Butchered Barry's
What the hell happened to them! They took what was one of the most redeeming features of the show and tore it apart, despite their WR cliche entrance (close family of drop outs) they were exiting and really quite original. Kacey, was dealing with things the show hadn't addressed before (in depth with a continued character) and it was handled quite well, why was this storyline dropped, has she just forgotten she wants to be a boy? There's like one line about and it's never discussed again.
Dynasty was also original, whilst she gave the impression of being a stuck up bimbo she quickly showed her intelligence, loyalty and good nature in contrast to her image. She helps her friends, sticks by Kacey even she doesn't agree with her, achieves well at school whilst also going along with Barry's schemes and was overall a supprisingly interesting character, where did it all go? She shows no signs of intelligence and even gives examples of being thick, she is increasingly more wrapped up in her own stuff than before. However, of he three her nature and character changed the least, she's the same good natured caring girl she was the only difference is she's lost her mean streak and family pride, much like Kacey. In their first series they were prepared to burn Connors face and spike the school with drugs, neither of them have that pride for the Barry name anymore nor do they help Barry with his schemes.
And of course Barry, what have they done to him? he has yone from one of the most interesting and my favourite WR badboy to one of the most bland and forgettable. When Barry first joined he was very different to all the other WR badboys, sure they gage him an over the top, silly entrance but the power house actor made it work and his development in the next nine episodes prefected it. He smart, cunning, mature and contrast to recent episodes- quite. He would spend many episodes not doing much other than scams to make money-not gain rep!- and when he did bad things he was always smart enough to get away with it. Most of the other WR badboys made efforts to disrupt the school but Barry didn't seem to care about the school and always seemed to have more important and grown up things to cocnern himself with. The Kyle episode was the start of his decent into a petty, immature character, that differs so much from the devious, intelligent character we were used to.
They've changed, their relationship with each-other changed and personalies are almost all dead. It's such a shame they were all very interesting characters, Barry in particular despite his distractingly child friendly (pre 9pm show) sufferings to a mature character managed to give a very impressive performance. What you all think?