#this isnt a proper textual analysis

[pipliekit]

I've been thinking about Jason Todd today for... Reasons... And his resurrection to villain era arc is just... So relatable.

Like entering adulthood and realizing the mistakes your parents made is so fucking wild, because one moment youre a kid and the next you are legally an adult and suddenly you're on your own and scared and you have to learn how to do all these things.

You move away from home, no longer in direct contact with your family and it kind of hits you how you were wronged. And then that hurt is added to your fear and it isn't long before that churns itself into pure rage. Because how dare they? They were supposed to be there for you and protect you and they didn't??

And then someone comes along, maybe a family friend or a sibling or whatever and they tell you all the terrible things your parent has been saying about you. And the worst part is it doesn't even surprise you.

You remember sitting there and listening as they said 'now now, you don't want to end up like X family member, do you?' so of course they'd do the same to you. They always saw your flaws and now they have seen you fall and fail. Now YOU have become the object of derision.

And though this all began with a realization of how terrible your parents had been, you can't help but feel envious of the younger sibling, now held up and cherished the way you USED to be. And later you might look back and realize that they were going through the same shit that you had gone through or some other horrible things, but right now you're in your feelings and it's hard to see straight when you're in your feelings.

So you decide fuck it! I'm going to prove them right/wrong and you're going to do it in a way that horrifies your family on purpose. Because you're never going to be what they wanted you to be but you can be everything they fear and hate.

[ei-mugi]

im not a even a fan of the "hellaverse" but i have seen helluva boss and with all the twitter uproar over the hazbin ep4 leaks i went and found a reaction video of the full ep on yt so i could see how bad it really was and. jesus christ. theres certainly analysis of the visuals that could be had regarding the original criticisms but for me the episode was more like... 1. angel dust is the exact same character as fizzarolli 2. hellaverse is never going to break away from writing its characters like a whump fic is it and 3. this is an absolutely horrible portrayal of sex workers. vivienne pleaseeeee get your head out of the yaoi bin and remind yourself of like. women and misogyny. and stop writing all your sex worker/sexually abused (notice how that is grouped together) characters in the same way. sex workers arent all victims who need to be saved from their jobs