"Steven O." <null@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> After following the various discussion threads, I have my own thought
> on where Joan Of Arcadia could constructively go from here. It may be
> too late, in that maybe the show will be cancelled; and if not, maybe
> the third season production is already in progress. But for what it's
> worth....
>
> Maybe the next time God approaches Joan with a mission, it's time for
> her to say that she realized that she can affect things in the world,
> and now she's decided to exercise her free will and come up with her
> own missions. I could see this being played out initially with the
> "major" Gods -- Cute Boy, Little Girl, and Mrs. Laningham God. I'm
> not sure exactly what God would say in reply, except maybe to offer
> hints on how she might fine tune her mission, or just ask her
> questions for her to think about in terms of why she is pursuing her
> missions, and what the consequences might be.
>
> Anyway, it would show a Joan who is maturing into understanding that
> she does play a real role in the scheme of things. Of course, part of
> the thread could be that she massively bungles things for the first
> half of the new season, and only slowly starts to realize how to
> really make changes effectively. (Sort of like a young doctor or
> social worker having no clue what they are really doing....)
>
> Steve O.
I like the idea as an occasional variation. I think God has some
particular
things (or one big thing He is building up to) that He wants Joan to
accomplish, so I don't think Joan doing her own thing should be the norm.
Sharpe Fan


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