OK, because I brought it up in our debate in the previous episode review, I wanna post here and say that, in this case, I mostly agree with you on this episode.
Now I am grateful that Geoff Thorne (who has said on multiple occasion that he feels the character could carry her own series) showed how Charmcaster has developed since last episode and is trying to do better. That she allows herself to love at all is a big step up, even if she's mentally and emotionally disturbed in expressing that love.
That said, I hate the plot and hate how it involves Darkstar. Thorne pitched this episode to McDuffie, and, despite what he may claim, I think he was pandering to "Darkcaster" shippers by making this a thing, with both McDuffie and Thorne ignoring completely how much of a rapist allegory Darkstar is and how badly that makes the plot come off. And while we see how last episode made her develop, Charmcaster really doesn't get anything out of this episode; nothing but a broken heart. Thorne gets to write for a character he loves so much and he sticks her with THIS crap? What the hell?
Also, I HATED this:
Because as Kevin points out, she’s currently a nutjob
Not only is this an ableist remark, it's supremely hypocritical. Kevin has been a nutjob. Twice. The first time under similar circumstances to Charmcaster's. And yet he makes this crack with no sign of self awareness. It makes him becoming a nutjob for a third time, which will be upcoming in Omniverse, almost karmic, when it shouldn't.
Because the ending for last episode showed him having empathy for Charmcaster. His face was the same as Gwen's in that scene and his one line showed even greater understanding of Charmcaster's pain than Gwen's several lines. And as that essay I linked you to pointed out, realistically he should be even MORE concerned with helping Charmcaster than Gwen, he should feel obligated to do for her what Q'arrel did for him. But instead, Geoff Thorne makes him completely OOC to better service his dumbass Darkcaster plot and how the only one to make Charmcaster see reason is Darkstar's past rape victim. Disgusting.
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Now I am grateful that Geoff Thorne (who has said on multiple occasion that he feels the character could carry her own series) showed how Charmcaster has developed since last episode and is trying to do better. That she allows herself to love at all is a big step up, even if she's mentally and emotionally disturbed in expressing that love.
That said, I hate the plot and hate how it involves Darkstar. Thorne pitched this episode to McDuffie, and, despite what he may claim, I think he was pandering to "Darkcaster" shippers by making this a thing, with both McDuffie and Thorne ignoring completely how much of a rapist allegory Darkstar is and how badly that makes the plot come off. And while we see how last episode made her develop, Charmcaster really doesn't get anything out of this episode; nothing but a broken heart. Thorne gets to write for a character he loves so much and he sticks her with THIS crap? What the hell?
Also, I HATED this:
Because as Kevin points out, she’s currently a nutjob
Not only is this an ableist remark, it's supremely hypocritical. Kevin has been a nutjob. Twice. The first time under similar circumstances to Charmcaster's. And yet he makes this crack with no sign of self awareness. It makes him becoming a nutjob for a third time, which will be upcoming in Omniverse, almost karmic, when it shouldn't.
Because the ending for last episode showed him having empathy for Charmcaster. His face was the same as Gwen's in that scene and his one line showed even greater understanding of Charmcaster's pain than Gwen's several lines. And as that essay I linked you to pointed out, realistically he should be even MORE concerned with helping Charmcaster than Gwen, he should feel obligated to do for her what Q'arrel did for him. But instead, Geoff Thorne makes him completely OOC to better service his dumbass Darkcaster plot and how the only one to make Charmcaster see reason is Darkstar's past rape victim. Disgusting.