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Coy

[nananow · 7/10 · 10 October 2021]

While the series continues top notch, I have noticed a not so subtle change in Cassie. Instead of being quietly and pleasantly mysterious, she has become increasingly sugary coy. Her downward gazes with the knowing smile have become more ingratiate rather than subtle. Its fairly constant so there's no question as to her motives and vision. Less might be better IMHO.

Why Can't Women Think Like Men?

[statmanjeff · 8/10 · 22 March 2020]

SPOILER: Against the plethora of dramas and documentaries on crime (particularly those that deal in rape and murder), Good Witch presents the perfect respite and counter balance with its attractive characters and small town values, much akin to Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show (but with just an accent on the supernatural). Somewhat dim-witted for the most part? Yes, but overseen by an insightful woman who gently steers the townspeople around her toward pleasant resolves. The veer toward all things good, however, can feel a bit sugary as it misses hitting "obstacles" of logic and practicality, as in this episode where business woman do not think in business terms. Stephanie argues with clients over a flavor combination that they want but she doesn't like. Discovery of a large sealed-off room should provoke thoughts of taxation (paying extra or having paid too much) or new business opportunities (expansion or extra storage), but don't. Of concern is that this encourages the stereotype of men having heads for business more so than women. And to further this gender slight, one woman is caught dating three men at once. If the genders were reversed, the women would get together to teach the man a lesson, putting him through some kind of emotional ringer for revenge and comeuppance. Here, the duped men are so thoughtful and soft about it that they merely lose interest in the woman at once and walk away, which puts this series strongly in the classification of a "women's show." Still, the show works very well as a fine reprieve from some of the harshness and tension of other TV series.