The real reason Ashes to Ashes needs John Simm

[rusty_halo]

I've discovered another reason I can't get into Ashes to Ashes. Every time I read meta with lines like "As heart-stopping as Philip Glenister is,"* I throw up a little bit in my mouth.

If the entire premise of the show is the female lead discovering that she really wants a Manly Man like Gene Hunt, and the whole thing is centered around their sexual tension... well, even aside from the inherent sexism of that story, no wonder the show grosses me out. Philip Glenister = The Anti!Hot.

(The sexism would still upset me even if he was attractive, but I might watch the show anyway as a guilty pleasure. Like how I love Sergio Leone's Westerns even though, um, sexism galore.**)


* Obviously hotness is subjective and I intend no criticism toward those who do find him attractive.

** Leone's films are also way more artistically brilliant.

[Cross-posted to InsaneJournal]

Comments

[chase820.livejournal.com]

Yeah, PG ain't hot. Cool, but oh my God not hot.

My biggest critique of AtA is the lack of male hotness. Yup, I'm shallow.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Hey, if there's anywhere it's perfectly okay to be shallow, it would be fandom.