Someone once told me that everything is karma and karma keeps a list a mile long of people who need a swift kick in the you-know-what. Apparently I am now one of those people.
I know that breaking up Mac and Kate did not make a lot of people happy and I’m very sorry to those of you who wanted them to sail off in the sunset together. I got emails, several of them, that started with “How could you??!!!”
Trust me, I now feel your pain.
Over the past several months karma has started to find her way to me by breaking up (or flat out killing off) TV characters I love.
Case in point – Derek Shepherd.
All I can say is “Why?” I’m still not over that, though it would seem that Meredith has moved on quite well. And as a side note: I’m pretty sure Meredith killed him.
Now beyond the fact that I think Shonda is evil for killing off his character, I didn’t give this much thought…..
Until recently when my all-time-fav show Castle broke up Rick and Kate.
Wait. Really?
Their chemistry is my whole reason for watching the show. Note to the writers: breaking them up does not entice me to watch this show, nor does it make them more interesting. Mostly I just want to throw things.
And let me not even get started on Scandal. The only saving grace on that show is Shonda didn’t find a way to kill off Jake, too.
And just when I thought it was safe to turn on my TV I find out, from last weekend’s ComicCon, that Mulder and Scully split up as well.
Next thing you know, we’ll find out that Han and Leia never actually wound up together.
So dear readers, while I realize Kate and Mac weren’t on the scale of any of these characters mentioned above I totally appreciate that this bugged many of you. And I’m sorry. I’m very sorry.
And as for you dear Karma, I get it. I screwed up. I broke up a power couple. What would you have me do? Rewrite Climax and throw Nick under the bus – literally?
Or maybe I could just call in Shonda Rhimes and Meredith Grey to kill him off.
A re-write sounds good to me. You could make it like the infamous shower scene on “Dallas” years ago when the character of Patrick Duffy wasn’t really dead, it was just a dream.
But really, it was your book to write, however I am one of your readers who wanted Mac and Kate to survive intact.
And I must also say I’m not satisfied with Mac’s second chance … it just left me wanting he and Kate more than ever.
But when all is said and done, I do enjoy your books and appreciate your writing skills.
I agree with everything Nancy wrote. I wanted Mac & Kate together but what’s done is done. Thanks for your writing.
You just can’t please all of the people all of the time.
I was definitely Team Mac, but temperamentally Kate and Nick are IMO a better match.
Readers who rate a book solely based the story going the way they think it should go, rather than the merits of the writing … and I wish there were a way to say this more diplomatically … need to grow up.
However, if this is something you feel strongly about, I would say keep the series going and work Kate and Mac back to each other, rather than erasing the whiteboard and hollering “Do over!”
I totally agree with your comment. I myself also wanted Mac & Kate together but I really enjoyed the way the story went and at the end loved it that Kate & Nick got together. Christina, these are your stories and write them the way you want & desire. Your fans will enjoy them anyway. I just started reading Mac’s story and so far it is incredible as we’re the first four books. I love love your books and now you are on my Most favorite authors list. What is next?
OMG! U are too funny! But yes Karma can and does bite sometimes. I tragically cry every time Grey’s comes on and royally miss my McDreamy. Life ceases to exist each week when I turn on this show.