Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4753851-20140909163244/@comment-5285305-20140912150940

Grahamburglar wrote:

But I'll also agree with DManCo that I think they rush to put too many ideas in the show all at once. I'd also say, I think they view the show as less of a character-focused show and more of a plot-heavy, lots-of-twists kind of show.... which would be fine if the cast weren't making their characters so intriguing (which is an actor's job, so kudos to the casting department even if it kind of shoots them in the foot. :P) It also means Jeff and his writing team are more concerned about jaw dropping moments than continuity, which is bothersome to me as well. Again, its all about their formula that they just can't let go of. Their seasons have all used the 12 episode arc (3 pre-episodes leading to the main mystery plot, 3 episodes dealing with the mystery, and 3 post-episodes after the person/plot has been revealed). Season 4 was obvious that they sacrificed making sense just for the big benefactor reveal to be jaw dropping. They showed a shot of Brunski taking off the sheets off of Meredith that she used to "hang" herself and he looked truly dissapointed. But for who? No one else was in the room in the scene, so it wasn't to trick someone in the story into beliving that she was dead. It was to trick the audience. That's just cheap storytelling, all for revealing a person we thought was actually dead.