#and of course let's not also forget how silco himself got downgraded to vander's loverboy and felicia's bestie post s2

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I really can't stress enough how actually disastrous it is that Silco's role in the series is so downplayed in s2 and even in fandom. Writers and some people seem to treat him as sort of a Vander/Heimerdindong/Cassandra/Ambessa type of character, but he is not one in the slightest. He absolutely IS a part of the main cast, it is an objective truth. Yes, he's the oldest character out of the bunch, he doesn't leave buildings/offices often and most of the things he does is talk, not even invent something like Viktor. The Vander/etc type of characters are mostly reactionary, they enter the stage only when one of the main characters does something, while Silco is very proactive. He does start his plan early due to kids blowing up Jayce's apartment, but even that was partly a direct consequence of his own actions, because he would've gotten this information much later if not for Deckard, who he himself employed to keep an eye on the kids. And like I emphasized many, MANY times, he's connected to almost every single character and plotline in the series, so given all these factors he just can't be considered a side character. He just can't.

I mean, imagine if for example Cait died in ep9 instead of Silco. Writers wouldn't let us forget this fact for the entirety of the second season and even possibly some of the spin-offs, because how can they? She's one of the main characters, here, you see her on the poster! But here's the same question: why Silco doesn't get the same treatment? Why does the character who with his actions shaped most of the plot post act1 is so completely ignored? I mean, I know the answer, you know the answer - the writers for s2 didn't like him and had a very obvious bias against him. I just don't understand why some fans follow them suit. How can you be so disingenuous towards one of the core characters in the whole story? Because he's a villain? Well damn, I guess we're supposed to ignore Joker now when we talk about the Batman universe.