Post by jefferen on Jul 19, 2014 19:52:34 GMT -5
Just discovered this thread. I swear, I should just spend a day finding out about all the individual threads instead of just stumbling onto ones by complete accident!
Loved many of the previous comments. Must add my 2 cents. And I will have to do a comparison to another television show to make my point about what I want to see in Season 3. In SMALLVILLE, Clark Kent started out HATING the word "destiny." Clark said over and over that "Destiny just means you have No Choice." However, by the end of the series, Clark EMBRACED his destiny, recognizing that it was truly HIS OWN CHOICE to save others and live with the one he loved the most.
I see BATB as having gone through this transition. Vincent originally hated what he was and how he was made to hide. He became increasingly isolated and careless until Catherine actually figured out who he was. She began drawing him back into interacting with the world, first to help her solve cases AND to then help save others actively, such as the two little immigrant girls. Vincent then began seeing his Destiny of being a Beast as an asset and not just a liability. That was Season 1.
Then came Season 2. Due to Vincent's memory wipe and missions, BOTH Catherine and Vincent clearly saw their relationship as a Burden. Destiny was again "No Choice." So both of them tried other choices. Catherine knew that she was looking for someone that wanted to Save Others. In 221, Catherine says that what she was looking for in Gabe was the man that Saved Others. That was what attracted her to him, particularly when Vincent suddenly had become all about killing and even enjoying the killing. (I mean, there was no remorse for killing Curtis Windsor or even Zach once he actually killed them. And yes, they were evil, but Vincent clearly didn't feel a thing, as a human being should about taking the life of another, no matter how justified. So yes, both Catherine and Vincent saw the other and the other's morality as being a "burden" that held one another back. So Vincent chose his Beast-side and a potential partner that was also in the same situation. And Catherine chose Gabe who, at that time, was a man trying to atone for past sins as a Beast by saving others (which was Vincent's goal in Season 1).
However, what Season 2 showed to Vincent and Catherine was that Destiny IS about having a choice. And both realized that they didn't have the PASSION or the drive or could even find the meaning in their lives without the other. They realized that it actually LIGHTENED each other's burden, no matter how bad the obstacle, to move forward together. Both realized that they wanted to Save Others together. Being a "destined couple" meant Epic Love and CHOOSING to be Together.
Brings us to Season 3. We have two individuals feeling they are Destined to be AND accept that destiny willingly. Now they actually get a shot at Normal as well. I WANT to see how Normal will look for these two. Vincent will now have his own separate career. And how will that affect Catherine? And how will Vincent wish to proceed when he sees the kind of cases Cat gets, particularly when Beast-like creatures turn up dead and Catherine has to investigate whether their abilities got them killed or whether some other organization is trying to cover things up. And that will mean that the organization will NOT want anyone making those connections. So will Vincent be able to stay in an ER treating people when Catherine is getting increasingly sucked into the world of investigating covert organizations? I want to see how others needing helped from experimentation gets VinCat involved. How will they embrace the careers that find them? ABOVE ALL ELSE, I want to see them choose to grow closer together and truly face the issues together. Which should actually amp up the romance. It will also bring home to them that Normal can never truly be theirs. Someone will always either hunt them or need their help. Should keep the threat of constant separation and keep the VinCat romance/sexual tension strong. Like others have said before me, I want to see Cat and Vincent VOCALIZE what each means to the other and how they learn something new and wonderful from each other daily just by doing what they do together. Yes, can be cheesy. But that makes it no less romantic. Give me my Romance (and a few scenes that actually SHOW it as well).