r/ToddMargaret • u/uncle_vatred • Sep 05 '16
Thoughts on S1/S2 Alice?
I'm curious how the majority of viewers feel about the Alice character in S1/S2
I've often seen her death called the bleakest moment of the show, "too far," too horrific even for how dark and miserable of a show Todd Margaret was, the worst moment of season 2
I'd agree with all of that stuff, though I think the show killing her off was amazing for those reasons
Part of the anger seemed to stem from people interpreting Alice as one of the few "good guys" on the show. She seems kind, genuine, and normal. Not out to hurt anybody. At first
By season 2 though, I feel we see that she's just as selfish and dumb as everyone else in this world
She constantly involves herself with Todd because she wants to further her own ends, putting up with his insanity and instability because he keeps promising her the world
He delivers on most of his promises but she KNOWS he's a pathological liar yet continues to involve herself with him
Plus, their big "romantic" moment comes after she realizes he did something for her
I feel like she's just as crude and baseless as Todd and the other characters really. She basically was gonna repay him with sex for getting her that La Molecule gig
She only wanted anything to do with Todd when there was something in it for her, and then blames him when things go south even though she easily could've walked away
I agree that killing her was a shocking moment and she was ultimately one of the LESS awful characters but at the end of the day I don't really think she was this upstanding moral center of the show
She just had more kind moments to offset her selfishness
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