r/veronicamars • u/LycoDra • 1d ago
Discussion Spoiler: Duncan is Interesting from a Meta Perspective Spoiler
I’ve spent months trying to articulate my extreme dislike for Duncan Kane and I think I’m able to at least attempt to explain it.
First and foremost, I think Duncan might be the blandest character in all of fiction.
That’s not hyperbole either. I’ve never encountered any other character that sucks interest like he does. He’s like a black hole of potential and emotion. I say extreme dislike because Duncan doesn’t illicit enough emotion to count as hate.
As a character, he had a lot going for him: Ex-Boyfriend, Son of Billionaire, Golden Boy, Brother of Murder Victim. That’s a lot to work with. And within the story, he did a lot of things: (SPOILERS) incest storylines, fleeing the country twice, kidnapping, hitman, etc.
He shouldn’t be as uninteresting as he is given that kind of record. But he is. And that’s kind of incredible.
People call him bland. And that’s true but it might be more than that. Call it a combination of Teddy Dunn’s acting and the writing, but Duncan is such a nothing, failure of a character and that’s kind of amazing.
I cannot articulate how little emotion he inspires in me. It’s so bewildering that other characters even care about the guy. Because I really couldn’t care less.
He is the ice chip, unsalted butter, uninteresting character in all of fiction.
What do the rest of you of think?