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> It's just that in s3 Billy behaves totally out of character. In s1 and
> s2 I wanted to see them together but in s3 I did not; he was a pr*t.
> The only consolation is that if the tumour was planned from day one,
> we can excuse his behaviour as a side effect of the tumour, but if
> this behaviour was planned before the tumour, well, that makes Billy's
> behaviour inexcusable and makes his character much less likeable.
I took a serious dislike to Billy when it turned out that Georgia was the
reason he left Ally. What a stupid git. And he can't use the excuse of a
tumour for his behaviour then.
> If the tumour was to blame, I think it was a poor device for a story.
> It would have been better to make him have a tumour but not act an
> idiot. What was all that macho nonsense about anyway?
Do we care? It was very entertaining.
[snip]
> The only disadvantage of having Billy hanging about was that it
> stopped John and Ally getting together, which looked an exciting
> possibility s2-s3ish. Mel split with John because he loved Ally, yet
> nothing happened. I do not understand why John was so happy to see
> Ally be with other men.
John is a true giver. His poor self image led him to believe that other
men
would be able to give Ally a better life than he could and so he was
prepared to sacrifice his own desires to that end. If Ally could have
persuaded him that he was a worthwhile person, they might have hit it off,
but as it is they kept 'missing' which would suggest they were better off
as
friends.
> Billy had to be killed because had he moved to another town, Ally
> would have to have followed. The suggestion that Georgia die too in a
> car crash could have been a convenient way to remove both of them. I
> never understood why he chose Georgia over Ally. I never found Georgia
> very pretty, sorry, but what is her attraction?
We are talking about usans here.
> Since Billy and Georgia were fighting this could have given a better
> exit to Billy. He could have fled after an argument with Georgia or
> chased after her and run into traffic. Or in a fight with her a fire
> could have been started removing them both. Much better than the
> please excuse Billy for the last season, it was the tumour talking,
> not him, was as bad as if Ally had woken up and Billy had just been a
> dream.
He remained as a dream. Do you think Ally would have been better off
realising that Billy had been a complete waste of time? Let's not forget
that Ally isn't really in touch with the 'real' world and is an idealist
to
boot.
> I was surprised how quickly Ally got over Billy. Really she should
> have seen his ghost for a season or so after his death, but of course
> that was not possible with the actor gone.
Why let real life get in the way of a perfectly good story.
> A quick note about Georgia: I never liked the way Ally befriended her.
> Why should like and be loyal to the woman who stole her true love? I
> could never figure that out. It was not right.
Georgia didn't steal Billy. Billy abandoned Ally. Should Ally hold Georgia
responsible?
> I'm halfway through watching s4, so Larry questions next time.
Who?
grim
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