User blog comment:Paper Lantern/I blame Duncan/@comment-3466980-20130902131922/@comment-1037137-20130902195645

Well not enough to legitimize this couple at least. I mean Gwen wasn't the type to fawn over a guy who's a full-blown jerk to everyone around him freely and consciously, and her moral compass would've meant that if they hadn't tampered with her character in TDWT, she never would've actively cheated against her new best friend with somebody who had no problem doing so. The couple doesn't work because it brings out the worst in both of them, and makes them act extremely out of chararcter. You can't really call a guy a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, because somebody with a heart of gold wouldn't do this. And Gwen just isn't being herself, now she's a jerk which was something she was not much of in TDI or even TDA. She had strong principles that she has since thoroughly betrayed.

Sure, they dress in black and like scary movies............but what else do they have in common besides that?

Trent and Courtney need a heck of a lot more development if they were ever to become involved with each other. At this point, I don't know if I'm really for it since I'm still a Gwent fan. But it does make for a neat fandom pairing, I will give it that.

Me too, that's what I hope we see in TDAS. I have a theory that the Vultures team will bring out more of Duncan's bad side and Gwen will finally tire of his antics and cut him loose. I hope that happens, because her character has suffered greatly in hooking up with him. Ending the triangle means stopping the deconstruction of all three characters. Because really, there's no need to portray them like this, they used to be characters we could root for. I'm still skeptical about Duncan getting redeemed this late in the game, but I think Gwen and Courtney can still bounce back if this season allows it. I hope the triangle ends here, but I won't raise my expectations too high.