Well, IMO Caroline being disgusted with her scores gives an impression that she doesn't realize how severe her poor jumping technique is effecting her scores. If the judges had their way, they would have been more harsh because I don't think there has ever been an elite skater with her technique before.
I used to think that as well...does Caroline not realize how bad her jumps are? After reading snippets of interviews with her (especially the transcript of the press conference after either last season's TEB or JW), it is clear that she does. In that press conference, she listed precisely the same issues that we kvetch about in regards to her skating as things that she needs to fix. I'm paraphrasing, but she said something like, I know I have to fix these things, but I'm not sure if I have enough time. So, it's obvious that she knows her technique stinks, but how she's going about addressing it is a different matter entirely.
As for Mirai, I'm sure she's real honest and down to earth and all that. It's just that I watched the entire press conference in which she made those remarks about Sasha's return, and I just picked up that phoney vibe from her - like, um, I'm just trying to be totally different from the rest of the pack. You know, I'm, like, a little edgier.
Actually, none of them came off that well to me in that press conference except for Alissa and Rachael. Those two seemed like the nicest and most honest without being phoney.