Greafer

(Diehard) fangirl. Blog containing my thoughts and ideas. Current watches include Half man, One Piece, PHM, and anything else I reblog at the time. Some adult content!

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[snowluthor]

There was a split second where I thought naming the baby Robin was weird, but after thinking about it a bit it makes sense. She wasn't some random ex of Hughie's, he loved her and she died, needlessly, and her death was the catalyst for the show and the whole reason he and Annie even met and got together. She did nothing wrong and there's no reason for Annie to be jealous. It's a nice gesture and way of remembering her.

[akajustmerry]

there is a tragic thing that sometimes happens to characters in franchises/long-running series that i like to call Jack Sparrow Syndrome or Jack Sparrow-ing. it's where you take a character (sometimes more than one) who was originally conceived as Not The Protagonist (But Very Important), and you make them a Protagonist, and in this process, everything that made them a good Not The Protagonist (But Very Important) character either a) makes them a terrible protagonist or b) has to be completely overhauled to make them The Protagonist.

I call this phenomenon Jack Sparrow Syndrome because Jack Sparrow in the original POTC trilogy is Not The Protagonist; he's more akin to The Trickster or Mastermind or The Cunning Fool archetypes or some combination of these, which is what made him so compelling in the first 3 movies. None of these are compatible with being a Protagonist (at least not in the conventions established by POTC as a franchise) because the audience has to know what the protagonist's motives are to have any interest in the plot. a huge part of why Jack Sparrow *WAS* compelling in the original trilogy was that we (the audience) and characters around him never quite knew What His Deal Was.

a huge part of why the last two POTC suck ass (apart from the fact they're Just Bad) is because they made Jack Sparrow The Protagonist, and in doing so had to make him legible to the audience in a way that requires fundamentally altering the character's function in the story, and therefore fundamentally altering the character altogether. Often, for the worst. Jack Sparrow is far from the first or only character to suffer this fate.

I'd argue an early significant example of Jack Sparrow Syndrome is Lestat De Lioncourt, who was so fundamentally altered by becoming The Protagonist between IWTV and TVL that reading the books back to back had me seriously questioning if they were even written by the same author. Earlier still, one could make an argument for later Sherlock Holmes stories. Another example is Loki in the MCU, who went from being the literal god of mischief to a fucking COP for all of reality in his own show. I would also argue Spok suffers from this in many Star Trek reboots/spin-offs. There's another, more recent example, which is actually what inspired me to make this post, but the author doesn't deserve the attention.

When I explain this concept to people, they often suggest that I am talking about Flanderisation. While there can be some crossover, Jack Sparrow-ing is not reducing a character to their surface-level mannerisms, but it can appear that way. Often the character's typical mannerisms are ramped up to cover for a drastic character overhaul that places them in a more prominent role than they were designed for. Jack Sparrow-ing is taking a character who was never meant to be the Audience Way In. making them thus, and completely changing them in the process. While there are *some* examples where taking a Side Character and making them the Main Character has worked, it is my opinion that those are exceptions and not the Rule. It is also my opinion that this is one of the more tragic things that can happen to a character you love very much. thank you for coming <333

EDIT/NOTE: in case it doesn't go without saying, 99% of the time Jack Sparrow-ing is driven by a desire to maximise profit from a popular character(s), rather than out of any genuine desire to elaborate on, grow, or explore the character - which is why the problem exists at all.

[jackabbot]

I am not sure whether you heard all that commotion last night? No, we were asleep. Both of us.

HALF MAN • 1.01

[robotmango]

when i forget to log into ao3 and i have to click proceed to see an adult fic, i actually get a kick out of it. like i am an old timey queen and my bard is apologetic: “gentle lady, dicks doth touch in this next ballad. would you prefer another?” and i give him a gesture of command like, “nay, you may proceed, minstrel. bring forth the tale of dicks”

[berlynn-wohl]

hope it’s not too late; I made this in Scriptorium

[boujeebih]

[godsfavrib]

Okay so in ep4 Homelander says to Solider Boy: “I know that when they tried to inject you with the V, you were so fucking petrified they had to strap you to the table, and you pissed yourself, crying for your mommy”.

Does that remind you of anyone?

[gothicnights]

Half Man | Richard Gadd & Jamie Bell Opening Scene | HBO Max Premiering April 23

[greafest]

Since Half Man is premiering now…

Ruben and Niall’s relationship, as shown in the trailer and opening snippet, seems to suggest that Niall and Rubens relationship soured in some way. Ruben’s intimidation tactics, both in the past and present, occur within a context shaped mostly by Niall’s perspective of his brother as aggressive and unpredictable. This framing encourages the assumption that Niall is mostly the passive participant in Ruben’s chaotic world. Maybe one of the twists comes when the audience is shown that Niall isn’t as passive as led to think, and that he made his own questionable choices that blew back harder on Ruben? So far, discussion of the series is primarily its role as commentary on toxic masculinity similar to Adolescence, which suggests that both characters contribute to the toxicity in their own ways. We probably see this with Niall’s explicit inability to express his feelings without caveats or emotional suppressions. It seems both of them are incapable of emotional vulnerability in front of each other when expressing love, whether as chosen brothers or something more, without a reliance on dominance, violence, or a fractured sense of self.

I’m not sure whether any of this will actually be the case, but I’m excited to see how the show explores (homoerotic) toxic masculinity similarly and differently than Baby Reindeer.

[ruiviart]

IDK WHAT TO CAPTION HERES A HOMELANDER FANART AND EXPECT TWNETY MORE

[alatariel-gildaen]

Folks - I really need some help. Bills have *massively* stacked up over Christmas, my husband hasn't been able to work as much due to his chemotherapy, and as a carer to our son, I only get carer's allowance.

But... I do have some art ready to sell, if anyone is interested. Everything is hand-drawn on either Pastelmat or Grafix Drafting Film, and I only use lightfast pencils, such as Polychromos, Luminance, Pablos, and Derwent Lightfast, meaning they'll maintain their vibrancy for years.

Bumblebee - £55, Unicorn - £45

Rick Grimes eyes - £30, Carol Peletier eyes - £30

Highland cow 1 - £85 SOLD, Highland cow 2 - £40

Inhun chair embrace - £65 SOLD Inhun christmas - £75

Postage and packing to the uk is £8. I can ship elsewhere, but obviously I'll have to check costs before quoting.

If you can please reblog to spread the word, it'll mean the world to me.

[alatariel-gildaen]

I've had more unexpected bills and currently don't have enough in my account to cover them. If you could please reshare I'd be so grateful.

I can also do commissions, both hand drawn and digital - please get in contact for a quote 💖

[beardedmrbean]

[imliterallyryangosling]

Project Hail Mary (2026)

[saucefunk]

dirty dirty dirty

[hagiomoto]

I honestly would like to hear how you pro-space exploration ppl plan to get the minerals and the fuel needed to explore the universe.

Are you going to rape and plunder the African continent even more for your rockets?

[spider-xan]

This statement from one of the astronauts is going around right now as some kind of heartwarming message of universal humanity, and I do not give a fuck what the intent was bc there is something evil about directly addressing Asia and Africa while boasting about how founding companies and bolstering industry is going to come out of this US space mission, as if everywhere in the world is an equal partner in science and space exploration with the US - not just Africa being plundered for resources, but also how the US is bombing SWANA right now using weapons built by US arms manufacturers with NASA contracts, including destroying universities in Iran and massacring their scientists and STEM students as this mission is happening.

[princess-of-ithilien]

Stratt: "...you don't have a family, you don't even have a dog."

Grace:

[halethleia]