[Haak]

Okay, I'm just gonna throw these here again.

Originally Posted by Haak

I still liked Taiga because

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she still helped out Ryuuji and still mentioned how much she appreciated his help. She also became a lot less bitchy and we got to see the nicer side of her more and more. She also had a rather sad backstory, what with her family issues and all, which atleast explains why she's always bitchy. Plus she'd have a lot of moments where she'd screw up, get hit or something or fall flat on her face (a lot of the time BECAUSE of her tsun moments) so it's kinda hard to hate someone when she's in so many hilarious screw-up moments like that.

In contrast, Kirino doesn't actually help out Kyousuke in anyway and has a relatively normal family.

Originally Posted by Haak

Spoiler for Toradora comparison:

I don't recall Taiga constantly forcing Ryuuji to do anything for her unless it was genuinely part of the deal they made and even then it wasn't anything unreasonable. In fact by episode 3, Taiga had already tried helping Ryuuji out.

Anyway, I have to agree with Dex-Kun. I think it's clear the whole 'get run over by a car' wasn't meant to be taken seriously. She's done it before when she suggested Kyousuke crossdress. I think those that have a problem with it should consider the Doylist view (i.e It's not a good portrayal of a Tsundere), rather than the Watsonian view ( i.e. she's a psychopath that wants her brother dead).