Oh I'm not saying the Kacey storyline is sexist simply because Kara wasn't in the resistance. I find it kind of distasteful/annoying that they used Kara's nurturing side against her in a way they wouldn't be able to do or dream of doing for a male character. Does that make sense?
Like, the writers thought, well, of course, she has to take care of the kid AND come around and let Leoben have some of his happy family fantasy fulfilled, because she's a woman and that's what they do... blurgh. I mean I just can't envision them coming up with this storyline for a man.
I think it depends on how successful you think the storyline is. I go back and forth and honestly tend to see it as just torture/pain for her WITH NO FOLLOW THROUGH (after the hug in Torn), so I'm not a huge fan of it. I mean Maelstrom happens pretty soon after this, but it's hard to say Kacey changed Kara at all, other than furthering her PTSD.
And yes, I'd agree that Lee misses out on a lot of good storylines, but I still dislike the fact that they brought the kid into it. It seems a bit cheap to me somehow. The execution of it all.
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Date: 2010-12-17 08:00 pm (UTC)Like, the writers thought, well, of course, she has to take care of the kid AND come around and let Leoben have some of his happy family fantasy fulfilled, because she's a woman and that's what they do... blurgh. I mean I just can't envision them coming up with this storyline for a man.
I think it depends on how successful you think the storyline is. I go back and forth and honestly tend to see it as just torture/pain for her WITH NO FOLLOW THROUGH (after the hug in Torn), so I'm not a huge fan of it. I mean Maelstrom happens pretty soon after this, but it's hard to say Kacey changed Kara at all, other than furthering her PTSD.
And yes, I'd agree that Lee misses out on a lot of good storylines, but I still dislike the fact that they brought the kid into it. It seems a bit cheap to me somehow. The execution of it all.