#but more out of my own selfish reasons than actual hate for his arc

[beautyqueenz444]

Things I BETTER not see in Jorge's ilium musical.

1. Helen not loving Menelaus; Helen being reduced to some damsel who hated her husband and ran off with Prettyboy Paris is not only overdone, it’s lazy writing. The actual mythology (and especially the Iliad and Odyssey) makes it clear:

Helen felt remorse.

Helen wanted to go home.

Menelaus literally didn’t kill her when he could have, because deep down, there was love and forgiveness between them.

If Jorge does the “Menelaus bad, Paris misunderstood lover” thing again… I’m sorry, we’re skipping that track.

2. Paris x Helen isn’t tragic romance, it’s state-sanctioned kidnapping mixed with divine manipulation. Helen literally says in the Iliad:

> “I wish I had died before following you from my marriage bed.”

Like!! Girl was not into him like that. Romanticizing their relationship not only disrespects her agency, it erases the trauma she likely felt being dragged into the war.

If Jorge includes Paris and Helen singing of being happy together like lovers—I’m turning the volume all the way down.

3. DO NOT sanitize mythology to make it more "digestible"—especially not at the expense of Trojan women.

EPIC was amazing, but yeah, it really smoothed over the horrors of Circe and Calypso and how Odysseus was essentially held hostage. If Jorge glosses over:

The enslavement of Trojan women

The trauma of Briseis, Chryseis, Cassandra, Hecuba, Andromache, etc.

The loss of identity, agency, and humanity they suffered Then it’s not really an Ilium musical—it's a fanfic with drums. These women's stories deserve the truth. It’s not too dark—it’s history. And Jorge has shown he can write that complexity before, so we NEED him to do it here.

4. If Jorge dares to give us the “Achilles loses his friend” version—like we haven’t had decades of that already—I’m walking out mid-ballad. Because let’s be real:

Achilles loses his mind when Patroclus dies.

He refuses to eat.

He desecrates Hector’s body.

He literally says he loved Patroclus more than anyone. This was not “brotherhood.” This was grief-stricken, soul-crushing, heart-shattering love.

5. Hector being a villain;I swear if they make him the bad guy…

If Jorge paints Hector as some evil warmonger just to prop up the Greeks, it’s over. Because let’s be real:

Hector was defending his home, his family, his people.

He was literally the most honorable man in the Iliad.

He didn’t start the war—Paris did. Hector was the one trying to end it.

If the musical doesn’t show how torn he was, how much he loved Andromache and Astyanax, how he knew he was marching toward death and still went anyway? Then it’s not Ilium—it’s Greek propaganda.

We need his dignity. His humanity. His tragedy.

Don’t turn him into a generic “enemy general.” Give him the honor he earned.

6. Agamemnon being let off the hook

If he gets a redemption arc, I'm unplugging the aux cord.

Agamemnon is not just some “misunderstood leader with a heavy burden”—he’s a selfish, power-hungry tyrant who:

Stole Briseis from Achilles like she was property

Sacrificed his own daughter Iphigenia for "good winds"

Treated Chryseis like nothing more than a prize

Started petty fights that cost thousands of lives

If Jorge tries to turn him into some “father figure” or “war hero,” or gives him some soaring number about "duty" and "sacrifice"—I’m skipping it.

Agamemnon is the reason half the Greek tragedy even happens. He is not a noble king. He’s a catalyst of suffering.

7. Cassandra being treated like a background character

If she’s just a sad girl in a corner muttering prophecies—I’m burning the script.

Cassandra is one of the most tragic, terrifyingly powerful, and mistreated figures in all of Ilium. She:

Was cursed by Apollo to speak truth no one would believe.

Watched her city crumble exactly as she foresaw.

Was taken as a war prize by Agamemnon.

And was brutally murdered by Clytemnestra upon arrival in Mycenae.

If Jorge reduces her to a weird side character who just spouts dramatic lines and disappears—we riot.

She deserves a song that haunts. A moment that chills the audience. A voice that echoes truth ignored. She is not just a footnote. She is the embodiment of how women, prophets, and victims were silenced

8. Briseis being sidelined or romanticized

If Briseis gets the “Achilles’ soft girlfriend” treatment—I’m throwing the whole track list into the sea. Briseis was enslaved, stripped of her home, and treated like a prize by both Agamemnon and Achilles. Yet in so many retellings, she’s:

Reduced to Achilles’ love interest

Given no voice beyond “I’m so grateful he didn’t hurt me”

Treated like her trauma was a backdrop for his man pain

No. Briseis deserves:

A song about her rage, her grief, her humanity

To be more than a symbol of what men lost

A spotlight that says: “I was not your trophy—I was your prisoner.”

If Jorge doesn't handle her with the gravity she demands—if she’s just there for soft moments and Achilles angst—I’m out.

9. Trojan women being treated like an afterthought

If we don’t get a full, gut-punch moment for the women who lost everything? That’s not Ilium—it’s fanfic cowardice.

We better hear:

Andromache’s sorrow as she watches her baby torn from her arms

Hecuba’s mourning for her city, her sons, her dignity

Polyxena’s bravery as she walks to her death

Cassandra’s fury at being unheard and unavenged

The women of Troy were not passive casualties. They were survivors. Witnesses. Warriors in their own right.

If Jorge doesn’t give them space, songs, and screams— I'm sorry but no matter how good the songs are I'm hitting mute.

10. Paris being portrayed as a tragic softboy™ instead of the selfish disaster he was. If I see one more “misunderstood golden prince who just wanted love”—I’m launching myself off Mount Ida.

Let’s get this straight:

Paris started the war by choosing beauty over wisdom and power in the Judgment of the Goddesses.

He stole Helen, knowing she was married—and knowing what it would cost.

He ran from battle, let others die for his choices, and hid behind Hector’s honor.

He literally killed Achilles with a cheap shot—not out of bravery, but because Apollo guided the arrow.

There is nothing “poetic” about him. He wasn’t a lover—he was a spark that burned down empires.

So if Jorge tries to:

Give him a sadboi solo about “being born into fate”

Frame him as a “victim of the gods”

Or show him longing for Helen like he didn’t ruin her life—Then it’s over. We’re fast-forwarding until Troy burns.

[haveihitanerve]

Steve doesn't go back in time and stay there with Peggy, but he does retire the shield. He is satisfied with the rumors that he lives on the moon, and moves to a farm house out in the country. Pepper invites him over every day for dinner, and he takes on the role Tony would have had with Morgan. Not her father, never her father, but hes there. A stable father-figure, a male in her life to show her what a real man is like. He helps Pepper cook and washes the dishes and sometimes they dance together, not romantically, but just because Steve likes dancing and Pepper misses her husband. He takes Morgan out when Pepper is feeling too depressed and doesn't want her daughter to see, and drops her off at school and picks her up every day. He and Pepper have mandatory therapy sessions with each other every Saturday and eat ice cream and watch happy or sad or funny movies on Sunday. He trains with Peter and helps him with his homework, and laughs when Bucky comes over for lunch, telling exuberating tales of how Sam is coming along with the shield. He grows old in the company of his friends and allies, and he and Rhodey meet for pool and drinks, the way they used to with Tony, and reminisce. He and Bruce and Clint and Thor still go on missions together occasionally, but Steve still leaves the shield with Sam, choosing instead a different, nanotechnology, advanced by Shuri type suit. Peter is allowed to be a kid and not have to deal with the weight of the Iron Man legacy over his head. Director Fury gets added to group chats and comes to friday brunch and Quinton Beck gets kicked to next week. Steve growing old with the team he helped build and helps to inspire and build the team his best friends died for, helps craft a world in their image. Give me that Steve Rogers marvel. pls

[id0what1want]

It's kind of strange to me that I don't see more Michael lovers.

