Yes, I know the show is based on the diaries of a real person. But it’s not like every case they have on the show is reflected on that person’s experiences. The show has gone beyond that. Jewish women answered the call during WWI and WWII serving as nurses, and there’s a tradition of Jewish midwifery. So it would be cool to see some conflicts of religion. We got a catholic girl in Nancy. But it would be interesting to see that. Even if it’s for only a couple of episodes.
I know there’s been some amazing episodes with Jewish characters, and they’ve been unabashed by Holocaust trauma. So it would be interesting to see something like a Jewish midwife, who was a nurse during the war.
Sorry, this is a bit late, been a hectic and busy day. Grad School life ain’t no joke. I may create a Jewish representation point system at some point. We shall see. So Like the proverbial Afikoman could be worth like 10-20 points. 10 points if its a blink and you miss it Menorah, byt maybe higher if its a Bar Mitzvah photo or something other than a Menorah. IDK I’ll need to think that through a bit more.
Steven is incredibly annoying and maybe it’s because I know he’s an alternative personality, yet he thinks he’s the primary one. IDK. But I’m just done with him. I wonder if he’s a manifestation of all of Marc’s fears, doubts about himself, and shame.
Layla? Marc HAS A WIFE? And he was about to divorce her. Hmm.. let me guess. He was doing all of this to PROTECT HER! This trope is so annoying.
Also, Layla, asks him about his mother. So does that mean Steven was calling Marc’s mom this entire time and Mom isn’t picking up because it’s not Marc calling? Hmm
Konshu is a dick.
Our bad guy wants to resurrect Ammit, which seems like a really bad idea, as Steven explains. A little disappointed in the villain plot, a bit..been there, done that. Interesting that our bad guy was a servant of Konshu.
The Moon Knight Suit look is pretty dapper. The invisible monster thing is a neat idea and I like how it’s executed.
We got a very Jewish sound “Oy, Steven what the hell are we wearing?” So I will give that 5 points. Mostly because it reminded me of a disappointed Jewish mother.
OK, so we do acknowledge the servitude part of it. Oh, he’s protecting her from Konshu…. Konshu is a dick. I wonder if he’s not actually interested in Layla, he’s just using it to keep Marc in his grips.
I love how Steven gives Marc control and is like “Ok, you’re done give me my body back.” And I’m like bro….come on.
So Konshu takes Marc to…Egypt, and we see him a bit disheveled…and wait. Is that? *Zooms in* Holy Kirby! Marc is wearing a Star of David! Bubbelahs WE HAVE AN AFIKOMAN! I repeat the Afikomen has been found!
Now bear in mind, this does not mean we are done, or shouldn’t expect better. Nor does this mean much if it is never mentioned. But that is why it is called the Afikoman, it cannot be more until it is built, mentioned, or referenced. This is the minimum threshold and this show has met it. This is one grade above the background decoration Menorah in Hawkeye, which I refuse to count and accept, and you shouldn’t either.
Uncanny X-men 526 B story written by Allan Heinberg.
This is a question I am still thinking about 10 years after ACC. How did Dr. Nemesis know Billy’s Jewish without knowing his real name? Was it in the Kat Farrell article? Is this just general knowledge that Daredevil is Catholic and Wiccan is Jewish in the superhero community, the superhero/superpowered community?
the new canadian miniseries “Little Bird” sounds fascinating. has anyone else heard about it?
an older jewish woman named golda adopts a 5 year old native girl, thinking she’s an orphan and has no home. she raises her as a jew and names her esther. when esther is in her 20s, she finds out that she does in fact have family, and that she had been forcibly taken from them by the canadian government as one of the scoop children in the 60s. esther now wants to reconnect with her native heritage and family, while struggling with the judaism she was raised in.
golda has to come to terms with her own complicity in removing a native child from her family and culture. she’s a holocaust survivor: she knows more than most exactly what that means. how can she reconcile her own history of experiencing racial oppression and discrimination with her complicity in the oppression of inidigenous canadian people?
it was created by two jewish women, one of whom is also indigenous, and is being directed by two indigenous women.
Their Importance: Pulp tells the intertwined stories of Abbey Zimet and Janet Jones, two lesbian teenagers living 62 years apart in times of great political upheaval. The story begins in 2017 with Abbey becoming fascinated with lesbian pulp novels of the fifties, deciding to write her own as a school project. Meanwhile in 1955 Janet realises her orientation at the height of the Lavender Scare. Her only lifeline is the same pulp novels, the safest way to see women like her. The two girls’ stories begin to intertwine in unexpected ways. The entire plot is based around toying with the oldest clichés that dog lesbian representation even now. It also shows the audience that lesbian communities have always existed and that women found ways to live their lives together under the radar. It doesn’t whitewash, noting the worse clichés of the pulp genre and showing how lesbian subcultures had and continue to have the same problems with racism and classism as mainstream society. Abbey is also Jewish with various Jewish holidays being minor plot points.
Issues: The plot is heavily impacted by period-typical homo/lesbophobia and racism in context of the McCarthy era.
