User blog:AustinDR/My Problem With Relative Chaos

Alright, while I did say that I liked the episode in question, I did have a few issues with it. For one, I just really didn't care. Before you get your pitchforks out, let me explain. Ronnie Anne....now, I do like Ronnie Anne; especially her dynamic relationship with Lincoln. However, my only complaint was that she wasn't in enough episodes for me to really care that she would be gone for a while. This was what was initially difficult about making a character retrospect on her; we know her basic character traits. She's tough, but she does have a soft spot to her that manifests in several instances, one such instance being in "Shell Shock." But that's the thing: we know her personality traits, but we don't know her. While I like her, I was seriously debating on whether or not to include her in my list of pointless characters because at this point, she really is a pointless character. She's an underdeveloped character who only appeared in about six episodes, and she serves no real purpose other than being Lincoln's secret girlfriend (I think). If she had appeared in more episodes and was developed more, maybe I would've cared more about the aspect of her leaving. I mean, Bobby appears more times than she does.

That, and I felt that the episode's ending was forced. Never mind the fact that there were promos that suggested that Lincoln and Lori were going to come up with a plan to keep them from leaving, I felt that the ending was a major punch in the gonads for anyone who ships Lincoln and Ronnie Anne. I feel that it's a horrible way to write out two characters who were practically on the show from the beginning all for some cheap emotional push. I mean the ending is probably as problematic as the Samurai Jack ending in which Jack gets screwed over again; despite destroying Aku, Ashi dies at the wedding because since she was a part of Aku and he is now gone, she no longer exists. Even though she should've disappeared the moment Aku was killed. I didn't hate the ending, but I couldn't care less about the fact that Ashi fades away, because it was a emotionally-contrived. Ashi was nothing more than a plot device. This is my problem with "Relative Chaos." It doesn't deserve an emotional response because it was horribly executed, and it felt cruel towards anyone who actually liked the couple.

I commend the show for not sticking to the status quo as it usually does, but I hate that they poorly execute it in this episode. Of course, that is just me.