Incredibly well said!! I followed the link from elisi's journal and I'm so glad I did. You've encapsulated my feelings about Dawn in the comics perfectly. (Get out of my head! lol)
The part that struck me in particular was:
I see a reduction of character depth which is hopefully temporary, and she's once again written out of the normal story (literally, since she doesn't actually fit indoors), as if she were still 14 and didn’t have anything to contribute apart from needing help.
The reduction of her character is exactly what is driving me nuts. I too really grew to love (and relate) to Dawn and was please with the character she developed into so it's completely a shame that she seems to be disappearing in the comic. She became such an integral member of the gang by S7 I don't understand why she's been marginalized now. I really hope we get answers and worthwhile ones soon.
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The part that struck me in particular was:
I see a reduction of character depth which is hopefully temporary, and she's once again written out of the normal story (literally, since she doesn't actually fit indoors), as if she were still 14 and didn’t have anything to contribute apart from needing help.
The reduction of her character is exactly what is driving me nuts. I too really grew to love (and relate) to Dawn and was please with the character she developed into so it's completely a shame that she seems to be disappearing in the comic. She became such an integral member of the gang by S7 I don't understand why she's been marginalized now. I really hope we get answers and worthwhile ones soon.
Thanks for posting this great commentary.