Thread:Greenhatdigital/@comment-1141831-20140801171143/@comment-1141831-20140804183934

Maybe I should clarify a bit...by fix and derailments, I mean the out-of-character moments that we were left with in certain characters. Like Trent's random number nine obsession that did not exist on Island, LeShawna attacking and hating Heather in World Tour, despite having burried the hatched in Action, Duncan's dislike of Soccer, despite owning a soccer ball in Action, Mike and Zoey's Revenge storyline being replicated piece by piece in All-Stars, Courtney's out-of-character actions in Sundae Muddy Sunday, etc. I don't mean the development aspects, like Alejandro's elimination of Heather, Beth overcoming Heather and Justin, Lindsay being an amazing leader, etc. Those are signs of characters developing and moving forward to grow to be better. The first list I gave is an example of the opposite. When we as fans speak of "derailment" we are generally saying that a character has regressed, instead of grown.

Example: Gwen spent three seasons growing into a well-rounded character, only to regress back into the jaded, cynical person she was at the beginning of the series by her elimination in AS.

That's what we mean by derailment. Sorry again if I sound rude, I do not intend to, it's just hard to convey emotion through text lol