Concern's about Adam legacy
DISCLAIMER: Throwaway account.
I am a member of r/adamcult and I am still not okay. Adam's death wrecked me in a way I was not prepared for. Say what you want about him - yeah he was loud, abrasive, HUGE inflated ego - but that's EXACTLY why he was compelling. He was a wild, chaotic, deeply flawed character and I loved every second of him on screen. He had presence. He had the best songs. He deserved better and I am still in my grief era, he was the D*ck master god-damn it!
Now. With season 2 (or whatever comes next) looming, I have fears. Genuine, soul-deep fears about where this show is going with his legacy. And I need to get them out before I combust.
And yes I sounds like a glazer but hear me out.
- Eve.
If Eve is introduced in the show in future and is referenced or shows up and her dynamic with Adam is written as "tolerant wife putting up with a shitty husband" I am going to lose my entire mind. Adam is not a one-note villain. 1D character or not. He is not just a bad husband trope waiting to be unpacked. If the show reduces their relationship to that, it would be a massive disservice to both characters. Give me complexity. Give me something REAL. Do not hand me a "actually he was just the worst and she suffered" narrative and expect me to take it lying down. I will not.
- The apple.
In regards to how the demise of humanity was explained in the beginning of the story, I just want to say, if they wish to elaborate on it further in the future, If the explanation of how Eve received the apple from Lucifer is lazy or glossed over, for example lucifer being like hey how about you try this apple of knowledge! I'm losing it. (Through tbh I could see some argument for the show realistically doing this) This is FOUNDATIONAL lore. Adam's entire existence, his rage, his role in heaven - it all traces back to this moment. It deserves weight. It deserves nuance. If it gets a throwaway line or a comedic bit that undermines the gravity of what that event meant for Adam specifically, I will be inconsolable.
- Deadbeat dad retcon.
Like I said if eve shows up in the future and we get a glimpse of Adam life on earth, If the show tries to explain Adam's character by making him a deadbeat dad who contributed nothing while everyone else carried the weight, I am triggered. He is already dead. Let the man have SOMETHING. You can acknowledge his flaws without making him a hollow cautionary tale. There is a difference between a flawed character and a character who existed just to be the punchline of everyone else's story.
I don't hate Vivziepop. I think she's incredibly talented and I trust a lot of what she's built. But I would genuinely ragequit this show if Adam's legacy gets flattened into something small and mean-spirited.
He deserved chaos. He deserved drama. He deserved to be remembered as the unhinged, complicated, magnificent disaster he was.
RIP to the first man. He was everything.
Let me know what you all guys think in the comments.