Problematic faves! Anika and a sliiiiiiiiiiightly hungover (yet award-winning) Liz discuss the characters we love, but can't entirely recommend without a caveat. Or many caveats.
But first -- we have to define terms. How do you narrow it down when literally every single work of fiction, along with every single human who ever existed, is imperfect?
Discussed:
And along the way, we talk about fandom's attitudes towards characters who do terrible things or represent terrible ideas, fan fiction as a safe place to explore ideas which don't have a place in canon, and more!
125. Woke Borg (Prodigy 1.12)
123. The Very Slow Tiger Of Anxiety (Prodigy 1.11)
123. Hostile Enthusiasm (NYCC 2022)
122. Girlboss, Gaslight, Gatekeep (Kai Winn deep dive, part 3)
121. Utilising Girl Power (Kai Winn deep dive, part 2)
120. Live, Pagh, Love (Kai Winn deep dive, part 1)
119. Balance of Error (SNW 1.08, 1.09 and 1.10)
118. The Ones Who Warp Away From Omelas/Talk Like A Space Pirate Day (SNW 1.06 and 1.07)
117. Sex and the Starship (SNW 1.04 and 1.05)
116. La’an Skywalker (SNW 1.03)
115. The Christine Chapel Show (SNW 1.01 and 1.02)
114. Able-Bodied Writing (Picard 2.09 and 2.10)
113. Riot Grrrl Borg (PIC 2.07 and 2.08)
112. Thanks, I Hate It (One specific subplot of PIC 2.07)
111. A Really Amazing Earthquake (Picard 2.06)
110. A Girl-Shaped Motivation (PIC 2.05)
109. Picardsplaining (PIC 2.01-2.04)
108. Oh Well, Star Trek (Disco 4.13)
107. Pondering the Orb (Disco 4.12)
106. Anthropology Speedrun (Disco 4.11)
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