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That is not derailment!? Dakota AND Sam both benefited from it in both terms of character development and how strong their relationship. Yes, it may be a bit annoying that one of the characters on the show is a monster but it was necessary to prove a point about Samkota and how truly amazing they'd be together.

I agree with you that she didn't deserve it but she 100% gained a boatload of her development from her mutation. Dakota's entire arc was meant to focus on how she felt nobody valued her for her mind or what she had to say. She felt like all she was to anyone was a pretty face. Due to that, she was so attention starved she focused her entire life to being on camera, because that way, people would finally be paying attention to her.

Sam may have liked for her because of how pretty she was but he definitely fell in love with her personality. He appreciated everything she said to him and whenever he asked her her advice on fashion, it showed that A) Dakota just dying to help someone and B) Sam saw past her Hollywood looks and into her genuine human soul. It was meant to show that Sam really didn't care about what Dakota even looked like. He actually liked her personality. Dakota was so amazed at this she was finally able to do the same to him and asked him out.

After he mutation she freaked out about her appearance but literally a couple of seconds later, all of her focus shifted to Sam and his safety. After seeing her mutated for the first time, Sam. Didn't. Care. They were both happy as could be after that. Dakota finally let go of what people thought of her and how often people were looking at her. All she cared about was they boy who liked her for her. Their relationship is based purely on sentiment rather than appearance and if she had never mutated, that wouldn't be as apparent. Dakota would still be worrying about appearances and who she would and wouldn't want to be seen with in public.

Becoming Dakotazoid made Dakota the only actual fleshed out character of her cast and if you actually think it's terrible for anybody to support that just because the pretty girl isn't pretty anymore!!! :c then maybe don't talk about the subject because you're wrong.