“Love, Victor centers characters of color, but never quite digs into what that means.”
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“Westworld’s third season tried to say ‘the future is female,’ but undermines its own messaging.”
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“Never Have I Ever perplexingly dabbles in casual Islamophobia, ableism, and fatphobia.”
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“You walks a fine line between calling attention to an abhorrent issue and accidentally glamorizing it.”
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“Dickinson challenges our straight-washing of history and allows for nuanced takes on love and attraction.”
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“Groundbreaking in its own right, Generation Q still struggles to integrate its original cast members into a modern show that’s more inclusive of real women.”
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“The overwhelming majority of The Affair’s episodes are directed by men, making it difficult to push beyond the male gaze.”
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“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. commits to a diverse cast but unequal screen time for women mars its record on overall inclusiveness.”
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“The unsparing nature of When They See Us has sparked conversations about whether it’s another in a long line of works that rehash Black trauma.”
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“Russian Doll smashes the Bechdel test, with women speaking over 70% of all dialogue.”
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“The Inuit in The Terror feel completely authentic thanks to the casting of Inuk actors and in-depth research by the show’s producers.”
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“Based on true events, Gentleman Jack proudly celebrates queer history.”
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“I was brought back to my first confrontations with racism, with having someone insist that I was somehow different or inferior.”
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“Star Trek has never adequately applied its own philosophy of IDIC—‘Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations’—to gender and sexuality. Discovery attempts to rectify that.”
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“It would be nice to see Shrill go even further in embracing an intersectional approach to its depiction of fat women.”
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“To put a Disneyfied spin on human trafficking is gross and shameful.”
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“Sex Education indulges our yearning for the past while allowing us to see it through a more forward-looking lens.”
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“It’s a welcome anomaly to see a 72-year-old woman thriving professionally at the center of a show.”
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“Watching the Derry Girls covet hot guys, set curtains on fire, sneak tequila, and altogether act in ‘unladylike’ ways provides no end of amusement.”
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“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel shows us a hodgepodge of stereotypes and trivia, but does little to actually explore Jewish identity.”
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