...as she is the only one that (despite her craziness) realizes that they are expensive and meant for reuse.
It was the first time ever that any archer did what real life archers do all the time. That deserves a separate topic.
Not to mention that I find surprising the amount of hate Cupid gets. Is she written poorly? Yes. Is there a lot of wasted potential? Yes. Is she the only case? No. Does the actress do the best she can with the material she is given? Yes.
And since I have a sympathy for minor, troubled and broken characters I simply can't agree with the logic that Cupid is to blame for the fact that episodes she was in were weak. 3x07 is the only one she the focus was put on her, so I think it's fair to critize that one if someone finds the concept of the character and the story unconvincing.
Actually for me Carrie's story is first and foremost... sad. And tragic. But I certainly won't argue with anyone to share my views. But felt like starting this topic as there is one thing I absolutely despise in fandoms - statements starting from "Everyone thinks/likes..." Well, I'm not everyone in that case. (Just for the record - I'm not speaking about KSite forum, but other fandom areas where the discussions are far from being civil.).
I disliked season 4, but they're people who liked it and apparently thought and still think it was a good direction. Not in my book but it doesn't mean that someone is not allowed to think that way.
So yeah, I think that blaming Cupid for bad episodes (the ones she had minor, background role, or served as Plot Device) has as much sense as blaming Amanda Waller for the pointlessness of the story in flashbacks in season 4 would have (she send Ollie back on the island and gave him this mission). It has as much sense as the hate I now see toward Susan Williams (I'm not even particularly fond of that character) or Dinah Drake - despite introduction of her character doesn't bother me as much as I thought, I still think that simply there should be no situation created that the new Black Canary would be neeeded. But is the character to blame for the fact that the writers simply can't plan ahead and make the universum redcon itself (from no magic/no metas to having all of that, hence a character with a canary cry miraculously appearing on the scene)?
It was the first time ever that any archer did what real life archers do all the time. That deserves a separate topic.
Not to mention that I find surprising the amount of hate Cupid gets. Is she written poorly? Yes. Is there a lot of wasted potential? Yes. Is she the only case? No. Does the actress do the best she can with the material she is given? Yes.
And since I have a sympathy for minor, troubled and broken characters I simply can't agree with the logic that Cupid is to blame for the fact that episodes she was in were weak. 3x07 is the only one she the focus was put on her, so I think it's fair to critize that one if someone finds the concept of the character and the story unconvincing.
Actually for me Carrie's story is first and foremost... sad. And tragic. But I certainly won't argue with anyone to share my views. But felt like starting this topic as there is one thing I absolutely despise in fandoms - statements starting from "Everyone thinks/likes..." Well, I'm not everyone in that case. (Just for the record - I'm not speaking about KSite forum, but other fandom areas where the discussions are far from being civil.).
I disliked season 4, but they're people who liked it and apparently thought and still think it was a good direction. Not in my book but it doesn't mean that someone is not allowed to think that way.
So yeah, I think that blaming Cupid for bad episodes (the ones she had minor, background role, or served as Plot Device) has as much sense as blaming Amanda Waller for the pointlessness of the story in flashbacks in season 4 would have (she send Ollie back on the island and gave him this mission). It has as much sense as the hate I now see toward Susan Williams (I'm not even particularly fond of that character) or Dinah Drake - despite introduction of her character doesn't bother me as much as I thought, I still think that simply there should be no situation created that the new Black Canary would be neeeded. But is the character to blame for the fact that the writers simply can't plan ahead and make the universum redcon itself (from no magic/no metas to having all of that, hence a character with a canary cry miraculously appearing on the scene)?
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