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chase davenport character analysis i wrote four years ago that i just rediscovered

Part 1 here

This might be a little bit of a reach, but I just say he hides it extremely well, and his siblings actually do think he’s full of himself. I do think there are some points in the show where he genuinely believes he is superior, but it kind of goes back and forth, it’s not one or the other. They go into a little more detail about this struggle in Elite Force, but they give his main conflict to Bree instead. Chase, not Bree, is the one who struggles with his whole identity around his abilities and feeling insignificant next to people. They made Bree feel insignificant next to Skylar about only having a couple of bionic abilities next to Skylar’s multiple super powers, leading her to touch the Acturion. However, Bree was never concerned with her abilities in Lab Rats, she instead strived for normalcy. It would make more sense for Chase to be insecure about his own abilities and do something rash like that instead of Bree. I do like the tunnel scene with Chase and Skylar, where he admits his insecurities after being shown up by Skylar when he misses a mission. Where he says he built his whole identity around being the mission leader, and he doesn’t really know who he is without it. Skylar ends up keeping the secret of him locking her in the lab, which was really nice of her. At the end, Chase ends up denouncing his mission leader position, which was really amazing to see him come that far, and not hold his whole identity by that status. His arc pretty much concludes in that episode but whatever.

Another thing that Chase struggles with is his alter-ego Spike, who is basically the exact opposite of Chase. In all four cases of Spike showing up, it’s usually his siblings triggering it by either embarrassing him or making him angry. As a result, as soon as he snaps out of it and sees all the damage Spike did, he feels hurt and betrayed. The impact Spike has on Chase is rarely shown due to that plot happening only four times. But Chase is shown to be extremely upset at Adam after he ruined the study session with Sabrina. Chase wasn’t shown being outwardly angry at Leo after Principal Perry beat him up, but I’d assume once they got home, Chase would be pissed off at him. This most definitely takes a toll on him and further contributes to his need to be seen as strong and worthy, especially given the fact that Spike is seen as a "cooler version" of himself who he can never live up to.

Chase may appear as an arrogant prick at times, but he's honestly such a sweetheart. His comedic yelling is so funny and he cares about his family so much. Personally, I think his abilities are the most impressive, but that’s just me. He has this habit of touching his face which is really funny. If you look at him any time when the other characters are talking, chances are he’ll be touching his face, especially in the fourth season. Chase is often the one to get panicked about certain situations and the others have to tell him to chill out. I can’t tell you how many times the phrase “Relax, Chase.” has been uttered on this show. I've headcanonned him as bisexual as he’s pretty obviously queer-coded throughout the entire series, but it was obviously never really explored due to the constraints of the show. Watching his interactions with Marcus (before he found out he was evil, an android, and Douglas’ creation) and Sebastian (before he turned evil) solidified it for me. People can explain it off as them just being friends all they want, but I think not. Chase is shown to be especially nervous around Marcus and wanting to hang out and impress him. Also, after they had a truce, Chase and Sebastian became close for those two episodes before Sebastian turned on them. Adam says something about Sebastian breaking Chase’s heart later on, how could that be any more obvious?? Also, at the dance with Jake while he was in a cyber cloak as Bree. Despite being shown to resent the whole experience, after the cyber cloak is turned off, Chase says “Thank you for a magical evening”. I don’t care if it was for a cheap laugh. I will die on this hill. Overall, I think he's such a complex and interesting character and I wish there was more to go off on than just a children's sitcom where everyone appears so one dimensional and flat on the surface.

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chase davenport character analysis i wrote four years ago that i just rediscovered

Chase’s main conflict throughout this entire show is proving his worth and value to himself and to his family. From the very beginning, Chase is portrayed as rigid and uptight, a rule follower. It usually takes the others a little bit to convince him to bend or break the rules outright due to his rational mindset. In the few instances he does break the rules with his siblings, he finds it exhilarating, calling himself a “bad boy” after sneaking in past curfew in one episode. One of Chase’s main things is his mission leader status. According to himself, he was only twelve when he named himself mission leader. From this point forward, that was how he identified himself, and revolved his whole personality around it. Multiple times throughout the show, he is shown to be somewhat of a control freak, and “fun-killer”. He feels somewhat of a personal responsibility to act responsible and mature compared to his siblings. As a result, they often tease him for his intelligence and other shortcomings (no pun intended hehe).

