User blog comment:ThatGuy456/A Guy's Thoughts: Darwin, The Good Goody-Two-Shoes/@comment-25453486-20170527230116

Ok. First time here commenting a blog after being invited by you, I'm glad I started off here, in your post :D also, glad you've started off with my favorite character, describing the trait I love him for the most! This is seriously well-thought stuff. That last part, of there being something endearing of a character that stands his ground no matter what comes against him hit me right in what I care the most about. I tend to deeply admire characters with such strong trait, basically the reason why Darwin rapidly became my favorite character, and remains in that spot. I believe is something people should imitate, something that I personally try to apply in my life, as well. What makes Darwin such a lovable character, is that despite being highly critical, it never comes off as jerkish. It's always legit, done with a pure intention, something that comes right from his noble heart. Paired up with him being innocent, gullible sometimes and generally shy, makes him a just plain adorable character. You simply know he will never do something out of meanness, that if he does do something that hurt someone, he never truly meant it. It's just... Beautiful, that's one of the big reasons why I love this character and wish there was more people like him in the world. *tears up* However, there's a comment right below that says something I've been "secretly" moaning about in my sleep for a long time, so to speak. Darwin is heavily underused besides being merely Gumball's morale counterpart (and sometimes even failing to play that role, aka. The Stars, The Ex...); there's a..."mistery add-up" to his character in general. What do we know about him? Sure, he's got a big, BIG heart. He's very affectionate, he's always ready to do the right thing...so on. But, there are things about him that we have no clue about. What does he think about his family? What are his deepest secrets, thoughts and feelings? It's fairly easy to read Gumball, as he's open to who he is to pretty much everyone. However, with Darwin...things are more complicated. He's reluctant to express himself about his most profound feelings to most people, Gumball included (The Matchmaker is an example of this, as he refused to tell him Carrie was the one girl he was in love with, even when previously, his brother had taken advantage of this to make him join their scam. Yet, he was totally embarrassed about it, and refused to tell him directly until he was under the effects of a love potion, thus thinking he no longer loved her), but why? Why is he so reluctant to open himself? Is it because of a complex he has about himself, perhaps thinking he's not important enough to do it? Perhaps because he simply gave in and "accepted" Gumball will always be the center of attention? If that's the case, wouldn't it be a good idea to explore this (as when it was done, back in season 2 or 3, don't recall exactly, it quickly settled down to him being Gumball's morale counterpart, which we love him for, but are you all going to tell me he's just okay with it now?)? They have good material with him, but the shame is that we're already in the middle of season 5, almost starting the last one, and Darwin, the second most important character in the show is almost a mistery to everyone, at least regarding his true self. Hm. Maybe I could write something about this... ... And send it to Ben Bocquelet urging him to make amends of this *rubs the palms of her hands mischieviously*. This got too long, anyway. It was very well written! I'm looking forward reading the next article quite...anxiously :D