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elizabethsharmon · 4 years ago

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reblog if you feel disrespected by skam france and demand official apology

below a full list of all the offenses:

Manon going back to Ch*rbage after he emotionally manipulated her to not testify against his brother (who got her drunk, took nudes of her, and kept blackmailing her) because “after all nothing happened = he didn’t r*pe her”

Making Arthur and Alexia a couple in the first place just so he could cheat on her with Noee and lie to her for weeks and then having her break up with him, only for them to suddenly being good friends in s6 and kissing in the last clip (which ngl almost made me throw up)

Bringing up Lucas’ insecurities and abandonment issues but never letting him talk about them with Eliott; posting some damage control posts on instagram instead and pretending like Lucas is fine with Eliott kissing Lola for the film (which he clearly wasn’t, the writers seem to not know him at all)

Wasting time to edit Tiff’s head onto different animals and posting things on that cyberbullying account that no one cared about instead of posting something from the grew + the worst social media ever

Not giving us a proper goodbye to the grew and not really saying anything about their future

Lying to the fans about god knows what we will see in s6 and baiting them to watch even though legit nothing of it happened

Not continuing Arthur’s story in s6 (fine, I don’t really care about that but we were supposed to see it so ???? )

Treating some fans more privileged than the others, giving them spoilers about the new seasons, inviting them on set

FranceTV Slash and SkamLaSerie instas mocking fans in their stories - saying stuff like Lola will cause the break up between Daphne and Basile, “addiction can be useful for flirting” (yikes), creating a ship war between fans in s5 by posting two photos of Alexia/Arthur and Noee/Arthur with a caption “we love them both, we can’t choose”, the host of the live of s6 calling people on tumblr “obsessed” and not apologizing when people said they’re offended by that, blocking people who were asking questions about why the SA was never mentioned again during the live

Liking all the praise but constantly ignoring fans when they were asking questions about writing choices and then blocking them

the rest of 50 offenses under cut cause turns out they really disrespected me more than I thought

feel free to add whatever you want if i forgot about something

None of the girls really apologizing to Imane at the end of season 4 after all they’ve put her through and after they took the side of the racist (who already had a history of drama with Emma) instead of their friend

Taking away Noee’s integrity and making her say “I love you” out loud (which was totally ooc cause an episode earlier she said LSF is her language and she doesn’t like her voice) after Arthur (who was leading her on for weeks) told her they can’t be together

Male gaze in s5 because even though the sign language is a body language, the way camera was lingering on her flat, bare stomach, a few times showing a close up on her boobs during the “song-dance” scene was male gaze

Lack of beautiful, slow-mo, piano music scenes for Alexia with Arthur staring at her awestruck because apparently she’s not worthy enough

Completely sidelining the deaf/hoh storyline in favour of cheating/love triangle plot

Reducing Camille to a translator and randomly making him Mika’s boyfriend because why the hell not

Completely forgetting about Mika and Lisa after s5 (did they ever find that roommate????)

Noee kissing Arthur right after he shared his traumatic story with her and overshadowing domestic abuse with cheating

Absolutely no follow-up about P*trick and domestic abuse after s5

Having P*trick cheat on Arthur’s mom with Emma’s mom because they’re all one big family

Random crackfic farm episode that didn’t make absolutely ANY sense

Killing Fifi rip [*]

Arthur getting hit by The Car and being perfectly fine the next day

The Boy Squad becoming cheating apologists, Lucas giving Arthur the same advice he gave to Emma in s1 and Yann (who got hurt because of it back then) supporting it

Character regression, especially for Lucas, and the whole boy squad acting out of character

Continuously trying to make Lucas look like a bad guy because they knew we would forgive him everything

Arthur suddenly liking art even though it hasn’t been ever mentioned before and his whole instagram was filled with space related posts

Parallels between Eliott/Lucas and Arthur/Noee

Catherine - or lack of her - aka the queerbait from s3

Completely ignoring character’s birthdays - Basile and Manon (second year in a row)

Not introducing Lola before and making s6 about a complete stranger but still expecting the fans to like her from the get-go and watch the show by baiting the fans with the promise of “unofficial mains” (Daphne and Eliott)

Forcing the Lola/Eliott friendship and selling it in the promo as sister/brother relationship instead of writing it in a way that would make it flow naturally

Making Eliott Otteli Urbex King only to forget the plot after more or less three clips; also having Eliott hide the truth from Lucas for months and then pretending to resolve it in a text to Lola ??? which didn’t make sense in the first place but then it turned out that it was just damage control

Making Lola hook up with much older guys than her over and over again and having one of them s*xually assault just so Eliott could play the hero and save her; never bringing that up again

Making Eliott punch people left and right - anything to protect the ladies, Sofiane punching Ch*rbage in s4 can agree I guess

Letting Eliott talk about his past and insecurities only so Lola could prey on them later and emotionally manipulate him into drinking

Also Eliott not letting Lola apologize and brushing off her apologies because apparently that was nothing at all and it’s okay to let people walk you over and manipulate you

Not letting Lucas speak for himself

The whole Lux & Obscurus plot, having Eliott write the film about his and Lucas’ relationship and what his love means to Eliott only to have Lola play in it, not adjusting the script so that it would fit the change and still keeping the Eliott/Lola kiss as a big fuck you to the fandom instead of having it end with a forehead touch and fade to black especially that they haven’t even showed it to us again during the screening of Eliott’s film (but it made all the other couples turned on enough to kiss in that exact moment so maybe it had a purpose) (it didn’t what the fuck was that)

Also acting like Lucas can’t spare a few hours to film it with Eliott cause he has to sTuDy FoR tHe BaC when they were filming it in the middle of a night on Friday, how is that realistic

Not giving Eliott any friends of his own and pretending like he’s a lone wolf even though he’s the biggest sunshine ever and he’s naturally drawn to people; acting like there are no other studens at his film school who could help him film his project so instead he let Lola find random people who knew nothing about filming to help him; having a bunch of random people at the screening of his film and if they were supposed to be his “friends” from the film school then I’m gonna throw hands

Acting like we will see what “minute by minute” really means and “see Eliott like we’ve never seen him before” which never happened

Switching POV for two clips only and they all revolved around Lola because they decided to go with su*cide attempt in episode 9

Also ending that episode with a su*cide note even though the next clip was before midnight on Friday

Giving Lola the worst therapist ever and a really poor attempt at cheering her up from the nurse

Enforcing that “having a loved one” is “the real reason to change” instead of sending the message that you should change for yourself first and foremost and showing that reaching out for professional help is a good thing and can really help you

Acting like ED can be cured by italian cuisine and not mentioning it again for weeks; having Daphne ask Lola not to go to rehab because they have each other and a few clips after that she’s suddenly after her first therapy (love that for her but there’s something huge missing here)

Making Lola’s life a living hell and a misery porn for 10 weeks straight

Making P*trick, Thierry and Lola’s biological dads The Worst (men are trash but it would be nice to see some good parenting on the show)

Giving all the members of La Mif two or three personality traits and not fleshing out their characters

Giving Maya a girlfriend because a season without a love triangle is a waste

Not really developing Mayla well and having their first kiss right after Eliott/Lola cursed kiss as a preemptive damage control to shut us up

Never mentioning why Lola was doing

Wasting a good chunk of the season on Tiff and that insta account and ending it with “she’s addicted to social media”

Giving Yann like one line each season after s3

Reducing Sofiane to the background dancer in s5 and s6

Hating female characters

F/M friendships are only possible if the guy is gay, otherwise cheating always had to be involved

and you know. in general. pretty much everything they did after s3.

#skam france #skamfr

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kingofthehilltoday · 4 years ago

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King of the hill review s1e1 "Pilot"

(I'm gonna start watching koth and typing these out season by season, depending on my work schedule/metnal healt will depend on how often I put them out, with the occasional single episode ones like this one which I've already typed up so much for. A lot of people seemed to like just the Meer idea of this so im gonna finish this one and post it)

We're introduced to the main characters surrounding a truck with the hood up. The first lines of dialogue they have in the series is their iconique "yep" "yep" "yep" "mhm" followed by a short silence (aside from the alcohol consumption).

Bill is the one to break the silence and demonstrates his understanding of automobile engines.

He is followed by Dale who demonstrates himself as an idiot. "Ford stands for: Fix It Again Tony."

Boomhauer, who without subtitles i wouldn't have been able to understand, also demonstrates he understands automobiles.

Hank who does not have the courtesy of subtitles does not understand what Boomhauer says and brushes him off and instead dribbles on about George Bush in Japan? This establishes his conservativeness/dumbness (if there's that much of a difference between the two.)

Hank grabs more beer and Dale breaks off into asking about a new episode of Seinfeld dating the beginning of the show.

Boomhauer immediately starts squaking about it.

This episode of Koth aired January 12 1997, although it doesn't seem to take place in a winter month. Most likely a spring one. I want to say the episode that Boomhauer is talking about is The Wig Master (April 4, 1996) as it is an episode that features Kramer and Kramer is the subject of Boomhauers tangent.

Boomhauer ends his giggling with "Just a show about nothin." And the theme song begins to play. A good introduction into what King of the Hill is about, and so far a great way to start the show off.

Theme song ends and Hank enters Bobby's room, despite Bobby telling him he wouldn't like it Hank decides to listen to Bobby's music to find: he doesn't like it. Admittedly because it isn't music (which Hank claims to like new generation music) but because instead it's just a fart? Bobby for some reason just listens to farts.... I guess this does establish that the boy ain't right....

Hank leaves Bobby's room telling him to get ready for the game, which Bobby is clearly already dressed for?

Luanne shows she hasn't learned how to lock the bathroom door when Hank busts in to a fully toweled Luanne. He still avoids looking at her the entire time after the initial door opening. Luanne gives slight exposition by explaining her parents are currently fighting, giving her a reason to be in the Hill House.

Hank, Bobby, and Peggy pile into a car and head to the game. Peggy tells Bobby to do his best and Hank insists he should give it 110% instead of 100%. They then keep suggest 1% higher until Peggy says 13 is an unlucky number. The driving scene ends with Hank miffed saying "just give it 112%."

At the game Bobby shows his inability to play baseball and Hank shows how overzealous he is about getting Bobby to play. Bobby gets hit with a ball when he's not paying attention giving set up for future events within the episode.

Hank Hill stops at the Mega Lo Mart for WD-40. Its not that important that I mention the WD-40. I just like the way he says Dubya Dee Fordy.

Two gossips see Hank interact with Buckley (who doesn't seem to recognize Hank, let alone where he even is in the store) along with Bobby who has a black eye following close behind him.

As Hank gets more and more frustrated with Buckley, Bobby begins swinging a cardboard tube around like a baseball bat. The gossips see Hank with his temper and wonder if he gave Bobby the black eye (theyre voiced by Nancy and Peggy without changing the voices even a little bit). Bobby swings the bat a little too close to some cans and knocks them over prompting Hank to scream YOU'RE FIRED (???? who gave Hank the authority???) at Buckley when he tells Hank that he'll have to pay for the damages.

The two gossips' words spread around and eventually get to the erroneously named Arlen County Child Protective Services (I suppose Heimlich County hasn't been established yet). And we're introduced to Anthony Page whos proportions make him look like he's in the wrong cartoon.

We cut back to hank and friends and Dale goes on his rant about Glo-Bal warming. He says we'll grow oranges in Alaska. Hank calls him a giblet head and tells Dale he'll hold him personally responsible if Texas gets any hotter in the summer. His anger is further pushed by a thumping noise.

Which we see is Bobby playing ball in the house while watching TV. He accidentally smacks his mother in the face with it when she pauses to lament about a man on TV who had botched surgery.

Bobby is once again throwing the ball in the house, enter the social worker, and Hank fixing his truck. The sound distracts Dale from pointing the flashlight correctly which then causes Hank to screw up and the hood of his car to fall on him and Dale runs off instead.

"Hank is as gentle as a lamb," says Peggy followed by Hank barging in, grabbing the baseball and throwing it screaming, "STOP BOUNCING THAT BALL!" Note: the ball zoomed past Mr. Page and into the street making a glass shattering noise. What glass he could have shattered at that angle I'm not quite sure of.

After Tony insinuates the bruise on Peggy's head was caused by the same ball they told him hit Bobby in the eye, he asks if Bobby is their only child. Peggy manages to tell this random dude about Hank's narrow urethra and Hank gets loud.

Our Italian alien looking friend tells Hank "Loud is not Allowed." This sets Hank off on a rant about how he works for a living as opposed to writing down nonsense. This is the first mention of Hank's job selling Propane and Propane Accessories.

Hank's face turns visibly red as talks about his tax dollars going to fund... CPS? I understand that twig boy is very much not doing any actual investigation and is completely biased but... come on now Hank? Chuld protective services?? Anyways Hank asks for some B.C. Headache Powder and a glass of water. He then proceeds to yell at Anthony again and threatens him to get out before he gives HIM a black eye. Not the best choice of words there Hank. Also both of these rants are set to the National Anthem for some reason.

