Past the point of no return

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The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Short post just to point out something that is kinda confusing.

In any media you have most likly cosumed you have either gotten a story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a refrence to it or even a short mention, but all of them kind of depict the story in the same way.

Jekyll and Hyde are like separate entities / Jekyll is all of the good, Hyde is all of the bad.

It's the same case that Jekyll drinks something that makes it so that his bad side is devided and all of his evil side does things agenst the good ones will.

It is all pretty consistent, just a few places where I have noticed this:

1.The Musical Jekyll & Hyde

2.The Looney Tunes short Hyde and Hare

3.Penny Dreadful as far as I have heard does the same

Their are likely even more but again why is this depiction this prominant. If you were to say it is becouse it is true to the original story in the novel then you would be wrong.

The people who have read the novel would be aware while that yes:

a) Jekyll drinks a potion and b) it does change his appearance, it never was the case of a split personality but the story is more of a facade or a disguise. "Facade" a song from the musical is really perfect even if the musical is technically not accurate.

To explain, Dr. does create a potion that changes his apperence but the reason he uses it is not so he can rid himself of his vices but to freely engage in them.

That is the main point of the story that is set in Victorian England. People had an image that they had to keep up and they engaged in vices behind closed doors. Jekyll did the impressive thing and found a way to do it while people see him while his reputation is still is in tact.

So what is the deal then? Why is almost all of the media portraying it the same way that is inaccurate to the story?

I am not hear to criticise it, I actually do like those stories I am just confused on how the choice was made. The sorce martial is one and everything else is doing it diffrently.

Is it possible the story was changed to be more understandable to the later audiences senseabilities. Most can not relate in the modern time of keeping an image and hiding the unsavory parts. (I think we can, so this makes it seem even more strange)

Maybe it is that, what it meant to the Victorians would not mean as much to us now. If you were exposed to the public to go against the strict moral code the people engaged in public then you would be ruined, not just feel embarrassed but you would lose everything. But then, I feel this feels very close to what we feel today so why are the stories the way that they are?

Let's engage with the stories for a bit. The consept to rid one self of or to split your vices from the parts of you that you like can be a very tempting and interesting idea. We often do not like everything about oursleves and might find some parts of our selves even evil. So the temptation to explore that in a story where we can be rid of it might be very attractive.

So maybe even if the story is not about that then the idea that we got from it has been a very intersting and fun topic to explore.

I for one enjoy both of them. The exploration of the facade and that we are hiding a part of ourselves is something I can empathise with and to have the freedom to explore with no fear of getting caught is instersting. ( Ha ha, Hyde is Hiding Jekyll). But also to be able to distill the part of ourselves we dislike and rid of ourselves of it is also a very intesting thing to explore.

Their is no conclusion, I can not with certinly say that the reason why we have these depitions is that the original story inspired it and we went a diffrent direction and is not something I can claim. That is just a thought I explored here.

The orginal book and its inspiration are all interesting and enjoyable and it's not a case where I can say, "Its not stiking to the sorce martial, BAD!". It's more that I do not understand why it is not.

(A very short post you see)

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I think they would be Friends

I present to you two people hypothetically, if they met they would be friends. I don't have many that I have thought of but this just made sense.

Yor Forger (Spy x Family) and Scarlet El Vandimion

I just think they would click instantly. Both have shown a love of others who are kind people and would find the other one precious.

But honestly when I think about it even more they have a lot of similarities.

Just the affinity for red. Simple but very noticeable.

Precious sisters to their brothers that also cause them a lot of stress.

Can kill you and have an affinity for violence.

They are very justice oriented and would do things for the greater good or to help someone.

Are very maternal and caring for the yonger people they know. (Scarlet more sisterly but Yor is a pure mother)

Haha, a bit of a funny one but are in love with the blonds in their life.

Are not considered normal and do not feel normal.

Wear their hair in an updo and have a strand/two strands that hang lose.

Are an indispensable part of the organisations they belong to and high ranking. Yor with Garden and Scarlet with the kingdom she inhabits.

Both suppressing a part of themselves to in a way belong in their society but once they let lose is when they find acceptance.

Has done feats of strength that the other characters can not believe they are capable of.

