For me, its Xena.

Few years back, height of covid epidemic, was living in homeless shelters. Overcrowded slums, everyone miserable, yelling, screaming, fights, abuse, rage. At one point, could feel the anger building in me. Powerless, a victim, desire for retribution. What good was trying to be better person, when all it meant was people walking over me.

Started rewatching xena, hadn't in years. Big message of the show: when surrounded by hate, violence, it's tempting to give in, to not be a victim. But you have a choice, to not continue the cycle, to make a better world. I so needed to hear that message at that time in my life.

What tv show helped you?

  • PM_ME_FAT_ENBIES@lib.lgbt
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    1 year ago

    That's weird, I think of Janeway as the least empathetic captain. She denied the doctor's humanity against his will, and gave 7/9 humanity by force without trying to understand its own perspective.