(I wanted to post this in the form of a video with GamingMagic13ās style of editing, but I donāt have the energy for that.)*
People say ChloĆ©ās redeeming qualities only started to show through during Seasons 2 and 3 because Thomas had no involvement in the production of those two seasons as if he wasnāt on the writing team on every episode for those two seasons.
The consensus shouldnāt be, āThomas went away so the other writers started a redemption arc which Thomas ruined when he came backā. It should be, āThomas and the other writers spent two seasons tricking people into feeling bad for ChloĆ© by revealing that she was more than just a one-dimensional mean girl, and then yanked the rug out from under them just for the sake of yanking the rug out from under peopleā.
Thomas, your target audience is literal children. I donāt think subverting their expectations is that much of an achievement to brag about.
Also, does anyone else think that, if people werenāt so antagonistically vocal about Miracle Queen and didnāt harass Thomas over it and the āWe thought she was redeemableā tweet, then ChloĆ© wouldnāt have gotten worse and worse as Seasons 4 and 5 went on?
Considering the fact that, after Season 3 ended in Fall 2019, the show went on a hiatus that was forced to be even longer due to the COVID pandemic with only the New York special to keep us company in September before finally returning in Spring 2021, the crew had plenty of time to rework the scripts to worsen ChloƩ.
I would say this applies to Lila, too, but itās not like feeling bad for her was ever a common fandom talking point and the only thing about her that could have qualified as a redeeming quality that could have gone somewhere (that she lies for attention that she canāt get at home because her mom is out working for most of the day, which only briefly comes back at the beginning of Oni-Chan) is now irrelevant (now that she has multiple moms and identities) because this show has proven how much it loves its retcons and has done nothing to convince me itās not misogynistic, not even the half-a**ed attempts at redeeming Nathalie and Sabrina after four seasons of them making Bayonetta faces. I know Iām of the ābetter late than neverā opinion, but that mindset can only go so far until ātoo little, too lateā kicks in.
*When talking about the GM13ās editing style, Iām referring to the one heās been using since the Top 20 Worst Movies video, as in, the topic he is currently talking about will contain clips from the franchise the current topic is discussing.
Talking about Toy Story? Clips from the Toy Story saga.
Talking about The Incredibles? Clips from the Incredibles duology.
Talking about Cars? Clips from the Cars trilogy.
Talking about The Owl House? Clips from The Owl House.
