I have watched this from the beginning, and have interacted with both the official Twitter accounts of the show and the actors. It's definitely a cute show, and in a way, it lends itself to the comedies that we saw back in the 70s and 80s when there was more slap-stick in nature. The castaways get themselves into a new, dangerous situation, and comically get themselves out of it each week.
I will say that it was rather dark, going into season two that they killed off Emma. They handled it the best way that they could, given the subject matter, but it was still a bit too much. Overall, they've done great with what they have, even when killing off Turnbull at the end of season one, but turning it around in season two to reveal that Turnbull was a Nazi.
Quite apropos for the current American political environment, eh?
But here's my biggest pet peeve with the show, and I haven't been all that quiet about it online. During season one, they played up the characters of Danny and Owen - specifically their relationship. Owen and Danny were shown to be "touchy-feely" in the first episode. The second episode had Danny calling Owen, "Hon". Dream sequences had them as a couple. And at the end of season 1, when Danny was in trouble, Steve told Owen to put down the flare gun. His specific words were, "Do it. Do it for your lover!"
If you go through Wrecked's Twitter feed, you'll find images of Danny and Owen with hearts around them. So it wasn't just subtext on the show - it was overtly and covertly pushed by all involved, including publicity shots and outreach.
They didn't make Danny/Owen canonically gay, nor did they put them explicitly in a relationship. But they sure as hell played it up. But then in season 2, TPTB must have gone, "Oh crap, we can't have that" and they went full "No Homo" on the audience. The process started lighter at first, where Danny would make a comment, and unlike season 1, Owen wouldn't tease him about it - but instead was just mean; and it got meaner as the season progressed. Danny continued his "pining" during season 2 until the very last episode where he overtly went full No Homo with, "I mean I don't want to touch your butt or anything."
I'm really tired of TV shows queerbaiting the audience to gain viewers, then quickly run it back when the audience actually reacts. Either commit and go with it, consequences be damned, or stop treating the audience like that. It's disrespectful.
I will say that it was rather dark, going into season two that they killed off Emma. They handled it the best way that they could, given the subject matter, but it was still a bit too much. Overall, they've done great with what they have, even when killing off Turnbull at the end of season one, but turning it around in season two to reveal that Turnbull was a Nazi.
Quite apropos for the current American political environment, eh?
But here's my biggest pet peeve with the show, and I haven't been all that quiet about it online. During season one, they played up the characters of Danny and Owen - specifically their relationship. Owen and Danny were shown to be "touchy-feely" in the first episode. The second episode had Danny calling Owen, "Hon". Dream sequences had them as a couple. And at the end of season 1, when Danny was in trouble, Steve told Owen to put down the flare gun. His specific words were, "Do it. Do it for your lover!"
If you go through Wrecked's Twitter feed, you'll find images of Danny and Owen with hearts around them. So it wasn't just subtext on the show - it was overtly and covertly pushed by all involved, including publicity shots and outreach.
They didn't make Danny/Owen canonically gay, nor did they put them explicitly in a relationship. But they sure as hell played it up. But then in season 2, TPTB must have gone, "Oh crap, we can't have that" and they went full "No Homo" on the audience. The process started lighter at first, where Danny would make a comment, and unlike season 1, Owen wouldn't tease him about it - but instead was just mean; and it got meaner as the season progressed. Danny continued his "pining" during season 2 until the very last episode where he overtly went full No Homo with, "I mean I don't want to touch your butt or anything."
I'm really tired of TV shows queerbaiting the audience to gain viewers, then quickly run it back when the audience actually reacts. Either commit and go with it, consequences be damned, or stop treating the audience like that. It's disrespectful.