#link click has mostly characters that feel realistic and down to earth and in the corner we have tianchen who just completely off his rocker

[saph-yells-into-the-void]

no idea if this is a hot take or not bc I literally just finished the episode, but I low-key love the fact that tianchen is just deranged 😭

[brainy-storm]

S415 - Where you at, bro? (½)

General Thoughts:

ahahaha I knew Eve was bad but dang she had no regrets, wow. Unapologetically a bad guy. Nice.

I found the storyline with Manchester a bit odd, hmm. And the way he died was very...unceremonious. I’m hoping he’s not actually dead, hm.

LEX LUTHOR. But I’ll have a section on him later.

I think that the CW writes family dynamics, really well in this episode. Especially all the sibling dynamics, just good.  (which is why my next sections will be split in families)

The Danvers:

I like how Alex is so concerned over James, because yeah they’re all friends and she’s also just like ‘where are you’ Kara because she’s worried their friend is about to die and Kara isn’t around

And it just shows ooooof this mind wipe thing is even more painful

But Kara is also trying to help J’onn, who is torn over his family

And he can’t bear to lose Kara or Alex because that would be like losing his family all over again i cri

And then Kara telling J’onn he’s important to her and Alex no matter what

And then Alex and Kara hugging it out

I LOVE THIS FAMILY

J’onn and Manchester:

Just before moving onto the other families, I just find it very weird for J’onn to go from 0 of no violence to the 100 of killing.

There must have been a way to apprehend Manchester. unless, again he’s not actually dead which would be good

But I am glad that if he did kill Manchester, he’s already reflecting on it and there might be repercussions.

why do I also feel like idk...Manchester might have recorded the whole thing to see an ‘alien’ kill a ‘human’ and then it would cause more tension and have a war. But maybe I just watch too many dramatic shows haha

The OIsens:

I mean James was mostly asleep but it was interesting to learn a bit more about him. Like how he had to run away from home before. And how he’s been to the hospital like 12 times cause of stuff like wow James. So this must date pre-Guardian stuff, like dang.

Anyway, I liked Kelly’s introduction

I give her my good-sister stamp of approval for not agreeing to go with Lena’s solution right away because yeah, she didn’t know Lena through anyone but James, and they hadn’t met so it makes sense. It seems like a realistic kind of reaction and I can see myself doing the same in that situation 

But she also wanted to take the chance to save her brother when things seemed bleak and saw that she should trust in her brother’s friends (or chosen family, as she called it which got meeee)

Oof she needs

Also leaving James with the phone to talk to his mum - YEP. SIBLINGS. 

The Luthors:

The whole time I was screaming LENA HE TRYIN TO TRICK YOU.

I mean she kinda knew but also kinda fell for it a bit.

I feel bad for her cause she thought her brother was dying, even though he’s an evil person, she still cares for him as a brother. And then he told her about her mother which is WOW but  yeah after getting her whole backstory with her mother, I see why he got to her like that

And his acknowledgement of her achievements was good too. She deserved that, at the very least from her family.

The Luthor dynamic was really good, like just how I wanted it to be. Excellent.

ALSO OTIS. WAs alive daNG. Mate. I thought maybe Mercy might have been alive but it was Otis wowow. That reveal also got me cause I was like good that guard can drop that water cause he knows Lex is a SHIT. But it was Otis like well done dude I actually 0% saw that coming.

Eve just changing her outfit to be typical bad-guy was lol but also perfect.

Poor Lena’s face, though when she saw Eve betrayed her.

Lex freakin Luthor:

AHAHAHA

YESSSS. I like it. I love that they just made him like ‘I’m a bad guy, and I know it.’ Like he knows people see him as a villain and he’s like ‘yeah I do what I want’

Straight up just murders everyone.

Idk I just like villains where it’s a clear cut ‘aha, yes, BAD MAN IS BAD’. But also smart. so like Supergirl can just try and fight him without constraint, cause he’s LEX LUTHOR who murders people seemingly for fun (or at least just with complete disregard)

Also, I love how he calls James ‘Jimmy’ to mock him, and like I bet he already disapproved of the relationship with Lena because he’s like public friends with Superman (signal watch ahem), and then ofc got him shot like yeaaah.

