Josh Dial
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No, it doesn't. It makes them the protagonists, but not necessarily the good guys, and we certainly don't have to root for them (in fact, we can actively root against them--see "The Americans" for a current example of this). There is a recent trend for television shows to focus on the actions of "evil" characters, for lack of a better term. The (literary/dramatic) concept of course began long before The Sopranos, but arguably the trend in quality television began there.Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
Hey, the show is the one that's decided to follow these people and have an opposing villain in The Governor, which by default makes "our" group the "good guys" to "root for".
When Tony Soprano is suffering from depression, you are supposed to root for him, but really, can the same thing be said when he's avoiding the FBI's (lawful) wiretapping attempts? "Gee, I sure hope this mobster-killer is able to evade capture from law enforcement!"
If we're supposed to root for the group (or Tony Soprano, or whomever), it's because one of the themes of the show is moral relativism, and there's a commentary on how a viewer can sympathize with an otherwise unsympathetic person.
Wasn't that briefly dealt with in the episode? I was making coffee in the other room, but I thought I heard something about Rick commenting on how he knows who has guns, and also assumed everything would have been raided (I normally give my undivided attention to TV, but honestly I've been so unimpressed with this show until this episode that I took a chance--of course it bites me in the butt).Originally Posted by mattCR
I just don't know, you'd think Rick being a policeman in that town would know the people who kept their own arms in volume and gun stores.
One of the more annoying aspects of the previous writing (blame on the earlier writers), is how Rick, the policeman, has no clue how to get to the major jail in the region