User blog comment:KidLego09/Which 4 Returning Contestants Will Return In RR?/@comment-1037137-20140831063210/@comment-22535514-20140831130951

Owen has always been a pet, and it has ways confused a lot of people. If he really is the first character they created, than it makes more sense. Owen is an icon for Total Drama, and it is clear that casting choices are made for the ones the producers like.

Geoff and Duncan would have been great finalists. Heck, even Harold would have been a better finalist than Owen.