Because people don't care about Joyce? That would be my guess.
I think you're probably right about that.
When I watched the series I wanted more of Joyce, and that mother-daughter relationship in the show (and then more of the sister relationship in the late seasons.) I'm the daughter of a divorced mom, so that relationship - flawed but loving - really resonated with me. I assumed it would with others as well (aren't most people in fandom women? Ergo, aren't most people in fandom are daughters and/or mothers?)
There are people who like Joyce but I've seen an overwhelming majority either ignore her altogether, decide she's a 'bad mother' or a smaller number claim she's a 'good mother' and that's that. (As if both can't be true at once.)
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Date: 2014-03-22 01:09 am (UTC)I think you're probably right about that.
When I watched the series I wanted more of Joyce, and that mother-daughter relationship in the show (and then more of the sister relationship in the late seasons.) I'm the daughter of a divorced mom, so that relationship - flawed but loving - really resonated with me. I assumed it would with others as well (aren't most people in fandom women? Ergo, aren't most people in fandom are daughters and/or mothers?)
There are people who like Joyce but I've seen an overwhelming majority either ignore her altogether, decide she's a 'bad mother' or a smaller number claim she's a 'good mother' and that's that. (As if both can't be true at once.)