User blog comment:VeryUnknownFan/Holy crap. Mike SERIOUSLY WON?/@comment-29817311-20140328011505/@comment-29817311-20140328013722

@Fire let's see. For one, his character doesn't completely revolve around the support of a girl/boy, two, he DOES have personality. He's egotistical, arrogant, cocky, entertainment, unique, stands out from most of the cast, doesn't come off as a total stu/sue, actually won a challenge in the season he was a finalist in unlike Mike, is given some character depth that is slightly explained (he does mention some of his home life (football)), and he has comedy entertainment. Let's not forget his unique catchphrase, his love for meat, his speed, strength, and athleticism. All of that does not make him a one dimensional character. He has all those qualities and what do Mike and Zoey have? They're both nice, akward, and shy. That's it. We've had how many nice girls on the show? Bridgette, Beth, Lindsay, whom all have other traits that define them more than their niceness. Literally, Zoey's interactions with Mike take up her entire character with no room for Zoey to develop on her own. Same with Mike, whenever his MPD isn't being portrayed, he's obsessing over Zoey. Lightning manages to remain consistent unlike Zoey, who claims she's fragile, yet shows off all those athleyic skills out of the blue. Let's not forget how many time she's asked Mike to save her and yet she can bounce off trees with no harm? Her commando thing came out of nowhere and pretty much defeated the purpose of her being some weak minded nervous girl. Lightning may have some repetitive qualities, but at least he stays true to his character which is not the case for Zoey, who states she wants to be accepted, yet she rejects Dawn for being creepy, she votes off Dakota for being a monster, and after Courtney was exposed for her chart, Zoey rejected her and didn't even bother to help her out when she needed a friend at the time. So yeah, while Lightning does have his flaws, he's still manages to stay in balance to his character while Zoey and Mike need each other to be interesting, when they're frankly not. At least not to me.