Becca had turned me off in the beginning. Just being honest. This story covers the woes and struggles of being an up and coming 20-something(?) creative (actor, producer, etc) in LA. There are more characters than Becca, but most of the story centers around her. 

You’ll see modern creative culture (some general other strictly acting-based): being pigeonholed into your most iconic role, producers wanting to sleep with you (and the unfortunate power-imbalance that can come from that), people only knowing you for your fame, wanting to make it so badly in the industry, people commenting such nasty things online/stan culture, working on “pretentious” films, etc. But there’s also a look at Los Angeles culture too with the vapid parties, body image, and people wanting to clout chase, I suppose. 

There is a lot of smaller things/subtext going on. For example, with Eve(ning Rodriguez) she’s classically-trained but having a harder time getting roles especially with the added hurdle of being a women of color. For that reason, she’s so hard on Becca who got a breakthrough. She doesn’t understand how Becca can squander her opportunity because she’s so hungry for her own break. Honestly, she gets

ruthless on some sleeping with the producer for tracks vibe.

 

I get tired of stories that punish ambitious women. Who cares if Becca didn’t love that dude? There’s nothing wrong with her taking her opportunity to act.

 

Not bad, but I can acknowledge this doesn’t end in a satisfying way. It’s overall open-ended, but that also strangely works in a way. Also, I liked the art style and the coloring! 

SN: The author note at the end was interesting.