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charlemane:
The thing about TLJ, specifically the Admiral Holdo bit, is that yes, her refusing to explain her orders to anyone in the face of low morale and mass confusion was stupid.
But that’s not character stupid, that’s writer stupid. That’s Rian Johnson “I can’t think of a way to propel this plot without an easily avoidable miscommunication between professionals who should really goddamn know better” stupid. That’s throwing in a woo-oo-oo plot twist that shouldn’t be a goddamn twist just so you can demand a cheap emotional reaction stupid. That’s an easy and almost definitely unnecessary way to write out a female character stupid.
So when I call it stupid, I’m not calling Admiral Holdo stupid. But TLJ supporters keep reacting like it is a direct attack on that fictional character, like ooo you’re just mad that there’s a WOMAN in POWER!!!
Nah. I’m mad that the woman in power was written by an idiot.
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charlemane:
The thing about TLJ, specifically the Admiral Holdo bit, is that yes, her refusing to explain her orders to anyone in the face of low morale and mass confusion was stupid.
But that’s not character stupid, that’s writer stupid. That’s Rian Johnson “I can’t think of a way to propel this plot without an easily avoidable miscommunication between professionals who should really goddamn know better” stupid. That’s throwing in a woo-oo-oo plot twist that shouldn’t be a goddamn twist just so you can demand a cheap emotional reaction stupid. That’s an easy and almost definitely unnecessary way to write out a female character stupid.
So when I call it stupid, I’m not calling Admiral Holdo stupid. But TLJ supporters keep reacting like it is a direct attack on that fictional character, like ooo you’re just mad that there’s a WOMAN in POWER!!!
Nah. I’m mad that the woman in power was written by an idiot.
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