#I get so passionate about

[mikeyisbrooklyn]

I FUCKING KNEW SOMEONE WOULD BRING IT UP AAGGGHHH

Spoilers for Bioshock Infinite below

Wanna avoid the spoilers? TLDR:

Bioshock Infinite is not an example of this trope—at least, it isn’t an example that’s played straight. It’s lampshaded, if anything. Bioshock instead shows that oppressors will equate their actions with that of the oppressed, to make both themselves look better and the oppressed look worse.

No you canNOT say Bioshock Infinite! If you would like to critique the story as a whole? Cool, go for it. But Daisy was handled exceptionally well considering the fact that the player character is Booker “War Crimes Are Necessary Sometimes” DeWitt. That scene immediately after Elizabeth kills Daisy to save that kid, pay attention to how both Booker and Elizabeth react. Booker is callous and flippant because he’s a selfish, uncaring man. This is not subtext, this is shouted in the boldest of bold texts from practically the start of the game. Meanwhile, Elizabeth shows an appropriate amount of disgust, discomfort, and concern for what she did.

Why does any of this matter? Because even though Booker is the player character, I argue that Elizabeth is the focal character. Over the course of the game we are watching the innocence of her sheltered upbringing fade. At the start of the game, she pretty much has no thoughts besides having fun and talking about her interests—as if that’s all there is to the world. Then, she sees racism for the first time and says something to the effect of “That’s—that’s odd, why does that happen?” like a child would. Booker unhelpfully brushes it aside (cause he sucks) but what’s important is—even though she drops it—if you pay attention, she’s not satisfied fully with his answer.

Back to Daisy, who is fighting against the oppression of black (and by extension, all) citizens of Columbia. For those that don’t know, the short version of Daisy’s extreme plan is kill the kid of a rich and powerful man to prove a point and make her message heard. Again, extreme, but like the OP post says, the intentions are good (this is undeniable and again, in the game this is said in big bold letters).

In the end, it’s Elizabeth—sweet, innocent Elizabeth—that kills Daisy while Booker is engaging with her. Elizabeth is horrified that she just killed someone. Booker? The ass practically plays OP’s meme straight, accusing Daisy as being as bad Comstock because of the extremes she went to. Like before when she first saw racism, Elizabeth doesn’t like this answer. She’s noticeably more uncomfortable with Booker from this point onwards.

“Wait, doesn’t that mean Bioshock Infinite does fit OP’s post?” NO! Here’s why:

Remember how I called Booker a war criminal? Yeah no that wasn’t a joke. Big spoilers for the game, Booker IS Comstock. Same person. He doesn’t know it at this point in the game cause timey wimey shit, don’t ask, I’ve already been typing for too long. The point is, the game hints at this the whole time, like whole time. Which means Booker is an oppressor himself criticizing one of the people he’s oppressed. Again, not subtext.

This matters a lot because Bioshock is not saying “Daisy was in the wrong for being extreme, she’s just as bad Comstock!” Booker is saying that. Booker, the unreliable narrator. Booker, the brash asshole. Booker, THE VILLAIN OF THE GAME! Booker and his opinions should not be treated as anything but what they are: an oppressor and the fucked up way his mind works.

If you would like to criticize the (unfortunately plentiful) players who did not pick up on this? Be my guest. Wanna criticize the game cause you feel like the handled the topic in a clunky way. Fine! But they did not endorse the status quo. Booker dies at the end! And Elizabeth kills him! It’s not in some heroic sacrifice. He is not glorified as it happens. Elizabeth kills him because she knows it’s the right thing to do. Because even though she can never undo killing Daisy, she CAN do right by her and the people of Columbia by killer Comstock while she has the chance. The moment is clearly emotional for her, but that’s only because she got attached to Booker after all this time (and remember, she was emotional after Daisy too, so the girl is simply not a killer).

can we stop doing this trope

[densewentz]

rookanis players: why isnt Lucanis' romance more passionate, more physical!! Why is he so subdued and quiet!! You barely even kiss!! Lucanis, fresh out of a year in a demonic torture pit, having just had one of his two remaining family members taken from him just as he's freed, almost losing Treviso to the elvhen gods which are a) apparently real and b) that he's apparently now responsible for killling and who, oh yeah, also is always literally on the brink of exhaustion because he can't sleep or his spite demon goes around causing mischief and sniffing people: rook, mi vida, please give me a break

[delicourse]

i miss them a little if im gonna be honest

[madamemiz]

sad: falling out of a hyperfixation

tragic: watching your beloved friends and mutuals fall out of the hyperfixation while you're still in it

[tubbytarchia]

got an urge to design ponies oops

[grapefruit185]

he loves those dumb twins sm, the found family aspect of this show makes me go crazy!!!!!!!

