Just watched the final episode last night and so can read this and comment.
most of the characters needed a smack at one point or another. Heh, yes.
Jessie and Carla (Angel Coulby and Wunmi Mosaku), who are the best, Absolutely. I loved their relationship and their singing.
and from then on it all gets a bit conspiracy drama done really fucking slowly. This is a really good point. I was never sure how to take all the hints of conspiracy, because the writer didn't seem to be particularly convinced either.
And there’s way too much focus on the wrong characters So true - I also felt that there was not enough focus on the more interesting female characters. Sometimes, the story came alive with certain characters interacting and then we went back to the less interestiring main current.
Everyone’s at every meeting and if they have no reason to be there, someone will call them. Whhhhhy? THIS. This strained so much of my credulity.
I wasn't surprised by how Sarah faded and Pamela stepped up and became more important, because I always felt that Stanley was the more dynamic character than Louis and that the writer was pouring more of himself into him, even, so Pamela had to play a bigger role (there was also her relationship with Julian). Sarah/Louis wasn't going to be the endgame.
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2013-03-03 08:42 (UTC)most of the characters needed a smack at one point or another. Heh, yes.
Jessie and Carla (Angel Coulby and Wunmi Mosaku), who are the best, Absolutely. I loved their relationship and their singing.
and from then on it all gets a bit conspiracy drama done really fucking slowly. This is a really good point. I was never sure how to take all the hints of conspiracy, because the writer didn't seem to be particularly convinced either.
And there’s way too much focus on the wrong characters
So true - I also felt that there was not enough focus on the more interesting female characters. Sometimes, the story came alive with certain characters interacting and then we went back to the less interestiring main current.
Everyone’s at every meeting and if they have no reason to be there, someone will call them. Whhhhhy? THIS. This strained so much of my credulity.
I wasn't surprised by how Sarah faded and Pamela stepped up and became more important, because I always felt that Stanley was the more dynamic character than Louis and that the writer was pouring more of himself into him, even, so Pamela had to play a bigger role (there was also her relationship with Julian). Sarah/Louis wasn't going to be the endgame.