I never really liked Pete, not because of Sam Jones III (who I think did an excellent job portraying him), but because the writers never seemed to know how to handle him. In fact, almost all of the episodes centred around him were dull; of them all, I only really liked "Duplicity".
His mishandling can be seen through the screentime minutes compiled by BadToad; as the writers lost interest in him, he lost minutes. In Season Two, he appeared in all twenty-two episodes but only was only actually in it for ninety-four minutes. In Season Three, that dropped to seventeen episodes with a shocking sixty-three minutes - only just over an hour.
His comeback episode, "Hero", is widely regarded as one of the show's worst. Apparently, he was such an empty character that blatant advertising and a FOTW ability were needed to carry his return.
So, what do you think? Was Pete a failed character, or did you like him? If you didn't, what could have been done better?
His mishandling can be seen through the screentime minutes compiled by BadToad; as the writers lost interest in him, he lost minutes. In Season Two, he appeared in all twenty-two episodes but only was only actually in it for ninety-four minutes. In Season Three, that dropped to seventeen episodes with a shocking sixty-three minutes - only just over an hour.
His comeback episode, "Hero", is widely regarded as one of the show's worst. Apparently, he was such an empty character that blatant advertising and a FOTW ability were needed to carry his return.
So, what do you think? Was Pete a failed character, or did you like him? If you didn't, what could have been done better?
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