Wasn’t RoP one of the most watched Amazon originals? The new Star Wars was successful too, right? You’re saying these things have flopped but they haven’t. Whoever you’ve talked to or wherever you’ve gotten your information on what is or isn’t successful is likely biased.

I’m guessing your friends don’t like them… Of course your friends don’t think they’re “as good as the originals” and make up some reason about wokeness as to why they suck. When in reality they don’t like them because they’re new.

Diverse casts make for good media because they’re more relatable in a general sense. Even in high fantasy settings, there’s no reason humans and humanoid like creatures wouldn’t have varying skin tones.

And I’m confused on what you quantify as a “good feminine trait.” You’re looking for what YOU want in a female lead. And your opinion on what good or bad “female” traits are is subjective.

Besides imo, I hate “perfect” characters that do no wrong. A good, well rounded character will have flaws, like arrogance or naïveté. (This is a subjective view that is neither correct or incorrect!)

Also, the way you speak about female leads makes me think you don’t have a lot of lady friends.