#somehow after a season and a half rian shakes out to some rando to me lmao

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 hardly a newsflash but after holding out the rest of the season it’s like yeah rian is like a character to me but that’s all lmfao just the neutral fact that she’s out there i guess. like that character is fine minus any personal enjoyment since apparently any plot movement or conflicts you want can come up, which is just like, useful as the device that is [a character], but it’s like. okay if we look at “rian talks to wags for some reason” as This Is The Character Overall it’s like, it’s just not particularly enjoyable to me lol like oh she’s weird & lively except only so much as a serious character is allowed to be, so it’s just kind of [she is just out there] like okay. i don’t know what to expect from any plot threads going forward and none of them are super interesting as left off like, taylor mentoring Someone is of interest as it pertains to Taylor. nice job taylor getting a rare hug but rian is so [just someone] in that moment like, i don’t know what their dynamic is supposed to be and it seems like at most amicable they’re both just standing there, weird ambiguous “well of course we could date b/c we’re cool & serious” is like [nothing] to me. and given that all season there’s no signs she and winston have any genuine relationship that’s also like, well it gives him chances to show up & say things and that’s it in the end it seems,the fun of amicability is like boy they could be friends huh? then season 6 says “no not really” so like oh okay, nvm then. she’s kind of like some guy who’s out here & sometimes says some spontaneous things but not in any way people don’t just shrug off, which i guess includes wanting to be entertained by giving a coworker shit anytime, since that doesn’t seem to be relevant to anyone but winston either. like well alright, she’s around then. to kind of do anything at any time. basically season 7 is like season 4 to me

#taking the litmus test of just regarding the character overall or w/any specific point like Okay. isnt any particular fun in it at this pt #she's here b/c she hasn't walked out yet; idk what she wants; idk what her dynamics w/anyone are #and again that Serious Average Mode Rian is just like oh this just isn't that interesting lol #and that the trend more towards that seems to have lasted...flair has dropped away. ok #god knows i don't give a shit abt ''wow aren't you surprised how much prince sucks'' like not really? hated this #and that seems to have been worth like well her character's material is about this now like. why. is her character: doing w/e? #if rian is more a device around to create unexpected chaos at any point w/no explanation that's not that characterful #and naturally when ep ten and beyond goes ''no they'll never be friends'' wrt winston like well then that was a whole main angle of interest #like you're not taylor mason.... #somehow after a season and a half rian shakes out to some rando to me lmao #unbelievable but speaking of this being season four: this is kind of like my arc of trying to be interested in wendy rhoades lmfao #that's [serious / more central billions characters] for you i guess. even secondary like this is like. well this isn't much to me at all #none of you except for taylor mason are taylor mason.... #and if i don't know what tf your dynamic w/them is or think it's that fun then that doesn't confer a ton of adjacent interest.... #winston billions #like it's not really about More Dislike it's just the loss of potential and idk As Is it's just like. well that's some character out there. #i'm sure there can still be fun / at all interesting moments but that's true re wendy too lmao