Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Opposing views on Chris Riis

A couple of different takes on Chris popped up in the comments to my last post.

Opinion A:
Also if Joe and Chris don't end up entwined, you're going to have to write an alternative ending just so I can cope emotionally and continue with my day.
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I hope, I pray that Chris sees that he loves Joe so much. And I know it's not going to end with Joe and Chris happily ever after- but god I wish I could change it so they could.
Opinion B:
Why anyone would want Joe to end up with a guano-head like Chris is beyond me. The story is about Joe's growth, and it's obviously bringing him to a point at which he's worthy of Andy. Chris - despite the fact that he's a fucked-up child and therefore deserving of sympathy, like the rest of us - is a means to an end.
Judging from the e-mails and comments, Chris and Andy are the two characters that people seem to really, really like -- although Chris also has a lot of detractors.  For me, it's just cool that people have a strong feeling one way or another.  Anybody else feel like giving their opinion?

Myself, I fucking love all of these characters, including Joe's asshole brother Rob.

I also want to mention that Chapter 28 should be done and posted soon-ish.  Not necessarily this weekend, or even the weekend after, but it's around 80% complete and the rest is falling into place.