Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-50.9.110.69-20140807014836/@comment-24477929-20140807221042

@ OP

While I find Kira to be quite charming and a breath of fresh air (at least, when they aren't trying to force her into 2 or 3 different roles at once), I think I'd like to address this question more specifically.

If we're comparing last season's Allison to last season's Kira (maybe even this season too), then yet Kira comes out on top. She had consistently better chemistry and her character was developing at a nice pace. Allison on the other hand had so much baggage as a character and so much MPD that it clouded her motivations and frankly led to her being dramatically underused. She was mostly there as a romantic prize and source of drama for Scott and Isaac.

Contrast with season 1. She had excellent chemistry with all the cast and while some may complain that everything interesting about her was her new girl mystique, I disagree. She was a strong female protagonist in her own right (but not unstoppable because that would be ridiculous), who was dealing with her teenage problems, while slowly unraveling the mysteries of BH. Her character developed in interesting ways and grew richer as she first rejects Scott, then grows closer to him, then rejects him for lying AGAIN.

In season 2 with what happened to Victoria, it turned her standard issue secret romance on its head and made her question whether her personal desires were more important than doing what was right. In becoming sort of the dark Allison, she became something of a foil for Scott, trying to do right, but with almost no restraint. I only wish they wouldn't have thrown it all away and turned her back into 'good' Allison.

I do have my complaints though, particularly that no one calls her out on her shit in S2 or that she suddenly becomes an unstoppable badass in less than a month. And more, but I'm tired of typing. And post season 2 its all downhill from there.

TL:DR Season 1-2 Allison is top notch, her relationship to Scott is interesting and dynamic. Her character is focused and developled, it beats the pants off of current Kira.