When I first saw ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ being promoted on Netflix’s front page I was initially interested but after watching the trailer I moved on. It was clear that the lead protagonist was another “strong woman” and I’ve had my fill of that over the past few years. American entertainers lost the ability to write strong female characters despite flooding the market with them.
I’d more or less forgotten about the show until I saw it recommended by the Critical Drinker, an entertainment review channel I’ve come to trust almost implicitly. “The Drinker” usually holds the same views I do about entertainment so I figured I’d sit down and give the show a shot…
…and I’m glad I did.
Everything about the show looks like more modern dreck on the surface. It features a strong woman as its main character, an…
