No one asked, but here's what everyone in my AU is doing for Valentine's Day.
Ron and Bonnie are having a quiet night in. Ron made food, Bonnie picked up some movies and arranged for someone to watch Rufus and Debutante.
Monique and Tara are going out for dinner.
Wade and Olivia are going to a movie.
Yori explains to Will that, in Japan, Valentine's Day is for girls to confess to their crush, and if the feelings are reciprocated, they get them a gift a month later on White Day. Will says she can take him out then, and he'll take her out a month later.
Felix and Zita are gaming. They both put surprises in the game for the other one to find.
Brick, Josh, and Justine are participating in a trivia night at a local pub.
Gil, Amelia, Larry, Joss, Patti, and Artie are having a "singles party" at Larry and Joss's apartment. Patti's only there because her parents wanted the house to themselves for the night, and Artie's only there because his dad had a date.
Drakken made a nice dinner and dessert for Shego. Her surprise for him is for later in the evening.
The only way Jack was able to take Betty on a date for Valentine's Day was to lead her on a chase that ends in a date.
The episode, not the character.
Well, I do like that it dealt with disability. And Kim's behavior is actually reminiscent of how many people in the real world treat someone with an obvious disability.
I love that Ron treated Felix like a normal person from the beginning.
And I like that Felix's mom was patient with Kim being uncomfortable with Felix's chair.
(Because Kim's not discriminatory, she has just never been near someone with a physical disability before and has no idea what's considered acceptable behavior.)
However, I do have one complaint:
For all the times Ron acts like Felix is a normal person and even tells Kim to treat him like a normal person, Felix doesn't.
At no point is Felix anything other than...polite.
Sure, Kim's not trying to be mean, but micro aggressions are typically done by people who don't have harmful intentions.
(Though Felix isn't aware of most of them, so I will give some leeway here.)
We have Ron advocating for Kim to treat Felix like a normal person, but we never have Felix advocating for that himself.
(He's also not really advocating, he's just treating Felix like a normal person and telling Kim she's too hung up on the chair.)
Felix is never his own advocate when it comes to how he's treated.
And having a disabled person in a show is great, but it's even better when they advocate for themselves.
Again, I know that Kim's not trying to be mean, but she is treating Felix differently because of his disability. And Felix should be the one calling her out on it, not Ron.
(Though he's new, so it's possible he thinks she treats everyone that way, though it's really unlikely.)
I know it's not intended to be offensive, and I wouldn't say I'm offended, but I do think disabled characters should be allowed to advocate for themselves.
Still, I do like this episode, and I wish we had gotten to see more of Felix in the series.
Bonus: A lot of people in wheelchairs are able to stand or walk without it for a bit. Does anyone think Felix is able to do that?