DrCosmic
Professor of Power
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Well she used to be a more interesting/nuanced character. This season, she's been reduced to merely the "love interest" role, be it with Oliver or Ray. And these writers have already proven that they cannot write that well. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that they cannot write MAIN romances well, the supporting character's ones are usually ok.
It shouldn't be "pretty," but the actor's need to be able to sell the emotion of it in a believable manner. Thea's actress can do this in a way that Laurel and Felicity's cannot, imo.
I hated thea in the first 2 series. Whinge, whinge, bloody whinge. The whole reason the pub was invented was so that men didn't have to look at crying women.
Ouch, the flaws in the writing are really starting to show
Starting to?
That's what baffles me. Thea/Roy was fine, Ronnie/Caitlin was fine, Tommy/Laurel was largely fine, Felicity/Barry was fine. . . they just completely fall apart if one of the characters is the "intended" romance of the hero.
The thing that bothers me with Olicity is exactly that. They showed Felicity being upset when he slept with Isabel, but the only indication of jealousy they gave Oliver was when Barry came along. But Oliver ended up hooking up with Sara while Felicity was visiting Barry. After that, aside from the Finale fake out, which to me seemed like just a nod to the fans, I never felt like their romance was believable until it suddenly was a thing this season. Apparently that major arc was built up in those comics that no one reads.