Originally Posted by staylor26:
Yes AND no.
House of the Dragon is proof that it doesn't.
But the difference between HOTD and this is there's no agenda. It's organic, especially considering that it's just taking straight from the source material.
Whats going on in the Acolyte isn't organic. It is forced. It's activism disguised as entertainment. That has A LOT to do with it being so bad.
I mean the Venn Diagrams for GOT fans and SW fans are gonna have a LOT of overlap.
And the GOT universe is loaded with strong female characters; HOTD even moreso. Hell, HOTD isn't even loaded with unnecessary female nudity and guys still enjoy it.
Just make something good, dammit. And don't TELL everyone that this is a story about powerful women and diversity - just do it. Make the story. And if you don't beat people over the head with it, they won't get riled up about it.
The list of successful efforts at this is pretty damn long. And NONE of them have every major voice out there publicizing how excited they are to piss off white males with this one...
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