#like i fully understand that the comics can't take this angle because that would mean accepting that batman makes mistakes

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The thing is, I actually think it's a super interesting angle to look at the intersection of trauma and mental illness and vigilantism and coping mechanisms with Jason's character.

But, for me, if you want to seriously ask at what point does Jason need therapy more than he needs the vigilante lifestyle it's not Red Hood Jason you should be looking at. Red Hood Jason was literally murdered and the mysteriously resurrected. That's not something you can therapy your way out of! That's something that no amount of talking will ever help you understand, because it's a completely incomprehensible event!

No, if anyone needs therapy it's 12 year old Jason.

It's 12 year old Jason, who has poverty trauma and homelessness trauma and prison system trauma and parentification trauma and drug related trauma and, depending on your reading, potentially sexual trauma.

It's 12 year old Jason, who is taken in by Bruce - a man who is *also* severely traumatised (in extremely different ways) and chooses to dress up as a Bat and punch people about it instead of seeking healthy coping strategies.

It's 12 year old Jason, who Bruce decides - without psychiatric training or so much as a second opinion - needs the same outlet that "helped" Bruce and "helped" Dick.

And by the time aditf rolls around, Bruce is maybe just realising that he's made a mistake. But it's too late, because for two years he's told this child - a child who arguably feels indebted to him, a child who is extremely isolated and had very few if any other trusted adults to talk to - that violence and avoidance is how you deal with emotions.

I think that's fascinating to think about!

That Bruce's own failure to process his trauma left him blind to what Jason might actually have benefited from! That if Bruce had noticed Jason struggling earlier, if he'd reacted differently or explained himself better in aditf, Jason might not have felt the need to travel around the world alone looking for a woman he'd never met and only just learned about!

That if *Bruce* had been healthier, had been to therapy instead of throwing all his energy into vigilantism, none of this might have happened!

Reframe Red Hood Jason as a tragedy of Bruce's own making, not because of the classist bullshit that Jason was always going to end up a criminal and Bruce failed to stop that, but because Bruce's terrible coping mechanisms became *Jason's* terrible coping mechanisms and nobody likes to see the worst parts of themselves in the mirror.

#jason todd #bruce wayne #they're mirrors! you can't say jason should get therapy and quit vigilantism and nit say the same about bruce! #like i fully understand that the comics can't take this angle because that would mean accepting that batman makes mistakes #that he's not always right and correct and fucking infallible #but this idea is so prevalent in fandom and i just. c'mon guys. don't do DCs victim blaming for them #if you're going to say Jason's lifestyle choices are self harming you have to acknowledge where he learned them #my meta

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How would you rank the MCU shows from most favorite to least?

MCU Nonny is back!

I'm gonna do least favorite to favorite - because that's how I roll.

What If...?

May be the only show that I didn't really like. My issue is the same issue I have with the What If...? comic series -- they're bent on doing terrible twists where everyone dies, or it's hopeless, or just kinda dumb. I'm just not a fan of that kind of bleakness. Also - the amount of times they killed Tony Stark felt less like a thematic choice and more like a personal vendetta - which left a bad taste in my mouth.

Still the animation style was nice, and Dr. Strange was used in good effect here.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

It says something that I can't remember much about this particular show after not seeing it for, what, a year now? I feel like it's a good show, but not a great one. I like the dynamic between Sam and Bucky - but I wish we had gotten more of it. There is a good discussion about race here, and the whole US Agent angle was an interesting thread. However, I thought the villains were kind of one note and obligatory. It's not a show I necessarily feel like watching again.

Moon Knight

Oh and there are already people yelling at me. I know. I know. I think Oscar Isaac was amazing in the role, and the aesthetic of the show was fascinating and a nice departure from the MCU's usual fare. It was also cool to dip into Egyptian Mythology. However, I'm not sure I fully understood what was going on -- and I wish there had been more to the show than what seemed like world building. I am looking forward to a Season 2 so it can build off its foundation.

Ms. Marvel

This was a very sweet and endearing show. It's a little on the young side - and I understand that I'm really not the intended audience for it. But I think Kamala Kahn is incredibly endearing, and I loved the use of Pakistani culture in the show. I think the main plot of the show was super thin and not that good. But the good spirit of the cast and the world building really worked - and that's the part I really enjoyed.

Hawkeye

I really liked this one. I sincerely enjoy Hawkeye - which feels often like an unpopular opinion. Kate Bishop was great, the addition of Yelena was fantastic, and overall it was a fun, more grounded story.

WandaVision

I loved this one. The TV Tropes did it for me, which was such a fantastic premise. I will admit, the ending was a little silly, and the use of Quicksilver a little mean, but the characters were all great, the premise was a ton of fun, and really an enjoyable ride all the way through.

Loki

I have a soft spot for time travel stories to begin with, so this was always going to be pretty high on the list. Loki is such a great character, and the whole premise was incredible engaging. I really can't see where they take us next in Season 2, because I loved all of it.

#thanks nonny! #yes y'all can yell at me in the replies #mcu