the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way . 
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN attraction)) (PP (IN between) (NP (DT these) (CD two) (JJ marginal) (NNS characters)))) (VP (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ complex)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NN start)))) (, --) (CC and) (, ,) (ADVP (RB refreshingly)) (, ,) (VP (VBZ stays) (NP (DT that) (NN way)))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (CD ) (JJ ) (NNS )))) (VP (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN )))) (, ) (CC ) (, ) (ADVP (RB )) (, ) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (NN )))) (. )))