User blog comment:BarBar/Why Hating Gwen?/@comment-2043264-20110202222114

To be honest, Gwen is my favorite character, but I do think she deserves some of this hate. Gwen still seems popular to me, but she's really changed since the first season. She was amazing then, and she kinda sucks now. Remember how she was in TDA? She was obsessed with karma and paying her dues. But in TDWT, she betrayed her friend and didn't even bother to apologize. She didn't do anything to stop the conflict like she should've. But I don't think it's all her fault. I blame Duncan mostly. And to me, Courtney is nothing but a victim. Duncan and Gwen are the most at fault, but mainly Duncan.

One thing your wrong about is that it was not Trent's fault for Gwen's dislike in TDA. He was only doing what he thought Gwen wanted. Little did he know that he was wrong. But all Gwen needed to do was communicate that to him and he would've stopped. She failed to do that. In a way, it was Duncan's fault from the start. He did not need to lie about Trent's 9 obsession. Which caused Gwen to get suspicious, which caused Trent to wonder what he was doing wrong, which caused Owen to tell Trent to help her win, which caused Trent to throw challenges. And the only reason he acted weird was because Gwen said she "liked weird". Trent is truly a victim. He did nothing wrong, same with Courtney. But to me, they both seem like the most hated characters in the whole love-square. When to me, they are the most innocent.