User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/Lightning - a Good or a Bad Character?/@comment-26897147-20141109152537

I personally don't really mind him. I'm not a fan of his stereotype, but I don't hate him either. My only complaint about him is the fact that he made the ROTI finale over better and complex characters like Brick, Dakota, Jo, and Anne Maria.

I wouldn't say he's a bad character. It's all a matter of opinion, if you think he's funny, then he's a good character, but if you don't find him funny, he's either neutral or bad.

He fits his stereotype well and that's one of the show's biggest aspects: taking teenage stereotypes and portraying them realistically or exaggerating them. Lightning is a perfect example of an athletic overachiever, he just cliques with it just as good as Lindsay. But at the same time, he's still a one dimesional and one note character as ever.

One thing I don't understand is why people compare him to Mike and Zoey. Unlike the latter two, he actually has a personality that's more fleshed out then the two of them combined. He's arrogant, self clueless, pretentious, and sporty.

Overall, I'd say he's a neutral character. Not one of the best or most compelling, but he isn't really one of the worst characters on the show. I wouldn't really say any character on the show are bad with the exceptions of Mike, Zoey, Rodney, and Max.