天赐第三季

—— the story of Kyle XY & Jessi XX

Jessi刚刚出场的时候我是不喜欢她的。
就像大多数以先入为主善始善终为上的人一样，超人少年就应该和第一眼喜欢上的邻家女孩在一起，完成现实中不可能的纯真爱恋。
少年有干净清澈的眼睛；而第一眼女孩往往近水楼台，美丽善良，她的生活一片平静优雅，没有钩心斗角，亦没有危机四伏。
Amanda就是这样的角色。叫人一见倾心是如此轻而易举。
纯洁天使的组合亦是自然而然。

之后出现的Jessi，她的后来居上在剧终时显得无懈可击。
就像在剧里努力获得Kyle的感情一样，我心中的天平也渐渐为之倾斜。
她是这般特别，使我第一次完全受降于女二号。

要强的女孩总是不如清纯那么讨喜。可是怎样才是真正的纯真？
是心无杂念？亦或心有杂念却毫不掩饰？
我们都知道只有小孩子才能够想要什么就清楚表明自己想要什么。
从天赐第二季Jessi的“出世”开始，就注定了一段坎坷被忽略的人生旅途。
人性的光明和阴暗取决于他和她成长的环境。
Kyle是白天，Jessi是黑夜
因为Kyle睁眼遇上的是蛇，她睁眼遇上的是妄图侵犯她的人类；
因为Kyle得到了家庭的温暖，她只有为了得益反复将她头脑程序化的集团。
因为Kyle的诞生是受人瞩目的希望，她的出生却从未被认可，被当作一场失败的实验错误。
唯一的母亲终于回来认领她了，在即将启程开始一段崭新人生的前一秒她却为了帮助心上人英雄救美而搁下自己的母亲，最终导致了母亲落单遇害。

Amanda的完美在这样的衬托之下开始变得单薄无力，一点一点失去了人情味。
她的确美丽善良又端庄，又是钢琴又是贞节牌坊，完美清纯得天衣无缝，连一个缺点也找不出来。
Kyle总是毫无怨言的为她付出讨她欢心，千方百计的保护她还得想方设法瞒天过海。
与Jessi的奋不顾身一味付出相比，Amanda的义正词严处处得理变得好像得了便宜还卖乖一般让人觉得厌烦。

Jessi这样无依无靠的女孩却能够如此勇敢，为了母亲和爱人能够不顾一切自我牺牲；
Jaimie Alexander，Jessi的扮演者更是将这样一种矛盾压抑的情感表现得淋漓尽致。
她因为爱人的偶尔垂怜而难掩笑意的嘴角，小动物一样的眉眼流露出纯真野性与浓得化不开的爱恨分明和隐忍决然；
一种不被理解缺乏关怀而造成的孤独落寞，以及乖僻强势背后的黯然伤怀叫人无法不心疼。
明明已经一无所有却仍然能够义无返顾的为喜欢的人付出且付出得如此毫无保留心甘情愿。
在这样的执着面前，她为了得到爱情而付出的努力难道还应该受到指摘吗。

有多少个女孩会愿意为了喜欢的人照顾保护他的女朋友不止一次，尽管难耐心底的失落？
有多少个女孩会愿意为了喜欢的人送舞会的晚礼服给他的女朋友，自己却明明不会参加？
Amanda 做得到吗？
Amanda收下Jessi代替Kyle送来的礼服时理所当然的姿态有多少人注意到了，
可是Jessi为了获得爱情的“阴暗” 想法却被多少人指责为不择手段。
如果有这样的一个人这般对待自己，面对这样坦率直接的真情流露，又有多少人会不被打动呢。

也许就像Trager爸爸对Josh说的，我们在起初的期许未必是我们最终真正需要或是合适自己的。
Amanda是懵懂的年少初恋，代表着人生最初全部的美好清澈，却太脆弱太经不住现实。
Jessi代表的却是一段逐渐成熟的感情，其中包涵了完全的理解，充分的信任和患难与共彼此扶持的责任感。
所以Kyle才会觉得A的吻如同蝴蝶从心底飞过的轻柔，J的吻却好似电流击中全身的强烈。
这里的暗示已经太过明显了，那代表着成人欲望的情感成分悄然浮现，是 Kyle和Jessi都尚未意识到的。

超人的故事就此喊停，第四季也许不会拍了，也许再拍也会像编剧在采访时所说的，Kyle究竟与谁在一起是最难回答的问题。
也许他与Jessi会在短期内感情持续升温，但长久看来是一场过于强烈而导致自我毁灭的关系；
相反Amanda在经过一段时间的自我探索和成长之后逐渐对事实有了更多了解，或许能够成为Kyle的避风港和心灵归属；
又或许，这样的一个救世英雄注定要孑然一身渡世济众，而Amanda和Jessi之间注定有一人会为之牺牲，
因为对于故事人们永远坚持先来后到的规律，因为在现实中它也是难以做到的。

