The article intro provides an explanation for not including Xena that seems pretty legit at least to me: “Nor is subtext on this list, because we’re not gonna give Xena showrunners Queer Character Credit for a character they refused to make openly queer when she was really so obviously queer. You know?”

There have been GOP debates and town halls airing opposite The 100 for almost this entire season. (I think there may actually have been one every Thursday so far?) I doubt there’s a huge crossover in potential audiences, but to the extent that it had any impact on ratings, it’s the same consistent impact it’s had all…

FINALLY a reviewer who doesn’t just skirt around this like “welp it happened too bad so sad it was inevitable.” This show blatantly manipulated its publicity and audience into believing it was progressive and ground-breaking and then fell back on the most cheap and regressive trope possible.