My thing with the plots on BN is that I've been really frustrated with the endless repetition of the *same* plot every season. I almost didn't watch this season; it was the Sam stuff, and Maddie choosing to leave with everyone, that convinced me to stay.
So this season, seeing that we've taken a left turn from the usual plot is fantastic to me. And it's actually making the repetitiveness of the other seasons make more sens; Michael's been trapped in a never-ending cycle because of his innate loyalty to and belief in the CIA, and he couldn't break that until the CIA finally broke *him* by betraying him once too often, and too severely. Now it feels like things are actually *changing*, and that by the end of this season (assuming they all come out of it alive, which I think they will), he'll actually be able to move forward instead of sideways.
Plot holes I totally handwave for this show, I admit. I don't even really notice them. I did think the secret mission that no one could not about was a bit much, but god knows I've been expected to swallow worse as a fan of shows before. At least they didn't have a total stranger appear in Miami claiming to be Michael Westen and expecting everyone, including Maddie, to play along...
I'm not much of a Mike/Fi shipper, which helps a lot in dealing with Carlos; I was actually really happy to see that if they were going to break them up, Fi didn't sit around pining, but instead got on with her job and her life and found what turned out to be a seriously decent, good man (who knew!). And that Michael respected her enough to respect that (which I would absolutely expect him to! I was just glad the writers agreed). And especially that breaking up, even badly, didn't make them bitter toward each other; their feelings for each other are genuine and deep, no matter what else is going on.
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So this season, seeing that we've taken a left turn from the usual plot is fantastic to me. And it's actually making the repetitiveness of the other seasons make more sens; Michael's been trapped in a never-ending cycle because of his innate loyalty to and belief in the CIA, and he couldn't break that until the CIA finally broke *him* by betraying him once too often, and too severely. Now it feels like things are actually *changing*, and that by the end of this season (assuming they all come out of it alive, which I think they will), he'll actually be able to move forward instead of sideways.
Plot holes I totally handwave for this show, I admit. I don't even really notice them. I did think the secret mission that no one could not about was a bit much, but god knows I've been expected to swallow worse as a fan of shows before. At least they didn't have a total stranger appear in Miami claiming to be Michael Westen and expecting everyone, including Maddie, to play along...
I'm not much of a Mike/Fi shipper, which helps a lot in dealing with Carlos; I was actually really happy to see that if they were going to break them up, Fi didn't sit around pining, but instead got on with her job and her life and found what turned out to be a seriously decent, good man (who knew!). And that Michael respected her enough to respect that (which I would absolutely expect him to! I was just glad the writers agreed). And especially that breaking up, even badly, didn't make them bitter toward each other; their feelings for each other are genuine and deep, no matter what else is going on.
&heart; Fi & Maddie ♥