#and i don't have enough redeeming qualities to also be guilty of hypocrisy

[gorjee-art]

Are there any things you like that are bad? As in quality or execution, not morality. I also mean like, rancid. There is very little, if anything, redeeming about it, beyond it meaning something to you. I don't mean So Bad It's Good either, (Examples of that being The Room or Shadow The Hedgehog 2005) it just isn't allowed to be good. I suffer from too much recency bias and a poor memory to think of any examples of this for me. Except maybe Big's Campaign from SA1? I haven't played it recently enough to know if it's truly as bad as people say and if I just enjoyed suffering as a child or if they were simply not as good as me at holding the A button down.

Oh this is easy for me, anything from Vivzie Pop's work. Ho-kay! Ho-kay...put the pitchforks down, and let me explain myself.

I am the type of person who is critical and picky with most things regarding media, I am the movie critic snob who puts her nose up at any sign of error or distasteful writing. My inner critic is basically this, regarding everyone else and even me.

I also know how to let things go and let people enjoy things without having to share my opinion, which Helluva Boss is my greatest self-guilty pleasure. I am in the middle of the lovers and the haters and I agree with both.

The writing is AWFUL, and so slapped together last minute, there was little to no planning for the story other than "I really like the idea of this relationship so I will decide to let it take over the entire show that's about imps doing murder". Not to mention the famous sailor mouth on EVERYONE. There is little difference in mannerisms regarding dialogue and that drives me up the wall, I could make a 10-page essay on how I absolutely despise every single little thing about it...

but I also just adore it...I love the characters! Fizzarolli is the first character in a WHILE I genuinely relate to on a close level, and the songs. GOD the music, it's so catchy and wonderful, All 2 U and House of Asmodeus are something I've been humming to myself for a long time. As much as I hate to say this...I love Stolas and Blitzo's dynamic as well, I am grossly passionate about them and wish they were written BETTER, I love the idea between a royal and a clown, the king and their precious jester, the prince and their knight. I love all the tiny details in Apology Tour and I HATE THAT I DO.

I just desperately want this show to be good but it only has...moments. of greatness. if that makes sense, and that frustrates me to hell and back. It feels like fanfiction, not a show, it feels like someone who really likes this relationship did it. Not the official thing, and I really sometimes wish Stolas and Blitz' were not the focus of the show, cute as they are. It was about hitmen doing their job in ludicrously silly and cruel ways because they're...imps! cruel cruel imps! that's their go-to! I didn't go into this show expecting a touching oddly sultry romance.

but, I'll keep my mouth shut, and ignore my inner hypocrisy I learned a long time ago that people should just...enjoy things.

[welcometogrouchland]

for the ask meme: the magnus archives or the silt verses?

Doing tma because I haven't finished tsv yet but just know carpenter is my blorbo and my poor little meow meow. Sid Wright is also my glup shitto. My scrimblo bimblo

blorbo: Jon or Melanie for sure. Obviously the show has a very compelling expanded cast but these two definitely have a monopoly on my brain and heart <3

scrunkly: going w/ the admiral because he's literally just A Little Fuckin Kitty. What more do you want from him?

scrimblo bimblo: if Sasha James has 1000 fans, I'm one of them. If Sasha James has 1 million fans, I am one of them. If Sasha James has 1 fan, that's me. If Sasha James has no fans, I have died. If the world is against Sasha James I am against the world

glup shitto: I think I said her before in the avatar specific round but Manuela Dominguez my beloved <3 Callum too I just really like the dark avatars they don't get enough attention. For a more main cast character then absolutely Tim or maybe like. Rosie

poor little meow meow: MELANIE I love her dearly she's so complex and respectfully if u do not like her you're entitled to your opinion but I am not inviting you to Sunday brunch. Somebody talk to me about how she's like "I'm so fucking evil and angry and mad and I'd kill you if I had the chance. you should be afraid of me I'm so fucked up" but always sounds like she's on the verge of tears when threatening people. Somebody talk to me about how she's so much smarter and yet simultaneously dumber than anyone gives her credit for. Someone talk to me about how she's a cunt but she's also ridiculously kind (hiiiiii Martin parallels~) and how important her arc of healing is (hiiiiii Martin parallels~) Please I'm going fucking insane.