Michael Ole is a character that definitely isn't perfect by any means, but every character in Jentry has flaws. It's strange to me that people are a lot more critical of Michael's flaws than they are of Kit's.

Michael does not get the same screentime that Kit does and there is also the added factor of Kit dying at the end of his arc, making it so Kit dies a martyr instead of actually having to face the consequences of his actions.

We now have the mental image of Kit dying for Jentry in a brave and selfless action.

Except

Michael has the strength to live for Jentry. Michael has lost his house and his job to Jentry's powers and still accepts them as part of her. Michael doesn't change himself to be with Jentry and has interests outside of Jentry. Michael makes mistakes and fucks up, but he doesn't essentially commit suic*de the first time he and Jentry have a big fight.

Michael of course isn't perfect. He's a teenager, he's messy in relationships and struggles to communicate well. When they break up, he rebounds on another girl. He hurt Stella. He also didn't k*ll himself. He owns up to his actions. He lives with his consequences.

The reason why we're supposed to like Michael isn't because he doesn't do as much for Jentry as Kit did, it's because Michael handles his problems with growth rather than selfishness. Kit dying for Jentry was not for Jentry. Kit wanting to be human was not for Jentry. He would rather die than live with the fact that he fucked up. It's unfair to Jentry.

Michael wants to help Jentry because above all else they are friends. There are romantic undertones, yes, but Michael doesn't get anything out of their relationship the same way that Kit does. In fact, people forget that Michael has ALSO sacrificed for Jentry. He has ALSO risked his life time and time again for her.

It's definitely not that I hate Kit. Kit is my favorite character. I wholeheartedly believe that in terms of Kit and Jentry, Kit needs to take a page from Michael's book and grow rather than change himself on a dime. Kit's apology should not have been his death. It makes it so he escapes all responsibility for what he did. Dying is easy, living is harder.

Had Michael died for whatever reason, his actions would also be seen more favorably because of the martyr affect.

I am personally very refreshed that the canon choice in the male leads goes to the healthier option, and even more refreshed that the choice in the love triangle went to the lead with the darker skin tone. Black characters are often cursed with second lead syndrome, if they even get a romantic interest at all. It's also rare for characters of dark skin tones to get with the lighter skinned female lead, interracial relationships in a YA setting are incredibly rare. Jentry Chau already does amazing for having Jentry's love triangle options not being 'very white All-American guy' and 'slightly tanner troubled bad boy but is still very much white'. I would like to note that I am still annoyed that Michael's arc didn't get nearly the attention/time Kit's did and that Stella got sidelined so hard.

I am also still finding it strange, despite all the reasons I listed as possible explanations, that Michael's mistakes are received so harshly in comparison to Kit's reception. Michael committed the crime of teenage drama and Kit is guilty of stalking, attempted murder, and accounts of actual murder. Do I stand with my problematic wife? Yes, I really like Kit. Do I think Jentry is totally valid for not wanting to date a guy that stalked her in favor of a guy whose worst crime is breaking up with his girlfriend? Yes! I personally have been stalked before. Jentry extending the olive branch of friendship is already phenomenal, she is totally right for not wanting a relationship. Michael is very safe in comparison to Kit, and eliminating the factor of normalcy, Michael has never shown any intent of violence/danger towards Jentry.

I also have a theory that if the cast was gender swapped, and Kit acted the way he did towards Jentry, the fanbase would have been harsher in his reception. It strikes me as the same phenomenon where a light-skinned male can exhibit traits of autism and be excused where a female person with autism will act the same way and be considered a bitch. This is mostly theoretical, but it does tie back to Michael; if Kit had dark skin or if Michael acted the way Kit did, would the fanbase be harsher for his instances of violence?

There is the argument that Kit is Korean and thus also a minority, so Michael's race doesn't tie into his less enthused reception. While I would like to say that people make their assumptions solely on their actions, those numbers just don't add up AND it erases the impact Michael being black in the first place has on his character. Echo Wu stated in the Spilling the Milk livestream that she needed an All-American jock character, what was stopping her from making Michael a white boy quarterback? Michael's race and heritage adds dimension to his character past variation in the skin tone roster, people forcing Michael into the role of a jock gains further implication because people tend to force the view that black characters and black people as being physically stronger/more athletic. Black characters are not often portrayed to have nerdy interests like anime, band (specifically instruments that AREN'T percussion), or any kind of intellectual hobby. In-universe, Michael's race is important to his character and affects how he is perceived, why would that suddenly become false to his reception in the real world? The real world where racism DEFINITELY doesn't exist anymore, and subconscious racial bias is DEFINITELY dead.

I am NOT saying if you are team Kit that you are racist, PLEASE do not let that be the takeaway. This post was simply made because I was surprised nobody had pointed this out already and I think these conversations are important to have and consider instead of pretending these trends don't exist. I also love Michael, and I wish that I saw more people talk about him

[mari-lair]

Shit I might want to read this, it looks cute. What is this?

I am assuming you're talking about the manga with a cute art style, the one with this trio, which I love dearly

If so, I am very sorry Anon, my blog is misleading propaganda. None of these three are the protagonists, or even sidekicks to the protagonist, they are either stuck as a gag character for half of the manga, pushed to the side, given an antagonistic role/a role that have a diferent belief from the mcs, or all of the above simultaneously.

This is not their story.

They do eventually get focus, there is a reason I have grown attached to their arcs more than the protagonist's stories, but I am aware most people do not vibe with them. Many actually hate these three. They aren't the heart of this story. If you read this manga, rest assured it won't be for them.

So let me try to give you a more accurate idea of what the story is about without any major spoilers/details.

The manga is called "Toilet Bond Hanako-kun" which is a strange mainstream translation considering "suicide boy Hanako-kun" is the more accurate one. Very different vibes between those two translations, right? That's how the manga feels too, it is a mix of strange and goofy and 'oh, shit got dark'.

The story takes place in a fantasy world where supernaturals and ghosts exist and the trio in the spotlight are these three goofballs!

The red eyed girl is our main protagonist, Yashiro Nene, she is in love with the idea of love, a true hopeless romantic!

She attracts trouble and have a wild imagination, easily getting stuck inside her own fantasies as a form to both find strength and avoid tragedies. She is an insecure but very kind soul with a lot of hope in her heart, but she is not that smart. While she does have her moments, if you dig strategy stories and logical characters this story isn't for you, it's more about whimsy and vibes.

The boy with the cap is the main lead and our titular boy "Hanako." He is a ghost, more specifically a supernatural, which are ghost whose soul got corrupted for staying in our world instead of moving on once they died. He is also the main love interest. A mischievous morally grey spirit with no self-love, no hope, and a lovely mix of being apathetic and caring too much. He is dangerous, selfish, awkward, and possessive and he hates it.

