What are your least-favorite FK bits? Why?

[brightknightie]

What are a couple of your personally least-favorite episodes or scenes of Forever Knight? Why those?

Define "least favorite" however you like! Worst executed. Worst concept. Best try that fell flattest. The one you watched when you had food poisoning and can't think of without feeling ill again. ;-) But if a particular episode element -- a scene, a trope, an omission, a logic failure, a contradiction, a missed opportunity -- especially bugs you, that's really what I have in mind today.

I'm brainstorming for FKFicFest. I've found over the years that arguing a point is often my personal readiest spark. For example, the story I wrote last year came completely from cringing my way through a re-watch of "Trophy Girl," which I see as not just an illogical mess, but a wasted opportunity that could have been great if only it had taken its own investigation seriously and not wallowed with the irrelevant imprisoned character (Nick doesn't need anyone to tell him how serial killers think) (also, "Crazy Love" did it better) (and so did "Love You to Death"). For another example -- not mine this time -- "Be My Valentine" launched a thousand fics arguing passionately against its apparent supposition that Natalie could be hypnotized despite the evidence of "Only the Lonely" and "A More Permanent Hell" (and thus it's become deep, wide fanon that Natalie was drugged and/or faking).

I'm curious what comes to mind for you! Thank you!

Comments

[lightbird]

My least favorite episode is the series finale, but that's kind of an obvious one since I'm hardly alone in that, so I don't know if that's helpful.

[greerwatson]

Hear, hear!

[brightknightie]

Thank you for sharing! Yes, I, also, think "Last Knight" is poorly conceived and poorly executed, though I will also grant that if we must accept the rest of third season, I'm not sure there was any fixing the underlying thematic mess by that specific end-point; they would have had to start earlier.

And, yep: not quite inspiring for writing a new story. ;-) I suspect that I've written out all my strongest reactions to LK in other stories long and long ago. :-) I need to find something people might still be interested in reading these days, something that I can convince myself is of value to say... and so it goes, as always!

[juniperberry]

I have three episodes I don't particularly want to see again--"Blackwing" because it's just bad. "Fallen Idol" because Natalie's decision to a) steal Nick's blood and b) inject it into a mentally disabled minor c) without said minor's consent was just two steps too far into the WTF abyss. I don't mind Natalie stealing Nick's blood or going behind his back, but we had a comment from her about ethical human trials in the same season, and the sheer lack of consistency for her character was jarring, and considering the circumstances, pretty gross to me.

And I like certain elements of it, but "Francesca" is not an episode I want to really revisit. I feel certain aspects were poorly executed (maybe not for the time, but they have not aged well) and I just don't like them.

There are a lot of S3 episodes that are dumb or just bad, but those are the standouts for me in terms of the ones that kind of squick me for one reason or another and which I don't want to revist.

[brightknightie]

Thank you for sharing! Your specific, pointed objection to "Fallen Idol" is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for, to ponder over and perhaps find a story in the vicinity!

For joy, I rewatch first season. For things to which to object, third. ;-)