They probs won’t try and get Supes down cause it’s Supergirl’s show but I hope that someone tells him all about this later.

Or we get like a space-text with a ‘Good job Kara :) ‘( I missed those cute texts from season 1)

Nia:

I like how Nia is shown to be integrated to their group, like even though she hasn’t been part of it for long, she has been there for the game nights and James is her first boss (yes?) (or one of her first boss’), and he’s given her advice and actually she came out to James before she did to Kara so I feel like the emotional bond is there for her to be really upset over this. 

I also see why she jumps to saying she should have predicted this, because she already predicted and failed to save her mother, and - though the show doesn’t say this - maybe she thought that since becoming a superhero and getting her powers she should’ve been able to predict things like this. Maybe the show will say it later (hopefully)

In a way, she’s also with her chosen family, after what happened with her sister. which hopefully we’ll follow up on, one day

Brainy:

Okay so, like you know how I love Brainy? (whaat? brainy-storm? You love BRAINY? REALLY? ok ok shh)

Firstly, him blaming himself was on point for this, because he has so much pride and expectation on himself and feels responsible, he thought he should have been able to predict this all and should have been able to fly into CatCo and do this before it happened arghhh.

It’s also in line with his character from s3 where he was frustrated about not being able to get the signal to space, or in 4x04 where he was upset he couldn’t think of anything to help Supergirl --- which he does bring up

HE FINALLY MENTIONED HIS FAMILY. AND THEY’RE ALL EVIL. BOO YAH. 

I mean, poor Brainy.

But seriously, so from that I’m taking O.G Brainy [which hasn’t happened yet because if Brainiac came to Earth I feel like they would knowww  soo...future storyline?] But also Brainy’s evil mum from reboot so yessss. And more too probs.

And Mon-El being dismissive - I wonder if this is in like a general sometimes the legion is harsh/dismissive or is this in a threeboot like leadership battle with Cosmic Boy kind of way. 

Both the ancestry and the Mon-El mention I feel deserve to have longer explanations and I wishhhhh he could have elaborated.

And then him saying he had to move his whole existence MY POOR BRAINY

HE JUST WANTS A CHOCO

Anyway, I just want to say Jesse Rath freaking smashed it. Like seriously, his scenes were not going to affect the main storyline of this episode but he was like THIS IS MY CHARACTER PIECE AND I WILL PERFORM THE HELL OUT OF IT.

If you click on this link you can see a tweet that shows that Jesse Rath bled after punching that vending machine. 1. I hope he takes care of himself 2. but I appreciate this effort like wow 

Era? I think a mix of all eras were channelled here well.   

shipper thoughts, as usual, will be on 2/2 but yeah I ship kara x brainy so pfft this episode was not great for me in that aspect but that, firmly  aside I thought it was very good 

[hourglasscinnarose]

Character Overanalysis: TMNT 2012 MBTI [Leo]

