I am a huge Roswell fan especially the third season so i can't just hear someone say that the writing in the third season was bad and just let it go. Everything in the third season made sense to me, how the characters reacted, how they had grown and the storylines. Maria wasn't the same after Alex's death. She didn't play anymore. She wasn't the same person. Her life was about and for Michael and nothing else. It wasn't the real Maria, especially when you think of how strong she is. Of course she had to walk away. She should have done that long before that. It wasn't about loving Michael, it was about loving herself. She left Michael to find Maria. Maria and Liz lost themselves to the alien mess. They both had to leave in third season either to Borden school or NY. They had to figure out what their lives would be like without Michael and Max. They needed to know that they have options. That they have some kind of control on their lives. It was only right and sensible for strong characters like theirs. And i can't believe how you want them to stay with Michael and Max just out of gratitude. So what if Max saved Liz or Michael stayed for Maria. That doesn't mean they own them. Girls aren't property, you know.
About whether Michael was or wasn't abusive. In general he wasn't but in some ways he was. Like how he almost hurt Maria when Billy was around. Granted he couldn't help his powers but still, he almost hurt her and he scared her. I think she almost cried. And when he became a king he pushed her out of a moving car. Yes, he was under whatever it was. But i can't help thinking if he wasn't ready to be a king, they wouldn't have made him one. Maybe that's how abusive Michael is, because he has no power over his powers.
There powers are tied to their emotions and just because we sometimes lose control of our emotions, it doesn't mean any of us are abusive.
