Who watches TV for the principle characters?
The supporting characters are often way more attention-grabbing.
2022 offered no scarcity of supporting characters working away with the present.
These are the scene stealers of 2022 whose spinoffs we’d watch.
Commander Jett Reno – Star Trek: Discovery
The incomparable Tig Notaro brings her signature snark to the position of Chief Engineer however, in precise reality, is the reincarnation of TOS’ Bones. Wait, that is not the proper time period since they’re technically contemporaries. Emotional doppelganger. Yeah, that matches.
Who would not give their port aspect nacelle to see a Younger Sheldon-like prequel for Reno as a spunky and sensible younger engineer aboard the USS Hiawatha? Or as a candy-addicted cadet at Starfleet Academy?
Even a Quick Trek the place she visits household and her spouse’s ultimate resting place? Possibly Reno will create a holodeck program the place she will be able to have a good time their anniversary. Notaro would kill that emotive alternative with deadpan supply.
Within the absence of Paramount+ biting on any of those pitches, let’s have a look at Reno return subsequent season as a daily versus recurring character. COVID and profession issues meant she solely appeared on FOUR Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 episodes. We are able to do higher than that, Mr. Kurtzman. We should do higher than that.
Lucia and Mia – The White Lotus
Though the fanbase is cut up on whether or not they deserve the quantity of display screen time they obtain throughout White Lotus Season 2, they’re undeniably fascinating. For one, they defy categorization.
They’re sometimes called prostitutes, however whether or not they function underneath a handler is obscure, and so they may higher be described as some X-rated model of freelance geishas who will do something to please their purchasers as if who will do something to please their purchasers as if their livelihood trusted it.
They’re additionally expert long-game grifters clinging to each honeypot angle they’ll use. Beneath all that could be a fascinating portrait of two vagabonds sitting simply outdoors paradise.
A restricted sequence spinoff may discover Lucia and Mia’s marks of the week whereas tracing their journeys to get to some obscure notion of elsewhere.
Clance Morgan – A League Of Their Personal
Clance (Gbemisola Ikumelo) was a girl forward of her time. She wasn’t a baseball participant like a lot of the different girls on the present.
She was a comic book book-loving, cartoon-drawing bass who cherished her husband unreservedly and supported her finest buddy’s unconventional desires.
Are you able to simply think about a partially-animated comedy or net sequence the place her cartoons come to life and complement her story?
Clance was a loveable, charismatic, vivacious power and deserved extra screentime — which she’s poised to get — given her emotional cliffhanger on the finish of the primary season.
Connie – The Strolling Useless
Connie emerged as the most effective characters on the sequence the second she appeared, and issues solely improved throughout the ultimate season.
Connie’s tenacity to search out the proper story regardless of the rot all through the Commonwealth neighborhood ought to have given her extra time to shine.
Nevertheless, the accelerated nature of the ultimate season left Connie with little in the way in which of a conclusion.
We all know she’s residing on the Commonwealth, however a present that includes Lauren Ridloff entrance and middle can be glorious.
Chozen – Cobra Kai
Chozen standing by Daniel’s aspect at Miyagi’s grave was the second that overvalued the fandom, and Cobra Kai delivered a season chock stuffed with the loveable however lethal murderer pledging his allegiance and devotion to Daniel and his household within the face of enemies and allies alike.
Chozen’s comedic chops have been an sudden delight from the season, in addition to his chemistry with actually every other character. Notably, he shined with the LaRusso household, Johnny, Mike, and his showdown with Silver.
Chozen emerged because the spotlight of the fifth season and the last word scene-stealer.
By the season’s finish, many viewers have been begging for a by-product, us included.
Wyatt – 9-1-1: Lone Star
Judd’s comparatively new son was an ideal addition to the present.
Many new characters who current bother to {couples} we’d go to conflict for, like Judd and Grace, are sometimes obtained with a chilly shoulder. Wyatt is, nevertheless, a gentleman, courteous, and bold, and it is inconceivable to hate him.
Having his personal present is one thing we won’t inform what it could appear to be, however we’d like to see him extra.
The Ryder household is rising properly, and he can be a welcome addition.
Dena – Ramy
Ramy does us the service of shifting the limelight on its characters. Though a few of these characters, like Naseem, Mo, and Ahmed, have some larger eccentricities, Ramy’s sister Dena is just too fascinating to disregard.
She has largely the identical obstacles as her brother — similar mother and father, similar Arab-American pressures — however she’s much less broody, extra entrenched within the formal economic system, and extra able to holding down a wedding.
That does not imply her new marriage will work out. We’re anticipating lots of doubts and obstacles, however that can be a part of the enjoyable.
There’s additionally the potential for character enlargement along with her buddy circle, that is fairly clean for the time being.
Haja Estree – Obi-Wan Kenobi
He is one of the best lovable scoundrel to return out of the Star Wars universe since Han Solo.
Too usually, writers making an attempt to write down loveable rogue characters overlook the loveable half and unintentionally create an angsty man-child or an outright villain.
Thankfully, this wasn’t the case with Haja. Sure, he likes credit an excessive amount of, however, as his legit efforts to assist kids and Jedi Masters on the run from the Empire present, he’s somebody you’ll be able to depend on to have your again.
Plus, while you think about Kumail Nanjiani’s charisma and ideal line supply, you’ve got a personality price following wherever within the galaxy.
Over to you, TV Fanatics!
Who have been the scene stealers of 2022?
Which supporting characters deserve their very own present?
Hit the feedback beneath.
Becca Newton is a employees author for TV Fanatic.
