Comments on: Danger Gal Friday: Olivia Dunham

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:58:23 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Sean. We do know now that (spoilerish, I suppose if you haven’t seen all the episodes) Olivia’s penchant for gray and black suits is due to the tamoxiphan experiments she was part of as a child. Because Torv is made up to appear as if she isn’t wearing makeup as well as other wardrobe choices, I stand by my comment about her hair, but your question is a good one. What do I think femininity means? The Danger Gal posts are all about was society thinks femininity means vs. how female characters are portrayed. The DG posts are meant to highlight characters who go against those stereotypes. So, I think femininity means different things to different people and part of my blog’s reason for being is exploring that. The Gaze posts are sort of meant to explore the same concept with male characters. For me, femininity is not about long hair, but for society it often is. I mean, how many Victoria’s Secret models have hair shorter than their shoulders?

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:22:56 +0000

Yep, this post is way after the fact, I stumbled across this while researching Anna Torv. FWIW, from this guy’s perspective, Torv’s character in Fringe is incredibly attractive, she’s gorgeous — physically, emotionally, intellectually. Your comment about her hair is what prompted me to leave a comment — Although I think Torv has amazing hair, I disagree that feature is her one ascention to femininity.

That said, I’m left wondering trying to figure out what you feel femininity means… at least where this post is concerned.

Then again, I’ve had the opportunity to watch a lot of episodes that hadn’t aired when you posted that… Rather than type a ton to back up my points (tho’ I’m happy to if you like), I generally agree with you that Torv’s character on Fringe is very well balanced… if I could find a real life version of Torv’s character, I’d be a happy camper.

By: Lisa Paitz Spindler, Danger Gal»Blog Archive » Danger Gal Friday: Number One

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:27:22 +0000

[...] also created characters such as previous Danger Gals Alias’ Sydney Bristow and Fringe’s Olivia Dunham. Jennifer Weiner at The Huffington Post voices many of my misgivings with the female characters in [...]

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:43:44 +0000

I wish I had the opportunity to watch this show because I loved your breakdown of her suit! Maybe I’ll catch the show *and* the suit on DVD….

By: SciFiGuy

SciFiGuy — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:04:26 +0000

You have to like a show that has a cow as a cast member (hasn’t missed an episode either). Glad they made the shift so that Peter excepts his role instead of all that whining he was doing.

By: Anya

Anya — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:53:23 +0000

So far I’m loving Fringe, a great mix of quirky (TV) science, characters that seem to have depth, good pacing, and interestingly enough some really great humor (mostly from the mad scientist). Also, the programmer loves this show, and he usually doesn’t go for my more sci-fi interests (with the exception of Eureka). I’ve definitely noticed her outfit b/c it is believable, unlike some of the frilly things the women wear on the CSIs. Let me just break out my winter white suit and chunky necklaces when I need deal with a decomposing body in a sewer.