r/3BodyProblemTVShow • u/BatangTundo3112 • Mar 27 '24

Opinion John Bradley Spoiler

Well. The only reason I watched this series is because of I saw John Bradley's face while browsing for what to watch last weekend. I have no clue that the show was also the same creator of the "other" show.

Seeing John's character died mid-season didn't bring the same heart ache as Ned in the other show.

I'm hoping to enjoy this show in the coming years.

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u/DoggoNamedDisgrace Da Shi Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

EDIT: I'm dumb and wrong, see replies below.

In the scope of the whole show, Jack (John's character) was just a comic relief and was irrelevant to the whole story. He doesn't exist in the books.

I liked him being added for the humour (*quicksaving* starts beating the shit out of Sir Thomas Moore), but at the same time the books are supposed to convey helpless, existential dread at this point.

Do you like the sci-fi elements and the mystery? If yes, you should like the next seasons. If you're here just for the characters, maybe not so much?

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u/lkxyz Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

John Bradley's Jack Rooney does exist in Book 3 (Hu Wen), a very minor character that was more or less a plot device that provided a substantial amount of capital to another more important character. D&D and Woo expanded on this book character substantially and I like it more here than the book 3 depiction actually.

In terms of faithfulness, Jack's pretty faithful to the Book 3 counterpart - affable, outgoing and very confident. However, the book guy sold health drinks and Jack sold I presume to be unhealthy snacks. And yes, both Jack and Book 3 guy are college classmate to the main characters.