Yahoo TV recently posted a photo feature called "WRITE 'EM OFF," saying....quote....
"The world of television characters and personalities is a complex one. There are those we adore, others we love to hate, and still those who shock us, surprise us, and keep us coming back for more week after week. But there's another troublesome category -- made up of both fictional characters and all-too-real reality buffoons -- who just seem to suck the life out of what is otherwise a perfectly pleasing show. Whether they're annoying, a complete snooze-fest, or simply too self-absorbed to sit through, they've got one thing in common: They've got to go. Click through this slideshow to see our list of the top five TV faces we'd write off if only we could."
Well guess who was on the third position on that list:
"There are a million things we'd like to get rid of on HEROES (Can this show ever get back to its Season 1 glory days?), but let's start with the obvious, most-glaring: Mohinder Suresh. For a supposedly intelligent scientist, Mohinder has done the dumbest things. He's indecisive, and what's worse is that he's clueless when he finally does make those critical decisions. His idiotic actions make no sense and have turned him into an irritating character. Just hearing his voice with its fake accent annoys us, and it doesn't help that he narrates the opening and closing of each episode. It seems that no one ever dies on "Heroes," but if they ever do, the first to go should be Mohinder."
Comments?
2 comments:
I completely agree that he has become very irritating. However, if, like the commercials say, the next eclipse takes away everyone's abilities, then who is the one person who is most likely to be able to give them back?? Mohinder Suresh...
The problem doesn't lie with the character/s, but with the people who write them. The writers no longer care about consistency or common sense, but put "plot" over characters.
Killing off any character will not magically improve the writing. And in the hands of a capable writer, or a showrunner who cares (= not Tim Kring) all characters could be meaningfully integrated into the overall plot and written like thinking human beings.
Why do journalists (and often the showrunners, too) believe that killing off a scapegoat character is some kind of cure-all? Has it ever actually worked?
And Mohinder? He's not even in 98% of this season.
Isn't the core problem that the writers are creating plotholes with every new scene?
Post a Comment