#only 2 examples i could think of

[heybobbygirl]

i love how scared cartman looks whenever he's faced with actually dealing with the consequences of his actions its so fucking funny

#south park #eric cartman #only 2 examples i could think of #theres probably more #where he at least gets threatened with it #but i cannot remember

[aroaceleovaldez]

I think one of the problems with the HoO characterizations is Rick kind of forgot to give half the cast hobbies and general interests, and maybe like people they know outside of their families and outside of camp, or if he did remember to it rarely gets brought up for most of them, or in the special case of Annabeth - she randomly develops a hobby in weaving for exactly one scene and then never again. Apparently she just knew how to do that, even though it is a skill she has literally never used before nor uses again.

The best examples I can give of this are comparing/contrasting the examples of when we do actually get this with the lack-thereof: Hazel and Frank are good examples. Hazel has hobbies and interests generally unrelated to all her demigod stuff (horses and art) and we see this repeatedly discussed and brought up. She also knows and interacts with people outside of the necessities of her quest/Camp Jupiter or her family - Sammy was her best friend at school and they hung out and stuff! Meanwhile, Frank, as far as we know, doesn’t know anybody outside of his family even though he presumably went to school before Camp Jupiter? His hobby is... archery? That’s the only thing he ever really shows interest in but at the same time it only rarely gets brought up except for him using a bow as his main weapon and the like two instances of noting that Frank had hoped he was an Apollo kid for a little bit. The closest other detail we get to Frank having any other kind of hobby/interest is him mentioning off-hand that he used to play Mythomagic.

Piper and Leo - We can presume that Piper knew Shel before moving to Oklahoma, because Piper used to visit her grandpa often and as far as we know that’s also where Shel lives. But we never see Piper ever mention knowing anyone else in her grandfather’s community. Heck, when she’s introduced we’re basically outright told that she doesn’t interact much at all with any of her classmates outside of necessity, and we don’t even have any confirmation that before Hera’s mind-meddling that she even acknowledged Leo’s existence. Also, Piper has like, exactly zero hobbies. We do not know what Piper does in her free time or what she likes (except vaguely that she has surfed before), only really what she dislikes. Leo at least does have some kind of excuse for not really knowing anybody, and an explicit explanation about why that is the case and how he feels about it. Leo also has a repeatedly referenced interest/hobby in mechanics that’s very core to his character.

Percy and Annabeth? Pre-HoO, they both have plenty of interests and know people outside their general circles! Percy knows kids at school. Annabeth’s general outer social circle is Camp Half-Blood, because she grew up there, but she clearly knows people at camp. She’s also super into architecture! And Percy does a ton of stuff in his free time - he skateboards! He plays basketball! He has two pets he takes care of (Blackjack and Mrs. O’Leary)! Post-HoO he’s on a swim team! But during HoO? Percy’s hobbies just kind of disappear, besides “oh yeah he uh. Does water stuff.” There’s no acknowledgement of like, “Yeah Percy sets up a little basketball hoop on the back of his door on the Argo 2 and shoots trash at it.” Literally anything! And yeah, Annabeth’s architecture interest is somewhat acknowledged, but also like, not really? We at least get some kind of “Yeah, in her spare time she’s usually on her laptop working on stuff” but we also barely get any instances of Annabeth thinking about her friends at camp except for like, Tartarus.

For Jason it at least kind of works because a.) he has amnesia and it’s implied he doesn’t really have close friends at Camp Jupiter besides Reyna, so it figures he only ever really references random other legionaries like, twice. and b.) there is also the heavily implication that Jason doesn’t have hobbies, because his entire life was so focused around his training at Camp Jupiter. This works less with Reyna, but she also kind of has an excuse for not knowing people besides like, her sister and Jason, given she ran away when she was young, Circe’s island was destroyed, and she could have only been at Camp Jupiter for like 3 years maximum at that point. And she’s not exactly the most social character. We also don’t get much indication of her hobbies, besides she also likes horses and it’s heavily implied she likes nature/gardens? Presumably, given we get like, one note of that in HoO, maybe two if you count her living on Circe’s island, and then like one more nod to that in TOA. And we only get her POV chapters in BoO anyways so again, she has some excuses. Coach Hedge also is incredibly bland besides maybe him having a hobby in sports, and... violence? Which definitely does not count. And him lacking any POV chapters doesn’t really help.

