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[sadkachow]

And Then It Is Monday - Why Sunday's plan did not (and could not) work

So normally I don't really make longer analysis posts, but I kept seeing people on social media outright supporting Sunday's actions in 2.2, and I wrote something out about why I personally think that Sunday's plan is wrong. I don't know if this is an issue with tumblr as well, given that the people I saw supporting him were on different forms of social media, but regardless.

Before I begin, I'd like to pose a reminder that the opinions in this are mine and mine alone. If you agree, awesome! If not, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, so long as you're respectful! I have no idea if this is well written or will make any logical sense, but here we go!

(Spoilers for the 2.2 Trailblazer quest under the cut, if that wasn't already obvious)

So the first thing to get off the table: I feel Sunday is a very sympathetic villain, but a villain nonetheless. I understand the people that sympathize with him. I do too, to an extent. He was raised on unhealthy ideals and the belief that he was a "religious figure," one that people looked up to. Other people were allowed to just be, but Sunday always had to be better. He loved his sister, and the people around him, and he wanted to make a better world for them.

But that does not excuse what he did. Making a 'better world' can never come at the cost of taking away people's free will, because that world will never be "better". That's where Sunday's plan falls apart.

Because, yes, there are shitty people in the world, and yes bad things happen. Would it be amazing if we could stop all the bad things from happening ever again, and make the world a much better place? Yes! It would! I would love to live in a world where I don't have to fear for my life and my freedom for an assortment of reasons! But that world doesn't exist--in real life or on Penacony--, and getting it to exist shouldn't be the result of subjugating and controlling other people, because that in and of itself is violence. Albeit a different kind of violence, but violence nonetheless.

Not to mention that things like Sunday's plan and the concept of forcing everyone to act a certain way just to fit this "better world" to me almost serves as a condemnation of human nature and of the very act of choice itself. Your better world starts by saying that some choices are bad, so those choices get taken away, but where does it end? What if someone in charge views a harmless choice as a bad one, and takes away that one in return? Does it stop there, or does it continue, until no one at all is allowed to make any decisions, except those in charge? Who, really, does that benefit?

Consequences for certain choices exist. Generally, society says murder is bad (except for specific circumstances such as self-defense, which technically at that point is no longer even considered murder (at least where I live, it may be different in other areas, but I'm basing this off of my own experience)), so there is a concrete consequence to people murdering people--assuming that they don't get away with it. It doesn't stop people from murdering people, because the liberty of choice is still there, but it shows that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should or that you will escape without consequence.

People are going to do bad things. That is, unfortunately, how humans are. But our responsibility lies in holding ourselves accountable and in promoting growth and healing. That is how you build a better world. Not trapping everyone inside a dream world without any care for their feelings or beliefs, but in getting people the help they need, in fostering a society of positive change and human connection.

And that is why, as "golden" as Sunday's dream may have seemed, it was never going to work. In the end, as the story quest shows, human will and the desire for freedom wins out in the end. When there's a will, there's a way.

[ilynpilled]

“The things I do for love,” he said with loathing. He gave Bran a shove.

all this frothing insecurity is actually so funny if you consider that he is supposed to be the most beloved one by the rest. the bar is in hell with house lannister

[adhd-languages]

I was trying to figure out what the word dosanko means which led me to this show

Fairly standard. Makes me think dosanko is a nickname for girls from Hokkaido, though it’s also a type of horse? (Turns out they’re nicknamed after the horses :) )

Mostly I was just very charmed to see this

[cuz-reasons]

Here's Compost! She's my Trubbish bag that I made cuz I love Trubbish. They aren't in the pic but she also has little feet!

Also wanted to show off the pins on the strap. I've got a ton more, but these are the ones I like to go out with. Also, I made the Gear Station icon, bug type icon, and bolt badge pins!

[sakiyaki-sashimi]

Fuck so I just finished Trigun Stampede and this ending touched me.

The desperation and awfully tragic characterization of Knives clashing with Vash, the themes of duality and “sides” throughout the show coming to a head beautifully.

I like the nod to the first Trigun anime in Vashs haircut in the big cube fight with him and Nai, I thought it was a nice touch! Also Milly will be in the second season? Cool! I’ve heard lovely things about her character!

God the animation was beautiful, not one for 3D but it really worked here!

Okay, final questions: Is Vash dead??? I know at least Wolfwood or Roberto is dead cuz of the picture and the cigarette memorial, but I don’t know who, hopefully not both!!! My guess is Roberto since they’re prob gonna replace him with Milly and have the core characters of the original Trigun in the second season? I think lol

Last thoughts: absolutely wonderful show, already itching for more!!! The characters and story were amazing, though a bit complex for me to get at times lol! The animation style really grew on me as time passed, and this show has an amazing knack for getting me to care for characters I really haven’t known long! Wish the pacing was a bit better, but that might just be my desire to have these people be happy for 2.5 seconds before destruction occurs yet again lol

Though I am not an old fan of Trigun, far from it, as I’ve literally just written my first full experience with it, but I can already see this this is a complete love letter to fans of Trigun

Amazing watch, so happy to have had this experience!!

