so I always assumed that it was something that you just overlook as part of the premise of the show, that when vampires are involved we should overlook a little more and not take things like murder and assault so seriously
Yeah, I remember having discussions about how the show has amnesia and you're just supposed to go with it. Because any character (except Stefan, who can defend himself and is on equal playing ground) would have to be INSANE to have anything to do with Damon after the things he did. Yet, it's all no big deal later. I just sort of figured that a suspension of disbelief came with the whole 'vampire' aspect. At least until S3 or so, when the show/characters starts dumping on other characters and holding a grudge over things that everyone has done.
I'm never sure if we are we supposed to pick up on any of that?
Honestly, I don't think it was intentional, because it's not done well enough. I mean, if the show was trying to paint the characters as hypocritical and horrible, well, I don't even know how to finish that sentence, because this is a CW teen show and they're not actually going to have a completely unlikeable protagonist. It just seems like sloppy writing to me. Characters are 'good' or 'bad', and it doesn't matter what they do. If they're good they'll be forgiven, if they're bad they'll have it held over their heads forever.
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Date: 2014-01-30 05:02 am (UTC)Yeah, I remember having discussions about how the show has amnesia and you're just supposed to go with it. Because any character (except Stefan, who can defend himself and is on equal playing ground) would have to be INSANE to have anything to do with Damon after the things he did. Yet, it's all no big deal later. I just sort of figured that a suspension of disbelief came with the whole 'vampire' aspect. At least until S3 or so, when the show/characters starts dumping on other characters and holding a grudge over things that everyone has done.
I'm never sure if we are we supposed to pick up on any of that?
Honestly, I don't think it was intentional, because it's not done well enough. I mean, if the show was trying to paint the characters as hypocritical and horrible, well, I don't even know how to finish that sentence, because this is a CW teen show and they're not actually going to have a completely unlikeable protagonist. It just seems like sloppy writing to me. Characters are 'good' or 'bad', and it doesn't matter what they do. If they're good they'll be forgiven, if they're bad they'll have it held over their heads forever.