Rogue as a goth

Originally, I hated the concept of goth teen Rogue. More than anything, I think it was that she just had a really bad character design. Why the grey skin? I get that she was supposed to be really pale... but grey skin? I also don't get why she had a cleft chin. I was always confused by Rogue's character design because, other than her, the other characters were drawn really well! Scott and Jean looked great. Storm, too.

But now, rewatching the series, I have to say that I appreciate the effort the writers put into really re-imagining Rogue. She is by far the most different from her comic incarnation and it's really interesting. Evolution Rogue is still feisty, but in a different way from classic Rogue. I appreciated that her being goth didn't make her into an annoying, sulky character. Instead, she was a formidable fighter with a lot of sass and anger. Of course, for me, my favorite Rogue will always be the 80s/90s version of her.

I know that some people argue that she was a hypersexual character with cheesy lines and an over-the-top, annoying-to-read accent, but I still love that version of her. She was just so fun! And I'm a big fan of Rogue with Ms. Marvel powers. I loved that she was a woman who could get into fist fights. Most other X-men women have defensive, magical, or telepathic powers. I liked that she was the gung-ho, dive into battle type. And the Ms. Marvel storyline has always been a huge aspect of Rogue's personal character development. I think it was a really interesting story, and it was good impetus for her to join the X-Men.

Although I've now come to terms with goth Rogue, I have to say that I would have really loved it if they had tried to be a little more faithful to the original character. I'm not trying to sound like a snob. I just mean that reallly old school Rogue was a teenager. Although she was definitely angsty about her powers, she also was really playful about it. I liked when she was the unpredictable villain who went around kissing people. Some people have told me they thought she was slutty for doing that, but it's also sort of sad when you think about it. That the early Rogue had accepted she couldn't be intimate without hurting someone, so she used kissing as a weapon against her enemies.

If they had drawn out Rogue's time with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, that would have been cool. See Rogue's more dangerous side. I think she switched over too quickly, but then again, the writers didn't know how many seasons the show would run.

On a side note, the only other thing that really bugged me about the show was Kitty's ditzy voice and personality. The girl was supposed to be a genius!

Why would a banana grab another banana? Those are the kind of questions I don't want to answer.