And I definitely agree with you that the show has been blatantly guilty of telling, not showing -- with this, and with a number of their other storylines. I also agree with you that calling any kind of human love "unconditional" makes me twitch -- whether it's Jennifer's love for Rodney, or John's for him or anybody else's. On the other hand, I can totally believe that Rodney is looking for unconditional love; it totally seems in keeping with his character that he'd have this abstract ideal no one can live up to. Which might make a rather interesting story, come to think of it ...
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Date: 2008-11-25 08:27 am (UTC)And I definitely agree with you that the show has been blatantly guilty of telling, not showing -- with this, and with a number of their other storylines. I also agree with you that calling any kind of human love "unconditional" makes me twitch -- whether it's Jennifer's love for Rodney, or John's for him or anybody else's. On the other hand, I can totally believe that Rodney is looking for unconditional love; it totally seems in keeping with his character that he'd have this abstract ideal no one can live up to. Which might make a rather interesting story, come to think of it ...