(1st pic is referencing this post lol)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Congratulations to TEAM CHEESE for winning the popular vote on the Charcuterie poll!

[bacchuschucklefuck]

space sweepers but they're delivery people and are at no point on screen through the entire movie

[adhdandcomics]

whoever needs to hear this: if you got a disability, if you don’t know if you have something, if you ever think “it’s not that bad” if you have a thing about guilt, if you’re ill, Anything: listen. it is okay to throw things away.

you can throw it away. if it sucks and it stresses you the fuck out, if you just “need the right time to fix it” for the past 3 months. or years. if you loved it once upon a time but it makes you feel kinda weird and guilty now. if it’s a jacket youve reaaaally been meaning to mend and then donate. a jar of sauce that “all you have to do” is clean out to recycle but it’s been a week and now there’s a small colony growing in it. slowly shredding to bits fabric scraps you plan to use to fix something. busted picture frame. cracked mug. old shoes. extra box. an entire pack of granola bars that you hate so much but don’t want to waste.

life is already so goddamn difficult for us. i know you still care about recycling and the environment and sustainability. but it’s okay, i promise. sometimes you have to take care of your space. sometimes you have to cut your losses so you can actually have energy to recycle the next thing. get rid of the old shirt before it turns into a tornado pile of guilt under the bed. you’re not a bad person. you can throw this one away.

[sandushengshou]

the vampire lestat in the media (1/2)

[sunnymainecoon]

I know damn well I misunderstood the assignment but we roll, I'll understand it some day

It's killer and dust btw. If you couldn't tell. Which you probably couldn't.. forgor to say but shhh 🤫 Killers having a convo with himself..

..I kinda wanna change my url but idk to what

[p4nishers]

can't believe tom hiddleston ACTUALLY interrupted the interviewer to say "one last thing, i think mobius is loki's friend and i don't think loki has ever had a friend before" like king. i love how u felt the need to add that truly

[deoidesign]

I'm so mad that post was misinformation because there is actually an EXTREMELY important conversation to have about the production schedules artists are forced into. There's no need for exaggeration, the conditions are bad.

I work for webtoon. My publication schedule is weekly. While publishing I'm required 10-15 pages a week. Fully colored.

This means I'm finishing a 150 page fully colored graphic novel every 10-15 weeks.

When my comic is not updating, I am not getting paid. Any time writing, editing, or off is out of my own pocket. I don't get healthcare. They do not provide any assistants. They expect me to promote myself; they chose to deprioritize me before I even launched and gave me an end date half a year in. I never had a chance.

And this is the industry standard! Every company has artists forced into crunch hours, overtime, and burnout. Artists are literally dying early due to it. So many of my friends can't afford to go to the doctor.

It's unsustainable and untenable, and it's also the expectation our audiences have.

If we want to have this conversation, there's plenty of conversation to be had with the realities of the situation. It's bad as is.

[willpowers]

claps my hands

chilchuck is an ADULT

he should not be compared to those series that make a 1000 year old character look like they're 8

because chilchuck does have signs of aging, is shown to, in the perspective of others of his race, be maturing

it is OK to ship him with another character!

for christs sake his kids are also considered grown adults

it sucks cause like, real life people with developmental disabilities get told they're never going to be able to express themselves sexually or their partners are considered evil, but they deserve to have just as much of a chance at love as others!

chilchuck acts and looks more mature than my 15 year old tall grown up looking cousin, and thats the difference! appearance shouldnt matter, chronologic age should be the only factor. not only is chilchuck older the adult age of his race, but hes also considered way over adult age in human years too!

please please just be normal about chilchuck i beg

[ohitslen]

Intrusive thoughts

[lizzybeeee]

DATV explaining the 'Regret Prison'

A REGRET PRISON IS STUPID AND I'M TIRED OF PRETENDING THAT ITS NOT

TL;DR: a prison can serve as a metaphor but it shouldn't be entirely comprised of a metaphor.

