10-15-2017, 09:35 AM
(10-15-2017, 09:28 AM)Robyn Wrote:I don't believe this type of storytelling is unique to Grimm, even juggernauts like GoT do it (since they ran out of books to adapt).(10-15-2017, 09:09 AM)rpmaluki Wrote: All true but this also applies to all the characters. Like chess pieces, they were all moved by the writers to fit the story they wanted to tell, good or bad.Absolutely, all the characters were fitted and at times retrofitted into a characterization a story needed. I've often referred to the characters a props being moved around the scene.
I don't know if Grimm actually did it that much more than other shows I've watched or if it's more obvious to me because I connected so little with so many characters.
Regardless, all characters are props in fiction, the issue is how skillfully these props are moved from point A to point Z cohesively, maximising good characterisation and plotting. Not every writer is exceptionally skilled, at best it's the idea that sells the story, not necessarily the characters.