Oh, yeah, the origin of John's immortality is definitely full of fail.
I'm okay with believing that John believed every woman he fell in love with was "The One," and that even when he realized she wasn't "The One," he didn't just fall out of love with her, even as he started to look for the next The One. But, yeah, definitely problematic, and I don't think the show explained his curse very well -- like, when he found his OTP, was he going to drop dead on the spot? Or finally become mortal again and age normally. At times, I thought the actor was playing it like it was the former, or maybe it was the plots with him getting shot and stuff. I don't recall the finale; I'm not even sure I saw it, but I'd be totally okay with him not ending up with anyone, or only breaking the curse when he stops looking for love or something other than OTPness.
Omar was fantastic! His relationship with John was by far the highlight of the show.
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Date: 2009-11-30 03:55 am (UTC)I'm okay with believing that John believed every woman he fell in love with was "The One," and that even when he realized she wasn't "The One," he didn't just fall out of love with her, even as he started to look for the next The One. But, yeah, definitely problematic, and I don't think the show explained his curse very well -- like, when he found his OTP, was he going to drop dead on the spot? Or finally become mortal again and age normally. At times, I thought the actor was playing it like it was the former, or maybe it was the plots with him getting shot and stuff. I don't recall the finale; I'm not even sure I saw it, but I'd be totally okay with him not ending up with anyone, or only breaking the curse when he stops looking for love or something other than OTPness.
Omar was fantastic! His relationship with John was by far the highlight of the show.