#this is also why i love vriska herself so much ftr

[ammoniteflesh]

The main reason I love Yellowjackets so much is that... it's so rare, in fiction, for leading women to be emotionally ugly. They have problems, sure. Trauma, even. But typically only in ways that let them remain attractive to a male audience. I'm struggling to articulate exactly what I mean by this, but female protagnists in fiction get to be flawed but not unpleasant. Dramatic but not offputting. Snarky but not outright rude. It basically boils down to (shock horror) not being able to access the full range of complexity that male leads do on a regular basis. And - forgive me for the reference - this is noticeable because when women do get to be flawed in messy, ugly, truly controversial ways, we have a special word for it. That's what a Vriska is! This post got away from me but essentially: I love Yellowjackets because it's a cast made up pretty much exclusively of Vriskas.