There’s a lot of people I’ve seen complaining about the new X-men 97 episode and how it’s all about Polaris’s relationship to Magneto and also drawing attention to lot of her other storylines where the writers always have to attach her worth and story to a man. Which is a problem and she is so powerful and easily can stand on her own and deserves stories where she isn’t just an extension of a male characters plot, but I actually loved the new episode. I would say it ABSOLUTELY focused on her personal power and independence as an individual, but Magneto is such a major figure in the Marvel universe where being the daughter of that man WOULD affect a lot of one’s life and actions and decisions (maybe my own daddy issues make me relate to heavily or something idk) but especially for 97, that feels like such an important storyline to explore those complex feelings about her relationship with him and his absence in her life, his death, as well as how she is being forced to fill in his shoes and her resisting that title to be her own independent person separate from that of her father. Because again, she is BADASS AS FUCK AND IS COMPELLING WITHOUT A MAN. But that sort of family dynamic and pressure is undeniable and inescapable and does leave a lasting mark on a person.
Anyways I love her Polaris is everything to me I’m a sucker for the Magneto angst plots but I also do need some Magneto-less Polaris plot at some point. (Also I don’t care that half of this post is probably run-ons I’m too passionate for grammar)
