What's up with the girls in this show? Especially Carly!

Is it just me, or are the girls in this usually a bit boring/stuck up/take themselves too seriously? Well, Charlotte had a bit more humour, I think I'm mainly thinking of Carly, she never seems to see the funny side of anything! And Tara was a bit of a moany cow, let alone her weird bitchy sister. I suppose girls in this sort of thing are always portrayed as representing the social norm to represent the main characters' fear of/unfamiliarity with females and the wider world. But girls can also be awkwardm, funny, have quirks and self esteem issues, they're not all cold, smooth, confident and "sophisticated". And I know Carly is supposed to be much more "sophisticated" and popular than Simon, but I think it's actually quite immature the way she dicks him about and is so concerned about her social status and perceived superiority.
The only really accepting one was Kerry, and look how she got treated.
And to say more about Carly, what do people think is the situation with Carly? Does she like Simon, but only as a friend? Does she like him but doesn't want to compromise her social status by being with him? Does she just use him to make her boyfriend jealous or because she is insecure and craves male attention? Is she just too shy to definitively reject him and so it seems like she's leading him on, or did she once like Simon, but lost it somewhere along the ride of projectile vomit, tramp shoes and hairy testicles...


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