Rikchikchik wrote:I'm not a fan of Dovewing bashers. Like, they're awesome people and all, but I never really understood why Dovewing is so unpopular. People say she's whiny, annoying, indecisive, whatever, and then go on to say that she's a mary sue. I get people are mad over Hollyleaf getting booted from the Three for no good reason (that irked me too oorgh) but you can't exactly blame Dovewing. She's actually a pretty well-done character that I can see being a real-life person.
Imma just point something out that I've been dying to say.
I love Bluestar and all, she was my favorite character ever growing up, she's really realistic in personality too. But in Bluestar's Prophecy:
- She's part of a special prophecy.
- She has a sister that she outshines. (Though not directly mentioned)
- She falls in love with a cat across the border, while someone in ThunderClan is also in love with her.
Now, these are kinda vague, but Dovewing also has all of those qualities. But lemme disclaim something: she had these traits when she was Bluefur, not Bluestar. So, just wondering if people would give her a chance, and see how she develops as she gets older; Bluefur seemed sueish, but as she aged she became hekkin amazING. Maybe Dovewing will do the same?
The thing Dovewing (imo, anyway), is they focus so heavily on her when the Three lost their powers
Unlike Jayfeather and Lionblaze, she got a whole ton of sympathy from her Clan and other warriors when she lost her powers in Bramblestar's Storm, yet all Lionblaze got were warnings and Jayfeather barely got a darn thing said about it except "I thought you couldn't feel our emotions anymore". Dovewing did do a lot of whining, and while I'm not saying you're wrong, I think Bluefur was a lot more well done with it than Dovewing, personally. There's also the fact that when Bluefur did the whole "forbidden romance"
thing, it wasn't super overdone. By the time the Erins did it with Dovewing, people were getting so sick and tired of the forbidden romance that she was chosen as a character to hate along with a lot of other reasons.
I'm personally not a fan of Dovewing because I don't like her attitude or how the focus is heavily on her about the loss of powers (Yes, I know that it must've really sucked to lose super senses, but come on, what about some focus for Lionblaze and Jayfeather?
I have to agree with Lokisaurus, Lionblaze seemed really underused. He could've used way better development.)
I would've liked to hear more about Lionblaze and Cinderheart and their kits!
Bluefur, though, like I said, I think was a lot more well done regarding what happened to her. Within her own book, my biggest complaint is how she met with Oakheart once outside of a gathering and was suddenly pregnant with his kits. Personally, I would've liked to see more development between the two before she was suddenly having his kits! But other than that, she just seemed kind of better done than Dovewing
Also, I just read Spottedleaf's Heart not long ago, and can I just say, Are you kidding me???
I was practically open mouthed in surprise when I saw Spottedpaw with a crush on Thistleclaw! Imo, it just doesn't fit with her overall personality, but that's just me
Oh, and Onestar's death in AVOS? Honestly felt so anticlimactic, it's not even funny
He and Darktail fell in the lake and weren't seen again... What a way to go, am I right?
Honestly glad that Onestar's gone. He wasn't that great of a leader, imo. He was a lot better as a warrior. Much nicer and way more mellow and friendly.