There's some points in the linked articles that I think are stretching it though (the 'she's only a badass in front of men' point jumps out at me, I'm fairly sure there's women in the scene the author of the articles is complaining about and Katniss already shows she's a capable archer well before that, with and without an audience).

You're right on that one. I think the author of the article is very eager to show that they're right and so they chose that particular scene. Tbh, though, I can't think of any scene that struck me as "Katniss being badass".

I... don't even know where to start when describing why Mockingjay was so terrible. The useless deaths (Prim and Finnick come to mind), the cringeworthy love triangle in the middle of a war, Katniss's characterisation... I have just so many problems with it. Also, the third book was a missed opportunity to go into the politics of the dystopian Panem, which was ultimately the biggest disappointment for me.

Thank you! It was painful, but I really needed it. :)