Adam is usually the main person to make fun of Chase, teasing him for his height and intelligence, and often punching and throwing him around. Chase doesn’t have super strength, so he finds it difficult to get even with Adam. This was touched briefly on in “Brother Battle” when they get new abilities and have an epic fight in the lab. Chase is tired of always being subjected to Adam’s taunting and bullying, so he takes matters in his own hands. After that episode however, they resolve to respect each other more, although this is somewhat short lived. I find it interesting because in some episodes, Adam will tease Chase and he’ll get mad because he can’t respond to his insults, and in other ones, Chase will just smile and make fun of Adam’s lack of intelligence, the dynamic never stays the same. Bree and Chase seem to get along better, but they still have their fights. One of the main things they fought about was in that one episode when Bree got a job at Tech Town to feel normal, but Chase walked in and got a job too after impressing Scott with his wide-spread tech knowledge. The conclusion they both came to at the end of the episode was they both desperately needed it. Bree needed to have one normal thing in her life besides her bionics and missions, and Chase needed to have his wealth of knowledge and influence appreciated, since he was always mocked at home.

I guess what I’m trying to sum up is that the majority of conflicts that Chase is involved in throughout the course of this show is his need to feel confident and secure about his value and worth. He is constantly shown competing with people in his life: the student of the semester contest, the designing of the space elevator, the baby project for health class, the talent show, the whole avalanche mission, etc. In fact, one of the main episodes where this arc is shown is in  “Avalanche”. They get home from a mission, and Adam and Bree are praised for their flashy abilities while Chase is underappreciated and told he’s “flash glue.” They’re sent on a mission to find a certain property in the arctic to power a device, until a storm shows up on the map. Donald specifically tells the trio not to go on the mission due a storm in the arctic. Chase, wanting to prove his value, goes anyway and is stranded after he’s buried by an avalanche. Luckily, Chase is rescued by Douglas, and manages to trick him into going to the lab, where Douglas is captured.

In my opinion, Chase’s main defense mechanism is what's known as reaction formation. He appears as self-absorbed and brash at certain points, bragging about his intelligence to anyone who will listen, and appearing as cocky and confident, putting other people down for not knowing the obvious. However, I honestly think he’s compensating and trying to appear more confident that he actually feels, like he’s terrified someone will call him out. As a result, he overly gloats to the point where he appears egotistical, when really he doesn’t think he’s good enough.

Continued in part two.

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i work at a dining hall at my college and i recently became a supervisor. how did i utilize my newfound responsibility? by controlling the playlist that plays on the overhead and queuing a bunch of ofmd soundtrack songs.

the goal was for people to be like "dang this is a BANGER" and shazam it, and be introduced to *culture*

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i went on tik tok awhile ago and liked a bunch of izzy hater comments made in early 2022 so they would get a notification and be reminded of their past

im funny??

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south park cry log for main four boys - cartman

aaaaaand as we all suspected, in first place is cartman.

why he's crying:

pinkeye: in front of kenny’s grave 

chef aid: chef gets taken away AND there’s no more pecan pie

cartman’s silly hate crime 4000: wanting his mom in prison after romper stomper wouldn’t tell him how to break out

cartmanland: ended up losing his theme park

kenny dies: outside a dying kenny’s hospital door, on the stand trying to convince government to unban stem cell research (2x)

it’s christmas time in canada: turned away by the prime minister and he didn’t get any christmas presents 

the death of eric cartman: thought he died (cried multiple times throughout episode, 3x?)

the return of chef: in the “flashback” not wanting chef to leave twice

imaginationland ii: trying to revive kyle

major boobage: emotional and taking in cats to hide in his attic

breast cancer show ever: annihilated by wendy in the fight

magaritaville: recounting a dream where a video game melted in his hands

pee: emotionally singing a song about minorities in water parks

201: learning he’s half ginger

poor and stupid: he can’t achieve his dream of being a nascar driver

it’s a jersey thing: kyle pushed him against a tree and threatened him

humancentipad: not allowed to get an ipad/in the hospital after being struck by lightning (2x)

1%: his stuffed animal, rumperstumpkin is killed

i should have never gone zip-lining: during the live action reenactment stranded on the boat

cartman finds love: nicole and tolkien broke up

let’s go, let’s gov: no one cares that he infiltrated the nsa

safe space: made fun of for weight

white people renovating houses: heidi is allegedly mentally abusive to him

doubling down: calling heidi apologizing, during montage at park and outside window, outside tolkien's house (4x in total)

no one got cereal: watching satan die

board girls: in office about how girls taking over everything

streaming wars part 1: begging his mom to get breast implants

dickinbaus: being forced to go back to his old house

total amount of crying: 35 times

as always, i am NOT counting fake or happy crying but if i missed anything, comment and i'll see if it fits the criteria! thanks for the love on this series!

