Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-2156952-20141204150215/@comment-8284722-20141206215830

@Mcpowa I don't hate Hinata. I don't. She does sometimes irritate me, though, that's all.

@Habibi Oh boy, here come the rants. Anyone can see Hanabi is getting a huge role in the movie. We, quite literally, don't see her at all in the manga outside of an IT. And yet here she is now playing a huge damsel-in-distress role. While Hinata isn't completely and utterly self-absorbed (that's Ino's job), it is really all so she can believe in herself. That's not necessarily wrong, but obsessing over it and trying to drag people into it makes everyone question your sanity. You also don't really have to *#(@ someone to always be there to help them; you just have to, well, help them. I never called her subservient. She's always been trying to be independent, which is great, if it doesn't involve also completely and utterly relying on a soulmate that isn't yet or never will be your soulmate. The thing about Naruto being an inspiration to carry on is spot-on, but having it unexpectantly transform into what everyone thinks is her goal is just lazy writing at its finest. As for females, everyone knows Kishi writes them terribly. Though for the record, Hinata isn't all that strong to be frank. Just saying. And people don't like Hinata because she's strong nor because she's addicted to Naruto. They like her because she's so quiet and so unassuming compared to Sakura that no one really has to worry about her doing much.