Thank you for taking the time to write down the conversation a friend and I had last week! You've excellently pinpointed the problems with this character, and we totally agree: those issues make her increased screen time aggravating beyond belief.
Then again, it's just another issue I have currently with this show... It's very apparent they're mainly treading water on this, their last season. Coming off of last year, which I enjoyed a lot, the contrast is pronounced. More than likely the schedule we're seeing (lots of shows highlighting everyone around John and Rodney) is the typical "we're canceled, so lets do all the things we didn't get to do, let's let everyone have the spotlight." Not to mention, "let's let the actors have time off to go job hunting." Ha.
Your character problems have bled over into show problems, too...the lack of purpose, or overall arc for this season is, quite frankly, dragging it down badly. A stand-alone show like The Shrine, as excellent as that was, only serves to highlight the lack of deep purpose and drive in the rest of the season.
I detested being "Chris Cartered" in XFiles when he diversified and had another tv show and a movie in the works and the production values (writing, etc) went down...and I dislike it just as much now.
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Date: 2008-09-23 07:52 pm (UTC)Then again, it's just another issue I have currently with this show... It's very apparent they're mainly treading water on this, their last season. Coming off of last year, which I enjoyed a lot, the contrast is pronounced. More than likely the schedule we're seeing (lots of shows highlighting everyone around John and Rodney) is the typical "we're canceled, so lets do all the things we didn't get to do, let's let everyone have the spotlight." Not to mention, "let's let the actors have time off to go job hunting." Ha.
Your character problems have bled over into show problems, too...the lack of purpose, or overall arc for this season is, quite frankly, dragging it down badly. A stand-alone show like The Shrine, as excellent as that was, only serves to highlight the lack of deep purpose and drive in the rest of the season.
I detested being "Chris Cartered" in XFiles when he diversified and had another tv show and a movie in the works and the production values (writing, etc) went down...and I dislike it just as much now.