im not a superbig fan of the big season bad guys just being three nerdy men. feels kinda uncreative and non-threatening (yes they’re smart and all that but they quote star wars all the time and kick zero ass) especially considering s5 having this big dawn glory/ben plotline
imo major downgrade from the rest of the shows bad guys, but it seems like they’re focusing on a lot more than just defeating a big evil this season so i can get behind it.
not saying i dislike this season as a whole btw, just kinda bummed the villains aren’t as interesting as they’ve been before
nevermind me actually
willow was quite threatening
The other layer here is also that the trio are a metaphor for misogyny.
overtly violent misogyny, and the misogyny of silence in the service of fitting in. Even clumsy and ridiculous misogyny still causes harm to women.
Theres a lot of gaslighting related stories in this season with the trio, as well as trying to have power and control over women. They suck cause theyre meant to. But i agree that they can feel like a lame season villain in terms of "monsters". Theyre also probably the truest to life evil that women have to deal with in the real world.
