Why Modern Love Interests Feel So Hollow

✅Looking for More? Check This Out!    • DC's Batman Obsession is Worse Than You Think   NatrixNate Instagram - (  / natrix__nate  ) Check Out My Top Videos! The Best Retcons in Comics (   • The Best Retcons in Comics  ) The Worst Retcons in Comics (   • The Worst Retcons in Comics  ) "No One Likes Overpowered Heroes" (   • "No One Likes Overpowered Heroes"  ) The Greatest Successors in Comics (   • The Greatest Successors in Comics  ) The Worst Character Assassinations in Comics (   • The Worst Character Assassinations in Comics  ) The Biggest Frauds In Comics (   • The Biggest Frauds In Comics  ) Welcome to NatrixNate — where superheroes meet hot takes. I share my opinions on everything from comic book legends to their big screen adaptations. If you love comic book debates, rankings, and bold takes on your favorite superheroes and villains, you’re in the right place. Superhero stories don’t stay relevant just because of big fights or crazy plots—they stick because of the people around the hero. The supporting cast, the civilians, the relationships. And lately, that’s exactly what’s been disappearing. Modern superhero media—movies, TV, comics, even games—has been phasing out grounded characters and turning love interests into plot devices, which ends up making these heroes feel weirdly disconnected from the normal people they’re supposed to protect. I use Invincible as a current example, especially Mark and Eve. Their relationship gets defended a lot as “healthy,” but the issue is that it feels simplified and static. Eve mostly exists to support, reassure, and keep things stable. Compare that to Mark’s earlier relationship with Amber—it was messy, frustrating, and sometimes hard to watch, but it felt alive. It moved, it evolved, and it actually said something about who Mark is and what being a superhero costs. From there, I break down what actually makes a great superhero love interest. It’s not just someone who supports the main character—it’s someone with their own identity, their own flaws, and the ability to challenge the hero. That friction is what creates growth, tension, and real storytelling. To show what that looks like at its best, I go into characters like Mary Jane Watson, Lois Lane, and Linda Park—love interests who don’t just exist in the background, but actively shape the story through their choices, their independence, and their relationships with the hero. The point isn’t that “healthy” relationships are bad—it’s that they still need depth, conflict, and character to actually be interesting. ==Timestamps== 0:00 - Intro 01:35 - The Fall of the Supporting Cast 03:56 - Subscribe Break 04:31 - Modern Love Interests Suck 05:51 - Healthy Versus Interesting 07:27 - What Makes Love Interests Work 10:16- Amber Relationship Comparison 11:05 - Comics Are Soap Operas 13:58 - Mary Jane Analysis (with Peter) 17:02 - Lois Lane Analysis (with Clark) 22:00 - Linda Park Analysis (with Wally) 27:20 - Final Thoughts And Outro #comics #superheroes #marvelcomics #dccomics