Comment accidentally posted at livejournal. Not impressed by what is either the writer's knowledge of female SF writers (nonexistent, apparently) or the thought that it would have to be explained to the audience.
Charlie's and Dean's conversation is largely a mystery as is how he portrayed Ameliagate.
I really enjoyed Dean playing dress-up and having such fun with it!
I'm not twitched by Robbie Thompson's choice of SF authors to source Charlie's aliases. If you had to name the top five SF authors in terms of name recognition - something that might have featured in the selection - Heinlein and Bradbury would be way up there. Would it have been nice for Charlie to have chosen female authors like C.L Moore, Andre Norton, Ursula LeGuin, Lois McMaster Bujold, or others? Yes, definitely. Missed opportunity, but it's not going to damage my enjoyment of the episode.
My thoughts on Dean and Charlie's conversation were simply my thoughts. My only point was that whatever Charlie understood about Sam and Amelia, she got exclusively from what Dean told her, so Dean supplied the emotional quotient. Right or wrong, she had nothing else to draw from. That's all I wanted to point out.
Another excellent review/commentary. I wish i had something to contribute, but you've covered it so well, and i can just nod along in agreement.
:)
One of the best moments, to me, was that the 'monster', Gilda, was casually bi/lesbian without any fanfare, no little speech or 'explanation'. Just the usual 'fantasy damsel instantly falls for fantasy hero' smoochy-face. Excellent.
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Charlie's and Dean's conversation is largely a mystery as is how he portrayed Ameliagate.
Loved Dean's nonchalance at dressing up.
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I'm not twitched by Robbie Thompson's choice of SF authors to source Charlie's aliases. If you had to name the top five SF authors in terms of name recognition - something that might have featured in the selection - Heinlein and Bradbury would be way up there. Would it have been nice for Charlie to have chosen female authors like C.L Moore, Andre Norton, Ursula LeGuin, Lois McMaster Bujold, or others? Yes, definitely. Missed opportunity, but it's not going to damage my enjoyment of the episode.
My thoughts on Dean and Charlie's conversation were simply my thoughts. My only point was that whatever Charlie understood about Sam and Amelia, she got exclusively from what Dean told her, so Dean supplied the emotional quotient. Right or wrong, she had nothing else to draw from. That's all I wanted to point out.
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One of the best moments, to me, was that the 'monster', Gilda, was casually bi/lesbian without any fanfare, no little speech or 'explanation'. Just the usual 'fantasy damsel instantly falls for fantasy hero' smoochy-face. Excellent.
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