(Joking but is Yor just a Scarlet that overused her magic and her whole hair turned black. Most likely no, but you never know)

Yes with all of these things I listed they would be friends not doubt in my mind. I can see them now sipping tea and having treats. Alternatively a new threat arrives and they join forces and beat their ass. It would be spectacular.

(Accidentally stumbled upon but yea, Yor and Scarlet are the same person, this gif just captures it)

Lastly, shots of our lovely ladies being deadly.

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The only Villainess stories I want

Recently it has become a trend for a lot of villainess stories to be popular. While I do think that is fine enough I am not a fan of most of them.

The only ones I do wish to engage with and watch are the ones where we do actually get a villainess and not just a story where you are in the body of a villainess but we go against that and try to be a saint. I do think when one of the first ones came out it was revolutionary but at this point I see it as a bit predictable.

For me the best stories and characters in this type of stories are the ones that still let the character be a villainess even though her moral compass might be leaning towards the good side.

Those that for me do this justice are the following two shows:

I'm the Villainess, So I am taming the Final Boss

I loves this show when it came out and I found the main character so resourceful and amazing. Aileen gets dumped by her fiance and while suddenly remembering her past life and this game she is reincarnated in so her next decision is to take this gracefully and find a way to stay alive. Her decision is of course to find the final boss and be his wife and the way she does it is iconic. She is not below using poison and underlying methods to survive. The amazing part is at first you would think she is evil but even with her strange methods she still proves to be a good person, and not in the traditional and straightforward way. I can sing this show its praises a lot but I would be here all day.

May I Ask for One Final Thing?

This is my current watch but with the few episodes I have seen this show brings us another great Villainess. Scarlet is a lady who deals with her problems quite violently and I love it. Similar start to the last one, but here she has not be reincarnated and her being publicly dumped ends with a physical bashing of everyone present and it is epic. She upholds her own morals and while good she is the dealer of justice and does it in a way unique to her. She is a villainess and she loves it and is elegant at the same time.

Both of thse anime show how we can have our villainess stories and have her be the good guy if not in the traditional sense. They do morally dubious things, but do them for good reasons, and if not sometimes for their own desires. Aileen is our business woman who is cut throat and schemes, she uses all that she is learned in this new world of her's to her advantage and just wants her happy ending. Scarlet has repressed her self for a great part of her life and is cutting lose and finally being herself even if that makes her look insane to others and a villainess.

These are the villainess stories I want more of. While the first ones that came out were great, I do think a lot are repeating the same idea and do not always branch off. I have not seen them all and I am very picky with the ones I do chose to watch. These are the ones I have grown fond of and hopefully I can find more that bring this same energy of our villainesses being villainesses. Conclusion, we can have a villainess who is morally complicated and we do not have to compromise.

Also a shoutout to their love interests. They see there girls and they love them for the crazy ladies they are. They bring their own energy and flair to these shows and bounce off our villainesses pefectly for their respective stories.

(Count how many times I wrote villainess, should be fun)

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Why Christine Daaé (In the book) is the hero of the story

This will be a post mentioning a few things, I would like to reread the book to come back and make a more detailed post, but I did wanna get this idea out there.

I have seen a lot of discussions online on a lot of diffrent things about The Phantom of the Opera but I honestly do not think I ran into a post about what I will be mentioning here. If there is one that has similar ideas please let me know.

Of all of the characters we meet in the book the one that has done the most in the plot and saves other characters is Miss Christine Daae herself. With the exeption of Eric our Phantom, Christine is the person that changes the status quo in the book and the one that is shown her agency is valued in the story.

Despite the fact that we do not get her point of view in the book we are shown some of her actions and that she is not someone who just idly sits by.

I will first cite her becoming a better singer with the Phantoms help. As much as we can say that the reson Christine become such a great singer is the Phantomm it would not be possible if, first, Christine did not want to do it, and second, that she practised untill she became better.

Second thing I would mention is her sneaking off at the Masquerade. As far as I can remember, it has been a while since I read it, Christine while the Masquerade is happening goes to it while still staying with the Phantom under the Opera house. She meets Raoul and talks to him and shows while being a prisoner to the phanton she is not one to just sit idly by and will do what she can.

