Talk:Todd Manning/GA2

GA Review

Quick failing this for terrible prose. Sorry, but this is not how to write an encyclopedia article, even one on a soap opera character.

Three random examples of non-Encyclopedic prose:

In writing storylines to revolve around Todd, the writers sometimes used names to symbolize good or bad characters. Powell Lord (the III), a character who initially resisted the gang rape of Marty Saybrooke, was set up as "the good" to "Todd's bad" and harbored deep guilt for his part in having physically harmed the woman, acting as a conscience to Todd. A conscience that Todd ignored.
Though the rape storyline of Marty Saybrooke received praise, it was also met with criticism, with points being made that it polarized the gap between rapists and the raped. And that the show departed from the rape paradigm by not only "insisting the essential 'goodness' of Powell Lord," which did not go over well with viewers, considering that he did rape her, "but 'for a crime in which peer pressure made me do it' is hardly an adequate (or even physiologically possible) excuse, but even more startlingly by redeeming the evil Todd."
Other characteristics of Todd consisted of his eating habits, and more complex, his nightmares and issues with sexual intimacy. The character typically ate with his hands, usually refusing to use silverware, sometimes even at expensive restaurants. Téa was at times determined to teach Todd proper table manners. But an interesting facet of the character was that he was already aware of the "proper way" to dine; he just perferred not to. Similarly, Téa was there for Todd's nightmares, and wanted him to open up about his slumber experiences. The nightmares were detailed as a look into Todd's "soul", why he is the way he is, why he is tortured; they were also the driving factor behind him hardly getting any rest. Though it was rare for Todd to discuss these painful dreams, he did open up to Téa about them on occasion.

Please seek peer review for the prose in this article before revisiting GA. On the plus side, all the image tags looked fine. Jclemens (talk) 07:02, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]