For those who think that James shouldn’t be back
So I’ve been reading a lot about Qots lately. Like every morning, my new routine is to catch up with what happened on Twitter, on Tumblr and on Youtube about Queen Of The South. I love reading the thoughts of all the fandom mostly when it comes to Jeresa. It’s kind of cute how people (like me) are attached to those two characters.
Even if most of people want James to come back -it’s just crazy how, out of the blue, people are compulsively asking “where is James” to everyone, everywhere- some other are pretty convinced James should not come back. They say that the show “don’t need him”, that “Teresa don’t need him”. I even read that James’ character is no longer interesting for the plot. Well, if you don’t mind, I would like to tell yall what i’m thinking about James’ return and what he is giving to Teresa and the show in general.
A TV show without a love story, is not a good TV show.
A TV show without love story ? Come on. It never happens. Or it’s not a good one. When we follow the life of one person during so many years, of course we need a little bit of romance. Seriously, that’s what make us keep watching. Ok we like the drama, the action, all the plots but hey, sex, love & drama needs to be part of it just because it’s also part of our live.
The more we identify to characters, the more we want to know what will happen to them. And in order to make people (girls) identify themselves to Teresa, we need female emporwement, but we also need love. Because love runs the world. Seriously, it’s the only thing we can talk about for hours.
So okay, the Jeresa romance is not the point of this TV show, but there is love matter in every people lives. So if storyliners want us to buy the story, they need to put love inside. Plus, Teresa’s life is not an ordinary life, the romance she can have in the show makes her life more normal. You know what I mean ?
Also, James/Jeresa is the balance with the very violent world they show us. We can endure pain, murder, drug cartel shit, it’s thrilling and stuff but we need a little bit of love to be hooked.
And when I talk about love, I mean real love, the one that is built step by step, the one we can feel the energy growing from one episode to another. Not the one that comes from nowhere “comme un cheveu sur la soupe”, i mean not a Eddy/Teresa kind of love... ahem.
I think everyone can agree on this one : Peter Gadiot is hot. James is so hot. We all want to see more of his muscles, beard and stuff. Sexyness is always welcome in a show right ?
Yeah ok, Javier is not too bad to look at either but...idk... not the same kind of sexy.
Teresa has Pote to take care of her in a practical way. James is here to take care of her in a more intimate way. He is no longer her mentor, he is her partner (even if she said that he was working FOR her, we know what it is really) and they make a helluva team together. It’s like nothing can take them down, he has the experience, she has the empathy and the smart eye.
That being said, I agree that even if he missed me a lot during s4, James was not essential to the plot. I felt like he would have been a pleasure to see him and Teresa together against the Evil Judge and all the other bad guys but i have to admit that Teresa did well without him. The story is about her, not about James and as she evolves, she loses people on the way. We’ve seen this with a lot of beloved characters but unfortunately, I have to admit that James could be just one of those.
During s1 and 2 he was essential, because he was kind of her mentor. She learned a lot with him. And if it was not for the romance story line, James was not as necessary in the third season. I even told myself that Peter Gadiot’s character was not as interesting nor thriving the screen during s3 as he was the two years before.
Don’t make it wrong, I love his character, and there is very good episodes with him but generally speaking I thought that he lost the aura he had during s1 and 2.
But anyway, i’m thrilled about his return and i really hope that the storyliners have something big prepared for him. I hope James will irradiate the screen by his presence alongside with Teresa. In fact, I think James, his devotion and love emphasize Teresa.
And you ? what do you think about James ?
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