#female characters have to be like a show pony constantly pulling out tricks for fandom to take notice and stay interested in them

[lostsyren]

I think it’s funny when people say Sofia wasn’t developed enough or there wasn’t enough for them care about her…like I genuinely thought she was going to get less than what she was given.

In s3 I was fully prepared for her to have like one scene serving Rafe as a waitress in the country club and they share maybe one conversation. And when I saw the first pic of her waking up in his bed in his shirt I screamed!! Like yes they had sex?!?! Already??

And same with s4. I was excited but I genuinely thought she’d get the same treatment as Barry in the sense that she’d only showed up in scenes with Rafe. But when we got to see her bedroom? Her family? Her life outside of Rafe? I was ecstatic!! Like finally a side character that I’m irrationally obsessed with is getting something!!!

And even her relationship with Rafe, I wish we got to see them get closer, but from a purely superficial perspective: TWO kiss scenes? TWO ‘I love you’s? A morning after scene? A bunch of hugs? Him dressing her? A PROPOSAL? Like damnnn…thank you universe.

Though I agree she wasn’t as developed as she could’ve be, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t happy with what I was given– my expectations were so low. I’ve had experience favouriting the irrelevant side character in many stories and it’s not often I win😭