Oh they definitely criticized the toxic masculinity stuff (Go Fish is another good example). I'm just not sure they saw Xander as toxic as opposed to "just a teenage boy". Admittedly, the line there can be pretty vague...
Outlander has 2 types of problematic scenes: lots of blood (she's a nurse/doctor); and sexual assault. Blood has never bothered me much, but I've had to fast forward through one rape scene. It also does a number of good things: Jaime is the one who faints in one scene, for example, when the trope would have the woman do so. The period stuff like costumes and attitudes is pretty good, better than other shows I've seen.
The Last of Us is pretty much the opposite of comforting. Outlander has enough romantasy that it might or might not be, depending on how you mentally balance that with the violence.
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Date: 2025-06-22 11:33 pm (UTC)Outlander has 2 types of problematic scenes: lots of blood (she's a nurse/doctor); and sexual assault. Blood has never bothered me much, but I've had to fast forward through one rape scene. It also does a number of good things: Jaime is the one who faints in one scene, for example, when the trope would have the woman do so. The period stuff like costumes and attitudes is pretty good, better than other shows I've seen.
The Last of Us is pretty much the opposite of comforting. Outlander has enough romantasy that it might or might not be, depending on how you mentally balance that with the violence.