[ SECRET POST #2076 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2076 ⌋

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Comments

[deadtree]

to be fair, this is a pretty common sentiment in a LOT of fandoms, not just this one. When the main character is supposed to be the entry point for the viewer, s/he can end up being a lot blander than the characters that surround him/her. Side characters have more freedom to be silly, crazy, unethical... whatever... and without the added stress of a lot of exposition to explain *why* because they aren't the main character.

I'm not saying it should be that way, just that it often is.

[mekkio]

Paging True Blood. Come in, often ignored Sookie for Eric, Pam and Lafayette.

[darkmanifest]

Exactly. And the only stories I can think of wherein the main perspective character isn't so limited is when the character is either intended to be unreliable or is amoral/immoral (i.e. House). As in, the kind of person the audience isn't supposed to relate to or would expect to see things the way most average people would.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with you in theory, and that explains why the lead character in pretty much anything has never been my favorite.

But, unless we have different definitions, IMO Stiles IS the entry point for the viewer, not Scott. Stiles is the normal, average human with flaws and insecurities and relatable emotions and who gets to say exactly what the audience is thinking.

[deadtree]

yeah... you could definitely argue that, and I wouldn't fight it. But Scott is definitely the protagonist. And Stiles gets to say what the audience is thinking exactly *because* he isn't the main character-- his character is granted the audacity that "everyman" Scott can't have.

[(Anonymous)]

But now we're arguing the same thing - that Stiles is the everyman/voice of the audience/entry point for the viewer. That role doesn't have to be performed by the protagonist (which obviously Scott is).

[dgcatanisiri]

Yep. Going over my list of favorite characters from TV, the leads are rarely in the top spot. The only one that immediately comes to mind is Veronica Mars. Otherwise, it's always someone else. Often, the favorites become that way because they're out of the spotlight enough that I want to know what they're doing more than what the main characters are up to.

Of course, that doesn't mean that I hate the leads, just that they're lower on the list. Liking Stiles more than Scott doesn't mean that Scott's a bad character, just that he has to maintain a certain quality that the other characters aren't - in the case of Teen Wolf, we're genuinely concerned if Stiles is hurt because (screw you Tumblr) the show doesn't revolve around him, and Stiles has the option, whether or not he takes it, to back out and head for the hills. That gives him more to work with. At the end of the day, the show will revolve around Scott, and if he says 'screw this, I'm out,' either he'll be pulled back in or the show will end. The other characters don't have that, so there's more concern for them.