Hi. I'm board bored*. I want to over analyze characters. I just got into TMNT, so I'll do them. But keep in mind I JUST finished season one, sooooo.... Anyway. Leonardo MBTI Breakdown E vs. I: Personally, I see Leo as an Introvert. Sure, he's charismatic (ish), is the leader of the group, and has no problem talking to anyone, but that doesn't mean he's an extrovert. An extrovert is someone who draws their energy from the people around them, they usually like being in bigger crowds as long as everyone is friendly. An Introvert draws their energy from being alone, and though they can be around big crowds and may like doing so, it draws a lot of energy away from them. Leonardo's brothers form a small group, which is something to factor in as he is the leader. If it were a much bigger group, it might have been more difficult and someone like Donatello might have taken over instead. (Though, we should also remember that Splinter chose him on a whim.) More often than we see the others alone, we see Leo either alone or talking to Splinter. Extroverts are also known for being quick passed while Introverts take a much slower route. It's a lot harder to pin down exactly where we see this in the show, but I believe this is one of the main reasons Raph and Leo are always fighting. Raph wants to get things done now and Leo wants to take time to focus on what is needed, even if that means taking more time to do so. He and Donnie are the same in this regard. S vs. N: As a leader of a group who has to naturally look for solutions to problems, I can see Leo being a Sensing person. Sensors are realistic and down to earth people, usually the one to follow common sense. They constantly look at the past to improve their future, which is mostly what those talks with Splinter is about. This is where Leo and Raph get along. They both have the same view of "I see a problem, I'll fix it how I can".  It's just that Raph is more violent about it than Leo is, who takes a much more calm and calculated route. T vs. F: There's a good chance that Leo is close to both Feeling and Thinking, as he chooses to do things based on what he values, but often breaks things down logically. I'd say he leans more towards Feeling, though, since we see him heroism play out in a line of "Do what is right because it is right." and "Protect what you care about.". Otherwise, we would have seen a more "Do what is right, but is it right?" and "Am I actually protecting what I care about/Why am I protecting what I care about?" That's the best way I can explain it, and it's not really good but, I mean, I try. While Thinking is weighing the pros and cons, Feeling is wondering who is effected by them. Which is why I say he might be close on both of them, yet lean more to Feeling. J vs. P: At first, I was confused. J vs. P has always been really hard for me to figure out. But I peg him as J. (I used Raph's personality to figure it out, since he's his foil character.) Judgers follow rules closely and stick to their plans strictly, as they like being organized and prepared. If Donnie is Techno-smart, then Leo is people-smart. He knows how to design a well thought out plan where everyone can participate and make the most of themselves. (While Donnie does this, too, let's not forget that he also overthinks these plans whereas Leo understands the flexibility of them.) Short Answer: ISFJ

But I didn't want to just stop there when it came to defining their MBTI. We could also get into their functions to double check my analysis. If what I typed him is true, then he is an SiFeTiNe. I used this site -> www.typeinmind.com/sife/ < - as a source. Si -> " They learn straightforward, practical systems, rules, and strategies with ease and grace. Si gives the sense of the SiFe being grounded and having a linear, black and white way of thinking about things." With Leo being the leader (and with everything I said before) this makes sense. Though his outlook often switches between this “black and white” thinking. His relationship with Karai is the first that comes to mind, but then we look at Leatherface, who he immediately labels as a bad person. I will say that he is a more grounded character. He'd do anything to make sure that his team can win the fight without getting too hurt, which is what drives his leadership throughout the show. Fe -> " Fe is the primary way SiFe’s interact with and understand the people in the world around them. It is not emotions, but “gut instincts” they might have about a person or situation.... It picks up on their vibes and what their thoughts and feelings might be. Fe also helps SiFe’s relate back to and communicate with people in a way that people are comfortable with." So what I said about the in-between of Feeling and Thinking that I pegged Leo at, this is a good explanation as to why that is. Gut instincts is a good way to describe where his F comes from. Ti -> " When Ti serves Si in an SiFe, it analyzes things in a categorical, organized manner, and seeks truth about experiences and situations. Because Ti is right after Fe in order of preference, SiFe’s can be very balanced between their stoic analytical side and the side of them that values people." And here is where he "heroism" comes from. A leader who has to analyze situations while also continuing to value the things he protects: people. *Cough Cough* People-smart *Cough*. This is seen all over the place in the show. Going back to Karai, his value in people is shot down by his analytical side and he ultimately betrays her and goes after Shredder. We could also tie that back to his brothers and how he values them as people. Ne -> " For example, when coming up with an idea to execute a project, they can take a lot of details they’ve gathered from previous experience and put them together to form a really great concept, but coming up with an idea about a project when they have no relevant practical experience cataloged away can be very difficult." And this is why Donnie is seen as the more strategic one. You can click on the link (if it works) and read everything else they have about this type, but this is getting pretty long, so I'm going to stop here and go to the next.