User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/Lightning - a Good or a Bad Character?/@comment-2091662-20141109182501/@comment-27329394-20141110003454

It is impossible to have a show without conflict or suspense. That's why characters like Chris, Chef, Blaineley, Duncan, Heather (mostly in TDI), Courtney, Sugar, Alejandro, Amy, Sugar, Lightning, Jo, TDRoTI Scott, any love triangle, other breakups, Mal, Justin, TDA Geoff, Anne Maria, Leshawna's lie, and more exist.

While I don't think anyone dislikes all of these characters or aspects of the show I've seen people get really close and people always seem to be so upset when any character is acting mean to another one. It seems that people always get worked up about anything that puts a character in a dramatic situation or when they are the cause of it. Simply put, ff there isn't a character causing a conflict, the show will not be able to flow, which is why there is always at least one character playing an antagonistic role to any extent. Relating back to the topic, Lightning's brief stint of being an antagonist was because Zoey and Cameron couldn't really play that role as easily. Yes, Zoey was more of an anti-hero that episode, but if she was outright antagonistic and was just mean to Cameron that wouldn't play over as well as with Lightning. While I don't necessarily like everything I just listed, they are all things that are required to keep things moving, so disliking all of it takes away from a major aspect of the show's entertainment value.