The blond one is Minamoto Kou, an exorcist who never exorcised anything, he is a kind and insecure guy, not very smart logic-wise but his emotional intelligence is surprisingly good (bad habits aside). He is selfless to the point of concern, and starts out determined to be Hanako's eternal enemy but they become besties by accident. He is desperate to help, very determined, very impulsive, very easy to trust. Horrible at being an exorcist.

The friendship between these three is very sweet. You feel like it will be a generic love triangle on their intro but no, they all care about each other. Romance may be a big thing in this manga but this trio are besties.

The humor can be hit or miss, sometimes it's so silly or dry that I love it, but sometimes it's passes my bar and becomes overly exaggerated. Some of the gags just don't land (at least to me), and if you think about the story too much, is not hard to find inconsistencies, but the main sell of this manga is character comflict, which is usually real good, and the supernaturals elements/stories which are the main events of the manga. All the supernatural stories are amazing.

I don't want to spoil the powers and rumors and tragedies but here are some 'vibes' of the supernatural elements.

It is a rollercoaster of cool ideas and vibes and creative ways to explore the wishes and fears of the characters.

A lot changes through the story, this trio won't be the main dynamic forever but it is the heart at the start, and the supernatural stuff is strong during the entire manga! So if the pros sound better than the cons, go check it out!

You can read it: here

[beatrixblog]

# My personal CRK + WITCHES CASTLE VILLAIN RANKING

12. Stink Eye Tortuga - no. Just no. I can appreciate his role in the story but i fucking hate this guy. His voice makes me want to die but atleast he has a cool design and I can’t take him seriously either. He’s not even menacing. He’s just stupid. The only reason hes even on this list is because he has one of the coolest designs

11. Shady Noble Cookie

Storywise, there isn’t much on this guy. But god in every single scene he is he scared me. The delivery was perfect, and the fact this guy sent assassins to try and murder children and ACTUALLY managed to manipulate a DRAGON into going berserk and to turn things around to go his way makes him a genuine threat. Love him. Hes so salty and petty ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Just wish he got more screentime.

10. Dr Evilglaze

I genuinely love this guy as a villain. Hes unpredictable and clever, but god his design kind of ruins the hype a bit for me and its funny and thats what I love about it. Because you’re telling me this tiny doughnut in a space suit is supposed to be a galaxy destroying tyrant!? Idk hes silly and i hate his voice actor

9. Millefeuille Cookie.

Do I even have to explain? I love villains who are realistic to real life. My only problem with her is that she doesn’t get enough time to actually be evil as a twist villain. But her entire demeanour and the fact she literally BRAINWASHES children into a religious cult is just evil personified. Shes just scary af.

8. Shadow Milk Cookie

Look, I love how Shadow Milk is written, hes just not my type personally. He has an amazing design, amazing arc and amazingly written personality and motivations, with how he acts childish and selfish akin to the jester hes presenting as, but at the same time is genuinely scary, and hes interesting as hell, but hes just not my favourite personally despite being an incredibly fun villain and his voice actor being goated.

7. Affogato Cookie

I love Affogatto for the same reasons I like Scar. Albeit it was briefly, but he was one of the few villains to actually accomplish their goal. Hes sly and just an overall delight to watch, and his manipulation and snake-like nature just is the cherry on top. But for me personally, his backstory wasn’t fleshed out enough, and hes just not really my favourite.

6. Black Pearl Cookie

In my opinion she is one of the most well written and most interestingly written, overrated as she is. Yes I think her design is a bit bland but god did her backstory make me cry with how tragic it is, with how she was broken by that same broken promise and held the grudge even years later just shows how much she truly loves Lord Oyster but refuses to admit it because of her pain. But she is truly sadistic and she gives me Ursula vibes, the way everything is just a plaything to her takes to another level of its own. Every single line Erica delivered I was smiling. And her rage is absolutely justified.

5. Burning Spice Cookie

I know you’re gonna scream at me because I put Burning Spice below Custard but hear me out. Ok so Burning Spice GENUINELY TERRIFIED ME. His ruthlessness, temper, and overall cruelty actually had me shaking. And his backstory is really compelling too. When you look at it closer, him getting bored with his old role actually makes sense. Because all he had to do was watch the same things happen again with nothing ever really changing and breaking the cycle. Everything was always ‘born, wither, decay’ over and over again until it drove him mad. Also banger design I fucking love him..😍😍😍😍🥰🥰

4. Mystic Flour Cookie

Do I even have to explain myself? Mystic Flour was the best part of Dark Cacao’s beast yeast episode in my opinion (other than the two dragons<3). The way her presence is so defined when she’s not even there, and just the sheer genius of turning the soldier’s beliefs against them as she slowly decays them is just pure mastery. And plus the fact that her motivation also makes sense. Her wishes were taken for granted so she decided to not care anymore, but also how shes also shown to be a bit childish with how she wants to inflict the same pain onto others that she felt. She terrified me even more than burning spice is with just how monotone and ghostly her voice is. I fucking love Mystic Flour. I would explain more but my brains not working aaaaaa

3. Elder Custard Cookie

I know I am going to get skewered for this but as a villain, he is one of the best. You know a villains good when every single fucking second they are on scream you are screaming at them to shut up. When you look at the story closer hes actually really clever for he knows when to drop the facade, but the temper seems to ruin that and thats what I love. He is one of the most realistic ones because people like him exist. Self righteous, cruel and heartless. Hes like a less evil Frollo. But cowardly. Watching him go from menacing, self righteous, bigoted and a genuine threat to unsophisticated, brash, reckless yet still a threat when he loses it is funny to me. And watching him get humbled by Caviar was just such a joy. But hes also interesting in the way that he was probably also in the Dark Flour war and had to flee. I love pompous stuck up, haughty nobles that eventually break and drop the facade. But We all hate Elder Custard in this house ♥️

2. Sachertorte Cookie

Okay I will be here all day if I explain all of the reasons why I think Sachertorte is one of the most delightful villains ever to come on a cookie run screen. In every single scene shes manipulating her opponents emotions and her surroundings to turn the tides of the battle, constantly foiling the main gang whilst still retaining an actually menacing aura. And her arc oh my god. Her backstory and motivations are completely understandable given she was taken in by a group of thugs after her boss kicked her out for something she didn’t do, and rose to the top like the absolute girlboss she is. And just the scene where she makes them fall into the hole and then just FUCKING WAVES. This is childs play to her. Its so fucking cool I fucking love her ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ She had everything in her hands you could see she planned it all out and it worked. She was always one step ahead, and she didn’t loose any of her charm when she got that apology, simply the strength to move on with her life

1. Abalone Cookie.

Again, Do I even have to explain. I made an entire analysis on him. Thats how interesting he is. He is one of the most evil I must say, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE RUINED MY FAVOURITE SHIP. (Lord Oyster and White Pearl) every second this guy is on scream I internally punch myself. He has a GORGEOUS design. If you want to hear me ramble about him here because im not explaining it in full detail here that would take too long https://docs.google.com/document/d/13OHzNDu64i-BStoQfihqi0bK2vLCaDI53-UNeQnwlq4/edit. He is actually extremely clever despite being brutish

Uhhh the reason i didnt add dark enchantress is cause idk sorry

@horror-bee-ing @horror-beeings-artandwriting @lilacartsmadsion @scarapanna

[m0dernchr0n1cles]

Rewriting DC Monkey Prince & Nezha: Characterization (it’s really bad)

I previously mentioned how I believe Marcus Sun = Gene Luen Yang self-insert, and it only gets worse.

