Zimmerman wrote: ↑05 Nov 2018, 13:32
Gomorrah SPOILER
Arch - it’s things like Genny going from being beaten and dumped in the street destitute to being a boss again in no time.
The bank job they pulled to start it rolling.
Patricia going from being a shop girl to a mobster consultancy service (and seeming no. 2 to Annalise).
Blue Blood going from a guy selling a bit of weed to City overlord in no time.
I get that you there is a foundation for these leaps/progression (blue blood being the grandson of a former boss or Patricia being the niece of whatshisname).... but it’s all just a bit ‘convenient’/rushed.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m nitpicking. I’m enjoying it and will continue watching, it’s just the finer detail that stops it from being a ‘great’ series
EDIT and now posh kid who two minutes ago was just someone who bought their weed off them is taking on the role of leader whilst blue blood is in hospital and all his ‘boys’ don’t say boo (probably in the previous episode they were questioning why blue blood was assuming the role of leader..
Don't read this until you are finished because I am not sure what is a spoiler and what isn't as I am going off memory, although I will try to keep it vague.
I think they are fair points and I understand why you think them and are (to a certain extent) irritated by them. It does all happen pretty quickly. You also seem to have anticipated why I accepted these plot points without complaint. The main reason I accepted it was because I never saw Patirica's or Blueblood's rise as down to them.
I am not sure what episode you are up but I have a feeling you will hate the ending because the things you hate are all foreshadowing to make the last few episodes seem believable.
You are right about blue blood/Patricia thing being a bit convenient but it also provides context if nothing else. What I would say it is the connection (family ties) and the circumstances are important. The two of them are just pawns in Ciro's/Genny's game, they are being told what to do (in Patricia's case) and manipulated into what to do (In Blue Blood's case) by Ciro who is truly Machiavellian and Genny. They both needed people with a strong enough motivation such as revenge, a family history to make them seem authentic and ambition.
The driving force behind their rise is Genny and Ciro. They needed someone with a ready made gang and burning hatred of the people they wanted overthrow and Blue Blood definitely fits into that category, Ciro sees that and exploits it. Genny grooms Patricia, by helping with her brother and trusting her with important stuff. Also Patricia's friend Marinella's life was destroyed by Scianel (Annalise's son). They needed someone they could trust who would be motivated and authentic enough to be convincingly inserted in to Annalise's inner circle. Although why such a cynical/callous person as Annalise would take a relative stranger to heart is a bit of a stretch I can only assume it is an attraction or she sees something of herself in her or maybe it is because her son died and it is some sort of weird maternal thing. Possibly she trusts her because Genny killed his father/her lover, I don't know. One thing I do know is they only get in the positions they are in because Genny/Ciro want them there, that is the important part. I won't spoil it but once they do get there, then all bets are off.
Genny going from being beaten and dumped in the street destitute to being a boss again in no time - yeah it is pretty quick no doubt even with Ciro's help.
Bank job - yeah pretty ridiculous, a means to an end.
To accept the bank job and Genny getting on his feet in no time, in fact all of it, you have to really accept that Ciro is a criminal mastermind.
Posh boy, I never really understood that relationship to be honest, I thought maybe he was in love with Blue Blood but even then some of the things he does are mad and seemingly out of character. He steps up more than once and stepping up when he was in hospital was maybe a case of the gang needing a leader, they were essentially followers, even if they were questioning Blue blood's role as leader they needed someone to take control in a crisis. Posh boy and Blue Blood were pretty close but why he should take on the role of leader or why they should listen to him specifically (other than his unwavering faith is Blue Blood) I am not sure.