#I can root for Steve just finding his unconventional path to happiness while also being basically nice
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Does Steve have the best redemption arc in TV, or does he simply have the loudest?
#like. look. I think his heel-face turn at the end of s1 is an inspired piece of TV writing#not because it’s particularly deep or realistic#(it’s passable)#but because it’s fun and energizing and sets up a more interesting dynamic than if he died or stayed bad#but in all subsequent seasons the show tries to capitalize on the goodwill from his redemption#without having him meaningfully change#he’s just kind of stalled out at being basically nice but sort of clueless#which would actually be fine#if his arc was presented as one of self-actualization#I can root for Steve just finding his unconventional path to happiness while also being basically nice#but it’s galling to have everyone fawn over him for not being a high school bully anymore#while also minimizing his s1 behavior by framing Robin and Eddie’s initial hostility as mostly jealousy#(also. I would hope he wouldn’t be a high school bully anymore)#(as he’s not in high school)#I believe people can change after being shitty teens#it’s incredibly common because teenagers have poor impulse control and still-developing empathy#and also no one’s at their best in most high school environments#I would not care about his past if the show weren’t always insisting i like him so much for it
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