I like Courtney, Duncan, AND Gwen (Duncan ties with Izzy for my overall favorite; Dawn's my favorite of the newbs), and I like both pairings in the triangle... however I only enjoyed D/C during the first season; I felt Action ruined the couple with Courtney being turned into a borderline Mary Sue with all the sudden talents she had pulled out of her ass just so she'd win immunity all the time, and Duncan was pretty much Courtney's bitch for the series until he finally snapped and voted her off. I was happy for that, but then let down when the finale acted like resulting break-up never happened. Even though I voted for Duncan to win in TDA, the ending left on a sour note because it just portrayed Courtney as a gold-digger given how quickly she was making nice with Duncan again after he won. I was glad Courtney was toned down in TDWT, but she was still controlling Duncan and I thought the 'ship was ruined even without Gwen being in the equation. I liked the idea of Gwen/Duncan since TDI (the later half of the series endeared me to it), got excited when they got to interact even more in TDA (I'm surprised no one replaced my old D/G hugging picture from Beach Blanket Bogus since it's tiny and could be of better quality), then got let down after Gwen was eliminated and D/C became the focus again, then excited all over again when the Celebrity Manhunt special aired and thoroughly enjoyed what ended up happening in TDWT, and I'm happy that they stayed a couple by the end.
I feel the same about Justin; he had a lot of potential and intrigue in TDDDDI and the early TDA episodes because he was so quiet in TDI and had the good looks to work in his favor. Courtney took that away from him and Justin just became a clown by the end; I never did get that stupid "Justin's looks are wearing off" thing. Felt more like a cop-out. I did like the idea of Justin/Courtney back then too, but now I'm more inclined to Alejandro/Courtney (even if it is only based on manipulation).
I feel the same about Justin; he had a lot of potential and intrigue in TDDDDI and the early TDA episodes because he was so quiet in TDI and had the good looks to work in his favor. Courtney took that away from him and Justin just became a clown by the end; I never did get that stupid "Justin's looks are wearing off" thing. Felt more like a cop-out. I did like the idea of Justin/Courtney back then too, but now I'm more inclined to Alejandro/Courtney (even if it is only based on manipulation).