Yes, I think you hit the nail on the head. He has been really inconsistent. I think part of that was that no one was sure if Rob Lowe was going to be a guest star or a member of the cast; it couldn't have helped the writers create a character that made sense.
I think I want to like him more than I do like him, if that makes sense. Chris is the one pre-Pawnee thing we have of Ben; he liked Ben enough to ask him to work with him again. And he chose to live in Pawnee, so that must speak to something good in his character. I think the show is generally so positive that there must be something good in the souls of anyone who chooses to stay there. And if Ben does hate Chris, or if Chris is awful, I am not sure what that says about Ben. Hmmm.
As for Chris and Ann, I don't necessarily want them to get back together unless it is a compelling story line, but I am not necessarily against it, either, if they can both become the kind of people who should be in a relationship together (something that I think your fic illustrated could be interesting). They can't just jump in as the same people we left at the end of season 3, however. I am talking change and emotional growth first.
Having said all this, I am not a particular fan of Rob Lowe. I feel entirely neutral about him. Actually, I am not sure I have ever seen anything he has been in besides this show (I looked it up; I haven't, but I really want to see The Drew Peterson Story because OMG). I feel like some of the Chris hate is because people dislike RL, which is not necessarily invalid. I have no idea if the cast likes him, but I am not sure it really matters (I don't like all of my coworkers either).
Which is all my very long way of saying I like your version of Chris. I agree that I don't think he is in on the B/L thing, but the spirit of him here, that is what I think he is (or could be).
I think I want to like him more than I do like him, if that makes sense. Chris is the one pre-Pawnee thing we have of Ben; he liked Ben enough to ask him to work with him again. And he chose to live in Pawnee, so that must speak to something good in his character. I think the show is generally so positive that there must be something good in the souls of anyone who chooses to stay there. And if Ben does hate Chris, or if Chris is awful, I am not sure what that says about Ben. Hmmm.
As for Chris and Ann, I don't necessarily want them to get back together unless it is a compelling story line, but I am not necessarily against it, either, if they can both become the kind of people who should be in a relationship together (something that I think your fic illustrated could be interesting). They can't just jump in as the same people we left at the end of season 3, however. I am talking change and emotional growth first.
Having said all this, I am not a particular fan of Rob Lowe. I feel entirely neutral about him. Actually, I am not sure I have ever seen anything he has been in besides this show (I looked it up; I haven't, but I really want to see The Drew Peterson Story because OMG). I feel like some of the Chris hate is because people dislike RL, which is not necessarily invalid. I have no idea if the cast likes him, but I am not sure it really matters (I don't like all of my coworkers either).
Which is all my very long way of saying I like your version of Chris. I agree that I don't think he is in on the B/L thing, but the spirit of him here, that is what I think he is (or could be).
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