>>93387965Just to build on what this anon said, look at the battle from the 2nd issue, where America is fighting the Privileged Cyborgs. She thumps a couple, calls out 'Selena, help me!' and just like that, her prayer to a singer is answered and all the Privileged Cyborgs fall over. No further explanation is offered, like Prodigy saying 'Oh, I managed to transmit a shutdown code and the timing was just a coincidence.' Just bam, fight over. Or the battle with the Ambiguously Evil White Light Monster That Is Actually Red. There's no sense of urgency. None of the Leelus are getting beaten or killed. The Chavez Guerillas aren't twitching on the ground from being seared by Deadly LA-ZORS. America herself isn't a hair's breadth from being extinguished by this monstrosity. Everyone's just kind of doing stuff (and being totally awesome u guyz) while the villains mill around ineffectually. As a result, the battles have no sense of gravity.
And there are just massive, stupid decisions here. America, who can teleport, breaks up with her girlfriend because she doesn't want to move to University Town. Because she refuses to actually talk to her now-ex, said ex has to resort to an asinine 'I'm totally in danger' plan just to say, this space colony is facing extermination. Or even America smashing her way out of the classroom instead of running out of the door or y'know, teleporting.
Or saying 'hi past self, it's me future self, you should trust me' then immediately going 'fuck you future self, I don't trust you'. Or America making everything about her, her, her. I screwed up an Allied plan to capture Hitler? How dare you suggest I'm not awesome, Becky! I'm supposed to work with someone who challenges me? Better grab the partner that's kissing my ass! I can't be arsed to listen to people desperate for my help because I don't like them! And so forth. She's not only self-centered, she's stupid and arrogant and the entire universe bends over to have almost everyone worship her.
