04-05-2017, 06:24 AM
G & K used their characters in whatever fashion necessary to tell their stories, and any resulting insinuation of immorality fell to the wayside as easily as scenes developing characters & overarching storylines fell to the cutting room floor to make room for cool WoW scenes. The outcome might allude to a believable, real-life flawed hero, but nothing about the show suggests that flawed hero was G & K’s intention.
Morality and honor have never been at the forefront other than establishing the show creators’ predetermined list of good guys and bad guys. And even with that, it was rarely about what a ‘bad’ character did, but rather, to whom. The good guys/heroes had little interest in BC’s global threat until it directly affected the central character and their little corner of the world. Based on the first five seasons, had Zerstörer popped out of a mirror in Cleveland, the ‘heroic’ central character would not have rushed off to save the Clevenders.
The central characters acknowledging their egotism & criminal/immoral behavior would require more than a different type of storyline. It would require a different type of show - one driven by the characters’ journey and growth instead of standalone WoW stories and a string of ‘cool’ action scenes overstuffed into a finale.
I beat my head against an imaginary wall whenever I watched during the first five seasons. But watching the final season without personal expectations and simply enjoying how much my sister enjoys the show was a much better experience. Although there were still a lot of eye rolls and “good grief” was mumbled throughout the episodes.
Morality and honor have never been at the forefront other than establishing the show creators’ predetermined list of good guys and bad guys. And even with that, it was rarely about what a ‘bad’ character did, but rather, to whom. The good guys/heroes had little interest in BC’s global threat until it directly affected the central character and their little corner of the world. Based on the first five seasons, had Zerstörer popped out of a mirror in Cleveland, the ‘heroic’ central character would not have rushed off to save the Clevenders.
The central characters acknowledging their egotism & criminal/immoral behavior would require more than a different type of storyline. It would require a different type of show - one driven by the characters’ journey and growth instead of standalone WoW stories and a string of ‘cool’ action scenes overstuffed into a finale.
I beat my head against an imaginary wall whenever I watched during the first five seasons. But watching the final season without personal expectations and simply enjoying how much my sister enjoys the show was a much better experience. Although there were still a lot of eye rolls and “good grief” was mumbled throughout the episodes.
"If my devils are to leave me, I am afraid my angels will take flight as well." Rainer Maria Rilke