Are people really annoyed by Krista's prominence?

[Willowhugger]

There's a lot of complaints on these boards about her.

 

[Alwaysme]

Krista is one of my favorite characters. Jill Wagner had not had many acting jobs before this series and I have to say I think she is pretty good. Her and Marcus together really help make the show more interesting IMO.

 

[KenK]

I think people noticed there wasn't much of a balance in focus. Far too many episodes heavily favored Krista, while Blade just sat around waiting for Shen to figure something out so he could jump into action. More often than not, the show came off like "Krista: The Vampire Mole" more than anything. Later episodes really put Blade in the forefront where he belongs, and hopefully the show will get a second season, and put more focus on him.

 

[Alwaysme]

I think people noticed there wasn't much of a balance in focus. Far too many episodes heavily favored Krista, while Blade just sat around waiting for Shen to figure something out so he could jump into action. More often than not, the show came off like "Krista: The Vampire Mole" more than anything. Later episodes really put Blade in the forefront where he belongs, and hopefully the show will get a second season, and put more focus on him.

You make a good point and I can understand why this would irritate some people. Kirk is not a very well rounded actor but I do think that he is getting much better. When you do a series you also have to build up the other characters too. I think Marcus is meant to be a very complex bad guy and they really had to give him some backstory the same way with the ever conflicted Krista.

 

[Avalanche]

I liked the fact that Krista, Marcus et al took such a prominent role in the series. Had the series heavily focussed on Blade the whole way through, I probably would have lost interest, and fast, and I suspect a lot of the general audience who aren't necessarily Blade fans, would have done the same.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I don't think they went SERIOUSLY overboard with it. I would have liked more focus on Blade, but the way they were developing the plot it just made sense to go the route they went.

 

[DarKush]

I'm not annoyed per se, because I had an inkling that Krista would be heavily featured after reading a script review, plus after I saw how much screentime the Nightstalkers got in Trinity I was expecting something similar to occur here.

Krista is a fine character and Jill Wagner does a good job with her. Her angle has added something distinctive to the show and the Blade mythos. That being said, I didn't care for how Krista dominated the early shows, esp. when Goyer, etc. should've spent time establishing Blade since he is supposed to be the central character of the show.

For example, look at Smallville. Lex gets a ton of screentime-all well deserved, but not at Clark's expense. At the end of the day almost each episode comes back to Clark and whatever he experienced/learned. I didn't see that with Blade. I saw him as sort of off to the side, reacting to events instead of setting them in motion, esp. now that he was supposed to be a mentor of sorts to Krista.


And I still think Blade really doesn't factor into the show. He could easily be exed out and it wouldn't matter. But can you say the same for Krista? She's at the center of the show when she should be on the sideline.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I don't agree there. He's the reason why the vamps are making the mvoes that they are, & it'll always come back to him.

 

[DarKush]

I don't agree there. He's the reason why the vamps are making the mvoes that they are, & it'll always come back to him.

I don't think he's the reason vamps are making their moves. Marcus's plan has little to do with Blade. Blade seems like an add-on. The depowered TV Blade is more of a nuisance than a threat.

At the end of the day how does the events of season one change Blade as a character? What has he experienced or learned? Now compare his rather static development to Krista and Marcus.

Of course they had the advantage of being completely new characters so there is a lot of backstory and stuff to fill in for them. However, there's a lot for Blade still left too. But we saw more of Krista's family and saw more of her emotional growth or degeneration. Blade stayed the same.

And I would think that Blade would need to be reintroduced to the TV audience that might not be familiar with the movies anyway but when the bulk of the pilot focuses on Krista, and Krista even saves Blade, you do wonder why the show isn't called Krista: Vamp Slayer.

 

[Willowhugger]

Honestly, I don't think Krista is that important to the series either honestly. Have you taken a moment to actually factor in her importance? She exists to mostly piss off Chase and be an object of lust to Marcus but all of Marcus' plans are unrelated to anything Krista has done.

Honestly, it's the Marcus Schiver show.

 

[Alwaysme]

Honestly, I don't think Krista is that important to the series either honestly. Have you taken a moment to actually factor in her importance? She exists to mostly piss off Chase and be an object of lust to Marcus but all of Marcus' plans are unrelated to anything Krista has done.

Honestly, it's the Marcus Schiver show.

Yeah your right Neil Jackson really seems to make the show. He is definitely one of the more talented actors on the show. I think women like myself like Krista because she represents a strong female character for the show and of course those hot scenes with Marcus dont hurt either.

