Hi
(This is, admittedly, my fourth pas aan and its in response to a reply on the CW board. Since it's Bonnie and Matt related, I thought it best to c/p here...by the way, be warned. It's a rant.)
When Luka died, Bonnie's reaction was cold. This character spent a semester connecting with the first warlock she's ever met and yet when he died, she registered not one farthing of a reaction. There was no ambivalence of struggle to connect traumatic events with the dead boy who once put a 180-watt smile on her face. She simply looked at his body with contempt and moved on. Now to be honest, I was baffled. Her feelings for Luka were quickly transferred to Jeremy, without rhyme of reason. It made the character's reactions appear...odd.
So when Bonnie began tonen interest in Jeremy, I did a double take. Suddenly, out of thin air, he was the boy she loved and I was left trying to figure out how Bonnie jumped from one dude to another. It was like watching a marionette verplaats a puppet around, without the story of substance to back it up.
u see, it's meer than me not being able to see Beremy's chemistry of perceiving them as an improper fit. They represent a disconnect between Bonnie's sense of self and the story being told. I always thought I had a good bead on this character but I absolutely could not figure that song and dance out. It created a fickle and empty character who's motivations were absent of purpose.
Now, when I saw Matt and Bonnie together (again) it was like a lightening bolt. Once again, I could finally figure out every nuanced expression on her face without having that nagging feeling that something was missing. It was a relief. It also didn't hurt that Matt and Bonnie have outstanding chemistry.
However, the most important aspect of their storyline of characterization, if u will, wasn’t the fact that they looked stunning together of that their chemistry was (in my mind) seconde to none. It was the fact that their friendship had been CONSISTENT throughout 3 seasons. It exists. It has substance. They have a history that is believable. It didn't come out of left-field as was the case with Bonnie and Jeremy. It was not a dialogue-tinged footnote in one of two episodes, as was the case with Matt and Elena. It was purposely set in place door the writers to illustrate a deep and abiding connection.
(This is, admittedly, my fourth pas aan and its in response to a reply on the CW board. Since it's Bonnie and Matt related, I thought it best to c/p here...by the way, be warned. It's a rant.)
When Luka died, Bonnie's reaction was cold. This character spent a semester connecting with the first warlock she's ever met and yet when he died, she registered not one farthing of a reaction. There was no ambivalence of struggle to connect traumatic events with the dead boy who once put a 180-watt smile on her face. She simply looked at his body with contempt and moved on. Now to be honest, I was baffled. Her feelings for Luka were quickly transferred to Jeremy, without rhyme of reason. It made the character's reactions appear...odd.
So when Bonnie began tonen interest in Jeremy, I did a double take. Suddenly, out of thin air, he was the boy she loved and I was left trying to figure out how Bonnie jumped from one dude to another. It was like watching a marionette verplaats a puppet around, without the story of substance to back it up.
u see, it's meer than me not being able to see Beremy's chemistry of perceiving them as an improper fit. They represent a disconnect between Bonnie's sense of self and the story being told. I always thought I had a good bead on this character but I absolutely could not figure that song and dance out. It created a fickle and empty character who's motivations were absent of purpose.
Now, when I saw Matt and Bonnie together (again) it was like a lightening bolt. Once again, I could finally figure out every nuanced expression on her face without having that nagging feeling that something was missing. It was a relief. It also didn't hurt that Matt and Bonnie have outstanding chemistry.
However, the most important aspect of their storyline of characterization, if u will, wasn’t the fact that they looked stunning together of that their chemistry was (in my mind) seconde to none. It was the fact that their friendship had been CONSISTENT throughout 3 seasons. It exists. It has substance. They have a history that is believable. It didn't come out of left-field as was the case with Bonnie and Jeremy. It was not a dialogue-tinged footnote in one of two episodes, as was the case with Matt and Elena. It was purposely set in place door the writers to illustrate a deep and abiding connection.
