Anyone hating Miko.....less?

Discussion in 'Transformers Earthspark and Cartoon Discussion' started by KWFlange, Mar 12, 2011.

  1. Sprocket

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    Yeah, he ain't gonna be talking any time soon. Probably not 'til season 4 in 2015.

    At this point, I'd settle for him to actually be interesting, 'cause right now he's so utterly useless to the story it's pitiable.
     
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    I forgot to add, I actually do like Jack and Raf. In fact, out of all the humans I've seen, Jack is my favorite.
     
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    She's slowly getting rescued from the scrappy heap.
    Good job on the writers' part.
     
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    I have no problem with Miko, in fact I feel neutral about all the TFP kids. I don't dislike them nor am I a fan of them, they're just there.
     
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    Uhm, no we haven't. Arcee has barely had any screentime in the past episodes.
     
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    The first 5 episodes, and the current series.
     
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    Can't say I've ever really understood the Miko hate. I actually find her quite amusing.

    I know that in reality, she'd be dead in five minutes. But that's the thing, this is a cartoon about giant robots from outer space! Miko serves as a good remainder not to take things so seriously, and just enjoy the ride.

    That said, she really needs to decide if she's Japanese or Latino.
     
  8. Gordon_4

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    I love her, she acts as an excellent foil to Jack, who is just Sam in all but name. So yeah, Jack does take the normal person's view "Oh God, death and destruction, blah blah blah", Miko more or less is the kid's view of a robot buddy and even a robot war.

    Plus she always seems ready to try and back up her bluster: when it looked like MECH were about to jump into the train car, first thing she did was grab an axe. She's got guts, and that goes a long way to endearing her to people. Jack's view on the situation is no less important, and helps ground the series as does his constantly reminding her how dire their situation gets occasionally.

    Go Miko!
     
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    She's less annoying by this point in time, but not to a level that satisfies me.
     
  10. Thenames9

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    This.
     
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    I love Miko.
     
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    Actually, the girl who plays her is Indonesian.

    EDIT: Whoops, didn't read the second page.
     
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    I still really don't like her. To what demographic is she supposed to appeal to? If kids want to watch hyperactive japanese girls they should look somewhere other than a show about giant robots.
     
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    Considering most giant robot shows are from Japan, that's a lot harder than you think. A good portion of them do include a hyperactive girl or woman; it's a genre staple in fact.
     
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    Miko > Minmei.
     
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    She's my favorite character, after Ratchet.
     
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    Well, at least none of the three yell out screaming, "no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!"
     
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    Don't hate her but Don't care for either. She there and she works with they need a female charater so I can live with it.
     
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    Naah I hate just the same. If anything she annoys me more.
     
  20. SuzyPrime

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    I don't hate Miko. I don't mind that they made her boisterous and trendy. As an exchange student, she is the fish out of water that mirrors the Autobots' being out of their element, which is thoughtful for a kids show.

    My problem is she feels superfluous. She just screams marketing gimmick to me; like some tv exec is responsible for her existence because the show needs to have added "relevance", right down to the goofy guitar scene from the pilot.

    She's certainly resourceful and gutsy in tight spots. But, to tie Jack and Raf into it, this show is going to have to contort itself in bizarre shapes in order to keep putting these kids in harm's way. I have a feeling that Fowler will be going on several more "training retreats" in order to shove the kids into the plot.

    I hope the kids' roles will develop into something more plausible, in a smashy robot show kind of way. When Sari had the Autobots play sleepover and Twister, I wasn't sure if they could write in anything more emasculating into the show than that. I almost didn't watch again because I didn't want to watch hero robots be led around on a leash by a little girl. In my opinion, that first episode was Animated's lowest point, but then it got a lot better. I hope this will too.