User blog comment:Jamie/Episode 15 - Sidekicks/@comment-5041674-20140718015333

Oh, sidekicks. You always are there for the hero, aren't you? Unless you are constantly kidnapped, that is.

I hate sidekicks who are constantly kidnapped. You'd think at one point, the sidekick or the hero would learn their lesson, but no. "The Riddler here has kidnapped Robin, and only Batman can save him!" This type of treatment gets on my nerves. They are not really side-kicks if they are not constantly there to help the hero.

A side-kick should have a partner role, but also the role of the trainee. They cannot really be a trainee if they are constantly kidnapped. If you learned, as a trainee should do, you would eventually stop getting kidnapped over and over, unless the Villain has come up with some super elaborate plot not even the Hero could out-smart.

Of course, you cannot stop this from happening. Sure, all children learn their lessons, but perhaps writers should consider the fact that some people actually take consideration of their past mistakes, instead of making the side-kick the one who needs saving, almost as much times as the damsel-in-distress.

However, that's just my opinion on this matter.