Seeing red for the holidays...

[rogueslayer452]

++ Learning about Eliza Dushku's sexual harassment claim against Michael Weatherly while her time on Bull is absolutely horrific, especially knowing the shit she's been through already from the industry. Not only was what he did reprehensible and disgusting, but the fact that CBS attempted to blacklist Eliza by showing "proof" that she was the more unstable one by sending in a tape of her using profanity. I'm glad it backfired on them, though, since what they had was actually evidence of the harassment itself thereby backing up Eliza's claims. But still, they gave her hush money to make her go away with this, and that is just so gross regardless. I always wondered why Eliza's character didn't come back, since it was originally announced she would become a regular recurring character and where things left off it made it seem like there would've been more down the line. I guess now we know the real reason. I mean, CBS is the home of shows like Criminal Minds and NCIS, where both have repeatedly treated their actresses horribly, not to mention that they previously passed on the opportunity for a Nancy Drew reboot because it would've been "too female". So, this goes to further demonstrate their attitudes regarding women, and it just makes me even more angry with what they did to Eliza.

Also, I haven't been watching Bull for some time now, initially not out of disinterest but because I was catching up on other stuff and it kind of got put to the side. But knowing this, alongside the knowledge I just learned that Annabelle Attanasio, who played Cable, my favorite character on the show, wasn't going to return for its current third season (and the manner of which they wrote her off is just, ugh, no), it has made me less inclined to bother catching up.

++ Doctor Who won't be returning until early 2020, which has received some mixed reactions from the fandom, alongside that there is going to be a New Years special instead of the regular Christmas special this year. I, personally, don't mind either. We're still getting a special so it doesn't matter if it's specifically a Christmas one or not. As for S12 not premiering until 2020, I can understand people's frustrations. But at the same time, we currently live in a binge-watching culture and have kinda gotten used to waiting for certain shows to return. Doctor Who has risen in popularity in recent years, especially here in the States, and the possibility of interest losing momentum probably won't happen. So, while the wait sucks, I am not at all bothered by it.

++ Speaking of the holidays, Richard Armitage has narrated yet another audiobook, The Christmas Hirelings, which is now available on Audible for free! You're welcome. ❤

Comments

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I don't think he'll lose his job. CBS has been very toxic with how they uphold the reputation of their male stars while vilifying the women. Plus, it's not the first time that Micheal Weatherly did something gross, since I'm reminded of his inappropriate relationship with a teenage Jessica Alba during Dark Angel. So, I doubt he'll be tainted from this since men usually never are in this industry despite there being concrete evidence backing up the harassment claims.

I just feel so sad for Eliza. :( I just want her to go out there and be successful and do something that makes her happy in a safe environment.

[squint13.livejournal.com]

Yeeah, I know. *sighs* I hate that. I really wish men who assaults people were punished harder than they are; most seem to either not have much of a consequence, or they take a 'break' and then make a 'comeback'. It's just. AAAAAAH. D:

Mm, I read about that in the link. I didn't know that, but it's not surprising. I don't understand why men in their thirties would even *consider* dating someone in their teens, but I guess majority of the times it's for power reasons. I mean, I'm simplifying it, but yeah. (i have feelings abt this bc some 37 yo dude is dating my 18 yo cousin, and it makes my skin crawl >.<) (and it's not the age difference per se that's upsetting - lots of people date people older than them; it's just that it feels like people take advantage, when the younger person is still young, even if they are technically an adult. idk. i'm not gonna go on, i just wanted to clarify ^^)

I wish for the day when men - and abusers in general - won't get off with just a slap on the wrist. It's so infuriating.

Same. She deserves all the good things and all the happiness.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

most seem to either not have much of a consequence, or they take a 'break' and then make a 'comeback'.

Yep, even if they are caught their punishments don't seem to be as severe as they should be. Some do, but the majority of the time they don't which is unfortunate. Meanwhile, women are constantly considered "gold diggers" and making "false accusations" even when they have solid evidence supporting their claims.

it's just that it feels like people take advantage, when the younger person is still young, even if they are technically an adult. idk. i'm not gonna go on, i just wanted to clarify ^^

I understand what you're saying. I don't mind age differences as long as the individuals are far along into their adulthood and are able to be equals in that partnership. But when you have a man in his early thirties being romantically interested in someone barely out of their teens, it's 100% a red flag for numerous reasons. It's predatory, first and foremost, because even if she is "of age" the fact that men prey on young girls like that and wait until she's 18 or something like that is so inherently gross. They do this because girls who are younger are inexperienced and don't understand the world yet, while women their own age can call out their bullshit. It's why you see older men grooming younger women a lot to believe this shit, they are legitimately taking advantage of them and it's reprehensible.

And I know Jessica Alba herself came forward some years ago about what happened and she didn't understand why she did what she did at that time, she was still very young and didn't understand the implications of not only dating someone twelve years older than her but also quickly to get engaged. He was the adult here and he should've known better.

Same as how he should've known better in this situation.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Well honestly from what I’ve heard online, he also really used his relationship with Jessica Alba as leverage to get better storylines on the show, and reading between the lines it does sound like Jessica Alba feels in hindsight that he was taking advantage of her

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. :/

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

In the past I wondered what happened to the writing of Logan on Dark Angel in fact, because I originally liked his character a lot, and then in the second season something about the writing really shifted and I just didn’t find him appealing any more. Knowing that there were behind the scenes reasons for the writers to dislike the actor kind of made sense of that to me, it likely would be hard to be objective about a character when you are having problems with the actor demanding script changes all of the time, and so I’m assuming that some of their dislike was coming across in the scripts

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

You know, you may have a point. Granted, season two was kind of disjointed in a lot of ways in general with the writing and direction, but there was definitely a shift with the writing for his character. I haven't rewatched S2 in quite a while now (it's my least favorite season of the whole show, tbh, so I don't really go back to it except for select episodes here and there) so my memory is a bit foggy about his particular storyline, but I do know that his character wasn't as interesting to me as he was in the first season, and aside from not liking the whole separation obstacle between Logan and Max, I couldn't quite put my finger as to why. But I guess in hindsight, knowing what we know now, it makes sense.