(08-24-2017, 04:41 PM)Hell Rell Wrote: This could be a thread in itself but how many series write women well? It's a common compliant by fans of shows that I watch and I happen to agree with them. Shows past and present such as Grimm, House and Game of Thrones among many more had or have a serious problem writing women. I think even Supergirl, the character, suffered from shoddy writing this past season.
I tend to think that writing rooms consisting mostly of males has a lot to do with it. Even ones with the best of intentions struggle mightily in this error. GoT, for example, doesn't have any female writers on staff and that show has females making up four out of the top six characters. And there are many minor ones. I don't know how many are on the Grimm staff but it may be part of the reason.
Of course, there are some males who can write quality female but it's limited. The only well-known drama I can think of that writes women well as far I'm concerned is Agents of Shield.
Though, I think males getting too much of a pass contributes to the problem. A lot of them are written just as badly. Nick wasn't exactly a shining example of a well-written character and the GoT males suffer too much from "bro-dude" writing for me to ever take them seriously. And that's only scratching the surface.
The best thing I can say about Nick was he was consistent which counts for something. Juliette and Adalind were always going to receive the most heat since they're the ones who changed the most and were romantic interests of Nick which makes them automatic targets for the fandom's ire.
The issue of poorly written women seems to go hand in hand with most science fiction series. I don't know why that is. I can only guess that they're written by men who just don't get it.
I watch Wynona Earp on the Sci-Fi channel. I liked the premise of a descendant of Wyatt Earp who fights demons, but I wasn't pumped on season 1. I felt it was sporadic and uneven. However, it was renewed for season 2 which has much better episodes and was also renewed for season 3, which is even better.
There is one thing that has bugged me about the series from almost the start and that's the same sex relationship between Waverly (Wynona's sister) and Officer Nicole Haught. The series doesn't treat the relationship like a romance between two consenting adults. Instead it makes them seem like they're just lust hungry skanks who can't wait to get at each other. So whenever the series tries to get serious by telling viewers that these two love each other, I find it completely unbelievable. I think their scenes were written by men who get off on watching females go at it.
Too bad really. These men should take queues from Major Crimes. The same sex relationship in it is very well written.
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