Last edited by Kingdom X; 05-19-2021 at 10:09 PM.
The problem is that fiction requires a certain narrative development. C doesn't just HAPPEN. It starts with A, which leads to B, which finally turns into C. Audiences need these stages, so having characters make sudden changes without development is jarring, and comes across as OOC.
It doesn't matter whether it's something that can happen in real life, because fiction is BUILT on narrative.
Why does being bi or pan or gay need build up though. Things like Loa’s situation happen in real life so it resonates more.
Cause big companies have never queerbaited with performative bisexuality before? She kissed one girl with no context, which hasn’t been followed up on, AND she wasn’t included in any of Marvel’s Pride materials so the company isn’t even confirming that she’s bi.
Let’s not derail the thread. Who knows maybe Loa will end up playing a big role in this book outside of cameos.
Edit: we are/ were getting good stuff with Prodigy though!
Considering she's been with the resident golden boy before, maybe Loa is just into very shiny people.
On a serious note, I agree that's it's a shame that such character development has to happen in a handful of panels as a backdrop to an entirely unrelated story and doesn't get the space and focus it deserves, which just goes to show how much the line would benefit from a slice of life young mutants book.
The problem is that fiction requires a certain narrative development. C doesn't just HAPPEN. It starts with A, which leads to B, which finally turns into C. Audiences need these stages, so having characters make sudden changes without development is jarring, and comes across as OOC.
It doesn't matter whether it's something that can happen in real life, because fiction is BUILT on narrative.
Last edited by CGAR; 05-20-2021 at 09:12 AM.
Did Loa coming out need to be five panels of her taking in front of flashing rainbow lights? The story is ongoing right now.