User blog:AD744/Character Appreciation - Week 46: Sky



Welcome to Character Appreciation, a blog series that will run for the whole year alongside  Project 10 . Each week we'll take a look at one Total Drama character, what we like and dislike about them, how they've grown, and what we hope to see from them in the future. I'm AD744, and this week we're going to look at The Athlete, Sky.

Overview
Sky was introduced as part of the third generation cast in So, Uh This Is My Team?. Among the cast she stands off as a very independent woman in the team,Waneyihtam Maskwak. She also starts to interact with Dave in I Love You, Grease Pig!. She quickly tells Dave that she is interested and is only in this to win.In the next few episodes Sky notices the team goes on a losing streak and motivates her team to do better and thus winning Twinning Isn't Everything,I Love You, I Love You Knots, A Blast from the Past,Mo Monkey Mo Problems. As the competition continues she gets to know Dave in a deeper level. Unfortunately for them Chris decides to separate the two in This Is The Pits!. Jasmine tells her to get back on the game not worry about Dave which creates a problem between the two she continues to try her best to be in the game and still care about Dave. The teams merge in the next episode. Dave continues to impress her not knowing that she was in a bad mood, ultimately makes her get mad and publicly reject him in front of everyone. After the departure of Dave, she forgets to tell him goodbye. In the next episode she is forced to team up with Sugar in Scarlett Fever. The two wins the challenge in stopping Scarlett from blowing up the island. However this friendship does not last long when Sugar betrays her immediately sparking a conflict between the two which lasts until Pahk'd With Talent. In that episode Sugar gets eliminated for her bad singing,thus allowing her to move to the the finale. She wins in her ending defeating Shawn in the very last challenge.

Opinions
I personally find Sky to be a very interesting person, she is easily the best protagonist of this season without a doubt. She offers great dialogue motivating her teammates which really adds to her character. I also like when she is in the island she has to be confident with her answers, but when making thoughts in the confessional shows her true feelings , this I know for a fact is realistic because I honestly sometimes I have to do that and I enjoy viewing both sides of her dialogue. Another thing to note she does not tolerate cheating which also I think many people nowadays ignore and pass up, this gives her the unique trait that most people in the show would not care about. I also enjoy the interaction she has with Dave and Sugar. The interaction between the two can easily become Mike and Zoey ; however this interaction takes a deep turn in making them full on hate each other in the finale making this interaction no longer a relationship. Now personally I think that is genius, the show has done numerous amount of relationships that starts of a simple attraction and literally almost all of those are pretty much the same. I really liked the writers went with another path that many relationships do not go through and this is still realistic. I feel many people hate this simply because they feel all attractions end up as relationship which is definitely not true. Now her interaction with Sugar is also amazing because these two literally contrast one another. Sky likes to play fairly and win while Sugar likes to play unfairly and manipulate people. The two ideologies makes for a excellent conflict one another leading to some great dialogue from one another. The conflict also increases one another’s confidence and their motivation to beat one another. The conflict sadly ends with Sugar’s elimination. I am hoping both of these conflicts are explored more in the future season if these characters return. I even enjoy her role in the finale sure her win was not as satisfying as Shawn but she definitely went through more and deserved the more money more in my opinion Overall I think Sky is a great character with great interactions and dialogue.

Best Season: Total Drama Pahkitew Island

Best Episode: Lies, Cries and One Big Prize

Best Moment: Her ending in the finale.

Comments
What about you? Despite the title, this blog is open to all opinions! Share your thoughts about Lightning in the comments and use the userboxes // too. Don't forget to share your Best Moment, Best Season and Best Episode of Scarlett! Next week, Glenn will be analyzing and giving his opinions on the The Compulsive Liar, Staci.