Companion Discussion

[ostarella]

Thought I'd throw this out on LJ - get my 2 cents worth in ;-)

What are your thoughts on this drastic change of direction for the series? Was it inevitable? Was it necessary? Was it successful?

I have mixed feelings on the change. On the one hand, I loved the fact that the show moved away from the comic to the more serious. I have nothing against the humor, but I didn't care for the slapstick, especially the way it changed Face's character. It almost seemed like the more bumbling Face became, the more "capable" Murdock got, and I didn't care for that. Murdock was not SF, after all. I think some kind of change was necessary, and I didn't mind Stockwell's part, but I think it could've worked better had the team been "independent contractors" for him, rather than "kept men".

What is your reaction to the new characters, Hunt Stockwell and Frankie Santana?

After actually reviewing the eps, I didn't mind Stockwell (again, with the above caveat). He wasn't nearly as nasty as a lot of fanfic (including my own) made him out to be. I don't think he really thought they were minor irritants that he could use - I think he took that attitude to exert some control over them.

Frankie was, in reality, just irritating. He had no real use to the team, except in the writers' eyes. And his attitude of Latin Stud was nauseating. He did have his moments, as in this first ep, but he should have remained, as someone on the list mentioned, a temporary fixture.

For better or worse, would you have been as interested in TAT, from a fanfic standpoint, if not for season five?

I think Season Five enhanced my interest. I certainly tend more toward the S5 "atmosphere" in my stories.

Comments

[billy-shriner.livejournal.com]

I could never understand the "stud" thing with Frankie. God, that kind of man I'd run like hell from. Ewww.

so would I!!!! so would I!!!!

Damn, everytime I was watching Frankie get close with that girl in Theory Of Rev...I was like WHERE'S FACE!!!???

grrrr Although I do actually like that episode. Shows what the boys were made of ;o)

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

Although I do actually like that episode. Shows what the boys were made of

I think it was like that with so many eps. They were, in general, very good *if* you threw out certain...personalities... ;-)

[beckyblack]

Theory of Revolution is one I like too, since it illustrates the basic incompatability between the team and Stockwell. Of course they are going to stay and help out the opressed locals, that's exactly the sort of thing they always do (it's the knights thing again.) So if Stockwell really thought he could order thenm to just come home and they'd obey, he's deluding himself. I think at some point he has to think he made a mistake recruiting the team and that episode could very well be that point.

And of course Face gets a spectacular bit of whumping.

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

I always did like that little bit of "we're doing it *our* way" that came in so often. :D

And of course Face gets a spectacular bit of whumping.

She said with glee... LOL