Thread:CF12/@comment-31556666-20150112173922/@comment-31556666-20150117101051

I can totally get where you're coming from with Duncan. One purpose he has is to be a troublemaker, and he did that, intentionally or not. I also think that a good reason for Duncan to not be criticized for cheating on Courtney is a reason you could make for at least half of the contestants on this show; they're teenagers. Duncan doesn't settle that easily, and teenagers are prone to changing their mind impulsively.

There are times in AS where I love Duncan, and times in AS where I hate Duncan. I mainly loved him when it came to his interactions with Gwen and Zoey. With Gwen, Duncan is actually always nice to her in the first four episodes. No matter how much she ignores or mistreats him, he always seems concerned with her, which I thought was great development for him. Even after she breaks up with him, I noticed a little that he doesn't even actually realize she's broken up with him, as seen with him trying to partner with her in Regatta. With Zoey, she was a great influence with the whole "Unwilling Heroic Duncan" storyline which I personally found to be hilarious, especially for Duncan.

I hate him in AS for his interaction with Courtney, and his elimination. It's so cryptic how Duncan even feels about Courtney at this point. Now he craves her attention no matter what, while clearly being jealous of Scott. His elimination is one of the worst I've ever seen because it wraps up nothing. All of Duncan's development in AS is wasted by him acting villainous again and blowing up a "cottage". This flies in the face of Duncan's new established slight personality change, and it cuts the Duncan and Mal conflict way too short.