The way Leverage handled Gina Bellman’s maternity leave was so beautiful
they gave her a whole character arc that was kind and gentle and introspective that led Sophie to wanting time to herself
I didn’t even realize it was a maternity leave until I read old interviews after I’d finished the show
they gave her characterdevelopment so she could leave the show for most of a season and come back brighter and better and stronger
Sophie’s time off was so good. It was good in-show, and after discovering the out of show reasons for it’s even better
Attn: Joss Whedon.
There was also commentary by the show runners that they had to cut certain storylines short and not do what they wanted because Gina needed that. And while there was an indication of regret that X storyline couldn’t be followed, both Rogers and Downey were very clear that Gina’s health and well-being during her pregnancy was 100% the priority. Basically, yeah, it was sad they didn’t get to do the thing because of reality, but they got to do these other things instead AND Gina got to be happy and healthy and near/around people to support her during her pregnancy.
Again, Leverage and it’s show runners aren’t perfect bastions of inclusivity and narrative execution, but they actively try to do their best. They make thoughtful and proactive choices and are protective and supportive of the people they work with to the best of their ability. Not just to the edge of their willingness to do something, but to the best of their ability.
That thing where you happen upon a challenge and you roll with it and work it into things to the best of your ability and you wind up with something really excellent because of it that you wouldn’t’ve had otherwise.
I don’t understand how you can see Killmonger disrespect culture, attack women, basically was trained by military to tear down civilizations, his own father says he is disappointed in what he’s done, move to arm black people outside of Wakanda with high tech weapons (yes cuz giving Leroy and em cannon blasters is gonna help the cause) and y’all still fix ya lips to say he was right lol when Nakia exists. Wild.
I was waiting for someone to say this.
There’s a reason he was the villain. He killed his girlfriend in cold blood. His anger was understandable, true, but his methods abhorrent and destructive. The end result would have been huge amounts of death and chaos. No positive outcome.
[Killmonger was an amazingly written villain and a great, if not perfect, example of how to execute a “tragic backstory villain arc”. Due to his characters anger and Michael’s incredible acting it made Killmonger a character a large amount of people could empathize with. An amazing villain. Truly.]
Nakia LITERALLY was team “let’s stop having Wakanda be an isolationist nation and help the worlds oppressed” from the jump and she doesn’t get enough credit.
Protect dark skinned little girls who are still developing their confidence.
Protect dark skinned children who have one or two colorstruck parent(s).
Protect fat, dark skinned women.
Protect Trans dark skinned women.
Protect dark skinned girls who don’t have European features l
Protect dark skinned girls who speak up for themselves and get called all types of bitches and roaches while their lighter counterparts do the same and are revered.
protect dark skinned bi women
Protect dark skinned women who are victims of police brutality, sexual assault, abuse and domestic violence that come forward and need your support because they’re dying inside.
Protect dark skin women who don’t think they are enough. We are more than enough.
Posting this from my twitter as well because it’s something that my mom has been talking to be abt a lot in relation to growing up as an asian American when karate kid was everywhere
Plot Designing 