Fire Country Should Be Pushing This Character's Boundaries In Season 4

Fire Country season 4 is just around the corner, and with one major plot point of the season confirmed, there's one characters who should be pushing their boundaries more than anyone this season. The 

While Vince and Sharon, who have spent the duration of their time on Fire Country showing their strength together in the face of adversity, were more than capable of saving others from the fire, saving themselves and Walter was a bit trickier. After the 

After watching Vince and Sharon's relationship over the course of 

Sharon Leone's Revealed To Be A Widow In Fire Country Season 4's Trailer

Vince Won't Make It Out Of The Buena Vista Fire

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As Sharon moves into the new world of 

Losing Vince is going to hit all of Edgewater firmly in the chest, but it's going to hit Sharon and Bode the hardest. Although Vince and Bode were able to work through their issues throughout the series, 

Sharon Losing Vince Should Push Her To Change More Than Ever Before

Her Life Is Entirely Different, But Sharon Can Embrace Change

Although Sharon is going to be reeling from losing Vince throughout Fire Country season 4, the loss could be a great way to springboard her into a new phase of her life on screen. As Sharon works through the grieving process, she should be pushing her boundaries at every turn. Sharon's always been an incredibly strong character, but the pain she's certain to feel will change her.

As Fire Country season 4 continues on, it's clear that Sharon will likely lose her sense of self from all the loss she's suffered. Losing a child prior to the series beginning, Sharon now losing her husband who she was so closely connected to will push her to be a different version of herself, likely in a way that's difficult for others to handle.

From the look of Fire Country season 4's trailer, Bode and Sharon are going to be grieving the loss of Vince in two very different ways. While Sharon appears to be despondent and angry in the trailer, that's only the tip of the iceberg. As she moves through her grief, Sharon should push the boundaries of how 

I Still Wish The Last Of Us Season 2 Hadn't Revealed Abby's Biggest Secret From The Game So Early

I understand The Last of Us

 season 2's biggest Abby change, but I still disagree with it. HBO‘s The Last of Us received mixed reactions on its second season, with video game fans critiquing the numerous changes made from the source material. While pivotal moments, such as Joel‘s death, remained in place, many of the smaller story beats along the way were altered. With 

The Last of Us season 2's ending in mind, we now have a better idea of why many of these changes were made, but it still doesn't mean we have to agree with them.

Season 2 is based on The Last of Us Part II, a 2020-released video game that was divisive in its own right. The death of Joel Miller is a pivotal moment in both versions of the story, but it was especially shocking for video game players

, as it was unprecedented for a video game franchise to kill off its lead character. Unlike in the show, when Joel is being mercilessly beaten to death in the video game, audiences have no idea why. There are hints to Abby's agenda, but her reasoning for killing Joel isn't revealed until later.

The Last Of Us Shouldn't Have Revealed Abby's Motivation So Early

The Last Of Us Gave Away Its Most Thrilling Mystery Instantly

Rather than keeping Abby’s motivations a secret like in the video game, 

The Last of Us season 2 revealed precisely who she was in one of its opening scenes. I criticized the choice following the season 2 premiere, believing it would detract from the shock value of Joel’s death. Joel’s death was still surprising for TV viewers who weren’t aware of game spoilers; however, I thought it weakened one of the boldest moves executed by the video game. Instead of embracing a truly assertive storyline, I felt that the writers underestimated their audience by providing too much information too early.

Perhaps it's partly due to my general aversion to exposition, but Abby delivering a full-on villain monologue before killing Joel felt atypical for this franchise. The Last of Us Part II 

even makes a joke about her practicing a speech in its version of the Joel death scene, subverting this tired trope. Killing off Joel was always going to deter some of the show's viewership due to the Pedro Pascal factor, but I think there's something to be said about keeping audiences hooked with a mystery. If fans hadn't known why he was killed, it might have piqued some curiosity.

Abby's Reason For Killing Joel Needed To Be Revealed In Season 2

Her Motivation Should Have Been Saved For Season 2's Finale

Now that we know Abby will be the main character in season 3, with 

The Last of Us Part II being divided into three television seasons, it makes more sense why this choice was made. Killing off Joel in season 2, then making audiences wait years to reveal the reasoning behind the death, would have been a terrible move. Keeping mysteries going between seasons worked for titles like 

Lost, when shows aired annually, with only months between a season's ending and the beginning of a new one. However, with The Last of Us, it would be torture.

Waiting for season 3 to reveal Abby's reasoning wasn't an option, but that still doesn't mean they had to do it instantly. Having her first appear like she did in 

The Last of Us season 2, episode 2, seeming like a new ally, then turning on Joel out of nowhere once they arrived at the lodge, could have been a fantastic plot twist

. Ellie could have followed her to Seattle regardless, and much of the season could have gone the same, saving the eventual reveal for the very end.

Keeping TV audiences in suspense as Ellie traveled to Seattle, picking off Abby's friends one by one in a trail of seemingly mindless violence would have been bold, but ultimately much more impressive. Imagine, in that scenario, 

rather than end season 2 with Abby waking up on Day One, they could have ended it with the flashback to Salt Lake City from Abby's perspective, showing her father and the brilliant scene with the zebras, slowly allowing audiences to piece it together with 

The Last of Us season 1.

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