On Supergirl, and how women don't get to enjoy their superpowers: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/nov/09/supergirl-why-women-super-heroes-struggle …
@hoodedu okay, i gotta nitpick a point in this one. this is somewhat all Buffy's fault because people's takeaway was that she was always…
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@hoodedu …angsting about her powers and so now every single female superhuman has to angst about their powers for no reason (OMG CLAIRE). -
@hoodedu but actually Buffy never angsted about her powers, she angsted about the fact SHE WAS GOING TO DIE YOUNG because all Slayers do. -
@chaosprime Nah; that thing with Riley she was angsting about being too powerful and putting him off. -
@hoodedu ah, yeah, that's legit. so that falsifies my "never", but i'd continue to argue impending doom was the main thrust of it. -
@hoodedu but seriously Claire Bennet is the most ridiculously egregious example of this syndrome, i can't even -
@chaosprime Heroes is a mess in many ways, but yes, this is one of them.
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