If you want a list of all my Trigun watch thru posts (can’t imagine why, but still), here they are!!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

(Part 7 is this post lol)

Wow, didn’t realize I had this much to say XD

[zhongscara]

im usually The Guy that loves niche 5 stars and will pull them but emilie... truly a flop in my book

[ame-exe]

Game: Edgeworth is incredibly touched by the way Maya stood up for him during his trial to ensure they could buy time and prove his innocence, even though she has little reason to do so because of the way he had been treating her up until that point. Gumshoe describes his reaction with “He was so moved I saw his lip trembling”

Anime showing Edgeworth’s reaction:

[tetrafelino]

I'm looking through the shows I'm watching, deciding which ones I could switch over to the spanish dub, and I am now finding out just how extremely anal I am about having to watch things in the original language

[amorprezioso]

Wish there was a liiiittle less spamano where romano is constantly screaming "no please don't", "I hate you" and "leave me alone" to spain and a bit more spamano where romano can keep his easily-embarassed, closed, hard-headed and at times romantic personality without the need to make it seem as if spain is abusing him

[gaywatch]

heya! not sure if you answered this elsewhere already, but will you be watching the tgcf donghua in the og chinese or in eng dub? I only ask because while it’s typically recommended to consume content in its original language (something I myself always recommend), I gotta say that the donghua’s english dub is FANTASTIC! The voice actor of Hua Cheng, James Cheek, actually has read the books and is the screenplay writer for season 2. Also, he makes Hua Cheng sound like he’s on his hot boy shit 24/7 😩 Of course, it’s up to you! I’ve seen many people watching both (like myself). It gives two incredibly different watching experiences, but I just gotta shout out this eng dub because I usually am always against watching dub — not this time, lol. Also, the og chinese has pretty terrible subtitles tbh, like confusing mistranslations :/

I'm giving the english dub a shot, yes! I'll try it out for 2x01 and if it's as fab as everyone says I'll stick with it. <3

[revenantghost]

Very upset that my ears are blind and I can’t find the ‘98 Trigu dub with subtitles, gotta watch the sub ):

[daz4i]

good voice acting can make or break a character honestly. a character can have tropes and a design that i'm really into, but if they're insufferable to listen to, i can't enjoy them at all (see: kafka and silver wolf). meanwhile, a good voice actor can make me like a character whose tropes i usually don't care much for, and even make them a favorite of mine (see: sushang and qingque). you reallyyy need to find someone who not only has a decent enough voice to 1 be smth ppl can sit through without feeling like you're scratching their brain 2 fits the character itself, but also make sure they can. yknow. act. let them express emotions. don't speak in the same tone all the time. sound like a person talking rather than just reading from a page with very minimal directing (unless the character justifies it, but even with like robot characters for example you can see good vas give them a lot of personality still)

it feels incredibly basic but my god do some game localizations seem to miss the mark with their casting. don't even get me started on some anime dubs

[quatregats]

I have managed to create a palak paneer so salty that I think by the end of the week my insides will be fully withered and dried. How, you ask? Well, you see, the recipe said to put in two tablespoons of salt, and I, like a fool, obliged

[astro-nautics]

Thanks @elmonstro for the tag! ✨

Three ships:

Gerlion, from The Witcher. This ship is one of the things me and my boyfriend bonded over when we first met & has a special place in my heart because of it. Also it's just a ship that has so much meat to it. My two favourite characters to smack together for sure.

Rook/John from Far Cry 5. I'm allowed to have a toxic little ship, as a treat. I think the implications of them being together are hilarious & then there's also so much potential for tragedy.

Astarion/whoever will treat him well. Listen, I only got into Baldur's Gate 3 2ish days ago through youtube videos and it'll be a good while before I can actually get the game (depending on when it goes on sale), but that fucked up spiteful little vampire/a healthy relationship is something I really enjoy seeing.

First ship: Naruto/Sasuke from Naruto LMAO

Last song: Particles by Nothing But Thieves

Last movie: Lakka showed me clips last night from the recent fnaf movie but if we're only counting full ones, The Monkey King (2015)

Currently Reading: Witcher: The Time of Contempt; and technically a whole lot of other books that are on the backburner rn because college and such

Currently watching: Baldur's Gate 3 clips on youtube 😔 its for research!!

Tagging: whomever wants to do it ✨

[just-absolutely-super]

speaking of feedback, the other night i did capcom's mmbnlc survey and highkey begged them to port the mobile games

[elvisqueso]

not enough tristan and iseult aus in the enemies-to-lovers dynamic fandom tbqh