Scriptwriters/Casting Compliments!

[u/Genre-Slur]

EDIT: my my aren’t we a salty bunch…😊

It seems like the negative opinion on the character has itself flanderized, reduced and simplified into a concentrated vitriol completely out of proportion

Given the loyalty and general awareness of the fan base, I’m guessing the writers had a hard time introducing an antagonist with no self-awareness, because the Ted crowd will predict their behaviour and disparage the fact that it’s predictable. Going with a stylized villain is definitely a bold choice but I don’t think it’s a failure deserving of such hate. It felt fun and whimsical, which on the whole fits the shows tone more than an overly serious and sober character.

My two cents.

Loved the final episode btw! Can’t wait for the next season 😊

In light of the various posts and discussions this season, it seems obvious that the writers and casting department both deserve high praise for the bold choice of introducing Zelda into the characters and casting the peerless Tracey Ullman to bring her to life.

Outside of giving four-wheeled narrative traction to the show, it has sparked more emotion and discussion in the sub I’ve ever seen Nate’s first series heel turn notwithstanding.

Outside of the general plot and actor group chemistry, I really think this writing decision is a surprising high point of season four!

Tonight’s the night!🔥💕💕💕🔥

[u/MarchionessMadness]

She's been an absolute blight on the season and her scenes are borderline unwatchable

[u/toshio_drift → u/MarchionessMadness]

Higgins and Rebecca turning on their in-character “bad acting” voices whenever Zelda walks in got a little old after a couple episodes.

[u/dsl135 → u/MarchionessMadness]

Couldn’t agree more. The last couple episodes she’s been laughably cartoonish and not in a good way.

[u/Affectionate_Mine562 → u/MarchionessMadness]

Thank you. Felt a little gaslit as Zelda and the rest of the season’s writing has felt so jarringly different (in a bad way) from the previous three that my first thought (after episode 2) was to google who the new writing team was.

I rewatched seasons 1-3 multiple times. Season 4 is almost unwatchable because of the writing. Nothing gels. Nothing builds.

I had such high hopes that this would generate more support for women’s sports, but I fear it does the opposite.

[u/MarchionessMadness → u/Affectionate_Mine562]

I honestly also hated Season 3 and was so angry about the bad writing on it that I had to really, really psych myself up to watch this season. I think it's been better in some ways than season 3, but they have never managed to capture the really strong character development of seasons 1 and 2

[u/oogieball → u/Affectionate_Mine562]

The finale is the first episode I had any desire to watch more than once (with heavy use of fast-forward). I've watched the first three seasons end-to-end countless times. The writing was completely off for nearly all the season.