I didn't like Macro, and for more reasons than my Rachel/Tobias shipping. To me, he never seemed to grow over the series in the way the others did. Yes, his conflict with his mother being Visser 1 and the issues with his father in the beginning were promising, but they didn't really turn into much. Macro remained, I think, sort of immature, even in his tactical nature. As much as people criticism Tobias and Rachel, to me, Macro was always *so* "me, me" about everything (in some cases, his mother was an exception, I admit--but even that wasn't consistently affecting). Macro primarily aim always was saving himself, getting what he wanted, and he never grew out of that--never really bonded with the other Animorphs, sans Jake, never moved beyond that shallow approach to relationships, never acknowledged the war on a grander scale. To me, all the other Animorphs grew up, but Macro seemed more static than dynamic to me, and it bored and annoyed me.
That being said, however, there are a few Macro moments I love: -Macro saving Tobias in 33 (I wish we had seen more of this) -Macro in Visser -Macro reflecting on his dad and mom, particularly in #5 -Macro/Jake moments surrounding Tom (basically, I did like Macro when he was showing some dimension... but those moments were WAY too rare, IMO)
-On a purely entertainment level I also did really enjoy book 25, if just for the tension brought on by the aspect of the inescapable, deathly cold.
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Date: 2010-09-15 04:03 am (UTC)I didn't like Macro, and for more reasons than my Rachel/Tobias shipping. To me, he never seemed to grow over the series in the way the others did. Yes, his conflict with his mother being Visser 1 and the issues with his father in the beginning were promising, but they didn't really turn into much. Macro remained, I think, sort of immature, even in his tactical nature. As much as people criticism Tobias and Rachel, to me, Macro was always *so* "me, me" about everything (in some cases, his mother was an exception, I admit--but even that wasn't consistently affecting). Macro primarily aim always was saving himself, getting what he wanted, and he never grew out of that--never really bonded with the other Animorphs, sans Jake, never moved beyond that shallow approach to relationships, never acknowledged the war on a grander scale. To me, all the other Animorphs grew up, but Macro seemed more static than dynamic to me, and it bored and annoyed me.
That being said, however, there are a few Macro moments I love:
-Macro saving Tobias in 33 (I wish we had seen more of this)
-Macro in Visser
-Macro reflecting on his dad and mom, particularly in #5
-Macro/Jake moments surrounding Tom (basically, I did like Macro when he was showing some dimension... but those moments were WAY too rare, IMO)
-On a purely entertainment level I also did really enjoy book 25, if just for the tension brought on by the aspect of the inescapable, deathly cold.
*ducks tomatoes*