Thread:Corbierr/@comment-25576856-20150221010401/@comment-4816103-20150225202601

I suppose you have a point. I think the main problem I, personally, have is that characters who deserve more spotlight aren't allowed to do anything while people who had the spotlight the entire time, or never really earned the title of a hero, or just happen to be American, get to do all the important stuff. It just bothers me, because in the finale you'd think that everyone would get to shine a little, I mean it's the last mission, it's the climax, all the heroes should do something of use, and that didn't really happen in season 2. I admit I can't say what people should have been doing instead, but idk. It just feels to me like some people were only there because they had to be, not because they had any real purpose in the scene. Season 1, everyone seemed to have an actual reason to be there in the end. Season 2, not really... I guess I just feel like if characters are going to be in a scene, they should have a reason to be there. They could have removed Alfie, Amber, Jerome and Patricia and lost nothing. That's what bothers me. That's not entirely true about the season 1 climax, except for maybe Amber, but I think that's why I like it better.

Okay, I guess I was wrong about Trix being OOC. But that doesn't mean she was used well this season. Yeah, only Fabina were vital to Sibuna, but Amfie made huge contributions and were very good at being proactive. Patricia wasn't. The only times I can think of was when she walked across the chasm, when she planned on returning the Ox Bell, and when she tricked Eddie into helping with Sibuna stuff. The ox bell thing seemed to be an excuse to get Piper involved, and the last one was more for Peddie than Sibuna IMO. The one time she got really determined to do something was when Nina disappeared but then she was focused on Eddie again, when she should have been right there with Fabian trying to get Nina back because that's the sort of person she is, friends before all else, right? She went on Sibuna missions but usually contributed very little while everyone else was doing the talking, planning, research and actual missions. She got blinded because that would cause drama with Peddie and have Sibuna try and deal with Victor. What I'm trying to say is, yes, Patricia was there for everything and went through everything everyone else did...which is why it's so upsetting to me that she was so romance-focused this season. I wanted balance, you know? Like, she can get involved in her relationship with Eddie, but it would not have ruined her in Sibuna, or maybe it would have and she would have had an actual arc and development to deal with and a lesson to learn and a personal obstacle to overcome. IK she tended to blow off Eddie for Sibuna, but that didn't mean her character was actually focused on Sibuna because it was all for Peddie drama and had nothing to do with the mystery. Had she blown him off for Joy, or homework, etc, the same things would have happened (well, Eddie wouldn't have wound up in the barn but they could have just as easily had Rufus take him, or something. Maybe Rufus could have taken both Jerome and Eddie, which leads to the two boys getting themselves out and joining the mystery on their own free will while Patricia leads Sibuna in hunting Rufus and the boys down!). Like, all I wanted is for her to really contribute to the group and actually seem focused on what was going on. Would that have been so hard?

Sorry the Patricia paragraph got so long. I can go on and on about Patricia because she's my favorite character and I've done it multiple times with Queenie. (Every conversation of ours somehow redirects itself to Patricia, so...)

Yay :D