Howling:Why do so many people dislike Amy Pond?

Why do so many people seem to hate Pond? I just can't understand it. Amy is a magnificant, tragic, and wonderfully complicated character portrayed by a talented actor (both young and grown). People whine about her problems with comitment and trust, and her way of losing her temper and being sarcastic with people. But that's what we call flaw, and it's what makes her such a well-rounded character. People insult her sexual confidence, while they praise Captain Jack for an even greater amount of these types of qualities - gender stereotype, anyone? And as for the names she teases Rory with, well, you forget they were friends as children! Why should they drop that playful dynamic in favour of a solomn, serious one? She also has a great relasionship with the Doctor, with their layers of romantic, platonic, maternal, paternal, and rival-like affections - it's far to complex to be summed up with the word "mates" really, but that's what they are, through and through.

Amy Pond is a beautifuly written and developed character and I'd love to know the reasons people choose to bash her. MidnightCat 09:10, July 21, 2011 (UTC)