Look, I liked the show but let's not pretend that Kevin Smith did a good job here. I really hate the notion that we "boomers" hate it because it focused on woman and had more minority representation when the reality is that people hate it because it completely throws away everything that made the fans gravitate towards it in the 1st place for those things. Why is it that all of these creators trying to revamp these properties lack the creative skill needed to keep the core lore and themes of a property intact to keep the older fanbase thrilled while also adding in new developments, characters,themes, etc to diversified and broaden it to bring in new fans. Look no one hates change,female represention, or minorities. We just want those things added in a way that doesn't destroy why we have been long term fans. Surely someone out there possesses the ability to appease both camps.
I'm not even really sure the so called represention is even a positive thing in this case. Let's be honest. Seems that butchered and weakened the female chatters more than they developed them or made them stronger entities. Teela is a complete joke here. She went from a highly confident character in the orginal that was willing to do anything for the safety of Eternia and it's people to a whiny crybaby that has a hysterical meltdown and turned her back on everyone because she wasn't included. That's some of the most negative female stereotyping one could possibly cringe at. That didn't strengthen her as a character at all. She literally berates Adam for dying because it Impacted her, while being aware that if he hadn't of sacrificed himself everyone to include her would of died. She is miserably represented in this show.
Evil Lynn is even worse. They actually give her depth and character growth. She is a person that realizes she gave the best part of herself to a undeserving man and in the process lost her dreams and aspirations. She goes to lengths to council Teela and Andra on her mistakes and that they should never do the same if they want to become their own person. Then Kevin Smith the hack cannot help himself and he devalues Evil Lynn by molding her into just another lazy female archetype, thus time the battered abused female that cannot help herself and even though she realizes it's destructive, goes right back into the relationship she kept saying harmed her. Jesus Christ. How is this crap strong female represention in anyone's eyes?
As to diversifying the show and adding better minority representation. Where? Andra is pretty much just series flotsam. She is just there for the ride and is of utterly no importance to anything going on. Hell Smith couldn't of even be bothered to give her any back story at all. What is the point of her exactly? Clamp Champ in the orginal series did more than she did in the few episodes he popped up in. So stunning and brave. I guess if having a token black character that just sits in the shadows and has zero development is better represention, Smith knocked it out the park Ehhh?
