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dayables · 9 months ago

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I think (after a lot of thinking) that my main issue with Marcella in Vengeful is the fact we don't really get to watch her struggle?

Marcella is on a rampage the entire time. Her plot for revenge against Marcus wraps up very quickly despite it being a perfectly compelling story on its own.

Partially because of her lack of compassion, we don't see her struggle with her EO power, seeming to come into it and accept it very naturally.

June and Jonathan don't have any conflicts with her. She's very intelligent so all her plans work without a hitch.

This isn't necessarily bad. The issue comes from the fact that she is a main character of Vengeful yet there is nothing besides rage (which after the quickly wrapped up revenge plot against Marcus is unfocused) to make you feel for her.

The issue isn't really having a larger cast or a prominent role but that nearly all her scenes are ultimately forgettable. Other characters who have less time dedicated to them/no POV (June, Rios, Dominic and Stell) manage to be more memorable.

#Marcella is one of the characters where both less time focused on her or more time focused on her would have been better.#Realistically. the time we spend with her needs to be redirected.#Especially with her involvement with EON and trying to take over Merit.#because a) Eli's work with EON already shows their hypocrisy and b) it takes away time from her revenge story.#anyways. If i was in charge Id have Marcella's take down of the Mafia cross with Victors mass murder in hunt for a cure.#(the shared intrest but refusal to work together due to a simultaneous conflict of interest.)#(This would also make Marcella look less powerful. theres someone she cant immediately kill or convince to join her)#while the EON hunts Marcella down and eventually setting Eli loose on her. having blamed Marcella for all/most of Victors murders.#Giving a reason for the three to all meet in the same final conflict and for Victor and Eli to team up #I generally don't remember why Victor was at that final showdown.#Marcella has no emotional connection to Victor and Eli.#thats teh other big problem i have with her

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