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not over it actually . that sol is a clone and what his response to that says about him as a character.

like okay. traditional clone angst shit is like "oh am i real/im not the original/im just a fake copy of someone else/etc etc etc" . and that route of a character arc might have even made sense w sols whole launchpad history - that he self-identifies as a sidekick. but also. maybe that rejection of being the main character is what allows sol to take a different route entirely. swag isnt just his prime clone, hes his "daddyself". sol doesnt really care about being the prime version of himself, he just wants family.

im so deeply fascinated by how the concept of clone-dom intersects w the concepts of family. what is a son but a version of you fated to go through all the same patterns of experience you have. what is a brother but a version of you whose choices has led him to a place you could never go. what is family if not enveloped in fear, love, idolisation and rejection. what is family if not a piece of your heart fragile and vulnerable and walking away from you.

anyway. so like. just compare how mothership sees clones (expendable identical bodies) vs how sol sees clones (brad & bron, youll always be a part of me you are me)

like. does that drive anyone else crazy.

and the original point of this post has completely flown away from me but in a feeble attempt to bring it back. my interpretation of sol is like. sol doesnt want to be a hero, he wants a purpose to fight for. he wants people to fight for. he wants to be part of this thing *bigger than he is* to dedicate himself to. and that used to be the mothership corporation, and has now taken the form of his friends and family. its only natural he would have adapted the spore network, as someone so clearly driven by his connections to other people. it makes so much sense he would see his clone identity this way because ultimately he sees himself in terms of his relationships to other people

(and if you want to be insane like i am, then you can think about sol as a child abandoned and alone in a derelict waterpark, so desperate for any kind of connection that it comes to form a defining character motivation for the rest of his life) 👍

#for more clone as family (abolition) everyone read my unpublished unproduced stage play available only on my google drive #but also so true #good analysis op

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After listening to Twilight Sanctorum again, I think it is perfect. It is 4 episodes long and it is a masterpiece. Emily delivers such a creative story and world filled full of Axfordisms and pitch perfect film noir tropes. Murph’s character is such a quintessential Murph character—his wife is gone and he’s sad about it and his life sucks. (“I’m 71 years old!!”) Caldwell is a perfect Caldwell character—a weird lil guy who is into crafts. And Jake—well Mavid is the literal worst, makes the worst choices and has to be begged to do anything. And he is so goddamn funny. The trauma and dysfunction is handled so well. The atmosphere and setting is so well done. Emily even manages to weave in a toxic wlw relationship, which is so Emily and definitely on theme for film noir. It’s gritty. It’s messy. It’s hilarious. it’s emotionally impactful. It’s perfect.

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Twilight sanctorum has been a delight so here’s some cone boy

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mavid truly sucks so much and it’s the funniest thing in the world

#my BESTIE

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I would say that [Murph] is, like, a hardy city pigeon-

I'll take it. I respect it. Blue collar

-and then I was gonna say that Jake was, like, some hawk.

i-

WHAT

DID YOU JUST CALL YOUR HUSBAND A PIGEON AND YOUR FRIEND A H A W K

No, no, no-

(I was really hoping you were gonna say hawk..)

-because you're more like a city person and he's more of an outdoors- So, I picture him having like a human companion and he's kind of coexisting with him, whereas you're this like tough city guy-

Yeah, I'm like elegant and fierce, a little majestic and a little mysterious, and you're sort of like a frumpy little ass!

(make jake like a stupid sparrow or something)

(a stupid sparrow?!)

BUT MURPH city pigeons are like rough, you're not some random ass pigeon you're like a city pigeon, you like intimidate people in the park-

SO A VAGRANT??

no, no, MuRpH! yOu ScArE PeOpLe! YoU sCaRe PeOpLe iN tHe PaRk, MaN!

yEaH! yOu EaT pReTzEls AnD aLso oNe oF yOuR LeGs iS A wEiRd LiTtLe StUmP!

ALSO THEY HAVE HUGE DICKS!!!!

- is that true?

- certainly not

I'm just trying to dig myself out of this hole...

#this has me cackling just reading it again #i can hear it in their voices #i need to relisten to whatever short rest this is from

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#24 on ur spotify wrapped describes how 2024 will go, how screwed r u

#slim pickens does the right thing and rides the bomb to hell #by the offspring #....uh oh. #time to martyr myself for a cause i guess!

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I really do think that the absolutely batshit insane length of naddpod is, despite being one of the major barriers of entry for new fans, one of the show’s greatest and most consistent strengths. like they just have so much time and space to really flesh out every character, every arc, every relationship; part of the reason hardwon and moonshine’s relationship is so compelling is bc by the time they reach the climax of the story you’ve had nearly 100 episodes exploring their dynamic and showcasing the exact degrees of their devotion to each other! the relationships always feel so real and heartfelt and it is in no small part due to the fact that the audience spends literal hours experiencing each and every one of them with the characters. never underestimate the power of narrative space man it’s incredible

#i need to relisten to c1 soooo bad #it would fix me

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can we talk about the insane platonic chemistry all of jake and emily's characters have...when calder and callie were shouting each other's names from the helm i almost cried. holy shit

#ba2mia #naddpod #naddpod spoilers #just in case

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give me a hemp!!!

milk!!!

you got your hemp, you got your milk

#so true

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The near 20 minute tangent about Flintstones in this dnd court is why i pay the $5

#that and the adventure book readings

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sequel to my hardwon grows up in the crick AU!

#undescribed #they are everything to me

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Calli vs Glen

(Feels weird to be back)

#such a dope ass piece ahhh #love the colors!! #naddpod

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definitely put waaay too much effort into these but here they are

#undescribed #THEM!!!! #love ur bev and jaina especially

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#hardwon is the most cringefail malewife of all time!!! #and we love him for it #naddpod

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(voice of a guy whos really going through it right now) i should relisten to naddpod

#literally

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Ultimately I suppose I'd rather listen to dungeon court in an audio format just out of convenience because it took me months to watch the video episodes since I wanted to be sure I could focus on them entirely.

But nothing truly beats watching the episode with Aabria Iyengar and seeing everyone's faces become progressively more horrified as Emily reads out the case, before Murph says, in a pained whisper-wheeze, "...you need to talk to EVERYONE about this."

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If there’s one thing I know about Naddpod it’s that if the gang ever thinks they’re about to go to Irondeep, time and space will warp to make damn sure they won’t go to Irondeep.