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It really kills me that people turn Viren in such a one dimensional character when he’s so much more than that. I especially enjoyed this season because the writers drew such clear parallels between him and Callum but also showed how much he actually has in common with Soren.

I mean we can all agree that it was devastating to see Soren in the hospital scene being happy that he couldn’t move because that means he can’t hurt anybody, but what trully broke me was this part:

It shows not only that Soren has really low self-esteem but also that he loves his dad and looks up to him, so much so that he wouldn’t even question murder because he thinks Viren must have a good reason. It’s also confirmed by Claudia when she tells Ez that Soren chose their dad when their parents split up. 

Now, you’re probably gonna ask me, what exactly can this sweet adorable goof have in common with lord Viren. Well, let’s get to this scene then:

So you’re probably thinking Viren is having a nervous breakdown and yelling at a mirror but I think this monolog has a much deeper meaning.

Viren is not talking about the mirror, HE’S TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF! He is nothing, he’s powerless and useless and he was the one that was supposed to be someone special and important. His frustration at not being able to decipher the mirror’s secret is just another drop in his glass filled with failures. He’s outburst sounds to me like the words he was forced to hear about himself maybe as a child or maybe even from his ex-wife.

What I like about him as a character is that he’s not really villainous, he’s more pragmatic. He also doesn’t have that self-preservation trait that most evil characters have. Viren was ready to sacrifice himself to save King Harrow, he was ready to sacrifice himself for the Queens of Duren and he went on what was probably a suicide mission in order to save hundreds of thousands.

I mean it really shows that he imprinted his view of the world, and of himself, on both his children. While Harrow and Sarai are there playing the great and supportive parents, raising their sons in believing in love and equality and forgiveness, Soren and Claudia have a more…realistic view of the world. 

I know he’s not a very likeable character, he’s not hot (because, if he was, we could forgive murder, right?), and he’s a shitty dad but I think that the writers have shown that he’s so much more than your typical bad guy. I know I’m not going to end up being disappointed with his character, whether the show runners have planned a redeeming arc for him or one of self destruction, I know it’s gonna be great.

#soren #viren #lord viren #character analysis #the dragon prince #tdp #tdp spoilers #claudia #king harrow

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“It’s all code. If you listen closely, you can hear the numbers. There’s a cosmic flowchart that dictates where you can and where you can’t go. I’ve given you the knowledge. I’ve set you free. Do you understand? ”

Bandersnatch (Colin) - Illustration by Relly Coquia

#art #digital art #colin ritman #bandersnatch #black mirror #netflix #will poulter #relly coquia

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Pom Klementieff in Black Mirror (Season 5 Episode 1 “Striking Vipers”)

#tv shows #black mirror #gifs #neon #neon lights #queue

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Bartender: thanks for stopping that bar fight, spiderman. Can I get you a drink? It’s on the house

Peter: thank you, but I can’t

Bartender: why not

Peter:

Bartender:

Peter, trying not to give his age away: I’m pregnant

#spiderman #spider-man #peter parker #text post #marvel #miles morales #gwen stacey

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Writing advice: don’t use adverbs ever or everything you do is terrible

Best selling author and scriptwriter Neil Gaiman:

#writer stuff #writing stuff #good omens #books #meme #memes #queue

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Inquisitor: Was she always like this? Warden: No. You wouldn’t recognize the Leliana I knew.

I love my darling little bird, hardened or no <3

#leliana #dragon age #dragon age origins #character analysis #discussions #art #digital art #dragon age inquisition

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big bad egg man is NO fun. All he does is get real snooty when you ask if he’s made out with a spirit like wtf

#art #digital art #sera #dragon age #dragon age inquisition #gif

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She knows she’s fabulous. (via kerbiegibbs)

#dogs #animals

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broke: L is faking his mannerisms in order to protect his identity

joke: L is exaggerating his mannerisms in order to throw Light off

woke: L’s mannerisms are typically found in people with autism and it’s really shitty to say that he must be faking it because you can’t imagine someone actually being like that

#death note #character analysis #l lawliet #autism #ryuzaki #light yagami

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broke: L is faking his mannerisms in order to protect his identity

joke: L is exaggerating his mannerisms in order to throw Light off

woke: L’s mannerisms are typically found in people with autism and it’s really shitty to say that he must be faking it because you can’t imagine someone actually being like that

#death note #character analysis #autism #l lawliet

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Re: Light Yagami’s presumed sociopathy and why he is objectively not a sociopath /psychopath

For as long as the Death Note fandom has existed, the question “Is Light a sociopath/psychopath” has existed in tandem. Many essays about this already exist, but to my knowledge none of those posts were written by a person currently training to become a psychiatrist which is why I’m throwing my two cents into the pool. As this post’s extremely subtle title suggests, I’m pretty solidly on the side that argues Light is not a sociopath/psychopath. The idea that Light is a sociopath is misinformed at best and most insidiously might just be a symptom of a broader social stigma on mental health. A psychiatric diagnosis is not pre-requisite for violent crime. Those who have a mental health diagnosis are, in actuality, far more likely to be the victims of a violent crime rather than the perpetrators. 

Bringing the conversation back to Light specifically, the idea that he’s a sociopath cannot be proven with the information presented in canon. This point is not debatable; there is simply not enough information given for any reasonable psychiatrist to make that determination. Furthermore, canon does not support that theory well either. Frankly speaking, anyone who thinks they can call Light a sociopath solely because he appears to meet criteria on a checklists doesn’t have a clue what they’re talking about. Human behavior is incredibly nuanced and determining what is or isn’t pathological is not nearly as simple as meeting criteria on a DSM-5 checklist. It is simply not a well informed argument to say that Light is a sociopath because he meets x amount of criteria. 

While this ought to go without saying, I’ve seen enough people over the years seriously suggest that reading something online means they understand psychiatric disorders that it seems to need stating anyway: the ability to read articles and checklists online does not translate into academic or clinical literacy. 

And by the way, the issue of academic and clinical literacy goes for me too, While half a year of clinical psych is more exposure than is typical for the average person in the fandom, I am also still learning and my opinions are not those of a licensed professional. Do take what I say with a grain of salt, but take people who have no training at all with even more grains of salt. There is a reason people go to grad school to study this stuff. 

So that all said, Light isn’t a sociopath. 

Now you may be going, “Eh, but if nobody can prove he is a sociopath, then you couldn’t prove that he isn’t a sociopath either.” And this is where I sashay in because ruling that out is actually pretty easy because so much evidence goes against it. This post will be going neck deep into the details of why Light is demonstrably not a sociopath. He is messed up certainly, but not a sociopath. 

Keep reading

#light yagami #death note #character analysis #long post

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#art meme #meme #memes

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This shit feels like paradise

#photography #sunset #sky

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bitch (doll form)

i’ll get the full color out for this tomorrow

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ATLA: Zuko and his dual swords

#atla #dual swords #dual wielding #zuko #character analysis #avatar the last airbender #fight scene #tv shows

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ATLA: Zuko and his dual swords

#atla #dual swords #dual wielding #zuko #character analysis #avatar the last airbender #fight scene

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#spiderman #spider-man #peter parker #nick fury #tony stark #avengers #marvel #meme #he looks very polite #comic #art #digital art