Berry

[The Huntsman]

Originally Posted by One Radical Dude

Whoa, it has been a while, hasn't it?

You may be right, Huntsman. As for her return, while it appears to be unlikely, it's not completely out of the question.

Yeah, though at least she was used in that adoption type game they had a few years back. I don’t remember much about it, and I pretty much missed the entire fourth season, though the fact that she was used when some other popular characters weren’t was at least something her fans could appreciate.

[Cassini90125]

I seldom think about Berry very often. She was not a bad character; I enjoyed her episode a lot when I first saw it, although for me it wore thin after awhile. But as with Bendy and Red I wouldn't mind seeing her return as a guest star.

[The Huntsman]

I just wonder if Berry would have been handled differently if that episode were made today, rather than back when it actually was. The episode Duchess of Wails always irked me because they introduced that plaque, which talked about how even mean friends are welcome in the home, though in Berry Scary, nobody seemed to care that Berry was more-or-less evicted from the home. I once wrote a Theory / FAQ and even though it was deeply flawed, even more-so now since so much time has passed, I still believe that Imaginary Friends are really stuck the way they’re created, and I don’t believe Berry was actually a villain.

[Ub3rD4n]

That all depends on your definition of a villain. If your definition is someone who PURPOSELY acts like a jerk, then, no, she's not. But if your definition of a villain is someone who acts without taking anyone else's feelings or wellbeing into account, then yes, she is. She's entirely too focused on her relationship with Bloo, and doesn't think of anything else, really.

[The Huntsman]

Originally Posted by Ub3rD4n

That all depends on your definition of a villain. If your definition is someone who PURPOSELY acts like a jerk, then, no, she's not. But if your definition of a villain is someone who acts without taking anyone else's feelings or wellbeing into account, then yes, she is. She's entirely too focused on her relationship with Bloo, and doesn't think of anything else, really.

Perhaps Berry wouldn't have been so defensive about Bloo if he actually appreciated her, though. He kept forgetting her name and didn’t even seem to care about her many attempts to please him; sure, she was the type of character who didn’t care about what others thought, but Bloo did treat her pretty bad. I think she had thought that Bloo would care more about her if he didn’t care so much about Mac, though I digress.

[jekylljuice]

I don't believe that Berry was truly evil myself - just twisted. I admit that I didn't care for her quite so much to begin with, but she grew on me with repeated viewings, and I agree that it's a shame that Foster's never tried to utilise her again.

In regard to her circumstantial eviction from the house, I'd kind of gotten the vibe that, even without the giant rubber band ball, she'd have been on her way out of there one way or another by her own free will. I think this was implied in her line "I can't believe I stayed in this stupid house, with these stupid people!", presumably an admission that she'd only remained at Foster's in the hopes of obtaining a relationship with Bloo (but possibly just a matter of hysterics). What would seem contrary to the Foster's creedo would be if Wally had really been evicted, as Mac had speculated in "the Big Picture".

Whether we see any further activity from her or not, Berry's legacy undoubtedly lives on. Nowadays it's impossible for me to watch Stacey's scenes in Wayne's World without being reminded of Berry.

[Ub3rD4n]

I can only assume that Mac's spectulation in The Big Picture was him being forgetful, cause there are plenty of kids who'd love a friend like Wally. And back on topic, yeah, I think the words "twisted" and "mentally unstable" better describe Berry than "Evil". In fact, I don't think there's any flat-out evil characters in Fosters. Although, again, this all depends on definition.

[Cassini90125]

I agree. "Unstable", in particular, seems to fit her. I might add "Obsessive" to that list, too. As for truly evil characters, again I agree; I haven't seen anyone who truly fits my definition of evil. I guess the closest would be Lil Lincoln.

[kageri]

I've noticed the lack of ineherently evil characters, and it's one of the things I like about Foster's: no character is completely good or completey bad. Well, Duchess hasn't shown many redeeming qualities aside from being funny, but she hasn't really shown any desire to kill people or anything either.

And, to make this a bit more on-topic, I agree that Berry is just... unstable. It's not surprising that there'd be a few wacky IF's, since they have as much of a possible range in personalities as people do. I wouldn't mind seeing Berry return, either; it'd be a nice break from all the Cheese.

[Medikor]

I'd love to see Berry come back. Her episode is one of my all time faves. I'd be happy if we only get to see her role past the screen on that rubber-band ball once every few seasons.