Tom King's run on Wonder Woman is an intense hate-read for me
What do you hate about it? That piques my curiosity.
Zoe: I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. Wash: Out there is seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. The dress code is easier and I know all the steps.
'Shindig'
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DavidS - Mar 05, 2026 12:56:36 pm PST #7442 of 7444
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tom Scola - Mar 05, 2026 1:19:30 pm PST #7443 of 7444
They pay me in WOIMS
So, a while back, a TV writer I like, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, was doing a Q&A, and I asked him what writing lessons you could take away from Andor. His answer was something along the lines of, “The writers on Andor are very good at making archetypes personal, and the personal archetypal”.
And that made me realize what was bothering me about King. His characters are nothing but archetypes. So not only does he SHOW them doing archetypal things, his characters are mostly SAYING things like “I must do this archetypal thing because I am an archetype, that’s who I am.” His Wonder Woman is so much an archetype that she doesn’t seem to be a person with agency.
-t - Mar 05, 2026 2:25:31 pm PST #7444 of 7444
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, interesting!
I can't tell from the trailer if I will want to watch Lanterns or not. Kyle Chandler is certainly a draw, but I am not really liking the role so far...