Editor’s Note: The following are spoilers for the third season of Stargirl.District of Columbia star girlwhose third season recently aired on The CW, follows teen Courtney Whitmore (Breck Bassinger) in the small town of Blue Valley, Nebraska as she enters the world of superheroes and works to build the next team of heroes to protect the world as the Justice Society of America. Next to her is her family and friends - Pat Dugan (Luke Wilson), Barbara Whitmore (Amy Smart), Mike Dugan (Trey Romano), Yolanda Montes (Yvette Monreal), Rick Tyler (Cameron Gellman) and Beth Chapel (Angelica Washington) - each of whom has proven himself over the two seasons of the show, whether as a superhero or a supporter. Of Kourtney’s close ones, however, a character that doesn’t get enough attention is Yolanda, who has been through such a horrific string of events since the beginning of the series. This is especially true when it comes to her family life, which is arguably the most discouraging struggle any of the characters have faced.
Before the arrival of the Whitmore-Dugans, things were very different at Blue Valley School.
As we see in the first season star girl, months before the Whitmore-Dugans arrived in Blue Valley, things were very different at Blue Valley High School. Yolanda was popular—loved, even—and dated Henry King Jr.Jake Austin Walker), the most popular boy in the school. That’s when everything fell apart. Yolanda sent Henry a topless photo, which he casually showed to several of his friends. Then the evil girl Cindy Boorman (Meg Delacy) took Henry’s phone and sent it around the school, effectively ruining Yolanda’s life. Her popularity waned due to the constant shaming of whores, and her life at home was no better. Her parents treated her even worse than at school, and eventually began to ignore her. Yolanda’s parents made her feel like an outcast and hid her from everyone out of shame. She was exiled to her bedroom indefinitely, only going out for food and housework until her parents decided otherwise.
Yolanda’s relationship with her parents has not yet developed
Two seasons later, it remains the same. Yolanda’s home life has hardly been explored since, except when she tried to stand up for herself and show her parents that she had learned from her mistake to no avail, and when her mother shamed her for “wasting” her time. priest. with her minor issues - and, of course, this second example - when Yolanda deals with her crushing guilt over killing Brainwave in the season one finale. Her mother even forced her to attend summer school even though it wasn’t necessary, condescendingly saying it was to keep her out of trouble. Meanwhile, Yolanda has changed quite a bit over the course of the series, though her family wouldn’t have noticed. She became more confident, learned to deal with her mistakes without letting them destroy her, donned a Wildcat costume, and became a member of the Justice Society of America. In every other aspect of her life, she has become the person she wants to be or is on her way to becoming, except when it comes to her family. This should change during star girl Season 3 (especially considering the situation with The CW and the sad possibility that this could be the last season).
Our final look at Yolanda’s home life in the fourth episode of season three shows that Yolanda has taken on more responsibility at home. Her father lost his job, which seriously affected their lives, even forcing them to sell their house. Thus, Yolanda’s job at the diner has become more supportive of her family than anything else, even if her tips go to her college fund. She takes on the burden (without any complaints, I may add) of helping her family to survive. She even tries to work harder because her family needs money, but her mother still constantly shames her. Nothing Yolanda does is good enough and will never restore her image in her mother’s eyes, and it causes Yolanda inexplicable trauma if she stays in this dire situation without any progress. In fact, her home seems to get worse every season, and it’s frustrating to watch because we’re actively seeing how much Yolanda has changed.
The Montez family needs a serious shake-up
It’s time for something big to shake up the Montez family. Whether it was something that made her parents finally see her as the beautiful, smart, capable girl she became after she hit rock bottom, or Yolanda, who became emancipated and left her parents behind, we can’t continue this stagnant and anxiety situation. This hurts the brilliance that comes from other aspects of Yolanda’s character, constantly making her doubt herself and preventing her from getting any better. As we’ve seen over the past two seasons, no one else has that kind of impact on Yolanda. She is strong-willed and stands up for what she believes in, just like she does when she opposes Cindy’s new role in the JSA.
As long as this history with her parents remains intact, a part of Yolanda will always be held back in the overall scheme of things. She will never have the same progress as the other characters, which is what we’re seeing since things change so drastically for her friends back home when their secrets are revealed. Even with Rick, he is much happier and is able to move forward now that his abusive uncle is gone, demonstrating that even getting away from her parents’ abuse would be better than sitting back and hoping things will change one day. Of the four main characters that make up the JSA, it always seemed like Yolanda was getting the short end of the stick. Her stories shook her world without really changing it, despite the fact that her world needed a seismic shift due to the situation with her parents. Until that happens, Yolanda will never be able to come to terms with her past and truly move forward. It’s time for a change that will hopefully come well in advance of the season finale as it would be nice to see a different, freer side of Yolanda while we still have the chance to do so.
star girl Season 3 continues on Wednesdays on The CW. The first two seasons air on HBO Max.
Source: Collider
