Just goes to show that like Garth, Kripke’s parody of superheroes comes from misinformed hatred rather than love. That’s why they don’t really land imo, and the more worthwhile satire is the political real world stuff. At least until that devolved into just copy-pasting the latest news headlines and replacing “Trump” with “Homelander.”
I think the felon ex-president is scum too, but that’s not the hard hitting satire they think it is.
I'm glad they kept the trial to a minimum and didn't drag it out. I don't like the Donald either but they also don't need to remind us, especially when it's nothing groundbreaking.
Exactly. What good does just saying “Trump Bad” do at this stage? The Supreme Court and other political forces are poised to hand the entire country over to this guy to rule with absolute authority, and this is the best insight Kripke can offer? Satire won’t work on people who’s minds are so poisoned and warped that meaningful reflection is almost impossible.
Okay but Garth doesn't have a misinformed hatred of superheroes, he has a very nuanced view of the genre and the concept and despite making Homelander, that's not how he views Superman, he adore Superman and he really gets the idealism and optimism in the character
However the show is not really about Trump himself, rather the social machine and shockwave behind him. If it was only “this guy is bad” it would just be boring.
Kevin Can Fuck Himself also parodied Donald, but the satire was about how bullies like Donald and Kevin seem to be magically protected by the system. The mayoral election was just one plot in a series about an abusive and controlling husband who always seem to get his way.
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u/Superb-pin-8641 Soldier Boy Jul 04 '24
Hot damn that was a tough read. Still love the show but Kripke needs to get his head out his ass.
Also, Batman ain't a fascist.