Dash and Paulina should've been reedmed. Of course that's almost impossible given how bad season 3, the last one, was. It's impossible, given how Butch Hartman writes popular kids like "brainless, mean douchbags for the sake of it" But they should've been gven more characther than meaningless bullies; In Dash case, a brainless jock, and Paulina's, a brailess queen bee. That's the word: brainless.
And I know, I Know NOTHING will excuse their actions (actually, I'm a defender that Danny shouldn't have been the only one punished for standing up to Dash. I defend the idea that these two kids should've been called out more than once, especially Dash) but are you telling me, these two teenagers of 14! and 15! are just eeeeevil bullies for the sake of it?
Last week I saw a comment on the DP wiki in Dash's page. I'm gonna show it to y'all:
" Up until this last year, I have always disliked Dash for the same reasons. I still recognize his bad traits, but now as an adult with some more world-view experience, I can at least see where his negative traits stem from. When you think about it, he's aggressive and dominant because he's aware of his low intelligence, probably worried about his low grades, more worried about life after high school because his only hope of success is an athletic scholarship, and afraid of what people think of him if he admits to liking boy bands, teddy bears, romance films, etc. Sure, the guy's physically well-built and is at the top of the status bar in school, but upon second glance, Dash is afraid to think about who he really is and what he could be. I bet if Danny could catch on to that and see Dash for what he really is versus what he wants himself to be, they might just be able to work together and turn a past rivalry into a future friendship".
I think I don't need to say much for myself after this comment.
So, about Paulina, it's more complex and more in my hands. I mean, just hear "god save the prom queen" and "princesses don't cry". A broken, depressed queen bee or something. A girl who just wants attention (Paulina is an attention seeker as FUCK) and real love but doesn't know how to get it. As we see in the show, she has a lot of insecurities, and also we see that she cares for others (ex; when Star dissapeared in that episode). Heck, she saw the good in DP even when the whole town hated him to death.
And I wouldn't blame her for being kinda cold sometimes. The whole school is after her like some dogs, and not for being her (whether she's a bitch or not), but for her looks. They don't see a "someone" they see a "something". Not even Danny (in the show) cared about knowing her beyond "Lol Paulina be the mother of my kids). That must've impact her a lot, taking her to believe that's the only thing of her that matters; her beauty.
In an alternative season 3 that wasn't the final seaon, I seem them discovering Danny's secret and decide to keep it because they respect Phantom and their view on Fenton and his friends changed a bit after knowing this. Paulina would be a good friend to Sam because our goth girl NEEDED a CONSISTENT female friend. Dash would turn friends with Tuck and Danny and stop bulliyng. Also, they both would get very good at fights (like Jazz).
I also see them apologyzing to Valerie and winning her friendship again step by step (alongside Kwan and 50/50, Star). I would have like to see Valerie reedeming too but that's for another post.
I shouldn't expect this kind of writting from Butch, I know. He's almost worse than Thomas Astruc when it comes to reedem teenagers; he doesn't even try. Y'all have watched FOP and how they find child abuse and bullying "funny" somehow. I don't expect better from him. But, If I have to reboot the series myself, I think Paulina and Dash would deserve better. Sam (especially her) and Tucker were done wrong too, a lot.
so, what'cha think about my request?