Hmm... 1. Loren. Loren Loren Loren! She got so cheated all the way around. I wanted more development of her from the minute I finished TAC and then even when I got it toward the end of the series, it wasn't enough.
2. Melissa. Because there was that glimmer of hope when Rachel left her that note, and then we don't hear from her again until they drive a tank into her house. Wut? Wouldn't getting that note and then still basically losing your best friend be super depressing? If Rachel had maintained the connection with Melissa, might it have slowed her descent into madness?
3. Mertil/Gafinilan. (Though 14-year-old me would be horrified to know that I'm a slash fan nowadays.) I would love to know how homosexuality is regarded in Andalite culture, it's something that could really go either way based on canon. I've read fic where it was total acceptance and other fic where it was frowned upon and I thought both were equally believable. And yes, I do believe KAA was trying to imply they were a couple, insofar as one could get away with that in a kid's book in the 90's.
4. Cassie's parents. They were the only set of families that really didn't have other drama going on to distract them (Rachel's family had the divorce, Jake's family was dealing with Tom and his obsession with the Sharing, Marco's dad had, well, Marco's mom), so how did they miss this giant change in their daughter's life? They were written like they were fairly calm, level-headed, and competent otherwise.
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1. Loren. Loren Loren Loren! She got so cheated all the way around. I wanted more development of her from the minute I finished TAC and then even when I got it toward the end of the series, it wasn't enough.
2. Melissa. Because there was that glimmer of hope when Rachel left her that note, and then we don't hear from her again until they drive a tank into her house. Wut? Wouldn't getting that note and then still basically losing your best friend be super depressing? If Rachel had maintained the connection with Melissa, might it have slowed her descent into madness?
3. Mertil/Gafinilan. (Though 14-year-old me would be horrified to know that I'm a slash fan nowadays.) I would love to know how homosexuality is regarded in Andalite culture, it's something that could really go either way based on canon. I've read fic where it was total acceptance and other fic where it was frowned upon and I thought both were equally believable. And yes, I do believe KAA was trying to imply they were a couple, insofar as one could get away with that in a kid's book in the 90's.
4. Cassie's parents. They were the only set of families that really didn't have other drama going on to distract them (Rachel's family had the divorce, Jake's family was dealing with Tom and his obsession with the Sharing, Marco's dad had, well, Marco's mom), so how did they miss this giant change in their daughter's life? They were written like they were fairly calm, level-headed, and competent otherwise.
5. Pemalite Chronicles, anybody?