This was a better episode than the last few for me because there was less story. The story has been bothering me for making no sense, and it still does bother me and makes no sense here, but at least we see some fighting which gives us a break.
That said, WTF is wrong with Riri’s support system? Her Mom is like ‘This is our home!’: c’mon! Get the fuck outta town! You’re gonna lose your daughter! You lost your husband to street violence and you clearly don’t get how this works! Get to safety! The solution to all these problems is not more powered armor! And Xavier: how did he come around on the Natalie AI? He’s right! Riri is wrong! Why are the writers of this taking her side??
Lastly, my biggest issue: the portrayal of Zeke when he finds out he’s been turned into a drone is… a choice. They went with comedy? He’s issuing apologies while his body is used to kill people? This is the greatest form of violation. It reads like the old 80’s comedies like Porkies or Revenge of the Nerds back when writers rooms seemed to think non-consensual sex was a great source of comedy. I don’t get how the writers chose to go this way, and the director, and the actor. No one at any point said, ‘This isn’t gonna play on screen. This is pure distilled horror and the character is reading as embarrassed instead of desperately wanting to be dead.’
I will finish the show and keep hoping for a better version of this character. I like Ironheart and I like Dominique Thorne, but this show is killing me slowly.
This was a better episode than the last few for me because there was less story. The story has been bothering me for making no sense, and it still does bother me and makes no sense here, but at least we see some fighting which gives us a break.
That said, WTF is wrong with Riri’s support system? Her Mom is like ‘This is our home!’: c’mon! Get the fuck outta town! You’re gonna lose your daughter! You lost your husband to street violence and you clearly don’t get how this works! Get to safety! The solution to all these problems is not more powered armor! And Xavier: how did he come around on the Natalie AI? He’s right! Riri is wrong! Why are the writers of this taking her side??
Lastly, my biggest issue: the portrayal of Zeke when he finds out he’s been turned into a drone is… a choice. They went with comedy? He’s issuing apologies while his body is used to kill people? This is the greatest form of violation. It reads like the old 80’s comedies like Porkies or Revenge of the Nerds back when writers rooms seemed to think non-consensual sex was a great source of comedy. I don’t get how the writers chose to go this way, and the director, and the actor. No one at any point said, ‘This isn’t gonna play on screen. This is pure distilled horror and the character is reading as embarrassed instead of desperately wanting to be dead.’
I will finish the show and keep hoping for a better version of this character. I like Ironheart and I like Dominique Thorne, but this show is killing me slowly.