"Also, what episode of theirs were they ripping off?"
Coatoan. A MUCH better episode and incidentally a well that they've already returned to before. It featured an infection that took over the host and turned them against the others in a confined space, an uninfected person swearing she was herself but one of the Winchesters shooting her anyways and even one of the Winchesters being infected. Rinse and repeat, once again.
I wasn't a fan of the original Star Trek but I've seen this plot rehashed at least a half-dozen times on various shows, including in an excellent X-Files episode and on Doctor Who.
"But whatever, the Campbells are now useless..."
Except as fertilizer. Not exactly what I expected from a plot with so much build-up.
"I honestly think they must check in with fandom on a week to week basis and then go, oh, well THIS one they don’t like, TIME TO KILL THEM ALL."
It certainly seems that way, that they aren't writing for their own storyline or vision but just trying to retain as many viewers as possible. And when you write to please the fans, you wind up with a confused, meandering mess.
"Man, at least when they killed off all the psychic kids they did it with some forethought, setting up an EPIC season finale to do it in, you know?"
Yes, EXACTLY. I felt like I knew those kids after just a couple of episodes -- as opposed to the Campbells, who remained cyphers despite being around for 3/4 of the season. My annoyance at seeing Gwen killed wasn't sadness about losing her because we never got to know her; it was annoyance that they killed her off after giving her a glimmer of an interesting personality. I guess we can't have that!
I agree with you about Bobby, but at this point I just don't care. It's nice that they've backed away from him being the infallible voice of the writers, but it's too little too late for me. I would have rather the show offed him than Rufus, who brought some nice energy to his scenes.
Coatoan. A MUCH better episode and incidentally a well that they've already returned to before. It featured an infection that took over the host and turned them against the others in a confined space, an uninfected person swearing she was herself but one of the Winchesters shooting her anyways and even one of the Winchesters being infected. Rinse and repeat, once again.
I wasn't a fan of the original Star Trek but I've seen this plot rehashed at least a half-dozen times on various shows, including in an excellent X-Files episode and on Doctor Who.
"But whatever, the Campbells are now useless..."
Except as fertilizer. Not exactly what I expected from a plot with so much build-up.
"I honestly think they must check in with fandom on a week to week basis and then go, oh, well THIS one they don’t like, TIME TO KILL THEM ALL."
It certainly seems that way, that they aren't writing for their own storyline or vision but just trying to retain as many viewers as possible. And when you write to please the fans, you wind up with a confused, meandering mess.
"Man, at least when they killed off all the psychic kids they did it with some forethought, setting up an EPIC season finale to do it in, you know?"
Yes, EXACTLY. I felt like I knew those kids after just a couple of episodes -- as opposed to the Campbells, who remained cyphers despite being around for 3/4 of the season. My annoyance at seeing Gwen killed wasn't sadness about losing her because we never got to know her; it was annoyance that they killed her off after giving her a glimmer of an interesting personality. I guess we can't have that!
I agree with you about Bobby, but at this point I just don't care. It's nice that they've backed away from him being the infallible voice of the writers, but it's too little too late for me. I would have rather the show offed him than Rufus, who brought some nice energy to his scenes.
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