User blog comment:Corbierr/Things about the show that drive you nuts./@comment-5450362-20140311045546/@comment-4816103-20140406021905

Yeah...Oh, yeah.

So of course I agree with this, even the people who were on her 'side' didn't attempt to understand her, it almost feels like Mara was just trying to appease her and keep her relatively sane. Nina seemed, at some points, to be trying to make friends and obviously failed. Oh, and there's Amber, who didn't exactly turn on Patricia but was too focused on Mick to actually care.

And going with the 'everyone turning their backs' thing, let me point something out. They turn on Patricia pretty dang easily. Whether it's everyone, or just one person, when does something even remotely 'bad', someone always has to give her a hard time. Like when she yells at someone, she'll get scolded, but it's like...guys? You all do that exact same thing? Hypocritical maybe? Why do they hold her to...I guess the word would be higher standards? I mean, I get some of the things in season 1, like when she went after Amber, because I guess that was just the last straw for everyone, like, "you can pick on the girl nobody knows yet, but we all actually KNOW that Amber is innocent," and at the time it was like the worst thing any of them had (openly) done, so I understand that. But in later seasons, people who do worse still get a relatively lighter treatment. They get forgiven faster. They get defended. They get to be painted in a more sympathetic light. When Trix does something wrong, it's just automatically decided that she is wrong and needs to apologize. Grr.

I believe that all of her problems would be...less..if she had a real best friend. In early season 1, much of her issues were because she was going crazy from lack of support. In season 2, things were a bit better because Joy at least helped her with Peddie, but she wouldn't have had to deal with things like Meddie on her own. In season 3, well, I've already mentioned the sinner thing, and she really needed someone to at least care when she was getting jealous.

The one big time that I can really remember was 8th grade. My friend suddenly decided she didn't like me anymore (no clue why) and started freezing me out. We started bickering, I think I actually was the snappier one, and when we had a feild trip I just stuck with my other (male :p) friends the entire time, because luckily for me they were in our group. Then one day during gym she decided she was going to sign my yearbook, and I was like..."Alright, whatever," and it said, like, "You have been a great friend all year," and I'm pretty sure she asked if we could be friends again. And in 9th grade we actually did end up getting closer, and she's like one of my best friends to this day, even if I still don't completely trust that she wouldn't pull something like that on me again. (The times when I feel like she will, however, I end up proven wrong, and she's even started hugging me whenever she sees me now) Just...yeah, it's sort of what happened to Patricia, only this time 'Joy' came to me, and she was the one to fix things. But when it happened, I felt really betrayed, and when I actually talked to her, I made my grude clear. And I did want revenge...sort of, I imagined getting revenge but obviously didn't do anything.

It would have worked better on levels if KT and Patricia's friendship was allowed to blossom. It would have added a bit more fun into the love-triangle-that-was-never-really-a-love-triangle...and would have been just awesome to see.

Dude, me too, no question, Patrina was, and probably still is, my favorite friendship pairing. I loved it so much. And dude, I love your idea, as always, really you should just go back in time and re-write the show. Now. Go. Onward. It would have added layers to their relationship, like, Nina being the only one Patricia could cry in front of, and Nina realizing the gravity of Patricia's situation, and Patricia proving that she's trying to be a better person but cannot leave Joy in trouble. They burn the bridge and continue consoling each-other...in private, because they both realize that somethings they say they couldn't say to other people, for reasons...like, Patricia wouldn't like anyone else seeing her weak, and Nina would just feel more comfortable around someone like Patricia because...Patricia understands and would tell her what she needs to hear, not what she wants to hear.

Crying rainbows, now that sounds fun. Joking asside, I'd probably just spend like a week bouncing around and squeeing uncontrollably...while, yes, crying rainbows.

Hahaha. IK.

SO TRUE. I sometimes sit and have to think, "We're just discussing the same things over and over and over." But then it keeps dawning on me- we aren't, because even if the topics are the same, we always have something new to say...and it keeps things exciting. I don't know anyone else who I can do these things with, I mean, not just these discussions in general, being able to never run out of material even if we have little topics to actually discuss. So, thanks, I guess, for helping to awaken this side of me...and being the only one who can. <3333