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Arrow season 2 up to episode 13
Sep. 2nd, 2016 04:02 pmBasically? Ugh.
I mean, Manu Bennett is a very, very handsome man, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to like a single thing his character is or does or goes through, so that's not actually helping me want to watch this show.
I have realised that since Tommy Merlyn left there isn't a single character I actually like.
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Okay, so, having said there's not much point complaining about something being too dark to be my cup of tea, I then proceed to complain for a whole bunch of words. You can probably skip reading it.
I just... this isn't the show I want to watch, TV is very seldom the show I want to watch, it fails in predictable ways along lines of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, race, disability, and I am bitterly tired of it.
That they're using the names and some elements of characters that got me through some really dark places? That just makes it sting.
I mean, Manu Bennett is a very, very handsome man, but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to like a single thing his character is or does or goes through, so that's not actually helping me want to watch this show.
I have realised that since Tommy Merlyn left there isn't a single character I actually like.
( Read more... )
Okay, so, having said there's not much point complaining about something being too dark to be my cup of tea, I then proceed to complain for a whole bunch of words. You can probably skip reading it.
I just... this isn't the show I want to watch, TV is very seldom the show I want to watch, it fails in predictable ways along lines of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, race, disability, and I am bitterly tired of it.
That they're using the names and some elements of characters that got me through some really dark places? That just makes it sting.