Our self proclaimed hero of this story then goes on to interview neighbors about Hank. Starting with Dale who is interrupted by Nancy leaving to get a headache treatment from John Redcorn. "You've been going to that healer for 12 years and you still get headaches every night." Imagine getting dicked down roughly 4380 days in a row.

After Nancy leaves it goes back to our city slicker asking if Hank has ever hit his child which Dale explains that Bobby is his pride and joy because of his Narrow Urethra. Very interesting world where Dale knows Hank has a narrow urethra but not that his own wife is cheating on him. Joseph is introduced and the paper white boy does a double take as he's the spitting image of John Redcorn.

Boomhauer has mistaken the defunct social worker as??? Someone whos there to do something about a barking dog? Once again if not for the subtitles I'd be lost on what he's saying but what the hell is he talking about. Our pencil pusher backs away slowly.

Bobby and Joseph are trying to get pebbles into the exhaust of the truck in the next scene, impressively they make a few shots. Joseph asks to reassure that Hank does not in fact hit him and Bobby confirms that Hank is all Bark and proceeds to mock the propane salesman. Joseph proceeds to try and while he's making fake threats in Hank's voice our Valiant Savior overhears and somehow mistakes his voice to actually be Hank's....

Cut to the actual Hank and he's found Luanne's panties. They're very cute pink ones. Peggy calls Luanne in to Hank's protests and she comes in crying and expositions about her mother attempting to stab her father with a fork then being sent to jail. She says her trailer was tipped over but does not elaborate as to how. Although she does say it will be on a TV show! Kind of wish theyd make an episode out of that alone.

Hank assures Luanne as best he can and lets her know she can stay with them until her mom comes home. Hank offers to let her use power tools to style a wig that was also damaged in the process of the trailer being flipped over. This immediately calms Ms. Platter.

A doorbell is heard and the Hills (minus Luanne) answer the door to find Our Holy King making his return to try to get our Poor Abused Child to come outside and go live with a family in North Arlen (not even gonna try to find somewhere in a different town??) Hank tries to offer him Luanne instead. The social worker makes an effort to try to get Bobby to come with him but Bobby clearly doesn't care or want to go. Hank chases him away and even hits his car, Ladybird making her first appearance running with him and barking at Anthony.

Mr. Page is confronted by his boss about not having found any actual abuse but recommending state custody. He called the entire neighborhood redneck city to a man with a strong country accent, bruh. The boss asks him if he talked to the little league coach, WHICH THE BOSS KNOWS BY NAME (Harvey) and our Los Angeles boy is sweatin fierce.

Cut back to Hank and Peggy with their ears covered they come outside to BOBBY WITH A STOP SIGN HE CUT DOWN USING A DRILL THAT HE'S HITTING WITH A HAMMER??? How did he get a Fucking Stop Sign??? Hank immediately yells at Bobby about this and Bobby calmly states back that Hank can't yell at him or the state will take him away. This frustrates Hank but he does his best not to outburst again after Bobby picks up the stop sign and runs away dragging it behind him.

Once inside the house Bobby answers a call from CPS, they inform him the case has been dropped and our boy from L.A. will be heading back home. He chooses not to tell his parents instead opting to tell them it was a wrong number. After this scene the stop sign is never seen again 😔.

Hank apparently makes bacon and mayo sandwiches. Hold the bacon grease. No wait he adds the bacon grease back. Luanne comes into the kitchen and demonstrates that she knows more about cars than any of the guys as she has fixed his truck's problem: a clogged fuel line.

We cut to Hank outside the garage asking Bobby to plug in a power tool in the garage, Robert (with Joseph in tow) agrees and does so but also grabs the opener and starts opening and closing the door on his father. Hank begins to yell again and Bobby reminds him that it isn't proper adult-child conversation. Hank settles down a bit and through gritted teeth asks Bobby to return it to factory setting of down and walks away. Joseph is very pleased by this.

We then see a montage of similar things happening in succession. Bobby knocking a fence down with a bat, dressing ladybird up and taking pics of her on his mower, and finally spraying Hank with a hose. As he does this the Anthony's ex boss comes over and knocks on the door.

We cut over to Bobby in his bed making sound effects. He is informed by Peggy that the man came over and told them the investigation was off. Bobby says he likes his father better this way he can "make him love me even when I screw up" and Peggy asks if he really thinks that.

Peggy is shown going into the bedroom (not really sure if this is their bedroom... there is a picture of cotton on the wall [pre shin loss] and it doesn't look like their bedroom in future episodes) and she insists Hank vocally tell Bobby that he loves him. Hank explains that he can't do that "you know how I was raised" followed by a flashback of a young Hank and a shinless Cotton telling Hank not to cry about his knee scrape.

Hank heads out to the porch to talk to Bobby who is sitting on lawn furniture. And Hank stumbles over words trying to explain to Bobby that he cares for him. Bobby doesn't understand and Hank makes some weird voice cracking sound. "You.... family." Hank then, after little bit more stumbling, manages to blurt out "ILoveYouNoMatterWhatYouDo." And then offers food.

Bobby asks if he's not a disappointment and Hank assures him that he's proud of him and cares for him. He then play fights with Bobby and the city boy sees it and proclaims he was right but is cut off by another passenger and says "never mind." And the episode fades to black. Cue theme song.

The quoted line at the end of the episode is blank. This episode predates that tradition apparently.

Okay so now for some more of my own thoughts

I joked around a lot but I do see where the social worker is coming from on some level. He believed he was investigating a case of abuse. He just wasn't very smart about it. He really should have talked to the coach immediately after hearing about the baseball incident. Or literally anyone that could have been at the game that day. That's all it would have taken and he would have still have had a job. But it's a good thing he doesn't anymore because his own negligence could have separated a family.

I won't claim they're the most functional family. But if the most Hank does (up until this point, not gonna count that awful smoking ep just yet) is simply yell at Bobby then they're a much better family than I had growing up. Does Hank need to work on his anger issues? From this episode alone I'd say a solid Yes. He was a dick to a store employee which is very much not a cool thing to do. There was some justification in being angry at Bobby, I mean the kid tortured him at the end there, but he should have sought a better release than the one he had.

Overall I'd say this is a really good episode to start the series on, it's entertaining and funny and properly builds up the world.

#king of the hill #koth #hank hill #dale gribble #bill dauterive #luanne platter #peggy hill #bobby hill #long post

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gothfoxx · 5 years ago

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It’s 3 am time for ideas 💡

A real f-u to Alya would be giving Nora a miraculous (I see her as a bee or turtle but for extra salt she could be the fox)

More quirkless izuku fics should have him and Hitoshi’s friendship be based on toshi hearing someone dis on ‘Deku’ and punching that someone (even if he doesn’t know izuku yet) cause come on this kid is probably one of like few people (including Shiggy) that get it

More ml salt where Mari takes the low road but with a twist! She makes her own blog (anonymously) and does that thing where people can submit rumors and gossip about people at school also anonymously. But like that one post it’s not really anonly and after a week of everyone getting shat on (There’s a lot of Mari hate) she reveals who was submitting everything! Lila sent a lot and everyone has to see her true colors but also their own, no one ever finds out Marinette made the blog

Mari starts giving trusted adults(the firefighters, some kind people in her day to day life) miraculi and not only do they do a better job and don’t have time limits BUT they also see firsthand how Chat crosses the line into harassment with LB. They step in and more of the public sees that LadyNoir is not some “lol cute” ship but real people who can choose for themselves, lb chooses no!

Chloé redemption where she falls into Bunnx’s burrow (right after she loses the bee comb) and sees herself siding with Hawkmoth. She’s so disappointed and disgusted that she decides (lol so many big d words) and changes her ways. Since Lila comes back like right after(? I think) and Mari loses faith in her friends Chloé steps up and now there is a new Fox. Time changes but Bunnx sees it’s a better version so she leaves it be.

BNHA au where OFA is actually a thing like a miraculous but it’s still like itself where it changes for each holder. Basically the first holder/AFO’s brother has the pass-down quirk but instead of stalkpile being the added one it’s a quirk that makes inner strength become a physical thing. As it’s passed on it becomes stronger and because dna it has a bit of left over powers from each holder. When Izuku gets it from All Might (it’s a belt for AM) it becomes a pen. At first he’s like “huh?” but then he accidentally uses it for notes and suddenly Izuku can copy the power he was writing about! He doesn’t blow off his limbs but he did still gain muscle from the hell training, so now he can access any quirk he writes about AND he can just punch somebody’s lights out. (Instead of the past users talking in dreams or trancelike states they ghost write to Izuku in his journal but only he can see it! (Oop that got long)

One day Gorilla/Simon stumbles onto Gabriel and Natalie talking villain talk and uses his ex-spy skills to take the miraculous from them. He makes a champion to talk to LB. LB is like ⊙︿⊙ but takes the chance and follows the champion to where Simon hid the peacock. He has mad respect for hero’s and is happy to help them but Simon also heard that this was all because Emilie so he makes another champion to heal her and all people who might have been hurt by corrupt miraculi before he gives back the butterfly along with evidence of who HM was. The name Phalène/Atlas Moth is celebrated for his saving of Paris even if he was never seen, Emilie and Simon marry after she fully recovers from learning what her husband did.

The three trouble makers of Camp Camp are attacked by a mutant/nercromanced bear but then a different monster saves them and eats the bear. They get found by David who when told about the creature thinks it’s the deadly Algonquian cannibal spirit. He proceeds to research and take precautions to protect the campers. No one sees the thing for weeks so David thinks it worked until Max falls off a short cliff and into deep water. Suddenly the thing leaps to save the drowning kid, it doesn’t sizzle in the sun or try to eat the camper who is dangling by his hood from its jaw. Turns out it’s not the cannibal spirit but a creature that feeds off dark magic that mimics the Algonquian spirit like a king snake does a coral snake. Does it stay does it go? Heck if I know but the real question is where did the necro-bear come from?

More Camp Camp! David bumps his head and loses his memory so he relies on Gwen and the kids to help him figure out who he is. We get to see how each person see David, styles are even different because everyone perceives reality differently! David gets his memory back just as the last kid/Max is going to take his turn. Max is outwardly miffed about not being able to “convince David to be cooler” but we ‘shift’ to his view and it’s startlingly almost like the show’s version but David has a soft glow and he has a name tag that we can’t make out until just before credits. It says Dad.

#ml salt #ml sugar #ml au #bnha au #cc au #wendigos are not myth or stories please dont tag as such #they are part of a religous culture and are real #dont test me on that #Nora cesaire sugar #ml chloe sugar #foxx writes #its on 4 ive been writing for a hour!#3 am rambles

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rochey1010 · 5 years ago

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Hey guys👋 crack theory coming through:

🦝 This is Eliott's art 🦝

So Lola was photographing the city in E1. She took a lot of pictures. We got a quick glimpse of the Otteli tag (not knowing it was our urbex king, but thinking it was a mish mash of easter eggs for the final season) and then she took the 1st picture with her phone. But it was through the phone and not up close. Lola to this day hasn't posted it on her insta.

There is a contrast between Eliott and Lola and how they express themselves and reflect their world through art:

Eliott uses all art (movies, graffiti, paint, drawings, literature etc.) Lola specifically focuses on photography.

Eliott's art is postive and about hopes, dreams, love and connection. Lola's is negative and about damage, destruction, decay and depression.

Eliott reflects his inner nature through his art. Loving, compassionate, wanting to give and recieve love. Lola reflects her inner nature of self destruction, lacking connection, self loathing, ugliness.

A huge art project is being made by Eliott. It is again an expression of his art out into the world. It is called 'Lux and Obscurus' AKA Latin for 'Light and Darkness'. It is his Uni final graduation assignment and more than likely a variation of his magnum opus POLARIS.

He has joined forces now with Lola to make it, meaning the 2 very different artists with their opposing views are working on the same thing.

Prediction: Eliott is a very obvious mentor for Lola. She listens to him and looks up to him and has begun to reflect his behaviour in how she interacts with others. E.g. going to her blood test appointment, facing her feelings for Maya, maintaining her friendship with La Mif, Not giving in to her vice urges, and her talk with Daphne. We have seen very positive changes with Lola through being friends with Eliott. And Lola has copied him based on how he approaches and deals with Lola e.g. non judgemental, supportive, caring.

Another thing that we are going to see is him mentor her through her art. He will help her change her view of the world and how she expresses her art out into it. The movie is going to be the catalyst for how Lola as an artist operates. The theory right now, as it hasn't happened yet, is that Eliott will once again tie in a specific theme in the season using his art e.g. S3 fresque (love), S5 graffiti mural (friendship) and now S6 movie (possibly connection) the reason i say connection is because there is a theme of Lola building a support network. A community of people rather than just one thing. E.g. family, friends, love, sister, adopted brother. And that her journey is to have her own big crew by the finale. That she has come from total isolation and by the end will be fully insulated in a group of love and support.

But to show that expression of art with Lola is through her insta. It has no people, no connection and is broken and damaged objects. It is cold and clinical (depressive) so at some point we will see her insta change and by the end we will see how far she has come e.g. friends, family and hopeful art.

