inqwex replied to your post “I feel like every since Vicley was destroyed the Station 19 tag has...”
The character break down of aO3 fic is interesting. Most common character to be tagged in a fic? Lucas Ripley.
Yeah. He was a really popular character. More popular than some of the regular characters. They should have used him more and not kill him.
I honestly think that Vic and Ripley and their relationship were the highlights of S2 and what made people tune in and get attached to the show and what made a S3 possible. They fucked it all up. I wouldn’t mind seeing a significant viewer loss when the show comes back in the fall. I want them to realize how badly they screwed up and maybe make a few changes but by the time the show comes back they will already have filmed like 6-7 episodes so I don’t know how that would work.
I’m just really annoyed and upset about this. I’m esp annoyed because I feel like the only reason they didn’t change their plans of killing him and why he had to die was to prop up Andy and Sullivan and so they wouldn’t have two superior/subordinate relationships on the show which is just so fucked up to me because they are not the same at all. The dynamics are so different.
I don’t have much hope for S3 in regards to Vic and I’m too annoyed with what happened last episode with the rest of the characters to currently care about them. I only care for Vic atm. Sadly all the things I would want for her will probably not happen and she will be paired up with a new character by the mid season finale or be ignored and become background again like she was in S1. They might think that she got plenty of screentime in S2 and ignore her and have everyone else front and center.
I would have liked a baby storyline for her so at least Vicley still remains a part of the show in some way and so they can’t just totally forget about Ripley and so we can see a pregnant firefighter storyline but I doubt they will go there. If anyone is pregnant it will be Maya which is going to explain her crying about Ripley all the time last episode.
So frustrating that this show that used to bring me so much joy and happiness now makes me miserable.