User blog comment:Morganaforever/My thoughts on Gwen in series 5/@comment-5102537-20121217142009/@comment-4650675-20121217143003

You are right, it makes a lot of sense to think that this is the reason she has changed. However, this would be a total shame in her character as she was very different in the first seasons! You are right though, this is a result of those plot holes and discontinuities as well.