I have to agree with all of that. With Steve and Doris, I was so frustrated with the lack of advancement. The whole teasing that we're going to find out and then having it interrupted just got ridiculous by the end. It would've been far better storytelling, IMO, to let us know what the secret was and then spend the summer wondering how they were going to react to it and deal with it.
The way they did it felt a bit lazy, like they didn't have anything better in mind for cliffhangers or like it's not a good enough secret that the reveal would've been effective enough to sustain conversation through the summer.
Of course, they did leave us open for a summer of increasingly ridiculous fics about what the threat is on the other side of the door... ;-)
And like Steve would let it go at that, with Doris. He didn't mention it at all when they were on the dock, he pretty much acted like nothing was wrong between them. Then again, I guess he was grateful for the protection she was offering to Kono?
It did feel lazy, and it also felt like the writers haven't yet decided what Doris' big secret was going to be. Which is...lazy.
Oh yes, bring on all the ridiculous fics. I'm contemplating one with the id monster, from Forbidden Planet. :D
Yeah, when he pulled her aside I thought for sure he was going to push for an answer. And instead he was all fine with "To be continued." Oy.
I totally want to read that! I'm thinking of writing one where it's the Teselecta robot from Doctor Who, the one that travels in time to kill bad guys. Because Steve would actually have to reason with them. Which could be as much fun as who they're disguised as when they come into the room.
The way they did it felt a bit lazy, like they didn't have anything better in mind for cliffhangers or like it's not a good enough secret that the reveal would've been effective enough to sustain conversation through the summer.
Of course, they did leave us open for a summer of increasingly ridiculous fics about what the threat is on the other side of the door... ;-)
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It did feel lazy, and it also felt like the writers haven't yet decided what Doris' big secret was going to be. Which is...lazy.
Oh yes, bring on all the ridiculous fics. I'm contemplating one with the id monster, from Forbidden Planet. :D
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(Haven't seen the episode yet... waiting for it to be available where I can get my paws on it!)
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I totally want to read that! I'm thinking of writing one where it's the Teselecta robot from Doctor Who, the one that travels in time to kill bad guys. Because Steve would actually have to reason with them. Which could be as much fun as who they're disguised as when they come into the room.
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When Doris said "to be continued" I was all /o\. I mean seriously, would Steve accept that? I don't think so.
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