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kennys-parka-jacket · 2 months ago

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Actually if we're being 100% canon accurate then Hank would probably never approve of SU or letting Bobby watch it. He isn't as strict about gender roles as Cotton, but so far I haven't seen him approve of any of the times Bobby's been GNC. Also he was more disgusted with Bill putting on a dress than him drinking pasta sauce straight from the jar

#Hank tries to be a good father; friend; husband; and member of his community; and I respect him for that #He also isn't as strict about gender roles as other characters. He stood up for Luanne when Cotton said someone else fixed the car #But he's flawed at the end of the day #I think his justification for not wanting Bobby to appear 'sensitive' is so his son doesn't get bullied #But in the episode where this reasoning was brought up it was also revealed that -#- Hank himself used to be the sort of person who would've bullied Bobby #(This logic was mentioned because of Bobby being a husky model; but still)#Anyway; I'm only on the beginning of season 4. Maybe my opinion will change after finishing the series

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 7 months ago

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I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wen ning #wei wuxian #wen qing #jiang cheng #Truly Massive disclaimer here: I am a Jiang Cheng enjoyer. I like his character. I enjoy that he is very flawed and volatile.#This episode of the audio drama has a lot of great breakdown scenes featuring JC - and they all deserve a feature.#But underlying this comic is a small meta comment of 'ah man I have too many comics of JC just wailing sadly'#My goal is to draw 6-8 comics per episode - I sometimes have to truncate and cut good scenes out.#Especially when a large majority is just different flavours of trauma and toxic relationships to your self-worth.#I would also like to make a note here that just because you lose the ability to do something that is very tied to your core identity-#-does not mean your life is over. It will feel like the end of the world. It will send you into a spiral of grief. It will hurt so badly.#Sometimes we do not realize how tied up our identities can be in certain things until we are cut loose.#You don't lose yourself. I promise the pain will fade in time. I promise you will find other things to tether you. I promise you will be ok #Life moves forwards. Time moves forwards. You move forwards.#Ego death just means an opportunity for ego rebirth. You are never committed to being the same person forever.#To wrap this around to JC: Yeah I love the twist with the core transfer but man I would have loved to see JC accept the loss.#Obviously it happens for a reason (story) but I can have my AUs. I can have these 'what-ifs'.#described in alt text #I'm trying it out! *please* give me feedback - I want to eventually Add image ID to all of these comics one day

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caeslxys · 7 months ago

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I’ve mentioned this elsewhere but it feels relevant again in light of the most recent episode. Something that’s really fascinating to me about Orym’s grief in comparison to the rest of the hells’ grief is that his is the youngest/most fresh and because of that tends to be the most volatile when it is triggered (aside from FCG, who was two and obviously The Most volatile when triggered.)

As in: prior to the attack on Zephrah, Orym was leading a normal, happy, casual life! with family who loved him and still do! Grief was something that was inflicted upon him via Ludinus’ machinations, whereas with characters like Imogen or Ashton, grief has been the background tapestry of their entire lives. And I think that shows in how the rest of them are largely able to, if not see past completely (Imogen/Laudna/Chetney) then at least temper/direct their vitriol or grief (Ashton/Fearne/Chetney again) to where it is most effective. (There is a glaring reason, for example, that Imogen scolded Orym for the way he reacted to Liliana and not Ashton. Because Ashton’s anger was directed in a way that was ultimately protective of Imogen—most effective—and Orym’s was founded solely in his personal grief.)

He wants Imogen to have her mom and he wants Lilliana to be salvageable for Imogen because he loves Imogen. But his love for the people in his present actively and consistently tend to conflict with the love he has for the people in his past. They are in a constant battle and Orym—he cannot fathom losing either of them.

(Or, to that point, recognize that allowing empathy to take root in him for the enemy isn't losing one of them.)

It is deeply poignant, then, that Orym’s grief is symbolized by both a sword and shield. It is something he wields as a blade when he feels his philosophy being threatened by certain conversational threads (as he believes it is one of the only things he has left of Will and Derrig, and is therefore desperately clinging onto with both bloody hands even if it makes him, occasionally, a hypocrite), but also something he can use in defense of the people he presently loves—if that provocative, blade-grief side of him does not push them—or himself—away first.

(it won’t—he is as loved by the hells as he loves them. he just needs to—as laudna so beautifully said—say and hear it more often.)

