#Ship critical

[khonaker]

Imagine having the arrogance of talking like this. And this is a thirty something year old TEACHER acting like this. This will be the last time I ever do a post like this but, honestly, I am so sick of her negativity. And the fact people LIKE her talking like this…they should be ashamed of themselves. They are only going to encourage people to cause to be ugly to each other for ships. People like her are going to help cause MHA to be remembered as a joke for how crazy people get over imagining doodles falling in love.

[4m4zing-gracie]

Uzi Doorman: How unnecessary romance can ruin a character (Part 1)

This is no flack to Uzi, nor is it to any NUzi shippers (ship what you want, I may be an eNVy lover and I'm happy you got what you wanted, I just hate how it was handled in the show), but can we all just talk about how much the unnecessary romance subplot + the inclusion of it in the show in general absolutely butchered Uzi's character?

I hope to god this gets put under an automatic 'read more/expand' thing, 'cause this is gonna get long.

But in case it doesn't cue the obligatory 'read more'!

Thank you.

Now, I remember watching the pilot and loving the character and the premise, as well as the dynamics in the show. Uzi was one of the characters that stuck out to me the most and was arguably my favourite before that title was given to V in episode three. She was determined to murder the company as well as armies of their other killer robots to save her colony, even if she had no skills AND at the cost of her own life, and she is absolutely willing to take in the robots that are just as much victims in all of this as the worker drones (eg. N).

I overall like to think that despite her flaws, and what her spiteful personality seems to show and probably on the contrary to what she would claim if she talks to anyone about it, Uzi's a much better person than she lets on. Not the most altruistic obviously, but still better than most people in the show. Hell, she didn't kill V on the spot like she did with J, not only because her railgun was still charging, but also because she knew N liked her and doing anything to V would make him sad.

Uzi overall was strong, independent, and didn't take BS from anyone, and despite her abrasiveness was overall wanting the best for robotkind, even willing to team up with those who had been hurt by them to show them the light. And that is what drew me to her and made me like her.

Then comes The Promening. Uzi, who was terrified of N and what he, V and J could be just an episode ago, is meeting up with him again, and what does she do? Ask him to go with her to prom, all blushy-faced and everything, despite having been terrified of him a moment ago. No buildup, no episode dedicated to them making up and realizing that it's okay and they can figure out what is wrong together, just.... out of nowhere crush. And while you could argue that she still needed him there anyways because of the looming danger of whatever Doll and Lizzy were planning, it's still not necessary, and I hate how it continues to stay throughout the episode.

Ladies and gentlemen, your first indication that this next bunch of episodes gonna get long and arduous.

Up next is Cabin Fever. Not my favourite episode-- I mean, it's no Absolute End in terms of garbage-- but not my favourite either.

Okay, so Uzi's learned that the plot is thickening and that she has some kind of solver thing, and so does Doll. So now, she's trying to get some answers about what this thing that she and Doll have is by looking around the camp that her father recommended checking out.

We start with more unnecessary blushing (seriously, where the fuck did this crush come from)?! and then Uzi goes off to find the cabin where she might get answers. Unfortunately, no results.

We then get a moment between her and V. Uzi and V obviously don't see eye to eye (honestly, they needed an episode or a moment where they talk properly and get a better understanding of each other). Uzi wants answers but finds that V is some annoying parasite that only cares about herself and her stomach, and likewise V does not like Uzi, being jealous of her and not wanting her to get involved with the past, as V thinks she knows what is best for N and is trying to 'protect him' (which Uzi does not know why).

N and V are already getting along with the other campers outside, something Uzi envies because they rarely acknowledge her existence at best, or treat her like a monster at worst. In this moment, V is hammering the point home by saying how Uzi needs to stop 'being creepy' and that she plans to make the latter her next victim for sneaking around and snooping, and that N will move on from her. After all, if what she has said is true, the guy has made friends with rocks before!

Long story short, Uzi gets possessed by the Solver and goes crazy and eats people, and we see her almost about to kill V (something I doubt she'd do if she had free will, as it would make N upset). Only when N swoops in to save them both is when she manages to break free. Blah Blah Blah, N and Uzi have a moment, and they both hug it out together, and they crushily hold hands*, end of episode.

*- Uzi, you didn't need to do that because again, WHERE DID THIS CRUSH COME FROM?

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Apologies in advance for the jarring Picrew, but I needed something to convey my facial expressions rn because I don't have nearly enough unhappy drawings of my 'Sona to show it.

So, as I have mentioned before, I'm an eNVy shipper. And so with this info in mind, you're probably thinking "Well, she's probably making this post to justify why eNVy should be canon". And in another universe where I'm an even bigger bitch than I already am, maybe I would be. But... that's not why we're here. We're talking about how Uzi was utterly RUINED as a character.

