User blog comment:CF12/Owen - Why do some of you guys hate him?/@comment-1204060-20090816021739

I dislike him as a character because of his role in the show. See, he was clearly a character for the main purpose of comic relief, which is fine, so is Lindsay. What is so bothersome about Owen in particular (at least to me) is that he really hasn't grown or changed over the course of the series, and neither has his humor. His humor has stayed the same and, quite frankly, I find it very gross humor. Yes, sme of his lines can be entertaining, but it is very short-lived. Back to what I said about him not having grown, he really hasn't shown any changes or growth throughout the events of TDI or TDA. He is still the bucket-of-optimism that he was when he first appeared in the first episode. That may not be a bad thing to you, but I just find it annoying that he hasn't really developed as a character. A good example of a comic relief character growing is Lindsay, who became less naive through her struggle with Heather, and has even shown a different side of her in TDA, which is her leadership abilities (or-depending on you opinion-lack there-of.) So, in short, Owen is annoying and easy to hate because he hasn't grown as a character. At least, not to me. Not to mention that his jokes get old quickly...