03-23-2019, 01:59 PM
(03-23-2019, 01:34 PM)Hexenadler Wrote:(03-22-2019, 03:53 PM)irukandji Wrote:(03-09-2019, 04:31 PM)Hexenadler Wrote: I've been binge-watching a lot of GRIMM episodes lately, and I found a consistent pattern emerging from them. Not just the episodes penned by G&K, but the writing staff in general. (Keep in mind they're working under mandates dictated by G&K, the chief writers.) They don't particularly care whether a protagonist's actions are "right" or "wrong," as long as the character goes in the direction they want him/her to go.
Maybe, instead of a "good versus bad" theme, the writers are going for a "bad versus bad" theme. Bad characters are often more interesting than the good ones.
I don't buy it. Good characters can be just as compelling to watch as "evil" characters, and I really think it's just the mood of the current zeitgeist to think noble personalities can only be used in stories as victims or fools. Maybe G&K intended Nick to be a "conflicted" protagonist when they first started out, but as the series wore on, they couldn't be bothered to directly address his more...PROBLEMATIC decisions. Besides, I never found Nick to be an overly compelling character, for all his so-called moral ambiguity. It was the rest of the cast who usually held my attention, even if they participated in dubious activities themselves now and again.
I watched the show because I liked it. Now I thank you for explaining it to me why I liked it. If you hadn't, I would have been wondering why I did like it.
Oh wait, I forgot. I din't care why I liked it. I just did.
You know you are OLD, when you see the Slide Ruler you used in college selling in an ANTIQUE SHOP!!