Thread:Fire Eater/@comment-35009857-20151110003952/@comment-1037137-20160104072658

Yes I am. Sorry for the wait man, let me finally get you those answers I owe you. And yes, I very much enjoyed my holiday and my week away from home with the family. All's good here, thanks for asking. Right, here we go:

1) I think Sierra is one of the most overrated in the series and I have never understood her popularity. Most of her is dominated solely by her obsessiveness with Cody, which becomes extremely tired before long and made doubly obnoxious by her hostility towards anyone who comes near the guy. Especially towards Gwen in World Tour. She has her funny moments, but her Cody talk is annoying, as is her loud, screeching voice. I would've liked to enjoy her character more and I was hoping All-Stars might expand on her character and expand her personality beyond Cody, but instead they made her worse by making that her obsession even when the guy was not around, and leeching onto Cameron with her "Camcody" nonsense. That said, I found Sierra to be horribly derailed by that season and limited too much to her Cody antics for her to be a funny or engaging character. I hope she receives some sort of redemption later to finally do that and to get her past TDAS, but as is she's one of the most annoying in the series in my opinion.

2) Courtney and Gwen by far. I mean Holy Crap, what is their deal with these two??? Both have been the center of an increasingly toxic romantic drama that has preoccupied their focus for far too long, and their worst traits have been exploited constantly by the writers. Courtney has only become nastier and more inconsistent with each one of her returns, and has been shone in a worseningly negative light in what seems like an excuse to butcher her character more and more. And every time she receives positive development, it is completely derailed and we're back to the villain card already played with her in TDA, which has landed her in a highly repetitive cycle that has made her ridiculously controversial for no sound reason. Same with Gwen who used to be my favorite character but has become far too inconsistent and awkward for me to root for. Made worse by the fact that the writers insist on casting her in a sympathetic light even when she's the one in the wrong, while they actively villify Courtney. However she has become progressively stupider over time and brings on a great many of her problems upon herself, not unlike Courtney as well (See a pattern here?) Their drama has become so intertwined and both are being dragged down by old dramas that have exploited the worst in both of them, with both being the subject of some horribly unpleasant outcomes that have just wasted them as the great characters they are. I think both have been badly misused, as have many in the original cast like DJ, LeShawna, Sierra, Cameron, Duncan, etc. But none have had it worse than them and I hope that trend is broken next time and that they explore them in other ways that may give the two a long overdue redemption.

3) They lack the wit and humor of the earlier seasons, especially the first four. The humor past that point became too mean-spirited and brought out some ugly sides of each of the main characters, which has made almost all of them MUCH less fun to watch. Plus, the newer episodes just are not that funny. I have to actually look for the jokes now where the classic seasons overwhelmed me with good laughs. Even the animation looks too exaggerated now, which is especially bad in episodes relying too much on gross out gags, which has become more commonplace for the show now. The show lost sight of what it was and it's shameful that they got away with episodes like One Coarse Meal and A Pal For Gary, among others. I don't know if anything's changed since Steve Hillenburg came back. I do hope it's not so much like that now that he's on the show again. I'll have to check it out later.

@WhiteChocolateLover

That's kind of off topic, but I have to disagree with you. Cyborg and BB are HORRENDOUS in this new show. They are some of the most obnoxious to come onscreen since Johnny Test and his crew. Robin I'm sure is not much better, that guy's a prude now. And extremely embarrassing to watch. I'm sure there's plenty of material for Mr. Enter to work with if he decides to take a slam at TTG Robin. Starfire and Raven are the only ones not to be dragged to rock bottom by this thing, but even then it sucks to see what all five of them have become in this pointless Toddler Titans series. This cartoon straight up sucks, and is an insult to the first.

4) They would likely get along fine with each other again, but I doubt they'd much care for Scott. LeShawna would find him annoying and suspicious. Bridgette would not be particularly comfortable in his presence, especially if he hits on her if he's not still sweet on Courtney (Though he likely still would be). I doubt they'd think fondly of each other, especially if they get a taste of his deceitful ways and slovenly manner. But if he's not causing trouble like he wasn't in TDAS, then maybe they'll tolerate his presence while not letting him give them too much grief. I doubt they'd be friends, but this series has surprised me before, often for the worse but I digress. Anything could happen.