So to start, she was great at first. Loveable character, rebellious, surprised her plushie wasn't the second one made because of her popularity.

But then this crush came out of nowhere and so I begin to fear for the future of the show. As I'm watching this, I am partially honestly going "who are you and what have you done with my Uzi?" because while it's good that Uzi is still focusing on the mystery to some degree, it seems that now she's also starting to obsess over an out-of-nowhere crush that has ZERO buildup or anything similar. For god's sake, N and Disassembly drones in general were the objects of her fears at the end of episode two!

I GET that the show is about Uzi and N's friendship, I really do. And I like shows that are buddy-centric. But why does this random romance bullshit have to be squirmed in, when the show was already perfect without any signs of it? Seriously, Liam, this is not how you take things!

Unfortunately, it's only gonna get more arduous from there. So uh... I dunno, "thanks for coming to my TED Talk, stay tuned and keep an eye out for a part two coming later"? I dunno.

[madmanwonder]

Can’t fool me CRWBY.

[azulas-daddy-kink]

Since I've gotten a fair few asks about the Tyzula ship (some of which are still sitting in my inbox) during my time on this site, I have decided to outline my reasons as to why I do not ship or like Azula/Ty Lee, in a similar way to what a mutual of mine has done regarding Zutara (you may or may not know who you are, just wasn't sure if you would be okay with being tagged!).

So here goes....

Reasons I do not ship or like Tyzula from a canon perspective:

There's just nothing there. I'm not seeing anything other than friendship. Never once does either character, or the narrative, even hint at the fact that it could be something more.

It essentially ruins Ty Lee's character arc. The entire point of her arc was learning to stand up for herself, be independent, and prioritize her own happiness. This includes not letting Azula run her life anymore, and tell her what to do.

Azula, in her current state, is not ready for a romantic relationship with ANYBODY. Leastways, certainly not a healthy or functional one.

There is no evidence to suggest that Azula OR Ty Lee is attracted to the same sex. In fact, canon shows us literally the exact opposite. Both express and display romantic interest in boys, granted Azula's interest is more limited.

Ty Lee is literally not even on speaking terms with Azula post-canon. And for that to change, Azula would have to do some serious introspection and growth as a person, and make amends for how she mistreated those close to her. Even then, Ty Lee very well may decide she wants nothing to do with Azula, which is actually perfectly rational.

Reasons I do not ship or like Tyzula from a fanon/fandom perspective:

It's EVERYWHERE. You cannot avoid it, no matter how many tags or blogs you block, and it's annoying.

The majority of Tyzula shippers don't even seem to like Azula or Ty Lee as individual characters, independent of each other. And it shows. All they think about is how they can relate a post, headcanon, or piece of art to their ship.

Tyzula fics and headcanons are laughably OOC, and misrepresent both characters horribly - especially Azula. Look, I understand that we all have to change or add some things to make our respective ships work but there are limits. Personally, I draw the line at Azula repeatedly beating and raping Ty Lee but maybe that's just me.

Tyzula shippers have just been absolutely, unrepentantly nasty to me (and to some mutuals of mine) on a personal level. I have been bullied, harrassed, forced out of fandom spaces, lambasted as a lesbophobic bigot, and told to kill myself for the crime of not liking the ship, preferring to ship Azula with men, and criticizing this behavior on my own blog. That being said, seeing posts or art about this ship literally makes me want to puke, or just flat out makes me angry.

Semi-related to the above point, Tyzula shippers just refuse to stay in their own fucking lane! They go out of their way to make stupid comments on art or posts promoting other ships, and pick fights with people who disagree with them (also anyone who disagrees with them is automatically dismissed as being lesbophobic).

When you ask people in this fandom to explain why they see Azula as a lesbian, they either say something to the effect of """vibes""" or scream at you for oppressing them and hating lesbians.

(If you all have anything else to add, I would love to hear your thoughts!

Unless you're just a salty Tyzula shipper who feels like telling me off or calling me lesbophobic for the 323467th time, don't waste your time because you will be blocked immediately and no one will entertain your stupidity).

[soloragoldsun]

I think the main reason I can’t bring myself to ship Varric and Bianca is that Bioware hasn’t done anything to make me want to ship them. I mean, at first, she was a vague Woman in the Fridge that we knew nothing about. We just knew that she was “the one story Varric would never tell” and that his beloved crossbow is named after her. We didn’t know what tragedy was involved, but we knew it existed.

