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Originally Posted by Yamer
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Interesting thing about substantial payoffs and answers: it may substantially reduce my interest in the show (not to say that it would be a bad thing).
To explain... I realized during the last episode that I keep watching solely because I want answers to the mysteries, not because I care about any of the characters. A prime example was the finale to Bernard's faceoff with Ford: Bernard was going through some serious emotional revelations (and some serious acting!) during hes final memories, and in particular coming to grips with the role the memory his son's death played in shaping him, but all I cared about was whether Barnard was Arnold (or his pseudo-reincarnation). And after that revelation, I wasn't really moved by him shooting himself; both because I had nothing emotionally invested in him, and because the show has established that there really is no true death for hosts.
Similarly, I don't really care about William or the MIB, and what happns to their characters per se, I only care if they are one and the same, and what the maze is (if and when the MIB finds it).
If they answer the remaining mysteries, and season 2 just promises more of these characters, none of whom I really care about, I'm not sure I'll be too psyched about season 2.