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War and Peace is considered one of the greatest novels ever written for a reason and is objectively a masterpiece that I love and go crazy over, but I will NEVER forgive that son of a bitch Leo Tolstoy for the ending
While Shang Tsung does seem obsessed with Kuai Liang, I don't think it's exactly comparable to the Sonya thing in 95. Shang saw Sonya as an object, a doll, he even dressed her up.
With Kuai, he seems...more respectful. Shang sees him as a person. Dare I say he cares about him? In a way? He doesn't really put him down or objectify him.
Unlike the Sonya thing was basically a plot device to make her a damsel in distress, this one with Kuai actually adds some depth to Shang Tsung.
At least that's my take on this.
no, I absolutely agree. it's definitely a lot different than his obsession with Sonya in the past.
his offer of teaching Kuai Liang to shapeshift alone shows more depth for him than his obsession for Sonya ever did. like you said, Shang Tsung's obsession with her turns her into a damsel in distress that needs to be saved. but an offer to teach someone the ability that gives him a lot of his power over others? that's not something that Shang Tsung would do lightly (and to be honest, until I saw it myself, I considered it completely out of character).
he legitimately wants Kuai Liang on his side and seems to be willing to do anything to convince him to come along. it wasn't like that with Sonya. he even complains to Bi-Han about it in an intro. he is just adamant and refuses to give up.
YOUR A WARRIORS FAN???? A SQUILF ENJOYER?????? THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!! rip dostoyevsky... you wouldve loved squirrelflight warrior cats ,,!!!
YES warriors has been my guilty pleasure since I was 8 (16 years later, I still read every new book when they come out) and squilf is my absolute favorite character! It goes beyond just WC tho — she’s one of my favorite characters in ANYTHING, right up there with Raskolnikov and my beloved Prince Myshkin
I think the main thing that makes the sterile flower line so fucking infuriating is that Natasha compares Sonya to a strawberry flower that will not bear any fruit in future and besides the word пустоцвет (a sterile flower) has two other meanings: 1. A person who did nothing useful in their life and 2. A woman without husband and children (though I highly doubt this one existed back then)
One could argue that on meta level Sonya's arc/life was intended to be dull and meaningless because of the excessive self-sacrifices for the people who always took it for granted and the fear of changes but on the in-universe level it's simply extremely shitty thing to imply about a person who saved your selfish ass from basically committing a social suicide for a dude you barely know and looked after you after the failed attempt of a real one