I think this is why Nico continually feels like such a strong character, simply because we know what he does in his spare time. We know he knows people outside of the camps (most of those people are gods or ghosts, but he at least knows people) and technically you could argue him knowing about Camp Jupiter between BoTL and TLO counts too. He even references his old neighbor at one point. Obviously, he’s very into Mythomagic, and that comes up a lot because it’s his special interest and is usually also relevant to their quests. He travels a lot, and apparently used to when he was younger as well. We also learn he used to have a special interest about pirates and that apparently may have played into his crush on Percy. Like, all that is so simple and minor but it makes such a difference for how Nico feels as a character. Most of Nico’s stuff though is established in the first series, which definitely helps because the first series was pretty good about giving characters hobbies and maybe some people they know - Annabeth, Percy, and Nico we’ve already covered, but also like, Grover knows other satyrs and is usually practicing music and also we know what foods he likes. Thalia is very into punk culture and music. We know she particularly likes Green Day. We know she knew the Hunters of Artemis before the events of TTC. Rachel's whole thing is that she’s super into art and she has a bunch of connections through her rich family, and she’s basically Percy’s only mortal friend. They have lives!

If you put a protagonist in a room and told them to occupy themselves, you should have an answer for what they do. They should be able to name one person outside their immediate social circle who they are generally friendly with or vaguely know, unless they have a specific reason for that to not be the case. HoO crew needs to occupy their time by themselves, no weaponry, for twenty minutes? Hazel could be drawing, Nico could be organizing his cards, Leo could be tinkering, Annabeth could be working on her laptop, Percy could be trying out little skateboard tricks. Jason, Piper, Frank, and Reyna? What would they be doing?

TOA does actually answer that question for Jason, at least, because we learn that Jason makes tiny dioramas! That’s adorable! Why doesn’t he do that in HoO?! TOA also gives us more depth to Will Solace besides “He’s a medic and does medic things” with telling us that he’s into Star Wars. Like, that’s actually so much information to work with! Thank you! And then we also find out in TOA that Nico’s also kinda into art! We still don’t get anything new for Piper, Frank, or Reyna - besides again one more potential implication that Reyna thinks plants are Pretty Okay, and that nature is Mildly Alright. Like, not even “maybe she keeps a houseplant” territory, all we have is “if she had the option, she might be interested in visiting a flower garden.” But honestly TOA at least gives us something for most of the characters we see. Like at least one thing. Most of the rest of the writing is a mess but at least the characters are mildly interesting.

Anyways, give your characters hobbies, it’s good for them.

#pjo #riordanverse #hoo #heroes of olympus #analysis #long post // #long post #always forget which of those tags i use #congrats to Hazel for being the only protag introduced in HoO with a life #i just would like Piper to have a personality besides disliking things #anyways i think this whole situation is another consequence of Rick not being used to writing large main casts #but it's not impossible! you can totally have huge casts where each character feels like they have a life #i'd actually say HS is a really good example of that - each char is introduced with their personality and a hobby/interest #there's at least 20 major characters but we know the basic outline for ALL OF THEM #also again with this kind of thing - i talk a lot about how Jason's lack of character could absolutely be utilized in interesting ways #and it makes me really sad that we *don't get that!* because it *can* be SO COMPELLING! #a character having a lack of personality can *work* if you actually *do something with it* #HoO never acknowledges that Jason doesn't have. like. a *life.* which is why it doesn't work #if we got any kind of exploration at all into ''hey. jason doesnt have hobbies or interests outside of Being Roman'' #''and he doesnt really have friends besides the argo 2 crew. or even know who he is as a person and what he wants'' #like HEY THAT'S REALLY COMPELLING ACTUALLY! and would be *really* interesting to contrast with his ''perfect'' reputation! #but no. he's just kind of There.

[jbwashere]

I saw the chance to practice drawing Elesa, so here she is!! random doodles under the cut

#Pokemon #Pokemon Masters Ex #Pokemas #gym leader elesa #Elesa #Volo #Togetic #Pokemon art #Pokemon Black and white #pokemon black and white 2 #pokemon oc #Pokemon trainer oc #Pokemon elesa #pkmn #elesa pkmn #doodles #excuse the miku cosplayer it was the only example i could find #JBwashere #i really like to think Elesa always has short hair #and she just uses wigs and extensions most of the time #gives her creativity to do more with her hair without destroying it

[rongzhi]

Hi Wawa, I have a question. What is the difference you noticed between what the American-dominant demography of tumblr vs what douyin users tend to fixate on?

Nothing specific coming to mind atm in regard to like, general trends. Maybe one thing is like, Tumblr likes to ask unimportant questions? "Why is THIS THING happening", "Why is THAT there?".

Anal-retentive stuff like that.

Tumblr likes to fixate on missing shoes, for example. It's always "where did her shoe goes", "why's he missing a shoe", "omg the missing shoe". Honestly, nobody on douyin noticed the shoe, or if they did, they didn't care to comment on it. Like who cares where the shoe is? This video is not about how someone's foot got busted up because they were only wearing one shoe. Like this is a silly goofy video, officer, why are you asking so many questions. Etc.

