Why are people acting like Supergirl, Agent Carter and Jessica Jones are competition or that ‘who cares x is superior’ or ‘why do we need x when we have y?’?
The only thing they all have in common is that they star comic book heroines. I never see anyone saying that about the dozen crime procedure shows or medical dramas. I never saw anyone compare Scrubs to House, MD or to Grey’s Anatomy because they are that different.
Supergirl is what Merlin was to medieval fantasy, is what Sarah Jane Adventures was to Doctor Who.
Supergirl is a family-friendly show, it’s for everyone who wants to see the bright colors and kindness in superheroes again. It’s about discovering your place in the world, proving your worth and rising to your potential and the potential to help people.
Jessica Jones is what Game of Thrones is to medieval fantasy, what Torchwood was to Doctor Who.
Jessica Jones is not a family friendly show, it’s not for the faint of heart or the fun-loving people, it’s the story of woman’s journey to recovery as she helps other people subjected to the same shit she was and faces her demons, literal and figuritive. It is a visceral character study about how messed up, lost and tired Jessica is, even when she’s trying to do the right thing. It’s not being nice, it is not for kids, family get-togethers and grandparents.
Agent Carter is classic Doctor Who, a project that links the past and the future and it’s setting and period-specific limitations might not be for everyone.
Agent Carter is somewhere in between, it’s a superhero period piece about, not a superhero, but a pioneer for the modern superhero world. It is the story of how someone with only army training and her rage gets shit done with a little help from her friends. Peggy, unlike Kara and Jessica, is a normal human who already knows her worth and her destiny, her problem is pushing the boundaries of society and overcoming it in a way that helps everyone else like her. It can be for everyone and it can be a particular flavor, it’s subjective.
Just because one show is not your cup of tea doesn’t mean it’s not someone else’s.
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