I've got two theories about what Kripke's saying about Bela.
The first is probably the true one: he's toeing the network line. I can't give a source, but I'm pretty sure he's said in interviews that they had one new female character (Ruby) in the works for Season 3 when the network requested (i.e. ordered) a second. As long as they're in the midst of the season (with cancellation always a possibility), he's not going to come out and say, "Yeah, we threw this character together because the CW made us do it and we hate her as much as you do but hey, it was this or permanent hiatus so let's all suck it up." If they get rid of her after this season, then we may hear what Kripke really thought or we may not. Even if she's gone it would still be impolitic to criticize his bosses in that way. It would also be kind of insulting to his fellow writers and producers and Lauren Cohan, so he probably wouldn't want to do that.
The second theory is that he actually DOES like this character. I think writers can fall in love with their creations and as we all know, love is blind. I've heard plenty of viewers of Lost say that Kate is hugely annoying (and also something of a murderous sociopath) but J.J. Abrams just adores her. Maybe that's what Kripke has going on with Bela. Maybe he genuinely enjoys all of her goofy scenes. Maybe he really does think she's "got style." That might explain why he thinks her character is working out when just about every scene she's in is cringeworthy to those of us who aren't enamored of her. I'm actually starting to pity Lauren Cohan because she's got such a pointless job: Okay, Lauren, in this episode, you're gonna wear some lingerie and then use your talking board for a few seconds and that'll be a wrap. Gawd, she must feel like throwing these scripts at the wall.
Then again she does get to flirt with Jensen Ackles and make out with Jared Padalecki so the job does have some perks.
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Date: 2008-02-10 04:14 am (UTC)The first is probably the true one: he's toeing the network line. I can't give a source, but I'm pretty sure he's said in interviews that they had one new female character (Ruby) in the works for Season 3 when the network requested (i.e. ordered) a second. As long as they're in the midst of the season (with cancellation always a possibility), he's not going to come out and say, "Yeah, we threw this character together because the CW made us do it and we hate her as much as you do but hey, it was this or permanent hiatus so let's all suck it up." If they get rid of her after this season, then we may hear what Kripke really thought or we may not. Even if she's gone it would still be impolitic to criticize his bosses in that way. It would also be kind of insulting to his fellow writers and producers and Lauren Cohan, so he probably wouldn't want to do that.
The second theory is that he actually DOES like this character. I think writers can fall in love with their creations and as we all know, love is blind. I've heard plenty of viewers of Lost say that Kate is hugely annoying (and also something of a murderous sociopath) but J.J. Abrams just adores her. Maybe that's what Kripke has going on with Bela. Maybe he genuinely enjoys all of her goofy scenes. Maybe he really does think she's "got style." That might explain why he thinks her character is working out when just about every scene she's in is cringeworthy to those of us who aren't enamored of her. I'm actually starting to pity Lauren Cohan because she's got such a pointless job: Okay, Lauren, in this episode, you're gonna wear some lingerie and then use your talking board for a few seconds and that'll be a wrap. Gawd, she must feel like throwing these scripts at the wall.
Then again she does get to flirt with Jensen Ackles and make out with Jared Padalecki so the job does have some perks.