#she ra s2

[catradora-is-amazing]

Our favourite punching bag😚

[wannabemasterofwindintraining]

You could be nicer about it :((

[endearing-dalliance]

She-Ra PoP vs Arcane S2

Physically disabled character considered inferior by his society, abandoned instead of being helped

Technological genius who benefits from having a partner

Uses technology to improve his health and quality of life

Becomes fundamentally altered by a force outside his control (with Christian and cult references)

And now here's where She-Ra and Arcane's messages diverge: Hordak is consistently supported and loved by his partner throughout his journey. She doesn't let up when he tries to hide his pain from her.

She does NOT tell him that he is wrong to try to "fix" himself and actively helps him do so. She recognizes the validity of how he choses to deal with his condition, which was caused by genetic "imperfections" during the cloning process. But she impresses upon him that he does not deserve the physical pain or mental torment of being a "failure".

Her message was that his imperfections do not limit him or define him. They are a part of life, part of the world, and a part of him, and he is not a failure for having them.

Meanwhile in Arcane, Jayce criticizes Viktor for "wanting to cure what he thought were weaknesses" and specifically mentions his leg and disease. The two things that brought him chronic pain, progressively deteriorating quality of life, and one would ultimately kill him. Also, Viktor never actually expressed that he was ashamed of them. We as the audience are left to assume that's how he feels, because why wouldn't he? What else would a disabled person feel? Not that he is perfectly aware that Piltover's oppression and exploitation of his people likely directly contributed to both those issues. Not that he values himself for his intellect and contributions to Hextech even though society constantly prioritized Jayce. Nope, obviously he feels so bad about it that he tries to turn all of humanity into robots. On top of that, Christian Linke has explicitly said the Hexcore corrupted him and Sky was a manifestation of it manipulating him. So even if he did feel that way before, he's still not at fault for what's been going on.

And I think a key part of this is the mindset of the team who created this show. Was this simply a poorly executed but positive sentiment, or a symptom of ableist bias from a team of 3 able-bodied people? We can harp on Jayce all we want, but ultimately someone designed him this way, and THIS is what I take issue with. Christian also says in the art book explicitly that Viktor fixing his leg and spine make him lose part of his humanity. If this is the logic behind Jayce's monologue, it is NOT positivity. It is a direct shaming of a disabled person's right to choose how they take care of themselves, said by a character who has already violated Viktor's autonomy and wishes, written by a team that equates self-improvement with inferior humanity.

Amanda Overton has repeatedly mentioned she was inspired by She-Ra, which is pretty obvious here. Unfortunately, this isn't the unequivocally positive message she thinks it is, and she missed all the nuance of Entrapta and Hordak's conversations about it. A huge component of why it works in She-Ra is because Entrapta's wisdom comes from her understanding of her own "failures" and "imperfections" due to her autism, and Hordak reciprocates support throughout the show. One of the key members of her development team is an autistic person who provided a realistic view of what an autistic person can be like.

This is two people who understand each other's pain uplifting each other, NOT Entrapta being Hordak's miraculous savior at the 11th hour. Having Jayce need a leg brace for like 5 minutes does not give him ability to understand Viktor's lifelong struggles that were also killing him.

For future seasons, I hope they bring on staff who actually have any idea what they are fucking talking about.

[blubberingblobmonster]

These guys really are an evil emo band

Just look at their cunty little poses! So evil and emo.

[el-ffej]

Parallels Ahoy!

[catras-breakup-song]

when she does the thing ‹з

2x03 / 5x03

[manic-sapphic]

just a bunch of white out gifs cause it's one of my favorite eps from the earlier seasons forsure

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

idk what's worse - a show where the themes are half-assed and not addressed seriously from the beginning, or a show where it first has a strong grasp of the message it wants to spread but then loses it later on and actively goes against that very message.

[mariabrightmoon]

Post-Arcane Effect/3am color experimentations

Pov that's how Adora found post S5 Catra after she let her alone for a couple of hours and catra binged watched arcane season 2 alone. Like a certain someone who promised to only watch 1 episode and ended up staying up all night having class the other day-

Yes Catra mixed her gloves with Jinx s<3

I wantes to give her lil braids like Isha but we know catra s hair is thicker and have more volume + that she liked it to grow longer after s5

I wanted to try that thing where flat colors get half outside lineart.

Ended up having a lot of fun with colors at 3am, almost forgot what i was doing and they turned out to contrast A LOT with the theme. Then again, arcane s effect. 'Paint the town blue' catra got blue locks like Isha and pink/purple ones like Jinx. With Jinx s smoll doodle if you noticed.

Anw Isha s alive

[baileybeez]

Sapphics & Their Promises

"Hey, I'm not leaving. And if we ever see him again, I promise I'll be there."

"I'm not going to break my promise. I swear."

"I know you won't."

"It doesn't matter what they do to us, you know? You look out for me, and I look out for you. Nothing really bad can happen as long as we have each other."

"You promise?"

"I promise."

"I'm going to take you home."

"Promise?"

"I promise!"

"I'm gonna take you out when this is all over, Amity, I promise. No monsters, no mysteries, no deadly duels, it's going to be the most mundane, slice-of-life date ever. And it'll be awesome."

"I know!"

"I'll keep a look out for tonight. I will watch the heck out of this pumpkin patch. Come on."

"Okay. Maybe for a bit. Don't let me sleep too long. Promise to wake me up in fifteen minutes."

"I promise."

"I think I can trust you. However...promise me. When I reveal my secret to everyone, promise me. Take your old name and live."

"I'm so sorry about your mother. I'm sorry I can't bring her back but please just....everyone in my life has changed promise me you won't change."

[pacificwaternymph]

Wait.

Wait wait wait...

Wait a goddamnit minute

Now hold on...

Hextech = first ones tech?

Both hextech and first ones tech were attempts to harness magic through technology, with disastrous results. Both were connected to an archaic language of runes. Both were accessed through crystals containing incredible amounts of power.

Both led, whether intentionally or not, to the buildup of wild and unstable magic at the core of a society, which nearly led to the destruction of that society and everything around it.

[starlight-bread-blog]

Good Omens fandom explaining how they're not unhinged, it's just that Neil Gaiman payed that much attention to details:

[charbroiledchicken]

due to the recent viktor/jesus situation, i have discovered that all of my favourite shows are either based off christianity or have seriously strong biblical allusions. i do not know how to feel about the fact that every single one of them do but by god it eats every time.

[iaf]

[lumitradora]

i thought of something while chatting with a friend about a TOH-related ask i got on my SPOP blog, which is that Something Is There regarding the relationships between catra/glimmer & hunter/amity, but i'm not quite sure What yet.

the best example i can come up with is 2x02 "ties that bind" vs. 2x09 "eclipse lake" from each show, respectively, namely these lines:

and where is she (adora) now, huh? off being she-ra? get used to it. you think she's not going to leave you behind, too, sparkles?

we have a lot in common, blight. we're both trying to show what we can bring to the table. and we can't fail, 'cause there's nothing worse than disappointing someone who thinks you're special.

also, catra & hunter each having their arms trapped like that is hilarious...

it's the parallel of insecurities being pointed out that gets to me the most, i think.

[catras-breakup-song]

they don't understand you, just as they did not understand me. | you are bitter and cruel, and you're the one who used me! (1x07)

you remind me of myself. nothing was ever easy for me either. | i am nothing like you! you are old, and bitter, and weak. (2x06)

EDIT: someone already did this, whoops my bad!