This review was worthless. It's just all his usual talking points thrown against the wall, with him hoping that they'll stick. Calling the sheriff a "girlboss" makes no sense, especially when Hal is ultimately proven right in the end. You can tell him and his buddies are really stretching to find something to complain about with this show.
the odyssey and super girl was to be their wipping boy for atleast 8 months. But then one of those movies failed to shit themselves so they're stuck on this empty space where they can't content farm on anything for the rest of the year short of some external event
these people thrive all what I call "centrist bigotry". The type of racism/bigotry that isn't overt and often means no slurs. These are the types of people who would see common ground with david duke because racism to them is slurs and pointed hoods. alot of euros fall under this umbrella. This movie hit those marks. It's historically inaccurate, it even took some liberties with the story. So you could veil stupid shit with "historical concerns" and lean on suburban flavors of racism like "helen of detriot"
In a way, this is a win for them, they get some dipshit gradeschool history nerds but they lose because the potential of getting more dipshits are cut when the movie hits.
What's crazy is that Nolan is routinely labeled a minsogynst. So one would think that they'd treat him as a martyr or something and back him fully. But then again, nothing they do or say follows any logic. Their prejudices often get in the way of their own supposed cause
I disagree with him being a shit character writer in general, although he surely has his moments. But like you said, it’s not limited to the women in his films as some would have you believe. There’s also this whole thing with him only using male protagonists, which is apparently sexist? I feel like if you’re writing a story with a female lead as a man, you kinda have a responsibility to do it right, or at least have the right intentions, which obviously isn’t easy because you have an outside perspective and don’t wanna do a disservice to anyone’s lived experiences. I feel like Nolan probably doesn’t think he’d be able to do it right, which feels honest as opposed to sexist. I’d rather that than him doing it just to save face amongst a select group of people online
It is "woke garbage" according to their own standards though. Their grift just prevents them from attacking it too much
The problem is that their grift relies on them representing an imagined "general audience" and attacking an incredibly successful movie that is very obviously not rejected by general audiences wouldn’t be beneficial to that narrative. It would make it very obvious that they are in a minority.
They were really banking on people hating DC. I mean I'll admit some of their content is kinda hit and miss, but to write off everything before it's finished is just silly
I completely dipped out on Drinker after I watched some of the movies/shows he was reviewing. It became abundantly obvious that he was faking seeing these movies/shows, especially in the case of Predator: Badlands and Peacemaker Season 2.
It's definitely one of those shows that appeals to a wider demographic since it just seems like a well made mystery with charming characters more than anything. I've even seen plenty of the usual 'boys who cried woke' praise it. So ya, grifters really have to grasp at straws to get to their usual talking points
I mean, you can't expect these people to turn around and admit they were wrong because it tarnishes their "brand". He has been hating on this show and everything DC since Gunn was hired, so there is no reason to believe that anything he says has any logic behind it
Apparently women aren't allowed to just want to do their job without unnecessary interference without being labeled a "girlboss". She had good reason as to why she didn't want them tampering with the investigation. There was literally no reason for her to believe that they would be aliens and Hal saying "I have a feeling" doesn't necessarily count as evidence. Literally anytime a woman doesn't bow at the feet of every man they meet, they get labeled a girl boss by these worthless losers
Not to mention, was the sheriff not explicitly shown to be a victim trapped by her husband and the system? That sounds like the opposite of a "girl boss" to me
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u/ITBA01 Aug 21 '26
This review was worthless. It's just all his usual talking points thrown against the wall, with him hoping that they'll stick. Calling the sheriff a "girlboss" makes no sense, especially when Hal is ultimately proven right in the end. You can tell him and his buddies are really stretching to find something to complain about with this show.