Well about the episodes; I did say that combining the episodes throws me off track, but maybe I should have changed the ones that I wrote at the top. My mistake. I guess I was tired that I didn't notice. The numbers are episodes. This time, I'll combine the episodes:
3. I did give Courtney credit for the dodgeball game. She got a lot of people out, but only because Duncan helped her. The balls that she threw got one person out at a time because of Duncan's "Rush the New Guy" strategy which was to get multiple players get one person out at a time. So Courtney wasn't the only one who threw the balls. Everyone else happened to get the same people out at the exact same time as Courtney. But I DID give her credit by stating that she took on the initative to lead her team and had the idea of waking Duncan up. Before she did though, she did not do too well individually, and between the time that the game started up until she had the idea of bringing Duncan in, she had already gotten out twice. Even though Harold got one person out, he still dodged 4 balls and managed to catch 1, which is just as hard as having multiple players throw multple balls at one player from the opposing side. This is practically Harold's point and Harold's moment, but I DID recognize Courtney. I already know that she contributed to the challenge and she deserves credit. I'm just saying that she didn't do too well on her own, whereas Harold did even though it was only with one person. I do feel the need to repeat this: If he was given more of an opportunity to compete in the beginning-- his throwing skills did suck, but what I'm saying is to put him more in the background to dodge and catch the balls- he would have eliminated a lot more people, but that didn't happen because of his judgemental teammates. As for the last ball, he barely caught it, fine. But he caught it, nonetheless. Possible that it could have been a fluke, it makes no difference. He caught it.
6. Okay, I'll consider the Phobia Factor episode as a tie. Harold almost faced his fear, but didn't. I kept supporting my reasoning for this episode, so I don't understand why you feel that I didn't. But nonetheless, we'll consider this one a tie. Harold didn't face his fear, so he'll tie with Courtney. I still stand by my reasoning on this episode, though.
8. Courtney got lucky in the paintball challenge, but that's not fair. Everyone else who did their job as a deer each had someone after them; everybody, except for Courtney. I disregard Bridgette and Geoff from my last post, not realizing that they were hunters, not deers, so I apologize. Courtney didn't get hit, but neither did anyone else, considering that Courtney was the only one who was not targeted throughout the entire game, whereas Duncan, DJ and even Sadie were. I give more credit to them then I do to Courtney on this one, so I think it's fair. Being a deer was not her choice, and maybe she could have been just as good as a hunter, but credit still goes to Harold since he shot almost everyone else on the Screaming Gophers team. I don't think that Geoff would have shot anyone else, because no one else was covered in paint, during the time that Geoff was gone.
Me a Harold fan? I knew that would be brought up. So I would just like to point out that I do like Harold BETTER than Courtney, but I'm NOT a fan. In fact, Duncan and Trent are my favorite characters in the show.
Do we just want to wrap this up and say that Courtney is a good competetor and Harold doesn't deserve to be picked on? We can do that. I know it seems that Courtney is better, but really, the way I see it is that Harold wasn't given a chance throughout half the time he was here. Competetors who were there for less time, we're given more screen time and challenge opportunities than him, which I find to be unfair in my opinion. Saying myself that Harold is better than Courtney earlier before, you have convinced me that Courtney is indeed a strong player and deserves recognition, and yet, I have come to the conclusion that they are both evenly matched and just strong in different ways. So, if you want to agree to disagree that they are evenly matched or that Courtney is better, I can't change your mind. I think that you are right about Courtney being a strong player, however like I said, if Harold was given more of an oppurtunity to compete, I personally think that he would be a way better competetor than Courtney because he has skills of different kinds and not only that, but they could be very useful if utilized properly. Sure, Harold is put at a disadvantage at times, but I like to call him the "underdog" of the Killer Bass. He screws up sometimes, but he's not the worst. I'd like to believe that- even though he won last season- Harold is as good as Owen.
So I'm sorry if I keep insisting that Harold is useful. I do believe you about Courtney, but this is just my point of view. We both know that Courtney has come more prepared for the second season, so it's a safe bet that she'll trump Harold. I find though that the only way she'll come close to winning this time is if Courtney will pulls a Heather; utilizing her safety net- in this case, her lawsuit against the show- to pull her through. Courtney might be a good competetor when it comes to being a leader, but she has a few things to learn about being in the background. I'm just saying.
By the way, I still can't understand how this became a 'who's better' thread. I read through the posts and in one of my posts, I stated that Harold doesn't deserve to be bullied. The next post is written about how Courtney is better than him in challenges. Someone did say that it's hard to stay on topic, but still. I find that to be quite a leap.
Edited on 07/03/2009 11:24am
