the actual cast and crew playing it like Jake was very ambivalent about being back together with Emily....
*nods* I always got the vibe that Jake felt guilt rather than overwhelming love and passion for Emily.
To be fair to Ashley Scott (who I in no way blame for my intense dislike of the character; I blame the writing and the direction), she gave me that ambivalence as well - as in, there was a lot of good history there mixed with the bad, and there was still the pull of a shared childhood/friendship. But again, I never got the impression of overwhelming love and passion and irresistible attraction.
See, I found Hawkins distracting and irritating to start with - it was all too "conspiracy theory" for the rest of the show.
LOL - and that's one of the reasons why I loved him. The first was because Lennie James just had so much...presence - he intrigued me, and when he was on screen, I was riveted to him. But the idea of a larger conspiracy and that Jericho was in the middle of it (whether they knew it or not) was very appealing. I would have been just as happy if the conspiracy element hadn't been there - but I enjoyed it as well. And Lennie James, like I said elsewhere, always played Hawkins with an element of regret at the actions he had to take. I think he's an awesome character, and the actor was outstanding.
by having a moment when he hit one of my favourite character kinks.
I'm a little scared to even ask what that was... :)
Seriously, though, I didn't dislike Jake or the rest of the characters (although the inspirational speech by the Mayor at the end of the pilot made me cringe - people called it "Little House of the Apocalypse" for a reason), but I don't know if I would have tuned in for the second episode if it hadn't been for Heather and Hawkins.
I guess this really proves that Jericho had something for everyone. :) (And then, of course, there was Stanley/Mimi/Bonnie - which rocked the house.)
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Date: 2009-06-06 03:47 pm (UTC)*nods* I always got the vibe that Jake felt guilt rather than overwhelming love and passion for Emily.
To be fair to Ashley Scott (who I in no way blame for my intense dislike of the character; I blame the writing and the direction), she gave me that ambivalence as well - as in, there was a lot of good history there mixed with the bad, and there was still the pull of a shared childhood/friendship. But again, I never got the impression of overwhelming love and passion and irresistible attraction.
See, I found Hawkins distracting and irritating to start with - it was all too "conspiracy theory" for the rest of the show.
LOL - and that's one of the reasons why I loved him. The first was because Lennie James just had so much...presence - he intrigued me, and when he was on screen, I was riveted to him. But the idea of a larger conspiracy and that Jericho was in the middle of it (whether they knew it or not) was very appealing. I would have been just as happy if the conspiracy element hadn't been there - but I enjoyed it as well. And Lennie James, like I said elsewhere, always played Hawkins with an element of regret at the actions he had to take. I think he's an awesome character, and the actor was outstanding.
by having a moment when he hit one of my favourite character kinks.
I'm a little scared to even ask what that was... :)
Seriously, though, I didn't dislike Jake or the rest of the characters (although the inspirational speech by the Mayor at the end of the pilot made me cringe - people called it "Little House of the Apocalypse" for a reason), but I don't know if I would have tuned in for the second episode if it hadn't been for Heather and Hawkins.
I guess this really proves that Jericho had something for everyone. :) (And then, of course, there was Stanley/Mimi/Bonnie - which rocked the house.)