Post by Alohilani on Nov 16, 2007 15:23:05 GMT -5
You know how the 'Rookie of the Year' award was tied at the end? Well... IMO, that wasn't fair. Here's why:
Mira is very skilled, she's (mostly) calm under pressure and she's a great fighter (and she's psychic) but she has trouble obeying authority, which has gotten her into trouble (Shiv Katall). And she's an energy junkie. Yuk. :<
Booster is occasionally clumsy and can be taken advantage of- because he's TOO nice. He's really enthusiastic and just... embodies the 'ranger spirit' in every way. He has the best moral compass on the team- the only times he acts out, it's to help a friend (or because he REALLY wants a pet). Or he follows XR's crappy advice which brings us to the next rookie-
XR. Okay, let's look at what he CAN do: He's somewhat mechanically gifted (well, he SHOULD be -cough-) he's pretty intelligent with science and math (again, he should be, he's a computer) and... and. And he's a MESS. He's clumsy, self-centered and a huge liability- Buzz and Booster have both had to lie to keep him out of trouble at least once, and he almost KILLED BOOSTER AND ALL OF STAR COMMAND IN TWO DIFFERENT EPISODES. Now, to some extent his behavior can be justified- he has absolutely no life experience, for one thing. But the fact remains that he's a mediocre ranger at best (he has shining moments, but given that he's nearly freaking GIVEN ZURG THE TOOLS TO DESTROY STAR COMMAND for stupid reasons, those are kind of negated) but he is by far the worst ranger on the team. :K
And here's another thing: Mira may have had to fight her father to get to join Star Command, but that's probably it. She's royalty and stuff and is most likely loaded. Booster was born a farm boy. His parent's farm looks pretty big, so I'm guessing he's not poor or anything, but he's still a farm boy from a rural location. And he worked his way up from janitor. And XR was just BORN a ranger, for crying out loud.
Basically, I would have given that award to Booster. Maybe a tie between him and Mira, but not XR. He needs to work on his ranger skills first.
Mira is very skilled, she's (mostly) calm under pressure and she's a great fighter (and she's psychic) but she has trouble obeying authority, which has gotten her into trouble (Shiv Katall). And she's an energy junkie. Yuk. :<
Booster is occasionally clumsy and can be taken advantage of- because he's TOO nice. He's really enthusiastic and just... embodies the 'ranger spirit' in every way. He has the best moral compass on the team- the only times he acts out, it's to help a friend (or because he REALLY wants a pet). Or he follows XR's crappy advice which brings us to the next rookie-
XR. Okay, let's look at what he CAN do: He's somewhat mechanically gifted (well, he SHOULD be -cough-) he's pretty intelligent with science and math (again, he should be, he's a computer) and... and. And he's a MESS. He's clumsy, self-centered and a huge liability- Buzz and Booster have both had to lie to keep him out of trouble at least once, and he almost KILLED BOOSTER AND ALL OF STAR COMMAND IN TWO DIFFERENT EPISODES. Now, to some extent his behavior can be justified- he has absolutely no life experience, for one thing. But the fact remains that he's a mediocre ranger at best (he has shining moments, but given that he's nearly freaking GIVEN ZURG THE TOOLS TO DESTROY STAR COMMAND for stupid reasons, those are kind of negated) but he is by far the worst ranger on the team. :K
And here's another thing: Mira may have had to fight her father to get to join Star Command, but that's probably it. She's royalty and stuff and is most likely loaded. Booster was born a farm boy. His parent's farm looks pretty big, so I'm guessing he's not poor or anything, but he's still a farm boy from a rural location. And he worked his way up from janitor. And XR was just BORN a ranger, for crying out loud.
Basically, I would have given that award to Booster. Maybe a tie between him and Mira, but not XR. He needs to work on his ranger skills first.