Douyin users like to play "yes and" in the comment section is another point of contrast, I guess. That is, if there's something that can be extrapolated and spectated on, it will be. Scenarios WILL be played out. POVs and thought processes of any character in a video (be it subject, passerby, inanimate object, or external reference) WILL be imagined and assumed.

I'm just spitballing here but I sort of feel like tumblr users don't do that because in general the evolution of the culture on this site makes it impolite to presume things about strangers or assert their POV, even jokingly. Or maybe this comes from IRL sensibilities, idk, seems like it could just be a general American thing (I say, speaking as one).

#text #answered ask #i caught like 14 typos typing this up so it could be incoherent but i'm not rereading that word vomit again so sorry anon #also sorry there are only 2 examples and one is just me ranting #but i do think tumblr demo as a whole is not very whimsical and bad at embracing the absurd aspects of comedy despite its self-image #or maybe im wrong and the truth is that tumblr users just share some sort of knee jerk reaction where they have to ask inane questions #which they couldve easily answered for themselves in the time it probably took to type it up in the tags #i don't mean this in a mean way btw. i genuinely ponder this #especially bc i never notice the things so many ppl end up commenting on and i see every video at least 3 times before everyone else

[6-2-aestheticsofhate]

Having a really in depth conversation about bandits and their lore and I just remembered why I liked this god forsaken series.

#sorry i #GOD #THEYRE SO INTERESTING AND TRAGIC AND NO ONE FUCKING TALKS ABT IT #just abt how they should be exterminated #okay yeah the people left behind by corporations on a death planet with little to no resources deserve death for resorting to violence to #survive. what have bandits done that h/yperion hasnt either secretly or openly done en masse? #how can you look at a people who were literally described as in game as being either 1. former prisoners #2. former family men and scientists who were left behind as well by d/ahl who had to turn to this to survive? #t/annis stresses their humanity in one of her missions in 2 by beinging that 2nd one up #and we're shown time and time again that some bandits were forced into and raised in bandit clans #and are mistreated just the same as non bandits #biggest example being moxxi and ellie and being forced into or almost forced into being the clan wifes respectively #they didnt choose this #they were victims #they left as soon as they could #how do you know there are not other victims like them still in bandit clans? #do they not deserve comflrt? do they not deserve life? #no. not only do you think they should die you think even non bandits should be killed as long as j*ck deems them bandits #just so what. j*ck can profit off the new population he brings to p*ndora??? #GOD.

[dirtytransmasc]

If Paz was magically revived, how would she feel about recom Quaritch, or Spider getting a new family

I think theres actually a chance of her coming back as a recom, so thinking about this really interesting.

she knows human miles, she knows the cold, violent, man who had lost his humanity. she didn't know her son, he wasn't more than a babe when she died, but she couldn't help but feel robbed, that was her baby, she was his mother.

she also knows she hold no claim to him, its been 16 years she's been dead, probably charred up and sunbleached by now. he doesn't even know who she is, outside of maybe a name, basic paperwork information, a photo if she's really lucky.

I think if she met quaritch, she'd spot the differences easily. He's soft, his eyes don't blaze with anger, his body is looser, a smile graces his face more often. he's not the man she remembers. he barely recognizes her, which she takes no offense to, considering she only recognizes his blue ass cause of the photo she saw amongst the recom files. when she asks about her son, he corrects her that its no longer miles, its spider now. he doesn't give her room for argument, says he doesn't and hasn't known the name miles for years, and that he won't force it on him. so he's a good dad now, she'd be forced to think. when she asks about his family, who raised him, he'd be forced to tell her that it was the very people that killed them both. she wouldn't take that well.

I don't think she'd ever be brought to honest anger, I think it would just be grief, confusion, hopelessness even. to be resurrected into a world where your son doesn't know you, doesn't even go by the name you gave him, was raised by your killer's, who couldn't pick you out of a crowed. that's a whole new level of cruel.

I think she could be swayed like Quaritch, given some sort of redemption arc, but I think she'd always be a bit bitter that her son was robbed from her. I think even if spider clung to her like he did quaritch there would be a disconnect; his maternal neglect and her maternal grief would clash; spider doesn't know what its like to be loved by a mother, he shy's away from her because he's scared of getting hurt, he needs her to make the first move but he also needs her to be slow, gentle, with him in a way she doesn't know how to be. she doesn't recognize her own son, knows nothing about him, has no idea how to connect with him, even if she tries he flees from her, she doesn't know what to do.

in time things could get better, easier, but maternal issues lurk so much deeper then most other wounds, and if both parties are hurting from trauma's that cannot truly be healed, I think it would really difficult. one person is trying to rebuild a relationship that never existed with a boy that is long gone, the other is trying to find a mother in someone who's very existence pains them, in someone who is missing the person he used to be so long ago.

