River ,'War Stories'
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Andrews called her death "brutal and completely unnecessary. I fail to understand, actually, why they feel this need to get rid of people."I agree with that. I know Shannon was hardly a favorite, but I think she added to the show, and I enjoyed thinking about just what Naveen said--the improbability of Sayid and Shannon together. I was more interested in her that I have been in Ana-Lucia, Libby, or Claire.
I fail to understand, actually, why they feel this need to get rid of people."
Because it makes for GREAT STORY Naveen! It puts everybody in jeopardy.
Sean, I agree with you in general, but specifically do you think the story got better with Shannon off the canvas and Ana-Lucia on?
do you think the story got better with Shannon off the canvas and Ana-Lucia on?
Not Sean, but yes. Shannon was an emotional void for me, and wasn't given anything plot-advancing to do. Ana Lucia has friction, at least two facets, and agency.
What ita said.
What do you see as her facets? I don't get what you mean by agency.
Shannon really was a void. I thought her acting skill was limited and she didn't add very much to the show. I actually thought Boone had more dramatic possibilities, but they did him in first.
I thought her acting skill was limited and she didn't add very much to the show.This is how I feel about the Ana-Lucia character, and the actor's performance.
Ana Lucia is at the same time the easily-panicked-to-violence leader, and a woman who's scared to let down her guard. Sometimes she's effective, sometimes she's a fuckup in big ways.
As for agency, she does things. Shannon whined and watched the dog (where is the dog, btw?). She didn't do crap. Even her death is kinda glossed over. Sayid's not even nursing a grudge against Ana (which is fine, really, but a heightened grudge against The Others isn't much).
I thought they had just started to expand Shannon's character -- knowing her back story made me more sympathetic toward her, and I liked the fact that she was initially pretty realistic. Not everyone in a plane crash is going to turn into Super Resourceful Courage Girl. She was pissed and whiny and resentful about her fate, which seemed to fit her pretty well.
Ana Lucia so far is just broody, imo. I get that her back story might be interesting or provide some more facets to her personality, but she's so one-note right now I don't much care.