Right now she hasn't posted that. My theory is that it is too hopeful and positive and Lola hasn't got the capabilities to reflect that right now and she isn't in that healing place. That 1st pic will be what she posts to show her closure. And that 1st pic will be revealed to be Eliott's art bringing everything full circle. Him as a mentor and guide, and how she now sees herself and her world. And again it will tie in Eliott's art and how it reflects the mains journey e.g. S3 falling in love, S5 feeling grounded through friendship in the large cosmos (Arthurs insta was focused on space and vacumns reflecting the loneliness and echoes of silence in being HOH and torn between 2 worlds) and S6 Lola healing and being her own hero. Why do i think this? Because we never get a clear view of what the art piece is, but i have 2 possible answers for what it is:

It's a girl and she is blowing a Dandelion (tying into the motif of the season David posted weeks back. The Dandelion was also the first thing he used to explain S6 to the writers room. The Dandelion symbolism is fragility and healing. Maya has further reinforced this through turning something ugly (scar) into a work of art (Dandelion Tattoo). Lola's purple aesthetic for the season is representative of a bruise. Just like Lola is a walking example of one. Again there are themes of finding the beauty within the pain. A healing journey for our flawed main. The Dandelion comes apart in delicate wisps. The fragility and sensitivity of connection and the many pieces representing the many important things in your life (community/family). The girl is Lola and her connection is the Dandelion. And it means Eliott was guiding her even when she didn't know him, as art is universal.

It's a girl playing music and the notes are flying away. Again you could say the same thing as above, but without the connecting Dandelion motif for the season. But music is beauty and universal too. And Eliott has connection with music and how it can move a person. As he fell in love to Lucas playing Riopy- I love you on the piano. The notes again could be the many facets of connection (community/family)

But Otteli tagged in that area. And so far we've only heard Max say Otteli tags the buildings he's urbexed. But Otteli was in S5 and so was his tag. But Eliott was also there and what did he do? He broke out the sprays and along with the group he used that building to express himself through art and help Arthur unwind and forget his stresses in a safe space. Now the tag in the 2nd picture. It's on a public building, on the outside, and i'll assume it's not a run down hovel urbex building. Meaning that Otteli doesn't just tag urbex buildings but he creates street art and tags too. That street art being the 1st pic. And look at the colour of both buildings with the tag. It's the same. Ergo Eliott created this art that Lola focused on and it will be seen again. And revealed to be Otteli the raccoon urbex street artist.

Screw it, i'm on a roll. 😄 i'm gonna do a post on Eliott and his art with pictures and everything because i love how France show art in the show and how they use Eliott to reflect it. 🤗

#skam france #skamfr #eliott demaury #lola lecomte

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a-crimson-lion · 5 years ago

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Katsuki Bakugo And Minoru Mineta Are Funny For All The Wrong Reasons

In this essay I will

No, but seriously, this is a problem. Spoilers and all that jazz. Let's start with the obvious.

Minoru Mineta

Minoru is the poster child for this topic. He's a complete scumbag, but is kept around because he's funny, when in reality he'd probably be expelled somewhere down the line.

While he does have some funny moments, there's only a small amount that don't come from his perversions, which is highly concerning.

His brand of humor isn't particularly inspired either. Let's go through some of his moments.

Hero Costumes

Minoru flashes his thumbs up when he looks at Ochako's uniform, stating that he loves the school. This is less funny and more unsettling, but it gets a pass 'cause Minoru is still relatively new to viewers.

USJ

Minoru grapples onto Tsuyu's breasts twice. He gets dunked on the first time. He gets nearly drowned the second time. We laugh... but it's not because Minoru is funny. Seriously, dark humor is one thing, but Minoru's actions are just plain creepy and borderline sexual harrassment. The fact that he nearly has to die to get us laughing doesn't help matters (he's scum, but scum should face long lasting consequences, not temporary bouts of comedic violence).

Changing Rooms

Almost forgot about this one. Minoru tries to peep on the girls. Kyoka notices and skewers his eye. We laugh. Not because Minoru's funny, but because we're suppose to enjoy his suffering. Imagine if everyone DIDN'T bash him upside the head! (There would probably be content apathy if there wasn't at least a small outcry for reprimands, to be honest.)

Obstacle Course

Minoru clasps onto Momo's gym uniform to pass the Obstacle Course, and he has a nosebleed. Momo calls him the worst. Again, relying on the fact that "Minoru sux" in order to get a laugh. That's sad.

Class Rankings

Mina says it best: guys like Minoru are only endearing when they're stupid, or something along those lines. If they're stupid, that lowkey implies that he has the potential to learn better. But Minoru already knows a lot, which os MORE unsettling than the alternative. Now, common sense doesn't equal intelligence, but the fact that Minoru is considered smart when he continually makes the stupid decision to try and get some in horrible ways is just... the worst.

Swimming Pool

Minoru and Denki collaborate on getting a view of the girls in swimsuits. (Before you bring it up, yes, Denki is also a perv character, but unlike Minoru, he actually has more going for his personality instead of just having a running gag joke define 90% of his character. And the most Denki's done on his own is attempting (and failing) to flirt with other girls.) Denki and Minoru are shocked when the rest of the boys show up, and Denki is disheartened to find that the girls are wearing school-issued swimsuits. Minoru, of course, finds the scene nice nonetheless. This is less of a "HAHA!" moment and more of a "*groan*" moment.

Hot Springs

Minoru tries to violate the girls' privacy just so he can see them naked. Luckily Kota is there to stop him. He swats Minoru off the wall, leading him to fall pathetically back to Earth. And we never speak of it again. You see a pattern with his stunts yet? Also, Tenya did not deserve what he got at the end of that scene.

Provisional License Exam

Granted, this is where Minoru is at his least perverted, but he still finds a way to be annoying. "The hierarchy is falling!" Oh gee, it's not like you had a tragic backstory and underwent actual character growth which helped you grow as a person, Minoru. You being smug is doing nothing to help your character.

Before The Interview

In the anime exclusive season premiere of Season 4, Minoru starts creepily talking about a potential female reporters breasts, before he gets restrained by Mr. Aizawa. While most of us thank him for stopping the pervert's actions, keep in mind that this is the one of the few times Mr. Aizawa ever tries to actually do anything to curb Minoru's behavior. Then again, since Horikoshi likes Minoru and Katsuki, they basically get immunity from Mr. Aizawa's actual character.

Joint Training Arc Aftermath

Sometime during the JTA, Minoru ricochets off of Mina's chest. Mina (rightfully) calls him out at this, and we're later treated to a scene with Minoru in a straightjacket with his eyes forced open while Mina keeps an eye on him. Physical punishment will do nothing to Minoru; at this rate he'll develop an immunity. What he needs are concrete consequences that will actually get him to think about not being perverted.

Izuocha Reaction

This moment is... admittedly tame. After Izuku and Ochako share a fist bump in Chapter 256, Minoru makes this weird gremlin face while asking himself what's going on. It's harmless at first... until you remember that Minoru is a shameless pervert who has a vain physical infatuation with most girls, Ochako inclued. Minoru's reaction is basically an entitled Lv. 1 gamer looking at an experienced Lv. 50 and going, "Why the hell isn't that me?"

Of course, there are other moments where Minoru is perverted, but it isn't funny, a la he hopes to see Eri again in 10 years or something like that. I've heard he's been mellowing out a bit more in recent chapters, but I'll remain cautiously optimistic for now. The fact that his main shtick is that we should despise him, and therefore laugh at his karma, is... kinda sad. That type of thing could work for a villain or a really unlikable character, but the fact that Minoru is a supporting character who we see progress with his classmates with very little growth in his character? What a waste... Moving on, then.

Katsuki Bakugo

Ah, King Explosion Murder. Most of you will know how I despise him. And unfortunately, part of the reason is similar to why I don't like Minoru:

His AnGeRy BoI tantrums get old really quick. Let me explain.

Catchphrases

"DIE!" "I'LL KILL YOU!" "EXTRA!" If you've been paying attention to Katsuki, he says these things s lot. He's been letting go of "extra" recently, but he'll still spew the first two comments without hesitation. He probably doesn't mean it literally, but that doesn't warrant his excessive aggression. It's one of the worst character traits I've seen in a while to be honest, and it's heavily concerning that a 15 (now 16) year-old has this kind of mindset. The fact that it's played for laughs ("DIE!" or "GO TO HELL!" while Izuku states deadpan off to the side) isn't any more assuring.

Gremlin Face

Katsuki will do this for a multitude of reasons. His base appearance treads a fine line between pretty boy and disgruntled madman, but when Katsuki gets more pissed then usual, he goes full gremlin. The faces are somewhat funny out of context, but they're kind of petty in context.

Bus Ride

The kids call out Katsuki on the bus ride to the USJ. This is basically a way to tell the readers that Katsuki isn't much of a big shot anymore, but the fact that it ultimately holds no water later down the line is... disappointing. Within several chapters, people will be flocking to him, regardless of his garbage personality.

Eijiro's Analysis

Eijiro brings up how Katsuki should be all "DIE! DIE! DIE!" while they're fighting villains, to which Katsuki ironically responds in kind. It's a "Bakugo sux LOL" moment, but the fact that this is how likely most students see him and they STILL flock to him is just... wut? Plus, Eijiro was originally skeptical of Katsuki after the Battle Trial, and his sudden support of Katsuki here is... half-heartedly executed. And while Katsuki has shown that he treasures the relationship he has with Eijiro to a degree, it's pretty clear that Eijiro holds it in a much higher regard.

Less Than The Best

Gremlin face returns when Katsuki gets 3rd (and therefore not 1st) in the Sports Festival's Obstacle Course. Katsuki screams when he gets 2nd (and therefore not 1st) in the Cavalry Battle. It's "funny" now, but I fear for the day when this guy has to regularly do interviews and doesn't get the Number One Hero spot for the first few months (if he ever gets it at all).

Sore Winner

This is probably the one joke I can say is the least funny. Everybody remembers the whole Katsuki in bindings and acting like an animal bit, right? Yeah, no one is sane in this universe... And even if Katsuki's desire to reject the first place medal is understandable, he isn't exactly cordial about the whole thing (I mean, I'd be miffed if someone had be bound like that, but I doubt more growling is gonna get him out... the teachers need help). And then we still see him with the medal in his mouth sometime later, and Gremlin face show up when the class is talking internships. Where's the therapist again?

Teeth

Katsuki telling the germs in his mouth to die as he's brushing his teeth. It's only funny because of the absurdity of the notion. In reality, telling microscopic organisms to straight up die in such a threatening manner is hella concerning. See "Catchphrases" for why I still don't think this is okay.

Knife

One of the more tame jokes. Katsuki's good with knives, Ochako brings it up, Katsuki is offended. Honestly, I'd prefer more of this type of humor compared to... whatever Katsuki's doing right now.

I'll Kill Him

It's an exam, Katsuki, AN EXAM! This moment during the Provisional License Exam is only funny for a moment, because when you think about it, the purple dude has a point (even if he's still a stuck-up elitist) and Katsuki would have failed if Eijiro and Denki didn't follow after him. Still, does he think he can get away with saying he'll kill villains in the actual Hero world? Good gravy...

Stop Being Nice

This is a trend we've seen post-Deku vs. Kacchan 2. Izuku complements Katsuki or makes a remark about him. Katsuki proceeds to tell him to back off in some or fashion. If it's his winter costume, Katsuki will chew the speech bubble. He'll reflexively tell Izuku to get out of his way. When Izuku mentions Katsuki's technique, Katsuki will tell Izuku to stay away from him. I know some of Izuku's habits are borderline-stalking, but he's not being overtly creepy. And in a narrative where Izuku and Katsuki are supposed to be "good friends," this does a poor job of showing it.

Ninja Star

Katsuki looses his temper when Izuku brings up Blackwhip, and throws one of his head pieces at Izuku like a ninja star. Izuku gets injured, but the entire thing is played off like a nice joke. Except it isn't. Izuku wasn't about to spill anything about OFA when he talked about Black Whip; Katsuki's just stupidly jealous and annoyed when anyone like Izuku talks for too long about their achievements. It's basically telling readers that Izuku's gonna get shoved around for having pride in himself. That sucks...

I Win

The latest incarnation of Gremlin face, and Katsuki's stupid winner's complex in general. I've already talked about it in this post, but Katsuki's assertions in Chapter 257 were highly immature and disrespectful. All Might tells the boys about the OFA users and their short lives, how they weren't chosen ones but were still entrusted with the Quirk, hoping to pass it on and hoping to beat AFO. What does Katsuki say about them? They had lame Quirks; they were a bunch of nobodies. He goes out of his way to tell Izuku he'll lag behind while mastering the next Quirk while Katsuki ensures his victory. All if that "character development" and he still pulls stuff like this. How do I put this?

A few steps forward followed by long periods of regression is not character development, that's bad writing.

Katsuki's seemingly humorous outbursts would be terrifying in the real world. He's got serious issues and he needs help. His anger is no laughing matter. It'll hurt him, or rather, continue to hurt him. It's already hurt other people, and continues to do so.

TL;DR Katsuki and Minoru's one note humor is damaging to the narrative and to their characters, and unless it's properly addressed, it will continue to do so. Thank you for your time.

