User blog comment:AdmMiller/What's so great about Tali? And why do most dislike Miranda?/@comment-1858991-20101207020824

If I could just say, Miranda is a poorly written character. At least in my eyes. You just don't care for her, because she does not show her emotional side that often, and when she does, its not that touching. In Tali's case she has been given two games worth of character development, and the emotions she potrays are more engaging. She is a person who is put in situations that at times feel semi-realistic, like her father dying. But with Miranda you get the sense that her story is one she could have accomplished all on her own, and you feel like Shepard didn't even need to be there to save her sister.

My point is that Tali is given such admiration because: A. She is emotionally traumatized and she needs friends to help her, B. She is a nostalgic character, and C. She is written pretty damn well. I could be wrong on every point, but thats just what I think.