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Let's bring back Fannish Friday!
Tell me about a character arc or plotline that blows your mind. Where a character ends up becoming something you didn't anticipate. Where if you told yourself how the character ended up, you wouldn't have believed it, but somehow the writer(s) pull(s) it off. Or where a story goes in a direction that you absolutely did not foresee and you can't believe it works.
This isn't just a "what's a great character arc/plotline?" though I will ask that another time. This is specifically about one that you did not anticipate.
Spike from BtVS is a classic case for the character question (though I know some of you would say the writers didn't pull it off, it works for me). Where he starts in S2 is lightyears away from where he ends up in S7. Of course, this particular arc wasn't anticipated because it was never planned! It unfolded for the writers as much as it did for us. (Which is one of the joys of longer TV shows that we're missing in the tight, limited-run shows we have now, but that's another topic.)
Same with John Silver in Black Sails--thinking of him trying to charm Flint and claim to be a cook in that first season and comparing it to where he ends up...incredible.
For plotlines, I never knew what was going to happen in the kdrama White Christmas. From start to finish, I just did not know! And I didn't anticipate the last shot at all, but it's PERFECT and adds another layer to the whole show.
What about y'all? You can be vague or specific depending on how you feel about sharing spoilers.
Tell me about a character arc or plotline that blows your mind. Where a character ends up becoming something you didn't anticipate. Where if you told yourself how the character ended up, you wouldn't have believed it, but somehow the writer(s) pull(s) it off. Or where a story goes in a direction that you absolutely did not foresee and you can't believe it works.
This isn't just a "what's a great character arc/plotline?" though I will ask that another time. This is specifically about one that you did not anticipate.
Spike from BtVS is a classic case for the character question (though I know some of you would say the writers didn't pull it off, it works for me). Where he starts in S2 is lightyears away from where he ends up in S7. Of course, this particular arc wasn't anticipated because it was never planned! It unfolded for the writers as much as it did for us. (Which is one of the joys of longer TV shows that we're missing in the tight, limited-run shows we have now, but that's another topic.)
Same with John Silver in Black Sails--thinking of him trying to charm Flint and claim to be a cook in that first season and comparing it to where he ends up...incredible.
For plotlines, I never knew what was going to happen in the kdrama White Christmas. From start to finish, I just did not know! And I didn't anticipate the last shot at all, but it's PERFECT and adds another layer to the whole show.
What about y'all? You can be vague or specific depending on how you feel about sharing spoilers.
