User blog:FirstDrellSpectre/Wasted Potential of Minor Characters

Recently the show has a tendency to introduce new characters. However before they receive even a tiny development, next characters are introduced. In result we have tons of shallow, one-dimensional or two-dimensional characters or completelly flat characters. This is a waste of characters, when they or at least some of them deserve more screentime and development. Don't you think?

=Cristina= She was supposed to be Lincoln's crush but all she did were voiceless cameos in some episodes. She even has no voice actress and no personality in result. She switched class in the same episode she was introduced. What else can you say about her? Only how she looks and nothing else.

=Carol= She's said to be Lori's school rival and enemy. That would give Lori some development and depth to her character. Unfortunatelly Carol appeared only on few seconds. She's merely mentioned in few episodes. Actual dialogue between them would be much more interesting. We don't even know what type of person Carol is. Is she nicer than Lori, just like her or meaner? Exacly, we know nothing about her, unless the show makers decide to give her more screentime.

=Ronnie Anne= She clearly has a personality of a tomboy hiding her soft side and other insecurities behind her violent bahaviour. She had some development, but she appeared only in few episodes before she moved to her cousins as an excuse to be shown too often. Compare to her shallow brother Bobby, who is annoyingly overused, her limited screentime is worse than unfair. Another unfair thing is her introduction as a bully with no reason in infamous "Heavy Meddle". This is a totally wasted chance for first good impression.

=Chandler= Hardly anybody likes that freeloading jerk, but in fanfictions he often falls a victim of Ron the Deatheater and flanderization to a bully. However he has a potential to be Lincoln's reccuring nemesis, even more than Carol as Lori's archenemy. Having a personal enemy would develop Lincoln's character. Antagonists also deserve development.

=4 dates= They all were introduced in very good episode "Dance Dance Resolution" and gathered lot of fans.

Tabby
Luna's friend with more rocker-like appearance. She seems to be focused on dancing and imaginary instruments rather than singing and playing. She's friendly, extravert and energetic. Arguably the most popular of the 4 dates. Liam became her boyfriend, I don't believe their relationship ended offscreen just like this. Such interesting and popular character deserves more story.

Giggles
She's a young clown, who goes to the same clown school with her friend Luan. She's cute and nice girl, her pranks seems to be harmless unlike Luan's, but how can I be sure of this, if she appeared only in one episode? Is Zach still her boyfriend? Only way to confirm this is appearing in new episodes.

Haiku
She's a gothic poet in love with a fictional vampire. My first impression is that she's Lucy's clone. More episodes can disprove this statement. At least the show makers were merciful enough to let her return in one episode for less than a minute. She's Clyde's platonic friend, but her interactions with her closest friend Lucy would be more interesting.

Polly
What would you expect after Lynn's friend? Another energetic and sporty girl. She seems to be her friend's clone as she interacts in very unorthodox ways like Lynn, but she's bit more feminine and less gross. Rusty enjoyed hanging out with her, so many viewers are interested in what chemistry between is and how will it develop. There is a rumor that she made a cameo in "Spell It Out", but we can't be sure as it's not officially confirmed.

=Maggie= An emo girl, who appeared only in episode "Funny Business", but surprisingly gathered a lot of popularity. Most of her fans believe she's Luan's girlfriend. I doubt there is any relationship between them as they didn't even talk to each other. Some viewers accuse her of being a malcontent, but who wouldn't complain if a lame clown came to their birthday party? Everyone. I detected she has a deep sense of art, because she interpreted Luan's mime performance quite deeply, deeper than she was supposed to. Emo are interesting to me due to their unorthodox ways of viewing the world. I guess she's so popular, because we know very little of her. Nothing is more attractive than mystery.

=Rocky= My first impression was a typical generic boy, but he has hobby similar to Lucy. He isn't as much interested in this as her, but to some degree. In "Back in Black" building chemistry between them was heartwarming. I wish to see more development of this. Because they are so different, interactions between them wouldn't be boring.

=Lori's friends= All we know about them are their names - Dana, Becky, Chaz, Whitney, Tad, Joey, Teri. Most of them were introduced in "Party Down", later they make merely voiceless cameos. They are all flat, we don't know anything about them except for being nice. I speculate Becky is Paige's older sister and they both are daughters of the Unnamed Woman. Chaz i Leni's love interest, but that relationship is hardly developed.

=Loud's love interests= That's the biggest problem of episode "L is for Love" that most of the viewers don't seem to notice. All love interests were only introduced, but they are completelly underdeveloped and flat, most of them didn't even say a single word. So far Sam is confirmed to return, but what about others? New characters deserve development and showing their depths, not just introductions. With introductions only they are wooden or flat, simply underdeveloped.

=Genderbent Louds= I saw many uses of Rule 63, but this was one of the worst. Just because they received not enough screentime, the Loud brothers needed to be reduced to abusive jerks with mob mentality. This disapointed most of the viewers. Such wasted potential. Even more wasted potential is Linka, we didn't even see the real Linka. We know little to nothing about them. The best what can be done to them is reintroducing them in next episode as characters with different personalities instead of mob mentality. Instead of dream, they can appear in Rita's new novel.

=Renee= She's as big Ace Savvy fan and comic enthusiast as Lincoln. We expected them to become friends, but we saw exact opposite. We heard punching, but didn't see who punched who. This lead to a debate similar to Star Wars fan arguing who shot first between Han Solo and Greedo. She's not as popular as previously mentioned characters, but I wish to see more of her. Renee has a potential to return as Lincoln's biggest rival in his favorite field of interest. Zach can even get fed up with his two friends antagonizing each others.

=Casagrandes= In their special episode "Relative Chaos" they had enough time to show who they are. Rosa, Hector, Frida, Carlota, Carlos Jr. and Carlino are interesting enough to get more screentime so the viewers could explore more of their characters.