Steven O. wrote:
> 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....)
>
I really would have been interested in seeing Satan in some form or
another...not to make it an "action" show, but to have him give Joan
something more to think about when it comes to the nature of good and
evil.
On the other hand, I'm not sure that's what the m***** want to see.
There are many reasons why the show is struggling. And no, the Duff
sisters weren't the reasons (though some may argue they were a
symptom)--they actually conducted themselves well for what they were
given. But the typical flaws found in past Barbara Hall shows, which
were absent in the first season, are beginning to show this season.
Jojo
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