#and this is part of nadia's self-discovery so yeah im good

[captain-noir]

like....expecting white spaniards to give us a nuanced and proper representation of a muslim girl with a rich interior life that isnt steeped in stereotype is a tall order and anyone who didn’t see this coming is lying to themselves...

however, nadia grappling with her family’s expectations and her own desires and ambition is a good storyline. the assumption that guzman is the catalyst to her transformation is erroneous because she had no qualms about being  herself around him s1.....guzman did all the work and molded himself to fit in her world. its obvious that marina’s death shook her and prompted her to reevaluate her life and maybe she decided to take a page out of her siblings’ handbook and to throw caution to the wind and be a teen.

personally, i never went into this (terrible) show for representation: the thought of it is absurd because if its not a muslim woman at the helm, things will go awry. but im so over the limited western perspective on muslim female characters’ crucible being their faith and virtue when male muslim characters (re:omar) are afforded a breadth of characterization and storylines that are only tangibly tied to their faith. and considering this is all in service of nadia’s journey of self-discovery, bring .it .on.