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I'll be honest, but yes, Trappy pisses me off, at least because she's a copy of Trap, just younger and female. Why do we need another crazy character? Pandora was at least independent and charismatic (especially in the TV series). And I understand that it's not Trappy's fault that she's a replacement for her, because Trappy isn't the one who did it herself, but she still pisses me off.

We see them team up many times in the tv show and on a few rare occasions in the books plus it’s implied that Thea loves that boy as much as her brother Geronimo.

So, I know it's good that characters aren't perfect and that makes them more relatable, but I still want to touch on a topic that's rarely touched on in this fandom, if at all, because I haven't seen anyone discuss it.

Benjamin is a spoiled brat and often acts as if the world revolves around him. This is understandable, because he was raised by Geronimo, who gave him everything, and as the books say, he can't say no to his beloved nephew, which is quite destructive parenting, but Geronimo can't help it because he's a weak individual. Geronimo often had to drop what he was doing SIMPLY BECAUSE Benjamin suddenly needed something, like in the episode "Return to the Dojo," when he begged Geronimo to find him a karate master, and Geronimo actually quit his hard work, which he was failing at, and went to fulfill his nephew's whim. See? He didn't tell him to wait; he IMMEDIATELY went to do it. And this is paying off in Ben's interactions with his peers.

In "Top Model Thea," Ben made it clear he didn't want to be in the famous fashion designer's office, showing he didn't care and that he didn't like "girly things." And most importantly, Geronimo wasn't there just for the report, but so Pandora, a fashion lover, could be there too. It was supposed to be HER day, but Benjamin, apparently taken on by his uncle to learn how to be a reporter in the future, didn't care. Why couldn't he just shut up and not offend his close friend with his ignorance? This shows he doesn't take her interests seriously, and also that he doesn't even want to understand the basics of his uncle's job, because reporting isn't always about what you like.

His jerkish attitude toward Pandora continues in "Skateboarding Championship," when she coached him for the skateboarding championship and accidentally scored higher than him, also qualifying for the championship. Ben, of course, didn't like this and started acting rudely toward her, even though she was happy to spend time with him. See what I mean? Pandora is always willing to support Ben, but Ben has never shown that he could put her feelings above his own. And honestly? If Pandora's absence in the later books is because she couldn't maintain a friendship with someone like that, then I completely understand.

Ben also acted irrationally toward Candace in "Chauncey and the Secret Cheese" simply because she wanted to take the lead in the investigation. Like, what's your problem? Oh yeah, sorry, kid, not everyone wants to be in your shadow just because you're the main character's nephew.

In short, I hope Ben outgrows this phase in the future, otherwise he will have big problems with this character.

Not just in learning survival skills but also is in love with Rosa as Benjamin and Rosa’s relationship is one of my favorite things about this spin off and it shows a side of Benjamin we never seen before plus you can tell he treats Rosa differently than most of the girls he’s friends with like Pandora

Plus Ben has good taste in girls and I like Rosa’s long hair as it makes her look pretty but I think he would have to face the downsides of being in love like teasing from others

Like, the only significant time they interacted was in "Brief Engagement," when Pandora, unaware that William was under Ratswami's hypnosis, arranged a wedding for him and Sally. But what else do they have? William just sees her as, "Um... some little girl who's somehow close to my family. Okay." or what? 😭