#critical role #cr spoilers #bells hells #orym of the air ashari #cr meta #imogen temult #ashton greymoore #liliana temult #this is genuinely completely written in good faith as someone who loves orym #but is also about orym and so will inevitably end up being completely misconstrued and made into discourse. alas #I could talk about how Orym’s unwillingness to allow the hells to actually finish/come to a solid conclusion on Philosophy Talk #is directly connected to one of the largest criticisms of c3 (that they are constantly having these conversations)#all day. alas. engaging with orym’s flaws tends to make people upset #it is ESP prevelant when he walks off after exclaiming ‘they (vangaurd) are NOT right’#which was not only never said but wasn’t even what they were talking about #he even admits as much to imogen like ten minutes later! that he is incapable of viewing it objectively #which is 100% justifiable and understandable but simultaneously does not make his grief alone the most important perspective in the world #also bc i fear ppl will play semantics on my tags yes the line ‘i hope she’s right’ was said but it was from ASHTON #who does not believe they are at all and wasn’t saying they actively WERE right. orym just heard something to latch onto and ran with it #ultimately there is a reason orym only admitted that he was struggling when he had stepped away to talk to dorian #who has not been around and thusly has not changed once n orym's eyes #and it isn't that the hells never check in or care. they do. they have several times over #it is dishonest to say they haven't #the actual reason is that all of this is something He Is Aware Of. he doesn't mention it bc he KNOWS it's hypocritical and selfish #he says as much!#EXHALES. @ MY OWN BRAIN CAN WE THINK ABT MOG AGAIN. FYRA RAI EVEN. FOR ME.#posting this literally at 8 in the morning so I can get my thoughts out of my brain but also attempt to immediately make this post invisibl

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worriesndoodles · 2 months ago

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honestly i think maybe i love ace attorney because its so magical girl coded....the formula of a dumbass who has no idea what they are doing but have to roll with whatever comes their way and preserve out of goodness of their heart is so so magical girl (and a step further, pink cure) in essence, just done with evidence and objections instead of magical rods and mascots

*side note: weirdgirl assistants are essentially a mascot role in this reading as they provide advice/help/just moral support while being a very comedic character and also need saving at times

#me yapping #ace attorney #magical girl #precure #another day another post of me linking the things i like for no reason #i slept 12 hours and birthed this thoughts #i was thinking about how pheenie is as much as dumbass as phoenix is #and how contrasted with layton phoenix is definitely running on pure empathy/justice seeking #like layton could never be a magical girl even a blue one yknow #he is definitely a villain or better yet a movie villain coded in that sense #or like a grandma who used to he a magical girl back in her days and now is a fountain of wisdom #you catch my drift? layton is too grounded #like i keep thinking about the “flaws” removed from phoenixes character to make layton and i keep coming back to this line of thought #sometimes im not sure if layton is empathetic or just thinks some things should be done a certain way #like im glad he helps people and the reason ultimately doesnt matter at the end #but i wonder if its just “i dont wanna people suffering” vs “gentlemen HAS to do this always no exceptions ever”#or both because yknow. complex characters #oh also abour phoenix inserting himself jnto other peoples stories #THAT is also pretty magical girl coded along with the savior complex #ok i yapped enough im sorry

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messangerforthestars · 5 months ago

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“We need more morally gray characters” you guys can barely handle topaz and jade.

#yeah I said it #hsr #Honkai star rail #topaz hsr #topaz and numby #jade #jade hsr #hsr Jade #hsr topaz #like they’re not good but their not mustache twirling villains y’all #yes topaz did mess up by not telling bronya the actual success rate if she accepted the deal #but you have to remember she was indoctrinated since she was a kid that the ipc was good and that those who surrendered to its power will #succeed and thrive #hell they may have used examples like boothills home planet as warnings #of course she would think the ipc is good and will #help jarillo #her home planet was on the brink of collapse when the ipc came and it was quite literally life saving #even though it did mean robbing the future of a population to work for them topaz so grateful for the ipc and sees it as a way to pay back #you guys are forgetting that she was willing to sacrifice her position and that she was happy the planet could be independent #now we don’t know much about jade but she doesn’t go seeking out desperate people #those people come to her and accept those deals knowing full well every detail and it’s cost #she may get some pleasure from it sure but she’s just doing business with people #and yet I see people view them as villains and yet not call out aventurine with helping the ipc take control of penacony #he’s a victim yes but so is topaz when it comes to the ipc manipulating them #topaz has good Intentions and is just following what she has been taught since childhood #look I love aventurine I really do but he’s not pure and at the end of the day both him and topaz are people they are flawed #they’re not completely bad or good #sorry it was mainly about topaz we don’t know much about jade and I might change my mind on her when we do

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lupinus-bicolor · 2 years ago

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Y'know even in spite of how good IDW and earthspark megatron are I think tfp megatron is my favorite just for the melodrama and untapped comedic value. This bitch is so emotionally repressed and comically power hungry it circles all the way back to being thematically compelling. He comes back after a several year radio silence with armfuls of Robot Space Crack and immediately assumes power again like nothing ever happened. He throws vehicons off the wings of his ship. He has beef with a 14 year old girl. He abused the power of the anti-god that turns people into mindless drones and was surprised when said god tried to make him a mindless drone. His own ship came alive and tried to stage a mutiny. Optimus prime did a burnout on his face that one time. If someone made him express a genuine emotion besides rage he would spontaneously combust. I fucking love him

#Transformers #he's a former gladiator chasing his glory days and using the fact that he used to be low caste to excuse everything he does #and then by the end of the series he has to come to terms with his own powerlessness and face up to what he's done and he just RUNS.#hes just utterly fascinating in how flawed and contradictory he is #Megatron #tfp megatron

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captain-astors · 1 year ago

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Creature. (The rendered ones are referenced from manga panels)

