galaxy-of-the-guardians:

– awesome female main characters
– awesome poc main characters
– realistic depiction of a gay main character struggling with coming out, internalized homophobia, and homophobia from those around him (but he is supported by his friends)
– one ep had a girl who was sexually assaulted and one of the main characters talked about how it wasn’t her fault, no matter what she was wearing or doing
– the men on the show respect the women
– realistic depictions of friendship
– realistic depictions of mental illness including PTSD and eating disorders
– the characters will often call themselves and each other out on their biases
– shows the struggle of being gay in the military
– one ep has a character spy on his daughter through the phone somehow and he ends up getting reprimanded by his wife for not trusting his kid and not respecting his kid’s privacy
– is genuinely funny and has very endearing characters
– combats unnecessary gender roles, for example, has male nurses, female doctors, female military personnel and EMTs, and a male character going into pediatrics
– has characters talk about their background as children of immigrants, has a character’s daughter having her quinceñera, doesn’t erase poc character’s culture but doesn’t force it as a novelty
– stresses that it isn’t shameful to get help when you need it, whether it’s for mental illness, physical illness, or anything
– still has all the drama and angst that a lot of people like in their shows