So it occurs to me as I put this together than in the past 3 days I have posted 3 times directly in response to shows about a female hero.  This is nice because it wasn’t an option at this time last year but really it’s more nice because things could not be more radically different than Supergirl and Jessica Jones.  If I am being honest Jessica Jones is a better show.  It’s a better show essentially because it can be, it can explore themes that Supergirl cannot because of what each show is meant to be.  That is fantastic.  Everything should not be the same and that applies to comic book media as well.  There can be something for everyone.  More importantly it applies to female characters, I saw a wonderful post the other day talking about it.  Jessica Jones and Kara Zor-El are nothing alike.  Not at all.  It is so nice we have moved past the tokenism of the “strong female character” and moved towards the idea of female characters.  I think it can be hard to grasp that representation is not one person who shares one trait with you (gender, race, sexuality, whatever) when you yourself have no such issues finding so many people who share one trait with you.  I guess what i am saying is if you’re a straight white guy you don’t immediately associate with every straight white guy on TV because he’s just like you.  That would be nuts.  No instead you have a whole swath of straight white dudes and you can choose the ones who really seem like you.  And that is what representation really is.  So two characters aren’t enough but it sure is a whole lot more when they aren’t just the same thing.  And it’s ok if one is not for you, my friends @thunderstormofoblivion in a strange bout of desire to be wrong thinks Supergirl is cheesy.  That’s of course just silly.  And wrong.  Supergirl is wonderful, she is hopeful, she is earnest, she is good.  These are amazing things and they make me smile.  Melissa Benoist is just wonderful in the role.  And go find that picture of her carrying a puppy and walking with the most excited girl scouts you have ever seen and tell me cheesy isn’t kind of wonderful.  Today I want to fuck Melissa Benoist.