"From whatever angle, it is nice to see Ms. Lopez exercising her talent for damsel-in-distress silliness," Mr. Scott wrote in The Times in January.
The budget for "Damsels in Distress" is much leaner, around $3 million, according to Shafer, who advanced the lion's share and who admires Stillman's frugality almost as much as his writing.
He also fills the role, usually reserved for women, of damsel in distress.
A show's energy is generated not only by rousing music, but by the audience anxiously rooting for the damsel to escape the clutches of the villain (whatever form that takes), for the star-crossed lovers to defeat the odds and stroll off into the sunset.
Unfortunately, if he has a flaw, it's a weakness for a damsel in distress, and the more he comes round to Denton's point of view, the more I fear that she's pulling the wool over his eyes.
Prior to being cast on Knots Landing, Mills was predominantly known for playing "damsel in distress" roles, which is why the producers didn't initially consider her.
In early seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cordelia was often used both as comic relief and occasionally for the damsel in distress plot device, which would require series' heroine Buffy to save her.
Don't get into the habit for the "Damsel in distress" part.
As the story evolves, it plays the role of damsel in distress, provides the motivation for digging around for rare pigments to paint it, and even gains wings.
This picture-perfect town is presented as the go-to destination for terrorized damsels in distress.
"When a boy walks out with a sword, we always say, 'Swords are for protecting damsels in distress against dragons.
