The thing with Prakhuta is that he seemed to be enjoying the carnage he was causing a liiiiiitle TOO FREAKING MUCH. We also saw Ana smile while on her murder spree, but at the same time we got to see her suffering, as it was intertwined with moments of her remembering Knock, Toby, and feeling bad about the things she has done. We could tell she was caught in the moment and being manipulated by others. Prakhuta, on the other hand, has been planning this for a long time. It's pretty cold blooded and he feels no sorrow at the things he is forced to do to achieve that "good" cause; he feels glee. Sadly, I have little sympathy for him as he currently is.
That's valid too, man. A friend of mine really liked Prakhuta and thought it was poignant that at the end, all he could think to do was hurt himself even more. That's all he's had to offer for so long.
For some readers I think Prakhuta is one of those characters that it's really fun to loosely identify with and then live vicariously through them as they punish the world. We know they're being little shits but it's fun to imagine being a little shit sometimes; to imagine reaching that point where your empathy completely shuts off and people stop being people. 'Cause man, empathy is a burden and living in society wears you out.
That's the point of fiction, right? Stepping out of your skin and putting on someone else's to experience things you won't ever. And probably don't really want to, either, but who ain't curious?
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Dors Finn mask around James?
He does sometimes, but he masks less with James than he does around basically anyone else, with the exception of maybe Logan (and only after Logan had been living with him awhile and Finn stopped treating him like a quasi guest).
Also sometimes when he is behaving inauthentic ways around James, it's sort of...'oh James needs 'calm Finn/levelheaded Finn/lighthearted Finn right now', even if he doesn't actually feel that way at the moment, which is less him masking and more like him, well, mom friending.
The fact he masks much less around James is one of the reasons things are easier for Finn when James is around, though Finn doesn't know it (if you described masking to him, he would find it interesting, and would probably be able to apply the concept to Georgie or James, but not himself).
Finn sitting alone in a public place would honestly mask more than he would if James was sitting beside him. (Is my facial expression friendly enough? Oh shit, my arms are crossed, I don't want anyone to think I'm angry. Did that guy just glance at me? Did he recognise me or was it the crossed arms thing? I hope he doesn't think I'm a unapproachable jerk.)
Another reason things are easier when James is around is that James just...does not make fun of him. Ever. Not even in the playful friendly way that's practically a hockey bro love language. And if someone else does, James won't laugh, and they probably won't do it again. He isn't really conscious of that one either, but if you pointed it out he'd probably agree.
If you asked him why things were easier when he was with James, he'd say he doesn't know, and then, if pressed, he'd say it's probably because it's easier for him to do things for other people than for himself. And he wouldn't be wrong, but it's mostly that when it's just him and James (and sometimes Cheezit), it's the closest thing to rest that Finn can get without a closed door between him and the rest of the world. And it's nice.
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Talking a little bit about 'boycotting Eurovision' under Keep Reading, feel free to scroll down if is not what you want to see.
The most used argument on the matter of banning Israel from Eurovision is the fact that Russia got banned from Eurovision, which is the worst argument anyone could bring.
Kindly reminder that Russia didn't get banned because of the war with Ukraine. Russia got banned because many countries has threatened to withdraw from the competition. Sadly, that's a big difference.
Yes, the countries has threatened to withdraw because they support Ukraine and see Russia as the party in the wrong. That was their reason. EBU's reason for banning Russian was because those countries threatened to withdraw, not because the war was bad and Russia must be stopped.
This situation isn't the same. Why? Because many countries support Israel in their genocide. Because this time around Palestine is the party in the wrong. Because we're taught to believe that Israel isn't in the wrong here.**
Boycotting Eurovision won't work. There are people out there who don't know the truth and want to watch Eurovision. There are people out there who don't care and will watch Eurovision regardless of the situation. There are people out there who, despite having the facts, still don't see Israel as the bad guy in this situation and will watch Eurovision. Sadly, boycotting won't work unless everyone does it.
The only way Israel will get banned, in my opinion, is by going through the same thing as Russia. If other countries threatened to withdraw- and not any countries, but the ones investing the most in Eurovision, then yes. That will get Israel banned.
Otherwise? The only thing we do is hurt artists that don't deserve it. Artists who use Eurovision as a way to get more exposure and experience. Artists who deserve to be heard.
Don't vote for Israel's entry. Don't stream their song either. Heck, turn off the TV when is their turn to perform.
**This whole situation (the war, not Eurovision) isn't only black and white. Civilians die daily because of this, all of them from both sides. Innocent people who has no fault. Let's not forget that
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LIAR YOU TOTALLY WATCHED ONE SEQUEL!!! 😉💜
https://www.tumblr.com/wellhalesbells/736050291745652736/friendraichu-jackironsides
HAHAHAHA, I should clarify that I just mean for super hero-y ones. I mostly watch the first one and rarely watch the second (or anything after...... or remakes, lol), I think the only Marvel one I've seen in recent history is Thor: Ragnarok. Actually, the Spider-man franchise pretty much encapsulates how I interact with Marvel properties: I saw the first trilogy because it was new and exciting at the time, then they remade it too fast and I refused to pay for something I just saw, that was so recent in my memory from the release date I could still remember exact scenes from it (THERE WERE ONLY FIVE YEARS BETWEEN SPIDER-MAN 3 AND THE REBOOT - THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THAT AGAIN. HOW IS THAT ENOUGH TIME FOR ANYONE TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THAT AGAIN???), then I watched the first Tom Holland one (fourteen years I can vibe with) and nothing that followed because that's generally when the gimmicks and cameos start in lieu of good story-telling, or they make it dark and gritty because that's the only way to ground this superhuman, right (I assume a random white guy: "Should we fridge a lady? Yeah, we should probably fridge a lady"). The first one generally at least tries to have a soul because they have to introduce the character and make you care about them but many of the ones that follow (the few I've seen from when the MCU was just starting out and I had hope *coughs*Iron Man 2, Thor 2, etc.*coughs*) are just cash grabs that don't try because you already love this character and there they are, right there, so money please!
Meg 2 however..... EPIC, NO NOTES. It knows if I was a shark girl, I was probably a dinosaur girl and it gambled correctly. That's what you're watching this for? Have three sharks and an unnecessary (probably stupid expensive) dinosaur intro that is nearly completely irrelevant to the story but that you will also not want to live without and for an extra special bonus: oblivious husbands and their brilliant daughter. Like. You got me nailed, my dude. Will watch every subsequent sequel, no questions asked.
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