I thought TV shows had mechanisms in place to preserve continuity and characterisation. There are! The story editors are in charge of continuity. I have no idea who took over the position as story editor from Robbie Thompson last year, but I am guessing it is someone who isn't really all that familiar with the show. :(
It's not hard to grasp that the characters have developed over the years, and some of their attitudes have shifted while others have remained the same. I honestly think the writers and producers don't care anymore. It's like they said to themselves at the beginning of the season: Well, 7 seasons of mythology and character development is just too much to keep track of, let's just throw it all over board and play it by ear. The characterisation is all over the map; it feels like the writers randomly pick those parts of the characterisation they feel serve their story best at any given moment.
I don't know if you've seen the latest one yet, but oh the continuity issues. No, I haven't! I hate that SPN moved to Wednesdays. Since the earliest time I can watch it is Thursday evening - and sometimes not even then, because at times I am just too tired from work to deal with the myriad of thoughts/feelings a new episode of SPN usually brings with it - I have to either avoid the internet at work completely to avoid spoilers/episode reactions or bite the bullet and spoil myself silly by reading what people have to say. Things have been easier for me when it aired on Fridays. /sigh
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There are! The story editors are in charge of continuity. I have no idea who took over the position as story editor from Robbie Thompson last year, but I am guessing it is someone who isn't really all that familiar with the show. :(
It's not hard to grasp that the characters have developed over the years, and some of their attitudes have shifted while others have remained the same.
I honestly think the writers and producers don't care anymore. It's like they said to themselves at the beginning of the season: Well, 7 seasons of mythology and character development is just too much to keep track of, let's just throw it all over board and play it by ear. The characterisation is all over the map; it feels like the writers randomly pick those parts of the characterisation they feel serve their story best at any given moment.
I don't know if you've seen the latest one yet, but oh the continuity issues.
No, I haven't! I hate that SPN moved to Wednesdays. Since the earliest time I can watch it is Thursday evening - and sometimes not even then, because at times I am just too tired from work to deal with the myriad of thoughts/feelings a new episode of SPN usually brings with it - I have to either avoid the internet at work completely to avoid spoilers/episode reactions or bite the bullet and spoil myself silly by reading what people have to say. Things have been easier for me when it aired on Fridays. /sigh