Rambling and incoherent is how I roll these days, so I feel you ;) This comment might contain some of that - LOL
I did some more thinking on this off and on during work today (because it's much more interesting). Some morally ambiguous characters like Walter White from Breaking Bad would fall into the "done well" sort of camp. I'm going off fannish osmosis, as I've not seen the entire show. Battlestar Galactica had a lot of characters doing shitty things for good or desperate reasons - Giaus Baltar, Sharon, the list is long. I feel The Expanse touches on this morally grey area at various points, but am unsure if they actually focus on those that are the collateral damage from others? Except for maybe Filip Inaros. An argument could be said that Naomi and Amos and basically the Roci crew are an example - but the damage happens off-screen, in the past.
I think the prequel trilogy tried to show Anakin Skywalker this way. But it didn't really execute well until maybe TCW. This could be my personal bias showing, I felt his character development rushed in the movies, sidelined for CGI.
I think you're right about both Jyn Erso and that Andor is exploring some of these themes. And I'm excited to see how it all plays out.
ETA: I think I'm sort of adjacent to what you're referring to. Not hitting the nail on the head, but hammering in the general vicinity. I also am bad at metaphors sometimes. ;P
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This comment might contain some of that - LOL
I did some more thinking on this off and on during work today (because it's much more interesting). Some morally ambiguous characters like Walter White from Breaking Bad would fall into the "done well" sort of camp. I'm going off fannish osmosis, as I've not seen the entire show.
Battlestar Galactica had a lot of characters doing shitty things for good or desperate reasons - Giaus Baltar, Sharon, the list is long. I feel The Expanse touches on this morally grey area at various points, but am unsure if they actually focus on those that are the collateral damage from others? Except for maybe Filip Inaros. An argument could be said that Naomi and Amos and basically the Roci crew are an example - but the damage happens off-screen, in the past.
I think the prequel trilogy tried to show Anakin Skywalker this way. But it didn't really execute well until maybe TCW. This could be my personal bias showing, I felt his character development rushed in the movies, sidelined for CGI.
I think you're right about both Jyn Erso and that Andor is exploring some of these themes. And I'm excited to see how it all plays out.
ETA: I think I'm sort of adjacent to what you're referring to. Not hitting the nail on the head, but hammering in the general vicinity.
I also am bad at metaphors sometimes. ;P