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south park cry log for four main boys - kyle

in second place, we have kyle!!

why he's crying:

chef’s chocolate salty balls: mr. hankey died, crying on and off again. 

korn’s groovy pirate mystery: doesn’t want his dead grandma to walk the earth in limbo after they dug her up

the wacky molestation adventure: writing the letter to castro pleading him to free the cubans

cartmanland: he has a hemorrhoid and cartman got a million dollars and owns a theme park

kenny dies: kenny's dying, hugging cartman outside kenny’s room 

it’s christmas in canada: denied by the prime minister and he’ll never see ike again

free willzyx: saying goodbye to the whale

cartoon wars part I: crashing in the middle of nowhere and failing to stop cartman

the china problem: dealing with the fallout of indiana jones movie, (4x times crying)

sexual healing: fighting with butters at kenny’s funeral for being a sex addict

you have 0 friends: he has no facebook friends and his farm is shrinking

crack baby athletic association: crack babies on commercials

i should have never gone zip lining: while stranded on the boat during the live reenactment.

ginger cow: talking to mr mackey about cartman/after being confronted by stan (2x)

skank hunt: after they destroyed cartman's stuff for no reason

no one got cereal: watching satan die

help, my teenager hates me: saying he just wants to shoot his friends while talking with his dad

total amount of crying: 21 times

i am NOT counting fake/happy crying. however, if i missed any, please comment and i'll see if it fits the criteria.

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cry counts for four main boys - stan

doing south park cry counts for four main boys, in third place, we have stan!!

why he’s crying:

1. an elephant makes love to a pig: doesn’t want to get in trouble for wrecked house

2. cherokee hair tampons: on the sidewalk, not wanting kyle to die which pisses kenny off

3. kenny dies: being told kenny is gonna die at school, leaving the hospital in tears (2x)

4. it’s christmas in canada: turned away by the prime minister because he didn’t get a christmas adventure

5. preschool: begging shelley for help since he doesn’t want trent boyett to hurt him

6. the china problem: dealing with the fallout of indiana jones movie (crying 3x)

7. ass burgers: depressed as fuck in mr mackey’s office

8. butterballs: mocked by anti bullying president in the bathroom

9. i should have never gone ziplining: stranded on the boat in the live action reenactment

10. black friday: emotionally explaining he wants a ps4 rather than an xbox

11. pandemic special: reached his breaking point at build a bear, just wanting everything to go back to normal

total amount of crying: 12 times

psa: i am NOT counting fake or happy crying but if i missed anything, just comment and i’ll add it in if it fits the criteria

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cry counts for four main boys - kenny

i did a south park cry log for my third rewatch with our main four (yes ik i am sick in the head) so here it is. in last place, with the least amount of crying, kenny mccormick.

why he's crying:

it’s christmas in canada: turned away by the prime minister of canada

the death of eric cartman: cartman ate the skin off of every single piece of kfc chicken

the china problem: dealing with the fallout of indiana jones movie (cried 2x)

skank hunt: an unknown girl broke up with him

vaccination special: kyle said that no one cared about the broship

total amount of crying: 6 times

psa: i am NOT counting fake or happy crying but otherwise, if you think i missed any, feel free to comment and i'll add if it fits the criteria.

