Agree that Amelia's arc will most likely go in that direction. And yep, ick. It is my problem with the series. Apparently this is an industry and culture wide problem. Just read a snippet from Entertainment Weekly regarding the new film Salt, where Angelina Jolie takes what was supposed to a male role. When the role became female, they decided to change the bit where Edwin Salt saves his wife, because they felt if Edwina Salt saved her husband - it would castrate his character in an unnecessary manner. Sigh. Because, you know, we wouldn't want a man to be a damsel. At least Doctor Who and Buffy permitted that. I'll give them that much credit.
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Date: 2010-04-20 12:56 am (UTC)Agree that Amelia's arc will most likely go in that direction. And yep, ick. It is my problem with the series. Apparently this is an industry and culture wide problem. Just read a snippet from Entertainment Weekly regarding the new film Salt, where Angelina Jolie takes what was supposed to a male role. When the role became female, they decided to change the bit where Edwin Salt saves his wife, because they felt if Edwina Salt saved her husband - it would castrate his character in an unnecessary manner. Sigh. Because, you know, we wouldn't want a man to be a damsel. At least Doctor Who and Buffy permitted that. I'll give them that much credit.