Also Georgie. I don't have as many words for Georgie but just know I love her too. Gertrude as well

horse plinko: I'd put daisy in the horse plinko but that's kinda just the coffin isn't it?

eeby deeby: I think I said Elias last time but this time I'm saying Maxwell Rayner because kidnapping children is deeply fucking unsexy

[miraculermarinette]

After watching some episodes from season 4, this show has started to make me dislike Adrien. I'm annoyed by the fact that whenever he's in the wrong, the narrative frames the situation in a way that's supposed to make us feel bad for him.

It also follows this old tired trope of villainizing the other party whenever they defend themselves. When the woman stands up for herself and calls out the guy for his inappropriate advances, she's depicted as a b*tch, and the poor guy who's been rejected multiple times "Just can't catch a break" or "He just can't help himself".

I hate how whenever Marinette messes up (Not counting her obsessive behavior), the audience isn't expected to pity her because she's wrong, as it should be. However, that same standard isn't held for Adrien. He can almost kill one of Ladybug's teammates and the narrative will try to make everyone else apologize or feel guilty except him.

If that's not bad enough, you have his god-awful fanbase which only makes me dislike Adrien even more. You have grown adults defending this boy's immature and inappropriate behavior while simultaneously simping for him. In their eyes, he can do absolutely no wrong, and the show apparently did him dirty because he's not the primary protagonist, yet the entire narrative treats him like he's perfect and everyone else in his life is flawed. I'm also convinced that if people I didn't find Adrien attractive, he would be getting way more hate.

Adrien himself isn't even that interesting, it's his family history that's interesting. He's never carried the show, he barely contributes to being a hero, and worst of all, he's painted as this golden boy both in and out of the show, but in reality, he's a spoiled, entitled, unfunny, bland, idiotic, brat. Any sort of redeeming qualities he had was shafted in this season.

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Go off!

I hate how sexist and racist the writers are and the fans don't even care about that because their fav is not framed in the wrong.

Adrien did kill Aeon by mistake in the ny special but we were made to feel bad for HIM and not the mom that lost her daughter. What's worse is that he just quit after that and left the entire responsibility on Ladybug. Adrien needs to stop quitting all because he is sad. Marinette never quit no matter how sad she is and she never throws herself pity parties.

The trope of villainizing women who stand up for themselves is also very common in Indian movies which just makes me hate it more. Everytime when the male lead or chat noir disrespect their personal space and the girls stand up for themselves, the males pull out their "uwu I am sad " back stories and guilt trip the females to make them feel bad for breaking their hearts. Miraculous perfectly sums up every Indian Movie ever. Also, Lila and Chloe sometimes disrespect Adrien’s space like Chat noir does with Ladybug but the girls are framed as wrong for that while Chat is right and deserves her love.

And you are so right about his stans!. Adrien stans never accept chat's harrassment towards lb and say how creepy we are for calling him a harasser. It is still possible to like a character and acknowledge his flaws but Adrien stans don't do that. Their hypocrisy and double standards are so infuriating and they would blame Marinette for doing something while actively excusing Adrien if he does the same thing.

The funny thing is, when kids see miraculous, they can immediately figure out Marinette’s obsession is wrong but can't do the same with Adrien and any other character. I have proof as I also was in the same place once and I have a sister and three cousins who still think Adrien is perfect. And all of this is because Adrien cannot learn from his mistakes because he can't do wrong.

Honestly, if the writers can't treat boys and girls the same way, they need to be fired or at least given a smaller position in the writing team and replaced by good ones. And please PLEASE hire some female writers who actually know how girls act.

The fact that this is a girl power show is really insulting.