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[meganbmoore]

So, Kim Possible is supposed to be a show about a super cool teenaged female spy with superpowers or somesuch, right?

Well, this seems pretty true in the bits I've watched, but why is it that every time I watch, the episode seems to be about Kim learning to appreciate her brothers or dorky (male) partner, or about letting them shine, instead of about Kim being cool?

If it were called "Ron Stoppable," I'd be perfectly fine with the super cool girl spy being secondary, but the title is "Kim Possible," so I expect the focus to be on her, not her learning to better appreciate boys.

It's fun, but have I just caught the wrong episodes?

At least I don't have to worry about that with Malina and London.

ETA:  Fixed his name.  Now that I know it.

Comments

[aphelion-orion.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think you might be getting a wrong picture of the show. I'm not much into cartoons, but I was pleasantly surprised by how fun and crazy Kim Possible is. The show is definitely about Kim, but it's about Kim's friends, family, and archrivals, too, so they'll sometimes get an episode with a focus on them.

The show's geared towards younger children, most of whom have siblings and who know all about thinking how annoying and stupid and unfun your brother(s)/sister(s) are, so of course the show is transporting a message here. There are a ton of shows with a main character who is a boy, who's learning to appreciate his little/big brothers/sisters better.

As for Ron, he is the supporting character when it comes to Kim-Ron dynamics, and he often complains about not being cool enough, so he sometimes gets the chance to save the day by being a klutz. More often than not, it's Kim who shines and saves his butt with her awesome, and I think it's really sweet how they sometimes envy each other a bit, but are still great friends despite that.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

The general consensus (which I'm inclined to believe) is that I've just caught the wrong episodes. I'm watching the late night reruns, and keep missing it because I keep thinking it's set after Emperor's New Groove. Though the bit with the siblings is similar to my reaction to the bits of Hannah Montana that I've seen: why is it about her learning to accept him/them? What about him/them accepting her? (Except that Mylie/Hannah irritated me in the episodes I watched, and there weren't any characters I found remotely appealing.)

ETA: The only Disney Channel show I've caught where it had a boy accepting/appreciating his sister was Wizards of Waverly Place, and I definitely like how it goes both ways there. it's also the only one I've seen that doesn't make "cool" better than "smart.")

[aphelion-orion.livejournal.com]

Well, I think while there are shows that do it both ways, these other shows might just have chosen a focus. I don't know Hannah Montana, because the series annoys me, but if you watch Kim Possible a bit more, you'll also catch episodes where both parties realize something.