#mediocre art #tokyo ghoul #On some level I think I should like Kaneki more than I do but there's this weird sense of detachment #I have not only from him but being able to perceive him as a character?#I don't even dislike him it's just that I can't feel any which way about him at all. He's a catalyst for events #feels more like the conch from Lord of the Flies or something rather than a fictional person.#He doesn't suffer and learn from the consequences #he just suffers and does what got him there again. It's arguable that the lack of punishment denies him the satisfaction #but if that's the case why does he end the story with everything working out perfectly for him?#Why do his friends oblige his flaws and accept his lack of change?#Is the problem my lack of understanding or his lack of good writing?#Is he well written?#Why do I like a certain character from a different anime who's a very similar person with very similar dynamics #but with a goal and acceptance by himself and those around him that his actions really are reprehensible and cannot truly be atoned for #not only more but to the point that he's actually one of my favorites?#Am I just sitting upon a throne of entitlement #because his thought process and experiences are not catered to be applicable to and understood by myself?#GOD IF I KNOW ANYMORE #I'm not pressuring myself to like him or anything I just don't understand anything about kaneki these days and I don't know why

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unfortunatelyilikebnha · 3 months ago

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Bnha makes me so mad because it could’ve been good. It had a lot of good aspects. But in the end none of them were satisfyingly resolved so it just feels bad.

#UGHHHHHH ik a million people have made posts like this but it’s pissing me off rn!#the ‘unfortunately’ in my username is more pointed than ever #(not that I’ve had a lot of hope it’d end well for a long ass time.#it’s just frustrating to make me love these characters and get attached to this world and then execute their stories so terribly.)#honestly I’d probably change my username to smth else (and I still might) if I hadn’t had it for so long #it’d be annoying if it messed up links in my past posts #but having smth vanguard related might be fun…#bnha critical #mha critical #<- tagging those so no one jumps down my throat for stating an opinion on my personal blog #and like. I’m not doing this to be a hater. I LIKE these characters and some of this story is very near and dear to my heart #I’m also not saying everything I didn’t like is a writing flaw #and in fact a lot of the things I didn’t like I think should stay there just get meaningfully addressed #but good godddddddddd it’s upsetting to see a story I cared abt sm & I leaned on during some shit end like this #whatever.#I haven’t even actually been keeping up besides looking at the spoilers for years now #it’s not like I’m gonna stop thinking abt the version that lives in my head. it’s just a shame about the official ending that’s all.#at the end of the day I’m not the author horikoshi is and that’s how he chose to end his story.

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mintharan · 10 months ago

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one thing i love so so much about wyll is that he's an atheist, not in the sense that he doesn't believe in them, they are materially real in the DnD setting, but that he doesn't think they're worthy of worship "the only thing the gods have ever given me is a cold shoulder" it's so evocative, so poignant, it says so much about him as a character. and really, to me, encapsulates the essence of his character: there is no divine intervention, there are no miracles, there are only people, and for them he's willing to sacrifice more than any god ever would

#wyll #wyll ravengard #this is also why he's so attached to heroes like balduran and ansur regular people who achieved extraordinary things #and this is why i think his quest misses the mark of making him see the flaws in his heroes but not letting him come #to the obvious realization: no one can do it alone #there's no single hero who saves the day #you need a crowd you need the masses #the game itself reinforces this by having groups of allies to support the last stand #so to me wyll's character journey should be all about him realizing that real change can only be enacted by the people #but now we're probably getting too marxist for larian #but anyway to me that's the logical conclusion of wyll's character arc #and also why i don't particularly like the 'send him to avernus with karlach' ending #it robs him of agency and relegates him to a vigilante role that i'm a little uncomfortable with #i much prefer the duke and ranger endings

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huldrabitch · 6 months ago

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I know a lot of people don't want Cullen brought back for various reasons, BUT it would be really satisfying to have just a minor voice acted appearance of Cullen done by anyone else than Gregg Ellis to distance the character from him.

#I actually like Cullen a lot. Hes a flawed and really interesting character #I think his narrative and change even if not perfect is really interesting as a character development #Anyways truly I romanced him with my canon trev inquisitor in DAI and I think I should be resting or killed off low key.#Like he's been through enough and been involved enough #However I want Gregg Ellis to know he's replaceable and the character is not his to claim when doing That #Da4 #I know they try not to include potentially dead characters but I feel like they keep doing it sooo #Also he's be a character that's experienced actually ALL the games with really large impacts on the plot which is hilarious #Cullen and Varric: When will it fucking end #If he does appear (he won't) please give him sexy grey/white hair and don't make him bald please #Dragon age 4 #dragon age the veilguard

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imminent-danger-came · 4 months ago

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do you think the writers are being too slow revealing what happened with wukong and macaque? like should the full story been revealed in s4

That's very subjective!

For me personally, I'm totally fine with how it's played out. We get enough tidbits every season/developments with their dynamic that I'm pretty content. I also just think that when the time comes, how they choose to reveal that information to us (and especially to MK) will have optimal impact!

Idk, I just think it's going to work out you know