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  1. Things that remind me that I’m watching formula network TV- strong central cast and weak guest characters. The 2 actresses playing the ex wives look so...LA. Not that they need to wear flannel or be “unattractive” but their look and cardboard lines and flat delivery detract. The standard music (not the real songs) during emotional and action sequences Is so cheesy. Love Michael Ealy, Jake Johnson, Camryn Mannheim, and Tantoo Cardinal- they keep me tuned in.
  2. Needs less quips and more character development. Also less teaching and more showing
  3. I have not rewatched Lost and I doubt I will rewatch GoT. I pretend that Buffy ended with her saving the world (season 4). My kids (12 and 14) enjoyed watching season 1 of VM but I think anything beyond that is too dark for them and season 4 changed my wanting to rewatch.
  4. Random thoughts: I hated that the show was dropped early and then I was involuntarily spoiled through social media. I had planned on not checking certain sites when the announced date was set. 1. Don't drop shows early with spoiler potentials - even better: release weekly 2. Sometimes outside observers are better at guessing what their family and friends think and behave more than the person themselves. Hence, Nicole seeing VM's attraction to Leo before she did herself. In this case, the whole season telegraphed VM's trauma was getting the best of her and what could be seen as powerful (harsh, rude, and dismissive) in a 17 year old is unwise and sad in a 35 year old year old. Are we supposed to think that the mugger-ice pooper really has nothing to fear or that $600 is enough for him? Not excusing his behavior and not suggesting equivalence but is Matty's stealing of the ring ok? 3. Some people argue that the writer knows the characters better than the viewers. I disagree. I think RT does not understand his characters that well. Logan had every reason to think that not marrying her now is the right choice. The whole season showed her lack of growth and his incredible growth and yearning for stability. Why the fake out in the end? I am not a full shipper and my rejection of the ending is rooted in my critique that the ending was not true to the story being told. This a shortcoming of the writer. I like the ending the poster above wrote- it resonates with the story being told. Why does VM need a horrific tragedy to seek therapy or "fuel" her motivation? Isn't the injustice she witness enough? It's like Sansa from GoT needing to be raped to change or grow as a person. Newsflash, girls can grow from flighty teens to strong women without extra trauma. You see the same thread with Matty- did she need to witness a beheading before she realized that she was way in over her head and needed support? 4. RT doesn't understand his viewers- of course people don't want to see a high school show with 35 year olds. That was not the motivation for wanting more VM. It's the interplay between these characters in this messed up town and messed up world. Veronica represents our desire for fight and flight- the friends and dad represent her reasons to stay in this world. I would've loved to see more complexity with the secondary characters. the best parts in this reboot were the disappointments in themselves and with each other expressed by older Weevil and V. The lingering attraction (even when you love someone else) between her and Leo. The worry that adults experiences with an aging parent. The lack of friendships older people experience. These themes could have built a layered show with a central character. Mad Men did that. No one wants to see the anti hero Don Draper without Peggy and Pete. Those secondary characters also grapple living in a messed up world. RT miscalculated when he thought that people want to see V without her world. Also, as a writer suggested, these big close looped endings really do mess with the world of a fan. I now don't want to see older episodes etc. I don't fully know why but I have a feeling I am not alone in that.
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