by Crazy4Gaga Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:58 pm
TSJFan4Ever wrote:Yup - it's background noise if I watch live, which I rarely do 'cause it's so bad. Sometimes I'll be busy at the computer and won't hit FF right away when the storylines I don't like come on - I'll just use the mute button. Prior to RC, I liked most characters and only hated John, Rex, Gigi, Michael and Marcie. Now I hate almost everyone and RC even managed to make me stop liking Tea for the most part. I'm really not happy with her right now.
I disagree about Tea (still can understand why some don't like the tumor S/L),I still love her and FL remains currently my favorite female soap actress who I have a lot of respect&admiration for.But you make some good points about how RC handles the characters-he makes it really hard to root for them TOO much of the time, and to see them as rootworthy characters in some way.
It reminds me of an interview our TSJ did awhile back, when asked about why he thinks people like Todd he said it was the "rootability factor" being very important-he said how Todd is a complex character,an interesting mix of good and bad(when written well of course). He said how one might not agree with every single thing Todd does, but can still be able to
empathize with him- because of
understanding him somewhat, why he does what he does. He pointed out how for a character to be able to survive, that factor is super important. Well, exactly!
That is missing from too many characters right now and the writing as a WHOLE.
Oh, yes, we also can't forget the tendency of one-sided writing under RC's pen, as in plain old bias and sole focus based on HIS favorites. It's a pity he can't even write decently for his own favorites most of the time!
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