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Monday Media Musings - 10/28/19
Arrowverse update: I suppose I should just get used to the idea that I mostly won't watch Batwoman or Supergirl the night it airs, so these updates will always be for the week previous. Although I miss Caitlin, it's been fun to watch Frost go through some real, on-going character development. It would be nice at some point to have a better balance between them, where they each get some time to front. I have yet to see anyone write anything substantial about Caitlin and Frost as a stable multiple system, but I'd be really interested to see commentary along those lines (it's way outside my area of expertise). I wonder if Supergirl really knows what they're going to do with Lena in the long run, or if they're just rolling with it. It's hard to tell at this point. I noticed in the Arrow opening credits last week that Emily Bett Rickards is no longer listed as a regular, and it makes me sad. I can't imagine that Felicity won't be back in some capacity, at some point, but I really miss her. I miss Curtis, too. Somehow I missed the fact that the world that was destroyed in the Arrow opener was Earth-2, and it's jarring that it was glossed over so easily. Does this mean that Jessie Quick and Earth-2 Wells are gone, too? Or were they off taking care of something in another universe? Will Team Flash ever find out? Do we even know where Wally is right now?
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World: I saw the first movie of this series in theaters and enjoyed it a ton. The second movie we watched at home and liked it well enough, and I feel similarly about this one: not earth-shaking, but fun, and pretty. But my word was it ever heteronormative, with all the business about the dragons pairing off, and how Hiccup and Astrid need to do their duty and get married, and all the business with Toothless and the light fury (I kept thinking about this Tumblr post about all the problems with her design), and Snotlout flirting obnoxiously with Hiccup's mom and getting rewarded for his efforts. It makes me tired, Internet. So tired. Still, I did enjoy it, and how could I not be heart-warmed by that ending?
El Camino: I have all kinds of conflicted feelings about Breaking Bad as a show and as a fandom, but still there was no way I was missing this movie about the further adventures of Jesse Pinkman. In many ways, Jesse was the heart of that show, so although I was mostly okay with how the series finale left him (let's be honest, I'm pretty sure I shed a tear or two), I appreciated getting closure on his story. I wonder if there will be more Breaking Bad movies? I'll tell you what: I'd watch the heck out of a movie about Skyler.
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That post on the female Night Fury's design is great; thank you for linking to it! The design bothered me in ways I couldn't entirely articulate, so I'm glad to see them articulated.