Jenevia Kagawa Darcy, Author at The Mary Sue

Jenevia Kagawa Darcy

Jenevia (AKA 'LadyJenevia') is a Japanese video essayist and host who as a kid had every piece of Legolas merch she could find. She is still waiting for Lucy Liu, Drew, and Cameron D to complete the Charlie's Angels trilogy. Other current favourites of hers include Zack Snyder and Guy Ritchie films, Amélie, Miyazaki, musicals, and uplifting creative authenticity over 'movies made by a committee.'

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Paxton in Netflix's Never Have I Ever.

Paxton’s Arc in Never Have I Ever Season 2 Is Important for Japanese Diaspora

When Netflix's Never Have I Ever first premiered in 2020, the series was hailed as a groundbreaking coming-of-age series with a South Asian lead. Its lead characters are incredibly diverse.

Sandra Bullock on the Miss Congeniality poster.

Why Miss Congeniality Is Sandra Bullock’s Magnum Opus

Sandra Bullock celebrated her 57th birthday yesterday, which is a perfect incentive to celebrate her and her achievements.

Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels.

Charlie’s Angels Crew Member Shares What Really Happened in Lucy Liu, Bill Murray Conflict

The reports detailing what exactly happened have varied, but recently, a viral tweet prompted a former crew member to speak up and provide their account of what happened on set.

Ella Purnell as Kate in Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead on Netflix.

The Hate for Army of the Dead’s Kate Is Sexist Garbage

he one absurdly bad Army of the Dead take that needs to be put to rest is the recurring, sexist claim that the character Kate Ward is the one to blame for all that goes wrong on the heist mission.

Kimiko on Amazon's The Boys.

It’s Time for Kimiko to Speak on The Boys

Ahead of the season 2 premiere, showrunner Eric Kripke stated in an interview with Digital Spy that he wished he could have given Kimiko more of a voice in the show’s first season. “There’s the stereotype of a quiet Asian woman, and I was very conscious of not wanting to do that.”

Emily Browning in Sucker Punch (2011)

Why It’s Time to Release Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch

You’ve all heard of #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, but the latest hashtag trend that’s quickly picking up momentum is #ReleaseTheSnyderPunch. The story behind these hashtags and why it’s time to restore Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch is practically epic enough to be its own feature film.

Netflix Shadow and Bone key art featuring Jessie Mei Li's Alina.

Netflix’s Shadow and Bone Delivers Long Overdue Asian Diversity

Now that the show has premiered and started trending worldwide, I can speak freely about how this adaptation of Leigh Bardugo's "Grishaverse" books is an unprecedented step forward in Asian representation. Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has four prominent Asian characters in its ensemble, and all of them are breaking up the Asian monolith fallacy.