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  Posted by Manda/ScapeGirl on January 09, 192000 at 12:12:02
In Reply to: Re: Scorpius, scorpion? Nah-just a coincidence! posted by Michael Martinez on January 09, 192000 at 04:05:11:



: What I think would be cool for Scorpius would be if he achieves something with each defeat, thus frustrating John and the other members of Moya's crew. The problem with recurring villains is that they become trite. They HAVE to be defeated by the heroes, so eventually the audience goes, "Ho hum, he'll escape out the window again."

Don't you hate it when the writers let that happen to a good villian???

: But Crais has definitely suffered from Overused Villain Syndrome. He's just not that big a threat because they defeat him every time he goes up against them. Even this time, when he tried to deceive John, he didn't catch on to the fact that he'd blown his chance by saying everyone on the ship was healthy. John was all but shouting, "There's SOMETHING wrong with at least ONE of them, you moron!" But Crais didn't get it, so he overplayed his hand.

: He's just not a productive villain. He needs to get some Peacekeeper Therapy or something so he can get his edge back.

See now, if I were Crais' therapist, I'd go out, find a very big, very heavy metal bar, and hit him upside the head with it a couple times. OK, let me explain my theory.

Is it just me, or does Crais have some big time acceptence issues? Seems to me that he's beating himself up so bad because he thinks he let his brother get killed, that he's actually making it easier for John to elude his grasp everytime, because he's preoccupied with his guilt. A very human characteristic. Easy to relate to for the viewer, and makes him seem less invincable, so he's a more believable villian. If I were the writer, I'd take away that guilt factor, and give him another weakness. Maybe a soft spot for cute, cuddly puppies. And then arm John with a litter of cutest and cuddliest puppies ever.

Sorry, I'm getting silly now. I was up too late last night.

~kisses~ Manda/ScapeGirl



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