tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post95555605468458884..comments2024-03-29T05:43:36.177-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Supergirl: Mr. & Mrs. MxyzptlkBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73562054792117550442017-03-07T15:18:23.996-05:002017-03-07T15:18:23.996-05:00Between this episode of Supergirl and Sleepy Hollo...Between this episode of Supergirl and Sleepy Hollow I think I need to do some research on Hamilton so those references don't fly over my head all the time. :P<br /><br />I think Supergirl is still experiencing growing pains thanks to the move to Canada. James Olsen is suspicioulsy absent from so many episodes (and some of his scenes are outsourced to a guy in a face covered costume) that I fear he might be written out by the end of the season.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-67362578864607328152017-02-28T19:06:56.317-05:002017-02-28T19:06:56.317-05:00My loathing for Mon El has nothing to do with ship...My loathing for Mon El has nothing to do with ships (I don't really ship anything on Supergirl) The writers expect us to find his antics endearing because he's not from Earth and "doesn't understand" bu he just comes across as obnoxious and annoying.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-22721998327153510412017-02-28T18:56:30.925-05:002017-02-28T18:56:30.925-05:00Elissa - Mxy didn't bother me as much because ...Elissa - Mxy didn't bother me as much because he was portrayed as the villain and his wanting to possess Kara wasn't shown in a positive light. Maybe it was a bit cutesy in the beginning. But I think it was very telling that he couldn't make her love him, make her marry him, or make her drink orange juice (which she showed up to the "wedding" drinking). There were limits to his power which fortunately stopped it from going someplace really Jessica Jones-creepy.<br /><br />Billie and Anon - I'm very active in the Supergirl fandom on Tumblr and at least from what I see daily a lot of people hate Mon-El and Karamel but not because of Supercorp. They just have the same view of the relationship as I do or worse. It is true a lot of the Sanvers (Maggie x Alex) shippers are upset that Karamel is getting so much screen time at the expense of their ship and the Karolsen (Kara x James) shippers are upset that their ship got scuttled in favor of this.<br /><br />Anon - I don't think it's fair to say that Supergirl writes bad male characters. The writing this season in general has taken a huge nosedive. I don't see anything wrong with the way James, J'onn, or (this season) Winn are being written. It's just Mon-El and, lately, Kara imo.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55575451422160002022017-02-28T18:13:28.752-05:002017-02-28T18:13:28.752-05:00Mon el is disliked for the same reason as Bellamy ...Mon el is disliked for the same reason as Bellamy is disliked on the 100..He is in the way of the SuperCorp ship.<br />It does not help that Supergirl writes its men horribly except for Winn(who did not have a great start either). The shows feminist message is excellent but alot of the time all the male characters exhibit the worst stereotypical male tendencies..Mon el being the prime example. <br />The writing for Mon el as a guy is the same as writing that all females should be in the kitchen and submissive to the man.<br />Its annoying because it was a good episode and the conflict was good but it's being lazily done because they are being lazy with Mon el.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-19063433420586412017-02-28T17:48:43.411-05:002017-02-28T17:48:43.411-05:00I was happy to get twice the Mon-El this week, sin...I was happy to get twice the Mon-El this week, since he was over on <i>Vampire Diaries</i> exuding pure evil. :) Sunbunny, don't apologize -- if you don't like Mon-El, you don't like Mon-El. Is he popular or un in Supergirl fandom, anyone know?Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65989707905968991532017-02-28T16:40:24.248-05:002017-02-28T16:40:24.248-05:00I understand your concerns about Mon-El, though I ...I understand your concerns about Mon-El, though I am not bothered by him to the extent you are. Honestly, what bothered me WAY more about this episode was the ick-factor of Mxy and the fact that he totally ignored consent on every level. I realize that he was portrayed as the "bad-guy" but it was presented as disturbingly cutesy for my taste, with Kara reacting way too flattered and unconcerned until it put other people in danger. As I write this, I realize that my issues with Mxy are very parallel to your issues with Mon-El. Not sure what that means about the writing, but maybe worth thinking about.Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455935036995950163noreply@blogger.com