Darcy Griffin

I would love to see Deadpool in a romantic relationship with a man in the MCU (though obviously not Spidey, given the very young recasting). I don’t want Vanessa to be killed off just to make room for it, but Deadpool is one of the biggest Marvel characters that is canonically queer. Of course, I know realistically there would be too much backlash from conservative movie-goers for this to be a reality.

I can understand why some people might find the gore gratuitous, however, that is what HBO dramas have been about since they hit the scene with The Sopranos. They like to take advantage of the lack of censorship and go a bit nuts with their content.

There have been only a few times over the (now 6) seasons when I have felt like a violent act was too much. The first was when Joffrey killed Ros with the crossbow. We don’t actually see the act, but her naked body is shown riddled with arrows from the crossbow Joffrey had been brandishing earlier in that episode (I think. I might be off, timing-wise) The second was when Talisa was stabbed in the Red Wedding. Both are very gendered acts of violence against women. Ros was a minor character, and Talisa wasn’t even supposed to be at the Twins (as book readers will know) but all the same, that is just my personal take and I can sort of understand why D&D made the choice to do the latter

I love the common thread of strong, decisive women going on in these examples. I think what is particularly interesting about Monica as a character is that in the early seasons her relationships are more traditional. It seems like as time goes on, and she gains more life experience/confidence/what have you, that Monica grows into herself as a woman. Interesting considering that Chandler remains largely static, and only grows when Monica almost forces him to grow up