User blog comment:Corbierr/Character Analysis- Patricia/@comment-4741712-20140830065630

Patricia in Season 1 - Oh, yeah!!! I must say that I couldn't agree more with you on that. In fact, the whole "Where's Joy?" mystery with Patricia is what got me into HOA to begin with!!! I was going through a tough time with a special ed teacher (I have Asperger's), and it was similar to Patricia's scenario a lot in the beginning. The principal siding automatically with the said teacher (or Victor), and when another teacher went to talk to them, they then sided with them (Jason Winkler). HOA was quite an escape at that point, and I honestly paid more attention to Patricia than to Nina or Sarah. But I digress. Patricia was a character I could relate to because of those very same reasons you admit to in your blog post!!

As to Seasons 2 and 3, I also agree with you on. However, I did find it OOC for her to not understand what Fabian's going through until he brings up Joy's disappearance in Season 1. I believe she would have sided with him from the moment Mr. Sweet announces Nina will not return. (And as a side note, I firmly believe the Chosen One/Osirian needing to be kept apart is the worst cop-out the writers could have done. We've had this whole build-up to the Osirian at the end of Season 2 as the Chosen One's protector, and now he has to be kept apart from the Chosen One.)  Again, I digress. TBH, other than the issue of "Where's Nina" being almost solely Fabian, I wouldn't change much (despite her flaws) when it comes to Patricia.