Thank you, everyone, for engaging so actively in this debate. I woke up this morning to find it on page six, and I was like: 😲
I'm not going to go through three pages of posts and respond individually to each, but I do want to clarify just one thing: I didn't mean for my post to sound as if I'm being a pessimist and critisizing everything that the CVS are doing. The rhetorical questions were suggestions as much as actual questions, because I don't understand why they've decided on a track such as a love-triangle when there are so many other (more substantial and deep) aspects of LTL that they can explore and that I'd - personally - rather watch unfold.
In addition to that, yes, I do agree that it's important to be positive and point out the good things to create a sort of balance. LTL hasn't lost its essence yet. But with by writing this post, I'm also just trying to keep the CVs on their toes. To let them know that there's still so much that they can do about each character (even if they do know, but I can't tell as I haven't actually spoken to them). I want to make sure that they remember what drives the show. I'm no longer a simple viewer of the show. I'm a fan, and as a fan I sleep better if I know that I've reminded the CVs of what captured me about LTL and what is missing for me, so that they keep it in mind in the future.
I do make sure to write Feedback posts on episodes in which I list up the pros of an episode - as a writer, it's important to be given positive feedback that tells you that you're doing things right. I agree on that.
But to be honest, I wanted to voice every one of my concerns, suggestions, and thought on LTL and its characters in this post. It lifted a lot of weight off my heart, and I feel as if I've managed to say what was on my mind and now I can let it go for a while. Wait and see what happens.
I wasn't around during the former tracks as I became an official viewer of LTL around the end of December, so I really don't know if you guys have been through similiar phases. Personally when I started watching LTL mid-December, I found myself completely content with every single episode and incident that took place. I only felt that it dragged a bit during the DP track, but otherwise I had no critisism at all. January is when I started noticing small things, and when they started to grow into bigger things - I got worried.
So for me, this has been the first downward phase of LTL and perhaps I've reacted strongly to it. I know that these threads get repetitive, especially right now when things have almost returned to its normal pace, but I don't want the CVs to think that one week of good episodes will make me feel at ease about the future episodes. They've given us one and a half month of lull. One week is not enough to put me at ease.
Yes, a couple of characters have been developed. Kala and Suds, Naku (to some extent). But seeing that LTL thrived on character-development (and most importantly, Dutta's character-development), I do feel that they've neglected him as blind and I want to make sure that they know his journey has been lacking and how, so that they don't make the same mistake again.
In the end, we all have our own ways of percieving and viewing the show/characters, but I guess that we all agree on one thing. Tasha's reuniting soon and it's going to be beautiful to watch.