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Okay, so. Today, I'm thinking about characters. Mainly the bizarre trend in character development. Somehow over time characters with questionable moral principles have become better than the “Good” characters. Somehow more and more we see the good vs. evil stand turn into good tormenting the not-so-good and getting away with it. The simple fact that they are “Good” seems to give them the moral high-ground. And the permission to treat those less than good like dirt.
And the "good" characters seem more and more simply spineless cowards. And the morally ambiguous ones become the ones you'd feel safe with in a crisis.
I mean look at Spike, or Duke Crocker, or Ian Nottingham, or Derek Hale. I could keep going, for like an Hour!
And so, a question. If good is bad and bad turns out to be good, where does that leave our moral compass?
And the "good" characters seem more and more simply spineless cowards. And the morally ambiguous ones become the ones you'd feel safe with in a crisis.
I mean look at Spike, or Duke Crocker, or Ian Nottingham, or Derek Hale. I could keep going, for like an Hour!
And so, a question. If good is bad and bad turns out to be good, where does that leave our moral compass?