#had to get this off my chest

[whatdidtheydotomygirljinx]

Jinx just never really liked Vander that much.

One of the things that, to me, seemed like a main theme in Jinx's arc in season 1 was the contrast between her two families, and how her switch from Vander's daughter to Silco's drastically changes the way her personality takes shape.

And I hate that the fandom, and now the show, too, has reduced Silco to an unhealthy influence in Jinx's life, pushing her towards her "bad" side (being Jinx) when, for all his flaws... he gives her a better childhood than she ever had with Vander. The first three episodes of the first season, to me, when I watched them, illustrate quite clearly that Powder feels unhappy in her family life. She is the most mal-adjusted of Vander's kids. Her older brother constantly berates her, and it's quite clearly having a big effect on her self-image. She later takes up the Jinx name and persona once she feels like she has become irredeemable as a person. Her other brother never defends her. Vi is the only one who is there for her, and they care for each other, but at the same time you can see there's still a little insecurity in their relationship. Vi is worried that maybe Powder is indeed too weak, and Powder worries that maybe Vi does indeed see her as a Jinx like her brother does.

And when it comes to Vander... he's just not really all that present in her life. And I don't blame him, the man has four kids to take care of, on top of keeping things running in the Undercity. It's clearly not his intention. But it doesn't change the fact that he's not there for Powder, not as much as she needs. To me, when I watched the first season, it seemed like Vander was a figure that felt far away to Powder, someone that she admired but also feared being completely herself around, and someone that she ultimately wished to be closer to than she actually was. It's worth mentioning that Jinx never says his name post time skip, and he is not a hallucination for her, not until Vi brings him up in the finale. Hell, Claggor is somehow a hallucination for her and he never even speaks. Vander was just not an influential figure in Jinx's life.

I always found the scene at the end of ep3 of s1 fascinating, because Powder never once mourns Vander. She never once cries for him and never once says his name. When she sees his dead body, she becomes shocked and starts crying, but it's not actually what breaks her. What breaks her is Vi's rejection. Had it just been that she accidentally caused the deaths of her brothers and adoptive father, she would not have crumbled mentally. It's Vi's rejection that destroys her. Now, of course, a little girl that cares more about her sister's affection towards her than the lives of her family members is kinda messed up, but that's what makes her character interesting. And we can see that that little girl doesn't go anywhere, as Jinx displays the exact same one-mindness about her sister. Because Jinx and Powder were never really that different, after all.

She is quite clearly placed with her back to Vander's body, that she never turns to, barely looks at, only enough to recognize him and see he's dead, and never says the name of. She's turned towards Vi, calling for Vi, crying because of Vi, and no one else. Heck, Vi had just been crying over his body a few moment ago. Vi is clearly distraught over his death. Vi is devastated, she literally punches her sister and curses her in the exact worst possible way she can, in the way she know it will hurt her sister the most. But Powder... she just honestly dgaf.

So to then hear Jinx say this line in season 2...

...is just straight up jarring. I was pulled out of the story when I heard this. This is Jinx saying this to Vi. This kinda makes it seem like it was Jinx who was most attached to Vander, or at least that she was just as attached to him as Vi was. Which is just not how things seemed in the story at literally any point until this one. And then season 2 continues this way, and somehow makes Jinx seem like the closest daughter to Vander. Flipping Warwick literally acts more attached to Jinx than Vander ever did to Powder. Like literally. Season 1 clearly sets up that Vi is the favorite daughter, and then they just... flip it?? Warwick cares more for Jinx and responds better to her than to Vi. It's actually insane. It's true they sanitized Jinx's character to hell and back this season, but this is a straight-up rewrite. I can't wrap my mind around why they did this. Plus, the entirety of act 2 they set up this weird and pointless arc of Jinx rekindling her relationship with Vander or something... and like literally her story was genuinely never about that.