-Crimson Lion (19 January 2020)

#bnha #boku no hero academia #mha #my hero academia #katsuki bakugo #katsuki bakugou #minoru mineta #character analysis #meta #rant #vent #long post #anti bakugo #anti bakugou #anti minoru #anti minoru mineta

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fericita-s · 5 years ago

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No More Secrets Anymore

Kristoff and Anna talk proposals, and Sven thinks reindeer should be involved. Loosely tied to May Our Past Be Past. Pure Kristanna fluff with minor angst. Thanks @the-spastic-fantastic for beta-ing!

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“Now that we're getting married, I've been wondering how your parents did it.”

Kristoff’s eyes widened, and Anna tried to explain herself better. “I mean I know how my parents did it, I asked them to tell me all the time! It was so romantic and a great story and are you alright?” Anna interrupted herself as Kristoff started choking. Which was strange, since they were only eating soup. “Is the stew too spicy?” Anna poured Kristoff more glogg and pushed it across the table to him, continuing her line of questions.

“Maybe you didn’t talk about it with them ever, I know you were young when they died, and I don’t mean to make you sad, it’s just we have this great story of how we did it, and everyone we loved was nearby watching and - “

“Anna, what exactly are you talking about?” Kristoff’s voice still seemed strangled. She leaned over to fill his cup again.

“I want to know how your father asked your mother to marry him?”

Kristoff, his voice returning to its normal register, seemed relieved. “Oh. Um, well I don’t know exactly but I know that my father received several reindeer as a dowry. It was common in those parts of the mountains and he had a herd.”

“Reindeer!” Anna sighed happily. “My parents’ story has a lot of reindeer. My father found a reindeer herder - oh what if it was your father? Wouldn’t that be wonderful? What if your father helped my father propose?”

Kristoff smiled and said “I don’t remember much about them, but I don’t think there were too many reindeer herders close to Arendelle then. It could have been. Why did he need reindeer?” Sven nudged Kristoff with a huff of irritation, offended at the implication that anyone might not need a lot of reindeer.

“Well, it was some sort of joke my mother had told him before they were courting, that if a man really loves a girl he should send an entire herd of reindeer around her house, three times, and then send butterflies to her window to wake her up, and then confess his undying love. So he did it! He borrowed a bunch of reindeer for the day, and had the entire palace guard ride along to pick up any strays. And she couldn’t believe he did and all of her friends at the boarding house thought it was the funniest thing, the king trying to be heard over the sound of a reindeer stampede, but of course she ran down to him and they both cried and laughed and he got down on one knee, which is pretty difficult with so many reindeer about. No offense Sven.” Sven grunted.

“What do you mean it was a joke she told?”

“I don’t remember that part well. But it is a pretty funny idea, using reindeer in a proposal. Especially for a king who didn’t know much about reindeer.” Anna smiled, remembering the way her parents would tell the story.

Kristoff drummed his fingers on the table. “Ryder tried to help me propose the one time,” he said thoughtfully. “And it involved a lot of reindeer. I don’t think she was telling a joke. I bet she was telling him how Northuldra couples court, or get married, or something.”

Anna clasped her hands together. “Oh, do you think so? That’s even more romantic. I’d like to think he knew where she was from. They kept so many secrets from me; but I hope they didn’t keep them from each other.” She paused, and her voice was a little less bright, a little less joyful when she added “Whenever Father told the story, he was a dashing hero, defying death in the midst of a thousand angry beasts - no offense, Sven.” She smiled sadly. “But whenever my mother told it . . .he was this scared young man who was so nervous she could barely hear him from her window, and she had to go outside to hear what he was saying. And then, of course, it was a bit inconvenient to try to return a herd of reindeer when what they really wanted to do was celebrate their engagement. I think mother was still a bit miffed about that each time she told it.”

Kristoff could hear the frustration in her tone, even though she tried to keep her voice even, she tried to keep the story light and funny. “Anna, they were wrong to keep so much from you. You can be angry about it.” He touched her cheek and she leaned into it, enjoying the feel of his rough hands on her face. His hands that had helped her in so many different ways.

“I am angry. But I’m mostly just sad. I don’t want our family to be like that. You and me I mean. I don’t want us to keep secrets from each other or from our children. When we have them. Children, not secrets. Well, children and secrets.” She exhaled, frustrated she couldn’t put words to her disappointment that her parents had closed doors in her face. Doors that she hadn’t even known about until after it was too late to do anything about them. “ Our children will be in on our secrets. Family secrets.”

Kristoff drew his hand from her cheek and took his hand in hers. He nodded, giving her a promise with his eyes. He tried to ask the next question as if it posed no deep interest to him, other than his interest in knowing Anna. “How did the people of Arendelle like that? Having the king marry a woman who lived in a boarding house and had a thing for reindeer?”

Anna walked around the table to sit beside him, rest her head on his shoulder, and pulled his arm around her waist. “Arendelle loved my mother. Even the council had no objections. They might have wanted to have a marriage made for an advantageous alliance, but in such a small kingdom, everyone could see they loved each other. And I think everyone loves you, too.”

“Me? No, I wasn’t – “

Anna cut him off with a kiss, and Kristoff used his free hand to shoo Sven out of the room. Sven protested, but only on principle. He thought he would try to run around the castle three times and see what all the fuss was about.

“Well I was talking about you. And I love you very much. And what we do next we can keep a secret from our future children.” She led him from the table to their bed, and he followed her, ready to show her with the press of his lips on her neck, his hands solid on her arms, his body steady against the small form of hers that he had no secrets from her, and he would keep every secret of hers.

#kristanna #fan fic #post frozen 2 #anna #kristoff #sven

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aion-rsa · 4 years ago

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Biggest Movie Traitors and Backstabbers in Cinema

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Last week, as part of the streaming service’s ongoing plan to bring Warner Brothers’ slate of theatrical releases to audiences at home HBO Max premiered Judas and the Black Messiah on the same day it opened in theaters. Directed by Shaka King, the incendiary historical drama centers on the rise of Fred Hampton, the charismatic Black Panther Party leader, and his tragic betrayal at the hands of FBI informant William O’Neal. Daniel Kaluuya stars as Hampton, a scorched-earth performance that attempts to recreate the magnetism and magma-like intensity of the revolutionary figure, but Kaluuya is somehow not the star of the film.

The film’s true protagonist is O’Neal, played by LaKeith Stanfield. After getting himself into some hot water, O’Neal is propositioned by FBI agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) to either infiltrate the Black Panther Party and report back on his findings or face jail time. At first O’Neal seems to luxuriate in the kickbacks he’s given by Mitchell for his intel but he quickly learns how dangerous it is to lead a double life. O’Neal also has to try to reconcile betraying the very movement he’s spent real time and energy trying to build.

Stanfield’s performance is filled with queasy anxiety and paranoia but also cockroach-like survival tics. It’s an all-time great turncoat performance, worthy of the biblical reference in the film’s title. To honor Stanfield’s turn as “Wild” Bill O’Neil, here’s a countdown of some of cinema’s greatest backstabbers.

Fredo Corleone – The Godfather Part II (1974)

Fredo Corleone, the least intelligent and most ineffectual of Don Vito’s children, has become something of a pejorative term used against anyone deemed to be the lesser sibling in a famous family. Played with a sense of melancholy and knowing pity by esteemed character actor John Cazale, Fredo’s betrayal of his brother Michael is due more to petty jealousy than it is to Machiavellian scheming or dreams of leading the Corelone Crime Family.

As the character pathetically rages, “‘Send Fredo off to do this. Send Fredo off to do that. Let Fredo take care of some Mickey Mouse night club somewhere’… I can handle things! I’m smart! Not like everybody says!” The worst part about Fredo’s actions against his family is that it’s unclear if Fredo actually knew what was being planned against his brother or whether he was just blindly jumping at the opportunity to be important and have something for himself.

Lando Calrissian – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Perhaps the most lovable backstabber on the list, Lando at least shows some backbone and tries to make up for his nearly unforgivable alliance with the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. While serving as Baron Administrator of Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back, Lando is visited by Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett and told to help trap his old friend Han Solo and the Rebels seeking sanctuary in Cloud City in exchange for the safety of the city’s citizens.

After selling his friend out, Lando has a change of heart when he overhears Han being tortured and realizes that Vader and the Empire were already reneging on their promises. He helps Leia and Chewbacca escape, and is able to evacuate Cloud City before the Empire is able to retaliate. Later he participates in the near-incompressible plot to rescue Han Solo and serves as a key general in the Rebel Alliance. Still, even back when he’s on the wrong side of the fight, Billy Dee Williams is able to turn Lando an appealing character, making his eventual redemption that much sweeter.

Henry Hill – Goodfellas (1990)

Ray Liotta plays the ultimate rat. After a long and fruitful career as a capo for local boss Paulie Cicero, Henry Hill’s mafia lifestyle comes to a final, screeching halt after he’s arrested by narcotics agents while trying to facilitate unapproved drug deals with his Pittsburgh associates. Henry’s good friend Tommy jokingly posits that Henry would crack under questioning earlier in the film, but Henry’s damning testimony against his associates Jimmy Conway and Paulie is all about survival: Henry knows that if he doesn’t cover his own ass, Jimmy will have him and his wife killed.

Culture

The Real Goodfellas: Gangsters That Inspired the Martin Scorsese Film

By Tony Sokol

Movies

The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone Proves a Little Less is Infinitely More

By Tony Sokol

Becoming the very thing that mafioso’s hate most of all, Henry turns on his friends and is forced into the witness protection program. All Henry ever wanted was to be a gangster, but in the protection program, he’s reduced to “an average nobody. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook.” It’s a fate that may be worse than death for him.

Mr. Orange – Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Arguably the villain of the story, depending on who’s side you’re on, Mr. Orange is actually L.A.P.D. undercover cop Freddy Newandyke. Looking to bring down crime boss Joe Cabot, Mr. Orange infiltrates his crew and takes part in diamond heist gone bad. In the ensuing chaos, Mr. Orange is shot and ends up killing an innocent civilian in retaliation. Played by Tim Roth, Mr. Orange screams and cries as he believes he’s fatally wounded, but it’s also possible that he’s airing out the guilt he feels in letting his undercover operation get so out of hand.

Without going into all of the bloodshed in the conclusion of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, Mr. Orange’s double agent status is so sound that it eventually leads to the demise of almost all of Cabot’s colorful crew, and Orange then feels compelled to confess his deception, resulting in an ambiguous ending that most believe concludes with his death.

Dennis Nedry – Jurassic Park (1993)

Wayne Knight’s Dennis Nedry is probably the most cartoonish Benedict Arnold of the bunch, and if you think about it, the only human antagonist in the original Jurassic Park film, if you’re not counting short-sighted, megalomaniacal John Hammond. The slovenly Nedry is chief architect of the computer system at the fledgling Jurassic Park theme park, and he’s miffed by perceived low pay. So he decides to take an offer from Lewis Dodgson (“DODGSON, WE GOT DODGSON HERE!) of rival biotech company Biosyn to steal embryos of 15 dinosaur species in exchange for $61,500,000.

To make his grand escape with the embryos, Nedry shuts down the park’s security systems, including the electric fences surrounding the dinosaur paddocks. He also uploads a self-aggrandizing computer virus to prevent the systems from being quickly turned back on. However, a perfect combination of his own harebrained scheme and a nasty storm leaves Nedry stranded and at the mercy of a young Dilophosaurus. It does not end well.

Cypher – The Matrix (1999)

Cypher’s betrayal of the Nebuchadnezzar crew in The Matrix is pretty easy to see coming, and not just because the character is played by Joe Pantoliano, who’s portrayed many malcontents throughout his career. Cypher being a red pill dabbler and wishes he had taken the blue pill instead. He also outwardly makes his disapproval of Morpheus known throughout the movie. Using “ignorance is bliss” as his mantra, he strikes a deal with Agent Smith to return him to the Matrix and erase his memory of ever awakening from it in exchange for selling Morpheus out.

Movies

The Matrix 4 Already Happened: Revisiting The Matrix Online

By John Saavedra

Movies

Jurassic World: Top Jurassic Park Deaths by Dinosaurs

By David Crow

After tipping Smith off to a meeting with the Oracle, Cypher goes full villain and unflinchingly kills Dozer, Apoc, and Switch before finally being stopped and killed. At least he’s free from the reality he hated so much.

“Mad Eye Moody” (aka Barty Crouch Jr.) – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

What’s a bigger betrayal: Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr. revealing that he’s been impersonating Alator “Mad Eye” Moody for the entirety of Harry Potter’s fourth year at Hogwarts, or Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealing herself to be a transphobe, betraying many of the themes of her beloved book series? We’ll leave that one to you, dear reader.

However, Barty Crouch Jr. (David Tennant before he was the Doctor) memorably betrays Harry Potter and the Hogwarts community by using the Polyjuice Potion to impersonate the former Auror and ensure that Harry would get into the Triwizard Tournament and ascend to the Third Task, which was a trap to help Lord Voldemort return to a body of his own. At least the real Mad Eye didn’t actually turn his back on those that revered him (like Rowling).

