well for me Kono was "kick-ass" from the beginning - she wasn't Barbie doll blonde - with a waif-ness about her that so many other women are like who do shows like this and then expect the audience to buy that they can kick butt and take names....

Kono can be sassy and full of fun with a twinkle in her eye but don't cross her or you might be viewing life from inside a dumpster when she is done with you --- I just buy it from her...

Jenna took some time for me to like as much as I came to - she needed to prove herself to NOT be a "plant" and at first she came off as just being quirky - which I like - she didn't try to be kick ass coz clearly she wasn't -- but at the end - woah!!!

Lori is just flat out boring - sad to say - and altho she is gorgeous I don't watch women for looks (obviously as I'm female) I look at their quality as a character - their believability as a character and how interesting said character is. I find her none of this so far.....that might change but I kind of doubt it...

for instance, I REALLY liked Alex's co-star in Moonlight - Sofie something....she was a good actress and her character was kickass even tho she was Mick's love interest...she was likeable in a very real way. Her backstory was interesting too - she actually had a very big tie in to Mick before she even knew it....in a different way....

So far Lori's big backstory is an ex-fiance and I don't really care - thats the second woman in H50 in a short space of time who has an ex-fiance for whatever reason.....sorry but zzzzzzzzzz....

Funny thing is that I LOVE Catherine - she is Steve's perfect counter-point - military, sassy, gorgeous (but not in a waif-like baby doll way) and very intelligent and knows what she wants -- definitely! Maybe she is too threatening for the male writers to write for - hence Lori.....LOL

thanx for this question - it made me sit back and think and thats NEVER a bad thing! :)