Credit to @journeytothewestresearch, @sonicasura, @nightstar47, @gaaralover55

Marcus' character is established through relation with other characters. Marcus is being traumatized by Batman. Marcus is being bullied by Riz. Marcus is being told off by Kaya. Marcus is being wrongfully attacked and kicked around by Big Bad superheroes.

Then Marcus gets superpowers, and he immediately uses them for selfish revenge. He is then saved by Zhu Bajie, who forces him to be a superhero.

Marcus seems very reactionary, only getting the story moving because of plot convenience.

The poor writing isn’t just limited to Marcus. The original characters are bland and lacking in depth. Kaya is a generic love interest who does next to nothing about her bully brother. Riz is an over the top bully who gets redeemed for no reason other than giving a pointless arc closure.

All of the DC characters have been misused and mischaracterized, all for the sake of making Monkey Prince the star of the show.

A rule of writing is that characters have to be distinct. If you can replace Character A with Character B, and there would be no difference in behavior and action, you’re doing something wrong.

The biggest issue (as always) is Batman. Yang did not write Batman. He did not even write, to quote OSP, “the Punisher in a silly hat.” He wrote an edgy wannabe with delusions of being the Punisher.

Batman is also incredibly dumbed down, falling for the "you got your fly down" trick, and the whole “Marcus’ Batman trauma” subplot goes nowhere. After appearing for the first few issues, Marcus just moves on to hating and dumping on the Dark Knight to hating and dumping on other superheroes.

The only exception to Marcus’ “I Hate Superheroes” is Supergirl, who only serves to be the generic love interest who needs to be a “Damsel for the hero to prove their worth to”.

What did Kara do besides show up, pick a fight with the protagonist, flirt with said protagonist, fawn over how “AMAZING” the protagonist is, then be the “Damsel in Distress” for protagonist to save?

Marcus as a character is a bit bad (not just in terms of lackluster characterization). Marcus flirts with Kaya and Kara on sight, which is kinda creepy. He never bothers to discuss or work on his "I Hate Superheroes" trauma, which means this plot line goes no where, but is forced into relevancy by contrived encounters with superheroes. He never questions the morality of what his parents are doing, or find ways to help them not be henchmen.

Does he have any actual flaws that he recognizes and improves on? Does he overcome his trauma in a meaningful way? Does he take any action of his own?

The only arc he goes through was the vague "I don't believe in myself, I don't know who I am" which gets resolved after 12 issues with little to no change in behavior or thought. All the changes is he has arrived at the "I don't know what the future holds, but it will be frickin' wicked" stage.

I hate this self-actualization ending. It’s very Mary-Sueish, especially since there are loose plot threads that were never tied up.

For Devil Nezha, I'll already ranted about him here.

It’s the same problems as the DC characters. He’s an interchangeable baddie who can be swapped with any other character, who only serves to make the heroes look more awesome and good for defeating him.

What’s worse is that many of the Devil Nezha stories were written by non-Chinese people, and it shows.

Fixing This in 新神榜：孙太子

There is how I would redo it in my rewrite:

I would scale down the world to just Gotham. There will be a consistent cast of characters to show up, and enough time to flesh them out as individuals. Give Kaya and Riz some actual depth and growth. It also gives Marcus the opportunity to interact with Batman's Rogues.

Since this is just going to be focused on Gotham, I might not include Shellestriah, but I could write a one-shot with her later

Give Marcus' "I Hate Superheroes" an actual arc. He needs to confront Batman, the source of his trauma, in order to have growth.

Address the "Evil Grandpa Ultra-Humanite" and "Parents are Evil Henchmen" storyline. Give them resolution. Give Laura and Winston some character beyond "Good Parents".

GET RID OF SUPERGIRL. She's been butchered into being Yang's self-inset fantasy "generic white bread damsel in distress", and I hate it. Yang should have just stuck with Kaya, or no love interest.

GIVE MARCUS AGENCY. He needs to want something of his own. Since he's staying in Gotham here, it gives him more opportunities to try to be the hero that he thinks Batman isn't. Give him opportunities to have meaningful relationships with characters other than Zhu Bajie.

For Nezha, my plan is to split him into two characters: Devil Nezha, and Li Yunxiang.

Li Yunxiang, under the guidance of Yang Jian, arrive at Gotham in hopes of collecting Nezha's weapons and help Yunxiang escape Heaven's watchful eye.

Devil Nezha, the understudy that Heaven took in when the original was banished to Earth to be stuck reincarnating. He was a pawn of the Celestial Court, held in place by the Huntian Ling. When he found out the truth, he tried to rebel, only to be sealed away in a tomb.

I have big plans for Devil Nezha that I won't spoil.

MAKE BATMAN COMPASSIONATE AND SMART. He does research about the strange crimes and sudden wave of demons. He does his best to provide guidance to this monkey superhero who hates him for reasons he doesn't understand. He learns about the Shugel-Shen situation and tries to offer them a legitimate job at Wayne Industries, where they can do good. He meets Li Yunxiang, De Zheng, and Yang Jian.

[maoam]

Naruto has a good heart

So many people misunderstand Naruto's character. Let's look at some of the absurd claims;

"Naruto only wanted his face on the mountain, he wants people to worship him, his goal is selfish"

When Naruto made this goal for himself, he was younger than 12. As an orphan child who is ostracized from society, this was his way of trying to become liked, so he could become part of the society. Aside from hermits, most humans desire connections with other humans. It's normal. And Naruto being a child sees that the Hokage is someone who people approve, and becoming Hokage would be a sure way to have such connections. It makes sense for a child to rationalize it this way. People completely forget the context, many other characters also desired connections such as Haku, Kimimaro, Gaara etc. It's a common theme in the manga. Kishimoto wrote neglected children very believably. So to write this off as "Naruto just wants people to worship him like he's God, what a narcissist" is dishonest and poor reading comprehension.

Not to mention, Naruto's mentality changed pretty fast, and he wanted to become someone who saves and protects people, someone people could rely on.

Already in the first arc he had that desire to help others. He's always been a good boy. Eventhough Naruto was pissed off at Inari's comments and wanted to tell him off, he realized there's a deeper reason for Inari's cynicism. So he decided to help him instead of starting a fight.

In Part 2, Naruto's responsibilities grow massively, especially after the Pain arc. In the end, everyone ends up putting all the burdens on Naruto's shoulders. Everyone expects Naruto to protect them and basically do all the impossible things.

His goal to become a Hokage started out as a need for acknowledgement, yes. But his transformed drive to become Hokage and bear all the responsibility in Part 2 came from his need to fulfill everyone's expectations for him and also him thinking he owes to the people who support him.

It's not that Naruto never had any resentment for how everyone treated him. He just repressed it.

And in the end, he put it all aside, in order to become the hero for everyone. No I don't think it's entirely healthy. But it's not selfish that's for sure.

"Naruto is shallow, selfish etc."

Naruto was always grateful for the connections he was able to make and treasured them heavily. His relationship with Gaara gives even more insight to that.

Naruto acknowledges Gaara was alone for longer than him. How can you call him a narcissist? Naruto is shown to be upset at the fact Gaara was viewed as an undesirable and a tool.