#mommy issue exist in your very core and healing that trauma is so difficult #I can't imagine them reconnecting would be easy #I don't know exactly how to put it into words but my folks with mommy issues out there know #once that bond is broken #it never truly heals #being seperated from your baby for 16 years only to reconnect and either party are not what the other expected does damage #spider has been left to imagine the perfect mom paz could have been for 16 years #he has also had 16 years to hate her for working and fighting on the behalf of the RDA #paz left behind a human son #she came back to a boy who was na'vi in everything by flesh #thats a disconnect in it of itself #paz socorro #spider socorro #miles socorro #miles spider socorro #spider has mommy issues #paz is a key example of maternal grief #they're depressing to think about cause they're innately flawed and theres no undoing the damage thats been done #avatar #avatar 2 #avatar the way of water

[letmetellyouaboutmyfeels]

The I feel like she sees me line being said to Eddie who is the person that truly sees Buck for all that he is. Are we supposed to take this line at face value which would indicate piss poor writing because they needed to rush to a horrible ending or do we take it as Buck being an unreliable narrator? What was the audience supposed to interpret from Buck saying that, were we truly supposed to believe him or we supposed to be pissed at Buck for saying this to the one person that truly sees Buck?

Good morning to me, I guess.

I'm assuming you haven't really seen people's reactions in the fandom on tumblr because I feel like I saw this said in quite a few posts going around, but you are absolutely not supposed to take this line at face value. I'm surprised that people think you should. 9-1-1 has from the beginning had a habit of turning friendships into romantic relationships (Bathena and Madney) and taking their time with these things rather than having an instalove situation. Even Karen and Hen, who meet when they're set up on a date together, don't instantly fall in love. I do not think they would set Eddie or Buck up for an endgame relationship with a woman by having them date that woman immediately, even if they didn't plan to make Buddie canon.

Buck is clearly struggling post-death. He's lost and once again looking for the answer from a romantic partner. He did a lot of growth in regards to his family relationships this season but not his romantic ones. Remember, his couch ended up destroyed and he asked his latest girlfriend to pick the new one out for him. Again. He's still not picking his own damn couch. After being unable to sleep on the one his mom gave him but passed out instantly on Eddie's where he ran to feel safe.

If people think this is all, somehow, an accident or the writers are doing this without knowing what they're doing, then I can't help you. Do you also think the symbolism I put into my fanfics are a total accident? Do you guys think I picked the name of the poem "Fuchsia Emerald Alizarin Rose" just because the colors are fun and they accidentally spell out F.E.A.R. or do you think maybe I did that absolutely 100% on purpose and was waiting for someone to realize?

Buck saying that to Eddie is 100% supposed to make the audience raise their eyebrows. Especially when we see Eddie's reaction. He's confused and he's hurt and he's annoyed. Eddie then spends his next few lines showing Buck (and us) that he sees Buck. Buck misses it, it goes right over his head, but the audience is shown that Buck is wrong and Eddie sees him.

I think there was a lot of internal stuff going on behind the scenes way high up the ladder that meant Buddie didn't happen this season. No, I don't mean that in a tinhatting way, I just mean that they knew Fox wouldn't renew them, they didn't know if they'd get picked up somewhere else, Fox hasn't promoted or cared about this show the way it has its other shows in a while, and I think it's pretty clear there was shuffling and changes going on with 6B. So I think things had to be put off. Similar to the pandemic, where I genuinely wonder what kind of season four we would've gotten if we'd had the full 18 episodes and hadn't had to work around Covid. I think that when we know there was a big shift going on behind the scenes, we need to have some grace and patience in how that will effect the story that's told on screen.

But I think that this default to "everything good we see on our screens is an accident and the writers are making shitty choices" is a horrible bad faith argument, and it's exhausting. Aren't you exhausted? I'm exhausted. Fandom shouldn't treat the writing and production team like their enemies any more than the writing and production team should treat the fans like their enemies in some kind of war they have to win (looking at you, GoT showrunners).

We are supposed to be annoyed that Buck is missing the point. We are supposed to see Buck's yearning to be a husband and a father, and how he's missing what's right in front of him. We are supposed to put two and two together and see that Eddie was hurt by Buck's words, that Eddie sees Buck, that Eddie is Buck's safe place, and that Eddie in that moment decided he might not have a chance with Buck and needs to move on, because previously we saw Eddie admit he wants romance again but he doesn't want to go out on dates, we saw his aunt say she met her husband through work, we saw him say 'we have time' and then we saw him immediately after Buck tells him about this new girl who "sees him" flee to visit his mother and then immediately actually try dating. On a meta level this is also because Eddie needs confidence in himself as a romantic partner and needs some more experience under his belt before he's ready to take the plunge with Buck, but in Eddie's mind, I think it's pretty clear he feels Buck will never want him back and he's trying to find the love he wants somewhere else, even if his heart is still Buck's.

