I feel like this doesn’t sell Chiana very well: it’s all really personal, TMI, me me me. But please try to give her a chance! I think she’s worth it. She’s scrappy and there’s a lot of depth there.
No, this is a *great* sell! It's always super interesting to me to learn about the specific reasons why we connect to the particular stories and characters that we do, how it's all wrapped up in our personal histories and has an element of "right place at the right time"-ness to it. And the things you like about Chiana are things I like about her too! I just hadn't exactly thought through them very thoroughly.
Regarding Chiana's sexuality -- I see three main aspects there and I view them all slightly differently. One is the way she weaponizes her sexuality. That is fine with me, at times it's interesting and well-done. There could probably be a feminist critique in the sense that it is mostly female characters that do this (in tv in general), but I'm not particularly bothered by it. (Actually there is a definite connection to Grayza saying, "if you had a powerful weapon, would you not use it" -- I was pretty annoyed by her character until that episode, and that moment was particularly helpful for me.) Then there is Chiana's sexual desire, how integral it is to who she is (I loved loved loved how Twice Shy emphasized this), and I really like that. Then there is the way she is sexually objectified by the cinematography, writing, and by male characters, and I don't particularly enjoy that. But it's good to keep them separate in my mind, and Chiana's strong sexual desire is a really awesome part of her character.
I also find the Nebari really fascinating and terrifying and I’m half convinced they would have been the antagonists in the theoretical season 5. I would have loved that; I wanted more of that, particularly if we got backstory with Nerri, her brother, and the revolution.
OMG I COMPLETELY FORGOT about that plotline. It was so good! Now I'm going to wish forever that Season 4 had been about that. Or that we'd have gotten a season 5 about that, as you said.
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Date: 2014-10-27 01:03 am (UTC)No, this is a *great* sell! It's always super interesting to me to learn about the specific reasons why we connect to the particular stories and characters that we do, how it's all wrapped up in our personal histories and has an element of "right place at the right time"-ness to it. And the things you like about Chiana are things I like about her too! I just hadn't exactly thought through them very thoroughly.
Regarding Chiana's sexuality -- I see three main aspects there and I view them all slightly differently. One is the way she weaponizes her sexuality. That is fine with me, at times it's interesting and well-done. There could probably be a feminist critique in the sense that it is mostly female characters that do this (in tv in general), but I'm not particularly bothered by it. (Actually there is a definite connection to Grayza saying, "if you had a powerful weapon, would you not use it" -- I was pretty annoyed by her character until that episode, and that moment was particularly helpful for me.) Then there is Chiana's sexual desire, how integral it is to who she is (I loved loved loved how Twice Shy emphasized this), and I really like that. Then there is the way she is sexually objectified by the cinematography, writing, and by male characters, and I don't particularly enjoy that. But it's good to keep them separate in my mind, and Chiana's strong sexual desire is a really awesome part of her character.
I also find the Nebari really fascinating and terrifying and I’m half convinced they would have been the antagonists in the theoretical season 5. I would have loved that; I wanted more of that, particularly if we got backstory with Nerri, her brother, and the revolution.
OMG I COMPLETELY FORGOT about that plotline. It was so good! Now I'm going to wish forever that Season 4 had been about that. Or that we'd have gotten a season 5 about that, as you said.