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here’s to mackenzie davis’ characters and queer subtext

#mackenzie davis #natalia reyes #Kerry Bishé #halt and catch fire #haltamc #hacf #gif #2x06 #camdonna #cameron x donna #cameron howe #cam x donna #drace #terminator dark fate

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rewatching Fringe for the first time since it ended, and I love Olivia so much this time around. She’s not just another Strong Female Character. It seems like that type of character is commonly tough, sometimes cold, and kind of masculine. But very early on it was established that Olivia does bring emotion into her work, but that’s what makes her a good agent. She is strong emotionally, can carry herself in a fight, is smart, but she does tend to keep most people at arms’ length until she know.

Strong Female character types are usually rather feminine, imo - not that there's anything wrong with being either masculine or feminine. They're tough, true, but more like unrealistically unflappable, cool, calm and collected, witty, attractive, sexy. Olivia is actually not very feminine - she ties her hair back and wears suits all the time, doesn't paint her nails or wear makeup, isn't especially nurturing, doesn't cook or have other conventionally feminine interests. She's not "one of the guys" either. She's also not particularly witty, charming or cool. She's socially awkward and emotionally stunted, warm-hearted yet a bit cold and unapproachable (defensive), vulnerable yet hides it well. She's a badass for sure, but not the usually kind. I think she's relatable and flawed.

I really love Olivia. She definitely has a big heart and wears it on her sleeve, yet she's still so careful and logical, and proves smart people are in tune with their feelings and instincts - which is exactly what the Observers are against. She's warm but not "motherly", vulnerable but never the damsel in distress, calm and collected but not unflappable. She's refreshing and a very well-written female character imo. Anna Torv did an amazing job expressing all her layers and contradictions.

#olivia dunham #fringe

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Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017) season 3, episode 2: “One Way or Another”

dir. Kimberly Peirce

#halt and catch fire #cameron howe #donna emerson

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Cate Blanchett with her performance in Tár (2022) gave the perfect portrayal of a sexy, insufferable lesbian with a giant ego and a big superiority complex and she deserves to win an Oscar for it: