I just really do not understand why some of these characters behaved the way they did. A lot of the writing was very sloppy, and some decisions people made was giving me absolute whiplash.
Cate was the most confusing by far, I just really did not get why she of all people was the most gung ho about freeing the woods, and right after the show was hinting that she might turn back to Indira's side. I mean, it's fine for her to change her mind, but THAT quickly and aggressively? And it seemed like she did it to make up the harm she had caused her friends, but then the rest of the group didn't want to free the woods (????? Wasn't that like the entire point of the show?) because it would be a massacre? But then she turns her back on her friends and does it anyways, so whats the motive here? And don't tell me she in that moment decided to hate all non supes, because that's just ridiculous and was not earned at all. I don't even think the people from the woods coming up and slaughtering any non supe they come across was good. It's lazy and one dimensional writing, I mean Sam escaped and he just wanted to run away and be free, why are all of them hell bent on killing regular humans, I just don't think it makes sense.
I'm always just really annoyed by plots where the "evil" side makes too much sense so they make siding with them indefensible. Yeah, the people in the woods were being tortured and should have been freed, but we need that to be the antagonists standpoint so we're going to have them go on a rampage and murder any innocent person they see that had nothing to do with anything. I think it's pretty obvious that every main character on the show should have wanted to free the people, but if they start slaughtering people they would stop them. Why did none of them feel that way?? It was either slaughter all regular people, or leave those supes in a dungeon to be tortured, no one thought maybe both are bad?
I'm mostly talking about the last few episodes but a lot of the show was just full of plot contrivances (the most popular people on campus invite a random freshman to hang out with them, that doctor guy coming into Indira's office just spouting exposition to thin air for no reason etc.).
That being said I did really like Emma, Jordan, and Andre most of the time, up until the finale I think they were written very well. I also laughed out loud at a lot of moments in the show, Emma was especially funny. The best scene was when Sam was absolutely butchering a bunch of puppets, that was hilarious.
Cate was the most confusing by far, I just really did not get why she of all people was the most gung ho about freeing the woods, and right after the show was hinting that she might turn back to Indira's side. I mean, it's fine for her to change her mind, but THAT quickly and aggressively? And it seemed like she did it to make up the harm she had caused her friends, but then the rest of the group didn't want to free the woods (????? Wasn't that like the entire point of the show?) because it would be a massacre? But then she turns her back on her friends and does it anyways, so whats the motive here? And don't tell me she in that moment decided to hate all non supes, because that's just ridiculous and was not earned at all. I don't even think the people from the woods coming up and slaughtering any non supe they come across was good. It's lazy and one dimensional writing, I mean Sam escaped and he just wanted to run away and be free, why are all of them hell bent on killing regular humans, I just don't think it makes sense.
I'm always just really annoyed by plots where the "evil" side makes too much sense so they make siding with them indefensible. Yeah, the people in the woods were being tortured and should have been freed, but we need that to be the antagonists standpoint so we're going to have them go on a rampage and murder any innocent person they see that had nothing to do with anything. I think it's pretty obvious that every main character on the show should have wanted to free the people, but if they start slaughtering people they would stop them. Why did none of them feel that way?? It was either slaughter all regular people, or leave those supes in a dungeon to be tortured, no one thought maybe both are bad?
I'm mostly talking about the last few episodes but a lot of the show was just full of plot contrivances (the most popular people on campus invite a random freshman to hang out with them, that doctor guy coming into Indira's office just spouting exposition to thin air for no reason etc.).
That being said I did really like Emma, Jordan, and Andre most of the time, up until the finale I think they were written very well. I also laughed out loud at a lot of moments in the show, Emma was especially funny. The best scene was when Sam was absolutely butchering a bunch of puppets, that was hilarious.
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