If the most googled question about the star of this Netflix comedy is anything to go by, many people have the same ethical conundrum.
Clearly there are many Netflix viewers conflicted about objectifying Barnet if he, in real-life, turns out to be the same age as his high school character in the smart comedy series co-created by Mindy Kaling,You have to suspect he can’t really be that young since the show has no problems making him take his shirt off, camera panning down to take full view of his inexplicably glistening abs.
There’s a fine line between pure objectification and being ironic and winking about those shirtless scenes, andIt’s a balance it didn’t quite pull off in its debut season, where only the thin foundation of Paxton’s characterisation was laid, but the series goes all-in on deepening all of its characters in season two, especially his.Schmigadoon has an identity crisis
There have been plenty of hot high school athletes in pop culture who, almost invariably, turn out to have a sensitive and caring side. In some ways, Paxton is another in a long tradition of them, but withgiving him an episode from his perspective, the character gets to exist without Devi’s gaze colouring our view of him.Ramona Young and Lee Rodrguez as Devi’s friends Eleanor and Fabiola.
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