December posting meme...
December 20: Orphan Black season 3 for 
frayadjacent
Hmmm...you know, I'm often the last person to make and then get attached to predictions for series, because it's so easy to be disappointed. But thinking about this, I realized I had some definite Do Not Wants and Do Wants, though most are probably more general than the question intended.
Do Not Want:
-- Heavy focus on the male clones. Look, I understand it's taking a lot out of Tatiana Maslany to carry so much of this show. But the biggest appeal of this show for me is that it's telling women's stories about women's agency and control over their own bodies and lives. I have this fear that it might turn into, "But what about Teh Menzzz!?!?" It's not an overwhelming fear, but it is there.
--Heavy focus on the military aspects of the mythology. I know there has to be some of that, but a little of that goes a long way for me.
Do Want:
--HELENA TO BE NEVER EVER AGAIN HELD AGAINST HER WILL, EXPERIMENTED UPON, PROGRAMMED, OR HELL, EVEN DETAINED FROM SOMETHING SHE WANTS TO DO SUCH AS BUYING ICE CREAM BECAUSE THE LINE AT THE CHECKOUT IS TOO LONG. They have told the story of Helena being controlled by someone else twice now. Move forward.
--Alison and Donnie's Crime Spree for Great Justice. With singing.
--Cosima healed and kicking scientific ass.
--Rachel and her effed-up life. Rachel wreaking havoc and unapologetic about it. Rachel realizing the thing she thinks she's always controlled has actually controlled her, and doing something about it. Preferably something reaaaallly effed up.
--Sarah being Mama Clone in her own kickass way.
--Sarah and Felix pwning everything.
--Mrs. S, International Badass. Perhaps taking down the military installation somehow.
--Mrs. S and Helena, actually. I would love to see the two of them interacting.
--Though it's no doubt too much to ask for, Beth backstory.
--And while I understand they have a limited number of episodes to tell a complex story, I just really want more small, quiet moments between/among the clones and the people around them, building their found family and bonding and getting to know each other. Sprinkle them liberally throughout the season and I won't actually care too much about the plot. I'm in it for the feels, man.
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frayadjacent
Hmmm...you know, I'm often the last person to make and then get attached to predictions for series, because it's so easy to be disappointed. But thinking about this, I realized I had some definite Do Not Wants and Do Wants, though most are probably more general than the question intended.
Do Not Want:
-- Heavy focus on the male clones. Look, I understand it's taking a lot out of Tatiana Maslany to carry so much of this show. But the biggest appeal of this show for me is that it's telling women's stories about women's agency and control over their own bodies and lives. I have this fear that it might turn into, "But what about Teh Menzzz!?!?" It's not an overwhelming fear, but it is there.
--Heavy focus on the military aspects of the mythology. I know there has to be some of that, but a little of that goes a long way for me.
Do Want:
--HELENA TO BE NEVER EVER AGAIN HELD AGAINST HER WILL, EXPERIMENTED UPON, PROGRAMMED, OR HELL, EVEN DETAINED FROM SOMETHING SHE WANTS TO DO SUCH AS BUYING ICE CREAM BECAUSE THE LINE AT THE CHECKOUT IS TOO LONG. They have told the story of Helena being controlled by someone else twice now. Move forward.
--Alison and Donnie's Crime Spree for Great Justice. With singing.
--Cosima healed and kicking scientific ass.
--Rachel and her effed-up life. Rachel wreaking havoc and unapologetic about it. Rachel realizing the thing she thinks she's always controlled has actually controlled her, and doing something about it. Preferably something reaaaallly effed up.
--Sarah being Mama Clone in her own kickass way.
--Sarah and Felix pwning everything.
--Mrs. S, International Badass. Perhaps taking down the military installation somehow.
--Mrs. S and Helena, actually. I would love to see the two of them interacting.
--Though it's no doubt too much to ask for, Beth backstory.
--And while I understand they have a limited number of episodes to tell a complex story, I just really want more small, quiet moments between/among the clones and the people around them, building their found family and bonding and getting to know each other. Sprinkle them liberally throughout the season and I won't actually care too much about the plot. I'm in it for the feels, man.
This entry was originally posted at http://akamarykate.dreamwidth.org/391095.html. You may comment either here or there.