- Oct 20, 2022
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Seymour is an intriguing character for me. I had Lena go along with the contract because I felt their back and forth was interesting. Like Seymour is so used to things going his way and I had Lena say she was more than a mere object so I'd like to see how that dynamic is developed. I hope the revamp scene didn't change that dynamic.If you choose the path in which Lena is titillated enough to willingly accept Seymour's proposal, in my view, it is not really antagonistic; rather he is feeding Lena's own desires; desires which scare her. (I curiously did a speed run of Lena truly being forced into it and found the resulting antagonistic dialogue to be very unappealing.)
To me making Seymour outright antagonistic towards Lena was a bad move. Yes Seymour is an evil rich businessman but he should be attacking Lena's morals instead of trying to blackmail her because it makes him look weak and desperate. Imagine if the bad things that happens in the story could be traced back to Seymour. Alison and Wade losing their jobs is because Seymour had some businesses merge and eventho they were good they were expendable. The leap in rent is due to Seymour buying up the properties. Like make one of the places that the characters frequent go under due to new shinier businesses popping up.
While showing that Seymour business practices are hurting those around her he should be trying to lure Lena in with the good life. Like the necklace, is Lena tired of Stan and Louis' constant drama he can offer her a penthouse, support her modeling career and finally offering to help find better doctors for her parents' medical issues. Her family knows that she's been struggling to help them so how is she able to afford the doctor bills. Have them worry about what she has to do to support them.
And this would lead to Lena taking out one of Seymour's biggest obstacle in the city Emma. She's trying to fight back against Seymour's shady practices so if a Lena that's been completely seduced can try to convince her that he's not so bad and try to use the lavish lifestyle to blind her to the real issues that he's causing and having Emma added to her contact could be interesting.