It is! I prefer LaCroix when we get to see him on his own terms and not just in Nick's POV. I also think the season has the most good episodes overall, though it's not without its clunkers.
The anthology TV structure of the 90s is one of those things that grates on me as a viewer. Even at the time, I remember being frustrated that it didn't matter what happened in any given episode (with the possible exception of season finales). I want the characters to grow and learn -- which is likely one of the things that drew me to the fanfic.
In retrospect, one can see the struggle as shows tried to move away from the structure and were forced back into it because of studio/producer/contract requirements. FK is an example of a show that hung on well past when it should have (IMO, of course), while HL made a conscious (at the time, radical) shift away from anthology between seasons 1 and 2, and then struggled to figure out how to handle that within the constraints of syndication and producer stubbornness.
I know you like season 1 the best. What's your draw to it?
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Date: 5/3/18 06:11 pm (UTC)It is! I prefer LaCroix when we get to see him on his own terms and not just in Nick's POV. I also think the season has the most good episodes overall, though it's not without its clunkers.
The anthology TV structure of the 90s is one of those things that grates on me as a viewer. Even at the time, I remember being frustrated that it didn't matter what happened in any given episode (with the possible exception of season finales). I want the characters to grow and learn -- which is likely one of the things that drew me to the fanfic.
In retrospect, one can see the struggle as shows tried to move away from the structure and were forced back into it because of studio/producer/contract requirements. FK is an example of a show that hung on well past when it should have (IMO, of course), while HL made a conscious (at the time, radical) shift away from anthology between seasons 1 and 2, and then struggled to figure out how to handle that within the constraints of syndication and producer stubbornness.
I know you like season 1 the best. What's your draw to it?