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« on: July 17, 2003, 08:16:30 PM »
The poor (non-existent?) delineation of the characterizations of Maggie and Quentin is a HUGE problem with the latter part of PT1970 for me. Despite the considerable chemistry of the actor and actress cast in these roles, as people they're both about as desirable as damp cardboard. When they're onscreen, they make one think of one of those dreadful couples who insist upon bickering in restaurants, subjecting the rest of the world to their pathetic inability to relate to one another.
At this point in the story, it's pretty much established that Quentin is a ranting, dysfunctional boor, while Maggie has been reduced to a snivelling, spineless dishrag with the self-awareness of a toothpick.
Maggie's imbecile posturing also ruins the concept of Cyrus/Yeagar's obsession with her, for me at least. It doesn't really help matters that the obsession seems pretty much to come out of nowhere.
"But Steve, tell us how you REALLY feel about the characters?"
I do LOVE Roger, and Hoffman, and Dear Father. I get amusement out of Angelexis so long as the script doesn't call for the character to get too psychotic. At that point, I find myself wondering why someone in the group just doesn't stick a plastic baggie over her head while she's asleep.
grumping along,
Gothick