Here's the thing. I'm really mad about how the writers are treating Travis. (And yes, this does have to with Rose and Hawk.) He's really the only character who has a major conflict in their family. Coach Beast wants him to be a Man™ (as in, one of those guys in "Old Spice" commercials), but Travis wants to be an artist. He has the potential to be one of the most interesting characters on the show, but he's treated as a comedic afterthought. "Regal Academy" is a very lighthearted show, and every character has their own really weird quirk, and I don't have a problem with that. I just wish that Travis wasn't always the character who does something stupid. This makes me mad because often, shy, dorky, artistic characters are my favorites, and I feel like we're all missing out on some amazingness.
I have the same feelings on Joy (side note: that whole thing with her and Prince Esquire in this episode was hilarious), but I don't have as strong feelings for her character expansion because...
*deep breath*
I ship Rose and Travis. There, I said it.
I just feel like Rose's nonstop energetic optimism and clumsiness, combined with Travis's sarcasm...I just ship it, okay? I ship it.
And then there's Hawk. Ermahgerd, he's a prince who's good-looking, brave, charismatic, AND who is the love interest of the main character? That's never happened on anything before, ESPECIALLY considering that this is the company that made "Winx Club!"
Although my ship love is very strong for...what should I call them? Ravis? Trose? Okay, definitely Ravis. Although I do ship Ravis very, very much, I can tolerate Rawk or Hose or whatever they're called if they give Hawk a little more depth of personality and make him a little less stereotypical. For example, there's that scene in the first episode where Hawk is like, "AN APPLE IN DANGER!" More Hawk-having-to-save-random-things-in-very-inconvenient-ways, please. Or at least get this poor child a bobby pin. It's got to be impossible for him to see anything.
- The Writer