Colin Sullivan – The Departed (2006)

The biggest rat in a film full of “gnawing, cheese-eating fucking rats,” Sgt. Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is the criminal counterpoint to Leonardo DiCaprio’s undercover cop Billy Costigan, an undercover gangster who serves as the personal mole to Irish mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson).

Played with smarm and cowardice by Damon, Sullivan eventually double crosses the police and Costello when he discovers that Costello is an FBI informant—a rat leading rats. Scared but trying to retain his high-ranking job, Sullivan misguidedly tries to position himself as a hero and tie up all loose ends, resulting in a shocking, bloody finale that finds cocky Colin Sullivan miraculously as the last man standing. Or at least the last man standing for the moment, as a final, forgotten loose end returns to give the audience what they want; another dead rat.

Robert Ford – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Well, it’s all right there in the title, innit? Played with a jealous, insecure bent by a creepy (in multiple ways) Casey Affleck, Robert Ford starts off as a Jesse James fanboy, desperate to join the outlaw’s gang with his brother Charlie (Sam Rockwell). When he finally gets close to the mythical criminal (a shadowy Brad Pitt), Bob begins to resent the man, eventually brokering a deal with the Governor of Missouri to either capture or kill Jesse James in exchange for a substantial bounty and full pardon.

Movies

Hamilton: The Real History of the Burr-Hamilton Duel

By David Crow

Movies

News of the World Review: Tom Hanks Western Has Rugged Warmth

By David Crow

Bob Ford cozies up to Jesse James even further, eventually earning the man’s complete trust, before cowardly shooting the man in the back—although in the film both carry an air of expectation that it needs to happen. Ford then lives out the rest of his days known as the coward punk that betrayed Jesse James until his eventual murder.

Aaron Burr – Hamilton (2020)

Close knit allies but ideological opposites, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton both fought in the Continental Army for independence from the British. However, when it came time to actual govern the new country that they fought to begin, the men drifted apart.

It’s unfair to call Burr the only backstabber in this relationship, because both men betray their former friend. Burr (Leslie Odom Jr.) becomes jealous that Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda) constantly has George Washington’s ear, and switches political parties to defeat Hamilton’s father-in-law in an election, ending their mutual admiration.

Burr also inadvertently pressures Hamilton to publicly reveal an affair, which strains the rivals’ relationships even further. However, when Hamilton endorses Thomas Jefferson (Daveed Diggs) in the third presidential election, a man that he doesn’t even like, to block Burr’s political malleability from the presidency, it becomes the final straw for Burr, who challenges Hamilton to a duel. In the ensuing gunfight, Hamilton throws away his shot, and Burr seals his fate to be remembered as the villain who killed Alexander Hamilton.

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✧I Need You✧ Chapter 141

Though she grumbled about it the entire way, you had to watch your dead zones. Nobody could know you were flying into Brooklyn holding a woman who was holding an unconscious man. Jessica seemed to care less about your reputation considering what cargo the two of you had- and maybe that was fair… but- you had a lot more to worry about than just optics. People would go looking for you if they followed a trail. Cops could show up. Bystanders. Paparazzi. People would follow you around if they thought they saw an Avenger disappear into a defunct building in Brooklyn.

But even with all the circling around and low flying and then eventually just sneaking, the two of you made it to the place she’d been trying to lug Kilgrave off to this entire time. You had no idea how she knew about this place, or who was even still running it, but after walking up a flight of stairs (so not really a bunker, per se…), she tossed Kilgrave into your arms so she could start setting up. Turning things on, hooking wires up, filling up a couple buckets of water from the dingy sink in the back corner to flood the floor of the cell Kilgrave was to be locked up in.

Though it was unimportant, the silence was a little unnerving. Listening to Kilgrave’s slow, almost peaceful breathing was starting to get to you. “Who were those people on the front lawn?”

Jessica was bent over a table, plugging in the laptop she’d brought and then connecting an overhead projector to it. She then stepped over to a camera on a tripod. “Idiot friend of my sister’s. Wants to help. Can’t get out of his own way.”

It was thoroughly obvious Kilgrave had probably used him in some way, just like the rest of you. “He knew where you were. He know about this place, too?” The last thing you needed was another confrontation like that.

Her smile was bitter. “Yeah. He actually introduced me to it.” Well that was just fucking great. “Throw him in. I’m finished over here.”

Gladly you obeyed, wanting to be free of him for now. Walking him into the cell, you set him down on the small metal bed attached to the wall and then stepped out, closing and locking the heavy metal door and then the second security door after that one. It was a small cell, enough room for only the barest pacing. Uncomfortable. Gloomy. With only that small bed on the wall. The entire front wall was made of three thick window panels. Easy to see in. And out.

Deactivating the entire suit with a small double-tap at your chest, you perched to sit on the corner of the desk Jessica was working from, crossing your arms. “So what’s the plan here?”

“That room’s hermetically sealed. CDC used it for infected patients during some outbreak or something. He can’t hurt anyone while he’s in there. But we’ll hurt him.” Turning your head, the two of you locked eyes briefly before she sat down in the chair and just stared straight ahead. “The floor is wired on an open circuit. We can give him a nasty shock any time he misbehaves.” Pointing at a big red button on the table.

It was too easy to see she was taking a certain pleasure from all this. Maybe you should have been, too, but… “I just…” You had objections. “This is all about getting him to confess? On camera? It’s not something that would help our case- ...showing this to a jury?”

“He’s a monster, in case you forgot.” Glaring up at you then.

You retained your calm. “You know that. And I know that. But people who don’t know him are going to be fed a story that this man- that we’ve locked in a prison- that we’re electrocuting for a confession- that we’re-” Your thoughts died with a shake of your head, a harder tuck of your arms. “To anybody else but us, it looks like we’re torturing somebody innocent. It’d be completely inadmissible, even if he did confess.”

This would never work. And maybe having somebody lay it all out really hit home. Just not in a good way. She stood quickly, slamming a hand down on the table to lean in and invade your personal space. You sat there, unflinching. “Do you have a better idea? We get one shot at this. And this is all we’ve got.” When you continued to just look at her, she backed off a little. “For Hope we have to try. I won’t give up.” Her eyes searched yours when she brought her gaze back up. “And if you have any reservations about that, then just go. I don’t need you here.”

Turning your head you looked back into the cell. Kilgrave was here now. Locked up. In a place where he couldn’t touch anyone anymore. So long as you held him… “I’m not leaving.” This you knew for sure. But… Hope’s trial might not have been the reason anymore.

“Good.”

---

You couldn’t help pacing just a little bit. More than anything you wanted to talk to Tony, but if you just started speaking to your earpiece, it would be a little too obvious that this plan had technically been spied on the entire time. Though you wanted to fill the silence, what Jessica decided to fill it with was unwelcome.

She tested the overhead projector, playing a video from the laptop. Stopping in your slow back and forth, you held very still as images lit to life inside the cell. A young boy. Strapped to a table. Wires covering him.

“Be a big boy for mommy and daddy, Kevin.” A woman’s voice- presumably his mother- spoke off camera.

To say that this was disturbing wouldn’t even be cutting it close. “What is this?”

She slung her arm back over her chair. “That’s him.”

You felt unable to move as a few doctors came closer, one with a giant needle, bending him forward, ignoring his screaming as they stuck it into the back of his neck. This was what he’d been alluding to all that time ago. “What are they doing to him?” He’d been experimented on. Sanctioned by his parents.

“Extracting brain fluid. His parents turned him into a labrat. And when he wakes up, that’s exactly the excuse he’ll use as to why he’s allowed to rape and torture innocent women.”

“Mommy please! Make it stop!” Genuine fear and pain. A small child. Being tortured like that. For what reason? Maybe she knew but… was it worth asking? Was it worth asking why Kilgrave- Kevin they’d called him- had been experimented on as a child?

“Honey.” Tony’s voice startled you and you turned away to hide the small jump.

Pulling your phone out of your pocket you made a weak attempt at hiding your upset over all this. “I have to take a phone call.” When she made a dissatisfied grunt, you walked out of the room, closing the door behind you. Though she wasn’t watching, you still held the phone up to your ear. “I don’t know what we’re doing here anymore.” You kept your voice quiet. There was an unexpected silence from his end of the comm. “Tony?”

Then you heard him breathe out. “Look- come home, if this is spinning out of control.”

“We have all the control. For the first time. But I just don’t know what we’re doing.” Jessica’s plan was to emotionally and mentally torture Kilgrave into a confession and when that didn’t work she’d go physical? This would never work. Was this even really about Hope anymore? ...and if it wasn’t… then you felt like… “We should just put an end to this…” That same dark, clawing feeling you’d had in the house.

You had him. This could be over. Right now.

When Tony went silent again for too long a time you sensed something was up. Something urgent. “Is everything okay over there?”

“I’m trying to thread the needle here-” Even this far away, just that small note of disappointment in his voice resonated deep in your chest. “I don’t want you to think I’m not paying attention- but the team found a king rat’s nest in Belarus-”

Your back met the hallway wall as you sloped uneasily. He was busy. The team was busy. This had to be over. The two of you couldn’t do this anymore. And you couldn’t ask him to. “Do what you have to do. I’m alright.” It was far from true. In this one moment, this one instance… it would have been nice to be able to talk this through with him. To decompress. Even a little. But that wasn’t fair to him. “Be with the team.”

“I’m not leaving homebase.” At least trying to make sure you knew that.

“Sure. But- pay attention to them. Help them. I’ve got this.”

He made some sort of noise, holding out a thought or… trying to scrape one together. In the end it died and he tried again. “I have the line open. Always. Alright?” Facing defeat in the measure of making this choice.

The two of you had to pick the one thing in front of you that wasn’t each other. And it sucked. “Yeah. I’ll call, if I need anything. Go be a hero.” Weakly smiling as you said it.

“You, too.”

You took just a moment. One. A single moment just for yourself. To gather everything you had. Your supposed courage. Your strength. And on the next deep breath you entered the room again. Kilgrave was awake. Shouting- raving in his cell as Jessica sat behind her table, playing a different clip of his childhood torture into his room. His younger self screaming was the only thing in the air. Kilgrave’s own ranting was silenced behind those thick walls-

And further still when he came close enough for him to see you. Jessica half turned in her seat, looking at you. “He seems to like you. Any idea why that is?” Miffed if nothing else. When you said nothing, she held her hand over a smaller console. “Let’s find out.”

An electric buzz tapped the air and you heard Kilgrave’s heavy panting inside his cell, microphone turned on. He laid his hands on the glass and you felt drawn towards him. “Was this all your idea, puppy? The hostage situation? The heroics? All of it?” You stopped just in front of him, still staring at him as he stared back. His face softened as he shook his head. “No. Couldn’t be… you know this is wrong, puppy, I see it in those soft eyes of yours… she built up my trust- she gave me a taste- a feeling that I could be a hero- like you- and then she tore it away-”

Jessica spoke up behind you. “You’re not a hero, Kevin.”

You watched as he flinched, hands tensing on the glass. “Shut up.” A quick growl. Demeanor completely changed from that whimpering sad man. A real reminder…

To show him the situation he was really in, Jessica was quick to keep talking. “Go ahead. Command me again. That’s a hermetically sealed room, Kevin.”

He laid his head on the glass. “Kevin died in that lab.” A low utterance. “Puppy- you’ve watched that footage- I’m sure she told you her version of events, let me tell you mine- I was tortured- left to die- by the people who were supposed to love me-” He looked up at you again. “You of all people- you must understand- you know this isn’t right…”

The worst part of all of this, was having to stand there, stock still, while he bounded from one emotion to the next. He was so severely- gravely angry with Jessica. Any time she spoke he’d flare up in such a heavy rage. But listening to his own childhood torture? There was a similar anger but it was swallowed by gut wrenching heartache. But not the same kind that he spit out as he looked at you. As he begged for his life with you. Begged you to find some semblance of humanity. No for those… for those it was all empty.

With a trembling hand you reached up, placing yours over his on the glass. There was a dim mostly hidden smirk at the corner of his mouth and an air of satisfied victory. Reminding you. Reminding you there was no humanity to be had here. Not for him. “Admit what you did.” Cold as you stared at him then. “Admit that you made Hope kill her parents. Admit what you did to Jessica- to everyone- to-”

Whatever warmth he was playing at for you died. His expression went slack. And then just a biting twist of annoyance. “What? To you? Let’s see now… it was a warm night in May. You’d stepped out of your cozy abode and we bumped elbows on the street. I can’t fault you, the way you admired my charm- I even felt a little terrible- the whole world knows you pretend to be in love with Tony Stark. But when you asked me to take you away- how could I say no?” He got the reaction he was looking for as your hand curled into a quick fist and hit against the glass. His smirk grew then. “Who would have thought America’s little darling would be such a whore. But you enjoyed it. I wonder if Stark knows? What you did for me?”

The shift was quick. A shock sounded and he crumbled in on himself, falling in a heavy seize to the floor while crying out in pain. You stepped away from the glass, turning back to look at Jessica. Her hand was steady on that button for a few seconds before lifting. “Forgot to mention, the water in your room is a conductor to an open wire. It was jerry-rigged by a former Spec Ops interrogator. Clearly he knows his shit.”

