, had it been Courtney who was abused and manipulated, cheating on Duncan would've been supported. Duncan had a clear motivation of both cheating on Courtney and going out with Gwen.

Well, saying that it was annoying that all of this done with Duncan could not have just been done in the first season is like saying Izzy or Dakota should've still lasted the same amount of episodes but didn't return. There was a reason behind Duncan returning. Plus, had Duncan not returned and actually legitimately lasted a really long time and get voted off in Final 5, he'd be much more complained about. The show and the fans needed a break from Duncan. And people got a break from Duncan.