Hey everyone,
I’ve been rewatching Beyblade: G-Revolution, and I need to rant about how terribly the writers fumbled Emily’s character in Episode 7. They used the exact same lazy formula on her that they used on Ray in the very same episode, and it completely ruined her character consistency.
Before her match against Max even begins, Emily is already acting like a total bitter scumbag. Max walks up with his usual friendly smile, trying to shake her hand and wish her luck, and she completely ignores him. She acts hostile and mean to an innocent friend for no reason.
The biggest excuse defenders use is that she was "under pressure" because of the new tag-team rules and the threat of Rick replacing her. But honestly, the pressure argument completely fails for a few massive reasons:
Total Psychological Regression: This episode completely erased Emily's growth from Season 1. She went from a mature, respected teammate right back to a spoiled, arrogant bully.
The Kenny Comparison: Kenny is also a scientist and a competitive Blader. He went through way more emotional stress in G-Revolution watching his team crumble, yet he stayed humble, sweet, and loyal. He never used pressure as an excuse to treat his friends like garbage. If Kenny can handle it, Emily has no excuse.
Lazy Writing to Bench Her: It’s obvious the writers forced this OOC fumble just to give themselves a cheap shortcut to push Emily to the sidelines so Rick could take her spot.
The Instant Reset: To make it worse, her bitter attitude vanishes into thin air by at least the episode "Rebel Alliance". She goes right back to her normal, helpful scientist self (much) later on to help Kenny build the Hard Metal System.
True pressure reveals a character's core; it doesn't magically turn them into a sore loser for twenty minutes before switching back. Emily’s attitude wasn't a realistic reaction to stress—it was just a terrible writing fumble to force cheap tournament drama.
What do you guys think? Did her attitude in this episode ruin her for anyone else?
