Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24163511-20140204074525/@comment-24163511-20140508054514

Somehow "called it" doesn't seem right here, more like "I hate it when I'm right."

"I Like You...Hi" is the next upcoming episode and it gets the ball rolling on the CJ arc. Having seen CJ in a few more episodes since the beginning of February, hopefully this arc is bearable. I mean, CJ has been shown to have sh!t loads more personality than Margaret ever had. This stems from her ability to "burn" Mordecai and have playful banter on a regular basis, as well as have an actual interest in Eileen. Come to think of it, was there EVER an episode where Margaret truly interacted with Eileen? Well, that's more the writer's fault than anything (well, technically, EVERYTHING is the writer's fault) but still, it seems like CJ is the writers attempt at trying to make up for Margret's character, or lack thereof.

Like "Okay, so let's take another crack at this 'love interest' thing and actually give the character a 'personality' or whatever." Caring about more than just Mordecai, being able to "hang" and make snappy remarks, these things define a character more than just "that girl Mordecai likes". Is she still constrained? Well yeah, on top of being a supporting character she's also the replacement love interest and very rarely does that role ever go anywhere. But in Video 101 where she cared about Eileen, we need more of that. We need more of her having troubles that don't involve Mordecai, ya know, like pretty much all the other characters.