My Scene Club Birthday River Doll - Fashion Doll for Collectors & Kids - Perfect for Birthday Gifts, Playtime & Display

I love My Scene dolls more than any other toy ever made. From the beginning I have LOVED everything My Scene stands for: being yourself. But these new guy dolls take all the meaning and destroy it. Lately all the My Scene guys have taken Sutton's style. What happened to their individuality, with looks that reflect each of their unique personalities? River, the rocker type, has a "total rocker" look. Hudson, the goofy jock, has a sporty style. Sutton is the only one who has kept his polished, London inspired look. Bryant, who was discontinued, had a vintage style. Ellis has a high-class yet laid-back look, which is similar to what all the guys wear now (though, unfortunately, he was dropped from the last few sets that the guys were in).This doll is weird, though. He is looking up in a peculiar way, rather than forward. "River's" hair looks quite a lot like Ellis's. His eyes are a funny color, a whitish brown? Weird. He looks a bit older than he really is/should look. Oh, say...40? They REALLY need to go back to the ORIGINAL look for all of the guys...really. I refuse to but any of the guy dolls until they look acceptable. I thought the guys could not look any worse when thay came out with the smiley faces, but I bought them anyway for the awesome outfits. But I was wrong. These guys are BEYOND ugly. I will not buy them, even for their so-so outfits. I just can't do it.On the "River" doll, he took Ellis's hair. All of them have adopted Ellis's style. But notice how Ellis is not in any of the new sets. Reminds of what happened with Bryant. He was discontinued, but the guys took his style (in one the Hangin' Out set, Ellis almost totally took Bryant's Back To School outfit) and Sutton took his afro 'do for a few collections. Mattel always does this, as if it will make up for the discontinued dude. They should just continue all the guy and keep their styles.I hope Mattel will go back to the original way.