But that said... I didn't see this as a mean-spirited way of bringing back the Critic. Undoing the awesome ending of To Boldly Flee? Yes, and that's a bummer. But I'm a fan of science fiction and fantasy stories; I'm used to things being undone and, honestly, I thought this was well done. I disagree there. It'd be one thing if the Critic was coming back and he got spat out of the Plot Hole, or decided to un-merge or whatever from it briefly for reviews and go back to it in-between things, or the Plot Hole stabilized after almost a year and he could return to his show. But no. His heroic sacrifice was made into a joke, "you never believed yourself capable of such a selfless act" and worse, his position of being one with the Plot Hole? That's Douchey McNitpick's job now. Any average joe or internet troll could take that job, no heroics necessary. Ok, he's back ... ok, with view counts and him wanting to get back to a character he loves so much and spent so long playing, I get that. But why undo such a fantastic sendoff and twist a heroic sacrifice into a fake, selfish, bitter joke?
Anyway, my point being that this felt less like Doug being bullied into writing the Critic again and more like a nagging doubt wedged itself into his mind, that he missed the character, and the Critic spoke up to say that he wasn't done yet. At least that's how I'm reading into this. I really hope that was it. It wasn't the whining fans who wouldn't let it go after MONTHS. It wasn't the trolls. It wasn't the low view counts for Demo Reel. And even if some of those things did factor into it, I hope it was more that he wants to go back to the NC.
For all the people who were sad about the end of the Critic, I don't think many would say they disliked To Boldly Flee's ending. That's what's confusing me. I get that some people hated Demo Reel so I guess that's why Doug killed the cast off so brutally (literally making them disappear for the first couple minutes) ... but everyone was impressed with the ending of TBF. So why ruin it? That's what's giving me doubts, this feeling at the back of my mind that he made that video to lash out at all the complainers who wanted Demo Reel gone. "Well, it's gone now! But that heroic end for the Critic? That's gone too! That's what you WANTED, right? Look, I'm back as the NC, are you HAPPY now?" ... it just seems so bitter to me, is all. How can I be happy the NC is back when it comes at such a cost, and in such a mean-spirited sort of way?
Just my thoughts for you. I hope after a night of emotions running high, we can all take a deep breath and see where things go from here. I want to be happy, but all I can think about is Donnie's tragic backstory, his past as a child actor and his mother, him coming back and driving away the SWAG guy all triumphant ... that's all gone now. They were all fakes. Donnie wasn't real, he was the NC in purgatory or something. It's going to take me more than one night to get over this.
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Date: 2013-01-23 04:39 pm (UTC)I disagree there. It'd be one thing if the Critic was coming back and he got spat out of the Plot Hole, or decided to un-merge or whatever from it briefly for reviews and go back to it in-between things, or the Plot Hole stabilized after almost a year and he could return to his show.
But no. His heroic sacrifice was made into a joke, "you never believed yourself capable of such a selfless act" and worse, his position of being one with the Plot Hole? That's Douchey McNitpick's job now. Any average joe or internet troll could take that job, no heroics necessary.
Ok, he's back ... ok, with view counts and him wanting to get back to a character he loves so much and spent so long playing, I get that. But why undo such a fantastic sendoff and twist a heroic sacrifice into a fake, selfish, bitter joke?
Anyway, my point being that this felt less like Doug being bullied into writing the Critic again and more like a nagging doubt wedged itself into his mind, that he missed the character, and the Critic spoke up to say that he wasn't done yet. At least that's how I'm reading into this.
I really hope that was it. It wasn't the whining fans who wouldn't let it go after MONTHS. It wasn't the trolls. It wasn't the low view counts for Demo Reel. And even if some of those things did factor into it, I hope it was more that he wants to go back to the NC.
For all the people who were sad about the end of the Critic, I don't think many would say they disliked To Boldly Flee's ending.
That's what's confusing me. I get that some people hated Demo Reel so I guess that's why Doug killed the cast off so brutally (literally making them disappear for the first couple minutes) ... but everyone was impressed with the ending of TBF. So why ruin it? That's what's giving me doubts, this feeling at the back of my mind that he made that video to lash out at all the complainers who wanted Demo Reel gone. "Well, it's gone now! But that heroic end for the Critic? That's gone too! That's what you WANTED, right? Look, I'm back as the NC, are you HAPPY now?" ... it just seems so bitter to me, is all. How can I be happy the NC is back when it comes at such a cost, and in such a mean-spirited sort of way?
Just my thoughts for you. I hope after a night of emotions running high, we can all take a deep breath and see where things go from here.
I want to be happy, but all I can think about is Donnie's tragic backstory, his past as a child actor and his mother, him coming back and driving away the SWAG guy all triumphant ... that's all gone now. They were all fakes. Donnie wasn't real, he was the NC in purgatory or something.
It's going to take me more than one night to get over this.