Well often times, on this site and others, I've seen writers mention the Bechdel test for a show or movie and say that it is problematic and needs to be rectified. Which I think is missing the point of female representation in the mdiea

I say this somewhere else, but the third rule of the Bechdel test is really what keeps me from accepting it as a metric. And of course female representation in the media is a huge problem. But the Bechdel Test (because of that third rule) doesn't really indicate anything to me. You could have movies with women helping…

I think I dislike the test because the third rule isn't restricted to just romantic relationships. That makes the test a bit less indicative, in my opinion.

I feel like it is being abused as a metric, seeing as it was used as the headline instead of the "only 25% of Pixar characters are female" statement in the article. I'm sorry for maybe proving your statement, though I don't think I am, but I think the representation of my gender is a lot more complicated than the…

I agree that is an extremely low bar. And female representation in the media is really bad. But I guess I have a knee-jerk reaction to the test because often it is applied wrongly or used as the end-all-be-all metric. I would much rather we move past the Bechdel Test, as I think that female representation in the media…

I don't know, unfortunately. But I'm sure someone does!

I'm sorry I'm not able to articulate this well, but I just don't think it is really good to judge anything with the Bechdel test. Because we could hypothetically have a bunch of movies that are very feminist and progressive, but still fail the Bechdel Test. I think using the Bechdel test oversimplifies representation…

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree, because I've never seen an article really use the Bechdel Test other than say "Blah blah doesn't pass the Bechdel Test. Sexist!". While I believe that it started out as a good way to discuss female relationships in the media, people don't use it that way. And I don't think you…

Well, you could have a movie that is horribly sexist and still passes the Bechdel Test. It really isn't a good metric. Having only 25% of your characters be female? That's a problem.

Weirdly, I never really did notice (which I know is the exception to the rule). I definitely felt more drawn to princess movies, but I never felt excluded when watching the Pixar movies. I wonder why?

This is a good article, but I wish the headline was different. Saying less than 25% of characters are female is shocking and shows that there needs to be some change in the studio's approach. Mentioning the Bechdel Test is just an invitation for criticism, because the test doesn't really mean anything.

Apparently I have a taste of a woman in her 60s, even though I am in my 20s. But if I share my song taste with Bonney Teti, I must have good taste!

I really liked it. The final moment was chilling and seemed to signal a shift in their relationship and in the show. I would certainly be 'shipping them if not for the fact that they are cheating on their spouses. Also, does anyone know the song they played at the end? Need to add it to my spotify library immediately.

Lydia is my favorite! I don't remember most of her lines, but I can tell you I laughed at every single one of them

Julie White as a rival lawyer would be pretty great.

I'm actually getting used to Stu. His list of fantasy football league names was funny, and he usually gives me the most laughs. His bits are a bit tonally off, but they are funny, so I don't mind them as much.

I really liked the ending, but I agree the rest of the episode wasn't particularly funny. But all shows need time to find themselves, and the previous episodes were funny enough that I'm not too worried. Usually it takes time to develop chemistry, even if a show is funny. Here, the cast chemistry is perfect (yes, even…

Well in terms of his jerking off, he probably wouldn't have told the investigator that, since he claims that Alison wasn't on his mind (contradicting the scenes that we see). I'm guessing during other salacious parts, they would just say "we had sex" or something to that effect. I doubt anyone, in any retelling of a…

Just saw Sarah Treem, the creator, respond to a similar question posed by Myles Mcnutt, one of the critics here. Maybe this will be illuminating:

The article does say that the season ends on a conclusive note, so at least things won't be stretched out too much.