Yeah, yeah. Her plane is invisible, but she’s not invisible, so you end up with a very visible sitting woman flying through the air, har de har har, cue the laugh track and brick wall backdrop from an earlier season of A&E’s Evening at the Improv. Haven’t heard that one before. But then, it’s Lynda Carter, so “awesome” is a given. I remember one glorious episode of the old Wonder Woman TV series, where some random baddie was about to escape justice via an inflatable raft, and Lynda Carter flung her tiara, boomerang-style, to puncture the boat and foil his escape. And bracelets promoting a Wonder Woman movie would make a lot more sense than the official “Green Lantern: The Movie Cosmic Claw.” Seriously, Ryan: What the hell? AĪn often overlooked part of our gal’s ensemble, and rightly so - hair accessories aren’t usually considered weapons of mass destruction, though I recall plenty of post-9/11 airport security agents insisting otherwise (“Let any who interfere with my holy mission feel the wrath of my banana clip!”). ever gets off its corporate duff and makes that Wonder Woman movie they’ve been talking about, you can bet the bracelets will be a huge part of the merchandising push, if only because plastic arm jewelry don’t invite the number of liability suits that handing out gilded lassos to empowered eight-year-olds might. Of course, some wag might ask why she doesn’t wear a whole outfit made out of whatever the bracelets are made of, but I think we can all agree her outfits have been messed with enough, thanks. Next to the lasso, the bracelets are part of Wondy’s defining look, and rightly so: they’re badass, go with pretty much any outfit, function as a reminder to all Amazons of their former status as slaves, and come in handy when the bullets start flying. Plus, on a more practical level, having an automatic lie detector on your hip would come in handy in so many everyday situations… though I’m open to suggestions on how a fellow can tie up his daughter’s prom date for a quick interrogation without things getting seriously weird. ![]() ![]() In any event, regardless of its historical incongruity or implicit kinkiness, the golden lasso is the defining accessory for Wonder Woman and must be respected as such. Seriously, given William Moulton Marston’s writings on the need for men to submit to a loving authority, we can only assume we have his editor to thank for the character not ending up named Bondage Lass, the Sexual Liberator with her Ball Gag of Truth and Justice. At first glance, giving a weapon usually associated with the Old West to an immortal Greek demi-goddess may seem a little odd - why not put a scimitar in the hands of a flying Mountie while we’re at it? - but after you learn a bit about her creator, it totally makes sense.
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