(This COULD have been Vi's story. And that might have actually been cool, and made sense. Maybe Vi is the one who finds him, and she is the one who helps him calm down. And then she brings Jinx, and maybe Jinx is terrified because she was never that close to Vander, and then she literally killed him, so seeing him again is the last thing she wants. Maybe VI is the one who tells Jinx that "he was your dad, too", which would make A LOT more sense, and maybe that's the first time that Jinx thinks that oh, yeah, he was... And then maybe they have a cute moment where Vander forgives her. Or maybe she sees the state he's in right now and loses it completely. Or maybe they look at each other and they both see the monster each of them has become. And then maybe Vi looks down at the enforcer uniform she's wearing, and, privately, sees it too. Idk. The things we could have had.)

Silco was actually a good dad to Jinx, in all the ways that Vander wasn't. He gives her all the attention that she never had before. He not only listens to her, but actively asks for her side of the story. He never insults her, and he defends her against Sevika. He trusts her and gives her opportunities to prove she's capable. She goes from being one of four siblings, and getting lost in the shuffle and often ending up feeling forgotten and alone, to being the most important child, always taken into consideration and almost put on a pedestal by her dad (this, like, has to have cured some inner wounds, i think).

Silco understands Jinx better than any other character in the show, and I'm genuinely sad that we didn't get to see any flashback of Jinx growing up with him. Because their relationship was so unique, and so integral to Jinx's character and to the rest of the story, that the fact that we never get to see any other glimpse into their bond is just...

As a final note, I'd also like to add that I dislike when people say that Silco "groomed" Jinx. I think a much more realistic analysis is that he enabled her. And as for all the times he tells Jinx that Vi "betrayed her", that's just a reflection of his own trauma, and also because he fears that if Jinx knew Vi was alive, she would go back to her and leave him (which, considering what goes down in the s1 finale, not an unfounded fear). It's wrong that he does that, but it's not out of malicious intent (also tbh Jinx never really seems to believe him anyway).

And for all the people who say that Silco "turned Jinx into a terrorist" (dumbest people in this fandom fr, im sorry), that's just straight up not true. Powder was already like that. That is quite literally why Silco adopts her. Because he sees that she's like him. Silco would not have taken Powder in if he thought she was just a cute, innocent kid who was orphaned (to, what, raise her for years so that, MAYBE when she's older, she MIGHT be useful to him? when they meet he doesn't know she's the one that caused the explosion, he just knows that she's been abandoned by Vi). This is the kid who thought playing around with explosives was a fun hobby. This is the kid who giggled at the thought of hurting others. This is the kid who already suffered from explosive emotions. This is the kid who saw her father and her brothers dead, because of her, and all she cared about was whether her sister was mad at her because of it. This is the kid who throws herself at the first person she sees, someone who her sister hates, who is the cause of all this destruction, and with an anger that shocks most viewers, declares that Vi is not her sister anymore. She is livid in that one moment.

Powder already had it in her from the beginning. And it's also ok to like a character (and to write one) even if they are not 100% morally pure in every single way under the sun, cause that is quite literally what stories are for.

[buckevantommy]

fyi: i refuse to acknowledge that buck's tommy was abby's tommy. they are not the same person. the timeline doesn't work, it's not in-character for tommy kinard, plus i just plain hate it because the only reason they did it was because it's the same name, like: haha wouldn't it be funny if- no, it's not funny it's lazy af writing that spits in the face of all the wonderful invisible strings of fate weaving buck and tommy's lives together over the years, plus it took the place of what should've been independent tommy lore about an ex boyfriend or ex male fiance which would've allowed for a more genuine and not cringy crisis of the heart for both of them. what they did instead was turn tommy into a fucking prop, i mean the stupidity that abounded, the carelessness, the lack of good storytelling sense is insane. it's a worse narrative turn than the breakup don't at me.

ifwhen they bring tommy back to make bucktommy endgame, i hope they cobble together enough sense to realise they should never mention this bullshit again so that we can all pretend like it was some horrid feverdream of a cursed timeline bleeding into our reality and not actually something that was shoehorned into an otherwise perfect character history. we should be allowed to ignore it and move on - it shouldn't be difficult since that's something 911 is very familiar with doing, after all.

[enghsaid]

It’s also funny to me how ppl were ready to stone ppl for even thinking of shipping sydcarmy but it took one conversation for ppl to ship syd and Luca. What happened to the importance of platonic relationships of men and women stink ????

