[SPOILER] I don't hate Charlotte. I HATE HOW THE WRITERS WRITE HER.

I admire how they've developed the character of Jonah. They could have used him simply as a danger-accelerator, as in Marty and Wendy aren't just putting themselves in danger, but the audience would worry more because -- they have CHILDREN! They could've given Jonah a perfunctory nod, like showing him reading a comic book.Instead they go all-in and give him a personality. We see how he becomes friends with Buddy -- after all, who wouldn't be curious that an old man came with their house? When dead animals started appearing on the lawn, the writers let us think it could've been Jonah doing it, and that helps to give him an interior life. When he hides the rifle in the woods, that intrigues us about his motives.When he holds that rifle against a bad guy, we saw he was brave. When Wendy says she and Marty are starting a foundation, and he immediately realizes it could be another way to launder money, we saw he was smart. Well, we already knew it from other things he did, like sending a drone to keep an eye on Ruth. I think in general, writers want to show a boy in their story is clever. They give Jonah does things to do that move the plot along. He's so three-dimensional!In contrast, the writers have pretty much ignored the potential of Charlotte. What did she think about Buddy at first, and did she get to know him better? I don't recall any meaningful interaction between them. We know she's made friends and is interested in dating. Yawn.What else? Oh, she decides to become an emancipated minor. That's an enormous decision. Her opinion of her parents changed. I guess she had to research it online, it's not like she could ask her guidance counsellor. Where would she live? What about money? She probably agonized about leaving Jonah there with their parents. It was a complex topic and a courageous decision, but I do not recall that we get to see how "Charlotte is smart" or "Charlotte is courageous" because the writers basically showed us: Charlotte wants to be emancipated, Wendy's mad. Then a little bit later: Charlotte changed her mind. Even that was a momentous decision.Also, to me it was very moving when we saw how Wyatt bared himself in his essay to get into college. Isn't Charlotte the age to be thinking of college too? Wendy and Marty are the kind of parents that normally would be right on top of it, but who knows what their plan is or even if they have one.I do admit the writers do often convey how much she cares about Jonah. After he got kissed, later she reminded him of that to make him feel better. But jeez. via /r/Ozark https://ift.tt/3ecDjEG