Kilgrave fought through his panting, palms hitting the wall as he ambled back up onto his legs. “You want a confession, too? Taking me to proverbial church?” Baring his teeth in a snarl. “Don’t you remember, dear Jessica, how we met? In that dark alleyway… where I dried your tears. Fed you dinner. Took you wherever you wanted. Did whatever you wanted. And when we made sweet love, I-”

Her hand slammed the button again, sending him into another shock that ended his little tirade. Moving over to her you put your hand atop hers, giving her just a little look. Trying to will her back off that edge. “Stop.”

Broken laughter from that cell cut your both your attention back to him. He was sitting, knees up, arms atop them. “There we are… two of the world’s biggest liars in the same room…” His head swayed to eye the both of you. “Can’t imagine what the two of you don’t know about each other. I could help lighten the mood. Maybe we can all make some peace over this.” He took another breath. “The clock is ticking. Let’s not waste-”

Reaching over, Jessica flipped a different switch and Kilgrave’s voice died, though his mouth kept moving. “Let’s give him a little time to think about his predicament, shall we?” Leaning over, she then started playing the files from the laptop again. He seemed to stop talking immediately, setting his gaze dead ahead. Stewing. “And a little incentive.”

Looking at the screen, littered with files in that one folder, you couldn’t help but ask. “These are all of him?” If it was a long experiment trial, it would make sense, but… “Where did these even come from?”

“There are other kids. I wonder if he killed them. You think he’ll tell me the truth if I ask?” Rolling her eyes to indicate she thought not.

“Can I back these up to my servers?” This needed to be looked into. If not immediately- while Tony was busy- then soon. This wasn’t right. And if there were more children that had been birthed from these experiments- more like him… they needed to be found.

She sat down, shrugging. “Knock yourself out.”

You pulled the chair out next to her and turned the laptop your way. Logging on to the secure Stark Industries Servers you glanced over the laptop as Kilgrave knocked on the glass. He was staring at you again. Pointedly moving his mouth. And you heard him.

The clock is ticking, puppy.

Your eyes dropped to the corner of the computer screen. It was a little after seven in the morning. Time was running out for sure. You couldn’t keep him locked up like this forever. Even if nobody knew he was here. There just wasn’t a point to all of this after a certain measure of time. But as to who that really benefited…?

---

It took a little over two hours to build a dangerous momentum. Kilgrave had gone from sitting to kneeling. Then to standing. And then to pacing. Prowling, more like it. Like a caged tiger. The walls were closing in. And he didn’t seem like he could take much more of this. Truthfully, neither could you. Sitting there while a child screamed in the background, subjected to tests and trials, needles and wires… it was about all you could do to sit there stone faced.

“He’s going to explode.” Maybe saying this because it would put a stop to it.

Jessica leaned back in her chair and eyed you. “Oh he is, is he?” She was on edge too, but loathe to show it. ...only realizing, at that very moment, Kilgrave was not the only subject of your focus. “That part of the thing you can do?”

Putting a hand to your temple, you eased some stray hair back. “What did he tell you about me, exactly?” Now didn’t really seem like the best time for this. But it may also have been now or never.

Her eyes dropped and she gave a halfhearted shrug. “Just that you fuck with people. Like he does. But worse.” Then she looked up again, “Is that true?” Regarding you very carefully suddenly.

You perhaps didn’t hide the slide of your eyes up to the camera still pointed at Kilgrave’s cell well enough. Checking to make sure that little red light wasn’t still on. It wasn’t. And so… “I’ve never used my powers the way he made me.”

“And what did he make you do?” Not accusingly, surprisingly. Just openly asking you. Even gently, if she had it in her.

“For a long while… I think it was just a game. Of seeing if he could make me submit. Seeing if he could break me. And he tried for a long time. When that got old he found someone new to play with. And then… asked me to look inside her. Asked me to see how his powers affected people. He knew he could tell someone to smile, but he couldn’t make someone happy. But… he knew that I could.” Emptying all of this out didn’t feel good. But. Maybe it was time. “I’m pretty sure I ruined a woman’s life for him. I violated every part of her.”

“Where is she now?”

“I don’t know.” Shaking your head and then looking down at your hands. “I freed her the night I escaped. And… that was that.”

Almost in solidarity, the two of you looked up in sync. Staring at him as he paced. “How did he find you?”

“I was out- I went out to get something for Tony’s birthday party that night. A journalist was following me- I… I was worked up and- ...I’m making excuses.” Realizing now. Realizing the irony Kilgrave had tried to impose on you. You’d abused your powers to make some small-time paparazzi go away. That was the reason for all of this. You caught a wave of tears mid drop, wiping your hand across your face. Kilgrave had stopped pacing. Now watching you. “I hurt somebody because it was easier. He saw it and wanted that for his own. I think.”

There was just not enough time between your own selfish grief and what Jessica said next. “He made me murder an innocent woman in the middle of the street.” And when you cast a sideways glance her way, you saw the fresh wetness in her eyes, too. One she was valiantly biting back. “So I get it. Alright? Now we both know. We can stop the pity party and focus on what really matters.”

Acutely aware the both of you were being watched, she switched the video to one of the other kids in the trials he’d been exposed to. A poor young girl. Strapped to a table. Crying. As she switched his audio feed back on, you stood, coming closer to his cage. He watched every single step you took. Close to the glass that separated the both of you, you tipped your head to the side. “Where are these other children?”

This genuinely seemed to surprise him, and his head dropped, pressing against the glass with a little breathy laugh. “Oh, puppy. I admire you, really I do. Worried about all the innocents of the world.” His head moved sharply back up. “Or is it you’re worried there’s more like me out there?” Hissing this quietly at you. “One can never tell with you. You’re so spitefully two-faced.” Practically spitting at you.

“What they did to you- what happened- it was terrible.” Watching him, still, as you said this. Allowing yourself one brief moment to feel an ache for him. It eased him, leaving him standing there, both hands against the glass, openly regarding you. “I can’t imagine being tormented like this so young. If you know what these experiments were- who was conducting them- why-”

He pressed his forehead against the glass again, eyes fluttering closed. “My terrible parents had a mind about them to change me. I wasn’t good enough. I suppose all those other brats were in the same boat. I don’t know anything about them.” His voice was low and you sensed he was telling the truth- or at least his version of the truth. But when he looked up again there was a strange fire in his eyes. “Are you disappointed in me, puppy? I’m not quite like your dear Captain am I? I didn’t make it out on the other side with such an unquestionable sense of right and wrong.”

Even now. Somehow. Even now you were still terrified of him. But you stayed. And you tried. “You can make it right. You just have to start telling the truth.”

“Here’s the truth, my sweet, innocent, stupid puppy.” His voice had dropped to a bare murmur, but it was shaking with a heavy fury. “When I get out of here- and I will- I will devastate your life. I will take everything away from you, like you have from me. I’ll make you see you’re not the hero you think you are, and only when you’re begging for the sweet release of death, I’ll deny you.” His fists banged against the glass. “I’ll kill you over and over and over again and watch you wither away into dust. I’ll sit back and watch you ruin your own life while you’re trapped inside that worthless prison, and maybe if I’m feeling merciful, I’ll let you love me after. But not before every inch of you dies by my hand.”

For a moment you knew you were not in your own body. You were about a single inch just outside of it. Not in control. Just standing there. Staring out blindly. Staring into the void that was Kilgrave. Black. Angry. Massive. No light to speak of. Ready to suck everything into him. Never stopping. Only expanding. Growing.

Growing every second you let it.

The sound of the doors in the back of the room opening startled you back to your bleak reality, but what really frightened you was the quick snap of Kilgrave’s behavior. Where he’d been staring at you with a promise of a long and painful death, he suddenly looked terrified as he jumped up and down and banged his hands on the glass. “HELP ME! PLEASE HELP ME! I’M BEING HELD CAPTIVE-”

Jessica’s hand smacked the red button, sending a shock current through him and he fell to his hands and knees again inside the cell. Taking a breath you stepped back, confused to see Jeri Hogarth approaching. “What the hell are you doing? Stop. Now.”

Kilgrave was whimpering in his cell. “Please stop them- please, I beg you-” He had his face pressed against the glass. “Oh god bless you… god bless you…” Wheezing for breath. Crying. All the dramatics.

Going back to the table you crossed your arms as you and Jeri regarded each other. She was the first to speak. “This was your plan?”

Jessica’s anger flared just a little as she reached to turn off the audio, silencing Kilgrave- and his ability to hear outside his own cell. “My plan was to cut his balls off. Now I’ll settle for a confession.”

Jeri narrowed her eyes at you. “And you. You’re fine being party to this? To kidnapping and torture? You should be smarter than this. Does Stark know you’re here? That you’re threatening-”

Leaning closer to her, you couldn’t help your own temper. “Don’t pretend like you give a damn about me or my life. I’m surprised to see you. How does your being here benefit you? It must in some way, I’m sure.”

She crossed her arms. “Even if it did, this is asinine. You know better. A confession gleaned in this manner would be considered under duress. Inadmissible. Worse- it’ll indict the both of you. You should just let him go and hope he doesn’t press charges.”

Showing her inability to deal with this situation, Jessica scoffed hard and turned around. “You two really are more alike than you know. How come it took me to get the both of you together?”

Jeri shook her head. “So at least one of you has some sense, then.” Reading the room. Knowing you’d already tried to tell Jessica this wasn’t going to work. “You need more than whatever the hell this is.”

Trying to figure anything else on the spot you asked, “What about the survivor group?” “Hearsay. What else do you have?”

Jessica pointed to the laptop. “What about the videos?” A sense of desperation was rearing its ugly head. “His parents-”

Jeri stopped her. “-were evil scientists, yes. I listened to the files you sent. But there's nothing to link the boy in that video to the man you are torturing.”

“Then we’ll make a new video.” It really didn’t feel good that you were so far in this know that Jessica was backing everything up as we. Did you really want to do this? “I’ll force him to use his powers.”

The air in the room went a little cold as Jeri shook her head and put her hands on her hips. “There’s no time.”

Confusion struck you the quickest. “No time?”

“The DA offered Hope a plea bargain. All the stories, all the crazy claims coming out of the woodwork- it makes for bad press. They want it done.”

You stepped one pace back, not really removing yourself from this situation but… thinking. Jessica was ramping up. “No. I’m too close- I have him.” Ah. Suddenly… no longer we. Why was that? Everything was slipping through her fingers. And you had a feeling… had this really been about Hope? The entire time? Some part of it must have been but…

“Hope will do twenty years. Maybe fifteen for good behavior. If she turns it down she could do life. I have a legal obligation to present this plea deal to my client.” It sucked that Hogarth was the only one trying to make any sense out of this. Anyone trying to do right by Hope. Because- ...surely it had to have been obvious, right? You’d never take down Kilgrave. Not like this. Their arguing went on behind you as the reality of this situation started to dawn.

There isn’t a jail in the world that can hold Kilgrave.

When I get out of here-

“You need a witness with legal authority.”

“What about her?” This broke you free and you found yourself closer to Kilgrave’s cell than to the two women arguing at the table behind you. Turning you gave them a confused look. Jessica continued, waving her hand about, “She’s party with the fucking UN. If anyone has legal authority over this bullshit world that they put together- it’s her-”

Jeri’s tone was extremely stern. “You need to calm yourself and think about this rationally. The both of you kidnapped this man. Have had him here for who knows how long. And you want to use her as an authority over the situation? She’s biased. If you wanted to use her, you would have been smart to leave her out of it until now. As it is, she’s useless. She’s just as implicated as you are. And a judge would never authorize her as a credible source- let alone being even able to use this as evidence for a jury.”

Jessica’s disappointment was a hot flash that you just didn’t need right now. “So- what- I need like- a cop? Or a judge?”

“Either would be fine. But the DA is giving me a forty-eight hour window to decide on the deal.”

You wanted to interject. To ask if any of this was worth anything. But something was drawing you in closer. Sucking you in. That vortex that was swirling around Kilgrave was calling you. And so you turned away- in your uselessness- to go back to the cell.

They continued to squabble until Jessica decided she was leaving. She was going to get a cop. The longer you stayed here the worse it would be. She called your name. “Stay here. I’ll be back. And then this can be over.” You gave her a weak nod, about all you could do.

Then she was gone. And for a long while, you and Kilgrave just stared each other down. You crossed your arms, but he held his hands against the glass. As if yearning for any sort of contact. The air in the room was uncomfortable at best. But growing tenser by the second as you heard Jeri typing away on her phone. It didn’t take an empath to sense she was a little distracted by something in her personal life.

And almost exactly an hour after Jessica had left, Jeri stood. “I need to take a phone call.”

“I’m fine here.” She wasn’t asking your permission, but you gave it anyway. And as she moved to leave, you followed suit, going over to the table. And when the doors closed behind her, you flipped the audio back on.

