#anyways i need to replay rejuv. i miss it. but i think ill wait for the update

[perenlop]

i really hope this doesnt across as shade, because it isnt. but i think pokemon rejuvenation is an excellent example of why its good practice to have a ton of women in the cast because then you have a variety of women and if one of them feels like shes not treated as well by the narrative then its hard to take it to heart with how well the other women are treated. like, despite how i hate the “dead wife and daughter guy” trope, i’m not annoyed over keta’s arc because there isnt really a trend in this game of female characters dying or suffering for male characters’s development, or if there is, its matched out by the men dying for the women too (hell, arguably keta dies for aelita’s arc LOL) so it doesnt feel targeted. the closest i can think of is ren being manipulated into team xen over melia, but even that is barely even reflected on, and melia isnt even dead so like no fridging actually happened. turns out you can avoid misogynistic trends by just writing a variety of women and dont treat them worse compared to their male counterparts. i dont know why this is so baffling and difficult to replicate to so many fandom geeks and writers in the coming year 2025.

also it means he can write a ton of shitty women and i LOVE shitty women so its a huge win for me