User blog comment:CoGreen2.0/Sky Vs. Zoey/@comment-24971793-20150212012931

I've already commented on this and avoided adressing everything about Sky cause at the time this post came up there where a lot of Sky blogs and it was kinda redundant. But some time has gone by and I think it's the moment.

I don't think Sky is Zoey's opposite, I think she's her "negative". Like how pictures (used to) have a negative. It's still the same picture with the same content (and therfore the same faults), it just seems different on the surface because the colors are inverted. Zoey was a lonely girl that participated because she hoped that in this new environment she could find some friends possibly even a boyfriend, she didn't care much about the game but got sucked into it. Sky is the inverted version of that. She entered the competition to focus solely on the game, but got sucked into relationship and friendship drama. To be honest I don't think either of these set ups is superior to the other in storytelling. It comes down to how they're handled... and unfortunately for both of them the answer is poorly.
 * 1) How they handled their loveintrests

2. Are they godplayers

I admit Sky has an edge on this one, Zoey was a godplayer and it was outrageous. They learned from their mistake by giving inverted Zoey a gymnastic background that can serve as an explenation of her moves. I wouldn't call Sky a godplayer... nevertheless the writers didn't take enough time to flesh out Sky's character which did eventually result in the same problem of the confusing, out-of-nowhere abilities. In "Sky fall" and "Pahk'd with talent" Sky pulls out these cowboyskills that really should have been explained or set-up somewhere in the season.

If we compare ROTI Zoey to Pahkitew Sky, I think they're equally flawed in this aspect. There was not really any problem untill their last 2-3 episodes where Zoey strangely turned into Commando Zoey and Sky into cowgirl Sky. If we keep in mind All Stars then Zoey is much worse ... but that was her second season.

3. Realistic flaws

They're both adorable, perfect girls with superficial flaws. Interesting statistic: +/- 100% of people on earth burp and fart. It's a cute fake flaw that's supposed to make her seem less perfect but really doesn't if you think about it. It even ended up winning her the talent portion in "Pahk'd with talent". It's like Zoey's naitivity. It can't be considered a flaw if it never forms an obstacle for the character, in that case it's a quirk instead of a flaw. Sky did make several mistakes, so did Zoey. But their mistakes usually end up hurting other characters, not them. And since they never had to pay for their mistakes they couldn't learn or grow from them. Which is acceptable for an antagonist/villain but not a main protagonist.

On this point Sky is actually worse than Zoey. Cause this only became a problem for Zoey in her second season.

4. Personality

Again, I consider Sky pretty much just an inverted version of Zoey. They both have very superficial personality traits and are mainly just bland mary sue-ish type of characters. Sky's character is just as confusing and inconsistant as Zoey.

5. Hypocrite

Sky wasn't revealed to be a hypocrite, or at least not treated as one in the show. Dave was portrayed as the bad guy, being left for dead on the island.

Sky came for the competition and not a relationship, she got what she wanted, being one of the two official winners. Zoey came for relationships and not the game and she got what she wanted. Lost Roti but gained a boyfriend. -> so basically inverted version.

6. Ella and Anne

This is a ridiculous point. Anne presented herself as an enemy, someone who wanted Vito and was determined to get him. Ella immediately gave up on Dave. Would Sky still have been so friendly with Ella if Ella threw herself on Dave like Anne did with Mike?

7. Didn't happen

The reason why Skave never happened is mainly cause Sky already had a boyfriend, not because they realised that a relationship between them wouldn't work. Otherwise I think it would have happened. The whole secret boyfriend thing was awfull by the way.