I am devastated as well. Like you said, Will and his relationships with all the other characters, especially those three women - I just loved him. I know Josh wanted to leave the show, but choosing do it this way leaves no opportunity for him to return. Ugh. Just ugh.
I actually like Peter a lot, but I agree that Alicia needs to leave him.
I'm not sure there's another character like him on television. Has there ever been? He's so human. Good at times, bad at times, endlessly fascinating because he can't be put into a box and labeled. To lose that with nothing to replace it (Alicia's dynamics with other characters don't measure up, in my opinion) feels like a knife to the heart. It's funny, I usually only feel this way about 'ships or characters that I wholeheartedly love, but Will feels different because he wasn't one of My Characters. You know, the ones that you love, who become almost a part of your identity.
I used to like Peter as a character, but he just keeps ruining my love for Alicia because her decision to stay with/go back to him makes me question whether I know her at all. So at this point I just want him gone from her life so I don't feel like I don't even like her anymore.
I loved him for his dynamics with pretty much all the other characters on the show. Will and Diane? Best marrieds. Will and Kalicia? Best partners in crime. Will and Alicia? Best. Pretty much just best. And now all that is lost, which seems like such a waste.
I could not agree more. Huge loss. It's hard for me to see how the show will be as good without him. They can introduce another male lead, but Will had history with all these characters, and a special history with Alicia. I was actually looking forward to the new incarnation of the Alicia/Will relationship now that they are adversaries. And I really enjoy Josh Charles. :((
So much of the tension that the show thrives on is lost now that he's gone. Like, Alicia and Diane's relationship? Not nearly as antagonistic because the history just isn't there.
And while I can imagine this bringing Kalinda and Alicia closer in shared grief, I just don't care that much about their relationship anymore. They squandered it when they never really repaired it or tried to move it past Kalinda's revelation that she'd slept with Peter. Like, if the show doesn't care, why should I?
My only hope is that this will snap Alicia out of the status quo that she seems to thrive in (which puts her in a situation that I HATE, i.e. still married to Peter). If that happens, I think I could keep watching. But I'm scared the show won't be nearly as good anymore.
But I'm scared the show won't be nearly as good anymore.
Me too. A collection of quirky guest stars isn't going to fill the void Will leaves.
Sure, I would like if this is what ultimately motivates Alicia to divorce Peter. If it's a wake-up call. But I could just as easily see it driving Alicia to drink.
But I could just as easily see it driving Alicia to drink. This seems like a pretty likely scenario in real life, but I don't know if a network show would want to put their lead character in that position. Even though I would actually be interested in seeing that, at least if it didn't drag on for too long. There is a lot of foreshadowing to make her descent pretty quick.
I'm just hoping that Will will cast a long shadow, at least for the rest of the season. So that even if he's not there, character's choices are informed by the dynamics that used to exist between them and him.
I think it's a huge loss for the show, but I also think that killing him was so much more impactful than writing him off. It will change the show indelibly, but I'm actually really excited about what's to come. So much meaty drama. His death is going to throw so many characters into a tailspin.
That said, I will miss him so much. I cried ugly tears. But I'm 100% still watching. And so help me, Alicia had better not end up with Peter.
I loved him for his dynamics with pretty much all the other characters on the show.THIS SO MUCH. Will as an individual wouldn't have ranked anywhere near the top of my list of my favorite characters, but he brought out the most revealing facets in everyone else. I'm really excited for what's next but it's like the show has lost vital connective tissue - I think all kinds of new and fascinating relationships/dynamics are going to grow out of this, but am going to miss dearly the ones we had. It's not going to be the same. I think the Kings made the right choice in killing him off rather than sending him away (because Will would never, ever leave of his own volition), but wish for the audience's sanity that it had been telegraphed in some tiny way rather than coming out of nowhere and traumatizing us all for life
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I actually like Peter a lot, but I agree that Alicia needs to leave him.
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I used to like Peter as a character, but he just keeps ruining my love for Alicia because her decision to stay with/go back to him makes me question whether I know her at all. So at this point I just want him gone from her life so I don't feel like I don't even like her anymore.
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I loved him for his dynamics with pretty much all the other characters on the show. Will and Diane? Best marrieds. Will and Kalicia? Best partners in crime. Will and Alicia? Best. Pretty much just best. And now all that is lost, which seems like such a waste.
I could not agree more. Huge loss. It's hard for me to see how the show will be as good without him. They can introduce another male lead, but Will had history with all these characters, and a special history with Alicia. I was actually looking forward to the new incarnation of the Alicia/Will relationship now that they are adversaries. And I really enjoy Josh Charles. :((
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And while I can imagine this bringing Kalinda and Alicia closer in shared grief, I just don't care that much about their relationship anymore. They squandered it when they never really repaired it or tried to move it past Kalinda's revelation that she'd slept with Peter. Like, if the show doesn't care, why should I?
My only hope is that this will snap Alicia out of the status quo that she seems to thrive in (which puts her in a situation that I HATE, i.e. still married to Peter). If that happens, I think I could keep watching. But I'm scared the show won't be nearly as good anymore.
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Me too. A collection of quirky guest stars isn't going to fill the void Will leaves.
Sure, I would like if this is what ultimately motivates Alicia to divorce Peter. If it's a wake-up call. But I could just as easily see it driving Alicia to drink.
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This seems like a pretty likely scenario in real life, but I don't know if a network show would want to put their lead character in that position. Even though I would actually be interested in seeing that, at least if it didn't drag on for too long. There is a lot of foreshadowing to make her descent pretty quick.
I'm just hoping that Will will cast a long shadow, at least for the rest of the season. So that even if he's not there, character's choices are informed by the dynamics that used to exist between them and him.
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That said, I will miss him so much. I cried ugly tears. But I'm 100% still watching. And so help me, Alicia had better not end up with Peter.
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