I think 'Marco Polo' is a great show, and everyone else can suck it.

And another thing, what is this with Slant magazine slamming the series, "Marco Polo" as being demeaning towards womyn and reinforcing Asian female stereotypes? Just because you are an Asian-American focused magazine who thinks it's somehow radical by taking back the term "Slant" for a magazine title, does not mean you are real journalists with any depth. From the sound of whatever you decided to publish to the detriment of your readers, you failed to grasp the complex characters that convey beautifully the emotion of human arrogance, ambition and passion and their hidden wisdom with artful theater made for a web series.


       It's unfortunate that your writers could not express how in the lushly produced series using an all Asian cast unheard of in a historical drama by an American studio and marketed to a wide audience on Netflix, demonstrates how sex-work can come from a place of empowerment for womyn even during that era and showcases the possibility that womyn can have strengths that do not need comparing to men. Your sorry excuse for journalism to platform your self-righteous ultra conservative views and talk smack about a show whose deliciously smart writing and performances are outstanding, is not masked by your mere use of a derogatory term towards Asian as a name for a magazine you might as well call a useless Tabloid. Check your references please.
    This is me putting it nicely. All I really needed to say was "I think 'Marco Polo' is a great show, and everyone else suck it," but that wouldn't really do it justice.

     But this is just my opinion. Let the viewers decide for themselves. And don't trust everything you read. Meanwhile, I can't wait for season 2.

 #yellowfever #tabloidjournalism #smack #slant #slantmagazine #asianviews #marcopolo #netflixshow #genghiskhan #khublaikhan #newzelandasianactors #historicdrama #historicaldrama #joanchen #norweigianfilmmakers

At least someone agrees with me and can explain the rift between critics and viewers:

http://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/2pwi2v/the_critics_are_wrong_marco_polo_is_a_good_series/ 

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