1) It's an astonishing mischaracterisation to say Billy Butcher is good but low-agency; he epitomises 'what needs to be done' - he tried to blow up a toddler (who was saved by Homelander)
2) It was a little jarring to go from talking about great men to taking cheap modern political potshots; claiming that left wing people can't enjoy breaking bad just weakens the piece
1) It's an astonishing mischaracterisation to say Billy Butcher is good but low-agency; he epitomises 'what needs to be done' - he tried to blow up a toddler (who was saved by Homelander)
2) It was a little jarring to go from talking about great men to taking cheap modern political potshots; claiming that left wing people can't enjoy breaking bad just weakens the piece
But what does Billy actually want? What is his vision? He wants to stop the baddies. There is no vision.
I appreciate you reading, and glad you enjoyed. But I do think people of different ideologies digest some of these shows in interestingly different ways
This is a fun essay; but
1) It's an astonishing mischaracterisation to say Billy Butcher is good but low-agency; he epitomises 'what needs to be done' - he tried to blow up a toddler (who was saved by Homelander)
2) It was a little jarring to go from talking about great men to taking cheap modern political potshots; claiming that left wing people can't enjoy breaking bad just weakens the piece
But what does Billy actually want? What is his vision? He wants to stop the baddies. There is no vision.
I appreciate you reading, and glad you enjoyed. But I do think people of different ideologies digest some of these shows in interestingly different ways