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Current Talk '06 II / Re: Moments that made you go "WHAT?!!!!"
« on: October 06, 2006, 06:53:31 PM »For one thing, Carl was a more likable character (at least in my opinion); he was funnier, more innocent, and had been on the verge of a happy life with Pansy Faye when it all hit the fan. Also [spoiler]Carl's death was more shocking than Rachel's because it involved the conspiracy of two family members--his own brother Quentin and Barnabas, who claims to care for his family so much and is always willing to jump through hoops or go back in time to protect their welfare. Rachel was unfortunate, a damsel in distress who led a tragic life and died a sad, unfair, and tragic death, but Dirk using her as a tool of vengeance doesn't come close to the betrayal that Carl suffered.[/spoiler]
I understand what you're saying - and I'm not saying you're wrong - but, I don't know, something about someone (Rachel in this case) dying as a victim of circumstances completely out of their control just strikes me as so unfair and wholely tragic.
Why would [spoiler]Rachel's death[/spoiler] elicit fan outrage? Was Dirk supposed to be a wonderful person who would never do such a thing? I still don't have the first fifth of 1897 so maybe I missed the bit that made the fans love Dirk so much.
It has much less to do with Dirk and much more to do with Rachel.