Half Man - unpopular opinion
I want to get this off my chest and felt this subreddit would be the appropriate place to do so than in the actual Half Man subreddit.
We have only two episodes left and I’m struggling to connect and care for the relationship between Ruben and Niall.
Maybe it’s the time jumps but their relationship so far has been very one-note. I sort of see the initial attraction but everything after is lost on me. And I think in part that’s because Ruben’s character is very one-note. He’s angry and violent. That’s it. And while Niall is better written, he’s exhausting. So why do they keep coming back together? Why does Niall keep subjecting himself to Ruben’s abuse when so far, I haven’t seen Ruben bring anything into his life that makes him worthy of keeping around.
Watching the hospital scene, it feels like Gadd wrote that scene first and then tried padding it out with these moments in time, but there’s so much characterization that’s lacking. On paper that’s a good scene and the way the relationship is described is great, I just wish I would’ve seen it play out.
I don’t mean to start an argument here and I’m definitely not saying Half Man is a bad show, but in my opinion it feels like a rough draft. I’m wondering if anyone feels the same way.