I love Crash Course just as much as the next girl but there's just no way you can accurately fit the massive Ramayana in 13 minutes. Although, the attempt was impressive. With regards to the title of this post, they heavily glossed over the massive epic. First things first, Rama's skin isn't blue that's just symbolism for his celestial consciousness. I also think they didn't explain Kaiyeki cashing out on her boons well enough. Also Bharat never took the throne when Rama was gone. He got a promise from Rama that Rama would come back and rule after his exile so Bharat laid a pair of Rama's sandals at the foot of the throne in order to honor Rama. They also did not mention that Dashratha didn't send Rama away because of his own free will, he did it because of his dharma to honor his promise to Kaiyeki. This is only a piece of the things that I could comment on but I will move on.
One thing I liked about this Crash Course was the question of who was the real hero of Ramayana and the avenues he explored with that. Obviously, I love Sita being the hero of the story and he actually made some very good points about how she dutifully honored herself and followed dharma. I also liked the option of Hanuman being the hero as well. They both gave up so much in order to aid Rama and his quests.
Lastly, I think that Crash Course labelled the story of the Ramayana under "Mythology" because it is an American company and Eastern traditions are heavily misunderstood and misconstrued. I'm sure that many of the viewers of Crash Courses are mostly of the Western hemisphere and they do not understand that this is a religious and cultural text. Perhaps it was categorized under mythology for ease and clarity. The Ramayana also has many mythological and fantasy elements which perhaps is another reason why it was in this category. I don't think it should be in this category because I think it is a big disrespectful and insulting to those whose culture is so heavily centered around the Ramayana.