It’s not the greatest storyline, but I kind of like it. I’m reading through the comics, and one thing I think the show does far better is ordinary people. Debbie is a fantastic character in the series and feels achingly real in a way she doesn’t in the comic. Ik people give show Amber a lot of shit and not unjustified, but compared to comic Amber she actually comes with flaws and a whole personality. Comic book Donald does have his moment (and might have more later on idk), but I do kind of like what he adds to the show. He’s kind of the humanizing element in Cecil’s whole outfit in s1, till you realize (and he realizes) that he well… isn’t. It makes show Cecil a hell of a lot more menacing if nothing else. Book Cecil is frankly kind of a caricature of a spook; aside from being the government guy who does a lot of morally suspect shit for the “greater good” it just doesn’t seem like there’s a whole lot else to him, he’s totally comfortable with his brutally authoritarian outlook. I kind of like it that the show hides the ball, where you could really feel like he’s a moral person who legit feels bad for the shit he does, then boom turns out his underling’s an android who doesn’t know it.
Tl;dr I think the change works within the context of the show. Imo, I don’t think we’d notice this as much if the release schedule for the show wasn’t as fucked as it is.
It’s not the greatest storyline, but I kind of like it. I’m reading through the comics, and one thing I think the show does far better is ordinary people. Debbie is a fantastic character in the series and feels achingly real in a way she doesn’t in the comic. Ik people give show Amber a lot of shit and not unjustified, but compared to comic Amber she actually comes with flaws and a whole personality. Comic book Donald does have his moment (and might have more later on idk), but I do kind of like what he adds to the show. He’s kind of the humanizing element in Cecil’s whole outfit in s1, till you realize (and he realizes) that he well… isn’t. It makes show Cecil a hell of a lot more menacing if nothing else. Book Cecil is frankly kind of a caricature of a spook; aside from being the government guy who does a lot of morally suspect shit for the “greater good” it just doesn’t seem like there’s a whole lot else to him, he’s totally comfortable with his brutally authoritarian outlook. I kind of like it that the show hides the ball, where you could really feel like he’s a moral person who legit feels bad for the shit he does, then boom turns out his underling’s an android who doesn’t know it.
Tl;dr I think the change works within the context of the show. Imo, I don’t think we’d notice this as much if the release schedule for the show wasn’t as fucked as it is.