Especially because I’ve seen the argument that conversations don’t mean anything regarding syd and Carmy

[v7lgar]

i believe bartylus was really toxic in a way they suffered a lot during it. they had fights, they fucked a lot instead of solving their problems, it was like playing with fire all the time. neither of them win in any argument, they always ended up in bed and it eventually drained them really fast and then they had an awful break up, trying to stay as friends but neither of them was in the right mindset. evan, pandora and dorcas + james played a big role in trying to gain their friendship back. evan was barty's rock whereas james was the person who caught regulus while he was falling in a pit of madness.

james grounded regulus, he taught him how to love and how to talk. he didn't let regulus when he tried to avoid a fight or trying to fuck instead of fighting. he made him sit down and even yelled at him saying "i don't care if you cry or scream at me. you are not leaving this room until we solve this problem." he was persistent, regulus was stubborn as fuck. he didn't think talking would do any good but it did and he saw it. james gained his trust and earned his love bit by bit, he didn't shy away when regulus started shit talking to him to make him give up. he didn't give up, he shout back but he made his point across in the end. the way he never give up on regulus made him stay. regulus learned how to talk, learned to communicate. he learned to show his feelings more and be more open w them. it was hard and maybe it was always going to be hard but it didn't matter. he knew james was there and he was always gonna be there for him.

evan was the best person to heal barty. he was sneaky abt it, he even gaslighted barty into thinking "oh he is just in his usual self, i think i'm changing bcuz i suffered so much" when in fact evan was doing all the work. he knew forcing barty into anything would backfire any minute. he needed his insane friend and he got it. evan was there, in every room he stepped into and every places he went, evan was there and he always had his hand back on his shoulder. barty didn't even realize he was healing, he was learning to talk. evan did the all work yes, but after some time barty started to talk, he started to talk abt the things that mattered, the things that needed to be solved. he needed to move on from the things he held onto, and he did. it was painfully slow, he saw jegulus here and there. he heard abt them getting together and while they were trying to mend their friendship w regulus he still got hurt by them but it didn't stink like it would before. he counted on evan and he become the only clear thing in his crowded mind.

after some time it got better, bartylus got used to see each other w other people. they had to move on from each other, and they did. they couldn't do it together but at some point they still could manage to talk and got their closure. they promised each other they would never harm their friendship and they did that. they survived their relationship.

it was hard but it eventually passed and they moved on

[rivercloak]

i'm just gonna say it....

...i don't want tom holland's spider-man anywhere NEAR a deadpool x spider-man team up

it has to be andrew garfield's spider-man because his spider-man matches that deadpool freak vibe so well and to prove it, here's a pic of andrew garfield and ryan reynolds kissing

[medleniyyad]

I hate this trend of fans thinking they own celebrities

Imagine being so parasocial that you think a celeb needs to get your permission before doing anything! It’s all “body positivity” and “love how sweet and kind he is” until he doesn’t fit your idealized version of him you have in your head anymore. This behaviour is so toxic and immature.

Apparently changing his looks, getting a haircut or smoking a cigarette deletes all the good and kind things he’s done? Makes him a shitty person?

He’s not a nice guy anymore or is having an emotional breakdown and needs therapy because he changed up his stage show and dyed his hair? He’s doing drugs now because he’s not acting like how you want him to?

Last week he had a beautiful soul and was the sweetest guy ever but now you don’t know him anymore and don’t like who he’s become as a person because he got a haircut and smoked on camera? Newsflash! You never knew him because he is a celebrity!!! He was never your bestie and he is not your little doll. These fans need a reality check.

Feel free to unstan if you don’t find him “hot” or “cute” anymore I guess. If that’s all he was to you. But don’t bring your negativity and toxicity into the fandom spaces. Keep that to yourself and leave gracefully. You’re not forced to be here. P.S. this is not aimed at people who voice their opinions in a respectful way. You prefer his old hair? That’s fine. You prefer his stage show from last week? No problem. This is for the fans who turn everything into a huge drama and act like they know him personally and think they can read his mind. Those people need to stop and take a good look at themselves.

