The summary of it is, other characters were killed for the plot, or the shock value. Wash? People keep bringing up Wash as an example of a senseless death. But it wasn't senseless, was it? It got a mass roar in fandom. It hit a thing. Joss killed Wash because he knew people would rage. This killing was done because they knew no one would rage. And it was done *sloppily*.
Noah here. This is exactly what I explained to my mom in the car the other day. Jenny: horrible but dramatically appropriate and heartwrenching. Joyce: uncalled for but handled so beautifully that I forgave Joss anyway. Tara: gratuitous but an important event with major consequences. Our guy: one frame in a comic, and the reaction of the other characters amounts to "oops. ... oh, well." *rails*
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Date: 2008-03-10 12:01 am (UTC)Noah here. This is exactly what I explained to my mom in the car the other day. Jenny: horrible but dramatically appropriate and heartwrenching. Joyce: uncalled for but handled so beautifully that I forgave Joss anyway. Tara: gratuitous but an important event with major consequences. Our guy: one frame in a comic, and the reaction of the other characters amounts to "oops. ... oh, well." *rails*