Anna did tell MC about the tennis thing though. She didn't know Lacey hadn't told him already.
"I could see Lacey's face turn fearful when Anna started saying what she was about to."
A "It's just the four of us."
MC "Wait what?"
MC "Four... including you two?"
A "Yes."
A "Oh Lacey."
A "You didn't tell him it was just the four of us?"
L "I..."
M "Are you fucking serious Lacey?"
Except, she doesn't, she goes to the tennis dates knowing that E and J are there to try and take advantage of her, yet never notifies MC, for weeks even when both J and E are acting like dorks.
MC has to discover about it by happenstance, then Anna spills the beans.
Everyone knew about Damian. Everyone told Lacey NOT to do it, and she'd only just said she would avoid doing stupid things by listening to her friends. Everyone was aware of Mia's plan even if they didn't approve. But it says something that even Lacey's 'ride or die' is pulling stupid plans against her.
A "Okay. We'll do our best to support you."
A "I just hope you're right."
This is not telling Lacey not to do it, the opposition is weak and actually supportive, again MC is not notified by Anna immediately.
I think protege is overstating it. More like role model for Lacey. And Veronica was blackmailed. If you are coerced into something then you aren't willing.
They mean that Lacey is Veronica protege, even if blackmailed she could have told MC the situation, she doesn't and keep on not telling him until discovered and threatened.
The threats come after Lacey is willing to commit suicide, Veronica doesn't do shit until caught.
Anna was explicitly against cucking him. They want to fix his self esteem, Lacey is just doing a shit job.
A "Okay. We'll do our best to support you."
A "I just hope you're right."
This is not being against it.
And yeah, Lacey is not doing well.
MC picks Lacey's side. There is no side for Anna to pick until he gets his head straight. She could do all those things and it would have made no difference other than to alienate MC.
MC is seemingly always going to forgive Lacey no matter what, unless its so bad he commits suicide or something.
This is not true, and misses the point imo, Anna could have done much more for MC, by simply telling him the truth in several occasions.
In that very conversation she tells Lacey that MC is not a computer to be reprogrammed. Neither Anna or even Mia agrees with Lacey. They just realise they can't stop her.
They can't stop her? I am not sure, they didn't try.
Anna tried harder in the lorenzo event than this.
Still, they could have warned MC.
She warned him. She also told him about the tennis dates. She had assumed MC already knew.
A "I'm intrigued, I didn't know a position was open in Jared's department."
"By saying that Anna signaled me to be on my guard."
Tennis dates I already touched upon, Anna knows the Lacey plan to "seduce" Jared for the job, she doesn't tell anything to MC.
MC also knew about the drugs and failed to act properly. Though perhaps warning Lacey indirectly was barely enough.
MC has been properly destroyed by your truly plenty of times in this thread, him being a weak willed and shitty person doesn't make Anna less guilty.
She didn't hide it, but she did destroy the recording.
Yup, bad bad bad.
Was that Mia? Apparently she can charm anyone somehow if she feels like it.
Yeah, which is very weird since she is portrayed as having a very polarizing personality.
She saved MCs life. Maintained her friendship with him, even after finding out he was pretty messed up, even after being rejected. I think that counts for quite a lot.
It does count, doesn't cancel how she is acting now.
I'm willing to give the author a bit more leeway if the intent is clear. Otherwise I don't know how I would enjoy the story.
Yes and no, I hope the author takes these talks as constructive criticism and fix some stuff.
Sunk cost fallacy. Sometimes quitting is harder than continuing if it would mean admitting you messed up. I'm sure there was continual manipulation going on as well.
Fair poin, I fail to see how this improve her position.
MC already suspected but she did point him in the right direction.
V "Maybe he has some dirt on someone high up?"
She was trying to protect Lacey. She just wasn't going after Jared.
V "Just know that I'm doing everything I can to shield her from Jared."
"So, she's protecting Lacey, but can't directly go after Jared."
He did threaten her. Over the phone, which isn't very effective. So she shared how she was being blackmailed. But in the end when he asked for help all he said was:
"There's always a way."
"And there it is..."
MC "Veronica?"
V "Yes?"
MC "Will you help me save my wife?"
V "..."
V "Yes."
Any threats done by MC feel like a joke, he is constantly shown as harmless unless it is to beat a 50 pound woman, I agree.
If Veronica would have been more forthcoming, a lot of damage could have been avoided, MC has to deduce and lose a lot of time due to her.
She does help in the end.
Yeah, maybe. I was surprised she deleted it. If Anna is at fault though then so is Lacey for manipulating her feelings again.
Nobody is saying Lacey is innocent, she is a menace in act 1.
I don't think it would be right to constantly be walking on eggshells around him. If we're talking awkward conversations they are both at fault for some of them. They just had their roles reversed, they are figuring things out.
I am sorry, but just no, you don't put your frustrations on someone else who is just picking an opportunity fair and square.
As I said, this is minor, but makes you wonder about her maturity and what would happen if the stakes would be higher.
Well its certainly weird.
But like a lot of stuff, its written to drive drama, when its not just full blown porn logic. A more realistic story would be a lot more boring.
I think you guys do make good points that I can't rebut like the marketing party week. But why didn't MC reach out to Anna or Mia then? Just feels like flaw to me more than them deciding to avoid him because if MC reached out to Anna I just don't see her ignoring him. Lacey manipulating Anna into not reaching out first? Maybe.
I completely understand trying to drive drama and the narration, it is fine.
It is less fine when half your cast end up looking like unlikeable POS tho.
MC is a witness, he doesn't act, and at that time was convinced that the late nights were asked by Veronica so he was being supportive...
We make good points because we spent too much time reading the script and analizyng it haha.
