Originally Posted by
Tzigone
More than that, without a consistent set of rules, the question becomes "why didn't Supes just go back and save that person that just got killed?" And "some things are fixed" only works if there is a consistent rule as to what ones are and aren't to me. Obviously not establishing that rule makes it easy for writers, but I find it very frustrating as a reader because it's basically just "because I said so" and often used to maximize angst.
Well, I like her not bulletproof, because I really like her needing to deflect those bullets. And am only unwilling to sacrifice flight because other fans like it so much (I feel similar about some of Supes' powers). I don't like adding new powers (something I've discussed several times), and while plumbing the depths of old powers is interesting, there are few I actually like that I've seen presented. I don't care for talking to animals because it often ends up anthropomorphizing them or used as a joke. I don't like the control for the lasso because it creeps me out. And I do like the lasso to be uni-purpose, really, which comes back to limiting powersets. I did enjoy the telepathic radio, but it's not really a power, and doesn't really have a niche now that I can think of. I don't like as a generally magical person (not my taste in stories), and I do want all other Amazons to have all the powers she does, save those from the lasso, with only her skill at using her abilities setting her apart, so whatever abilities she has, those abilities have to work in a society. Because, to me, she needs to representative of that society - she's the best of them (in certain fields), but still one of them, rather than apart from them.