“To Seek a Foe” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)(TV-PG, DV) (HDTV)
EMERY MAKES A CHOICE — Grayson (Grey Damon) continues to seek solace from Emery (Aimee Teegarden) after the incident with his mother. Feeling guilty for her part in everything, Emery tells Julia (Malese Jow) she’s going to support Grayson during this trying time with his family, putting her relationship with Roman (Matt Lanter) on hold. Zoe (guest star Dora Madison Burge) sets a trap for Taylor (Natalie Hall) using black cyper, but Lukas (Titus Malkin, Jr.) is the one affected and is rushed to the hospital. When Roman realizes black cyper is involved, he and Drake (Greg Finley) try to find a cure for the deadly poison before it kills Lukas. Meanwhile, Eva (guest star Stephanie Jacobson) gets closer to the truth about Julia’s recovery. Ed Ornelas directed the episode written by Jay Faerber (#107).
EMERY MAKES A CHOICE — Grayson (Grey Damon) continues to seek solace from Emery (Aimee Teegarden) after the incident with his mother. Feeling guilty for her part in everything, Emery tells Julia (Malese Jow) she’s going to support Grayson during this trying time with his family, putting her relationship with Roman (Matt Lanter) on hold. Zoe (guest star Dora Madison Burge) sets a trap for Taylor (Natalie Hall) using black cyper, but Lukas (Titus Malkin, Jr.) is the one affected and is rushed to the hospital. When Roman realizes black cyper is involved, he and Drake (Greg Finley) try to find a cure for the deadly poison before it kills Lukas. Meanwhile, Eva (guest star Stephanie Jacobson) gets closer to the truth about Julia’s recovery. Ed Ornelas directed the episode written by Jay Faerber (#107).
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This may be another unpopular opinion of mine (I've had a few today) but I really don't think Grayson is a necessary character at all. Let me explain:
ReplyDeleteStar-Crossed has made it clear that Grayson is the bookend of a love triangle but, unlike triangles on some other shows, viewers know from the start that Grayson isn't going to prevail in the end so any 'will-they-won't-they' drama is completely undercut by the premise of the show itself. Besides that, there are already a truckload of obstacles in the way of the two lead characters getting together that make Grayson's presence completely redundant:
*they're two different species
*their societies are segregated from each other
*lawfully permitted traveling to and from the Atrian sector is not currently an option
*Emery's dad killed Roman's dad
*the social pressure of a mixed race coupling would be overwhelming
*radical elements from both societies present a physical threat to both lead characters
*the tolerance of their respective families is likely to be an issue
*media attention from an open Atrian/Human relationship would be suffocating and only exacerbate most of the previously listed issues
With all of these things standing in the way of the two lead characters, throwing a rival love interest into the mix is excessive and I believe takes focus away from other more interesting aspects of the show.
Star-Crossed is a show that I was ready to write-off from the very beginning and yet it turned out to be, on the whole, rather enjoyable to watch. That being said, I don't believe that the EPs really thought things through when they added the Grayson character.
No I agree. I love a lot of the aspects of the show and I do feel like the love triangle is a distraction.
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