repost from the Duke Thomas thread, felt it was relevant here as well:
I have faith in Hill's pen game and I get he wants to develop Duke through a "crucible" but honestly it's starting to feel like he lacks the investment in the character compared to the others. it feels evident by the fact that Duke never really looks good or cool; character-wise, dexter soy makes Duke's armor look fantastic. he continues to be the only character with no showings and never getting any kind of win thus far. I get breaking a character down to build them back up but it's reaching the point where I fear the come up won't justify or outweigh the beat down.