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eleven_eighteen t1_itajusr wrote

I stopped around the time of the episodes where they were in England. Can't remember when that was. It just became clear that the main guy was nothing more than a complete dick and I was sick of watching him. I just hate those characters with pretty much no redeeming qualities who treat everyone else on the show like garbage but all the other characters keep putting up with them. And not just putting up with them but they let themselves be walked all over and rarely push back, at least in any kind of meaningful way.

The same basic problem I had with The Mentalist. Main guy started being written very lazily, he'd treat everyone like shit and make them look like fools and then in the last few minutes he'd explain what happened and on to the next episode. The earlier episodes actually felt like there was a process of him piecing together a case bit by bit and the rest of the crew actually helping a bit.

I have no problem with asshole characters. But at least give them some kind of personality beyond asshole and/or have some consequences for their shit behavior. Or do it with a side character who isn't on screen 75% of the time.

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