对个人来说，我更希望Kyle与Jessi在一起。因为比起养尊处优的Amanda，历经千辛的她更值得Kyle去呵护。
如果说一场爱情里的男女主角是对手戏的话，只有KJ的组合才真正有对手的效果；而我也很难把KA 想象成对手。
如果Jessi从未出现，那么KA应该有个圆满的结尾，
可是如果因为先来后到的故事规则或是追求牵强附会的现实悲剧效果而要让Kyle和Jessi最后也必须重蹈覆辙，像他们的生父生母Adam和Sarah一样因为周遭而不能结合的话，我宁愿永远不要有第四季。

还记得那首Adam和Sarah将希望寄与后来的歌这样唱道：

I wouldn't even know
She could be you
But that was long ago
She could be you.

ABC Family: In the last episode, Jessi says she's "broken." Is she really "broken" or was she designed to be a killer?

Julie: Jessi truly is 'broken'. One of the big themes we felt it was important to explore in the show was the idea of nature vs nurture. In that context, did Kyle and Jessi both have the same chance when they were 'born' and did circumstance dictate who ended up "good"? Or is there a more spiritual element attached to both characters --- in that is Kyle a truly pure soul and Jessi a dark one? That's a question that we would have continued to explore throughout the life of the series --- watching poor Jessi as she struggled to be as good as Kyle....and watching Kyle as life experience and the harsh realities of the world as we know it infiltrated his good, pure soul. But in no way was Jessi ever designed to be bad from birth. Latnok, in all their misguided efforts, genuinely believed that they wanted to make the world a better place. They just had a peculiar way of going about it. In a lot of ways, Jessi never had a chance. Her mother was psychologically troubled. Her entrance into the world was devastating. And her first couple days, before Madacorp planted her with a life of memories, were cold and stark. But deep inside lies a vulnerable girl --- like any human --- who just wanted to be loved unconditionally.

ABC Family: What was going to happen with all those clones? An army of handsome, healing, responsible, kind heroes sounds great, but we're just wondering if there was some other, darker motivation.

Julie: As we saw throughout the series with characters like Brian Taylor, Professor Kern and Ballantine, certain individuals' agendas can corrupt the common goal of an institution. While we believe that the 'old world' Latnok had benevolent intentions, the minute you put that much power (playing God) into someone's hands, things can go horribly awry. There is a faction within Latnok, led by Kyle's genetic mother, that intended to sell the Kyle clones to the highest bidder --- using the actual Kyle as an example of how magnificent their experiment could be. Though Kyle successfully destroyed the formula, it's still filed away in his head as a result of the information he uploaded from Zyzzx while he was still in the pod. As Cassidy stated, he would stop at nothing to get that information back. The next season would have involved putting Nicole and Jessi into a situation where, in order to save Kyle's life, they give Cassidy what he wants. But they could never tell Kyle what they did, so they would be bonded together by the secret they have to keep from him.

ABC Family: In the end of the series, Kyle wasn't with either Jessi or Amanda. So, would Kyle be with Jessi or would Kyle be with Amanda? Does he get to be with his soul mate? Are both his soul mates? What's the significance of the butterflies and the electricity?

Julie: The "who will Kyle end up with" question is a question we have a hard time answering, because in our opinion a true hero is often destined to end up alone. Had this show run for five more years, Kyle would have likely ended up with neither, knowing that he couldn't fulfill his true destiny as a prophet by living a normal relationship life like everyone else. But in the short-term, we absolutely believed that Kyle and Jessi's relationship would have continued to develop. It would have been complicated, passionate, volatile, and ultimately self-destructive. Once Amanda had a chance to grow up beyond her sheltered life --- probably when she entered college and embarked on that journey of self-discovery that every young adult goes through --- she and Kyle would have re-discovered each other and entered into a relationship that was more than just innocent puppy love. But when all is said and done, Kyle would have embarked on his post-series journey alone, hopefully in a beautiful poetic way.

ABC Family: Would Tom Foss always be a part of Kyle's life?

Julie: Tom Foss would have always remained a part of Kyle's life, but Tom Foss's demons are that he lost his wife and daughter. Eventually, Kyle would have paved the way to help Foss live the life that he thought he'd never have again. Kyle would have 'freed' Foss from the responsibility of protecting him in order to ensure that Foss could find happiness. We wanted to pass the torch over time from Foss to Declan. Declan, always searching for an answer to where he 'fits' in Kyle's life, would have gone to Foss to learn how to be Kyle's protector.

