I agree, mostly it is the forced writing more than the actor or even the essence of the character. I really wonder how they intend to grow his character in the future–he’s definitely a “hero” kid. Can you imagine him asking any of his family for dating advice? Ah, I can imagine some pretty funny spoofs along those lines.
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“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass