#praying the c!niki apology stream is going to go exactly how i’ve envisioned it

[shootingthe-stars]

now that i’m thinking about the lore in retrospect it was kind of…off? like the quotes and idea was very good but i feel like it wasn’t done to its full potential. (when using their names throughout i am referring to their characters)

i saw someone else talk about this as well but the way wilbur just took whatever eret yelled at him was disappointing. like yes, wilbur is full of self loathing and blames himself for everything, but i think it would be so nice for him to say “No, this wasn’t all my fault” for once. like yes, they did argue a bit, but it just wasn’t enough. eret saying wilbur wasn’t a good person should have gotten a reaction from wilbur. eret’s betrayal was what started his trust issues and spiral into paranoia. and yes, eret’s been over it all, we know they regret it. but i want wilbur to look at him and stand up for himself! i personally think wilbur had every right to hate eret for betraying their family and watching them be slaughtered in a tiny room like animals. but you know. maybe just me…

because did part of the betrayal get retconned? eret was manipulated by dream and was offered power and a crown and she took that offer in exchange for lmanberg to be brought to a room and had everything to their name be stripped from them. this turned into a slaughterhouse without his knowledge, but he didn’t do anything to stop it. it wasn’t a noble act he did to save the world. retconning it almost makes eret seem like they were in the right for it when they obviously weren’t.

another thing i wanna point out is how when wilbur said he was peaceful during lmanberg, eret just kind of laughs at him? and then tells him no you caused wars? first of all, no. no he did not. that was dream who declared war on like 2 chunks of land dedicated for 5 people because he’s a control freak. wilbur’s entire thing was no armor inside the walls. like seriously, this guy was going so far that he walked into the manberg pogtopia war with no armor or weapons. (could have been him being suicidal and planning to die that day, but tbh the point still stands)

but besides that, wilbur wasn’t exactly out of character, it’s just that he needs to develop. that’s the point of this arc, he’s redeeming himself and (hopefully) getting to heal. There are likely only 2-3 streams left for wilbur and i really don’t want this to feel rushed. he’s one of my favorite characters in any media Ever and for him to still sit there and take everything being thrown at him because he still hates himself is upsetting. and don’t get me wrong, a decent amount of eret’s criticisms were very valid and were a good wake up call, but some also weren’t.

one thing i did like however, was the bridge scene. i thought that eret having wilbur throw his unhealthy harmful coping mechanism away while she through away her crown which symbolized the betrayal was very good. i do enjoy both of these characters and think there were many good points do not get on me for this LMAO.

so that’s all i’m probably gonna say. they’re both very good actors and play their parts well, i just think some of it was written a bit strangely! (i also hope cc!wilbur is able to fit the end of his character’s arc in just a few streams. it still feels very incomplete to me.) (ok i’m done now)