 

[DarKush]

I disagree. Though Marcus is prominent it is Krista who is at the center of the show from day one. It's her brother that's been killed, it's her life on the line almost every episode if she's found out, its her struggle between her humanity and her vampirism that is predominant. Blade and Marcus are like the angel and devil on her shoulder, but whichever way she swings will impact them and their plans. Plus, Krista is the glue that connects Marcus and Blade. It's Krista's show.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I disagree. Though Marcus is prominent it is Krista who is at the center of the show from day one. It's her brother that's been killed, it's her life on the line almost every episode if she's found out, its her struggle between her humanity and her vampirism that is predominant. Blade and Marcus are like the angel and devil on her shoulder, but whichever way she swings will impact them and their plans. Plus, Krista is the glue that connects Marcus and Blade. It's Krista's show.

I won't go as far as to call it her show, but I agree w/most of what you said.

 

[ssj wolverine]

She is a hot piece of ass. In my opinion there isn't enough of her. The tv character Blade is no where near as interesting as the movie version.

 

[blueskies_overh]

I am thinking that in season two the plot will focus more on the destruction of Blade. Now Marcus knows that Krista works for him and will hatch a scheme to lure Blade into a trap. It will be fun to see Blade up against impossible odds, etc. towards the end of the arc.

I don't think he's the reason vamps are making their moves. Marcus's plan has little to do with Blade. Blade seems like an add-on. The depowered TV Blade is more of a nuisance than a threat.

At the end of the day how does the events of season one change Blade as a character? What has he experienced or learned? Now compare his rather static development to Krista and Marcus.

Of course they had the advantage of being completely new characters so there is a lot of backstory and stuff to fill in for them. However, there's a lot for Blade still left too. But we saw more of Krista's family and saw more of her emotional growth or degeneration. Blade stayed the same.

And I would think that Blade would need to be reintroduced to the TV audience that might not be familiar with the movies anyway but when the bulk of the pilot focuses on Krista, and Krista even saves Blade, you do wonder why the show isn't called Krista: Vamp Slayer.

 

[XBRoughneck]

The first few episodes...yes, Krista was too prominant. So was/is Marcus.

That said, the last 3 episodes were like the series should have been from the very start. 75% Blade focus. 25% Marcus/Krista focus.


If Sticky isn't strong enough to carry the story (and I think Sticky is getting there), then Goyer made a stupid casting decision. If his original idea was to make a show called Blade without Blade being the main cog carrying the show then he should lose the right to associate himself with anything Blade related.

Krista is sexy, and a decent actress. Marcus is interesting. I don't need either of them to carry the show though. That honor should fall on whomever is playing Blade.


Last time I checked, it was still called BLADE.

 

[XBRoughneck]

She is a hot piece of ass. In my opinion there isn't enough of her. The tv character Blade is no where near as interesting as the movie version.

And I think Goyer planned that from the start, and it ticks me off.

Michael White would have made Marcus and Krista truly second tier characters on the show. People would have watched to see how well Michael could kill a Vamp (let's be honest, Jet Li isnt' a great actor but he sells).

Sticky has my support, but Goyer...

 

[DarKush]

And I think Goyer planned that from the start, and it ticks me off.

Michael White would have made Marcus and Krista truly second tier characters on the show. People would have watched to see how well Michael could kill a Vamp (let's be honest, Jet Li isnt' a great actor but he sells).

Sticky has my support, but Goyer...

Yeah I've got some mixed feelings about Goyer too. I mean, the way he reimagined Blade and Blade's universe was genius in my opinion. He took this minor character and made him cool as hell...with Wesley's help of course.

And he wrote Blade & Blade 2, which I love dearly. And Blade The Series is quite enjoyable and not the disaster that I feared it might be.

However, I think Goyer shortchanged Blade's character in Trinity and that has continued somewhat into the series in favor of first the Nightstalkers and now Marcus and Krista.

I'm not quite in line with how he sees Blade as a character now. I feel the characterization is limited. And he makes the 'side' characters more interesting, with more emotions beyond anger and hate, that results in Blade's character is eclipsed. Wesley's presence, acting ability, and skills still kept him in the forefront of Trinity, but Sticky faded in the first part of the season, during the time when he, and Goyer, needed to be establishing the TV interpretation of the character for new watchers and old fans of the comics or movies.