Sorry for the ranting. Bad writing brings out the worst in me. XD
But yes, that's something I don't understand. An overpowered, do-no-wrong protagonist is not a good character. If Rowling had written the series the way Keiran did, it would have been nowhere near as successful as it is now, period. That's one of my biggest issues with Girl Who Lived stories; the girl in question is never just a female Harry, it's always a character who is allegedly "better" than Harry ever was. If he had figured out everything as quickly as the Sues do, the overall story would have been a lot less captivating. Mystery elements are a big part of the plot, after all.
I've been reading the sporking of Holly Potter, and that one just really irritates me, even more than Rose does. Holly is actually like Bella Swan; she does nothing for the entirety of the story. It's her "friends" who drive the plot. And Holly is also an ungrateful little bitch, much like Bella. Why do people think these are good protagonists? They're not. They're annoying. Harry didn't have powers like Rose does because that would have made him boring.
Rewrite Sues in particular amuse me, because all their attempts to "improve" the character just make them less impressive. Despite all their powers, they won't accomplish anything that Harry didn't manage without said powers, and even that usually requires people just handing them information, read-ahead syndrome, or back-breaking logic. At best, some tertiary characters, like Sirius or Cedric, might survive.
And yeah, while Rose is a judgmental bitch, she's at least up front about it, and is trying to help. Holly just whines about how mean everyone is and sits on vital information because revealing it might possibly inconvenience her in some vague way.
Real Us!Harry is even worse than Holly, though. ::shudders::
Secondly, those are all very good points. Holly annoys me a lot because she's only concerned with whether she'll be somehow inconvenienced, whereas Harry took action because he knew people were in danger. And I do agree about Harry; he managed to figure things out without those Sue-powers, so doesn't that make him better by default?
And I did see The Real Us. I was like, "Who are these people and what have they done with Rowling's awesome characters? D:"
But yes, that's something I don't understand. An overpowered, do-no-wrong protagonist is not a good character. If Rowling had written the series the way Keiran did, it would have been nowhere near as successful as it is now, period. That's one of my biggest issues with Girl Who Lived stories; the girl in question is never just a female Harry, it's always a character who is allegedly "better" than Harry ever was. If he had figured out everything as quickly as the Sues do, the overall story would have been a lot less captivating. Mystery elements are a big part of the plot, after all.
I've been reading the sporking of Holly Potter, and that one just really irritates me, even more than Rose does. Holly is actually like Bella Swan; she does nothing for the entirety of the story. It's her "friends" who drive the plot. And Holly is also an ungrateful little bitch, much like Bella. Why do people think these are good protagonists? They're not. They're annoying. Harry didn't have powers like Rose does because that would have made him boring.
Pardon the ranting again. I'll be quiet now. XD
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And yeah, while Rose is a judgmental bitch, she's at least up front about it, and is trying to help. Holly just whines about how mean everyone is and sits on vital information because revealing it might possibly inconvenience her in some vague way.
Real Us!Harry is even worse than Holly, though. ::shudders::
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Secondly, those are all very good points. Holly annoys me a lot because she's only concerned with whether she'll be somehow inconvenienced, whereas Harry took action because he knew people were in danger. And I do agree about Harry; he managed to figure things out without those Sue-powers, so doesn't that make him better by default?
And I did see The Real Us. I was like, "Who are these people and what have they done with Rowling's awesome characters? D:"
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