When the show doesn't take itself seriously, though, it is SUCH A DELIGHT. Bad Blood, the Dreamlands, Small Potatoes, etc -- all of those episodes are actually even better than I remembered and I didn't think that was possible. Apparently I could not overhype them to myself enough. Could not agree more, oh man. X-Files, my heart. (However, I honestly do feel my favorite serious episodes - mainly Pusher and Paper Hearts - hold up really well too. Thank god.)
Also, re: Homeland, Howard Gordon is apparently one of the writers. LOL THERE YOU GO!
Basically I feel like Leslie Knope (and, honestly, a little bit Amy Poehler) are what would happen if a girl was allowed to get through puberty with her real self intact, instead of getting relentlessly socialized to be whatever an acceptable woman is supposed to be, and that is kind of great. I think you have hit the nail squarely on the head re: why Leslie (and Amy) are such appealing feminist icons right now, whether they even want to be or not. But it is definitely kind of great, no argument here. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITHOUT TIDES, PERU?
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Could not agree more, oh man. X-Files, my heart. (However, I honestly do feel my favorite serious episodes - mainly Pusher and Paper Hearts - hold up really well too. Thank god.)
Also, re: Homeland, Howard Gordon is apparently one of the writers. LOL THERE YOU GO!
Basically I feel like Leslie Knope (and, honestly, a little bit Amy Poehler) are what would happen if a girl was allowed to get through puberty with her real self intact, instead of getting relentlessly socialized to be whatever an acceptable woman is supposed to be, and that is kind of great.
I think you have hit the nail squarely on the head re: why Leslie (and Amy) are such appealing feminist icons right now, whether they even want to be or not. But it is definitely kind of great, no argument here. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITHOUT TIDES, PERU?