Thoughts on the Mexican show The Accident?
I know the first season is almost 2 years old and the second one is a few months old, but I've seen people still chime in in some posts of when the series was new, so I figured I might as well post this.
I HATE how everyone thinks Emiliano, the main character, is a murderer ('assassin' as said in the Mexican version). First of all, who knows if a fourth stake would've done anything? It might've not with how strong the wind was. Even if it would've prevented the bouncy house from flying, considering this to be murder is ridiculous, let alone considering the main character to be a murderer (you know, someone who's never tried burning children alive and doesn't own a gun, unlike a CERTAIN character who's not considered a murderer for some reason). Maybe, just maybe, it was manslaughter by neglect, but it was definitely an accident, and it's not like when he was going to answer the call he said 'I don't care if the children die as long as the $40 million business call goes well'. No, he forgot to tie the stake for a split second because he wanted to answer the call because he wanted the busy for his family and friends. He obviously never in a million years would've wanted the children to die. I know this kind of accident has happened in real life, but it couldn't be any less predictable. Again, I hate when the characters say something like "you murdered three kids", like if he shot them, or even like if it was a more common accident like running over them with a car. I get that the people affected by the tragedy are looking for someone to scapegoat, but it's absurd how, when Emiliano is taken into prison, the prisoners, who have no idea who he is and were completely unaffected by the tragedy, point at him and call him a murderer (again, 'assassin' in Spanish).
It also seems like people here on Reddit don't like Emiliano either for some reason, because I've seen comments that state that there's only two or three good characters and don't mention him, and at least one comment arguing something along the lines of him "being someone bad masked with good intentions". Again, he obviously would've never wanted the children to die, he's a very loyal person who protects his friends and family, like when he saves his daughter's life in the first season, but I also like how he puts people in their place when he needs to.
Anyway, the fact that the main character is treated this way kind of ruins it for me. Almost every other character is hatable because they're not in his shoes. They don't consider that he never wanted children to die, and just wanted to accept a deal that would bring the best for his family and friends. Thoughts?