User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/Lightning - a Good or a Bad Character?/@comment-22317052-20141109181111

Honestly, I didn't like Lightning at all in TDRI, when episode 3 ended, I thought he would probably not go farther than episode 6/7, probably getting eliminated by Scott, however unfortunately he stuck around till the finale. I just can't get how he made it this far without having any plotlines until episode 8 (half of the season!). His only interaction (out of just 2) that I liked was his alliance and later rivalry with Jo, while his rivalry with Cameron was a little annoying, in my opinion. Seriously, what kind of finalist only interacts with 2 characters? You could say that this is because of 13 episodes, but that did not prevent Cam, Shawn and Sky from having more than that. How could anyone even root for him, and not Cameron - the guy, who gave his all in every challenge, made ton of friends, had great development, was clearly the main protagonist, earned respect of those who underestimated him (like Jo) and was just more likeable, which can be proved by the fact that every country that broadcasts the show (except US) had him winning. I am more surprised that Lightning actually won in a country, than that Cameron won in so many. I will give credit where it's due Lightning also tried his best and I found him funny in some episodes of the show, like Grand Chef Auto and Backstabbers Ahoy, but he was pretty one dimensional as a character.

Despite that, and the fact that he only competed in 2 episodes in TDAS, he was actually much funnier than in RI, especially in Evil Dread, I also liked his pre-recorded message for Jo, all in all, I feel like if he would be his AS self in season 4, I would have liked him much more. Of course Lightning was a bit Too Dumb To Live, but he was funny nonetheless.

Verdict: Neutral, leaning on Dislike

As much as I like ranting about Lightning, he has good sides to his character and can be extremely funny sometimes, so if he didn't make it as far in RI (maybe eliminated by Jo in Grand Chef Auto or Up, Up and Away in My Pitiful Balloon) and made it a little farther in AS (maybe 2 more episodes), while being just as funny, he would be fully neutral or I would even like him a bit.