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persephassax · 6 years

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Crisis on Earth X part 3

Stein reminding us that we're all here.

SHUT UP IS THAT RUSSELL TOVEY OR JUST A TOTAL RUSSELL TOVEY LOOK ALIKE

Also thank you for the mini history lesson about the pink triangles. I know there are probably folks who weren't aware of the history. (I got the shirt version in middle school, which was also when I spent 8th grade studying genocides. It was A Time.)

Of course they're power dampeners

Ollie giving an intensity pep talk. The only thing he dies that doesn't make me want to rip my hair out.

CISCOOOOOOO

Cisco and Harry. My sweet children.

IT WAS RUSSELL TOVEY literally I would know those ears anywhere. Favorite guest star always. 😚❣️

Iris and Felicity gotta save the day. They will.

Oh geez. Evil dads. That's the worst feeling.

Shock collars. Of course.

There is no need to make them turn around. People have all too often been denied the courtesy of even the chance to face their own deaths. That is something reserved for people you respect. Enemy combatants.

PLEASE TELL ME RUSSELL TOVEY IS SNART'S BF

"YOU CAN CALL ME LEO" WHAT. AMAZING.

I think Kara is getting a good lesson in why weakness is worthwhile.

GIRL PIWER.

We need Ray and Nate to show the fuck up.

THANKS SARA

GRITTY RESISTANCE WINN BE STILL MY HEART.

Also I'm kind of laughing at how angry everyone got about Nazi Snart when I was waiting for a. Good guy!Snart and also b. Dressing up like a Nazi to infiltrate shit!Snart. The good thing about bad guys with uniforms is that you can wear one too. The bad thing about these guys? They're Nazis, so you gotta dress like one.

My one comment about the Earth X Sara story is that lesbians and especially bisexual women often managed to evade the Nazis, because like all fascists the Nazis subscribe to a phallocentric view of sexuality and don't have a particularly high opinion of women as social agents. So long as you agreed to marry a suitable male and produce children, you could be left alone. I bring this up more to shed light on the ways in which fascist thinking is fundamentally anti-woman and how women are made invisible under fascism. To construe my argument as saying lesbians could some how "benefit" from this view would be a gross misrepresentation of my point.

That having been said, invisibility is good for hiding resistance actions.

GENERAL SCHOTT

Ray and Leo are absolutely boyfriends.

Generations of war....

Dude y'all gotta trust General Schott. His points are super relevant and important.

Seriously. Parallel universe are still DIFFERENT UNIVERSES.

STEIN AND JAX. MY SWEET BUDDIES. The best, purest, sweetest people.

Alex, Sara knows some shit. Listen to her.

CAPTAIN MOTHER FUCKING LANCE

YES BOYFRIENDS MY SWEET CHILDREN

1. Leo absolutely is the soft squishy cupcake we always knew existed beneath Captain Cold

2. Snart used to give other people that look back on Earth-1 and everyone on the wave rider knows it

3. If sexuality is constant across the 52+X Earths, then every single bisexual/gay Snart headcanon is vindicated.

Thank you General Schott for not being a goddamn idiot.

Nope evil Kara and Dark Arrow kissing isn't any less weird.

What about like... Moonlight?

Leo totally loves getting one over on these Nazi bastards.

(uhhhhh.... Is it bad that I've forgotten who Metallo is? 😬 )

Lol when you are the doppelganger being mad about the doppelganger

OH GOD. THE NAZI WAVERIDER I CANT THIS IS AWFUL.

YEAH GIRL ENCRYPTING SHIT

Evil Lance totally suspects and is setting a trap. This is a super evil trap.

I approve of this lack of failing the evil overlord rules, because competent evil is fucking terrifying.

I also approve of General Schott's choices. But also if I have to watch Leo sacrifice himself again I will fucking lose my shit.

1. Barry's imitation of Snart was literal perfection

2. Leo being disgusted at Leonard's advice is going to make me weep.

3. Ray being like "my sweet please stay on task"

Leo wants to play superhero dress up ❣️

SARA AND ALEX 😍

Lol Barry what

STEIN SAYING ASS

I'm really worried about Stein especially because I think I got spoiled.

I hope Mick gets to meet Leo, though.

STEINNNNN!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Shit lost anyway, I guess. Motherfuck. EHY CANT WE HAVE NICE THINGS.

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guidetoenjoy-blog · 5 years

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'Supergirl's' bisexual story arc reminds us of the power of entertainment

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'Supergirl's' bisexual story arc reminds us of the power of entertainment

Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers in ‘Supergirl.’

