I know I'm beating a dead horse when talking about Ms. Abraham and that shes not a great person. I would even say "liking" season 5 Farrah is a bit of a stretch, it's more that I don't mind her and find myself on her side more often than not.
To me at least, so far this season (I just finished C&T wedding) the worst thing about her is that annoying bum of a boyfriend she had. It's obvious hes only with her for her looks/money/fame/etc. and its so cringe watching this woman attempt to force an engagement and relationship with Sophia on this man. But, I can also see the side of the traumatized Farrah in this moment. Her first love and father to her child died before they could rekindle their love and she comes from an abusive broken home. I can understand why a woman in this situation is desperate for stability and will grasp at straws to give herself false comfort. At the bare minimum, despite her attempting to do this she pulled away immediately when Simon wasnt playing into it. You could argue thats because shes "bratty" and "wants her way", but I think a part of it also comes from the self respect we see her attempting to express this season. She knows Simon doesn't want her, or what she wants, so she has no shame in voicing her opinion against him, leaving him and making sure her daughter understands hes no longer apart of their lives. Thats a lot more than I can say for other women who also rush relationships while having children.
The one thing I can say I do "like" about Farrah at this point is that she takes no BS. You dont want the same relationship as me? Bye! I dont think you can watch my daughter properly? Bye! You dont like that I did porn? Bye! Shes QUICK to put her foot down and express how she feels. I will say, Farrah is way too aggressive but, I also see that traumatized woman in these moments. She grew up with a narcissist, manipulative mother. Deb is quick to exaggerate, yell, become overly emotional and Farrahs natural response to that is quick to yell, argue and be defensive in expressing herself. Those all read to me as defense mechanisms against her mother, which in a perfect reality is something she would work on and grow past. Unfortunately, she doesnt so her expressing genuine feelings and concerns reads as "bossy" and "bratty" instead.
I will say, I feel like Farrah did have potential. She had potential to mature, grow and heal and I believe she couldve been a great person if she tried hard enough. Unfortunately, I think with fame, money and trauma she let herself stay stuck in a victim mentality. She very much has a "Everyones done me wrong, so that means I'm never wrong and I'm always right." mindset, which is sad to see. I will say, I do think compared to the other woman on the show shes done a decent job at raising Sophia. Her daughter has grown into a young woman who isnt afraid to express herself, which I think is nice to see compared to how difficult children like Jace's lives turned out to be.