Top41 said:
I agree with the notion that Lindsay's character was rushed--she was basically thrown together quickly. That wasn't the writers' faults--it sounds like Vanessa told them of her departure after season one ended and didn't give them much time to create a new character in her wake. Waiting would have been preferable to the mismash of cliches that is Lindsay, though.
Being left in the lurch certainly wasn’t the writers fault, but 30 episodes in and what you are left with is the writer’s continuing failure when it comes to Lindsay. Being fair I don’t think the writers shoulder the character’s failure all on their own, I think at least two other people share a heaping piece of that blame.
Let's see--we've got a dark secret. Check. We've got a crush on the sexy guy in the lab, check. We've got the over-eager, anxious to please attitude, check. We've got the occasional toughness mixed with the oh-so-weepy vulnerability, check. The character is one weak cliche after another, without any charm or likability that might otherwise save her from being thoroughly unwatchable.
You make an excellent point, cliché is simply not captivating, more importantly, a clichéd character lacks a certain humanity, an empathy, and most importantly likeability or believability. I find the character completely flawed and yet some seem to find her without flaws, competing perspectives and of that, the writers should take note. Certainly, no single character is the same for everyone, because we all bring lives lived to the table when we watch television, but for so little overlap to occur where Lindsay is concerned tells me that the job of creating a viable character for a lucrative franchise in this case is a dismal failure for a portion of the audience.
It's been 30 episodes, and there's still nothing to like about her. She's still a cliche, and one that stands out like a sore thumb among an otherwise stellar cast of characters. The CSI: NY writers created 6 great leads initially, and subsequent recurring characters (Hammerback, Adam, Maka, etc.) have been equally as endearing. Why the constant cliches with Lindsay? Surely they could do better.
I think this is the million-dollar question. Why is there such difficulty when it comes to Lindsay? What are the set of circumstances that have aligned to create such difficulty in adding just one more character that equals the caliber of the others? Lindsay’s characterization doesn’t even inhabit the same echelon of other regular and recurring characters. Honestly, the trouble the writers are having is a more compelling mystery than whatever Lindsay’s dark secret may be. I want the answer to the former, the latter interests me not at all.
1CSIMfan said:
I agree that they should have waited before they just jumped in and cast someone else. Even Miami waited after Speedle died before they cast Ryan and I loved how they introduced him. He was a patrol cop, in Miami, wanting to be a CSI. Lindsay on the other hand came from across the country. Was there nobody competent enough in the NYPD to take Aiden's place?
It is interesting that they shipped a character in to fill a void that didn’t exist, after all, Hawkes filled the space left by Aiden’s departure, and Lindsay was just another warm body. I regret that they didn’t tackle a storyline involving the aftermath of Aiden’s firing/quitting or Hawkes learning the ropes. After Hawkes first solo case involving the dead child, I was waiting for his over involvement to catch up with him at some point in the season. Instead, I got Danny carrying Lindsay for no reason whatsoever.
Apparently Summer would have never worked for her. Hell, Lindsay doesn't even work for her.
So, sad and so very true.
Like Top said, it's been 30 episodes. They still haven't established who she really is. It shouldn't take that long. Being Danny's shadow also does not help Lindsay at all.
She is so much Danny’s shadow that the writers are using the fauxmance as the vehicle to reveal her deep, dark secret past. Not even her bloody secret can come to light without Danny being involved in some way. It’s tacky and cheap.