So that's what I think. I think it's not explicitly spelled out for a few reasons, but frankly if one of them was a woman we wouldn't need it explicitly spelled out and personally I kinda like that it's not. Something that annoys me with M/F pairings is the constant "we all know you two like each other" talks from third parties that half the time aren't about the characters but are about the audience, to either tell the audience SEE THEY LIKE EACH OTHER THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT or to give the audience some fanservice while the characters aren't ready to get together. I don't need to be pandered to that way, thank you, so I'm a fan of the slightly more subtle approach that I, personally, see going on with Buddie.

If you or anyone else disagrees with me and feels it was just "piss poor writing" then that's entirely your right. I'd just appreciate it if people who feel that way would stop watching the show, and stop putting their complaints into the inboxes of people who clearly do enjoy the show.

TL;DR - You answered your own question, Buck is an unreliable narrator (and always has been) and we are supposed to be frustrated he said this to Eddie who has proven time and again (and does so in that very scene) that he sees Buck.

#mads answers things #911 meta #I'd be a lot more open to talking about 6B and the writing #if I felt people understood how much things were clearly going on BTS #and that affected what happened on our screens #and if people were acting in good faith and trusting the writers #I agree that all the fun meta and speculation can become a bit uh #red-string-board for sure #I've seen and even playfully reblogged stuff that I felt was stretching it a bit #but I don't think it's conspiracy thinking or anything of that nature #to assume the writers are able to see what they're putting up on our screens #or that everything good about Buddie is on purpose instead of some happy accident #or that the writers wouldn't do all this stuff if they didn't have the intention of making Buddie canon #because honestly this sort of stuff going on with Buddie I have only seen in two other situations #1. a Xena type situation where the writers could not make it canon but wanted to so did everything else they could get away with #or 2. there was a schism among the powers that be and some or most of the BTS team wanted it but there were others #who did not and so there's a BTS tug of war going on #personally the 911 team seems really united so I don't think it's 2 and I doubt it's 1 but if it is 1 I think the move to ABC will fix that #I think it's more likely it's not 1 or 2 but BTS issues affecting various storylines and writing #(for example when was the last time Athena got a real character arc that lasted a full season like everyone else?) #(when was the last time Athena had genuine growth?) #(I feel like she's mostly the same person she was in season one compared to everyone else's leaps and bounds) #(and that's simply because Angela has been insanely busy filming in other places so she might be in every episode) #(but they can't usually make her a big FOCUS of a season because she hasn't been available) #but I would really like people to presume that maybe just maybe #the people whose careers it is to tell these stories know how to tell these stories #and that not everything we are shown or told by characters should be taken at face value #and that the writers want the audience to do the math themselves #without having to spell everything out constantly #anyway I fucking hate my job and I'm not sleeping well and I'm fucking exhausted so I'm gonna start charging for asks like these

[suncaptor]

I already feel like I have so many btvs opinions that no one would want.

#examples: 1.) fixated on Xander. my little guy with his little outfits and hes been through so much 2.) hate buffy/angel with the so much #energy and therefore can't stand angel too. besides getting into how it is a realistic portrayal of an older man preying on a teenager #it also is just literally illegal. anyways 3.) after watching the scene where faith sexually assaults & tries to kill xander and everything #else she does following i like. do NOT know if I will succeed at feeling much other than rage at her #she seems compelling and like a character i could like but the problem is the narrative cares more about her spiralling than xander so 😬😬 #also I find willow boring so far which isnt an indictment against her but that anti lust spell she was going to cast #on xander without his knowledge 😬😬 also idk if ill ever forgive giles for drugging Buffy #also buffy is a sweetheart but it frustrates me nearly always her emotions are the only ones that get weight #also i think that spn .uh may jabe had it right with make every monster a guy #ALSO the bigotry within the show and fundamental flaws are very similar to spn levels (though I know someone who agrees there ckskkz) #also i do think this show would hit different if you watched it as a teenager. THEN id be an angel guy THROUGH AND THROUGH #tortured poor little meow meow AND an IRISH vampire? #and faith was made for young me. for id have been obsessed. #but now i just look at them like ☠️☠️ stop please #incoherents #btvs #buffy #s.a

[faultsofyouth]

It's fucked up that the sober population straight up ignores how a huge portion of addicts have chronic illnesses