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south park single episode gags - season 26

and so this series comes to an end!!! (for now)

e1: cupid ye (cartman) needs to take his meds

e2: “dripping in drip”/victim at the end of everyone’s personal brand

e3: toilet paper companies control america

e4: chat gpt detector is old guy with a bird

e5: youth and their mental health days

e6: mr garrison can’t stop rallying

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season 25 single episode gags - south park

e1: matt damon commercial where everyone lost their money/“what is this, nazi germany???”

e2: token is tolkien token is tolkien

e3: “chitty people”/city people sayings “macbook” “tesla” “bottled water” real estate people photos

e4: melancholy the horse pervert

e5: “bruh”/cartman’s teenager constantly in the bathroom masturbating

e6: butters pinching people

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south park single episode gags - season 24

- pandemic special: death riding on a tricycle/build a bear obsession/chin diaper

- vaccination special: walgreens as the new “club” with a long line and bouncer/kenny divorce schedule

- post covid: “here in the future…” “we KNOW”/nagging alexa

- post covid; return of covid: clyde’s “fuck yes”/japanese woman on billboard

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south park single episode gags - season 23

e1: being fine with locking up hispanic kids but not jewish ones because of certain history

e2: stan’s heavy death metal singing

e3: cartman squealing like a pig running from his shots/“artistic” vs “autistic”

e4: cartman and butters singing about lunch/ “i am a goo man.”

e5: shelly’s “marijuana problem”

e6: “bien gracias, y tu?”

e7: heather’s constant heckling of strong woman

e8: “the spice melange”

e9: cable guys never show up on time 

e10: no one can pass the chain and rope to get to the liquor

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bree is a lesbian with SEVERE comphet from all the media she consumed before leaving the basement

deal with it.

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just a little something about chase

i feel like everyone forgets that chase davenport is NOT really a self-centered cocky asshole that he seems to portray himself as, especially in later seasons. he is constantly reminded by his siblings that he isn't, and will never be good enough as them. people don't like him or respect him at school or the island. girls don't find him attractive normally (despite canonical evidence saying otherwise). he quite literally is reminded through cheap jokes that everyone would be better off without him and that he's worth less than the others.

keeping this all in mind, chase has to cope with this in the only way he knows how, by channeling his inner donald davenport and the rest of his narcissistic family to try to prove to everyone (as well as himself) that he IS worthy of respect, kindness, and love. what the other characters and audience sees as egotistical and arrogant behavior, it's literally just him trying to prove subconsciously that he does hold value to his family and everything everyone says/thinks about him isn't true.

look at it this way; chase is constantly partaking in different competitions (talent show, arctic mission, student of the semester, space elevator, baby project, etc) to prove that he is useful and worthy.

i believe he's compensating by being overly obnoxious about his abilities and intelligence (either consciously or not) because he's afraid to be called out on his deep dark insecurities that he possesses.

basically, chase struggles with the defense mechanism of reaction formation and he isn't as self-absorbed/confident as everyone thinks he is so leave my boy alone

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south park single episode gags - season 22

e1: cartman thinking tolkien won’t let him cheat because he bad-mouthed black panther

e2: the priest as butter’s bff

e3: mr hankey’s ambien addiction

e4: “two princes” playing every time someone puts on the hemp hat

e5: mr. mackey’s beef with scooters

e6: everyone in town being obsessed with red dead redemption

e7: people wondering if they should START to worry

e8: namaste = fuck you

e9: josh in a box

e10: everyone turning to weed to solve their problems

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south park single episode gags - season 21

e1: rednecks waving the confederate flag to do stupid stuff like swat at a bee or cool down soup

e2: north korea with a personal vendetta against tweek

e3: randy mistaking “indignant” for “indigenous”

e4: mark zuckerberg accusing people of blocking him

e5: top bitch in retirement home with old lady farts

e6: heidi is always late/men say everything but “witch hunt”

e7: "disrespecting the flag"

e8: teresa in denial that she lives in a trailer park

e9: heidi and others taunting kyle for being like his mom

e10: everyone becoming violently sick when it’s revealed pc principal and strong woman are together

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south park single episode gags - season 20

e1: resurface of giant douche vs turd sandwich

e2: scott threatening to quit twitter at the exasperation of mr mackey

e3:  “my opponent is a liar and cannot be trusted”

e4: boys pulling out their dicks in protest 

e5: everyone being disgusted by cartman and heidi in a relationship

e6: cartman’s mars daydream shifting back and forth from paradise to bad weather

e7: gerald thinking he’s james bond

e8: mr. garrison telling people to suck his dick in graphic detail after he won the presidency

e9: people goading mr. garrison to nuke/not nuke places by calling him names

e10: “never gonna give you up” playing several times