#there is something to be said for disenfranchised white men who just want to replicate systems of power with themselves on top

[sapphosewrites]

Mmkay I liked part one of the LD finale much more than part two. Largely because I'm not into any narrative that comes down to "the status quo is always good and anyone who tries to disrupt hierarchical systems of power is bad" and "taking rogue action instead of following systems of authority is good when our protagonists do it and bad when the antagonists do it"

#why are you introducing moral complexity just to flatten it? #there is something to be said for disenfranchised white men who just want to replicate systems of power with themselves on top #but like if the story is about we believe in systems then the cerritos shouldn't be rewarded for going rogue #if the story is about sometimes you have to go rogue then we'd have more empathy for the mutineers #if the story is about not really knowing what they want to say then we'd get what we got #i'm intrigued by how everyone's character arcs are going #but i think that finale needed more development and refinement #i like ld because it's fun and light-hearted and really loves the source material while still poking warranted holes in it #and this was just a very sudden swerve from where they've been living up to this point which is that lower deckers do get a raw deal #and there are flaws in the system worth addressing #and was hinting at some nuance by referencing sito and the militarization #before promptly returning to shallower waters