#was thinking about my stepdad and his plethora of health issues and how they shape his life #and then i thought about sewercentipede and Then i thought about the huge population of bipolar people who are alcoholics #and then after all that i thought about a convo i had with a straight edge friend who was like 'using illegal drugs Should result in jail #time because they could just Not do those drugs. they do it just for fun' #like i understand where he is coming from but i literally think he is wrong af. #i think the people who do drugs (esp hard drugs) recreationally are outnumbered 2 to 1 by people who #are self medicating with illegal drugs. i think most people totally ignore how chronic illnesses #and severe mental illnesses can hurt you on a profound level and because they dont know about that suffering #they do not understand the urge to numb that pain. and people have no sympathy for what they dont understand #lately im so bothered by people who share their opinions with me about complicated issues but clearly havent ever done any research on them #everyone thinks their opinion is so smart and special and no one is studying #especially not studying human behavior. most people think that socialization and political topics are a fucking joke #with 0 relevance to their personal lives. like no one is ever going to be truly informed about All the things #and i know i certainly am not but it is so annoying to speak with people who make no effort at all to learn about a subject #before they try and tell people the business about it. like that guy. his only understanding of drug use #comes from his own relationship to alcohol. but he was not an alcoholic he was just a perv who decided to go christian #like its so egotistical to assume that your experience and emotions can apply to everyone and yet he is not the only guy i know #who has no interest in any perspective other than his own but thinks his perspective is well informed #im sure women piss me off with this behavior too its just that atm i can only think of examples of men acting like this

[akimojo]

i know the trope of dependent (or “useless” as they’re typically referred to as) female characters tends to get a lot of flak for very obvious reasons but i’ve been thinking about it lately and honestly i don’t think i mind the trope much at all, and the only problem is that it’s just.. never done right?

like ok, i can compare serah and kairi when it comes to this because i think it’s pretty clear they both fit into the trope, but the way they’re handled is very different 

in serah’s case, she starts off as being really dependent on others, lightning and snow especially, due to how she grew up relying on lightning while also being neglected of the emotional support she needed to learn to rely on herself. in xiii-2, after lightning and snow had gone missing, she doesn’t even try to find them herself or do much of anything other than just wait in new bodhum until they eventually show up again, which they don’t

it’s not until noel shows up and encourages her to take initiative, and even criticizes her complacency depending on what dialogue option you go with, that she finally realizes that she actually wants to go and that if she wants to be reunited with lightning, she needs to be the one to see it through, and that’s exactly what she does, all while developing more and more sense of agency as the game goes on

later on, when serah essentially sacrifices her life for the sake of the world and her soul manifests in the void beyond where lightning is, she acknowledges that everything she did throughout the course of her journey was all her own doing and that, despite her dying in the end, she was proud of herself for taking the initiative to finally meet with lightning again

and that’s what serah’s character arc is all about, it starts with her being dependent on others and lacking in agency, only for her to break free of her dependence and achieve her goal with her own effort, taking full responsibility for the consequences she faced

the thing about kairi is that she also has the same starting point where she is largely dependent on sora and riku, but her dependence isn’t as criticized within the writing as serah’s is, nor is there much reason for her to be that way in the first place as far as i can tell

i know i’ve talked a lot about how i really do believe kairi can receive character development and become less dependent on others and that’s because we’ve had so many moments in past games where she flat-out says she wants to do more and how she wants to become stronger and be sora’s and riku’s equals, and there have even been times where she has shown signs of taking initiative in fights, such as when she fought xehanort in melody of memory and, though she lost the fight in the end, she repeatedly got back up again and kept trying

the only problem is that nothing ever comes out of it. right when you think she’s finally going to be given more agency and have a bigger role as a character, that all gets stripped away from her at the last second. she’s still stuck at acknowledging that she needs to become independent, similar to when serah realized she had to start taking initiative, but never actually making progress on that front. it’s like her character arc keeps being delayed over and over again

again, i’ve realized i don’t personally mind the trope of having a female character be dependent on others, but it needs to be done right in order to not be a waste of character potential. i think serah is a good example of when the trope is done right, again because she grew out of her dependence, found her own agency and had a reason for being that way in the first place, whereas kairi doesn’t have much reason for her dependence and yet shows signs of developing as a character and has every opportunity to grow, but the writing continually wastes each opportunity for the sake of shelving her for seemingly no reason

#i wanted to ramble about this ajkgdfs it turned out a little longer than i thought #i guess the same could go for... pretty much any trope ever #obviously a trope is only good if its done right #but the whole trope of dependent female characters is rarely ever fully fleshed out #serah might actually be the only example of this trope that i personally think was handled the right way now that i think about it #aki stfu #final fantasy xiii-2 #kingdom hearts #kairi #serah farron

[ruairy]