ABC Family: Cassidy being Kyle's brother is a HUGE revelation... Were there going to be other revelations of this kind? Is Kyle related to any of the other characters? Was Cassidy lying just to save his own life?

Julie: Cassidy and Kyle share the same genetic mother. Cassidy wasn't lying. No one else is related (as far as I know). The David and Goliath relationship between Cassidy and Kyle would have been a large part of next season. While they're connected by blood, they're in opposition to each other. That would have let us continue to explore one of our other favorite themes of this show: what defines "family"?

ABC Family: Is Adam really dead or would he have come back in a future episode like Foss?

Julie: May Adam Baylin rest in peace. But we always would have had the ability to have him appear to Kyle in Kyle's mind, much like he did in second season's "Lockdown."

ABC Family: What happens to Andy and Josh? Would they stay together, even though she moved away and is only on webcam (yay, Declan!)?

Julie: Josh and Andy would have explored the treacherous waters known as the 'long-distance relationship.' They would have broken up, gotten back together, gone to the same college, transferred to different colleges, broken up again, gotten back together again, dated other people, and finally gotten married and lived happily ever after. Josh and Andy were our favorite relationship as writers, hands down. We truly contemplated having Andy's cancer return and having Josh lose her, but we just couldn't bring ourselves to shut the door on Andy, or the actress Magda Apanowich (even though she's going off to do Caprica) because we loved those two characters way too much to ever say goodbye.

ABC Family: What about Declan and Lori? Would they continue to be friends?

Julie: Declan and Lori, believe it or not, would ultimately end up together. But before that, Lori would head off to New York to pursue a music career and Declan would have gone off on a training sojourn with Foss. After several years of difficult life experience, Lori would return to Seattle and follow in her mother's footsteps, enrolling in school to study psychology --- realizing that it's her true calling. Declan will always have two priorities --- Lori and Kyle. For Battlestar Gallactica fans, he's Colonel Tighe to Admiral Odama. Declan would assume protection of Kyle from Foss and be his best friend and fiercest protector for life. Lori would be the only woman who could understand that, because she feels just as strongly about Kyle.

ABC Family: Most importantly, how does it end?!?!?

Julie: How does it end? In the broadest terms, Kyle embarks on a quest across the world with the sole mission of helping people. Creating food where people are starving....inventing energy sources that don't destroy the environment....stabilizing areas of the world that live in conflict....being a good person --- and letting his goodness impact others. Call him Mother Teresa, call him Bill Clinton, call him Gandhi --- it was Kyle's destiny to make the world a better place. And it's because the Tragers took him in and loved him unconditionally, that he would have been able to do it. How would it have ended if we had one more episode? I wish I knew. We were only just getting started on all the stories left to tell about Kyle XY.

On behalf of myself, all the writers, producers and the cast, we're very grateful that we had the opportunity to do this show and to tell Kyle's story. The fans' loyalty and passion for the show was like nothing any of us had ever experienced. It was a true gift....so thank you.

      当然，我不是指没有解释清楚的所谓同母的兄弟，我说的是Kyle和Amanda的关系。
      此片第一季很棒，第二季的拖沓和很多硬伤几乎毁了这部剧，第三季很多地方更是离谱，我几乎不想看下去了。而让我看完第三季的动力就是Kyle和Amanda的关系发展。
      第三季最后几集，Amanda终于明白了Kyle的心意。其实她一直都没有怀疑过Kyle，只是嫉妒心作祟，再加上Kyle的隐瞒，使Amanda没有足够的勇气下定决心和Kyle在一起。最后终于有证据能让Amanda下定决心了。这至少给了我希望。
      但是，如果考虑更多的东西（比如传说的最终结局剧情），很可能Kyle是孤独一生的。所以，与其有一个令人不快的结局，我更喜欢这个充满希望的结尾。

很少有一部科幻题材影片能这么的温馨，KYLE XY除了科幻、悬疑外，个人认为最大的亮点是每一集中所推崇的家庭观和爱情观，trager一家就像“成长的烦恼”里一样，天天发生的各种“事端”，而kyle也在这些“事端”中逐渐学会什么是家庭，什么是爱～～

由前两季Kyle和Amanda温馨纯爱的过度，突然看到Kyle和jessi放电时恨不能接受。Kyle由Amanda到jessi的转变也是自己由对这个世界一无所知到看清世事，由单纯到逐入社会的过程。很可惜在Kyle开始改变的时候ABC给他封杀了。我们只能抱着破碎的心幻想着Kyle的未来。英雄注定是孤独的，他最后的选择既不是Amanda也不会是Jessi.