Laughter Through Tears

Here's something on the Bechdel test and I did opine (edit: the test). I think one of the problems with the Bechdel test is that it was formulated for movies and doesn't fit very well for an ongoing format, like TV series, or for formats with a lot more characters than a film, like novels. In a movie you only have about two hours to introduce people and so being named and having a conversation is a big deal. In books and TV series, I hold depth of relationship between female characters to a rather higher standard.

( Lots of blather, spoilers for Veronica Mars, Lost, Heroes, BSG. )

In conclusion, MOAR WOMEN PLEASE. Also, MOAR fic fleshing out the flagging relationships where the potential was never followed through on.

I opined.