Talk:Trixie/@comment-71.54.74.73-20120319232646

To answer the question "Why do people like Trixie? " There are a number of reasons, but here are what I think are the most important. 1. Personality extremes are interesting. In any character driven series (and MLP is definitely character driven) personality quirks and clashes create most the humor and drama. We need ponies like Trixie to create the story lines we love so much. So, a character can be a jerk and still be loved by the fans because we recognize what she provides by being a jerk. 2. She's kind of cool. I think of Trixie as the Boba Fett of the MLP world: a background character who was never supposed to be that popular, yet became so based soley on what we like to image she is or could be. She is demonstratively powerful and some people find that interesting in and of itself. As someone else posted earlier, they gave us a good idea of who she is, yet she is not completely fleshed out. That means we can fill in the gaps with whatever we like - in our own minds, at least.

3. People like flawed characters. Ever watch an episode of "House MD" or read "Game of Thrones"? Flawed characters can be very interesting, entertaining and even relatable. 4. The possibility for redemption. Western culture loves the redeemed villain and pities the remorseful cad. From Darth Vader to Ebenezer Scrooge, and all the way back to the Prodigal Son, Western Civilization loves a former bad guy. Trixie could be fit that description if the writers wanted her to. She even had what appeared to be a moment to vulnerability and remorse at the end of her episode when she admitted she made up the story of the Ursa Major. I think that Glenda Griffin would be much more popular if she had given us a moment like that.

5. Personal taste. Hey, there's no accounting for taste.