Dolores Hoos's blog ::Today in Comic-Con 2011: Joss Whedon, 'Vampire Diaries' cast visit EW!
Everything suffers when a television show tries to juggle too many characters. The plot becomes unbelievable, characters inexplicably disappear for episodes and fans commiserate about their once great show. Personally, I find it tough to watch characters I've cared about since Season One get pushed to the wayside for less interesting new people. Now, with the news of so many new parts being added, could CW favorite "The Vampire Diaries" fifth season be the next show to succumb to the curse? Limits It is great to expand a character's interactions, but it shouldn't be at the expense of other current cast members. As of the end of Season 4, there are at least seven characters poised to come back for Season Five. According to Zap2It, there will be five new characters added to the upcoming season. At least three will be recurring parts. That is a lot of people to keep track of. In order to serve all the plotlines for that many people, there are going to be less scenes allotted to the characters we've spent the last four seasons with. As a viewer, I loved Klaus ( Joseph Morgan ), Elijah ( Daniel Gillies ) and Rebekah ( Claire Holt ), but I was glad to hear they were being moved over to "The Originals." It would give the other storylines a chance to be better developed since the newly freed up episode space could be devoted to other fan-favorites. Does anyone remember the last time Matt ( Zach Roerig ) had an actual storyline longer than two scenes? It seems all the show is doing is swapping one set of recurring characters for another. One or two of them fans could learn to love over time, but five? No one has the time or the patience to keep track of that many new people in addition to the twisting plots and veteran characters. Add New Characters: The Right Way All shows add characters to flesh out their stories each season. But the chief complaint I've heard from fans in recent months is that the show became too bloated. TVD has such a backlog of underused characters they could build upon instead of introducing new faces. If they want to add one or two new characters that would be fine. Caroline ( Candice Accola ) and Elena ( Nina Dobrev ) are heading to college. It is logical we would meet a new student or professor there, which is exactly what the show is planning to do. However, these characters should not be carrying independent plotlines. Instead, they should be around to aid with moving the primary characters forward. If the audience responds to their presence, then promote them. Before that happens? Unless they're essential and won't detract from the main story, they need to be left on the cutting room floor. A Return to Form If TVD, puts a limit on cast additions and pays more attention to their primary actors, everyone benefits. The actors will get to play more detailed character arcs where they'll really get to shine. Plus, the stories will be tighter. When there are so many different characters to keep track of it is tough to keep all those loose threads straight and have them all converge into the season's main story arc. Trying to shoehorn certain plots into the main narrative is not only painful for the viewers but discredits the plot. The early seasons were known for nearly seamless storylines that flowed from one twist to the next. If there's not enough focus, as seen in Season Four, the entire show suffers under the weight. Finally, let's not forget that when actors feel underused they tend to leave. Do we really want to risk any of our long-time favorites leaving for good because the show runners were worried about a character that could be long gone by season's end? TVD Fans, what do you think? Are this many new characters good or bad? Will the show suffer for it? Talk about it below! |
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