#so many pointless characters

[noirtek]

i read gone to see the river man many many moons ago after seeing it get essentially worshipped on horror subreddits and god did that book suck. i’m still stuck thinking about how much that book sucked

[genericpuff]

new genre of LO comedy unlocked: watch the LO wiki editors fight for their lives to justify entire articles for characters who only showed up once and then disappeared forever

"well, themis is pregnant so that must mean SOMEONE knocked her up, right??? put that in relationships, that counts"

"charon's abilities... ferryman... boat... he ferries a boat! therefore he must be very good at ferrying boats! write that down!"

"now hold on, let's not completely discount the idea of artemis' pet wolf having some kind of relationship with someone later on, i'm sure rachel will answer that soon"

[pedanticat]

While the breakup was inevitable (especially if you read the comics), I think the show handled it phenomenally with it being even better than how it was done in the comics. Steven Yeun and Zazie Beetz absolutely killed it in this scene with you really being able to hear the heartbreak in both of their voices as Mark and Amber realize that for as much as they love each other, they can't make this relationship work. Then you have the "I can't live in your world, I want to, but I can't." which👏👏👏. That is some absolute peak writing. I haven't consumed many stories that actually treat the breakup as a heartbreaking moment for both characters involved since it's usually just treated as a minor obstacle to prevent the main romance from happening sooner. While I'm fine with that in some cases, I feel like it's a disservice when the main character's temporary love interest is a genuinely interesting and fun character who has a good rapport with them. In that same regard, it has been a nice change of pace to see characters who do care for each other attempt to make things work and talk about the issues before accepting that what they have just isn't going to work.

It's also a good commentary on the nature of superhero/civilian relationships since while someone like Debbie was able to handle the stress of it, Amber isn't able to do so. And that doesn't make her weak or a pushover, it makes her human because not everyone is built to handle that kind of life and it's totally understandable.

[juniperhillpatient]

hate it when there’s already enough characters & they bring in a new one to take up all the attention from the already interesting characters. like ok. no one asked

[greyedian]

MAN I'm seriously so sad about season 2. Bc I wish act 2 had the same emotional impact on me as it appears to have on so many others. But rn I'm just somewhere between unable to care and actively annoyed by some of those writing decisions. Seriously the more I think about it the less I like it.

[shitpostingkats]

been seeing ur descent into ffxv madness - the monarchy's fucked as hell, huh! - and sometimes i think about the chosen king dying for everyone and the like, almost accidential yet heavy anti-monarchy messaging you could take from the game - this long line of kings and queens dying young to preserve lucis which started from one brother wanting to be king over another brother which in turn started from one person martyring themselves to save the world which in turn started from the king of gods (the king of kings) and the starscourage that could not be cleansed,,,,,idk if im cooking really because it's been a hot minute but man. there is a world in my brain where noctis gives up the crystal and the right to be king to go off and fish in a cabin + be a hunter and a commoner. and that is how the chosen king dies. there's a world in my brain where ardyn feels the loss of the armringer (the crystal is gone...the scourge is gone...) and just before he passes he gets to see a world where there are no kings or prophesies or gods or monsters, only humans with other humans. and that is how ardyn passes on. and that is how the chosen king dies... idk! for a lighthearted game about road trippin bros this fucker really is like 'TOTAL CENTRALIZATION OF POWER ON ONE INDIVIDUAL WILL FUCK UP EVERYONE FOREVER AND EVER--' and. yeah. man. im so normal about ffxv

!!!!!!!!!!

Oh anon you have accidentally stumbled upon one of the things that makes me insane which is despite the final boss fight being framed as a smackdown between two kings! Both Noctis and Ardyn! Are very much not! Kings!

Like Ardyn was disowned and Noctis was never formally crowned they are literally two people who don't even meet the qualifications of the position and yeah they have light swords and teleporting but also Ardyn will just straight up kick you in the shins! The monarchy is not grand or special in this moment this is two guys throwing each other around arguing over a chair neither of them really wants but feels they have to want.

