The emotional truth -- is a highly subjective thing though? I mean, I do
remember how much various fans hated Willow's arc in S6 and didn't feel her
turn to the dark side was earned. (I disagreed, it worked completely for me
and in fact I knew she was going to flip long before that, what did not
work for me was her redemption story -- it felt rushed, and told, not
shown, so I didn't care what happened to her after a certain point -- and
she'd been a favorite.) Another example? Jamie's character arc is one
of the major reasons I stuck with the books and watched the television
series -- although there were lots of other reasons. And it went off the
rails in S8. It made no sense. I could see him knighting Brienne, but
everything after that? Jarred me, and it jarred the actor playing him. Same
with Tyrion -- another favorite character, who does things post S6 that
make little sense. And then there is Ayra who all of a sudden drops her
vengeance scheme after a nice warm chat with the Hound? Really? Made no
sense. And don't get me started on Dany and the dragons. I stopped caring,
emotions disengaged, no emotional truth to be had, bored now. But hey
pretty pictures.
See -- emotion is often linked to believability of the characters actions.
If you personally don't buy that Willow upon Tara's death will become Dark
Willow and skin a man alive or that Willow after a few months in England
and wandering about Sunnydale, will figure out her powers --- then you've
disengaged from the story. Or if you don't buy that Spike without a soul
would go get one after he attacked Buffy -- then you are thrown out of the
story. Or if you don't buy that Dany would suddenly choose to torch Kings
Landing in a mad fit...then the story won't work. Or if you don't buy that
a character has say three brain tumors and survived -- then your emotions
will never be engaged.
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The emotional truth -- is a highly subjective thing though? I mean, I do remember how much various fans hated Willow's arc in S6 and didn't feel her turn to the dark side was earned. (I disagreed, it worked completely for me and in fact I knew she was going to flip long before that, what did not work for me was her redemption story -- it felt rushed, and told, not shown, so I didn't care what happened to her after a certain point -- and she'd been a favorite.) Another example? Jamie's character arc is one of the major reasons I stuck with the books and watched the television series -- although there were lots of other reasons. And it went off the rails in S8. It made no sense. I could see him knighting Brienne, but everything after that? Jarred me, and it jarred the actor playing him. Same with Tyrion -- another favorite character, who does things post S6 that make little sense. And then there is Ayra who all of a sudden drops her vengeance scheme after a nice warm chat with the Hound? Really? Made no sense. And don't get me started on Dany and the dragons. I stopped caring, emotions disengaged, no emotional truth to be had, bored now. But hey pretty pictures.
See -- emotion is often linked to believability of the characters actions. If you personally don't buy that Willow upon Tara's death will become Dark Willow and skin a man alive or that Willow after a few months in England and wandering about Sunnydale, will figure out her powers --- then you've disengaged from the story. Or if you don't buy that Spike without a soul would go get one after he attacked Buffy -- then you are thrown out of the story. Or if you don't buy that Dany would suddenly choose to torch Kings Landing in a mad fit...then the story won't work. Or if you don't buy that a character has say three brain tumors and survived -- then your emotions will never be engaged.