#it's like characters like jason mendoza or rogelio villanueva or orla from derry girls who are great for comic relief | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

niuxita21 · 1 year

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ClassofO7 really had a chance to do something interesting in terms of romantic pairings with so many complex f/f relationships to explore if they didn’t want to forego having a “main slow-burn ship” with an all-female cast (Zoe/Amelia obviousy but also Genevieve/Saskia and even Phoebe/Renee) and yet they went with the laziest option possible in terms of representayshun by making the one lesbian character the comic relief side character whom it’s clear they never had any intention of giving a romantic storyline to

#and whom tbh I probably would have a hard time taking seriously in any attempt at a romantic storyline #it's like characters like jason mendoza or rogelio villanueva or orla from derry girls who are great for comic relief #but who stretch the limits of suspension of disbelief when trying to sell them as capable of sustaining a romantic relationship #with someone who is actually a fully formed 3-dimensional character #le sigh #a few episodes back I was gonna make a post about how my investment in this show and desire for a second season #were contingent on how they resolved the saskia thing because my GOD she was a monster in the first half of the season #I assumed that at worst there wouldn't be any lesbian characters and that was actually something I could get past #turns out the saskia thing was resolved in a pretty stellar way (episode 5 was FANTASTIC) so I thought we were in the clear #and now I'm questioning my attachment again for the ONE reason I didn't even consider lol #I understand that not everything needs to be about romance and that a show about female relationships such as this one is good enough #I just think this was a case in which an overarching serious romantic storyline would have really worked #and now I kinda don't want to continue getting invested in all these relationships where there's SUCH great buildup #only to know it's not gonna amount to anything (and now also with the possibility of dudes being added to a potential season 2)#(I still have one episode left to watch but it's a pretty safe assumption I think)#such is life you win some you lose some I guess #thoughts no one cares about

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