@VioletAeonSnowfield
Eve insisting Amber was in the right is particularly offensive because SHE was the one that told Mark that revealing his identity to Amber was a massive risk.
@ProsperoCh
My jaw dropped when Mark and Amber reunited in the last episode and Amber said 'I guess we both got lied to.' Because her getting her ego bruised is the exact same thing as Mark learning his dad is a genocidal alien conqueror, who beat him into a bloody pulp.
@Ralxikas
“How dare you hide your identity and in turn, protect yourself, your family, friends and ME? IM BREAKING UP WITH YOU!”
@dzigayu4944
The "girl gets mad because superhero boyfriend didn't tell her his secret identity" trope has quickly become one I particularly despise, it almost kills my enjoyment of a show single handedly because the drama always feels extremely forced and one or both parties just act incredibly petty and stupid.
@KrSaPoww
The worst thing about Amber is how the writers pushed her as a perfect being through the words of other characters, when she is straight up abusive
@zacariasnelson5753
It is CRAZY how much one line of dialogue changes a somewhat sympathetic character to a gaslighting ego maniac. All because she knew for weeks, and the show never called her out on it
@somerando9475
6:25...this, this is the ACTUAL problem. You can write flawed characters with toxic traits, if you PORTRAY them as toxic. Instead, Marks whole friend group is against him along with the narrative itself. If we show that Mark made mistakes but also that Amber is being self righteous and overly self important, no one would have an actual problem.
@willyhoo
"You made me feel unimportant!" "That's because you are!" Absolutely this. By wanting Mark to prioritize her over SAVING LIVES, it implies she thinks her satisfaction and ego is worth more than the lives of innocent people.
@AegisAuras
Amber knew mark was risking his life to save people. She knew he was getting hurt because of it. She knew he was protecting his loved ones, including her, by keeping his identity a secret. She knew he was damaging his social life and image as mark to do these things. Despite all this, she refused to be empathetic or appreciative, instead fixating on the idea that SHE was the victim and was the one getting hurt despite mark’s situation being multiple times more difficult than hers. She then dumps mark during the most difficult period of his entire life, the time he needed her emotional support the most. Amber is a literal narcissistic sociopath.
@acycle2124
I watched this series with my dad and what killed me was that every time Amber did something irrational or selfish, my dad would say: "of course she did that, she's a woman" The writers tried to challenge stereotypes so much that they made a negative stereotype the character
@Lycanzoid
That "I knew the whole time" line's gotta sting 1000 fold on a rewatch man. The writers thought they were making her smart but it made her look incredibly selfish instead
@adrian_veidt
Amber cared for Mark in the comic. She noticed Mark acting strange. So she thought that because his family lost Nolan, he resorted to dealing drugs. So she wanted an intervention on him. Sure, she hated mark when he "abandoned" them during the attack in the campus. But was proud when she learned his secret. Cartoon amber on the other hand mentally tortured mark for hiding she already know his secret.
@godnyx117
"Annoying characters are worse than Villains" Ho ho ho, boy! You do get it my man! In fact, Villains are made to be evil and bad. But characters that are made to be good but are trash are in another league of hatred...
@orgixvi3
I'd be absolutely delighted if, in season 2, everyone who defended Amber realized they were missing context and that she was completely in the wrong.
@SilverStarArcherDraws1212
1:06 You forgot to mention she only did this because she heard that Mark got the interest of Eve.
@wader2430
"annoying characters are worse than villains" is so fucking real dude
@Vesdus
When Amber is finally revealed to be a horrible person - I'm okay with it. It isn't that much of a shock to me. Awful people like her actually exist. When Mark goes to Atom Eve to seek support about his abusive girlfriend, and Eve tells Mark that HE WAS WRONG. That's when I knew the writers were actually trying to shove Amber's toxic motives down our throats. Disgusting.
@keyblademasterct2
What's worse is that they made Eve of all people side with her when, given what we know of her character, she clearly would have sided with Mark in that situation. I can only guess that Mark phrased the story in a way that made Amber look better by comparison?
@xviii_vsthe_wrld
Lois being called out on her shit leads to so much of her development, and it's one of the things I appreciate most in their show, because even Clark called her out on her potentially exposing his identity if she found out, and she realized her mistake and they strengthened their relationship. Lois actually developed past "I know your identity, but I'm hurt you didn't tell me." It turned into, "I know your identity, and I understand why you couldn't tell me."
@jokerofthewildcardarcana1139