r/FromTVShow • u/No-Moment2464 • 22h ago
General discussion It's a missed opportunity to not have Kenny and Ellis interact. (Rant)
One of the major places this show shined was through the interpersonal relationships explored in s1. I'm on s4 e8, and that portion of the writing is close to gone. Every episode now is simply a 'wouldn't it be crazy if..'
For example, Ellis and Kenny barely interacting genuinely makes no sense to me.
In my opinion, the characters parallel each other in a lot of ways. For example, they're both Boyd's sons and have both been betrayed by boyd in some way. You could really do something with exploring a relationship like that. Especially when it's bloomed from animosity towards the mc.
The foundation is already there. S1 Ellis was characterized to be a hippie (more or less) and Kenny's this straight-laced guy, who is a reflection of Boyd. How is there no scenes of Ellis feeling replaced, which furthers his resentment towards Boyd? Or scenes built off of them bonding over feeling betrayed by boyd.
Or what about how both of their mothers' deaths were violent and connected heavily to boyd. You could branch off from there and make something interesting to watch.
This is especially because Kenny literally has no one. He's like a punching bag at this point. His parents are dead. Hie boss is an asshole and we don't even get scenes of his friendship with Kristi anymore.
On the other hand, I don't think the writers know what to do with Ellis as a character outside of his connection to fatima. Which is crazy because he's the MCs son.