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#how long can i keep my impulse control in tact before i cave and buy winds of anthos lmao #i have successfully staved off minekos night market but only becuase the reviews have leaned majorly towards bad #i will probably buy it if it ever gets very discounted lol but.....eeegh #a Shame bc i was really looking forward to it lol #woa is like.....a lot of the reviews are good with caveats #but currently i am Bored and when i am Bored my impulse control leaves with its bindle #also like. its monday. im too tired to find another way to tackle my Bored #buying a game and playing it is very easy #I've been thinking about replaying legends arceus but i cannot predict if i will get bored immediately bc ive already played it lol 😶‍🌫️ #I literally do not have the attention span for games but i like games #like if i get bored of a game before i finish it thats the end i will never play it again lmao #paleo pines for example....i opened ariacotta canyon and then immediately my interest in the game died #faefarm also..... opened the volcano area and immediately got bored of the gameplay loop #don't even know what happened to Ryza 2 i just stopped playing and could never go back again lmao #all my attention span is relying on the scarvi dlc which probably wont be out until at least November 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️ #and the hypothetical gen 5 remakes which could easily end up being shit 😭 #aaaaaaaaaaa #i need more hobbies babes

[inklingofadream]

several reminders have collided this week to once again reinforce the mortifying fact that the best way to become my best friend is to be in my vicinity and as close to identical to me as possible. this is an almost universal rule

#none of us look at ALL alike if i served you up a photo lineup circa 2023 #but there are MANY old pictures where i could show you and you'd be like 'wow 2 of her' #if you think this is about you it is bc you're the only person irl who knows my tumblr #but mostly this is about the excruciating fact that my grade 1-4 bestie is pregnant #which has brought back the time i received a birthday kiss from her grandpa bc he thought i was her #with right now being the first time anyone but me has been aware of that fact #ink post #me #rambling #literally the examples that look least like me are in context of our class photo still the closest doppelgangers

[skitskatdacat63]

Every semester, I feel like my instant thought is always "I am dropping every class. They're all horrible." but by the end usually end up really liking it so I really just need to ignore my first impressions, but god looking at the syllabi really destroys my mental state

#yet i dont remember liking the first class i took for my one major and im not excited for it this time either 😐 #even tho ive spent the most time around that prof cumulatively i still dont really think i like him all that much 😭😭😭 #my department sucks because theres only 2 profs and the one sucks so bad that she has a 1 star review #and the other prof who i feel lukewarm about goes so far as to tell his students to avoid classes with her #so im really stuck between a rock and a hard place 😭😭😭 #i think he just gets on my nerves too easily. and he was on the abroad trip i went on so i do feel like ive gotten closer #but like you know those people who the dynamic feels very one sided with? thats him for me. i think its just a cultural difference tho tbh #but otherwise i think my other classes will be fine :D #just feeling a bit 😧 rn bcs i have to make an introduction vid for my online class and I DONT WANNNAAAAAAAAAAA #also i miss all my profs from my prev semester :< #i think i talked about it on here but ahhhh my one linguistics prof she was so nice #but it haunts me bcs she asked if she could use one of my papers as an example paper in the future #and i was of course very honored.... #BUT ALSO THE PAPER I WROTE USED F1 DRIVERS AS EXAMPLES LMAO #so im so glad that the first half of the 2023 season is now just a time capsule in that class #like literally a time capsule where you can exactly tell which era it was bcs i used Nyck as an example 🌚 #well anyways wish me luck i hate starting things it's like trying to cram yourself into a new skin or something #and then when youre very pleased and comfortable with it all its then over :( #catie.rambling.txt

[dick-the3rd]

@exhausted-pigeon you taunted me now deal with the consequences.

I don't really have one interpretation of him, I have several.

Do you know that post that says that comics are a bit like ancient myths, and how a character may have many sides, depending of what story is being told? Yeah, this is mostly how I approach comics, with only one difference, comic characthers aren't immutable, so they can change and evolve.

You see, a comic book character exists beyond the pages, it exists on the popular imaginary, it exists on movie adaptations, tv series, animated series, games, and so on, and often those media interact with each other, see Harley Quinn, for example, who was created for the animated series but later was properly introduced to the comic universe. And why this is relevant, you might ask, because, well, the character doesn't exist as a hard and well defined character, it exists as several interpretations.

For me, as a fan and not a DC writer, is useless to find who is the Real Jason, he doesn't matter for me. Several writers have written and published their interpretation of Jason, and sometimes contradicting each other, so instead of trying to find a coherent narrative of who is Jason Todd I rather accept there are many, and then I play with them depending of the situation and the story I want to tell.

For me, there's the Angry Jason, the Jason who didn't forgive Bruce and never will. This Jason is more violent with his methods, more ruthless on the streets, he isn't afraid to face Batman or any other bat. He does what needs to be done, and has no intention of playing by any rules that not his own. He's unpleasant to be around, and more often than not the only thing he shares with the kid who died is the memories, because even the name Jason Todd is foreign to him.

