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Am still watching The Magicians.
Jan. 3rd, 2019 09:05 pmYes. And I have gone from 'want to slap Eliot' to 'want to wrap him in a fluffy blankie and give him cocoa until he stops being sad'.
And I was just... blown away... by a thing that happened in 1x10 ("Homecoming"), where they did a thing I don't think I've ever seen on my teevee before (and almost definitely not on basic cable). I know I am approximately three years late to this party but I want to gush.
( Cut for spoilers, also discussion of barely-SFW content )
While I'm gushing, I'd like to say that I'm pleased with the level of representation in the show. THEY CAST A TRANS ACTRESS FOR A RECURRING PART WHERE BEING TRANS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHARACTER, is that allowed? Eliot is clearly queer (unclear whether he's bi or gay) but the only impact it's had on his story is that his lover was a man rather than a woman. Out of the seven characters I'd describe as the main cast, at most four are played by white actors??? The character who became disabled was not given a magic fix? most of the characters are mentally ill, traumatized, you name it, and that matters?
Good job, y'all.
And I was just... blown away... by a thing that happened in 1x10 ("Homecoming"), where they did a thing I don't think I've ever seen on my teevee before (and almost definitely not on basic cable). I know I am approximately three years late to this party but I want to gush.
( Cut for spoilers, also discussion of barely-SFW content )
While I'm gushing, I'd like to say that I'm pleased with the level of representation in the show. THEY CAST A TRANS ACTRESS FOR A RECURRING PART WHERE BEING TRANS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHARACTER, is that allowed? Eliot is clearly queer (unclear whether he's bi or gay) but the only impact it's had on his story is that his lover was a man rather than a woman. Out of the seven characters I'd describe as the main cast, at most four are played by white actors??? The character who became disabled was not given a magic fix? most of the characters are mentally ill, traumatized, you name it, and that matters?
Good job, y'all.
