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What is the point to have him be married?

posted 12 years ago by indalay422
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The whole wife and daughter thing was unnecessary, it just made him look worse as a person, like a slutty cop instead of a hero. They should have made him a single man, or divorced or something, IMHO... I would have had more respect for him anyway.

[–] franzkabuki 12 years ago

And what would he gave done with that respect of yours? Anyways, he was indeed supposed to be a bit of an amoral sleazebag - why not? Makes the character more interesting.

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] Jones70 (6872) 3 years ago

To make him more likable I guess.

[–] legnadibrom (6520) 3 years ago

there was a time well into the 80s, maybe even the 90s, when a man in his 30s or older would be looked at as weird or gay for not having been married with kids

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78604) a year ago

True.
It was a stereotype 30-40 years ago.