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Okay, can we all just agree that was bad writing?

posted 8 years ago by mika-00369
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So Emily is told that Cassidy is a vampire- can you deal with that? \
Um okay.
Now feed him these animals...
Um okay.

Then calling up the mayor for help (and I saw it coming btw, very cheap shock) and then serving him up to Cassidy?
That was some serious pathetic writing. First off, it was predictable. Secondly; it was completely out of character. There was no indication that she had any homicidal tendencies , let alone to the mayor character. Yeah she had no interest in him romantically, yes she pitied him, but there was zero, and I mean ZERO build-up for her to do this.
There was zero build-up for her to murder a person so brutally. She didn't like Cassidy to begin with, and even if you like Cassidy, that doesn't mean you wouldn't just serve up someone to him just like that. Especially a VAMPIRE- a creature which shouldn't exist BTW but it didn't took long for her to just up and believe that...
Some people online compared her actions to Breaking bad... What? Breaking bad is solid writing, a shock is something that should come organically. It was right in your face, hints were there, and then suddenly the truth is out. Walter White had been losing his humanity slowly, before he completely lost it. It wasn't out of character, we understood it.

It was horrendous writing, a cheap shock. Fan of the comic or not, can we at least agree to that?

It really annoys me that people just accept this. I understand liking this show but come on people.

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[–] ghurd8 8 years ago

Yeah it seems to be chaos for the sake of chaos. I find myself thinking every scene of every episode saying "that's interesting, but what's the point?" The Saint of Killers thing was a nice reveal but seriously it took 9 episodes in a 10 ep season? This show has great potential but after 9 out of 10, thats probably all it has.

[–] mika-00369 8 years ago

Oh come on, like everyone said; the mayor would have backed off the moment she told him to. She was in charge of the thing, if they had showed him as more agressive, as more hands on, then it would have been more understandable, but the fact that so many people are confused by this, indicates that they made a huge mistake in the writing department.
As for the PSYCHO scene, again, that scene would have mattered more if Emily and the Mayor's relationship was better developed, or if we felt that Emily was in some sort of trap. We didn't feel lit, all we can do, is reach for some half-assed explanation of why she would commit such an attrocious act.
And again, if we would have seen her care for Cassidy it would have mattered more. It was just some shocking idea the writers thought up, without considering if it really made sense or not- and seeing as they spend a lot of time on filler, they should have spend more time on developing the characters.

[–] Sluggr-3 8 years ago

So on one hand we have people saying that the relationship between Emily and the Mayor was not developed enough for her to do what she did to him, and on the other we have complaints that the whole show is moving slower than molasses with too much detail.

And then there are a few of us who are enjoying the show and life in general.

My Chimp DNA seems to have lost its password temporarily. Sluggr-2

[–] z99 8 years ago

Honestly, the writing was so bad I couldn't even get through the first episode to see how the big picture comes together. The dialogue alone killed it for me completely. These vain attempts at wittiness and cheap imitations of classic comedic elements. Disgusting.

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[–] writinman2004 8 years ago

Considering the fact that all you seem to do is complain in your posts, it's hard to take your comment seriously.

[–] z99 8 years ago

"Complain"? To whom? I am stating my opinion in a discussion. I never even started a thread to "complain" about some film, only chipping in. I do make positive comments too though, even if not as often -- if you were going to "research" me in order to assess my credibility publicly, you should have really put some more effort in it. Otherwise I am not taking you seriously either.

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[–] fede_4488 8 years ago

This is why most people here hate her. It's not the character. She's great. It's the *beep* writing. The writers made people hater her. *beep* them.

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[–] terrytsilvester 8 years ago

I agree. The show started off so well but is now starting to bore me. It feels like there is not story line what so ever, just events that are happening bad around his 'powers'. I do really like the cowboy, story though. To be honest i found it more interesting than Jesse's.

[–] ViddyThisBrother 8 years ago

Emily setting up the mayor like that doesn't make any sense. I understand this show has fantasy elements but even fantasy has to adhere to some rules. Like not having the nice girl suddenly turning into a homicidal maniac for no apparent reason. I like the show but this is weak storytelling.

[–] The_GoldenGod_Reigns_Supreme 8 years ago

What exactly would you do if someone told and showed you that vampires exist? What can you actually do? Scream? Pass out? Or just deal with it? You always assume people would freak out about it, but really you just have to accept it because there isn't much else you can do.

She was feeling trapped by the Mayor so she did something drastic. She also started warming up to the idea of Cassidy being around, it was a bit crazy but she seems to have a bit of built up frustration inside her. She also didn't actually murder him brutally, it certainly was her fault but she definitely wouldn't be able to kill him herself. She would prefer to have Cassidy around, rather than the Mayor that is for sure. And the mayor was actively against Jesse and was allowing people to take the church and send Jesse to jail. Not to mention how he always hangs around her and visits her when she doesn't want to be in a relationship with him. Those are quite a few factors to consider. She loves the church and Jesse and the Mayor wasn't doing anything to help help either of them, in fact he was rooting for them to be taken down.

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[–] sammyxander 8 years ago

I agree.. let's see if the show explains this in the finale.

[–] writinman2004 8 years ago

If you're talking about Emily turning on Miles, it was explained quite well in the episode before Miles dying.

[–] sammyxander 8 years ago

I am talking about how Emily worked herself up to do something so despicable.. Surely Jesse and Cassidy would want to know unless the writers have denied us this pleasure.

Everyone knew she couldn't stand Miles.. Killing him is different..

[–] writinman2004 8 years ago

And like I said, it was explained.

[–] sammyxander 8 years ago

No it wasn't. Besides, my prediction came true.. They were going to blow up the entire town and its residents anyway so what the heck.. they could pull any stunt they desired including making Emily do something so despcable..