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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't love the Madeline affair storyline but I can see that it worked as making her character a little deeper and have more conflict.  It also brought strength to her relationship with Abigail and actually potentially deeper with Ed.

I don't understand the lack of explanation of Bonnie's background in the series. But then I thought it sort of came out of the blue in the book.  [/quote]
Out of the affair storyline came 2 great Madeline revelations. When she was talking to Abigail about being perfect and how she so was not. And when she was forced to say Adam the best guy she's ever know. So it wasn't for nothing. [/quote]

In my opinion both of these 'great revelations' are lazy storytelling. Something that the rest of the series did NOT suffer from. It is a lot more difficult to show complex imperfection in a sometimes-too-fiery-and-too-self-righteous character than it is to give them some easy black and white sin. Madeline wouldn't have been 'perfect' even if she hadn't cheated on Ed. She has a temper, she is a busybody, she makes enemies. She can be petty (disney on ice!). But she is loyal and loving to a fault and is sometimes consumed with jealousy and with insecurity about losing her daughter. That is a complex not perfect person.

I haven't seen the finale so I'm not sure I know what you mean with the second one. But if you mean Adam Scott as Ed then that once again is lazy storytelling. In the book you can FEEL that Madeline knows that Ed is the best thing that happened to her. The love and mutual respect they share is her anchor. They could have shown that without some big declaration. [/quote]

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