User blog comment:Apologyy/Rant: Sky in 'Sky Fall'/@comment-24971793-20150208215028

Was there really lava beneath them? I don't remember that.

The lasso is because Sky is aboriginal (got recently confirmed by Julie) and lasso's relate to cowboys. I guess she just carries one with her at all times... for some reason. She probably learned catching cattle when she was young (cause that's what lasso's are for). That experience in taming wild animals explains why she could overpower the crocodile so quickly.

See this whole situation could have easily made sense... if the writers would have actually put some effort in Sky's characterization. What I mostly hate about Sky is that she had a lot of potential to be a good character. But I guess the "Zoey effect" kicked in, they had a great and interesting idea for a character but probably wanted to make her more relatable/marketable since she is a main protagonist. So they stripped away too much of her initial personality, resulting in a bland and confusing character.