The worst of it is that it puts a whole new spin on the Jonas debacle. Early on, when she revealed she'd been engaged and then dumped him when she figured out what a loser he was, I was cheering. People make mistakes and all that. But then, when she KEEPS making commitments and then breaking them; when she KEEPS misreading the men in her life, she just comes across as immature and childish at best, which is deeply in conflict with her supposed career. Contrary to popular belief, people who are a mess in their private lives tend to also be a mess in their work lives, too (and vice versa). It's not nearly as separate as folks would like to believe. Doesn't mean universal happiness or sadness, but we make decisions in both from the same place and based on the same experience set. There's no *consistency* in her characterization. She's supposed to be this strong, competent Air Force officer with a keen mind and great leadership skills, but she spends half her time whining and wailing and delusional about her love life... and can't make up her mind to save her soul. I'm surprised she hasn't been hand wringing or laid up with the vapors.
For those who watch NCIS, Gibbs ("The second 'B' is for 'bastard'.") is an excellent example of what I'm talking about. He's got four marriages under his belt (three of which ended in divorce). He's married to his job, the job he took right after his first wife died. He's a bastard on the job and a bastard at home and that's why his marriages don't work out, but also why he's so damned good at what he does. He's written consistently... and I have a feeling he figured every single one of those latter marriages would fail, he's just the marrying kind, (though he may be getting a clue of late. I can't remember if we've seen the last of Lt. Col. Mann or not :-).
It's just infuriating because there's no reason for her to have been written so badly except that the Boyz from Bridge are, apparently, clueless adolescents with one and a half brain cells between them.
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Date: Aug. 17th, 2008 03:58 am (UTC)For those who watch NCIS, Gibbs ("The second 'B' is for 'bastard'.") is an excellent example of what I'm talking about. He's got four marriages under his belt (three of which ended in divorce). He's married to his job, the job he took right after his first wife died. He's a bastard on the job and a bastard at home and that's why his marriages don't work out, but also why he's so damned good at what he does. He's written consistently... and I have a feeling he figured every single one of those latter marriages would fail, he's just the marrying kind, (though he may be getting a clue of late. I can't remember if we've seen the last of Lt. Col. Mann or not :-).
It's just infuriating because there's no reason for her to have been written so badly except that the Boyz from Bridge are, apparently, clueless adolescents with one and a half brain cells between them.