Straussberg Story Arc
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:43 pm
Since, I've listened to it on the AIO Club recently, I'm kinda curious what everyone thinks of the Straussberg arc from several years back.
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What exactly would have been perfect about that? I mean, I get that it would be a good way to show that the Straussberg family is strong together no matter where they're located, but them remaining in Odyssey is a good symbolic way of showing them redeeming their situation. For storytelling purposes, both of them work.Isaiah the Ox wrote:What also really angers me is that they could have had the Straussbergs leave the show in a perfect ending but THEY DECIDED NOT TOO.
She had three more: "A Capsule Comes to Town", "A Class Reenactment", and "BTV: Live". But yeah, considering that it's already been confirmed that Trent and Mandy end up married, it would've happened whether she'd moved or not. Might've been more romantic that way, but I'm also fond of the "best friends know each other their whole lives and fall in love" trope. Both work for me, really, although they'd probably need to have given closure on that issue in a different way in Album 50.Isaiah the Ox wrote:Mandy had one more (ONE MORE, that's it) freaking episode, and all it was was a cute episode with Trent. Although, who knows if Trandy would happen if they moved. o_0 But I guess it had to have anyhow since we know the future. =p
Honestly, trying to address every aspect of divorce through this one series would have made it less of a story addressing an issue and more of an after-school special PSA kind of thing. Could they have talked about that? Yes, but like you said, the most common reasons given for divorce really are the sort of things that can be worked through—arguing, "falling out of love", marrying too young, unrealistic expectations for the relationship, that sort of thing. I also think kids are smarter than you're giving them credit for. We had insight into both Rachel and Stephen as characters, kids will understand that neither of them were abusive toward each other or unfaithful, and then see the situations around them and realize that those situations are different from the one they saw.Isaiah the Ox wrote:Of course, arguments/etc. are one of the top reasons for divorce (from a study I just found), but there are a lot other reasons for divorce too. Darker reasons. I know that Odyssey probably wasn't going to say either parents were abusive or unfaithful, and I suppose I'm fine with the choice they made for the divorce. However, I feel many Christians seem to think "silly reasons" is why most people want a divorce, which isn't always the case. I feel kids could listen to this and think "Anyone who wants a divorce just needs to pray and talk to their spouse more," which is a terrible reaction/view to have when abuse and other people are involved in a marriage. This adds to my negativity towards the conclusion, which seems a bit "pray more and it'll be better" - esque, but it makes it's points too.