He always had genuine empathy and care for others. To claim otherwise is just bizarre. He blames himself too a lot of times. Then there's his relationship with Sasuke.

Unlike certain Naruto stans who hate Sasuke, Naruto himself has enough empathy and humility to consider he could have ended up the same as Sasuke, if some things would have been slightly different.

A lot of people also complain about the way Naruto behaved in Vote1, eventhough that was Kishimoto's plan, Naruto was supposed to not understand Sasuke fully at that point (and still his behavior was understandable, considering Orochimaru is a predator who wanted to wear Sasuke's skin). Naruto himself acknowledges he didn't. Naruto always tried to use his own experiences to understand the world and others better.

"Naruto just projects onto people because he wants to talk about himself"

Actually no. Pain and Obito both projected onto him first, and told him they were similar, which is also why Obito wanted to convince Naruto to join him. Naruto responding to them and trying to show he understands them to a degree is not a crime. It's basic empathy. I don't think I will even bother explaining it further than this.

My point is, Naruto is a good boy/man. There's no need to twist him into a narcissistic sociopath just because you don't personally like him.

[madockisser]

Hi there! I was wondering what are your hopes for Jurdan in the next book since it’s rumored to be around them. Individually and together what do you hope to see in terms of growth and what not!

Love ur blog!

Hii! Thank you so much 😭 u guys are so sweet!

My hopes for the book (any book-jurdan focused or not/nicasia focused or WHATEVER it may be) are pretty simple (also this isn’t in order lol) ALSO this is messy and random and OPINIONATED. just what i would personally enjoy seeing!!:

1.Nicasia redemption arc/delving into why nicasia was such a pos lol. Also nicasia and her mom hopefully having a sweet and healthy relationship (not sure if it’ll be explored or not but if the book is centered around her)

2.a scary political problem. I want my emotions stirred and holly black does that REALLY well.

3. Madoc not being an asshat for once/ proving that he finally cares more about his family than power and violence. I want to see some growth from him! PLEASE

4.JURDAN. specifically: cardan being scary in public but nurturing to jude AND the same with Jude

5. Mayybbeee dual pov? specifically jude and cardan and perchance nicasia? Maybe even oak and surens pov from elfhame?

6.MADOC AND ORIANA. PLEASEHEHEJEJEJ

7. Nicasia finding LOVE. Actual love. w someone that’s scary to Jude and cardan but sweet to her. I want her to be happy despite it all.

8. TARYN BEINNG HAPPY FOR ONCE LOL. after all she’s done to ensure her own happiness (even thru selfishness) i still want her to be happy. jude would want the same. not sure how’d she would find it w/ out garret, but nonetheless.

8.grima mog scenes PLEASE. she’s actually so underrated lol i love her. madoc wishes he were her fr

9. Oriana lore LOL

10. Greenbriar family lore ofc SPECIFICALLY cardans sisters!!! They get no page time 😭

11. absolutely no jealousy from jurdan (i will gouge my eyes out)

12. more oak and suren? can’t remember much of them but i want to see how their relationship is now. i feel like there was very little of that. also suren character growth for sure.

13. More court of shadows ! Perhaps a new member?

14. More info on the ghost. is he gonna be a tree forver 💀 it would make sense but i want him back tbh

15.perchance jurdan steamy scenes 😏 perchance after Jude gets frustrated w cardan for whatever reason (idk i like the tension)

16. If i see any cardan w other women (not likely) i will execute myself

17. Some more lore on other characters (honestly i wanna know where the heck valerian came from)

18. LORD ROIBEN AND KAYE. PLEADEHUEHEJE

19. ANY characters from the modern faerie talesPLEASE Or the darkest part of the forest

20. no jurdan babies pls (don’t hate me for this i just think it’s too soon)

21. nicasia being badass but not in a way that will harm jude or cardan 😭

22. Cardan being a good high king/Cardan being scary!! prove those “Cardan is a babygirl” ppl wrong! I want scary Cardan back, and i want the folk to fear him like they did in the earlier books!

23. Jude being badass ALSO her high queen powers??!!! I want closure on if she can do what cardan can as a high monarch so i can SHUT UP everyone that says she’s weak or could get bodied by some other character 😔

24. Vivi and heather being cutie patooties (possible marriage?)

25. Taryn being a good mother/ Leander being a cutie!

26. Some insight on if jurdan wants to be parents or not

27. Madoc giving fatherly advice / him and vivi getting along/ him and cardan getting along

28. Eva Duarte lore PLEKAKDJEJE (will not happen but shhh)

29. i want some undersea lore!! orlagh and nicasia and their kingdom. i want to see descriptions of the undersea high court. I want to see beautiful descriptions of the mermaids, scary and hauntingly gorgeous.

30. Nicasias father(?) lore

31. perchance some more human lore ( i mean like how humans interact w the undersea)

32. Cardan. I want to see him being sweet to jude and ONLY jude and honestly an asshole to everyone else (lol idk)

33. I also want to see the sweet side of jude again. I miss reading in her pov 😭 i want to see her fretting over oakey pokey again. Over cardan.

edit:

34: faerie court lore, i want to see some more fae courts, ESPECIALLY far away ones yk w different cultures and stuff!

35: some insight on how mermaids can live in the sea w all the salt and have their magics remain unaffected, so like- how they are genetically different from the fae

36: how faerie bodies work+ just general faerie knowledge, scientific or no.

anyway this is all i could think of feel free to add your own ideas in the comments or whatever! I wanted to post a vivi analysis today but i have fallen extremely unwell 😐 ruining my festivities fr!

BUT i promise to post something decent soon 😭

[kiyomitakada]

Naomi Misora

NAOMI okay disclaimer i have not read labb. i know about it solely from osmosis and that's not a very good way to understand anything. i have also not read her chapters in death note in ages. hopefully this is not obvious

favorite thing about them: i love that she whips out a fake name immediately with no change in expression. says it as smooth as anything. even tells light about each of the kanji. i wonder if she's done undercover work before

least favorite thing about them: her judging 'ryuzaki' for scuttling around on the floor. i too scuttle around on the floor. why must she discriminate against me for this.

favorite line:

for extremely selfish reasons, the manga one is "and just then, someone saying he's the son of the task force chief shows up… and that person — reminded me of L… i feel that you and he are similar, somehow."

for actual good character reasons, the labb one is "if we divided everyone in the world into those that would be better off dead and those that wouldn't, there's no doubt in my mind that he would be the former." although a very close runner-up is "you do not have the right to a fair trial." she's suuuuuch a cop <3 women who suck <3

brOTP: again I Have Not Read LABB but im already secondhand obsessed with whatever she and B have going on. she hates that guy so much.

