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That was his mantra the entire season, a pledge filled with the respectful humility that framed his image into that of a likable kid who was just here to hoop.

But characters in drama don’t have to be likable.

Here again, Bong experiments with how far he can push the boundaries before his intrinsically likable hero becomes a villain in our minds.

As a YA author who primarily writes from the perspective of teenage girls, I’ve been privy to many conversations about “un/likable female protagonists.”

It is his way of making his characters, who are often morally compromised — if not completely bankrupt — likable.