I’m used to racism and incoherence. Like I said, though, usually I can find some thread of underlying reason or intent.
El Santo isn’t that different from, say, Batman. Except that he’s a Mexican wrestler instead of an American costumed adventurer. There are plot holes and silly things and whatnot. But there is an actual plot. A century ago, Dracula seduced a bunch of women and turned them into vampires, but ultimately was staked and buried. Now he’s been released and Santo has to defeat him and save his girlfriend (who is the reincarnation of Dracula’s intended queen). It holds up. It has a plot and characters and its own internal logic.
Robot Wars has the implicit anti-Asian racism. But I could make sense of the plot by putting together the pieces and clues.
Heck, I even made sense of Fu Manchu, despite all its flaws.
Up until now, I’ve been able to explain the intended plot of pretty much every movie the show has featured.
But I can’t even figure out where to start with this one.