OTP: so the actual answer is naomi x happiness x self-fulfillment x deconstructing all her punitive justice beliefs x staying alive (it's a polycule). HOWEVER everyone should read silent partner, unfinished business at some point in their lives. one of The death note fics ever. naomi/misa, 180k, naomi-survived-and-got-aphasia au, entirely rewritten yotsuba arc, somehow managed to interpret all the characters entirely differently from me (fic!misa and L skew more sympathetic and light skews more unsympathetic than i usually prefer) and disagree with me politically and yet keep me engaged for two sleepless nights where all i did was read it. what the fuck. 10/10 for the experience alone and 100/10 for this

nOTP: her and raye. i know his dialogue isn't thaaaat bad considering what other misogyny is in this series but it's still Pretty Fucking Bad! he literally said "you won't have time to think on your own once we have children, and this is a good thing"! the fuck!

random headcanon: if light had asked her on her opinion of 'vegan' vs 'real' leather he would have been able to stall for at least three more hours

unpopular opinion: i don't know what's unpopular in the labb subfandom but i wish more people talked about the fact that She Is Such A Cop. through and through. she's always in detective mode and this is a good thing when it comes to investigations and a very bad thing when it comes to "misora i don't think you should be handcuffing a freshly third-degree-burned person and telling them they have no rights." i know there is the whole thing about her not being able to shoot a kid which i commend her for, but still! this is not a healthy attitude to have! the line between haterism and fascism is thin and blue!

my other more-informed opinion based solely on the manga is that i don't think she was aware she was being controlled after light wrote her name, since raye is also not aware he's being controlled while getting on the subway, listening to light behind him, etc. in fact light explicitly writes thinks only of how best to commit suicide so all other thoughts were directly and violently wiped out of her head. which is its own kind of horror, i think

song i associate with them: sick of losing soulmates thanks to this brilliant post

favorite picture of them:

she's so lonely

[mla0]

i think with me, sometimes the reasons why some people hate a character are why i love them in the first place. i love character arcs and just characters with heavy flaws in general, including characters who genuinely do heinous things while still trying to do their best and having good* intentions. i just find that so compelling and realistic. i think vinny and shaun are both in that category for me, but it certainly doesn't only apply to them; i just think their personalities and plotlines were the most interesting for me.

i liked the plot twist with vinny. loved it, actually. made me like vinny as a character way more than i did when i thought he was just some.... well, everyman. it made me see everymanhybrid so much differently than before, it recontexualized huge moments that happened before that i initially didn't even care about, because we only just learned that those were actually huge character moments and we just didn't know it yet. it added a whole new, flawed layer to the series that i adore. vinny seemed to be such an average, good-guy character who sometimes did stupid shit. then you find out that much of it wasn't accidental at all, but instead a desperate attempt to save himself and whoever else he was capable of saving, at the cost of others, and his own dignity. the lengths he went were extreme and unjustifiable to many, but that's what i liked. it showed that vinny is a human, for better and for worse. what lengths would you go to in order to survive?

i like that shaun can be a huge dick sometimes- she can be intentionally blind to the bigger situation, in denial to protect herself from something terrifying even though it hurt her family, and you can see her struggle with that. doing something like that hurts and feels terrible, but is still something she chose because she was afraid. she sided with a close friend over her family because of the comfort of familiarity, of what "makes sense." it's coping with something that is fundamentally terrifying to come to terms with. it's fucked up in the viewers eyes, but to someone in that situation you can understand why it happened. you can hate it, but still see yourself in it. then you also see moments of kindness, including between the two siblings, and you get a more full picture of her as a whole. she's chalk full of conflicting messages and i adore that. she cut off michael in one of the last few videos, but then refused to give up his location even when facing death. she gets angry, she fucks up, but she's still unwilling to doom those she seemed to hate even when it could've saved her life, even when being lied to about all that happened. getting the mix of her flaws and virtues (along with the same for the other characters) was probably my favorite part of this series.

anyways, you see multiple facets of their characters, some loveable and some hateable, but even when they do horrible things, it only makes me find them more interesting. it's not quite like a villain in how they're "evil" or have bad intentions despite sometimes being complex themselves (HABIT, for example), because they're regular people, but you watch them fuck up over and over again while still understanding where they're coming from, and recognizing that many would fall into the same trap, because nobody is without their vices, their selfishness, and their blind-spots. so many people, including ones who think they'd be better in that situation, wouldn't be if put to the test. they'd fuck up, they'd do awful things either to save themselves or for their perception of the greater good, and i love that. i like to see how people can break down and degrade in such horrible situations, while their humanity and ultimate "goodness" still exists at the same time, creating a conflict between how they're still a good person at heart but willing to do bad things if they feel it's justified. it gives a glimpse into your average person's breaking point and general morality, which is rarely strictly good or justifiable, nor purely evil or irredeemable.

also, it opens the doors for me to write compelling redemption arcs, which i've also always loved. i love seeing bad people get better, and good people get worse. like i said before, what would you be willing to do to keep yourself alive?

[stitcherofchaos]

I just realize something that made my blood boil.

You know how a lot of people in the fandom hate how Maglor had mercy on Elrond and Elrond and raised them as his own?

And how they try to twist and pervert that relationship into something abusive, selfish, and/or manipulative?

What if it was Maedhros?

And why do I feel like if it was him, everyone would be at his defense and write fan fictions, draw fanart, and love this family dynamic more than when it was Maglor?

Why does Maglor seem to have the most issues in the Silmarillion fandom, more than Maedhros?

Why do many people try to make Maglor into an even worse person than Maedhros despite what- albeit little- canon lore said about him?

Lastly, why did Tolkien make so many changes and switch so many things about those two in order make their characters consistent? Not to mention actually giving them character arcs…

You know, I’m staring to think that if Maedhros had found Elured and Elurín- and quite possibly raised them- the whole fandoms would’ve equally supported that dynamic.

I’m also guessing by the reason the fandom seems to like and defend Maedhros so much is because he is the ‘hot ginger’ out of the two brothers.

After all, you can project whatever you want out of a ‘blank page’, but you can’t touch the so-called ‘masterpiece’.

I’m not attacking anyone, I don’t want to attack anyone, heck maybe I’m wrong and all of Tolkien’s words are misleading from his true vision. I’m attempting to defend and respect the material that he worked so hard on, and sadly never finished.

Oh and just to be PERFECTLY clear, Maglor is not a good person, neither is Maedhros!

I just want the facts to be made clear. Maglor is a son of Feanor, a fierce killer, who committed 3 kinslayings! That is not the topic I’m discussing.

This is about the guilt, sorrow, and compassion he expressed for two orphaned boys at the end of the last kinsalying.

“For Maglor took pity upon Elrond and Elrond, and he cherished them, as little might be thought, but Maglor’s heart was sick and weary with the burden of the dreadful oath.”

- J R.R. Tolkien

[gx-gameon]

I’m in season 5 of Yugioh Duel Monsters and I just finished the KC Grand Prix arc. The one with Zigfried. 

(And oh boy you can tell where all the animation budget went for this season. Because I remember the memory arch looking crisp but the Grand Prix and the Capsule monster arcs look so bad it’s laughable. I’m not mad the memory arch should get all the good animation. It’s just a shock how different it looks from the rest of the season)

But that’s besides the point.

Zigfried

I was thinking about my Yugi raise Jaden au while I watched it and it got me thinking about some little adventures I could have with the Gx cast.

Cause Zigfried hates Kaiba and while his little brother is willing to move on from the rivalry with Kaiba Corp I can’t see Zigfried moving on.

And here’s the thing everyone knows Yugi has a son. And everyone knows Kaiba and Yugi got hitched, making that kid Kaiba’s son to. But Yugi is very serious about Jaden’s privacy and having as normal a childhood as he can and Seto protects his loved ones fiercely so no one knows that son is Jaden right.

