You know, I didnt really see that being about revenge killings in general, but specifically about sexualized violence towards women.
The comments Regina made were not about revenge but about feeling safe; the point about Doyle that was made - that we the audience knew better than Regina - was that Prentiss' safety as well as emotional well being would have been compromised had Doyle lived. Likewise, part of what was set up in that episide was the way that sexual assault survivors are so often revictimized; the references to Doyle - I thought - were meant to evoke how posessive and dangerous abusers of intimate partners can be.
So, I also didnt take the ending to be a justification for vigilante murders either, but rather a call to re-examine how we prosecute rape and how we support (or, sadly, more often dont support) rape survivors. To the extent that vigilante murders were justified, imho, it was within the specific context that we cannot expect victims to follow the law if we do not take the time and energy to enforce it on their behalf.
no subject
The comments Regina made were not about revenge but about feeling safe; the point about Doyle that was made - that we the audience knew better than Regina - was that Prentiss' safety as well as emotional well being would have been compromised had Doyle lived. Likewise, part of what was set up in that episide was the way that sexual assault survivors are so often revictimized; the references to Doyle - I thought - were meant to evoke how posessive and dangerous abusers of intimate partners can be.
So, I also didnt take the ending to be a justification for vigilante murders either, but rather a call to re-examine how we prosecute rape and how we support (or, sadly, more often dont support) rape survivors. To the extent that vigilante murders were justified, imho, it was within the specific context that we cannot expect victims to follow the law if we do not take the time and energy to enforce it on their behalf.