What strikes me as odd regarding the writing of Angel - is the main difference between Angelus and Angel, appears to be a snarky sense of humor. As if "sarcasm" is evil. LOL! I guess I'm evil then. (shrugs). Granted, I don't consider Angel a hero, nor do I think Whedon ever intended him to be one - he appears to be written more as an anti-hero actually. But that said - in Buffy, as nice-guy brooding Angel, he barely cracks a smile and is all sturm and drang. But as Angelus, he's gleeful, witty, and laughs.
Same deal on Vampire Diaries - Katherine is sarcastic, snarky and witty, Elena - not so much. Same with Anna and Vicky vs. Caroline. Or Aunt Jenna vs. Isobel. True Blood - has similar issues...although I will give Tara credit for her wise-cracks, along with Lafayette. True Blood is a tad more diverse in its casting choices than any of the other vamp shows out there. But you are right nice guy Bill is far too serious, and bad boy Eric is hilarious.
What's up with that? Can't the writers figure out how to make someone who is brooding funny? Marvel actually did figure it out - in one of the X-men arcs - where broody Scott Summers (Cyclops of the X-men)- started cracking jokes, very dry witty jokes. But it took them ten-fifteen years to get there. And it didn't last.
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Date: 2010-09-18 01:54 am (UTC)Granted, I don't consider Angel a hero, nor do I think Whedon ever intended him to be one - he appears to be written more as an anti-hero actually. But that said - in Buffy, as nice-guy brooding Angel, he barely cracks a smile and is all sturm and drang. But as Angelus, he's gleeful,
witty, and laughs.
Same deal on Vampire Diaries - Katherine is sarcastic, snarky and witty, Elena - not so much. Same with Anna and Vicky vs. Caroline. Or Aunt Jenna vs. Isobel. True Blood - has similar issues...although I will give Tara credit for her wise-cracks, along with Lafayette. True Blood is a tad more diverse in its casting choices than any of the other vamp shows out there. But you are right nice guy Bill is far too serious, and bad boy Eric is hilarious.
What's up with that? Can't the writers figure out how to make someone who is brooding funny? Marvel actually did figure it out - in one of the X-men arcs - where broody Scott Summers (Cyclops of the X-men)- started cracking jokes, very dry witty jokes. But it took them ten-fifteen years to get there. And it didn't last.