I think I've come to agree that, even when they're conspicuously trying to shove romance into it, most of these superhero stories are weirdly sexless Even WandaVision, which revolves around romance, is very self-consciously about the sanitized "sitcom version" of romancehttps://twitter.com/jmrivera02/status/1385227786894315526 …
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And Amy Adams really does do her best But the Snyderverse movies are soooo uncomfortable with the mushy romance stuff
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See I was gonna say the slow-burn flirtation between Lois and Clark is why Superman had "universal appeal" back in the day and brought the women into the fandom But honestly, I think it appealed to the guy fans too back then
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There was a lot of toxic masculinity flying around back then sure but I genuinely think they were less toxic about admitting that "romcom tropes" were something guys could genuinely enjoy and project themselves into Not something you had to have a date to have an excuse to watch
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something "Lois & Clark" and "Superman & Lois" grasped from the beginning.
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Yes, exactly. Any good Superman story needs to understand that dynamic between him and Lois. Stories that stir away from that part have to tread carefully.
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And the love interests for Batman were only added partly in response to the fear that him being a bachelor whose closest ally was a young lad could send the message that homosexuality was okay to children.
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