What's a girl like me doing watching New Amsterdam?

[mrs_sweetpeach]

This show is so bloody frustrating. It started off strong; I think the stories are getting stronger; and it might actually last more than a season. I rather hope it does even though there are two things about it that are driving me nuts. The first is that there's no one to slash John Amsterdam with (which could, of course, explain why he's immortal, but I digress). The second is that he wants to die. I don't want my characters to die. Sometimes I'm in the mood to make them suffer, but kill them? No way.

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[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

He wants to die because it's pretty much the only thing he hasn't done yet.

The show bugs me because he's somehow lived 200+ year, has all of this life experience, and he's still *stupid* about the simplest things. Yeah, we're all stupid about some things when we're 40, but when we're 240? Give me a break.

I predict a serious continuity problem - a la "Heroes" - before very long. They're going to lose track of who he's bumped into over the years. History majors are *not* writing this show, and it's debatable whether or not they're being consulted.

Nonetheless, it's entertaining.