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Still not reading. I've watched all but two episodes of Ao no Exorcist—and I will watch those last two episodes, but I'm in no hurry, and that says something not so good about the show. Its premise is interesting, its characters so-so, and its execution bland—more than bland, it's just amateur, lifeless storytelling all around. It does its damnedest to take The Son of Satan is an Exorcist, Man! and turn it into a snoozefest, which is impressive; while it picks up pace halfway through, the mediocre writing never quite overcomes its own hurdle and the results fail to be compelling.
I watched the first two episodes of Misfits, and I may or may not continue—its premise has potential, its execution is bold, but there was just enough that rubbed me the wrong way—sex and gender issues and YES thank you we got it, everyone here is a antihero, you have successfully driven the point home. I love antiheroes. I have less love for superficially quick-witted whiny little snipes who prey on and fall victim to the most banal of bigotries in the attempt to get a rise out of someone, anyone, please. Its not all bad, and I imagine it gains more solid footing after flirting with a few episodic episodes, but episode three very clearly broadcasts rape and I just didn't have the stomach for that.
So I've been watching Dollhouse, because nothing says No rape for me, please! like standing in line for the all you can eat rape buffet. I'm two-thirds through season one with predictable mixed success. I dislike Whedon—I enjoyed Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I finally watched it in 2010 (read more), but Firefly struck me as above average but all gimmick—and a tired one, at that—with a side helping of sexism and rape culture (read more). I've seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog twice and I'm eeeh on it—cute idea! I do love Fillion! yay for people making entertainment for entertainment's sake! but not my sense of humor, and there's a bit of sexism of the manpain variety which, I know, is akin to saying Hey guys it's a piece of modern media—but still. I find Whedon trite, repetitive, and self-congratulatory—not just the tropes which appear and reappear in increasing strength, but his title of Feminist—self-assigned, and assigned by hopeful fans. Google is telling me that, bless, people are taking it with a grain of salt now.
I imagine Dollhouse helped.
( Cut for a fairly inexplicit discussion of rape in media. )
I watched the first two episodes of Misfits, and I may or may not continue—its premise has potential, its execution is bold, but there was just enough that rubbed me the wrong way—sex and gender issues and YES thank you we got it, everyone here is a antihero, you have successfully driven the point home. I love antiheroes. I have less love for superficially quick-witted whiny little snipes who prey on and fall victim to the most banal of bigotries in the attempt to get a rise out of someone, anyone, please. Its not all bad, and I imagine it gains more solid footing after flirting with a few episodic episodes, but episode three very clearly broadcasts rape and I just didn't have the stomach for that.
So I've been watching Dollhouse, because nothing says No rape for me, please! like standing in line for the all you can eat rape buffet. I'm two-thirds through season one with predictable mixed success. I dislike Whedon—I enjoyed Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I finally watched it in 2010 (read more), but Firefly struck me as above average but all gimmick—and a tired one, at that—with a side helping of sexism and rape culture (read more). I've seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog twice and I'm eeeh on it—cute idea! I do love Fillion! yay for people making entertainment for entertainment's sake! but not my sense of humor, and there's a bit of sexism of the manpain variety which, I know, is akin to saying Hey guys it's a piece of modern media—but still. I find Whedon trite, repetitive, and self-congratulatory—not just the tropes which appear and reappear in increasing strength, but his title of Feminist—self-assigned, and assigned by hopeful fans. Google is telling me that, bless, people are taking it with a grain of salt now.
I imagine Dollhouse helped.
( Cut for a fairly inexplicit discussion of rape in media. )
