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Legends of Tomorrow
Nov. 16th, 2016 09:03 amIf you are looking for light in the darkness, may I recommend "Legends of Tomorrow" (if you have not already seen it)?
Pros:
Cons:
Pros:
- Canonically bi character!
- Ladies kissing!
- POC include a 4,000 demigoddess and a 20-something automechanic/superhero.
- ALSO with legitimately diverse ages, not just "I've been reincarnated forever".
- Character growth/change for pretty much everyone, lots of "what are ethics here?" that don't automatically default to "well killing is the easiest way to prevent killing, let's do that"
- Appreciated moments of "hey white dude, the 50s were not a nostalgic time for people not privileged like you."
- The actor who plays Rory in Dr Who plays a "Time Master" and there is a character called Rory and actor-Rory says (paraphrased) "Why is Rory always such an idiot?"
- Did I mention that it's about using time travel to stop an immortal evil dude from committing genocide?
- I appreciate that it rejects the whole "but if we stop the genocide, worse things will happen!" approach that has been in too much of SFF
- There is going to be a crossover soon and it will involve canonically bi character and Supergirl's cast and THE SHIPS OMG
Cons:
- Possibly too real right now for some people
- Some of the character backstories make more sense if you watch The Arrow/The Flash, but I'm pretty sure you could also look things up on the Arrowverse Wiki
