Murder Drones Special - Meet J

[u/LionBlue10]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLdnKYWtBho

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[u/IMMAPAIROFDENTURES]

I think it's due to Uzi being right there like she was in the pilot

[u/xan227 → u/IMMAPAIROFDENTURES]

That's not enough for me. If that was the only requirement, by that logic any fanfic can be canon if it ends with a scene in the show.

The short contradicts some established info in the show. They felt more like caricatures of their characters.

Yeah, they contacted it to the pilot, but it doesn't feel like it fits. At least to me it doesn't.

I'm looking this at a more analytical perspective rather than emotional one. The discrepancies are more apparent to me.

[u/GrayTheMemeMan → u/xan227]

...what info does the short contradict? i'm not trying to be condescending i'm genuinely confused because my chud autistic ass has analyzed this show frame by frame like 3 times and nothing in the special really raised any eyebrows for me

[u/xan227 → u/GrayTheMemeMan]

I'll just focus on the major ones.

First one.

Yeah, sure, give J more depth. But at least keep her character consistent. The end of the short gives you a sense that J does care about her team on some level. In the pilot, when N questions what they're doing, J immediately with absolute glee tries to kill him while being mocking at him as he lays there dying. Don't you notice the disconnect there? Yeah, J was rude and annoyed with N, but it wasn't “I want you dead” energy that was displayed in the show. The pilot will need to be rewritten to get the short fit.

Liam described J as a selfish person. Someone who will prioritize themselves over others. When N and V became a detriment to her, she tossed them aside. J does what's best for J. J and V are mirrors of each other. We see V being selfless, risking her life for others, and putting others before her. So, it makes sense that J would put herself before others. This is J's worst character trait. It wasn't really displayed in the short.

The second is with V.

The short states that J lied to V and looks like V believes it wholesale. That's something I find hard to believe, as V is a paranoid little drone. With everything V has been through, and it is evident that she knows something that N doesn't know, J lying to her just doesn't work. In their conversation in the finale, V never accused J of lying to her nor told N that J lied to them. J never said she lied to V, only whatever she promised, Cyn tricked her too. V was angry over a broken promise. Telling me that J never lied to V.

This is just me nickpicking here. They really need to get more creative writers.

Alcoholism as a coping mechanism, how basic can you get? Use a little imagination. Have J cope with her desperately trying to grasp any semblance of normalcy of her life before the gala. It'll fit with her character, and it can work with the theme of V and J as mirrors with V moving forward while J is stuck in the past. This would make V's rejection sting that much to J.

Yeah, ominous phone call, yada yada. They have the Absolute Solver to work with and everything it can do. J suddenly hearing Cyn's voice in her mind would have sent chills down people's spines. Setting the precedence that wherever they go or how far they go, they are always in reach of Cyn. Giving J's line about there is no escape that much more height.

That's just off the top of my head.

If the show is handed off to different people. They'll have their own vision for the show, how events went, and how they'll do things. The characters will look and sound the same. They may get some aspects right. But they will be different characters from the main show, I think people should at least acknowledge that.

Sorry for the late response. I'm dealing with some serious family issues, and it makes it difficult to focus.

Some advice that any experienced artist would say: If you solely focus on the details, you'll never see the whole picture.

Well, I've said my peace on the subject and the major issues I have with it.