I have the Broken Jason too. This Jason awoke in a world that moved on without him, and had nothing to cling on except his name and his memories. This Jason is angry too, but he's also hurt. He lashes out because that's the only way to make sure he's going to make a difference this time. His violence it's not because he wants to punish the world, he's violent because he's afraid of the clock ticking against him. He wants to make as much difference as he can before he dies again. He wants to accept the family back because he didn't had that the first time, and he wants to know how it is, to have a safety net and people to have his back.

I have the Grieving Jason. This Jason mourns for the kid who died, and who lives this second life to make sure that kid never die again. He's his own protector. He is violent because if this is what it takes to stop it all, then he'll do it. He doesn't hate Batman and doesn't think there's anything to forgive, Bruce did the things he thought right, and it wasn't enough, so Jason himself will fill in the voids. This Jason is more melancholic, his death was something that changed him so deeply that he is no longer the same person as before.

I have other Jason's too, altought not by name. I have a Jason that never really changed, and he is the exact same Jason as before, but it's easier for everyone to pretend he's not. I have a Jason that only needed a bit of time to understand things. And I could keep going forever. For me, all those Jason's exists in the comics, it's just a matter of highlighting certain characteristics.

The most permanent interpretation of Jason that I have is actually more of a set of values I consider the core of the character. I think he's a very emotional person, who cares too much and has hard time letting people go, even after they do him harm. I think he has his own moral code, that may vary depending of the interpretation, but always include saving people rather than punishing the agressor. I think he has a hard time separating justice from revenge, and when he does he has a even harder time deciding which path to choose. I think he's a bit too dramatic and likes to act like he's the main character in the story. I think he's too brave for his own good.

I hope this makes sense

#characters change #just realized i never returned to the point lol #what i meant by that is what those interpretations aren't fixed. they often bleed into each other #and while characters actions are more... set on stone character motivations aren't #so. for example. jason choosing not to kill anymore could be seen both as #1) he wants to make peace with the family and therefore he agrees to their rules #2) if he keeps killing he won't be allowed in gotham. so in this case it's more of a practical decision #so if he thinks he can get away with the kill he goes for it #3) he changes his mind about killing lower people and saves it for only extreme cases. like the Joker #anyway i think this is too long already #but this is pretty much how i see all of comic characters #OH BUT ALSO #this doesn't mean people can't be wrong about him #because there is interpretation and there is blatantly ignoring and disregarding mostly of the things stablished about him #interpretation is about seeing how far you can push canon while staying on believable #not ignoring what you doesn't like #jason meta #i think? #jason todd

[pallases]

god bless mathematical textbooks

#and fuck modernstates! #for all intents and purposes this is a joke. modernstates is doing the lord's work however it is unfortunately Not It for me #they do technically have a textbook on there but at least for the calc course (ik the chem one is different) it's situated really weirdly #in that you're not supposed to read it until you get through all the videos and the hw? even though the hw goes over a ton of stuff Not in #the videos? #like for module 2 limits i went through the videos and hw for 1.1-1.4 and then 1.5 is the readings for what Looks like each sub module #*module 1 limits i can't type #so then you go maybe they just put it at the end so that all the readings would be in one place! except the first one starts off smth like #now you are intimately familiar w limits 😍 which implies that you ARE in fact only supposed to read them after watching the videos and doing #the hw (which again the videos do not equip you well for) #AND it doesn't walk you through the hw problems at all after answering them or w/e so if ur not getting smth you are uh. just fucked i guess #anyway. also the textbook is on the website in this little rectangle and you're not as far as i can tell able to expand it into its own #tab or window so tldr i am not touching it lmao. even if i could do that i still don't think i'd like it just bc it's on a screen and thus #significantly harder to both read and annotate. physical rea clep calculus book it is! #it is definitely going better now. much more thorough and walks you through example problems v well #personal #the calc chronicles

[matoitech]

not to talk abt a fictional character like hes a real person w agency but i think ppl who think galo doesnt label himself n doesnt ever call himself a fag n doesnt know what transsexual means r all living in an alternate reality, when galo knew lio was leather immediately when seeing him and most promare fans never grasped that at all

#f slur #i dont believe in 'lol lio was his gay awakening' cuz 1) i could list shit from the movie that makes it rly clear galo Knows whats going on #2) ppl only say that cuz theyre ableist n think autistic adults r too Stupid to know what being gay is or know aything abt ourselves #anyway 2 b rly clear the pointof this post is i think the 'lio knows everything abt being gay n lgbt history n galo knows nothing cuz hes #Dumb' is stupid n not even a little canon compliant #like regardless of ur personal position on where galo would ever use the word fag or something lol #its the like representations of what im trying to get across more than the actual examples #galo does know things sometimes. my tldr