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.
Considering where Eve and Debbie go I think it’s just a case of moving that development forward whilst showing it more in the spotlight, making the show less about being from mostly Mark’s perspective.
Change with Telia and the Atlanteans were pretty different. I can see the later being still inconsequential but the former with her high ranking would make you think she’d me more involved down the line. Hell she’ll probably be part of the rip-off star trek crew now.
it’s less an evolution and more a feminist spin . because there’s nothing wrong with the way they were before, they already had their own agency .
Eeeh, ill agree with that in some cases. For example I don’t think it was necessarily a bad creative decision for Debbie to wallow in depression for a while.
Amber though I think is way way better in the show. She’s basically just a plot device to keep mark and eve from getting together for a long time. She doesn’t even have any dialogue until around where season 2 of the show starts. Then she’s basically just “Mark’s girlfriend” for a long time. “Feminist” or no, she’s a much more well developed character in the show.
I’m only saying there was nothing wrong with them before .
For me that’s especially with Debbie, she was just alcoholic in comics and now she as a big arc that is so interesting
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.
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.
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.
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”.
That’s nice and all but I’d like to have seen them with more flaws, complexity and humor. Giving them all an important job and a strong will is just kind of patronizing. Female characters should be able to be the ass hole, or the comic relief, or the dumb one too. Instead too many of the “fun” characters are male.
I agree but I think this goes for most side characters in the show they’ve expanded alot upon nearly everyone it seems like most people have much more depth to them and I enjoy it