Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-9964494-20140507055500/@comment-24882645-20140612013622

Okay, I have to agree with HallowedArcher to a point here. As much as I supported her and Mordecai's relationship, her character was sort of bland. However, I would say she has a fair amount of flaws, the largest being how she seems to hook up with almost every guy she meets in the beginning of the series without really even getting to know them. She also seems to find some things a little too amusing, such as how she reacted to the movie Buck Tooth Bob Goes To Europe in the episode Do or Diaper. She literally ignored Mordecai's affections because she was too engrossed in the "captivating" humor of the movie. I would also say she worries too much, seeing as she kept bringing up how concerned she was in Meteor Moves about how she did in her interviews for college. Although this alone might not seem like a legitimate reason for her to be worrywart, she is also seen delving into her schoolwork a couple of times, so engrossed in her work that she can not do anything with her friends until her studies are out of the way. And even though she wouldn't admit it, I think she was afraid of losing Mordecai to CJ in Yes Dude Yes. (Of course, that has actually happened now, but I guess she won't know that until she comes back.)

I realize that Margaret wasn't the most exciting character on the show, but I still liked her and was pleased when Mordecai finally started getting close to her. Actually, I do not believe it was Margaret herself but Mordecai that got me to support Margaret's chracter so much. In the beginning of the series, Mordecai was nothing but a slacker, causing trouble with his best friend in almost every episode and doing things that most people would never even consider doing. However, when Margaret started appearing more, Mordecai's character seemed to develop as well, morphing him into a young man with a burgeoning sense of responsibility and compassion. For example, in the episode Camping Can Be Cool, he not only showed respect for Margaret, but Eileen as well, inviting her to go with on the camping trip even though he really hadn't gotten to know her yet. He also seemed to feel bad about unintentionally bothering the Stag-Man, apologizing for disturbing him and the beauty of the forest, and he deemed to be very upset with himself at the end of the episode as well, expressing regret for all that he felt he had put Margaret through. It was as if Margaret's character was suddenly giving him a reason to appreciate his friends more, as well as the motivation to impress her by any means possible, and I believe this is evident as the series progresses.

I wouldn't say Margaret is a horrible character at all. If anything, she was just a little rough around the edges, and I agree that she could have used improvement like HallowedArcher suggested. Be that as it may, I never wanted her to be sent away to college, and I was devasted when it occurred. I had looked forward to Mordecai being with Margaret for four seasons, and when she decided that she wanted to pursue her dreams, I felt really bad for all that my favorite character (Mordecai, that is) had been through. However, I can see the positive side of this, too. Because Margaret chose to leave, Mordecai was able to move on and finally have the courage to form a relationship with CJ, something that was almost impossible for him to do with Margaret. He also seems to treat all of the other characters with more respect now, as I mentioned earlier. He is willing to go out of his way to have a good time with CJ, and while doing so he seems to respect her thoughts and opinions just as much, if not more, than his own. His relationship with the park employees has improved drastically, too, seeing as he has assisted everybody several times and has even payed respect to Benson by pitching in and getting him a World's Best Boss mug. Benson even admitted that he loved Mordecai and Rigby in Blind Trust, something he never would have done before. It seems as though Margaret's absence has made a powerful contribution to Mordecai's personality, too.

PencilDJ12, I'm not sure if I have helped very much, but at least you can hear me say (Well, you can't really hear me say it, but you can imagine) that I am on your side. ''I like Margaret. ''In fact, there was never any reason for me to hate her character. While I understand why most fans feel the way they do about her, I understand why I feel the way I do about her as well. She made Mordecai into a well-rounded character, and I can easily appreciate that, despite how "boring" she may be. I know a lot of people won't agree with me, and that's okay, we all have our own opinions. But I respect that you cared about her, and hopefully that will be evident when you read this. :)