danburkhart Review of Runaways

Runaways (2017–2019)

Interesting enough to keep your attention...for alittle

[6/10 · 18 December 2019]

Season one started out so good, but season two and three failed, reason being...the characters never grew or learned from experiences. Their character flaws seemed to regress with each episode. Every time someone made a mistake the rest of the crew lashes out on them. No one balances the overreaction dynamic. Chase keeps the abuse train rolling by going for a girl who verbally abuses him every episode. Nico stays brooding and hostile towards her parents though they try to help her several times. Gert stays hostile and sarcastic towards males and to get parents even though both try to help her. And season three Alex is left behind in the first few episodes while no one even attempted to find him in the dark place. Yet his character was the only one who tried to bring them together again in season one. Characters can be flawed...in fact great characters usually are. But to not grow from experiences or show proper emotion in given situations (ie all the teens were extremely rude to the great magician in the dark place, even though he wanted to help them...typical spoiled behavior...yet they lived on their own and fought against evil forces) no growth for characters doesn't make for flawed characters it makes for a flawed show with much better potential then what is has already shown. Why do the males in this show get made to look stupid and annoying by the females. Female empowerment should be shown, but with a purpose and direction. This show makes it hard to cheer for the runaways, I'm more of fan of the parents...yet their supposed to be supervillains. Cloak and dagger was a better marvel show. Of course all the Netflix marvel shows are top tier. DC has done a much better job with flawed character shows with the likes of umbrella academy, Titans, and doom patrol.