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donutsweeper) wrote2013-10-25 10:21 am
donutsweeper) wrote2013-10-25 10:21 am
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White Collar ugh
At one time I *loved* White Collar and I still think its pilot is one of the best out there, but wow this show has fallen. First was the problematic third season and its whole Nazi loot storyline and then was the constant rehashing of the same idea (wherein they have to constantly remind us that Neal is a criminal and Peter is his FBI handler and doesn't trust him) resulting in stagnating character growth.
Kickass lesbian FBI agent Diana Barrigan had always been a high point of the show- snarky, clever and never in need of rescuing- until this season. For some reason they decided to write in the actress' pregnancy (in a rather shoehorned, nonsensical manner) a tactic I tend to think results in issues for the show/character in the long run and there was what they did with her last night? No. Just no.
First she's treated as the stereotypical 'do not cross the crazy pregnant lady' character when at 8/9 months pregnant she spends three days in the conference room working behind the scenes on computers for a case and then she goes off on her own to look into something. Here's where things get ridiculous. She climbs down a ladder from a fake manhole to a bunker/sewer system below, finds the suspect, goes into labor, delivers the baby in the bunker and randomly appears in the hospital later with child where she hides the fact she discovered that suspect = acquaintance and should be arrested.
How many things are wrong with this scenario? One- climbing stairs when in late pregnancy can be hard, but a ladder with no handholds and a very small/constricting opening at the top? Unlikely. Two- the manner of the labor/delivery- yes, sometimes it can be quick, but in this stereotypical OMG it's coming and boom it's here? No. Three- climbing out of there right after labor? Yeah, I don't think so. And four. Ugh, four. Just because suspect/acquaintance didn't abandon her there and delivered the kid she forgives his MASSIVE law breaking and just keeps mum on the whole thing?
Sighs.
I want to like this show. I know I'll never have the squeeful shiny love I had for it in its early days again, but the writing has been ridiculously trite and we're seeing the same back-and-forths over and over with no character development or sense of trust between partners and now this complete... I don't even have words for what they've done to Diana... *sighs and shakes head*
Kickass lesbian FBI agent Diana Barrigan had always been a high point of the show- snarky, clever and never in need of rescuing- until this season. For some reason they decided to write in the actress' pregnancy (in a rather shoehorned, nonsensical manner) a tactic I tend to think results in issues for the show/character in the long run and there was what they did with her last night? No. Just no.
First she's treated as the stereotypical 'do not cross the crazy pregnant lady' character when at 8/9 months pregnant she spends three days in the conference room working behind the scenes on computers for a case and then she goes off on her own to look into something. Here's where things get ridiculous. She climbs down a ladder from a fake manhole to a bunker/sewer system below, finds the suspect, goes into labor, delivers the baby in the bunker and randomly appears in the hospital later with child where she hides the fact she discovered that suspect = acquaintance and should be arrested.
How many things are wrong with this scenario? One- climbing stairs when in late pregnancy can be hard, but a ladder with no handholds and a very small/constricting opening at the top? Unlikely. Two- the manner of the labor/delivery- yes, sometimes it can be quick, but in this stereotypical OMG it's coming and boom it's here? No. Three- climbing out of there right after labor? Yeah, I don't think so. And four. Ugh, four. Just because suspect/acquaintance didn't abandon her there and delivered the kid she forgives his MASSIVE law breaking and just keeps mum on the whole thing?
Sighs.
I want to like this show. I know I'll never have the squeeful shiny love I had for it in its early days again, but the writing has been ridiculously trite and we're seeing the same back-and-forths over and over with no character development or sense of trust between partners and now this complete... I don't even have words for what they've done to Diana... *sighs and shakes head*
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Honestly, I just don't understand why they wrote it in. Last week's brief use of Diana could easily have hidden the pregnancy with some creative camera angels as could all of the conference room stuff this week. They could send her off for training/whatever if Marsha needed time off after having the kid.... They didn't write in a pregnancy for El, why do it now?
Whatever they choose, I'm just saddened they took the most typical, overused, pregnancy SLs out there to use for Diana. She deserved better.
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And yeah, what you said about the pregnancy stereotypes. Just so disappointing in every way.