And don’t get me wrong: Their story is tragic. I’ve gone over this already, but they genuinely wanted to be together and were literally forced apart and are stuck writing letters and having sporadic trysts that are inevitably followed by Varric being chased by assassins. That sucks a lot for them, and I’m really glad we got some realistic drama rather than some fantastically tragic death.

But when we see them in Inquisition, everything about their interactions speak of a romance that died a long time ago, leaving the two clinging to what scraps they can get instead of moving forward or moving on. There’s obviously love there, as shown in their banter throughout the “Well, Shit” questline, but it isn’t enough. There’s more pain and wistfulness than there is a baseline for an actual relationship, and it’s definitely hurting both of them.

When it’s revealed that Bianca is the one who leaked the location of the thaig, Varric immediately accuses her of treating problems in life like a machine to be fixed while Bianca claps back at him, asking if she should be “wallowing in her mistakes” and writing about what she should have done. But after the initial anger, they both are just...resigned. Bianca gives the Inquisitor a threat to keep Varric safe, then leaves. When asked if he’ll see Bianca again, Varric just says “I always do.”

Their relationship isn’t good or healthy the way it is. They either need to take the plunge and go through the messy, dangerous process of being truly together in spite of the Merchant’s Guild, or end things, properly mourn the end of what they had, and move on.

[xlillilith]

I try not to be to focus on ships much cuz they really not and shouldn't be important at all but I really haaaaaate lord and miller for teasing the possibility of margo and miles when I know they're gonna most likely just gonna turn around and force him and gw*n together despite everything that's...not good about that ship, thus making margo into the disposable black love interests which many black female characters sadly fall victim too 😔

[moved-to-piersgender]

Seriously, the way the peak fandom treated Mettaton just because he's a feminine guy with no obvious love interest was FUCKED UP. He was usually written with all the depth and subtlety of crepe paper because his canon characterization is too Problematic I guess. Not every P/apyton shipper treated him as just Papyrus' Love Interest and nothing else but…so many did.

It's a bit funny I guess that most people that ended up with strong negative feelings about P/apyton (the ones that weren't being straight up homophobic about it at least) did so because they feel like Papyrus deserves better than someone as messy as Mettaton can be when in my case it was VERY MUCH the opposite. A fair few people overcorrected for the infantilization by turning Papyrus into a creepy stalkerish horndog and it's just like…no. Restraining order now please.

[fetusbaconegg]

Why I think Soriel sucks

[jadequarze]

A father's lament

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as you can see, i was struggling haushaus

[oddthesungod]

Essek: I want to study you Ashton: haha, like... carnally? ;)

[xandrikart]

[4m4zing-gracie]

"It felt like MD turned into a shitty NUzi fanfic" YESSSS, FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS.

I loved Uzi in the pilot. But... GOD, the way her development got handled was so awful. I wanted to try to keep liking her after episode 3 and onwards, but oH MY GOD the romance made it so hard.

I think the fact that romance was included in the show at all is what ruined Uzi's character. Because it turned the confident little purple gremlin I loved into a pick-me girl whiny bitch who wants N to kiss her brains out. It was literally sickening, seeing such a badass being reduced to such a pissbaby.

I don't dislike Uzi and N as a concept, people can ship what they want. Hell, I'm over here in the eNVy and VUzi corner. But OH MY GOD, the show's godawful romantic plot tumor definitely gave me a sour opinion of so much. Poor Uzi....

She has the same character development i had in middle school

My commentary on Uzi's character "development" (you can disagree, don't take seriously bla bla)

Went from overconfident, """unfairly""" outcasted, rude yet determinated edgy girl to whining, self-pitying, depended on man, who 24/7 has to save her ass from dangers she got herself into, lovestruck moron who blushes too much near her so-called crush (which is totaly not just a result of loneliness and trauma, and TOTALY not made for fans to drool over one popular ship). Both are suck honestly, but at least its somewhat realistic development. Overconfident, edgy girl fucks around and found outs a scary shit she can't handle, traumatizes herself in the process and becomes clingy to only one person who tolerates her.

Also it feels like md slowly turns into a shitty nuzi fic

[blorbologist]

Vax 🤝Percy🤝'if we stay in here any longer Vex will be Really Fucking Gutted and we can't have that'

[barblaz-arts]

When Gomez Addams obsesses over his tol goth wife who he calls a million pet names, everyone calls them couple goals. But when a gay lil angel does the same thing for her tol demon gf suddenly it's toxic? As if Charlie isn't such a huge enough sweetheart to deserve having someone fawn over her anyways.

[pocketgalaxies]

It feels good to be able to help. (for @overnighttosunflowers)

[undead-knick-knack]

POV: You're Ashton Greymoore