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What character(s) do you think have grown the most since they were introduced in Still Life? Which one do you think has grown the least? Was there a character you disliked in Still Life? Has your opinion of them changed as the series has progressed? Is there any resident of Three Pines who you feel deserves more of a backstory and would like to know more about?
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I have always thought that Jean-Guy has grown the most in this series; I have truly enjoyed his evolution from competent yet remote, emotionally inhibited young man into the more self-aware, grounded, and open young man he has become. He has gone through a personal hell and has come out all the better for it, in large part thanks to his ability to finally recognize, give, and accept love unself-consciously. He is a fascinating character for me, and one I thoroughly enjoy reading about. He certainly has become A Better Man throughout the series.
Perhaps the least affected by growth is Gabri; he is still who he was in Still Life, for the most part. The crisis he endured regarding Olivier’s incarceration bent his spirit briefly, but then he rallied and has remained a constant. He has not always been a happy man, but in Three Pines, he has found what he was looking for, it seems, and is content.
I didn’t really like Agent Nichol, but she has more than redeemed herself, as far as I’m concerned, in later episodes. I accept her personality and now understand her heart better. Same with Ruth, though it only took until the end of Still Life for me to know that I liked her despite her quirks.
And Ruth is a villager that I still don’t feel I know enough about. I want to know about her marriage — who did she marry; for how long were they married; how did she navigate that situation; how did it affect her personally? And though he’s technically not a villager, I still want to know more about Jean-Guy’s upbringing— it’s been hinted several times that it wasn’t particularly rosy, but I would love to know the details of that.
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I agree with Susan. Jean-Guy does have the most growth going through a lot of ups-and-downs throughout the series. Second on the list I think would be Clara who has gone through quite a bit of growth as an artist and dealing with her insecurities, her marriage, and her independence. I also think Isabelle Lacoste has grown a great deal. She has a steady personality but seeing her grow into an even more capable agent from the one in Still Life to the one in Glass Houses – it’s quite the heroic journey in my eyes.
I also agree with Susan that Gabri seems a blank slate to me because he really hasn’t had much to do throughout the series. He’s not had a dramatic arc like Olivier and to me is more used as comic relief. I think both he and Ruth would be the Three Pines residents most due for a plot-line.
I know she’s only mentioned in Still Life but I would be interested in a storyline with Annie Gamache given her work as a lawyer. She always seems so put together but what does she really think of her husband and father being constantly on the front-lines of danger? Could her work draw her into this world? I would be interested in reading a story along those lines where the men would be worried about her and she was the hero.
Agent Nichol is the obvious pick for unlikable character and the one that somewhat redeemed herself throughout the series. I liked her in HTLGI, and I feel she had matured a great deal.
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I am pretty much on the same page as Tara and Susan.
Jean-Guy’s growth, both as an individual and as a professional, across the series is the most meaningful and revealing. He has confronted loss, chronic pain and addiction, depression to the point of considering suicide, remarriage and parenthood, including to a special needs child. His professional path, from agent confined to the evidence room to trusted second in command, chief of homicide and return to second in command is equally compelling. My second choice, though, is Armand. Personally, he confronts the betrayal of his childhood best friend, the professional costs of following his convictions, estrangement from Jean-Guy at one point and from his son through much of the story, the aftermath of injuries in the line of duty and the possibility of loosing his family. Professionally, his career path takes him to the top of the Surete and back to Chief of Homicide.
I agree with the characterization of Gabri as “comic relief” yet he shows a strength of character and will in TBT. I think he deserves more of a backstory.
Agent Nichol is abrasive, self-absorbed and inconsiderate, for sure. I also found Peter an unlikeable character, also self-absorbed, lacking empathy and emotionally constricted. He absolutely redeemed himself later in the series, though.
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I agree with the comments above about Jean Guy. After Myrna he’s my favourite. I think he has matured into a very rounded character who has retained his authenticity. And I’m glad he is settled and Happy with Annie. While I agree to an extent about Ruth in the comments above I think Clara is the mise unevelved: sure she, see a the best in people and us a great artist but she still seems to be to be stagnating and, some of the ex erienxes age has had ought to have moved her f pi r ward but to me she seems stuck.
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