Whatever else I think about the HOTD premiere, Abigail Thorne’s Captain Lohar really gripped me.

It was so energising to see a trans woman character having such a good time in their villainy. Modern telly typically depicts trans folk as tragic victims (while 90s-2000s made them a joke and 80s made them outright serial killers).

To see Shakaro Lohar act with such gleeful agency… I dunno. Feels like we’ve turned a corner culturally speaking. That’s my take anyhow.