Egads, they killed off whatshisname!

[donutsweeper]

Continuing the lazy (I mean, *ahem* surprising and powerful) writing of TV these days four characters were killed off on shows I watched Monday and Tuesday. Is it sad that I'm only surprised that there were characters killed in only 3 of the 5 shows?

Of the deaths, the best (least awful?) written one was sadly completely unsurprising and I had assumed was coming. One death was off screen and poorly done, one a *sigh you have to be kidding me* kind of thing (although, I guess it's possible the person isn't dead) and the last had a totally ridiculous deathbed confession addition to it that went entirely against previously established canon.

The deaths happened in The Flash, NCIS and Blindspot (2 deaths).

*sigh*

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[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I love ghost Bob (and ghost Ray's dad who I forget the name of). I've seen other shows where dead people return for an episode here and there either in flashbacks or as hallucinations or whatever and it can be done *really* well, but only if you care about the character in the first place and the writing sometimes isn't good enough for that.

Oh! I also love ghost!grandma. That two episode arc of dueSouth with Victoria and then the aftermath of the shooting is probably one of my favorites of any show. It's just so good.

[ride-4ever.livejournal.com]

Ha! You did not forget the name of RayV's dad...in canon they only ever call him "Pa Vecchio".

And oh ghost!Martha Fraser! It makes me chortle when Benton says to Bob "how is she?" and Bob says "Not dead enough, son!"

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Ooh awesome icon!!

Poor Vecchio, I can't believe they never named his dad.

(I LOVE that 'not dead enough, son' exchange. Also the little glimpse we get of her in the end, checking on him.)