#this is not me condoning what he did

[lloydfrontera]

god there really is something about asterion beginning the novel as this distant cold authority figure that's basically waiting for his own child to die so he can name his other kid heir and then as the plot advances slowly revealing the parent in him, the one that's so proud of his son he can't barely hold it in, the one that worries so much he'd rather be taken hostage than have his kid in danger, the one that as a young man tried to create an entire new heart for his sick baby, and the one he buried so deep beneath his role as emperor in order to protect his sons that he forgot there's more than one way to hurt a child. there is just something utterly heartbreaking about it

[bladeweave]

it bugs me whenever people say 'well ulder should have known his son is a good person who would never make a deal with a devil for his own benefit' because that doesnt matter.

even if wyll was mean-spirited, poorly behaved miscreant of a child (he wasn't) ulder would not have been any more justified in exiling him. doing the right thing as a parent means looking out for your kid no matter what.

ulder's failure to be a good father has nothing to do with the quality of wyll's character.

[cheerfullycatholic]

So uh, I watched The Truman Show

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

i wonder what the response would’ve been from the fandom if mickey had been the one to not sign the marriage license in 10x08🤷‍♀️ i feel like people often give mickey the benefit of the doubt, but never ian. ian was open about the fact that he did it because of his parents, so i wonder if mickey had said that people would’ve sided with him. i feel like people don’t acknowledge what frank and monica did to ian as abuse that often, because it’s always compared to what terry did to mickey. it’s really not a competition even if terry’s actions were more horrific and extreme

[jujutsustraycats]

Read the new chapter and I don't know how to feel.

Kaiser's disposition and actions are not something I'm justifying at all, but it's not something I can fully blame him for, either.

We saw his backstory in chapter 260. And while 261 has completely changed our attitudes towards him, I still really like his character. It shows a clear representation of trauma and how it can manifest. What I find most interesting, however, is his own admittance to that he's acting exactly like how his own father was towards him. For somebody supposed to be not definable, he's technically trapped within the mindset his father had. Malice. And he knows it, and yet continues. I'm not good at writing analyses out, but I wonder if that can be a plot point further.

Not to mention his treatment of Ness. Poor Ness. I wanna take him away from Kaiser. But I can't get this out of my head– that yeah, he considers Ness "a dog who will submit to his malice", but isn't he technically bound to Ness too? Having to use manipulation tactics to get him, so he could assist Kaiser?

I'm just wishing his character would develop more with how Noa said at the final page to fight with that ego. Soccer was one of the first joys he had, a form of escape, right? Maybe something relating to that awakening?

Chances are, though, if he evolves he's not going to use Ness. I don't know whether he'll get a goal in, though, but if he evolves, chances are Ness will be left behind. As for Ness... I really hope he breaks out of that mindset, cause what the fuck.

I want Ness to fight independently too please please let it happen

[mad-hunts]

roleplay idea: barton's trying to say this BS that he's 'good at processing grief' when your muse was a witness to the absolute rage-filled and deranged rampage that barton went on after julien was killed by the joker in which he brutally hurt all but one of his henchmen (he killed the last one because he told him he was 'crazy' and that he 'better kill him, or he was going to tell his boss that barton had been there' and he literally just snapped, went 'you know what, i think i will kill you AND also let the joker know i killed you so he knows to never come near my family again' then killed him. like HUHHH?) at the time with your muse being like this

[friendrat]

Just as a general statement, just because an actor or voice actor does something wrong, it doesn't have to taint your view of that media. You can still love the story and be upset with the individual. We can separate the art from the artist.

[moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom]

I just find it mind-boggling that some people will reblog things like “Anakin didn’t care about Rex and his men, he wouldn’t listen to Fives just because he was friends with Palpatine” and then in the next post be gushing over Rexwalker/Rexanidala like???? so you agree. Anakin does care about Rex?

[yesterdayiwrote]

Honestly, it's very interesting to me that *this* is some people's red line, and not the enthusiastic appreciation of Elon or Kanye...

Lewis has hung out and associated with deeply problematic people for years and his fans have selectively turned a blind eye to it, but now you're mad?

[xxvi0lent-vahlkampfiidaexx]

i feel like i am the only one who understands Blackstar warrior cats. i feel it in my heart

[altruistic-meme]

do i dare write the post looking at and trying to explain Queen Kristina's behavior? probably. i swear im trying to be less annoying about it but also like. i do what I want.

[flowery-king]

Idk what type of denial I'm in but the defanged au is a fucking Philip redemption au what was I on to be constantly reassuring people it's not a redemption plot lmao open your EYES Flowery

[technitango]

me at chief seo this most recent episode

[designernishiki]

hot take but. oda is honestly one of the most interesting prominent side characters in y0 to me. like. don’t get me wrong obviously i don’t condone his actions, but speaking as a character design guy, i think he’s got a whole lot of complexity to think about in his story and identity that people tend to ignore/overlook because he’s not a black and white “good” person. like no shit he’s morally fucked, that doesn’t mean his intense pining and crazed level of dedication to tachibana and the lengths all his guilt and repressed love for the man he saw as the best thing to ever grace his life drove him to aren’t interesting to think about– if anything it makes him more interesting. he was. really something

[dennisboobs]

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[jongace]

so.. she left dawn for that ???