she's not supposed to be an example of what "women" or "minorities" would do in any situation
Yes, but she's the only woman on the show, so she's the only developed female character on the show (everyone else is either part of the crime du jour or a recurring bit player) so she's got a lot resting on her shoulders.
a really good job of acting like they knew exactly what was best for Joan, exactly who she ought to be "when she grew up," and were upset that she was stepping off of that narrow path
And this is where I continue to interpret what we saw in a completely different way. I saw people who weren't stuffing her back into a box, but who had known her for years and known her goals all that time... goals that she has now suddenly replaced with something she's never been interested in before and just happens to be exactly what the guy she is totally wrapped up in is into.
If one of my old friends who'd had a clear career path started remaking herself in the image of a guy she'd only known for a few months and couldn't articulate why this was good for her, I'd be damned worried, and not because I want her stuffed in a box. More because I'm afraid Guy X is stuffing her into the box.
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Date: 2013-03-19 10:11 pm (UTC)Yes, but she's the only woman on the show, so she's the only developed female character on the show (everyone else is either part of the crime du jour or a recurring bit player) so she's got a lot resting on her shoulders.
a really good job of acting like they knew exactly what was best for Joan, exactly who she ought to be "when she grew up," and were upset that she was stepping off of that narrow path
And this is where I continue to interpret what we saw in a completely different way. I saw people who weren't stuffing her back into a box, but who had known her for years and known her goals all that time... goals that she has now suddenly replaced with something she's never been interested in before and just happens to be exactly what the guy she is totally wrapped up in is into.
If one of my old friends who'd had a clear career path started remaking herself in the image of a guy she'd only known for a few months and couldn't articulate why this was good for her, I'd be damned worried, and not because I want her stuffed in a box. More because I'm afraid Guy X is stuffing her into the box.