I would just wait and see how it goes. You can't decide to be unenthusiastic just because of one article.
Which is why I stay away from Eric spoilers. He's bad news. :-)
I for one don't want the cliche devil... but evil that developed from goodness?
The thing is, imo, depicting the Satan as a deceiver is both accurate and intense. I'm just not convinced that Kripke will follow through to the end. Making Lucifer appear sympathetic but ultimately evil is one thing. I'm just not convinced it's going to play out.
Isn't the evil developed from goodness what we've been doing with Sam? Using demon-given powers to try to save the world? And that turned out so well. ;-)
The thing is, the "formula" I see so prevalently in today's pop culture is taking a traditionally evil character (especially vampires, for example) and making them sympathetic. Even good. Once or twice, it's interesting. When it becomes the norm, it's no longer original or engaging. That's what I see happening here. Take the embodiment of Evil (whether it be Dracula or Lucifer) and make him sympathetic. To me, this isn't new, and it actually is becoming the modern "formula."
I'll wait to see how it plays out. See what kind of backstory they decide to go with. See if the angels actually become the villains in the scenario. There are so many ways this could go so very wrong for me, and I'm not convinced Kripke has the finesse to play it out.
We'll see.
*breathe* Thanks for the input. I'ma need people to talk me off the ledge from time to time.
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Date: 2009-08-26 04:33 pm (UTC)Which is why I stay away from Eric spoilers. He's bad news. :-)
I for one don't want the cliche devil... but evil that developed from goodness?
The thing is, imo, depicting the Satan as a deceiver is both accurate and intense. I'm just not convinced that Kripke will follow through to the end. Making Lucifer appear sympathetic but ultimately evil is one thing. I'm just not convinced it's going to play out.
Isn't the evil developed from goodness what we've been doing with Sam? Using demon-given powers to try to save the world? And that turned out so well. ;-)
The thing is, the "formula" I see so prevalently in today's pop culture is taking a traditionally evil character (especially vampires, for example) and making them sympathetic. Even good. Once or twice, it's interesting. When it becomes the norm, it's no longer original or engaging. That's what I see happening here. Take the embodiment of Evil (whether it be Dracula or Lucifer) and make him sympathetic. To me, this isn't new, and it actually is becoming the modern "formula."
I'll wait to see how it plays out. See what kind of backstory they decide to go with. See if the angels actually become the villains in the scenario. There are so many ways this could go so very wrong for me, and I'm not convinced Kripke has the finesse to play it out.
We'll see.
*breathe* Thanks for the input. I'ma need people to talk me off the ledge from time to time.