Immediately as you did so, he droned. “Oh, puppy…” And when you turned to look at him, he smiled. “My sweet, puppy. Won’t you come over here? Can we talk like civilized people?” Part of you wanted to disobey. Not give in. He had no power here. No power over you. But you went anyway. Slowly. In a shuffle of one foot after the other. And once there, his smile grew absolutely sunny as he rested his head on the glass. “That’s my good girl. I’m sorry… about what I said… it’s all Jessica- you couldn’t possibly understand, she just makes me so…”

As he breathed a clenched breath out, you lifted your hands, matching his across the span of the glass, and then you laid your forehead against his, too, and closed your eyes.

“Puppy, you are so sad… and so frightened. This isn’t you. I know you. This isn’t right. Let me out. The two of us- we can just- leave. Make it all go away. I’ll forget it ever happened. We can leave this all behind.”

Trying so desperately to entreat you. To appeal to your sense of the greater good. As if he really knew you. Like he knew anything about you.

It was why his shock was so pleasing as you lifted your head, pressing every part of yourself against the glass. Glaring at him. “I’m going to kill you.”

You’d made this promise before. This one would not be unbroken, either.

But it seemed to stun him. Frighten him, even.

Good.

“What? What did you just say to me?” Staring at you, eyes wide. Like he couldn’t believe it.

“Jessica might not see it yet, but I do.” Your voice lurched a little and you felt a hot wash of fresh tears. “There’s nothing more for you. You won’t change. You’ll just keep hurting people. I’m going to give you a mercy no one else has shown you. Mercy for you and the world.”

That darkness circled in on him and then exploded. Strong and wild. His stupor died down as he looked at you. Eyes unmoving from yours. “So that’s it, then. You’ve decided I’m the villain. And you’ve decided I’ll die?”

“That’s right, Kilgrave.” Soft as you replied, nuzzling your forehead against the glass. “I decided. A long time ago. And now it’s time. I’m going to kill you. So keep putting on a show. Keep running out the clock for Hope. None of it matters. The both of us know that. You’re just biding your time until you can get free- isn’t that what you said to me? That you’ll get free and torture me until I long for death?” Your suddenly heavy breathing fogged the glass with every strike. He was wild. You were wilder. “Just be thankful I’ll make it quick for you.”

The two of you stared at each other for perhaps too long a time. Too close. If the glass wasn’t there, you’d be skin to skin. But finally, just as the doors opened and Jeri came back in, he smirked. “You really are an animal, aren’t you? That’s what I love about you. That’s what I’ve always wanted you to see. What I saw. You take whatever you like. You know, for a while, I had a mind about me to use you. To make Jessica see what I know is the truth.”

Behind you, “What is he talking about?”

Kilgrave slammed his balled fists against the glass. “But now I want the world to see you- see you the way I do. To know what you can do. I’m going to use you to your full potential, puppy. You’re going to make people kneel for me. Make them feel that I am their king. I am going to make you regret everything up until this point. Sooner than you think.” The two of you stared each other down until he hit his hands again and cast a glance sideways. “Let’s start, shall we! Did you know she has powers like mine? I’ll bet not. Everyone in her entire world- no, the entire world itself- is manipulated by her- yet I’m the dangerous one?”

There was a muddy disbelief behind you, but it was overshadowed by shock. “...you’re enhanced?” It would have been easy to break away. To deny it. He was a crazy man in a cage, after all. He’d say anything to be free. But instead you just stared at him. And said nothing.

Kilgrave returned that toothy, wolfish smirk your way. His voice was a wet, gravelly whisper. “I said I’ll destroy your life. I meant it.”

You’d held so still that entire time. Allowed yourself nothing. It was somehow so easy to square up to him again. “I said I’d kill you. I meant that more.”

#Tony Stark #Tony Stark x Reader #INY Chapter One Hundred Forty One #Jessica Jones Spoilers

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birdsareblooming · 6 years ago

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Hello! Welcome to my “Papyrus is the knight” theory/idea

This is less of a theory and more of a “YO WOULDN’T THIS BE SO COOL”

more below the cut:

1. This post. Read it.

https://singing-robot.tumblr.com/post/182920904424/i-was-thinking-about-papyrus-today-as-one-does

2. Papyrus himself.

What’s Papyrus’s character? WHO is Papyrus really?

Well, we know a few things about him. -He wants friends -He wants to be the hero -He wants to be in charge.....of something? Anything? -He plays with action figures. -He only cooks spaghetti bc his friends like it. -”Forgettable” -He’s REALLY TOUGH (undyne confirmes, and the “brutal kind of guy” line always makes me feel weird) -Sans is his older brother. -Technically a short fuse? He never gets very very angry but he gets annoyed pretty easily, but he only really shows that around Sans. -Sans is more social then him, and therefore more popular.

Ok, that’s what we know.

3. The save point problem.

This is going somewhere I swear.

Ok, So in undertale its heavily established that whomever has the most determined in the underground has control over the timelines.

The save points in deltarune have to do with “the power of [X]” or whatever.

So it’s not too much of a stretch to assume that whomever is the most powerful in the dark world has timeline control.

(And it seems that Lightners are more powerful then darkners. keep that in mind)

We clear?

4. Imagine with me.

First, remeber that Deltarune Papyrus isn’t Undertale Papyrus (at least not yet)

They have lived different lives.

And a lot of this is for the hell of it, again, this is less of a theory, and more of a “what if?” scenario.

Imagine with me, your Papyrus. You’re new in town, and you have no friends. You are BORED out of your MIND. Possibly a child, so having some emotional issues.

You’re also a younger sibling. A younger sibling who wants friends, but can never make them. While watching your older brother make friends faster than a gay walking down the street on steroids and drugs after a new haircut on coffee. Normal younger sibling issues, watching your older be more accepted and appreciated, while you’re left in the dust.

Also your older brother is Sans. Who hides all of his emotions, and is not good with dealing with his own problems and sure as hell cannot deal with yours without making a pun.

Also, you recently moved, maybe not at your own choice. So, not much control of your life, and, knowing Papyrus, might make him more than a little miffed.

So you’re bored, lonely, underappreciated, invisible/forgettable, and have lost all control over your life.

Then, you fall into another world.

A world with, interesting individuals.

It’s all new, and no one knows you.

But, they remember you. They know you. A gift that your own world has not given you.

Maybe, even with save point control.

You slowly realize, you’re in charge.

You’re the one in control.

It’s almost like a video game...

...too much like a video game.

Eventually, you truly realize this world isn’t real.....in a way.

It exits......but in a strange spirit world, or a way of imagination.

You truly are......in charge.

You can do whatever you want, with zero consequences.

And it’s fun! for a while.

Soon, you get bored there too, even though this was supposed to be an escape from your boring life.

But soon it gets to the point where you feel like.....everything’s been done.

...

Well.

not everything.

Wouldn’t it be interesting, if you convinced one of the kings to rise up against the others? What would happen then?

What if you made another aware this world is a lie?

Hell, open up another portal! Get them on your side! They love you!!

Despite doing bad things, you rallied them to your cause! Yes, it was through hate, but who cares! You’ve never had this many people so happy to see you. This many people respecting you. This many people cheering for you. This many people knowing you.

You can take your anger out, people will love you, AND it doesn’t mean shit! If you don’t like it, you can just reload!

....

Kinda sounds a lot like the geno route huh?

You get bored, you take these characters you love and throw them under the bus to see what would happen. And you don’t get comeuppance do you? Or you don’t think you will.

5.So, Knight Papyrus.

-He’s emotionally distraught -He’s bored af -He feel invisible -He finds a world -Plays it like a video game -Doesn’t......fully realize how real they are. -Is fucking with everyone for fun and also taking out his bottled-up anger on them.

6. Undertale.

Me, and many others, like to theorize that the Sans and Papyrus in Undertale are the same Sans and Papyrus in deltarune, and Sans and Pap in DR is them BEFORE UT. (would make sense with Sans’s story in UT)

So, if this was true,

Maybe tha’ts where Papyrus’s scensetiry in the geno route comes from.

Papyrus knows you can be better and NOT do this manipulative, “this world’s just a game” shit because HE got better and HE stopped doing this manipulative, “this world’s just a game” shit.

If in later chapters you redeem him, and he’s like,

“WOW I’M A TERRIBLE PERSON”

and, idk, bring in the “Anyone can be a good person if they just try” message.

If Papyrus learned this lesson through tenderness and true friendship, than why can’t you?

Anyway.....this is disjointed and weird.

#undertale #deltarune #papyrus #headcanon #delarune idea #long post

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codynaomiswire · 6 years ago

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TTS/RTA - “Destinies Collide” Initial Reaction

Note: Spoilers and some unpopular opinions ahead.

Ok, so...I’m going to go ahead and be honest right away. Overall...I didn’t actually like this episode very much. Not all of it was bad to me, but I also can’t say that I thought it was very great. Here are some of my general thoughts and opinions on it at this point for those interested:

Things I did like:

- As always, the animation, voice acting, and soundtrack were all really good in this episode. Kudos to the animators, VA’s, sound design team, and music team for all their hard work on it! You all did a great job!

- Special shoutout to Zachary Levi for his vocal work on Eugene’s song!

- Lance figuring out that destroying the statues would stop the ghosts from re-spawning! Such a great moment for him, and he was honestly one of the best things about this whole episode in my opinion. (Also the little acknowledgement between him and Adira was cute, and his complimenting Cass on her bravery when she went to retrieve the gondola from the middle of the gorge was really nice. Was great to see those fleeting but sincere moments of him reaching out to other characters he doesn’t talk to all that often when he’s on screen. It was a nice touch!)

- Adira running around like an old-timey cartoon character to catch Pascal as he was falling. That was cute and funny! xD

Things I didn’t like so much:

- The fact that the episode was stuffed to the gills with plot twists and red herrings. Like a lot of fans, I do love a good mystery, and plot twists when implemented correctly are terrific. But a lot of the twists in this episode felt really forced in my opinion, were too heavily concentrated, and the overall plot felt really rushed and chaotic. Especially when we get such big developments as Eugene finding his long-lost father and Cass going turncoat, I think it would’ve been worth it to spread out those plot elements a bit more and to flesh them out better over the course of more episodes perhaps. Probably would’ve been good on that note to take out some of the other non-plot-related episodes earlier in the season (ex. “Goodbye and Goodwill,” “Curses!,” “The Eye of Pincosta,” etc.), and instead give more time and attention to other plot-related elements that could’ve used it. (It also feels to me like Disney in general has been trying to chuck out a TON of plot twists in their latest works, and that’s starting to get a bit wearing in my opinion. Creators shouldn’t be afraid to use clichés or linear story lines if they happen to work out for the best. Not everything has to be super surprising or edgy in order to be satisfying or captivating to the audience. Don’t force it if it doesn’t work.)

- Eugene being revealed as the Dark Prince. Ok, ok, don’t get me wrong here. I don’t totally dislike this development. I do think it’s good that the series has endeavored to give us more of Eugene’s past, and yes, I do congratulate those fans who figured it out/had the theory before the big reveal. (Way to be observant guys!) But I personally do feel like there are a few problems with this development:

Was it just me, or did Eugene seem surprisingly...unfazed by this latest discovery? I mean, yes, he did have a song about having an identity crisis over it, but even then, I felt like he seemed to get over it pretty quick? I know he’s been increasingly unfazed by all the weirdness of their adventures, but man, this takes the cake on that point. He also didn’t seem to question it for very long (which is kind of odd, especially when Edmund himself is...a bit strange), he didn’t seem the least bit miffed with Edmund about sending him away when he was a baby, or really show much emotion at all over things save for a few words and shifts in expression. I’m sure all this needs time to sink in for him, ok, but still. His reaction wasn’t very realistic to me.

The fact that King Edmund seemed to just send baby Eugene away in the care of his nanny and...that was it. Like, I know the show can’t go into tons of detail on things, but honest to goodness! It looked like King Edmund just sent baby Eugene away into the wide, dangerous world with only his nanny to take care of him and to guard him. Like, there were no other guards with her or a foster father as well or anything! Nope. Just send your kid off into the wide world with minimal security and resources and hope for the best. Way to ensure a secure future for your child Edmund. Way to go! xP

The time spent on this development felt super rushed. I think it would’ve been better if there had been a whole episode dedicated to Eugene’s past as the Dark Prince, and not just have it as a B plot for the season finale. It is supposed to be kind of a big deal, right!? I think it would’ve been worth it to give this development its own episode.

I also find it strange that Edmund identified Eugene as his son simply by looking into his eyes. I mean...sure, I do think I see a resemblance between Edmund and Eugene, so it’s probably right anyway. But I do wish there had been a bit more of an explanation or more evidence for the truth of this theory instead of just, “We have the same eyes.” (Who knows, maybe we’ll get another twist in season 03 where we find that Eugene was not actually Edmund’s child, and he had been mistaken all along. But yeah, at this point, I would not be fazed by that.)

