They’ve really added a lot agency to most of the female characters from the comics to the show;
Eve leaving home before graduation.
Debbie already being a real estate agent.
Telia being a general in the coalition instead of just Allen’s partner.
The Atlantean Queen not wanting to marry Mark and already leading without her husband.
Amber learning on her own and being okay with Mark’s long absences.
I’m gonna get downvoted for this, but I think with Atom and Amber this makes sense. Both characters in comic have personalities where this works but just not enough development.
Debbie and Telia deviate a bit too much where it kind of ruins the character. Debbie worked better as a broken mom rather than “strong woman” mom. I also feel like Debbie gets way too much screen time. They also couldn’t get Olga to hate Debbie but they got a male character (from the support group) to hate her for almost the same reason. I’m pretty sure the writing room doesn’t want woman on woman conflict.
Telia being overtly sexy was funny because Allen and Telia act as an alien couple Chad/Stacy style. She could still have had a job but the small persona changes makes her feel another show Amber-like persona.
As someone who hasn’t read the comics, I’ve liked all of these characters, and I see zero issues with how much screen time Debbie receives. I think it’s just a case of it being different not necessarily meaning it’s bad.
That’s an interesting take, for sure. To be honest I think that Debbie’s character writing is really well done, watching someone who is at the top of their game find out something so horrifying that it just crushes them, and watching her try to rebuild her life is a really engaging concept.
I mean, Olga not hating Debbie for the same reason a complete stranger would makes a lot of sense. Olga and Debbie are friends and the guy from the support group only knows her as “The wife of the man who brutally murdered my partner”.