I guess we'll just have to disagree, because while I see clownish moments, I also see moments of great strength and heroism, and I think I have to do the math and think ... what's the bigger component of who he is? In the end, the fact he's still there, and that people rely on him (even if he occasionally makes people roll their eyes) is what I come away with.
I also frame this with the idea that ... Rodney's coping skill is to be loud and a bit of prick. That's how he bulldozers through, gets himself to point B.
I don't know. I think ... we accept that sometimes some writers will do little dumb things from episode to episode to suit the story they're trying to tell, and look for the overall big picture of the character, the overall arc of him. And Rodney, while fucking up and whinging sometimes and way overthinking a lot of times, is *still* there, still pulling miracles out of his ass, and caring about people.
Which, you know? Is the guy I met in first season.
I am a huge Rodney fan.
I guess we'll just have to disagree, because while I see clownish moments, I also see moments of great strength and heroism, and I think I have to do the math and think ... what's the bigger component of who he is? In the end, the fact he's still there, and that people rely on him (even if he occasionally makes people roll their eyes) is what I come away with.
I also frame this with the idea that ... Rodney's coping skill is to be loud and a bit of prick. That's how he bulldozers through, gets himself to point B.
I don't know. I think ... we accept that sometimes some writers will do little dumb things from episode to episode to suit the story they're trying to tell, and look for the overall big picture of the character, the overall arc of him. And Rodney, while fucking up and whinging sometimes and way overthinking a lot of times, is *still* there, still pulling miracles out of his ass, and caring about people.
Which, you know? Is the guy I met in first season.
*shrug*
B