It is now time for the negative portion of my review. I want to be thoughtful about it though – there’s no use in hating on a show just to hate on it, but constructive criticism can always be beneficial (like they’ll listen to me, but a girl can dream, right?) Anywho, as I said in my previous post, I think this show has good potential, but it’s not being used correctly. That failing is no more obvious than in their character development. 

There is one glaring flaw with most if not all of the younger characters: they are not allowed to have any significant failings or able to make any disastrous choices. No, those have to be saved for the adults. There’s no chance for the kids to ask for forgiveness or work through the consequences of their poor decisions and actually learn from them. And because the show refuses to let the young ones have any failures or flaws, it significantly nerfs their character development and arcs. 

Let me explain.

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