Honestly, Harold shouldn't have cheated ANYONE out! When I get bullied, I just stand up to them! Sometimes they stop, sometimes they don't. But either way I earn respect from them. I say he was a coward to use the indirect approach. When Duncan and co. bugged him, all he did was say "Idiots" and "gosh". He didn't even put up much of a fight until he decided to be an idiot and cheat Courtney out.

Yeah go ahead and flame me. I'm just speaking from experience.

I agree. I think what Harold did was for the best. Okay, so by rigging the votes, he took the coward's way out. But you got to remember that it's not always easy to stand up to a person, and that's especially if it's somebody who could tear you limb from limb if they can't accept what they're hearing from that person. In a sense, actually, Harold did stand up to Duncan. Maybe not with face to face conforntation, but in his defense, he pulled a pretty smart move. Harold is a really nice guy and he probably figured that standing up to Duncan face to face would probably resulted him in getting pummled, maybe not. That thought is something to debate about. If I were to post this, I can already anticipate the next thing being said. That rigging the votes seemed rather pointless which has made his life a lot harder. Reading the posts, I understand why Duncan and Courtney are still pissed off at him. He pulled an illegal stunt and he should be punished. However, I personally don't think that Harold deserves to be bullied. Watching a few episodes, I've taken note that Harold has been teased and taunted ever since the beginning. From having a moustache drawn on his face to being publically humiliated, everybody thinks that Harold still hasn't had enough. Well before I can find any practical reason why Harold deserves to be abused more, I'd just like to clear up a few things.

1. You guys say that Harold did what he did and he never felt bad about it. But I seemed to have recalled him apologizing to Courtney on camera, saying that what he did to Courtney was harsh in 'Playa De Losers' and yes he mentioned that only Duncan was the one who put him through a difficult time. In my opinion, I think that Harold had every right to mention Courtney too, but didn't.

2. Harold is not as useless as everybody makes him out to be. Reading the posts, I've noticed a few people shared their own interpretation of the comparison game. Doing the comparsion game myself, I've found Harold to be resulted as quite resourceful, and yet, just undermined as a teammate. Also, counting up the results, I've come to the conclusion that the only thing that makes Courtney better than Harold is the fact that she is a good leader. Now I'm not denying the fact that she has contributed in a few challenges as well; being a good leader is crucial for survivor training, but Courtney has a lot to learn about being a good teammate. I'm not totally riding off her skills as a teammate. Courtney has definitely contributed to the team, but it just wasn't enough. Having her plans backfire in some of the challenges and being on the bottom two a few times, sometimes due to her 'CITing', I've come to the conclusion that she is not better than Harold. It seems that the only reason why Harold was proven to seemingly useless was because of Duncan taunting him along with the fact that his teammates hardly ever gave him a chance to prove himself. Everybody seems to be forgetting that Harold has come through in some challenges and I'm not just talking about the dodgeball and talent challenges. Harold a last resort? Well sure, of course Harold is a last resort. Nobody even thought of giving him a chance to begin with. If he was given more of an opportunity to compete, he wouldn't have to be the rebound guy all the time. Sure Harold's a wimp, but it's that very reason that he should be given a lot of credit. He's encountered a lot and has still managed to survive longer than the others. Even if Harold hasn't rigged the votes, Courtney might have been the one to make it further in the game, but could you really believe that Courtney has the capacity do deliver? Maybe as a leader, but she has to learn how to be in the background, too. Courtney has a lot to offer, but if Harold would have played the game fairly, and if Courtney would have been the one to still be standing, how do we know that her survival in the game can't also be the possibility that it could be a popularity contest? If anything, if anybody wants to compare Courtney to Harold, as far as I 'm concerned, the score should be tied up, if not, Harold should win. The fact that Harold made it further was an unfair fix, but he still proved to do well in the challenges, and I'm not counting the Heather incident because no one was really at fault. I agree that Harold shouldn't have gotten distracted but hey, it happens even to the best of us.

3. The moustache could have been anyone's damage. I'm torn between Heather and Duncan or any other member of The Killer Bass. Everybody was exhausted in the episode which could be understandale why Duncan might have not drawn on his face. But chances are more likely with The Killer Bass, than The Gophers. The Gophers weren't as tired, but in order for a Gopher to be at fault, someone would have had to sneak in to the other cabin just to draw on Harold's face. So my odds are with Duncan. First because he's nearby Harold; he could have done something. Second, Heather had no problems with Harold in the beginning. And finally, Duncan's a bully.

I'm not denying the fact that if Harold was being rediculed, he could just tell Duncan off or vote him off. But there would be no fun in the plotline and plus, Harold's a nice guy. He may not be tough, but I give him props for what he did. You'd think that a stunt like that would earn him some respect, but blame Duncan and Courtney for that. What Harold did was wrong, but I'd just like to point out that he's not the only one who's pulled a stunt before and that Duncan and Courtney should stop feeling the need to get revenge for everything.

Okay, seriously, what Harold did shouldn't earn any respect. I know this might seem like a low blow, but the main reason why people support Harold's cheating is because they were bullied before and can therefore relate to him. But really, what Harold did was heinous.

Anyway, let's get on to the points.

1) Harold was not sorry for what he did to Courtney. In Haut Camp-ture he admitted that it was harsh, but he didn't feel any remorse whatsoever. He even goes as far to say that Courtney was voting off his girlfriend in spite. Sound familiar?

2) Duncan most likely didn't draw the moustache on Harold since he was so sleep deprived, so Geoff probably did it. How would Harold know?

3) Duncan is a bully - that what they do, bully. Now, I'm not a bully, per se, but I do understand where they come from. It was for good-humoured fun, not to actually hurt him or it was because Harold annoyed him. Duncan probably didn't realize that he took it to far until it was way too late.

4) Courtney had every right to say what she said to Harold pre-Basic Straining. The challenges in TDI tended to be more physical than mental challenges, which puts Harold at a disadvantage.

5) If Harold really had anything to say, he could've just said it instead of saying "gosh" or "idiots". Seriously, it's not that hard to say stuff to people.

And why do you guys think it's smart? What if Duncan won Total Drama Island? He'd have a hundred grand AND still hurt Harold.

In all seriousness though, the main reason they had to do that was because they couldn't find a plausible reason to eliminate Courtney because she was on good terms with her team. So obviously, they had to do that, so really I'm not mad about that, but I don't agree with what Harold did.