Natalie–Delores, Grease 2. If you’ll recall, this was the annoying little sister to Pink Lady Paulette in the less successful yet enjoyable sequel to Grease. Delores was about 14, had a big mouth, was extremely scrappy (see above) and wanted nothing more than to be a Pink Lady. Conversely, Natalie seems to want just to fit in with the big, dumb jocks and push people around. Now, granted, she’s got a black belt, so I’m not messing with her, but at this point, she’s done nothing to endear herself to the viewing audience.
Jeff—Cappie, Lucas. Jeff is not a genius, as evidenced by his attempt to spell the word “Technotronics” of all things in the POV competition. Two problems: If anything, that’s the name of a 90s band, and also, there’s no way it was ever going to be plural. Other than that, Jeff seems like a pretty level-headed guy, and wants nothing much to do with his alliance members. He’s happy to hang out with the offbeats, nerds, whatever, just like Charlie Sheen’s character in the movie. Dude even uses the elliptical instead of doing handstands and shadowboxing in the backyard like a real jock does. I’m not sure it’s the best gameplay this early on, but I have to give him credit for not wanting to compromise his morals to hang with the douchebags. Jordan–Cindy Mancini, Can’t Buy Me Love. You know Cindy, the head cheerleader who secretly writes poetry and then brushes her long blonde hair? Jordan swears she never made fun of the nerds in high school; she liked everybody. So far, she doesn’t appear to be the least bit calculating or conniving, but, as often happens with the sweet, pretty girls, she hasn’t yet been targeted…except by Jeff for a showmance, maybe. Oh, and we found out she may have a tiny foot fetish.
