Post by BTR1701Post by anim8rfskPost by David JohnstonHonestly, I think it's the best CW superhero show yet.
Both Stupidgirl and Da Flash were better when they were better.
I just watched the season premiere of STUPIDGIRL.
(1) Kara/Stupidgirl has been hitting the buffet a little too much over
the summer. She's starting to get lunchlady arms. Benoist's hotness was
all this show ever had going for it. She better be careful not to ruin
that.
She's getting jowly. At 31! And those bangs are doing her no flavors.
She says "this is Melissa Benoist" before announcements and definitely rhymes
it with 'moist'
Post by BTR1701(2) Lena sells CatCo to some tech entrepreneur like Elon Musk-- except
she's woman (of course).
For Ian's sake, let's point out that this is a no-longer-attractive Julie
Gonzalo.
Lucky for us she's screaming up on 40 fast, so this will probably be her last
job.
Post by BTR1701This idiot immediately boots Jimmy Olson from
the top spot, takes over, and turns the paper into a clone of Gawker or
Buzzfeed. Then she tells anyone who doesn't like it that they're free to
quit but that as part of the takeover, she has imposed brand new
employment contracts on them all which come with a non-compete clause
that lasts in perpetuity, so if they do quit, then can never be
journalists ever again.
Say what the fuck now?
And she does this in the afternoon before Kara's Pulitzer Prize ceremony
(which they amazingly manage to pronounce "Pew-litzer" "Poo-litzer" and
"Puh-litzer" all in the same hour). Gee, think any of these people might take
the opportunity to gripe on camera?
And why does Kara care, anyway? She's at various times wanted to work for
Cat, who's long gone, with Toyman Junior, who's not only long gone but memory
holed, with Lena, who's now gone, and James came to work with her, but now
HE'S gone. She has a more demanding second full time job. She doesn't need
the money. Wouldn't the awards be a perfect time to out the bitch let her
fire you can blackball you? Hell, she should have moved to Metropolis by now
anyway.
Post by BTR1701You can't just impose a contract on someone. A contract by definition
has to be agreed to. None of these people agreed to it, so there's no
contract. Even assuming there was a contract, non-compete clauses are
illegal and therefore unenforceable in some states, like California. In
the states where they're allowed, they have to be reasonable and "it
lasts forever" is de facto and de jure unreasonable.
This level of writing and plotting is so idiotic, it's unsnarkable.
And that scene right there is why I haven't snarked it yet. I'm still staring
slack jawed like I was at the premiere of Springtime for Hitler.
Let's recap.
She bought the paper (or whatever the Hell it is). You all now have 3 year
contracts. You can quit or be fired at any time. But if you quit, there's a
permanent non-compete clause.
Blink. Blink, blink.
So unless there are some nuances in there she skipped over, they don't have
contracts at all, except where it comes to the non-compete clause, which
would be illegal, even if they *had* agreed to it.
Not only that, but she demoted James Olsen from Editor to photographer, and
THEN hit him with the contract on his NEW JOB. Bloody Hell, if you can do
that, you can draft people off the street!
Now, I realize that the writers are dumber than stumps, and that since they
moved to Kanadia, they're dumber than maple stumps. I realize they know
nothing of physics or most real world stuff. But you'd think they'd know
*something* about contracts! Do they actually believe Berlanti could do this
to them at any moment? Granted, I hope he *does* so they'll never work again.
Post by BTR1701And don't even get me started on that insipid "Brainy" guy. What a
fucking trainwreck that character is.
Only her gay friend would think pants were an improvement.
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