The fact that the gods do not care who sits on the throne. The fact that the special uber magic that gods blessed the line of kings with is just a small nuclear reactor that kills you. If it likes you, it just kills you slowly. The fact neither the ring or the crystal have any pathos, they just want to eat and consume and burn anyone that tries to touch them. The fact that the only justification the universe gives Noctis for why he has to die is that many people have already died for him. Pair that with "One aspiring to the role of King’s Shield can stake his life for none but his liege—not even for himself." Noctis is surrounded by people who are told they have to die for him and that they're not allowed to exist if they aren't sacrificing for him and then Noct gets told he has to die because of all the things already given up for him.

Fucked up!!!!!

[kara-knuckles]

I'm honestly baffled by how many people seem to get "Manfred is freethinker, Ascalon is sheeple" from Babel and "Manfred outsmarted Hoederer" from 14. I can at least begrudgingly understand the former, because the narrative goes out of its way to invalidate Ascalon's every decision so you need to be invested enough to take a step back and see it's actually bullshit, but with the latter W outright mocks Manfred for acting exactly like Hoederer predicted, and this is despite Ulsulah's advanced warnings about the situation on Lifebone. Hell, the fact that Hoederer doesn't even try to fight (presumably because he is acting as a bait and this minimizes his potential injuries) and complete lack of reaction from everyone else suggest that everything was still proceeding according to plan B (separate Manfred from his men so you don't fight them at the same time), even if plan A (intercept him) got Damazti'd.

[fistfuloflightning]

Just reread Ice Fantasy by Guo Jingming and I feel like the drama did it such a disservice—none of the character designs were honored (I’m still super bitter they axed the hair=power even tho I understand why they did it)

In the time-honored tradition of ignoring official depictions, here’s Kasuo’s phoenix robes and the Xue Lan crown

[birdyverdie]

What a pathetic and disappointing ending to JJK, I'm almost ashamed to have hyperfixated on it at all

[lab-gr0wn-lambs]

Look I'mma be honest every time twd kills off a long-beloved character at this point I'm just

[moongothic]

I'm a simple person

I see untagged Crocodile genderbends, I block on sight

[alicentflorent]

Klaus’ first scene is him leaving rehab with no intention of staying sober and his final scene alone is him going to AA to get help and final admitting that he’s an addict but they fucking cut the AA scene? A scene that concluded his arc perfectly? They really looked at that scene during editing and set “yeah let’s cut that”

[jackass-jones]

The 999 cast is very important to me and there’s so much good about them but I think one big thing they have is that they’re all smart and contribute to the story

[unforth]

Y'all (general) really really need to exercise the block buttons more.

An opinion you don't agree with? Someone makes you uncomfortable? Something you don't like? Even just a person whose way of presenting information makes you uncomfortable (even if you agree with them)?

Block.

BLOCK.

B.L.O.C.K.

Look, I get it. I used to think seeing opinions I didn't agree with was important, that exposing myself was a way of staying informed. But finally, I hit a breaking point - I already knew the viewpoints I disagreed with, and seeing them every day was making me miserable.

I've blocked liberally since then.

And the most remarkable thing happened: I routinely see posts where lots of people are disagreeing with the same person...and I already have that person blocked.

Because the most insidious thing about letting myself see the negativity and things that made me unhappy all the time is that leaving it all there gave me the impression that there were a LOT of vocally awful people saying things that hurt me.

But there aren't.

There's actually a surprisingly small number of people who get off on trolling or are so marinated in hate that they have to spew it all around them, and when you block those people, the world gets much more peaceful.

You're not growing as a person by exposing yourself to rhetoric that hurts you. You're just hurting, which is exactly how those people want you to feel: they want you to be in as much agony as they are.

Don't give them the satisfaction.

BLOCK THEM.

(tbh I've hit the point that I think people who willfully, deliberately, loudly, intentionally don't block are engaging in a form of self-harm. seriously, you're not taking a noble stand, no one cares if you don't block except the people hurting you.)

[mbat]

yknow what im sick of the words good person and bad person its a very annoying way to categorize things actually

[ilynpilled]

people being unable to talk about anything other than “is jaime gonna fail or succeed at #redemption” (synonymous with is he gonna have a happy ending? for some reason) for the past decade when discussing his character like what if i blew up a building