A little while back Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency put together a Kickstarter to launch a series of videos she called Tropes vs Women in Video Games. The aim was to look at some commonly used tropes and examine them from a feminist perspective. A few delays, Internet riots, and abhorrent comments and actions from male gamers later, the series finally launched. Above is the first episode, investigating the oft-used Damsel in Distress trope.