Poll time!

[author_by_night]

This is in response to another poll a friend did regarding characters that were messed up because of bad writing. So here's my question - can writers (of shows, books or movies) mess up characters?[Poll #1673373]

Comments

[ladyaelfwynn.livejournal.com]

I think the longer a series goes on, the more likely the authors/creators will have their characters do things that feel "wrong" for that character. Mostly what I think it is, is that the authors are rushed and we don't get to see exactly how the characters got there.

My prime examples are Remus Lupin from HP early in book 7 where Harry fusses at him and pretty much Willow the entirety of season 6 of Buffy.

[hinotori.livejournal.com]

+1 for the Remus thing, that would've been my example as well.

How to explain this ... I think that good characters develop a life of their own, and when those lives don't converge with what the authors want from the plot, they try to force them to suit the plot. And that kind of thing shows.