But Zigfried is a smart man. Kaiba has a son. Kaiba opens Duel Academy. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that Kaiba’s son will probably attend Duel Academy (its a popular guessing game with the kids trying to guess which of their classmates is the duel prince)

Zigfried still wants to ruin Kaiba Corp and what better way than going after Kaiba’s kid. But he knows Kaiba is protective of his kid. So he needs a way to lure the kid out.

So he hosts his own tournament and invites the duel academies to send their best (there is no way the son of Yugi Mouto and Seto Kaiba is not one of the best) he’s using this to narrow down his search options and then plans to hack into the kid’s files.

Kaiba finds out about this and he can’t stop the academy’s from accepting without looking like he’s taking opportunities from students for “selfish petty reasons” but he can ban Jaden from participating. Jaden’s bumbed but he understands when Seto and Yugi tell him about what Zigfried did the last time.

He loves dueling but he’d like to keep his secret a bit longer, so he ops out. (Now if this is season 4 which is where I would put it it’s easy for him to play off, but anything earlier then that and his friends think he’s dying)

Crowler and Sheppard are freaking out because Jaden is one of the best chances they have for Duel Academy to win and Kaiba has sent out memos to all of his schools talking about giving money to whichever school the winner attends (he doesn’t want Jaden dueling but one of ‘his students’ are winning this tournament or all these schools are disgraces)

Jaden still tags along to watch. He’s just a student cheering on his friends, in actuality he is spying for his Oto-san to see if he can see anything funny going on.

The DM crew is there, Zigfried wants them there when he exposes the duel prince to the world. But they are trying hard to not be around Jaden so they don’t give away his identity.

Since this is post season three you can have Jesse, Jim, and Axel there to represent their schools. Jaden probably hangs out with Jesse. All of his friends are dueling but Jesse knows who he is he can tell Jesse the real reason he’s not dueling in the tournament.

This can lead to some fun shenanigans as Zigfried tries to figure out which duelist is Yugi/Seto’s son while not having any clue Jaden exists since he’s not dueling. You can have him accuse Jesse or Chazz of being the duel prince which has Seto laughing in his face.

This is a rough idea right now. I have to think more on it when I’m not so tired but I think it has potential.

[seaweedbraens]

11!!! vani you’re so close, only 80k words to go

what led you to choosing jason’s story? you obviously planned for him to die from the beginning but what was the process of figuring out how to make it happen and justifying it?

dont even joke abt 80k ill do it sgdjdkejehekken

re: jason - i knew i wanted to kill him because he dies in canon, and i actually dont hate that he dies in canon, i just hate that it was done in a series that wasnt his own. i actually quite like the whole idea of jason choosing to sacrifice himself over piper with her not even knowing shit about it - the books made it even more heartbreaking because theyre broken up, but i didnt want to do that, so i made him just hide it vehemently instead.

another reason he had to die was because in my fic, he is older than percy by about a month, and i really wanted to drive it home that all the children of the big three who were older than percy and died (jason, thalia, bianca) did so because they were IN THE WAY. theres no nice way to put it. percy was the child/hero of the prophecy, and them being alive just fucked shit up timeline-wise and confused everything. jason figures this out pretty quick, though. it's a slim comfort to him, knowing that even though he wont be around, percy will survive. that's why he entrusts him, out of everyone, to take care of piper.

my process in stretching this out just came from outlining this fic to hell and back. it made sense to have his nemesis be krios, since jason does kill him in canon. i knew he wouldnt make it to the final battle, and logically his death would serve has a good place to leave off ch4. that meant he had to leave by the end of ch3 and find out about his fate by ch1/2 (i chose 1). this would give him more than enough time to come up with a plan and come to terms with his fate.

i wanted to make jason's arc about the slow acceptance of death. i had an aunt who battled cancer for a long, long time, and i watched her cycle slowly through each worsening stage with a grim acceptance. in her last years, though, she told me she was choosing to live life and she was using her time to appreciate what she had. i visited her days before she passed and while she put on a brave face in front of me, she confessed to my mom that she was scared, and i wondered for a long time how long she spent hiding her pain from others just to save us from sharing hers.

jason's journey is largely inspired by my aunt. he knows death is looming over him, but he chooses to hide his own anxiety in favor of allowing his friends to be happy. the only time he shows his fear is as he dies in piper's arms, when he has nothing to lose by hiding it anymore.

piper was his greatest source of joy and he knows she has the capability to love again, but if she died, he knows he would never be able to. and yes! it's a selfish choice, as piper tells him, but one he believed was necessary.

through the course of wcwsthwas, jason learns he's lived a good life. he found his family and found love and true friendship. he wouldnt give them up for the world - so he chose to give himself up instead.

IDK IF I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION I JUST RAMBLED AYSGSICYSIVYAGIV SORRY BUT TY FOR ANOTHER GOOD ONE!!!

[blues-valentine]

Just finished The Double and I haven’t been so immersed in a drama for so long.

Xue Fangfei, Xue Li, A’Li or Jiang Li was such a well written female protagonist because her motives were well written and I like how self aware she was about also working for her own selfish reasons like she never came across as an hypocrite. She was thirsty for revenge and I love that. She had her weaknesses but knew how to use them. She was very smart and it never felt out of place. She wasn’t working alone she had a lot of help from people with resources and I think that balance was well executed. Sometimes she didn’t even need to do the job because her own enemies would do it for her. She avenged both Jiang Li and herself in an iconic way. A Queen. She was excellent.

Xiao Heng was amazing and dramatic. We love a king with good wardrobe and epic entrances. I love how his dynamic with Li started as mostly them using each other to achieve their agendas until they were unable to play pretend with each other. They matched each other’s freaks. He thought he was using her first but she had him wrapped around her finger and she knew and took advantage of it pretty well. The tension, the flirting. I love how everything came down to Li’s consent and choices. Everything felt equal between them. I wish we could’ve gotten more romantic moments between them or actually seeing their wedding but I still like that they were immersed in their own sub plot.

The whole dynamic between Shen Yurong and Princess Wanning was so complex and one of the best written villains arc I’ve seen in a while. I like how Shen was a monster born out of her and he ended up being her downfall. But I also love how we get to slowly discover how he was an hypocrite with not morals. Wanning didn’t transform him into a monster. He was a coward with a self victim obsession, way too worried about his status. You low key finish the season sympathizing with Wanning and while nothing justifies her continuing the cycle of abuse and torture she was subjected to, you can’t help but like her at the end. She for sure had her ending coming and so did he but it was epic. The acting was brilliantly done by those two actors.

I loved the side kicks, Wen Ji (rip king), Lu Ji (rip king), Tong (rip queen), Jingrui, Jiuyue, Liu Xu, the Ye family, and even Shijie at times even thought him liking Jiang Li plot was annoying at times but in general he was a good guy with morals. I loved how she genuinely had good people on her side for the right reasons.

I hated Ji Shuran guts and I feel like I disliked her so much more than Wanning — nothing justifies killing your own sister to marry a man. Also, Yuanbai honey I’m sorry but you weren’t clueless about your own house, you just didn’t care enough but I did end up feeling really bad for him at the end, and kinda love how he takes on Li as his own daughter even at the end.

I feel like every character is well-written and you can see their motivations making sense. I understand where everyone comes from in their actions: good or bad. Like the character work was pretty solid for majority of the characters.

