Good for Her Horror: The Power of & Problem with the Trope, Explained

Good For Her has evolved from a hilarious Lucille Bluth quote-turned-meme into a powerful Horror and Thriller subgenre, initially focused around a few select films: The Witch, Midsommar, Us, The Invisible Man, Knives Out, Gone Girl, Ready or Not, and the Suspiria remake. But not everyone agrees on what really makes a good Good For Her film. So let's take a deeper look at the subgenre's origins, the different ways it's been defined, and the real reasons that we all love Good For Her stories so much!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:14 The power of 'good for her' stories
02:44 Ready or Not
03:49 You're Next
04:45 The Invisible Man
05:33 Sometimes it's not so good for her...
08:00 Why we love female vengeance stories
10:24 How the trope has continued to evolve



The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
This video was written by Cassondra Feltus, narrated by Charly Bivona, produced by Jessica Babineaux, & edited by Travis Martin