09-05-2014, 03:03 PM
About The Cornhusker Vortex: it would've been nice if H. didn't run off again and abandon Raj, in the very last scene. That would've been character development, if he learned a little something about loyalty and being more considerate towards Raj. Which he did, earlier in that episode, but sitcoms always seem to have the "stinger" at the end, which un-does what happened before.
Of course, it's funny that he runs off again, because he's incorrigible, and it's funny that Raj is left sitting there on the bench, saying "What a douche!", but it would've been cute and satisfying if it had ended with the two of them just sitting there, enjoying each other's company. So, it's kind of a conundrum: it can be satisfying to watch the characters learn from their mistakes, but it's often funnier to watch them behaving badly.
*That* is the type of "growth" or character-development I'm in favor of. Small-scale stuff. Small but significant. There doesn't have to be weeping and wailing and tearing your hair out.
Another good example of character development on a small scale, IMO, is when Raj apologizes to Penny in the hallway, after he acted ridiculous in "The Griffin Equivalency." It shows that the characters can learn from their mistakes, but it's not weepy and dreary. It's quick, cute, and in-character.
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Of course, it's funny that he runs off again, because he's incorrigible, and it's funny that Raj is left sitting there on the bench, saying "What a douche!", but it would've been cute and satisfying if it had ended with the two of them just sitting there, enjoying each other's company. So, it's kind of a conundrum: it can be satisfying to watch the characters learn from their mistakes, but it's often funnier to watch them behaving badly.
*That* is the type of "growth" or character-development I'm in favor of. Small-scale stuff. Small but significant. There doesn't have to be weeping and wailing and tearing your hair out.
Another good example of character development on a small scale, IMO, is when Raj apologizes to Penny in the hallway, after he acted ridiculous in "The Griffin Equivalency." It shows that the characters can learn from their mistakes, but it's not weepy and dreary. It's quick, cute, and in-character.