a) Do you happen to like a character who's pretty much universally disliked in the 'fandom'? Or do you merely think that this or that girl or guy gets more bashing/more bad rep than they deserve? Or do you think they're bashed for wrong reasons?
b) Wanted to reply to this...;-)...:
Poor Zhen Zhibing (or Yin Zhiping if you prefer)...
Now, seriously - I really fail to understand why this particular character is hated with so much passion. He does 2 things horribly wrong - he
RAPED XLN and takes too damn long to gather up the courage to directly face the consequences; but he does repent and he does pay the ultimate price in the end (and is overall actually a fairly nice guy). There are far worse bastards in ROCH, let alone in wuxia.
I see why he doesn't have a crowd of fans (unless a hot hunk plays the role, that is) - but why all the bashing?
Is it because he's weak rather than evil to the core - given that weakness is not exactly cool compared to badassness? Or because his inappropriate conduct complicates the boring central romance enough to make it mildly interesting?