It seems like this development came along in order to bring about some sort of deep conflict for Eugene, but honestly...I don’t feel like it brings a whole lot of conflict at all? I mean, sure, it’s great that he’s come to find that he has a family and whole lineage that he can now learn about, and that’s a big change for Eugene on a personal level. But otherwise it doesn’t really do much to change the trajectory of his life or anything. I mean, if the Dark Kingdom were still a functioning place, I can see where this would present a conflict. Eugene could’ve felt torn between his obligation to rule the Dark Kingdom as its heir, but then his love for Rapunzel would be the opposing pull that could tear his heart in two over the whole thing, and cause more tension between himself and King Edmund who would’ve wanted him to stay to rule, etc. But that’s not really the case. The Dark Kingdom is dead, and everyone has left. So there really is no Dark Kingdom left to rule. So...Eugene can just go ahead and marry Rapunzel and live his dream in Corona anyway. No conflict really.

I also feel like the development does do a detriment to how Eugene’s character was played up in the Tangled feature film. One of the things that Eugene’s character was supposed to do in that movie was put a twist on the original fairytale, where instead of a prince saving Rapunzel from her tower, it was a thief that people assumed was just a good-for-nothing nobody. But he became the hero of the story through his own bravery and self-sacrifice, and not because of any royal blood in him. So yeah, I kind of feel like this development undermines that whole aspect of the original film.

And just a quick personal opinion: I feel like Cassandra being revealed as the Dark Princess would’ve been more compelling than having Eugene as the Dark Prince. Could’ve also been another reason why Cass seized the Moon Stone for herself, if that was the trajectory the writers would’ve taken things in any event. If she was the heir to the kingdom in charge of guarding the thing, it would make sense that she could see it as a kind of birthright for herself or something.

- And thus leading into the biggest one for me...the whole Cassandra plot twist. I know some fans think this is a fantastic plot twist, but I don’t really like it. Here are my reasons as to why:

It feels like a rehash of Varian’s betrayal, but bigger, with a lot less buildup, less reasoning behind it, and fewer sympathetic qualities. Now, I’m sure that something big happened to Cassandra beyond that mystery door in the shell house, and I do kinda hope that we’ll get to see just what exactly happened in season 03. But wow, I gotta say, it’s going to have to be something super compelling in order to excuse this degradation of Cassandra’s character. Especially after Cassandra had so much character development throughout both seasons 01 & 02, this really felt like it came out of nowhere and didn’t make much sense at all. I know there’s a theory that it’s not really Cassandra (that she’s either a clone/doppelgänger or is somehow possessed by some evil entity), and that may be right. Heck, with all the crazy plot twists peppering this series, most anything could be a possibility at this point. (She could be Zhan Tiri’s vessel, or Mother Gother retroactively reincarnated before she fell out of Rapunzel’s tower, or a young Mother Gothel before she time-taveled back to the past or something. Who knows at this point!?) But from what we know right now, it just seems to be a spiteful action with purely selfish motives on her part. (“I’m fulfilling MY destiny!”) We don’t even see her struggle with her decision (unlike Varian, who did have his moments of second-guessing), or show any signs that she’s making it out of interest for others. I mean, yeah, who knows? Maybe we’ll get yet another twist in season 03 where she did do it to protect Rapunzel somehow, and it was necessary for her to be perceived as an awful person in doing it for...some reason? But...sigh. (Especially when her solo song before this point was largely about her wishing she had the glory she felt she deserved...that whole thing just really rubs me the wrong way. Again, don’t get me wrong, I feel like “Waiting in the Wings” sounds amazing, and I would sympathize with some of the lyrics talking about missed opportunities, feeling like you’re meant for something more but not being there yet, etc. But it seemed like Cass was increasingly becoming some sort of glory hound, and nobody admires that or finds that sympathetic. (“Selfishness has never been admired.” ~ C. S. Lewis) At least Varian was trying to save his dad in what he was doing. Yes, he was going about it poorly, and there were some elements of selfishness in it to be sure, but at least he was understandable in his motives. Not excused for sure, but there was at least an explanation that made sense and was beyond “Me me me me me.”)

It’s also strange when Cass’s life was really pretty good before that moment, so what could she have hoped to gain from taking the Moon Stone for herself? She had her friends, a loving father in the Captain, a loving community back in Corona, a steady job, a dream to work towards, etc. It just...makes no sense, and feels more wrong than epic to me as a big reveal. Again, maybe there will be a good explanation for it in the future, but from what we know right now, it just seems to make her character a twist antagonist for the sake of having another one, and it just feels frustrating currently.

The weird transformation sequence when Cass grabbed the Moon Stone. I mean, I can certainly can get behind the glowing white-blue hair and eyes (something that the moon![insert character name here] theorists got right!), but...wow, the crew really went anime trope on this one. Which I’m not totally opposed to. I think anime references are cool. But this one just...felt a bit weird? I mean, I know the Moon Stone is way more extra than the Sun Drop, so sure, perhaps the alterations it makes to someone’s appearance when being infused into them could’ve been a bit more than just a change in hair color. But I think it would’ve made more sense if the armor Cass already had on became a different color or something (btw, RIP knight!Cassandra and armor, you were short-lived and will be missed), but instead it gave her what basically looked like a moon superhero jumpsuit. From a purely aesthetic perspective, it does have a great design, and Cass did look quite striking in it. But even though it looks great on a purely aesthetic level, I also don’t feel like it fits the tenor of the rest of the TTS/RTA aesthetic. I just..feels kind of out of place to me.

On a personal note: I also think it makes more sense for Varian to have been the moon vessel/the one to take the Moon Stone in the series, so this development also honestly had me disappointed in that way. I know, I know, yes, there is a bit of a bias to this opinion, but I also do think that Varian’s character had a TON of evidence to suggest this would’ve been more than plausible for his character, it could’ve tied into his motives to free his father, and he already had deeper connections to the Dark Kingdom than we’ve ever seen of Cass, and it would’ve been a great way to reintroduce him into the series.* And hey, if not Varian, I feel like it would’ve made more sense for Eugene to take the Moon Stone instead of Cassandra, with Eugene being all, “I’m sorry Rapunzel, but I can’t let you do this,” or something like that. I think that would’ve been way more compelling than Cass just doing it because of “destiny,” which she believed she had because of...reasons? Perhaps I’ll be proven wrong, but as it stands right now, I don’t think Cass was the best choice to go turncoat and to become the vessel for the Moon Drop. Or at the very least, they probably should’ve shown some sort of conflict in her over the decision. I know she’s not a very warm character, but pure malice doesn’t seem to fit her either. Just...weird.

*On the topic of Varian, I also have my opinions regarding how he as a character and a lot of the Varian fans have been treated in the aftermath of season 02 (by both other fans and some of the TTS/RTA crew members actually), but I won’t talk about that in this post as it’s not in the actual contents of the episode itself. And while I may get into it more in another post, I don’t feel like getting into that drama right now, especially when things are so fresh off the tail end of the finale. Just wanted to drop this note here though, as it’s another unpopular opinion I have related to this episode and to season 02, and I feel like the fandom and crew members could’ve done better in their responses to Varian’s fans. Just saying.

So...yeah. I guess that’s about it for now for my initial reaction to this episode. You don’t have to agree with me on it, but these are just my own honest thoughts on the topic for anyone interested.

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battleangelaelita · 5 years ago

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87+37 RanRyo

Ryoga has been nursing this wound in his heart ever since Ranma ran out from their duel. See, it hadn’t been serious...until then. It was just some spirited roughhousing, and a chance to spend more time with the only boy he could relate to at the all-boy middle school.

But when Ranma ran out of their duel, he left Ryoga alone. It left this great emptiness in him, and the more he thought about Ranma gallivanting off without him, the more it hurt, the angrier he became. So he tracked him down, all the way to the Cursed Springs of Jusenkyo, and then on to Furinkan High.

Fast forward to the present, Ranma seems happy to see him, and this just makes it hurt even more. Because all that time away hadn’t seemed to mean anything to him. Whatever second thoughts about settling the score vanish: they’re going to fight, and Ryoga is going to prove once and for all that he doesn’t need that soft boy in his life.

The fight goes like canon, right up until Ranma’s curse is revealed. Something sleeping inside Ryoga stirs. Ranma whines about it being a “curse” and how “inconvenient” it is to them, and for some reason Ryoga isn’t going to have it. He gets so angry he can’t stop from crying at the indignity of it. Ranma not only gets to stay human with their curse, they also turn into a beautiful woman.

The jealousy quickly turns into despair. They continue the fight, but Ryoga is preoccupied with these long repressed feelings, and Ranma wins. Ryoga curses Ranma for his luck, how they could have everything she ever wanted, including the one thing she’d never dare admit to anyone, not even herself.

This takes the wind right out of Ranma sails, and victory never felt so awful before. Ranma offers their hand and says there’s no way they could refuse to help a girl in trouble.

The next arc is two meatheaded Japanese teenagers figuring out this whole gender stuff. Akane starts bonding with Ryoga and helps her with presenting female, dealing with the skeptical students and faculty of Furinkan, and fighting off the usual motley of ridiculous martial arts challengers and the people Genma has betrothed Ranma to. Ukyo, Tsubasa and Konatsu show up quicker than in canon.

Throughout all this, Ryoga remains unaware of her growing romantic feelings for Ranma. The subtext is that Ryoga is panromantic but very much sapphic when it comes to sexual attraction, and only Nabiki can pick up on the subtext and try to hint it to Ranma. Ranma for their part is starting to forget that Ryoga was ever male presenting.The more time they spend with her, the more they are drawn to her voice. Ryoga’s been learning for Tsubasa about “how to be cute”, and while Tsubasa remains resolute that he is in fact just a guy who likes to be cute, Ryoga is starting to have her doubts.

Eventually, Ranma resolves to find a way to give Ryoga the blessing of Nyannichuan. Unfortunately, as Shampoo tells them this is a terrible sacrilege to both her people and the rival Musk tribe.

Cologne gets wind of Ranma’s plan, and alerts her tribe. The Musk catch wind of this, and their King gives the rebellious and moody Prince Herb a mission: stop the outsiders from desecrating the springs with their sacrilege, and they will be able to atone for their shame of being locked as a girl, and be granted the release of the Pot of Preservation. If Herb should manage to capture the the rebellious Amazon Shampoo, they might not even be passed over as heir to the king’s second son.

The battle lines are drawn, and there is much adventure. While the Nerima Wrecking Crew manages to overcome the Amazons sent to capture them, Herb’s forces manage to suprise them. Using the Pail of Preservation, Shampoo, Ranma and Mousse are locked in their cursed forms. Ranma gets separated from Ryoga by the Amazon counterattack, and Herb attempts to capture Shampoo to secure their rights as heir-apparent. But Ryoga gallantly intervenes, and is able to ensure Shampoo escapes. Ryoga is captured by an angry and brooding Herb.

Back at camp, Ryoga’s disappearance has left Ranma distraught. Akane finally realizes that Ranma is in love with Ryoga, and it breaks her heart. She is able to finally confess her feelings for Ranma, but gives Ranma leave to break their engagement. They kiss for the first and last time. Shampoo arrives in camp and manages to tell what has happened with Ryoga.

Back in the Musk camp, Herb schemes to trade “the defective male” for a better captive. The chief ot the Amazon war party reluctantly agrees to the trade to secure their alliance, hoping that Shampoo will secure peace between their two tribes. Herb generously offers the use of the Pot of Liberation to all when the deal is presented to the Nerima Wrecking Crew, on condition that once the trade is made, they all just walk away. They offer one night to think it over.

As much as Ranma wants Ryoga back, they’d never trade a friend like that. Shampoo makes her peace with the fact that Ranma won’t ever love her the way she wants, and is content that their fear of cats seems to be manageable in her presence. Perhaps in the next life. They begin hatching a rescue plan.

Meanwhile, Herb is ever more vexed by their strange captive. They question Ryoga about why she’d do such a strange thing. And the more they talk, the more the once clear world becomes clouded with doubt. Herb thinks about when they’d been newly cursed with the Nyannichuan, they were surprised about how much it didn’t bother them. But then faced with the demotion that meant among the Musk, and their father planning to sell them off as someone else’s bride.

When the rescuers arrive, they find Herb preparing to release Ryoga. After a tense moment, Herb tells them the location of the Musk relics, though they muse that after this they’d be lucky if they were still a scullery maid in their father’s house, let alone a Prince(ss). Ranma offers for her to come stay at their place.

There’s a fight in the throne room as they steal the treasures. Herb faces their father, and defeats him in single combat, and the heroes make off with the Pail of Preservation and Pot of Liberation.

They make straight for Jusenkyo. There’s a touching moment as Ryoga prepares to jump into Nyannichaun, where Ranma finally declares their feelings for Ryoga. The two kiss. Konatsu goes in next, and the two take a splash from the pail of preservation. Tsubasa dithers before finally jumping in when no one is looking.

The gang heads back to Nerima. Soun is a bit miffed that Ranma has broken the engagement, but he seems to take in stride due to the annoyance of having yet another live in house-guest. Ranma and Ryoga start dating, as do Ukyo and Konatsu. Akane and Herb start to warm up to each other, though she starts facing a bit of competition from Nabiki who only needed to hear the word “prince” to go gaga at the thought of dating them.

#ranma 1/2 #ranryo #Fanfic Ask Meme

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