Part of my problem is that I had a lot of trouble with the whole Zack thing because I felt they didn't think it through originally, and I still think they're not thinking things through now.
Oh, I totally agree. IMHO, they're trying to clean things up after the fact. I'm POSITIVE this twist wasn't planned when they decided to make him G's apprentice. The problems in logic and continuity are glaring -- but I'm still thrilled they did ANYTHING to make the situation even marginally better -- by stating that Zack didn't kill anyone.
And they still don't explain who did it. If Zack was the apprentice and it wasn't Gormogon (we saw the killer in the closet, it definitely wasn't Gormogon) then who was it?
They're essentially saying it was the previous apprentice, and G. killed him.
You're not over-thinking anything here. When you take a beloved character and turn him into a murderer or accessory to murder, you need to try and get these kinds of details right. Otherwise you're not really selling it in a believable, supported way. Now, different people have different tolerance levels for how much suspension disbelief they're willing to employ; you don't want to abuse that, though. You and I are on the same page. :)
I think it's the writer is us -- we take the time to think things through in great detail and I at the very least, get annoyed when others don't take the same care. Especially when it's their job and I just do this for fun!
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Date: 2008-09-25 03:13 am (UTC)Oh, I totally agree. IMHO, they're trying to clean things up after the fact. I'm POSITIVE this twist wasn't planned when they decided to make him G's apprentice. The problems in logic and continuity are glaring -- but I'm still thrilled they did ANYTHING to make the situation even marginally better -- by stating that Zack didn't kill anyone.
And they still don't explain who did it. If Zack was the apprentice and it wasn't Gormogon (we saw the killer in the closet, it definitely wasn't Gormogon) then who was it?
They're essentially saying it was the previous apprentice, and G. killed him.
You're not over-thinking anything here. When you take a beloved character and turn him into a murderer or accessory to murder, you need to try and get these kinds of details right. Otherwise you're not really selling it in a believable, supported way. Now, different people have different tolerance levels for how much suspension disbelief they're willing to employ; you don't want to abuse that, though. You and I are on the same page. :)
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Date: 2008-09-25 03:15 am (UTC)I think it's the writer is us -- we take the time to think things through in great detail and I at the very least, get annoyed when others don't take the same care. Especially when it's their job and I just do this for fun!