Thread by @thisiskarislee, jodie comer is trending, & she should be.she deserves all the love, [...]

jodie comer is trending, & she should be.
she deserves all the love, because she is truly an amazing actor.
but, uh, asking for everyone who wants to see more of the goddamn protagonist of the show that’s named after her, #whereiseve ? 1/

when i first heard of killing eve, saw the trailer, & heard that sandra was playing the lead, i was apprehensive & scared, but willing to give it a shot.
in the back of my mind, though, i was prepared for a letdown. 2/

i was pleasantly surprised with season one. the storyline was neat, characters vibrantly unique, a great mix of humour & seriousness, & balance between eve & oksana was great.
phoebe waller-bridge remains the best writer for ke, no arguments accepted. 3/

but looking at season three, i get so annoyed & angry. they truly sidelined eve to explore oksana’s backstory. oksana’s ENTIRE backstory. in one season.
i can’t be the only one who sees the problem with this, right? 4/

had they balanced screen time between eve & oksana, showing bits of both backstories & ratcheting the tension slowly up between the two ladies throughout the whole season, it would’ve been SO MUCH more interesting.
why would you put all your backstory eggs in one basket?! 5/

& can we talk about the whole asian thing?
as sandra said in her “actors on actors” interview with kerry washington, the uk is behind when it comes to diversity & representation.
aka, the entertainment media sphere is STILL white-dominated & eurocentric. 6/

i’ve done so much research on the lack of representation for minority groups in hollywood. the numbers aren’t changing much, & when they DO have a role it’s often stereotyped, tokenised, & pandering to the audience.
that’s what killing eve has done to eve polastri. 7/

i’m still holding out hope that season 4 will turn it around & return to be the show i know & love.
the cast is amazing & if killing eve fails, it’s not because of them. sandra & jodie’s chemistry is ELECTRIC.
but sandra’s definitely not getting enough attention. 8/

killing eve editors: speaking to you now.
please give more love & attention to sandra & eve.
there’s a large discrepancy online between the amount of clout jodie/oksana & sandra/jodie.
take a look at the #SandraOhedit & #evepolastriedit tags (esp on instagram)... 9/

as well as the #sandraoh & #evepolastri

tags.
there’s so many edits & photos of jodie/oksana in them.
& look, i get it. jodie’s the new kid in the block, a fresh face & fresh talent.
but there’s some unconscious biases going on. why? 10/

my educated guess would be that we’re all taught through the favouring of white bodies in film&tv to pay more attention to them.
racism is still alive & well, & it takes many forms, including microaggressions & unconscious biases.
& no, i’m not reaching. 11/

whether it’s through the blatant disregard for eve’s korean heritage, sidelining the LEAD CHARACTER that the show is NAMED AFTER, or putting eve in a chinese/japanese restaurant (supposed to be korean),
it’s obvious that entertainment media still has a ways to go. 12/

the fact that sandra had to bring up her korean aspect to the writers doesn’t sit right with me. SHE had to put so much work into making sure her story was told, & even then they didn’t do it right.
@BBCAMERICA , casting sandra as a lead isn’t enough. 13/

don’t pat yourself on the back for doing less than the bare minimum. it’s 2020, casting poc should be a given.
give eve the storyline & screen time she deserves.
put your money where your mouth is, & tell eve’s story responsibly.
end thread. 14/14

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