Descendants

I have not seen “Descendants”, although the storyline is rather intriguing; I’ve enjoyed other real-life and adaptations of well known Disney characters. Yet this TV Movie holds a tentative spot on this list because the pansexual character of Mal was decided after-the-fact. At no point in the script or storyline is it shown that she is actually pansexual. Interestingly, it was during a series of questions towards Dove Cameron, the actress who portrayed Mal, when she revealed that Mal is actually pan. Disney is notorious for being vague regarding sexuality of their characters, and have even been accused of “queer-baiting” to gain audiences. However, despite the lack of obvious pansexual traits, it’s worth nothing that if Cameron viewed Mal as pan, her portrayal would have been influenced by this. Until I’ve watched “Descendants”, I’ll reserve my full judgement though.