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tonyglowheart · 1 year ago

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not 2 be a "bad" "feminist" but like. okay I know the guy who plays Nate is problematic and etc, but like. like I tried to like Leverage Redemption, but it just. is too flanderized and doesn't quite manage to like both write real-feeling characters nor grasp the charm that made Leverage "work" for me, so like. watching Leverage Redemption mostly has me wincing, and like. does not hold the same place in my heart that Leverage does....

#the thing about leverage redemption for me is #is everyone is just. too 2d #and it has the same problem of sequels where it's like. it takes place in the future so it feels like it *should*#progress from where we left things off??#but instead it like. has to regress things back at least a few steps so there's a place to go again #and it's just. doesn't do it for me #and also the characterization feels so flanderized. it feels like when ur reading the popular fic in a fandom #where it's like. so fanon heavy. and everyone has like 1 or 2 flanderized character traits....#and even the baddies in leverage redemption feel too 2d #like. even the most 2d of the leverage baddies was at least 2.5d. like they threw an extra thing in there that made them feel more 'real'#idk man idk!!! I just. would rather rewatch leverage for the character writing and the plot #it's just. Leverage Redemption also somehow manages to create more problems in like the sj-issues axis #that somehow leverage didn't have despite very much also being a product of its time #like sorry leverage redemption but the problem with making the indian guy the bad guy in that episode #is that you positioned parker as the one diametrically against him #and she's like. a blond White Woman playing old money 8)#like at least in the sweatshop ep of Leverage the 'main client' was a Chinese rep of a Chinese advocacy group #advocating for a Chinese woman who was being taken advantage of #urhghghghghghghg #maybe if I take another look at Leverage Redemption I will find it charming instead of cringely try-hard lmao... :')#sorry to be so mean to Leverage Redemption but the attempts at namedropping character beats just came off too flanderization :')#and poorly placed :') to me :')#*

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