Shades… Just Horrible
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ronaldjames900 — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 11:26 PM)
The Shades character brought this show down like Kim Dickens's character brings down Fear The Walking Dead. The writers want this character to be thought of as some kind of "badass", but the execution fails so badly that it takes you out of that suspension of belief you are supposed to hold for shows like these. He just seems like a poser wannabe douche, and portrays no semblance of a character the people in this show would actually fear.
The number of times he tries to look cool by pulling off or putting on his shades rivals the number of times Hawkgirl talks about being a barista in Legends of Tomorrow just an annoying joke. And besides, what idiotic douche would wear sunglasses inside at night, rendering you basically blind? Shades, that's who. -
dmcreif — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 11:35 PM)
He just seems like a poser wannabe douche, and portrays no semblance of a character the people in this show would actually fear.
He's probably the best of the villains because he's unfailingly pragmatic, often to "I'm surrounded by idiots" levels, which includes knowing when to (and when not to) have standards, when to walk away and when to engage. He often tries to play an advisor role to Stokes and later Diamondback, and keep his cohorts from being self-destructively violent or aggressive, but hardly anyone listens when they should except Mariah, and it nearly gets him killed by Diamondback. -
nightcal — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 06:52 AM)
"And besides, what idiotic douche would wear sunglasses inside at night, rendering you basically blind? Shades, that's who."
Ok, that made me laugh.
I can see what you mean about him, but I guess he grew on me. The persona was a bit corny but I thought the actor did a good job and I thought his character was well written.
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Dauw — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 12:41 PM)
I was waiting for the whole sunglasses at night thing to be explained, but I do believe they made the character intentionally corny, like he has this thing where he thinks the shades are cool and people let him get away with it because he's pretty good at his job. I mean, he might be cool but he's not cool enough to pull off the sunglasses at night thing, but it is hard to find a good henchman.
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dmcreif — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 06:06 PM)
I was waiting for the whole sunglasses at night thing to be explained, but I do believe they made the character intentionally corny, like he has this thing where he thinks the shades are cool and people let him get away with it because he's pretty good at his job. I mean, he might be cool but he's not cool enough to pull off the sunglasses at night thing, but it is hard to find a good henchman.
I think Shades wears his sunglasses for the same reason Secret Service agents wear them: the intimidation appearance. -
dmcreif — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 09:28 AM)
I assumed that people in protection services and law enforcement wore shades so that people who may come up against them will never be sure where they are looking.
That's what the "intimidation tactic" is. Of course, Secret Service guys wear sunglasses outdoors so that their eyes are adjusted to the light when they go indoors. Inside agents almost never wear sunglasses, its just that most of the time they are seen they are outdoors. -
cdnnavy8 — 9 years ago(December 02, 2016 06:40 AM)
I agree Shades was the best of the villains, but then again we're talking about a pretty mediocre bunch to begin with. However Shades' character is probably the most believable in terms of what happens to them and their reactions. That's also what made Cottonmouth enjoyable. Diamondback is too cartoony to be liked (he might as well grow a mustache so he can twirl it when he's monologuing) and Mariah's character is too unbelievable (how is she still in council?).
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MrsBuckyBarnes — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 05:02 PM)
i loved his character, how poised he was, and how he always kept thinking and planning, even in the more dire of situations, such as when he was being choked to death.
i didn't mind the shades thing tbh. for all we know there could be a physical reason for it that has not been explained as yet. -
diogo_fella — 9 years ago(November 05, 2016 12:19 PM)
I tend to disagree. He was not some kind of badass, he was the kind of guy who is competent and does not have a problem to do the dirty work. And that ridiculous smirk every scene made him a guy like Littlefinger form GoT.
He is the kind of character who is like herpes: Doesn't give you a big problem, but you can't kill, only weaken. Yousimply tend to care about other stuff that you look as more dangerous, but the herpes is in your genitals in no time and MAN! The damage is done! -
dmcreif — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 06:48 AM)
He is the kind of character who is like herpes: Doesn't give you a big problem, but you can't kill, only weaken. You simply tend to care about other stuff that you look as more dangerous, but the herpes is in your genitals in no time and MAN! The damage is done!
Yeah. Diamondback seemed to know that once his attempt on Shades' life failed, as he calls him "Hernan the cockroach" upon crashing Pop's Barbershop.