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hardestgrove · 2 years

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at this point i feel like lucas has some of the weakest characterization and least screentime oh the main cast. when i think about lucas i struggle to think about the interests bespoke to him, to think of his arc and his personality outside of “narratively mandatory lancer”. more so than many others in the show his beats are closer to being solely narratively driven, “we need this done so he does this”. very little is done with him that’s like “his personal side quest” that unlocks new info or grows his character.

like i feel like erica gets more time on screen and personality put into her at this point and that that is entirely because it’s funny to the duffers have a little girl say things like bastard and not because they wanna like, Do Something here.

like as i think about people’s characters over the seasons and while i think the overall characterization is very shallow for everyone and introspection is a dirty word in the stranger things writing room i feel like the sinclairs get the short end of the stick. and i think i know why.

#train.txt #lucas sinclair #erica sinclair #love the sinclairs. wish they were in a better show lol #genuinely i feel that the character driven elements of st are shit. they just don't take into consideration their inner lives #the dynamics and dramas and relationships are all rice crackers to me they are Bad they are Bland for 98% of the show #it's a shame bc between the actors and a few things here or there i can SEE good content for them i can SEE growth and arcs #but we don't get any of that shit we don't get to actually spend time with people and live with their struggles and their triumphs #once again i get on my bullshit that buffy handled the emotional/character aspects of this kinda show MUCH better #and given that this is a show that really SHOULD be propelled by the dynamics and characters uh... it's a flop lol

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