Exactly! Archie is a good detective in his own right--he's just not a genius like Wolfe. I'm not sure if he was conceived as just a hardboiled Watson, but if he was, he quickly grew out of it.
I can see an SPN parallel here with Dean. Kripke originally thought of his characters as Luke and Han, right? So Sam would ultimately be the main protagonist. But the chemistry between the J's, and the recklessness and pathos Jensen brought to Dean quickly sparked the writers' attentions, and the characters became co-leads, with their relationship becoming the story's highest stake.
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Date: 2021-01-10 04:16 pm (UTC)I can see an SPN parallel here with Dean. Kripke originally thought of his characters as Luke and Han, right? So Sam would ultimately be the main protagonist. But the chemistry between the J's, and the recklessness and pathos Jensen brought to Dean quickly sparked the writers' attentions, and the characters became co-leads, with their relationship becoming the story's highest stake.