"Living," "Sucker," and relatable characters

[Matthew Haldeman-Time]

I was thinking about how Bade is set up as the primary relatable character in ITL.  He opens the series for us and as he's introduced to Orina Anoris, so are we.

This analogy fails on several levels, but I'd say that, in "Living," Drew is the primary relatable character.  He's not exactly on the outside looking in, but he's set up to be more "normal" than the superstars around him.

Then I thought about "Sucker."  Clearly, in "Sucker," we're on the level of *NSYNC.  We know what they know; more than O-Town, but less than the Boys.  And I think that the most relatable character is Chris.  Yes, he's crazy, but he's still accessible.  Joey isn't as forthcoming; Justin is too, uh, whatever Justin is.

What do you think?

-Matthew

[LilacMajesty]

I think the word you're looking for in relation to Justin is Psychotic.  Or maybe I'm just mixing that up with Living Justin Timberlake-Chasez.

[GypsyEyes]

Justin is "Certifiable." I guess JC could be considered almost as relatable as Chris but with bonus points for being in possession of most of his mental faculties.

Foxfire says "relatable" isn't a word.