
Originally Posted by
kup
I think it has to do more with how this character was hyped, promoted and presented to us than anything he has done in fiction. There is also the factor that many people are dissatisfied with AHM and since Drift has been a focal point of their marketing, it is easy to Focus on Drift in the same way that Jar Jar is focused upon for all the flaws that the prequels had even though Jar Jar became a more 'background' character for eps II & III.