The Claudia thing irritated me. The show has some issues w slaughtering the women/POC characters so I was annoyed they chose to make Claudia evil-evil when she’s one of two main female characters (Amaya would be a third but she disappears a lot). Along w the whole dead gays reveals which suck. I see a lot of ppl celebrating gay kisses on twitter but. I don’t get it. They’re dead. After a kiss. It’s the worst of tropes. And I wanted more Aanya after she was the only ruler to see thru viren (2/3)
But overall I really enjoy the show. It’s definitely one of those shows that’s great but could be Epically Excellent if they’d just focus more on their queer and POC characters lol. The pacing of this season was a little weird, with everything happening all at once at the end. I get wanting Aanya to be Rescue Brigade but I wish we’d seen more of those characters. So much happened offscreen after so much time spent getting Zym back to the spire. Amaya/Janai tho so it’s all good lol I need more
Oh, I’m hoping for and EXPECTING a kiss in the next season. That handhold was NOT them getting together, surely! I want to SEE that, in front of me. I want to see actual, like, confessions and realizations and lighter moments turning serious because it’s real. Not just allusions and jokes.
Is Runaan like, dead dead? Isn’t there a chance of him coming back? If there is, maybe that’s partly why people are excited, aside from just seeing something go canon. But yeah, him and Aanya’s moms, not a great track record. Which is why they have to fix it with Amaya and Janai? And one of those ways is definitely by including more of them. I did really love them but I have to agree, they could have had a lot more. When I look at the other ships I really loved this year, it’s not just screentime, what I loved is a certain focus and centering, where you could see the time and effort and thought the writers put into them. These two still feel a bit sidelined.
“imma fuck with u and irritate tf outta u til it really counts and then I’ll fight for u til the death” is a great ship dynamic! When a character can get under someone’s skin and wants to for some reason (>_>) but there’s a deeper respect and even affection? *chef’s kiss*
The show’s issues with women…………. I mean. Well, it’s hard for people’s real sensibilities to not affect their work.
I’m in the same place with the show, it could be really great, at a level it isn’t reaching for me currently. An increased focus on their queer and POC and just better treatment of women would do wonders, and agreed on not keeping important things offscreen or rushing them just because they want a surprise. But maybe I’m also just saying that as a fan of Amaya and Janai and wanting more of them, heh.
Gosh, I took so long to reply to this and it’s not exactly a glowing positive reflection of the show, but I do want to reiterate that I am extremely happy with them pursuing Janai and Amaya as a romantic ship! 🙂