I think the problem is, that this is MK these days. Those costume ripping effects... well, actually, it's not so much that effect, as that the things the girls wear is so comparatively little you can't damage them without it looking like that.

having a new fandom take a look at it over the years, that didn't notice the direction it was heading into piece by piece probably put it in sharp relief.

I miss when it was just about the gore and not also the girls.