Which kind of sucks because the Decent Ordinary Bloke is a time honored character for stories like this I guess Rowling wasn't really feeling it but felt pressured to have one anyway
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl and
Hence not executing it very well Compare how Sam from LotR became a fan favorite
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl and
I mean how Decent can Ron really be seen as?
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Replying to @BenGSchout @BootlegGirl and
Yeah well You get the feeling that just portraying Ron as an ordinary working class bloke was supposed to be enough to make you like him and it wasn't really
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BenGSchout and
That meta thing on BOY MEETS WORLD where he ran for Student Body President on the grounds that he's NOT a sports star or a future valedictorian but is, as the lead character of a sitcom, a likable relatable everyman
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BenGSchout and
He makes a whole bunch of posters with his face and the slogan "CORY MATTHEWS: Honest, Loyal, Decent" And then his dad drily reminds him of all the major events where he's lied to people and turned against his friends in the name of being a selfish social climbing asshole
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BenGSchout and
Which this very student council campaign is an example of
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl and
Wait so at one point BOY MEETS WORLD was just a straight up deconstruction of sitcoms?
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Replying to @BenGSchout @BootlegGirl and
It happened almost immediately
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BenGSchout and
There was a season one episode where they're putting on a production of HAMLET And Mr. Feeny just goes around casting everyone based on the stereotypes they are Shawn = Laertes, hothead with a chip on his shoulder Topanga = Ophelia, eccentric drama queen Menkis = Polonius
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"And now, we come to Hamlet himself The so-called hero, despite spending the whole story refusing to make even the simplest decisions, putting off his responsibilities, and ignoring the lives of everyone else around him in favor of endlessly talking about himself"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BenGSchout and
*everyone's heads have quietly turned toward Cory* "... What?"
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