User blog comment:SDMIawesomeness/Why I think the mara-bashing is unneccesary/@comment-5450362-20141227041753

Good night!

Well, what I can say?

The problem is not Mara's character, the problem is the way she was handled in the show.

Actually, i think Mara's character is good and HAD potential, but she got dislikable at some points.

SOme ppl would say she wasn't necessary. Maybe she was not a part of the mystery, but that's again because writers didn't let her. Fabian was the smart one, but Mara was certainly more confident and stuff. OH! what leads me to...

Something that bothered me a LOT. In S2, Mara helps Jerome as she's the most pshycological stable and confident girl, when in S1 she showed a serious case of self-steem (if Mara's case was worse than Joy's, that's soemthing to debate), that came back in S3. I ge tit, she was cheated on. While I certainly felt her pain, because being cheated on by the guy you claimed to love is horrible, it would have been a lot better if she was REALLY the bigger person.

What draws me back to S2. Mara is supposed to be this goody-two-shoes, "i can't do any wrong without feeling like shit later", and then accepts to be Jerome's gf BEFORE breaking up with Mick. Maybe they thought we would assume Mara has already broke up with Mick.....but they should've showed us that scene...so we wouldn't think of Mara as a ho and stuff -_-

Also, i didn't like how the handled her romantic plot in S2. In the very last chapters of S2, she was still seeing Mick, and then really really quickly realizes she loves Jerry and wants to be his gf. i think Mara should've broke up with Mick by the middle of the series, and then just focusing on Jerome (when it comes to romance).

Recently, I realized  i ship Jara more than Jeroy or Mabian. Just...Jara was a great pairing except for some unbearable facts (let's not talk about S3), like JEROME GETTING RID OF MICK. Everybody knows Jerome and Mara would have been endgame if it wasn't for Mara not appearing in a future S4. .....and talking about Jara let's talk about....

S2. Again. In S1, Mara was all excited over Mick. She blushed, trembled while speaking. In Jara, only Jerome's emotion was shown. Look at the picture I'm gunna paint: Mara broke up with Mick. Jerome's there for her as she's for him (like they actually were in S2). He never got rid of Mick, he left because Mara wanted him to follow his dreams. When Mara starts developing feelings for Jerome, she actually gets nervous about the idea, but then realizes they match. And she tries to do some moves, unlike what we had: Jerome asking mara to go out with hin at the veery end.

In S3, we saw Mara in the friedship aspect and basically it was...ugh. At the begginig she was typical Mara. But then...ok i don't know how to start but I'll jump to the point: Mara and Joy sorta switched personalities. Or at least, spots. We get it. Joy wasn't going to be the bitch she was in S2 anymore, but being unable to stand up to Mara. Mara, the girl that she manipulated in S2?

In S2, when Joy tried to be the leader of JJ at any cost, we enjoyed seeing Mara standing up to her ("it's an alien concept to you") It was good to see her growing some spine.

Maybe we may not be happy with S3!Mara, but I won't bash, I will just state a polite opinion when I feel like doing it. Also, it wasn't everything Mara's fault. yes, she was mean, but

1) Writers

2) JEROME FREAKING CHEATED.

3) Joy. Last but not least. Now, if you guys hink I hate Joy and I'll bash ner. Wrong. But remember, when Jerome knew about "Operation Jerome", many ppl bashed Mara and praised J&J.  And shame on me, because i kinda did that.

Yes, we were all fangirly about Jeroy and stuff. Yes, Mara toldJoy what she wanted her to do. But Joy ACCEPTED to do it. Her life didn't depend on it.

Phew...