[toobofyogurt]

how life feels after i see biblically accurate heavymedic art

[rikaspotting]

Seeing people draw Rika in dresses makes me lose brain cells.

Look at this woman.

She would not be caught dead wearing a dress or anything overly feminine. Larry would be more likely to wear a dress than this butch.

If she does have to dress up, they would wear a fancy suit and tie. Stop feminizing the goofy dyke and just enjoy her androgyny.

[i-should-probably-get-out-more]

DRAGON AGE VEILGUARD SPOILERS AHEAD

Finished veilguard after forty hours (sixty if I include the one I started then quit to change faction and class lol) and it feels ridiculous but I am devastated. ( warning this is long and rambling I’m just very upset)

This is the game I waited ten years for? For them to butcher characters like Solas and Morrigan and make crappy writing decisions that feel like a spiteful slap in the face to returning players? It’s like I was playing a game based on a fanfiction of dragon age.

Not to mention the absolute upheaval of lore established in previous games. Am I seriously expected to believe the entire Qun military just decided to up and leave? And that news of two ancient elven gods didn’t cause any sort of uprising or backlash against the elves? Speaking of elves, two gods from their pantheon they worship are out and about and evil and there’s hardly any reaction? Where are all the agents Solas had in Trespasser? Neve and Harding wake up physically in the fade and aren’t freaking out?

The thing that angers me the most though, is what they did to the south. I cannot believe they thought “hey let’s destroy the entire south and render every decision players have made up until this point meaningless!” and thought this was a good idea. It’s clear the devs want a clean slate for their next game, and man did they do it. May as well have let the blight destroy Fereldan, or let Corypheus win for all the good it did. I’m not even going to get started on Varric.

And that post credit scene. Way to take the nuance and choices away from basically every character and villain up until this point. Surprise! It was actually the evil guys across the sea all along! To me it’s the equivalent of writing in primary school and ending the story with “and then they woke up”.

As far as I’m concerned this is not canon. Real canon ended with Inquisition and when the writers who made it what it was left. As someone said on reddit, turns out dragon age without David Gaider isn’t dragon age at all.

Does it feel silly and ridiculous and over the top how upset I am? Yeah, it does. I know it’s just a game. I know there’s so much worse in the world. But these games and books have been a massive part of basically half my life now. They helped me get through some of the hardest things I’ve had to face , and were an outlet and escape and it almost feels like part of me. And to have it feel like it’s been ruined by writers and devs who don’t care about the players or past games really sucks.

Time to replay the first three and pretend this never happened, and just accept that it’ll never be known what happens after Inquisition, unless David Gaider decides to save us from this misery and write a book or something.

(also fyi, not a criticism to those who enjoyed it, I’m glad there’s some people having fun at least )

[monsamborabutterfly]

Unpopular opinion incoming and I feel like I don't really know how to explain it but I feel people who are calling Eloise a bully and saying she's not a girl's girl are dismissing the world bridgerton plays in.

Of course wanting to get married, having children and enjoying girly things like embroidery is totally valid but Eloise is living in a world where that's all that women are allowed to be. So her only way of fighting this is having an "I'm not like other girls attitude" cause really what else can she do?

She hates that she can't choose to be different cause of the societal pressure women of that time were under.

I think most women who fought for change throughout history had to have her attitude in order to challenge those norms every now and again.

I think she's rather lonely and could use a friend who's having the same principles as her. It must be so difficult to constantly be surrounded by women who seem to be content with what's going on or at least don't feel the need to change things. She's probably feeling a little hopeless and that is what makes her behave the way she does. It's not perfect and not always right but I totally get it

[basiliomagnus]

"Heismay, catch!" but he evades instead

ohhh power of kings

[aimbutmiss]

Not one piece related but I follow DC stuff on here too and it really weirds me out that so many batfam fans haven't read the comics and are only living off of fanfiction???? Look, I'm not one to judge, each to their own or whatever but they're also really proud of not consuming the original media????

