I am very glad I am able to enjoy season 11 now for what it is, a breather season and a lighthearted prelude to the Chorus arc. It was very hard for me to enjoy it while it was airing. I already had a lot of, uh, feelings about Carolina's writing in season 10 and then to see her just unceremoniously written out immediately felt... not great. Tex was also gone, so there went my two favorite characters, with no indication that either of them would return (and in fairness, I don't think Tex should have returned, but Carolina was another story), and honestly I came very close to walking away for good.
Then Carolina showed her face at the very end, and they had me again.
I understand why Carolina was left out of 11 (that being that no one at that time had any idea how to integrate her into the main cast or how to write her in a non-serious context), but I still will always be a bit sigh about the fact that Wash got instant adoption and Carolina got years of hedging before they would really admit she was part of the family.
With the benefit of knowing what's coming, though, I enjoy the heck out of season 11 now and I've come to appreciate a lot more what it does with all the characters, especially Wash and Tucker.
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Date: 2019-08-22 04:08 am (UTC)Then Carolina showed her face at the very end, and they had me again.
I understand why Carolina was left out of 11 (that being that no one at that time had any idea how to integrate her into the main cast or how to write her in a non-serious context), but I still will always be a bit sigh about the fact that Wash got instant adoption and Carolina got years of hedging before they would really admit she was part of the family.
With the benefit of knowing what's coming, though, I enjoy the heck out of season 11 now and I've come to appreciate a lot more what it does with all the characters, especially Wash and Tucker.