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12 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I wrote about how Disney erased Scarlet Witch's Romani backstory, and why details like WandaVision's "Sokovian fortune teller" joke aren't a neutral choice: dailydot.com/unclick/wandav…
Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch were originally the Jewish/Romani children of Magneto & his wife Magda.

In some storylines, they have different parents. But they're consistently portrayed as Romani... except for in the MCU, where Joss Whedon rewrote them as white "Sokovians." Image
Wanda & Pietro's comicbook backstory is very convoluted, and there's no singular "right way" to depict them. But Whedon's MCU rewrite - casting them as white people who volunteer for neo-Nazi experiments - is obviously problematic.
In many ways, WandaVision is one of the best MCU spinoffs to date.

But Wanda & Pietro's whitewashing is an ongoing issue stemming from Age of Ultron. And as I explain in this article, Elizabeth Olsen has a pretty insensitive attitude to the problem. dailydot.com/unclick/wandav… Image

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the big reveal is that Dee is the only one who watched Tenet all the way through. she forced herself to do it, in order to win an argument against the boys.
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caught up with star trek: disco, and making Tilly the new XO is a hilariously on-brand move for this show & its crew. it's DSC's equivalent of Harry Kim not getting a promotion in 7 years.
Tilly: but captain, i'm basically an intern! i don't have the experience or qualifications to be second in command!
me: correct.
Saru: Tilly, you underestimate yourself. you survived a one-way trio through a wormhole!
me: SO DID EVERYONE ELSE.
i like Tilly! but CLEARLY they promoted her because she's the only available character with main-cast billing. narratively speaking, it only makes sense if Saru (very unprofessionally!) just promoted his personal confidante because he doesn't have any other friends on the crew.
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20 Jun 20
starting a Hannibal rewatch, and while ep 1 is a lot more ~typical crime procedural~ than the luminous heights of later eps, the performances are SO on point from the get-go. love this invasive body language from lawrence fishburne. Image
we all talk about how Hannibal doesn't get into full stylistic swing for a few eps, but i'd forgotten they just casually have a scene IN THE BATHROOM FROM "THE SHINING" in ep 1 lmao. Image
yep, there's as much overlap here with clarice's role as will's in the books, where he's characterized as more traditionally masculine.
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JIN ZIXUAN???????
when the episode began with an idyllic scene of wei ying picking lotus pods with an adorable child, i just KNEW we were in trouble.
not to state the obvious here but Wei Ying Does Not Deserve This
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I keep thinking about how the John Wick franchise uses spirituality & religion in a completely different way from typical US action cinema.
John Wick even uses the dead wife trope in a more spiritual way than most movies. Instead of flying into a rage because his wife was taken from him, John seeks revenge because someone interrupted his path to serenity/closure.
Most American action movies are either aggressively non-spiritual, or feature nonspecific cultural Christianity (ie Christmas in Die Hard).

Meanwhile John Wick is this unique mix of Russian Orthodox and Greek/Roman mythological imagery, set in a quasi-religious fantasy culture.
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19 Feb 19
I've been enjoying the range of makeup choices in #StarTrekDiscovery, suggesting characters doing their own makeup.

Michael: Neat smoky eye (Vulcan!)
Tilly: Just mascara & TV foundation.
Jett Reno: Zilch.
Number One: 1950s liquid eyeliner, foundation, coral lip & styled hair.
A lot of TV shows use subtle-but-flawless makeup & long wavy hair for most female characters, implying that every woman follows the same expert routine. I like that Discovery has a real range of looks, showcasing individual styles.
Discovery's male characters have a much more conservative range of hairstyles than the women - and no makeup. I think they should bring back the eyeshadow of the Original Series.
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