Netflix Reviewers Think Your Lady Detectives Are Slutty Sluts

[ismnotwasm]

As you all know, we are dealing with a devastating loss in the women-who-solve-murders-that-seem-to-occur-oddly-close-to-wherever-they-happen-to-be genre. With the loss of Murder She Wrote on Netflix and possibly being eons away from the Octavia Spencer reboot of the same-named series, it's been hard finding a way to fill the void in my lady detective shows.


But I was lucky enough to find a truly awesome substitute, which I highly recommend for all my TV murder-mystery junkies out there. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is an Australian show (hey, thanks Ozzies!!!) featuring the fabulously glam lady detective Phryne (pronounced Fry-nee) Fisher.

Based on the books by Kerry Greenwood, Miss Fisher embodies everything about your favorite independent, brash women of the 1920's—plush, she's got a sickening wardrobe that will make you want to raid every vintage store in town. The first season of the show, originally broadcast on ABC1, is available on Netflix, and has gotten uniformly rave reviews, for the most part. Except, there's one teeny tiny problem for some folks.

Phyrne Fisher is a goddamn slut.

Yup, Miss Fisher has the audacity to be an unmarried woman in the 1920's boldly and brashly sleeping with any hot young man she finds intriguing (and you guise, trust me, they are all pretty hot. I have done the appropriate blogging news research here for you.) She hops into bed with a relative stranger during the first episode and she doesn't apologize, doesn't have regrets and doesn't think twice about it.

http://jezebel.com/netflix-reviewers-think-your-lady-detectives-are-slutty-1465924075

[NYC_SKP]

1. SMH at this comment:

Just take it from Angry Internet Person #1:

I love the look of the show. The costumes are amazing, the set is great, and the actors are quite good too. I just wish the lead charter wasn't such a (Netflix censored me here). If she wasn't giving it away to every other guy, the flirtations between her and Jack would be a lot more meaningful and much more entertaining to watch.

"If she wasn't giving it away to every other guy"????

How many different ways is this comment fucked up?

[seabeyond]

4. i am so fuckin tired of my gender being equated with "giving" something. fuck that. hear hear. nt

[BlueJazz]

2. Oh Yeah..Us Australians don't usually have that "Sex" hangup thingy. I'm probably a lot worse...

...than my countrymen (as far as single frequency) but it's the fear of STD's.

[Warpy]

3. Oh, dear! A woman with a sex life instead of a marital duty! Get the smelling salts!

My Aunt Molly had 3 children by 3 different men at the turn of the last century. I only met her once, I was a toddler and she was very old, but I remember a real sparkle in her Irish blue eyes.

My granny, her younger sister, didn't approve and called her Tobacco Road.

Wild women have been out there forever. Slut shaming only works on good girls.

[NMDemDist2]

5. thanks!! added it to my que

and since this is my newest addition for this winter, the promise of great wardrobes was just icing

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CARINA-VINTAGE-GLAMOROUS-HOODED-SWING-FUR-COAT-XL-NEW-/251371088928?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=UybC%252FE89dEHVyg1Kr0cO4kmSR0c%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[ismnotwasm]

7. I know right?

It looks fun

[seabeyond]

6. ah. the exact role of all men. and she is the slut. but hey... wtf, right? we women OWN that

word.

[ismnotwasm]

8. LOL

In theory only. Practice? Not so much

[jakeXT]

9. OK, it's certainly the opposite of Columbo when it comes to fashion

http://vimeo.com/42349128

[ismnotwasm]

10. Ok I'm hooked

I'm added it to my net flicks now as well

[seabeyond]

11. that is a cool clip. i do not do netflix. already wasting money on stupid cable i do not watch.

for son and football, and espn. that is about it.

but, would be fun renting if it comes out in video

[jakeXT]

15. I know it's on AcornTV,they have a free trial but I'm not sure how it works or where it is available

http://www.youtube.com/user/acorntv?feature=watch

[Sheldon Cooper]

16. I signed up for the free Acorn trial last week, and so far so good.

I'm a Doc Martin fan, and Acorn is showing the current season's episodes as they air. As far as I know, Acorn's the only place to see it in America. Now if they would just pick up Downton Abbey, I'd be good to go.

I forgot to add that it's a free 30-day trial, the cost after is $4.99/month. I'll probably cancel before my month is up - they have some good shows but I don't think it's worth keeping the monthly subscription. Netflix is far better in terms of selection.

[Sheldon Cooper]

12. I just watched the first episode.

I liked it - nice costumes, decent plot, and yes she bangs the Russian guy right off the bat!

[seabeyond]

13. lol right off the bat. nt

[Indykatie]

14. Agree That This is a Great Series. Everyone Should Check it Out. n/t

[nomorenomore08]

17. No idea what to say to this... So I'll just post a TMBG video...

But yeah, double standards suck. I think everyone in this group knows that, even if it's good to be reminded.