The third thing I want to mention is her saving Raoul, The Persian, herself and in a way even The Phantom himself. Raoul with his very unsuccessful rescue plan at the end is in a bind together with the The Persian where they are trapped and about to die. If Raoul was the hero of the story, here is where he would find a clever way to save them all and escape, but he is not. ( Trying not to bash Raoul, personally not a fan of his, book Raoul specifically, but that can extend to the other interpretations just because of the book )

Now who is the person that actually saves the day here, it is Miss Christine Daae herself. She promises to marry Eric and by showing him compassion and giving him a kiss she leads the Phantom to having a change of heart and embrace his humanity and he lets all of them go and undergoes his own chanage, of being more than his looks.

Christine by not doing anything grandiose and just being a good human is the hero of this story and the one that changes things in the plot. Her compashion is one of her greatest strengths and is what makes her the hero.

Looking back, that is one of the things that I think we are missing in a few interpretations of the story, like the movie and the musical. I do not recall at this time any scene with the exception at the end when she saves Raoul where we see scenes of her showing compashion for the Phantom. While writing this I looked into a few lines of her at the Masquerade mentioning poor Eric, which I think could have been a good small inclusion added in the musical even if it's just a line, anything earlier than the end of the story.

To cap things off. I love The Phantom of the Opera and it is among the first English books I have read as a non-native speaker. I have also watched the 2004 Movie and the filmed version of the 2011 Royal Albert Hall Musical. I still count it as one of my favorite stories and while I would like some things to be added and changed here and there, I love this story for what it is.

Christine Daae deserves more love and recognition for the hero and heroine that she is.

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My two favorite proposals

I don't care too much for proposals, if you love someone asking is enough for me nothing fancy, but these, are just too good and can not imagine better ones (for now).

Edward and Winry ( Full Metal Alchemist)

Gif does not do it justice, please check a clip on Youtube, its worth it. Childhood friends to lovers, it encapsulates the story with the alchemy part of it and also how much care they have for one another. Its not in front of millions and I don't think they would want it any other way. Quiet and sweet, leaves off the series with a couple that was built up. Another good bye between them but not the last time they see each other. Its just too sweet, I want this.

Lid Forger and Yor Forger ( Spy x Family )

An explosive start to a marriage, I love them. Total opposit from the last one but good in a different way. Fake or not, they got married people. They just met and they already have seen parts of each other that no one else has and they accept it, I just love that. Also love the lead in of Yor asking him and him just falling face flat before this moment, a cherry on top of the proposal. I want this too ok.

I want more of these nice proposals.

Thing I noticed while writing this, the couple that usually bicker get a very simple and sweet proposal (even if they bicker in it), the usually quiet and calm one are all explosions and stuff. Kinda shows how the moments are special for them and they show more of a diffrent side to them.

Lead ups are also important, first one had a whole series and the second a single episode and both executions are perfect.

Who ever marries me, don't even try, if its not this I don't want it. Unless you can top it, I think Impossible but we shall see.

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Weapons in ficion I want

Yea, pretty much just gonna be a list of weapons that are cool and I want.

Sode no Shirayuki (Bleach)

Elegant, beutiful, standard katana that can freze stuff, what's not to love.

2.Morning Star whip (Castlevania)

Its too cool, metal (literally), and imagine wielding it, its too awesome.

3.Stilettos (Spy x Family)

Sharp, deadly and pretty cool, try not to poke your eye out, you will die (of posion).

4. Proplica Nichirin Sword (Demon Slayer)

Unique, can poison ya (literally), honestly good for stabbing and I love the guard.

5.Shin-kal (K-pop Demon Hunters)

So tiny (and deadly), sparkly, surprised they were not thrown too far (guess you should not lose them) and stunning honestly.

Am I gonna become the list person (maybe).

Disappointment of the lack of gifs for these beauties. Or I guess of weapons in general. More weapons in gifs please, had to scour with the character name to find these, and good wide shots please.

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Charachers I relate to a lot

Nothing to fancy just a quick list of characters I can relate to and like.

Mao Mao ( The Apthercary Diaries)

2. Mei Hatsume (My Hero Academia)

3.Winry Rockbell(Full Metal Alchemist)

4.Rukia Kuchiki(Bleach)

4.Shinobu Kocho(Demon Slayer)

Could have been longer but this is what came to mind now. You could notice I have a type, or I guess I am this type.