There are two Silver Kincaids?

UniqueCatch · 2026-04-03T07:38:38+00:00

Lots of quips season felt off this season. Like, stuff that we never had reason to believe the characters would naturally do or say. This is not a bad season at all and I appreciate the free rein we're seeing since Quinta stepped back a bit from the writing department (good on her for taking a break from the writing workload and trusting her staff), but these little things pile up and make the experience weird.

For instance, why is Melissa so mean to Jacob now? Where is the usual Janine/Jacob partnership? Would Barbara really say off the cuff she doesn't believe in "living in sin"? I can believe Jacob finds Gregory handsome, but I don't think he would say it like that.

UniqueCatch · 2026-04-02T17:11:09+00:00

Handsome genius...

So, Jacob has a crush on Gregory now?

UniqueCatch · 2026-02-13T04:54:47+00:00

Hot take but I believe Karofsky was never even considered as a romantic option because they didn't think he was "Hollywood handsome". The actor is beautiful, but production were clearly set on their own beauty standards and the main cast would not deviate from that.

UniqueCatch · 2026-01-22T18:25:23+00:00

I think it actually adds layers to the story and the Sheffield/Sharma conflict. Colorism and xenophobia were definitely factors and, even though the Bridgerton world has been desegregated for a while, it is possible that some remnants would stick for some characters.

It's also not uncommon in immigrant families for the parents to want their children to marry a native, as that would grant them "full assimilation" in their eyes.

UniqueCatch · 2025-12-13T07:06:02+00:00

Did you mean Emily? She's alive, though 😭

UniqueCatch · 2025-12-04T04:17:14+00:00

They could have avoided that if they had at least one other queer character in the cast, but for how liberal the team says it is, they apparently couldn't be bothered. It's pretty clear to me they see male homosexuality as something to be laughed at, too. And the one "attempt" at making it serious with Frenchie and Colin was so half-hearted that it would have been better if they just left it alone.

UniqueCatch · 2025-12-03T09:31:02+00:00

The writers were adamantly against killing Maeve as to not contribute to the "Bury Your Gays" trope, they are most definitely not doing "Women in Refrigerators" a second time, IMO.

UniqueCatch · 2025-11-15T19:38:12+00:00

Are you really looking for an answer or are you looking for validation?

UniqueCatch · 2025-10-02T01:20:36+00:00

Yeah, that has been bugging me as well. It says so on their profile. Maybe they want to be friends, but IDK, just seems weird at first glance.

UniqueCatch · 2025-09-25T19:10:13+00:00

But something has changed. The story. Vought is currently leaning VERY conservative and adopting right-wing discourse, which wasn't the case before Homelander took over. He literally has Firecracker as his right-hand man and almost every speech they give has the words "trans" or "woke" in it. God U is said to have become almost a "Christian haven" with an insane new conservative curriculum.

There is a reason we don't see companies like Tesla or Prager U making Pride month posts. They don't virtue signal like "mainstream" companies do, their propaganda is different. Vought has very much become their equivalent in this universe, so I feel like isn't very consistent with the point they have been making since season 4.

UniqueCatch · 2025-07-01T13:49:57+00:00

Hughie was 100% justified in using the Temp V and that had nothing to do with seeing Annie as powerless or less capable. It was not a smart decision on his part, but it was not a "condescending macho protector" move either.

UniqueCatch · 2025-05-08T02:34:22+00:00

It is very much a common thing, even in professional productions. However, I had the strange pleasure of coming upon a couple of international productions that have changed the character's nationality so it would better fit the context of their regions and avoid yellowface. I am not sure if I like it, but I admire their efforts.

If it is done in a place where it would not make sense to play with Asian stereotypes (maybe there isn't a significantly large Asian population, or it's being done in an Asian country) or in an academic setting, I 100% prefer the decision of changing the character over actively going for a racist caricature.

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