But we're the good guys, really!

#302: Nobody ever listens to justifications after you hurt their family. (Legend of the Seeker)


This one I've seen before, but it still gets me. Making the bad guys seem like the good guys is a fine tactic, but it seems like three times out of four the person they're trying to convince is someone whose brother they've imprisoned or parents they've killed.

There is a point at which the victim should have stopped listening, but usually they're still going "Oh, really? I guess you guys are okay then!"

A more general comment

For all that I complain about Legend of the Seeker, there are those moments where they get it right.

In Smallville those moments were usually comedic, although I can think of a number of exceptions involving Lex and Lionel. In LotS it's never comedy that they really nail; it's precise little turns of drama where there's seventeen different ways to get it wrong and they get it right anyway. It's always between two characters and one of those characters is always one of the main cast. It's never when anyone's speaking about Big Stereotypical Fantasy Magic Stuff. But they're there, a few every few episodes and more as the series progresses.

In a lot of ways I like watching crap with occasional flashes of awesome better than watching consistently good television. It helps me appreciate those moments.