Image: Robert Falconer/The CW

No one tells you how to come out. Theres no guidebook that details exactly what you should say, no song that accurately sums up how you should feel and no television show that allows you to look at a character and say, this is my journey.” Or at least I never thought there was, until this season of Supergirl.

Thats not to say that television hasnt given us tons of coming out stories over the years. In the past year or so especially, weve seen an influx of gay characters and same-sex relationships dominate the small screen, though there is still a long, long way to go. (According to GLAAD, 2016 had the highest percentage of LGBTQ series regulars on broadcast TV since the organization started measuring diversity on the small screen 43 regulars (4.8%) were identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer.)

But most of these stories have dealt with the end result, after characters have more or less realized their feelings after theyve owned their identity, when theyre comfortable being with another man or woman.

Possibly the closest story Ive been able to identify with up until Supergirl came along was Willow and Taras relationship in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and that, like a disproportionate number of lesbian/bisexual stories in pop culture ended in tragedy.

Its serendipitous that the show chose to highlight Alex Danvers coming out story at the exact same time I decided that I felt comfortable enough to come out about my own bisexuality. While Ive been able to say the words out loud and write it on the internet, its something that Im still working on embracing.

Over the past few months, however, Ive started to become more comfortable with this part of me that has always been there but that I never had the courage to accept before.

A large part of that has been because Ive been able to see that change reflected back at me through Alex and the coming out story that Supergirl has chosen to tell.

Coming out can make you feel like a kid again, as the emotions of realizing this new part of yourself become more prominent.

When Alex opened up to her mom and her sister with giddy, child-like happiness, it mirrored the rush of endorphins and relief I felt when I finally owned the words I am bisexual.

But coming out isnt a one and done process. As I watched Alex struggle with telling Maggie that, no, she absolutely did not like women in that way, I saw myself someone who, over the years, has dismissed feelings and comments about women as a phase. Someone who has felt invalidated because she was in love with, dating and will most likely marry a man.

When Maggie tells Alex, its real. You are real, in response to Alexs realization about her sexuality, it felt like she was speaking to me, reassuring me that I had a right to feel the way I did.

No one tells you how to come out, especially when youre a “grownup.” Its harder when you get older (I’m 34), because you have to reevaluate all the past thoughts youve had, and past relationships, and missed opportunities. You have to reconcile the person you accept that you are now with the person you thought you always were.

Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers and Melissa Benoist as Kara.

Image: Liane Hentscher/The CW

The process is slow, because its a realization that comes with doubt and worry and a lot of conflicting emotions. And Supergirl could have easily chosen to shove Alexs story into one big coming out episode, glossing over everything that goes into realizing how you feel when you first discover an important part of you.

It didnt. From the moment Alex met Maggie to their long-awaited kiss in the fall finale, Alexs journey was relatable and often painful.

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We watched Alex struggle with accepting her feelings, we watched her work up the courage to come out to her family and friends and finally, to the girl she realized shes attracted to.

We were exposed to the hurt that comes with opening yourself up and not getting what you hoped for in return, because coming out is not a magic fix for your love life. Its not a rom-com happy ending where you bare your soul to the girl you like, and she tells you she likes you back, and you become girlfriends forever.

Alex comes out to Maggie, and Maggie turns her down. Alex is, understandably, angry and upset. She feels violated and confused and questions whether or not her feelings are even worth it.

When I watched that particular scene, it felt like a punch in the gut. It felt too much like a situation Id recently gone through myself. When I watched Alex cry to Kara about how humiliated she felt, I saw myself crying on the couch about how confused and humiliated I had felt not so long ago. It was, in a way, cathartic to have that release that I might not have known how to deal with otherwise.

But perhaps the most valuable part of Alexs trajectory has been the simple message that the show manages to get across so well, despite the fact Alexs burgeoning acceptance of her sexuality isn’t driving the show’s narrative: No one does it alone.

Ive been extraordinarily lucky to have a group of close friends who believe in me, support me, and are unconditionally there for me. At a time when our country is facing some of its most blatant prejudice to date, I cant express how much of a difference it makes to have people who love you on your side.

People often underestimate the impact that positive and truthful storytelling can have on someone. I get me, Alex tells Maggie, when they finally address the elephant in the room. And now I realize it wasnt about you. It’s about me living my life.

I get me too, Alex. Thank you.

Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on The CW.

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