First of all, thanks for reading and subscribing! I just started the Substack page and it is encouraging to see people reading it and liking it enough to subscribe. The toxic masculinity theme is one of the funniest to me. Wiley struggles with his own masculinity and self worth throughout the show (the scruffy beard, the cowboy boots, riding the bull). It is also part of the tension between Simone and him since she is the strong one, the hero, while he is the love interest. All the men in the resistance are also a commentary on this issue. They are like a sweet and encouraging Fight Club: on the surface they are all either tough or almost incels, but inside they are all supportive of each other.
Just WOW! I stumbled onto this thread and read your 8 synopses in one sitting and now I have to re-watch the show to look for all of the allusions I missed. Thank you SO much for this very detailed and illuminating write up of Mrs Davis. While I noticed & appreciated the gender role reversals I completely missed the toxic masculinity thread throughout the series. And on the Jay/Wiley theme, I think the tie-in isn’t so much that they’re the same person as that loving/feeling loved is the same. Or something like that. Also missed how the Grail’s destruction/Jesus’ reduced availability speaks to Christianity’s (and maybe all religions?) reduced presence in todays world. That’s a tough note in the US where right wing Christians keep flexing their muscles. My favorite episode for sheer goofiness was Excalibattle - just picturing that giant sword still cracks me up.
First of all, thanks for reading and subscribing! I just started the Substack page and it is encouraging to see people reading it and liking it enough to subscribe. The toxic masculinity theme is one of the funniest to me. Wiley struggles with his own masculinity and self worth throughout the show (the scruffy beard, the cowboy boots, riding the bull). It is also part of the tension between Simone and him since she is the strong one, the hero, while he is the love interest. All the men in the resistance are also a commentary on this issue. They are like a sweet and encouraging Fight Club: on the surface they are all either tough or almost incels, but inside they are all supportive of each other.
Just WOW! I stumbled onto this thread and read your 8 synopses in one sitting and now I have to re-watch the show to look for all of the allusions I missed. Thank you SO much for this very detailed and illuminating write up of Mrs Davis. While I noticed & appreciated the gender role reversals I completely missed the toxic masculinity thread throughout the series. And on the Jay/Wiley theme, I think the tie-in isn’t so much that they’re the same person as that loving/feeling loved is the same. Or something like that. Also missed how the Grail’s destruction/Jesus’ reduced availability speaks to Christianity’s (and maybe all religions?) reduced presence in todays world. That’s a tough note in the US where right wing Christians keep flexing their muscles. My favorite episode for sheer goofiness was Excalibattle - just picturing that giant sword still cracks me up.