Happy fourth month since OBX part 2, I guess. I am still here, following the fall out and the drama and thought it would be fun to pop up once a month and share my random thoughts I collected. It might be a bit random at times.
Your comments, opinions are always appreciated. I’ve enjoyed talking to lots of similary disappointed fans.
This month we passed the mark of two years since the season 3 release and I still remember watching it for the first time. I was so excited, even took a day off from work and made a day of it. It was a good day. I did the same for season 4 part 1 and part 2 and let me tell you, the anxiety I felt after part 2 was unreal. It made me so miserable.
What I am kind of stuck on is the hate on the creators. Like yes, they ruined our beloved show and I am pissed about that. At the same time I keep thinking that those are the same people who created our beloved seasons 1-2. You can argue that the actors and their chemistry with each other is what gave the show life, but without the creators we wouldn’t have any of it. They are the ones who casted them. They still have final say in the dialogues, edits used, story lines and even music. And so how come they got it right for the first few years, but completely fumbled at the end? Were there unforeseen complications or did they simply lost their way when trying to make the show bigger and better?
It’s becoming obvious how unprofessional the set was, from all the BTS and interviews it sometimes sounded more like a family project than a professional set for a huge streaming company. They relied on the actors natural chemistry and friendships too much, failed to set proper boundaries and once those friendships got complicated and real life got in the way, they were unable to keep everyone in line. Let us not forget that those were young, fairly inexperienced actors and also that covid created this bubble for them, where they really couldn’t escape the show and each other.
I think it’s interesting to look at the details also, such as the wardrobe. In later seasons, it has been said that Madison was able to pick her outfits. And suddenly Kiara’s style completely changed. Why does the actor has so much power on set, especially when it’s not consistent with her character? I also didn’t like that she was able to keep her tattoos, because although it is in Kiara’s character to have tattoos, Madison’s tattoos do not reflect Kie’s personality at all.
I am personally over JJ’s death. It’s whatever at this point, I am however still bitter at how pointless it was. He didn’t save anyone or protect anyone. He didn’t give up his life for the others, it was just for a shock value. I tried thinking of other series where killing a character like JJ would make little to no sense. Can you imagine if in Harry Potter, Ron died for seemingly no reason in book 5? It would cause the same outrage.
Here’s my two theories on season 5:
1) the Pogues get in trouble, are on the verge of dying and the only thing that can save them is the crown. So they make a wish to live, “wasting” the wish on themselves and are then unable to wish on JJ later.
2) We get an open ending. The show ends with them getting the crown and making a wish for JJ to be alive. Flash forward, we see happy Pogues with kids at Pogulandia and we see happy Kiara with maybe a ring on her finger. No sight of JJ though. Did he return? Is he alive and with Kie? That’s for the fans to interpret however they want. I can see this happening as it would give the fans the possibility of a happy ending they want, without having to get into the supernatural off it all, and without having to have Rudy back on the set.
I am still more inclined to believe JJ won’t be back. With the latest drama, I am not optimistic at all. The only thing that’s keeping me a little hopeful is that Rudy is yet to be announced in other project, so there’s a possibility he will have time to return.
About the unfollowing drama, let me just say this. I think it’s ridiculous that following/unfollowing on instagram has became the norm for celebrities to spark rumours. They want to be private, yet they are giving fans fuel to talk about them by doing this. And I am not talking about the OBX cast only, I feel like every month there’s a story about who has unfollowed who. In my eyes, it’s very easy to mute the person and be completely oblivious about what they post. And it’s not like they are following 10 people. Usually it’s around 1000 profiles. So what’s one follow more. Of course they have the right to unfollow whoever they want, my point is they have to know that fans will be reacting to it and creating more drama about it.
Ok I think that’s it for now
Happy March and see ya next month :)