I get that DC is a huge franchise and it's not just the comics, there's a whole bunch of animated series and movies and live action films and shows, there's a ridiculous amount of content for it and you don't have to read the comics to be a fan. But in the case of batfam... There's not a lot actually. And because of this there's a huge difference between the fanon and canon versions of the characters. Like, a lot more than any other fandom I've seen. And because a lot of the fans "hate" the comics, the fanon versions are what is more widespread. And it boggles my mind.

I also know that the comics themselves fuck up characters all the time, because it's impossible to keep track of a character with 80 years of history. (It would be a lot easier if DC had a good archiving system in place but oh well.) So how can you expect the fans to have an accurate vision of your characters when you as a company don't???

So, I get why it happened and I'm not trying to be a hater but there's something so fucked up about shitting on the thing you love. Why would you go out of your way to say you wouldn't touch the comics with a ten-ft-pole???? (Yes I've actually seen a fan say this on this very website) Bad comics exist, in fact some of them are REALLY bad, but also good comics exist. Really good, well written and drawn comics are out there about characters you love and you definitely don't have to read it if you don't want to, but you shouldn't brag about how you've never read a comic. It's not the slay you think it is.

[flowerbitz]

now that it has been six years since voltron ended can i just say that the allura hate train was (is) fucking stupid and childish, i never hated her, she was so gentle but also firm still the writers did her dirty...she deserved so much better :((

[wheresmyfuckintea]

tbh alicent being a shit mother is such an important thing to me. all of her relationship with motherhood.

since i could talk i always said i didn't want children. the adults laughed at me everytime, this stupid little girl, saying i just have to wait. it'll change when i get older. i'll see the appeal, apparently. of course i don't see the appeal still, no matter how old i am. but i noticed how assumed it was of me, expected even, that i didn't know shit and there's some secret parental gene that would manifest.

that's young alicent holding little crying helaena and wondering why she doesn't feel anything. if she's deficient in some way. if maybe she can make herself do it long enough, or hard enough, she'll settle in. and guess what? she fails. she doesn't settle in. she grows to love her children in time, they came out of her, of course she loves them, but she never gets better at handling them. with no help from either her husband or her father, she fails even harder.

my mom, who always dreamed of children, told me how scared and disoriented she was when i was born (her first). all the books she read didn't mean shit in that moment. and she's a happy mother, one of the best parents i know, but she worked SO HARD for it. saying that's just her maternal nature is directly spitting on all the blood and guts she poored into this. it's a hard-won satisfying job when you want it, it's hell on earth when you don't.

[iinovich]

Sorry this has to be said, if u love Mickey, you should love Tami as well. For some reason when Mickey and Ian have disputes some ppl just brush over it but when Tami and lip have disputes it's a huge deal and Tami's the bad guy.

Tami's character development is never talked about and just her relationship with Lip in general.

Tami was the only who could really combat Lip. All of Lips exes weren't really able to confront lip or fight him for the better. But Tami didn't care because he loved lip in the end. like yeah she may have said shit that shouldn't have been said but she resolves it and still loves lip to the end, just like Mickey.

IF YOU LOVEE MICKEY and hate/dislike Tami, TALK TO THE WALL!!!

U Jus don't get female characters that have complexity ig!

[doodaddlesart]

Regarding fellow Astarion stans

Hey I'm a basic bitch who loves him as well and for my own personal reasons, just like everyone and their mother for the most part lol

But why are individual fans I meet just so desperate to prove that THEY like him the most??? This gatekeeping and competitiveness is sooo bizarre & I cannot wrap my head around it. It's certainly not the first time I've seen it but idk if I've ever experienced it so intensely first hand.

Half the time I have a conversation about him with another fan, it feels less like "Oh hey we like the same character, cool!" and more like a competition with things like "Oh, you did THAT with him?", or "I could NEVER do that to Astarion".

I got that response after bringing up how I punched him when he drained me, like I'm sorry but GUYS, that's a pretty reasonable response to being KILLED after you verbally said you trusted that person NOT to kill you LOL (it's not like I was genuinely mad, the screenshot I have of the morning after is the funniest screenshot I have in this game)