So, like, I’ve waited long enough, I think, on holding my opinion and concerns by my self. Because, you can’t judge a project by its pilot, and also everyone was super on board with it. So, I didn’t want to get tons of hate mail on my stupid little comment, but...
Okay, first of all, I really liked “MrRobot”. So, let’s remember this. And also I’m a TV show junkie, so the amount of projects I’ve seen is the whole lot more then the average persons’.
What, I think, “MrRobot” wants to:
provide some provocative, controversial content
And this is what I call a plan! A really good plan.
And here are my concerns why “MrRobot” can miss it’s goals. Because these thoughts appeared in my head after I watched the pilot, and they didn’t disappear after the second episode.
Let me explain. So we have this gorgeous main character who is totally 3D. Even from the first episode we can see him. His motives, emotions, intelligence. He is alone. He feels alone. He stands out. Of course the easiest way to show his difference is to reduce the heaviness of the other characters. And it’s perfectly fine for the pilot. But the thing is that he also should appear human, and this is where the entourage steps in.
And as far as I’ve seen it – I don’t wike it. All the other characters feel way too shallow. Cradboard-y. Like they are not real, but they are the cardboard cutouts shaped like humans on set. Do you feel me?
“The love interest”, “The blabber”, “The love interest’s douchey boyfriend”, “The mysterious guy”, “The stupid boss”, etc.
Especially fake are female characters. Don’t get me wrong! I’m not saying this just in a feminist way, but as a viewer. Which brings me to my next concern.
2. Cheap moves/the fuckup guy
Here’s the thing. I watch a lot of TV shows and I’m perfectly fine with projects that are using the formula, some standard cliche, weak writing. Because they usually win in something else: idea, fanbase. And they know their writing is weak or some of their moves are cheap and no one cares. But here we have a project which wants to be a true breakthrough. And to achieve that there is only one way: no cheap moves.
Which means, and this is where the cardboard females step in, I don’t want to see a character who always fucks things up or makes the main character to make the wrong choice, because I’ve seen it a couple of million times.
Usually, this character is some kind of a female:
Major (this one is male) in iZombie
Tons and tons of mothers and girlfriends and wives who’s characters are hated by the audience, but writers never get rid of them (or make them deeper or better) because it is a cheap and easy way to create more problems for the hero. And this is just exhausting to watch.
So you better not be making the blonde girl from “MrRobot” a stupid cunt who constantly fucks things up and pulls strings on the main character. By the way, it would be okay if the show didn’t want to be revolutionary so desperately.
And, as I said before, I’m not hating, I just want to be prepared if things go south with this project. Because I’m really disturbed by the amount of hype about “MrRobot”. People set up high expectations, and when things don’t work out – creators of the content get death threats (you know what I’m talking about).
PS: Sorry for my shitty english.
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