03-25-2019, 11:42 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-25-2019, 11:47 AM by Hexenadler.)
(03-23-2019, 09:21 PM)irukandji Wrote:(03-23-2019, 01:34 PM)Hexenadler Wrote: 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.
With the exception of a few television series/movies, I don't consider good characters as victims or fools. If written well, they are absolutely compelling and interesting. Good characters are, however, often limited by the very restraints that make them a good character. Evil characters are not subject to such limitations and are free to do whatever.
This is not the case in Grimm. There is not one good character in show in my opinion. They are all various degrees of bad/evil and are not restrained by the bonds of goodness.
You seem to perceive "goodness" as some kind of restraint, or shackle. I know it wasn't your intent, but viewing morality as a limitation is exactly what villains do. I feel sociopaths/psychopaths don't bother to understand morality simply because they can't, even though they try to justify their actions by saying it's simply something that holds you back. You could argue all the uber-rich assholes currently exploiting America's working class are proof that following your conscience doesn't get you anywhere, but give a few more decades, we might not even have a PLANET for anyone to live on, so everybody loses, including the assholes. I'm fed up with different TV series taking an ambiguous stance on morality (i.e. "Game of Thrones," ""Breaking Bad") only because the showrunners/writers feel it makes for better storytelling. That's a very immature perspective to take, and it's also a dangerous one.