Thread:Ttowen/@comment-1037137-20140814200637/@comment-1037137-20140815191128

I suppose so. This season did not help Duncan either. And his arc was a waste of time. An even bigger waste of time was his apparent knowledge of Mal, which ultimately amounted to nothing. I haven't a clue what they were trying to accomplish with Duncan.

But I still don't feel bad for his arrest or for his breakup with Gwen (Though the latter was executed miserably; for a couple I was so eager to see broken up for good, that moment was so freaking rushed that the victory felt shallow).

What were they trying to accomplish with him? Were they trying to redeem him? Were they trying to doll him up to make excuses for the crap he shouldn't have gotten away with for so long? Were they finally tired of him and so tried to make sure we felt nothing when he got the boot? (The last being unlikely since they themselves seem infatuated with Duncan)

All of the derailments in this season are infuriating and completely inexcusable, but Duncan's is also straight up confusing.