I was very amused about your changing feelings about Peggy/Stan, given the end. :)
Ha! Yeah, I...did not expect that. To be honest, I have to agree with those who found it a little too sitcommy/rom-commy. Employing one of two small changes would've fixed that for me:
Option 1: Build it up a little better. I think I mentioned that they strongly reminded me of McMurphy and Richard from China Beach (which you should totally watch, you'd love it!), who had a similar poking and prodding kind of friendship that I couldn't ship at first. But they had a lot of moments over a couple seasons where it gradually became obvious that they were falling in love. I think 2-3 more scenes like the one where Peggy tells Stan about her baby, spread over the seventh season, would've done wonders.
Option 2: Leave it like it is, but introduce some ambiguity after they get together. They kind of went there with Stan saying they annoy each other face-to-face, so showing that, letting that shadow come over their happiness at the end, would also have worked for me.
As for the "Lee Pace" show--it's not, really. He's in it, but he's by no means the most interesting character in it.
Awww, really? That's too bad.
I've watched it from the beginning, but the second season is much better than the first. I say try it!
Hmmm. I have to admit that Lee was pretty much the sole attraction of the show for me, though...
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Date: 2015-06-26 08:33 pm (UTC)Ha! Yeah, I...did not expect that. To be honest, I have to agree with those who found it a little too sitcommy/rom-commy. Employing one of two small changes would've fixed that for me:
Option 1: Build it up a little better. I think I mentioned that they strongly reminded me of McMurphy and Richard from China Beach (which you should totally watch, you'd love it!), who had a similar poking and prodding kind of friendship that I couldn't ship at first. But they had a lot of moments over a couple seasons where it gradually became obvious that they were falling in love. I think 2-3 more scenes like the one where Peggy tells Stan about her baby, spread over the seventh season, would've done wonders.
Option 2: Leave it like it is, but introduce some ambiguity after they get together. They kind of went there with Stan saying they annoy each other face-to-face, so showing that, letting that shadow come over their happiness at the end, would also have worked for me.
As for the "Lee Pace" show--it's not, really. He's in it, but he's by no means the most interesting character in it.
Awww, really? That's too bad.
I've watched it from the beginning, but the second season is much better than the first. I say try it!
Hmmm. I have to admit that Lee was pretty much the sole attraction of the show for me, though...