02-27-2018, 05:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-27-2018, 05:48 PM by dicappatore.)
(02-27-2018, 02:54 PM)Hell Rell Wrote: Let's not pretend like Juliette didn't play a substantial role later in the series. This isn't about likeability. It's like saying Felicity or Iris don't play substantial roles in Arrow or The Flash. In the case of Felicity, to the ire of myself and many others, she got more screentime in the final episode of the big crossover than every other character.
Juliette received a lot of attention in the later seasons even though she wasn't the main character. In fact, it was a point of contention in this very forum. She had a very big part to play in the biggest mystery on the show and Nick really didn't get actively involved in it until the last handful of episodes. There were times where it seemed like Juliette was driving that story. She gets talked about a lot because she's divisive and got a ton of screen time as the show was winding down. In the final season, I can only remember Tree People and the finale being the only episodes where she wasn't seen all that much.
If I came across as saying she wasn't a substantial character in the show is not the case. She was part of the main re-occurring cast. The point I was trying to make is that she was not "the" main character, as some are trying to make her out to be. Maybe they are not being forthwith that claim since they skirt about the issue of how the writers flocked up her character. How the writers left holes in her profile, of her profession and motherhood tendencies to the Juliette we met in the pilot episode.
Given the time slot for the show, how much more detail can a supporting character get? Thats my point. An any given series, you can only give so much on a characters profile. Pointing to the Arrow, how many episodes you are still learning on his background story? I am sure we would have loved to know more in the rest of the supporting characters of that show too but there is only so much time.
Back to the point I was trying to make. The reason Juliette did not get the same or more coverage, is not because she was insignificant, she just wasn't first on the pecking order, as some are trying to make her out to be. No matter how many times the subject is skewed on other post or by reviving this one.
On a similar note. I heard Reggie Lee auditioned for the Hank part and did not get it, but the creative team liked him so much, they created the Wu character, just for him. So much on the theory of all of the show's per-planning.
If they could have changed their mind on the creation of the Wu character for the pilot, it shows us how flexible they were. I am sure the fact that the main character was in a relationship with the Juliette actress was a factor. Maybe not the only factor but I am sure it added to it enough to push it over the edge. Again, it is an opinion, but at least it is backed up with facts on the creative team's behavior, not something I am just pulling out of my arse.
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