From what I understood from what the game gave us: Solas has made a new prison to move the God's too - since bringing down the veil would free them from the Black City. This new prison is separate(?) from the fade or so far removed/contained that bringing down the veil would not compromise it...apparently. We interrupt his ritual, Solas gets sucked into the new prison he made, and the elven gods are free.

When Rook gets kicked into the fade they're physically there - which means it's a physical place in the fade, like how it was a mixture of physical/thought when we entered it in DAI. Which makes sense - the gods are real and living beings, they need to be in a place, there must be some aspect of physicality to it.

Alright, cool, it's a Black City 2.0 - I assume it's better defended to prevent people breaking in/out again?

NOPE.

We get there and it's a 'regret prison'?? It's tied to the regrets of those within it? Composed of regrets??? Solas had to wait for the right moment for Rook to be sufficiently 'full of regret' that they could switch places?

So is the prison tied to Solas's regrets? If so, how can Rook escape? The prison seems to work around the idea that it relies on the regrets of the person it's holding to work - which is how/why Rook was able to be trapped and later free themselves (along with whatever remains of the team apparently being able to do something on their end, not that we hear about it).

WHICH IS STUPID!

Are you telling me the prison intended to hold to megalomaniac elven gods was going to imprison them based on their own regrets? Is Solas assuming that Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain are as self-pitying as he is? They'd break out quicker than Rook did! He made a time out corner for the elven gods to sit in and gave them an out if they reflected on their emotions/regrets or decided that they don't regret what they did. Elgar'nan, a spirit of tyranny, is not going to 'regret' his actions - he is going to justify them by telling himself and others that he knows what's best.

We can come across some of Solas's regrets in the prison if you run around a bit and explore:

Remnant of Failure - talking about the orb from Inquisition.

Remnant of Parting - talking about Mythal

Remnant of Reflection - more vague, talking about the Titans I believe.

So maybe he altered it - maybe he intended the prison to be 'locked' with his own regrets because after a millennia of having a pity party he still can't bring himself to self-reflect and look to the future. But what if Solas died? Or if his guilt lessened - would it diminish the strength of the regret prison?

We already have pre-established lore (though DATV has shown they don't really give a crap tbh) that once the being that has claimed/altered an area of the fade is slain, it's influence diminishes both in and outside of the fade. So if the prison was tied to his regrets then it would require Solas to basically live forever to keep it stable - especially if he brought down the veil and removed the one barrier that kept the world and the fade apart.

Rook and Solas needed some assistance to exit - but it doesn't seem like it was much! Solas used his dagger and Rook just...got out through a fade tear? This is Solas's 'more secure' second prison? It has a worse track record than the Black City! If Rook - who is not an elven god - managed to escape the regret prison what is to stop anyone else from breaking in and out of the prison?

And what did Solas intend to do with the blight - the bulk of which is apparently in the black city?? If bringing down the Veil would free the gods in the black city doesn't that mean that the blight would also be released?! Did he have a plan? Why does he go fully ahead with bringing down the veil at the end if the black city is still there and filled with blight?!

I get it: the 'regret prison' is a metaphor for how Solas holds onto the past and how Rook can move past their regrets and grow. He's trapped by the past - it's a prison. Cool. But this prison is supposed to by a physical place to contain the gods - not just to solely contain Solas. The mission is literally called 'A Cage for Gods'.

The Black City is an actual place that's so far out of reach of anywhere else in the fade that no mage can ever reach it while in dreams - let alone physically, which was only done once and took tremendous effort/blood sacrifices. It made sense - it was cool to see floating in the sky in DAO!

Though it's not said specifically, it's strongly implied that Arlathan is the Black City. You can see in the concept art that floating elven city is exactly the same as the black city in DAO! It's this foreboding thing just lurking in the sky - a constant reminder of the sin that led to the horrors of the blights and darkspawn. A real place with lore and history that also serves as a metaphor for the hubris and destruction of those who call themselves gods and act as tyrants -> for both the evanuris and the magisters.

I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS BIOWARE!

WHAT IS THIS KINGDOM HEARTS NONSENSE???!!