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Kita kita (2017)
Terribly Boring Flick That Romanticizes Stalking
I think the title of the review pretty much sums up the story. I didn't find either main character likable enough to have empathy for them. And the whole premise is that the girl is supposed to fall in love with a guy that is a persistent stalker just as long as he keeps pushing himself on her in a "romantic" fashion. Not really a great message to send to women.
Homeland (2011)
Carrie Mathison is the Worst CIA Agent Ever and an Unbelievable Character Altogether
I started watching this when I saw the series was put up on Netflix. I've always been a Claire Danes fan as well as a fan of CIA operative dramas. But this show is terrible, starting with Danes' character Carrie Mathison. I've lost count of how many times she's ignored a direct order and went barging into a situation only to completely make a bad situation worse...not to mention get others killed in the process. Every time she's told to stand down, she does the opposite. I've made it halfway into Season 3 and gee, what a surprise, it just happened again. I'm sorry, but there's no way the CIA would continue to keep her one with her insubordination record alone. Never mind the facts that she slept with a marine turned terrorist on multiple occasions (which seems like gross misconduct since he was then turned into a CIA asset), she's all over the place emotionally and manic when she's off her meds. Someone as unstable and erratic as Carrie would never still be employed by the CIA with all that she's done...at least I hope not. Who knows in this day and age though. And I hate to say it, but Danes' acting in this series is lackluster at best and downright over-dramatic at worst. Homeland is disappointing all around...especially since it features a female lead and this is the type of female character we're given. Ugh.
Supergirl (2015)
Beware...Supergirl is neither Empowering nor Inspiring
I really enjoyed Season 1 of Supergirl. Sure, it had its flaws. But overall it was empowering and had plenty of strong, female characters, which is something we don't get so see a lot of all in one show.
Then Season 2 happened. And I had to watch as a spoiled, self- entitled, sexist frat boy not only take over the show, but also get to be Kara's love interest. And sadly, his character pretty much took over the show. Not only did Mon-El disrespect Kara on numerous occasions (sometimes in front of her co-workers), but he was full of sexist gibes. The writers literally had him say that he missed objectifying women and not caring when he was on Daxam. How do you have the nerve to tout your show as feminist and empowering when the main character's love interest is saying things like that? It was appalling.
The only saving grace of Season 2 was Katie McGrath's Lena Luthor. And I was going to stick around for Season 3 for her even though I knew they were going to bring Mon-El back despite the majority of the fandom and countless media outlets called out the show for having a Mon-El problem. But after the cast mocked a part of the fandom that shipped Lena and Kara together, it's clear they think too highly of themselves and do not respect the fans. So I won't be watching Season 3. And after the messy debacle that was Season 2, I'd say I'm much better off finding a show that appreciates its fans and also doesn't insult female viewers by claiming to be empowering when we had to watch our female heroine get put down time and time again by a toxic male character while trying to tell us that he'd changed and Kara made him a better man. Because one...he didn't change. And two...it's not a woman's job to make a man better.
So I'd say watch this show at your own risk. Or just skip it all together. There are plenty of other shows out there where the cast appreciates and validates their fans and where female characters are allowed to be strong and heroic without having to deal with sexist, disrespectful supporting characters!