Saturday, April 26, 2025

The Fandomentalist talks Supergirl and Subtext

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Julia, Kylie, and Gretchen sit down with Leah from TGIFemslash to chat about the upcoming season of Supergirl (is there hope?) and the interesting penchant for subtext over explicit queer ships within some areas of fandom.

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Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 – Introduction & fandom news 9/10/17
  • 17:00 – Supergirl‘s past and future
  • 44:35 – Subtext vs. sub-par text with queer ships

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  • Kylie

    Kylie is a Managing Editor at The Fandomentals on a mission to slay all the tropes. She has a penchant for complex familial dynamics and is easily pleased when authors include in-depth business details.

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