(How can anybody like her?
For me Hilda was one of these useless characters in the Hobbit movies, just like Alfrid
I completely agree that Alfrid was useless and annoying character and should be killed by Smaug like master of the Lake Town and rest of the movie would be much more pleasant.
But Hilda is different story, she is great character, strong woman, full of compassion, brave warrior, and mainly ... mainly leader of women, old men and cripples from the Lake Town!