I agree he could have been better written. And frankly, he could have been better acted. A fantastic actor might have sold this "romantic hero is is rash and as a result does something REALLY bad" better so that we felt for him. The right actor could have had people rooting for him even if he was doing bad stuff. I wasn't there with this actor.
And I agree they could have written this episode a little better - but I think we had to see him through Raven's eyes (he took the fall for her - though he was the one responsible for that "joyride anyway). And even Clarke's - that misguided though it was, he had good intentions. Of course we know that good intentions can make you do some pretty bad stuff whether intentionally or not.
And I think the flashback really solidified this history of rash thoughtless action - and that he's someone who probably floated through life being handsome, destroying things without realizing it as he went. Like he clearly didn't think through the spacewalk. Or hooking up with Clarke and the impact that might have on Clarke or Raven, even if he didn't think he'd see Raven again. Or the impact a hasty PTSD-fueled search for Clarke might have.
It was hard to root for Finn, but I think it was good to not make him an outright bad guy. He was just a guy who never thought things through. And if the writers/show was still trying to push him as a romantic hero after all that...
Maybe it's also hard because Bellamy started out as a douche who is learning how to be a leader. And Finn started out as the "nice guy" who becomes a douche. So by the end, no, I wasn't really rooting for Finn.
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Date: 2015-01-03 02:16 am (UTC)And I agree they could have written this episode a little better - but I think we had to see him through Raven's eyes (he took the fall for her - though he was the one responsible for that "joyride anyway). And even Clarke's - that misguided though it was, he had good intentions. Of course we know that good intentions can make you do some pretty bad stuff whether intentionally or not.
And I think the flashback really solidified this history of rash thoughtless action - and that he's someone who probably floated through life being handsome, destroying things without realizing it as he went. Like he clearly didn't think through the spacewalk. Or hooking up with Clarke and the impact that might have on Clarke or Raven, even if he didn't think he'd see Raven again. Or the impact a hasty PTSD-fueled search for Clarke might have.
It was hard to root for Finn, but I think it was good to not make him an outright bad guy. He was just a guy who never thought things through. And if the writers/show was still trying to push him as a romantic hero after all that...
Maybe it's also hard because Bellamy started out as a douche who is learning how to be a leader. And Finn started out as the "nice guy" who becomes a douche. So by the end, no, I wasn't really rooting for Finn.