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0 pointsbduerst10y ago0 comments

That was probably just the writers trying to use an inverted trope:

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What's inverted about "bumbling idiot male hacker"?

>a trope that typically applies to males is applied to a female character, or the other way around (Gender-Inverted Trope)

If the trope is "basement dwelling male nerd = good hacker" then they're inverting it and making the female a good hacker.

They're both excellent hackers. In addition, she is cool, whereas he is a bumbling idiot responsible for comic relief.

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0 pointsbduerst10y ago0 comments

That was probably just the writers trying to use an inverted trope:

What's inverted about "bumbling idiot male hacker"?

>a trope that typically applies to males is applied to a female character, or the other way around (Gender-Inverted Trope)

If the trope is "basement dwelling male nerd = good hacker" then they're inverting it and making the female a good hacker.

They're both excellent hackers. In addition, she is cool, whereas he is a bumbling idiot responsible for comic relief.

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