Mass Alex: Mass Effect 2 - Part 05

@reaveybeach: I agree with this sentiment. It was easier to watch once I made peace with the fact that Alex isn't that intrested in the game as much as some of us and Vinny are.

And it pains my heart how little Alex looks at his surroundings. The skybox at Hock's place is breathtaking.

This is my favorite new show on the Citadel.

This series is making me want to go back and do a renegade femshep run.

South African accent best accent.

Thanks for this, I'm Premium Member now becuse of it <3

Three months too late, but just to say: I feel like you're conflating the notions of sex positivity and the male gaze. Shep Shep, as Alex has role played her, is a no-nonsense, serious woman with occasional moments of frivolity. The writing and camera in this level, in general, is responsive to that character, her feeling awkward in the dress, expressing that to Kasumi, etc. That's why a shot that cuts off her head and frames only her leather-clad breasts is surprising and mood-breaking. It stands out and doesn't fit the woman helping another woman on a personal heist mission vibe at all. Whether intentional or not, the effect is to take a thoughtful player out of the moment for a second. Commenting on it is a fair reaction.

Also, the phrases you used - puritanical and pearl clutching - imply moral panic. There was none of that. Puritans murdered women for being sexually open, or for any attempt to take power from men. Pearl-clutching white conservative women fighting against lewd art were trying to keep the power structures of race and gender and sexuality stagnant.

Both comparisons don't make sense and irresponsibly conflate the real harms of conservative misogyny with the good of noticing when art objectifies women's bodies in distracting, purposeless ways. Don't do that.

Alex, the aspiring director/cinematogropher.

I'm absolutely #TeamZaeed. People don't like him cause you can't have "proper" conversations with him, but he's still got plenty to say. And the performance really elevates it too.