Genome's abandonment stripped Nia from her identity, it took away all she believed was correct and Simon appears to give Nia something to believe in, something to validate her own existence.
This is why her character is hampered by being so closely associated with Simon's mid-development, because you would think she would have had a similar crisis of faith since her world was supposedly shattered like Simon's. On the contrary, the show only pays lip service to the idea that being kicked out of her father's house had led to any major amount of suffering on her half.
Her character arc isn't "finding a purpose" as much as it is "learning the ways of the world". For some reason, Nia pops out of the box equipped with boundless optimism and never questions or loses that for no discernible reason, even when every single other cast member has their own individual crucibles as they make their way through the series.
Re: The rage is strong with me today
This is why her character is hampered by being so closely associated with Simon's mid-development, because you would think she would have had a similar crisis of faith since her world was supposedly shattered like Simon's. On the contrary, the show only pays lip service to the idea that being kicked out of her father's house had led to any major amount of suffering on her half.
Her character arc isn't "finding a purpose" as much as it is "learning the ways of the world". For some reason, Nia pops out of the box equipped with boundless optimism and never questions or loses that for no discernible reason, even when every single other cast member has their own individual crucibles as they make their way through the series.