newmantoplease
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There’s a difference between what an “adaptation” is and just straight up not respecting the soul and essence of the source material. Marvel changed things all the time but they ALWAYS respect the essence of what they’re adapting.
1.) they’re taking a concept that was very prevalent in the comics (ugly side of the streets/police brutality/ rape/ pedo) but that’s sadly ALL they’re doing. The C&D books had this strong message while still being a superhero comic, it didn’t deter the story or progression — it strengthened it. The show’s “adaptation” is taking the opposite effect.
2.) they barely have fight scenes or moments of intensity (granted not every superhero show needs to have fights to be interesting, just look at Legion, but C&D are street level heroes which means fighting baddies on the street ARE THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER! So if they’re not doing that then what are they doing?
3.) they don’t even have costumes. Ty kind’ve had his in S1 but he only wore it a number of times and pretty much every other scene for the rest of the show is just “Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt in street wear” lol
4.) THEY ARE LONER SUPERHEROES: pretty much since issue 1 of the classic C&D their whole thing is that not only are they two people from different races and classes but that they can only depend on each other. Tandy had a terrible relationship with her mom, so much so that she ran away from home & Ty ran away because he couldn’t take the guilt of watching his bro/friend be killed by the police — all their adventures throughout all their comics don’t really involve their parents or many side characters. That’s my point. By making Ty & Tandy these dependent kid superheroes it goes against the whole point of their backstory and why they came together and stuck together in the first place.
5.) I’m all for buildup and being patient but I atleast need to see some type of seeds being planted for future storylines. I’ve barely seen any, just a whole lot of social commentary which is nice but they need to bring more to the table.
6.) I actually defended this show before and after it debuted because I’m a huge fan of these characters and want them to succeed. It wasn’t until last week that I really got kind’ve annoyed, they managed to take something so new and exciting (The Darkforce Dimension inside of Cloak) and make it into the blandest thing ever, just pitch blackness where they showcased some more important social commentary lol you see what I mean? they could’ve taken that opportunity to shock the audience with some weird nightmarish imagery like in the comics or even like that scene from Season 1, But they didn’t. Wasted potential.
All in all, I’m happy there’s more IR representation on tv and the tv superhero sphere but I’m not gonna just act like everything’s perfect because we finally got a series where the IR pairing is the priority, why can’t we have both? Why can’t we have an awesome mixed race couple AND have it be fantastical and action packed like the comics? Why must we sacrifice one for the other?
And another thing: I usually am very understanding when it comes to interpretations and “adaptations” but if your definition of “adaptation” means “do whatever the hell you want with it because it’s your show” then I just disagree with it. Wholeheartedly.
