Lady Business

Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

I'm really glad you brought up Steve Rogers's evolution and retellings over time. (Stay tuned for my Antiheroines/Villainesses writeup, which is almost done and talks about reinterpretations and retellings!) One aspect of that that I find particularly interesting is what Chris Evans brings to modern interpretations of the character. I've talked before about how actors are creative people too, and involved in the development of their characters, and I think this is happening in this scene with Sharon Carter, as analyzed by project-blackbird. The writers seem to think it's an example of Steve being awkward and not great with women, but I think part of the analysis here — which claims this is a graceful pickup of a soft no — relies on Chris Evans's delivery and his overall interpretation of Steve as a generally good, non-toxic male.