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meganbmoore ...is that they've done so little with the idea of Cassie being the savior from the past in the future where everyone's actions are guided by something she hasn't done yet.
People from the future travelling back in time to find the person who will eventually provide the key to possibly stopping the apocalypse is pretty standard for time travel shows (I mean, it pretty much was the plot of the first season) but that person travelling forward in time and being primarily fixed in an environment created by something they'll do in their future? That one is way less explored. With the exception of Jennifer (who's a major catalyst in a different way) and i guess maybe Deacon, all of the major characters (and pretty much all the current recuring characters except creepy flowers dude)are where they are because of Cassie's future actions.
I just feel they could be doing so much more with having all the future people dealing with having someone so hugely influential to their lives-and who's return to her time is so crucial, except that they can't spare her for long in their own time-suddenly living with them before she's done the huge pitentially-humanity-saving thing.
People from the future travelling back in time to find the person who will eventually provide the key to possibly stopping the apocalypse is pretty standard for time travel shows (I mean, it pretty much was the plot of the first season) but that person travelling forward in time and being primarily fixed in an environment created by something they'll do in their future? That one is way less explored. With the exception of Jennifer (who's a major catalyst in a different way) and i guess maybe Deacon, all of the major characters (and pretty much all the current recuring characters except creepy flowers dude)are where they are because of Cassie's future actions.
I just feel they could be doing so much more with having all the future people dealing with having someone so hugely influential to their lives-and who's return to her time is so crucial, except that they can't spare her for long in their own time-suddenly living with them before she's done the huge pitentially-humanity-saving thing.
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Date: 2016-06-01 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-01 11:17 pm (UTC)1. Generally good on gender.
2. Not as good with race, but way better than most SciFi shows. (though Killjoys and Dark Matter are upping the ante there.)
3. Season one is sometimes iffy re: mental illness, but season 2 is much hetter.
4. Nikita refugees in front of and behind the camera.
5. Slow burn romance in which the male half was canonical established to be in love with the female half in the first season, and neither the show nor any characters think she owes him reciprocation or or that he should expect it.
6. Very interesting and consistent take on time travel. It should have fallen apart on that front before the first season ended, but it stays strong halfway through the 3rd season.
7. No canon lgbtq characters at this point.
8. Solid characterization and acting.
Fandom:
1. I've actually never seen an anti-character or ship post. I mean, I'm sure they're out there, but they aren't frequent enough that I've seen them. I've seen posts with reservations/suspicions/disappointment, but even those are more positive than not, and there aren't really those passive aggressive "what do people see in xxx? It's not bad I GUESS but I just don't see it/think its interesting/etc..." posts that pop up so much. (Not that I can claim to be totally innocent of making those elsewhere.)
2. Fandom happily jumps on most potential ships it sees, but isn't overly prone to shipping things either of us would find uncomfortable, based on my knowledge of your ships.
3. Fandom is unfortunately sometimes prone to making ablist comments, particularly in regards to Jennifer Goines. (Who is adored by fandom, but mentally unstable, so lots of "cray c4ay" type stuff and people being upset at the idea that she might become "less fun" with proper treatment.)