User blog comment:Stolen5487/The difference between Taylor and Amy/@comment-4726418-20170331155446

the deep complexity of the mom and daughter team is so overlooked and it frustrates me. neither are inherently bad people but their circumstances are what causes their greatest strengths to also be their greatest downfalls.

kelly always wants approval from her daughter, cares a lot about what she thinks, and wants to make her as happy as she can, devoting a lot of what she does to her. this is very sweet and makes kelly naturally lovable but it's also a huge weakness for her because it causes her daughter to be embarassed by her and also have too high of expectations for her due to how kelly acts like her best friend who's always got her back. she also lacks backbone, finding it difficult to stand up to her daughter and actually finding it hard to comprehend her daughter could say or do anything wrong to her. even after she finally stands up to her, she still flips out on dwayne when he questions parenting skills or that taylor was just born to be mean. or what about when taylor apologizes to her but is so clearly being transparent about it, with kelly being thrilled she just wants to go shopping with her mom and that's enough with her. that's really heartwarming but it's still her tragic downfall as a character

taylor has a lot of personality and backbone to her due to her parents parading her image so much and due to her wealthy background, not to mention winning a load of medals without having to put much effort into earning them, not realizing for the longest time that people were just bribed into giving her trophies. because of this, she has a lot of confidence in herself and her abilities. this is a great trait for someone to have but it's also her greatest weakness because this confidence and constant approval from kelly causes her to expect too much from her mother. of course she's going to be mean to her mother. i don't think she's an actual terrible person like amy is. she's just someone who was raised a lot differently to the average person and it's caused her to be too narcissistic.

honestly the most underrated characters in the show's history bar none.