My only criticism is that I feel the end was rushed with the whole war plot that should’ve taken at least 2 episodes but it wasn't that bad and it didn’t ruin my experience with the whole series. I’ll give this drama a solid 9.5 out of 10. The female characters carried the show. The plot felt dragged out at times but knew how to keep you hooked. The performances and the visuals were so amazing. A must watch.

[narhinafan]

I really hated the fact that sarada insults shikamaru, infact almost anyone whoever she wants. She literally calls shikamaru BLOCK HEAD, seriously!

I feel shikamaru is a better hokage than Naruto, because Naruto takes decision with his heart and shikamaru with evidence and proof, and thinks logically, and keeps Naruto in check. They both make an amazing team leader together.

When sarada said Boruto didn't kill lord 7th, he kept tabs on Amado, to analyse the situation with Sai, and further let Boruto escape via Mitsuki.

When she said she wanted to be like lord 7th not shikamaru, she got on my nerves, like who is she to straight way insult shikamaru...

Some people call shikamaru the next Danzo- may it's her fans.

Believe me, almost every character has better IQ than sarada.

She should actually admire Itachi, Obito, Fugaku and Madara instead of Naruto, which clearly indicates that she only thinks of being strongest or famous (selfish desires) and never give importance to her own clan- she's not an 'UCHIHA PRINCESS'.

She only acknowledges Boruto because she knows he's closest to being strongest and he's Naruto's son, she wanted to keep Boruto all to herself ( same as sakura towards Naruto after the pain arc).

In the beginning, i thought sarada is an amazing character but later as the series progressed I can't tolerate her selfish motives.

Her fans are seriously delusional, and again they should read the manga instead of blaming every character including the author... Believe me, history is going to repeat again...

Exactly and she knows for a fact Shikamaru's opinion can't be helped due to omnipotence even then thanks to Sumire he chose to take Boruto's side.

I wouldn't say Shikamaru is better after all it was Naruto that inspired him to become his advisor and wouldn't surprise me if Naruto was the reason he took the mantle. Shikamaru is more level headed, but I feel he jumped to being too cold hearted at times which has made issues. It works though cause he helped balance Naruto though.

Her fans are just ignoring how bad Sarada can be that they make a long time favourite and enemy.

I have no problems with her admiring Naruto, but she really hasn't taken his lessons to heart. Naruto was understanding of everyone it was his sympathy which lead to so many good results somthing Sarada lacks.

Its not just flaws in her personality either, but her whole character Sarada simply could have been done much better. She should never have been made a copy of Sakura. It would have been nice if she found out about her clan, Sasuke's history learned about Itachi through him and then talked to Naruto asking him why never gave up on Sasuke. She could then have developed a kind of mentor bond with Naruto and find her own path becoming a Uchiha with the will of fire.

[itspkuwu]

EEnE characters ranked (MY OPINION)

Let’s cut right to the chase, because I really wanna put this out there.

Lee Kanker is in last place. She gets lower than F tier. Where Marie and May had moments where they seemed to genuinely care about each other, Lee just sits there, manipulates, and spreads cruelty. And as for the times where Marie and May were fighting/being mean etc? Well, I have a theory. Remember in Big Picture Show where we see that Lee has a third eye? You know who else has a third eye for no good reason…?

DEMONS. LEE IS AN ACTUAL DEMONIC MENACE WHO BRAINWASHES HER SISTERS JUST TO MAKE OTHERS FEEL MISERABLE. AND EVEN THEN SHE MISTREATS HER “MINIONS” TOO.

And remember when Nazz kissed Double D and Eddy on the cheek? Compare that to how they react to the Kanker’s kisses. How big those lips are… that specific shade of red… the way the Ed boys become horrified every single time…

THE LIP STICK IS CREATED BY LEE AND HAS DARK MAGIC INSIDE OF IT. THATS MY THEORY. IM STICKING TO IT. SCREW YOU LEE.

(that was a joke lolol)

Everybody in the “lol why” tier it’s just an object that isn’t Plank or I haven’t seen those episodes yet. So I can’t really give my thoughts yet.

Rolf’s animals get their own tier. They have an amazing caretaker :3

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH DORK DORK DORK DORK ITS KEVIN DJDJUDUFHDBRJRIRID.

He’s just a jerk lol.

Eddy’s brother (whose name is apparently Tarry??) is also a jerk. But he makes a pretty cool antagonist. And he just makes me like Eddy even more.

also i feel like he would be a tumblr sexy man

Mildred blinks at you :D

Plank is an immortal God who will one day rule the world. This is my canon.

I REALLY wish we could have seen more of what happened to Jonny post Big Picture Show. Him being “The Gourd” and having a villain arc just sounds super fun. Other than that he’s just a weird kid. I like him.

Don’t let Jimmy fool y’all. He’s a lil maniac. He probably gets it from Sarah. And it’s always a shocker to me given how much he acts so innocent and harmless. He’s a pretty neat anti hero.

I KNOW I SHOULD HATE SARAH. But I feel like there’s more to her than meets the eye. I honestly think her parents taught her the hate her big brother. If they weren’t around, she probably wouldn’t been to mean to him. Making me feel extremely sympathetic for both of them. And at least she looks after Jimmy, giving her redeeming qualities.

To be honest this show needs a character like Nazz. Everything has to be balanced out with someone who isn’t constantly out to get something, being mean, or acting like a weirdo. But yes, she does have her moments, which are rightfully deserved. Plus, I just really like her chill and hippie way of going about.

Marie Kanker and May Kanker are being ranked together. The potential they have to be redeemed is through the roof. They deserve so much better. If Lee wasn’t around to mess with their heads, I think they would be truly happy. Marie could spend her days jamming out and living on the edge, while May is cute and ditzy and a voice of reason at times. Plus both of their hairstyles are really eye candy for me.

The Ed boys are also being ranked together. What else can I say that hasn’t been said already? The way these three bounce off of each other is extremely enjoyable and definitely gets good laughs out of me. I know they have their moments where they aren’t so friendly, but you don’t always have to get along with someone for you to still love them. And when the gentle giant goof, the soft hearted nerd, and the selfish man with a heart of gold do get along, it’s sweeter than jawbreakers :)

AND NOW WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE TRUE GOD. THE LIGHT IN DARK TIMES. THE DIAMOND WITHIN THE DIRT. THE ONLY BOY ON THE SHOW WITH A GOOD HAIRCUT.

ROLF. THE SON OF A SHEPHERD.

Rolf is hands down one of if not the best side character in animation history. He’s a goober for one thing. But a goober that’s gets us to take him seriously. You do not mess with this man. His pride is enough to break you leg. And yet, he still manages to be one of the nicest characters in the show. He’s so friendly and upbeat! And when he isn’t… his dark side is also a fun time.

And another thing, he’s a fish out of water. Which also allows the viewer to feel sympathetic for him. Like in Wish You Were Ed. Seeing Rolf cry is something you’d never think you’d see, but when you do, it makes you feel a somber emotion you had no idea existed. It’s amazing.

yeah, Rolf is amazing.

Also I asked my sister if she wanted to dance to That’s My Horse at her wedding and she said no. What a loser right?

So uh, that’s my list. Hope you enjoyed.

Go hug a chicken.