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[maggins]

It is now two weeks into this Inuyasha hyperfixation. I was writing lesson plans this morning and I had drawn the dog boy and his daughter. :/ I HAVE THINGS TO DO--

[aquato-family-circus]

How do you think Compton is going to react when he finds out Oleander stole Dogens brain?

I was thinking abt this earlier and, ngl, I'm not sure... upset for one thing, with how much he and dogen struggle with accidentally hurting people I'm sure he'd be mad in some type of way abt oleander trying to abuse that for his cartoon villain scheme

im just not sure how to envision how the reaction plays out

[cletuscortlandkasady]

[nmzuka]

Noelle posted a lovely picture of all the main/supporting characters celebrating for the shows 1 yr final anniversary and "conveniently" forgot Hordak...

Wrong Hordak is there... Lonnie, Rogelio, and Kyle are there... and Entrapta is there...alone...

Like what a "fuck you" to fans of his character

And I think it upsets me even more cause it only adds fuel to the fire of the fans shitting on people who were fans of Hordak/Entrapdak because Noelle clearly doesn't care for it

[neil-neil-orange-peel]

Do you reckon you could do a seven deadly sins list but with Rik characters? :eyes:

This is tricker than it looks, primarily because so many of Rik's characters fit into multiple sins. Here's a take:

Pride - Adonis Cnut

A bit of a left field choice, I know. Especially as most of Rik's characters are hugely egotistical and full of themselves - usually undeservedly so, which is where the humour comes in - so there were certainly a lot of contenders for this spot (hello, Rick, Richie, Alan). I chose Adonis because of what Rik had to say about him in an interview for Believe Nothing. Adonis is extraordinarily intelligent, unlike most Rik characters, so I suppose you could say he has reason to be prideful. However, this aloofness makes him detached from normal people. Rik pointed out that he doesn't understand what pubs are for, or popular TV entertainment (and isn't there a bit where he questions what Birmingham is?). He's so full of himself and his intellect that he's actually quite incompetent where normal things or popular knowledge is concerned, so his pride leaves him with several cultural blind spots.

Greed - Alan B'Stard

He was obviously going to be on this list. The most evil of Rik's characters just had to be on a list for the seven deadly sins. Alan could easily be any of these sins but I think greed best suits him because Alan. Is. So. Very. Very. Greedy. Most of the episodes revolve around his financial exploits and we again and again see that he will always, always prize his own bank balance above human life (unless it's his human life, of course). He's the spirit of Thatcherism: greedy and self-serving. I mean, he readily admits it:

PIERS: Yes, but you're a millionaire already! You don't need the money!

ALAN: No, I don't need it, Piers, but you see I want it. Because I'm very, very greedy, Piers! That is why I became a Conservative.

Lust - Lord Flasheart

Alright, so again, most of Rik's characters would fit into this box. Rik had the pervy face down to a fine art. I've picked Flash because his whole thing is that he's sex mad and always up for it. It's all he talks about. I believe Rik described him as "a walking penis". Is there a sentence that passes his lips that isn't some kind of sexual innuendo or boast about his own sexual prowess? Flash is a guy so controlled by his lust that, on the wedding day of his old school chum, upon meeting the bride to be he immediately begins snogging her in full view of everyone gathered and then whisks her away without a care in the world. This comes, of course, after he flirts with almost all of the guests.

I've seen Flash compared to Red Dwarf's Ace Rimmer and in many ways he's a more vulgar version of Ace. The swashbuckling hero... With an insatiable libido.

Envy - Micky Love

The rest of these were all done and dusted before I figured out who to select for envy. Rick and Richie and even Alan in a certain way could have fit this, but I thought other sins fit them better. A lot of Rik's characters are deeply insecure and bitter, and lash out at others because they're intimidated and jealous. The problem is, usually one of the other sins is more dominant in them. Then I remembered Micky Love - a character who made several big wigs in showbiz just a little uncomfortable.

He's a showbiz "has been" who has already gone through the obligatory divorce, drugs, drink and sex scandals, and has rehabilitated his image via a family gameshow. He isn't cool anymore and he doesn't understand how to be cool anymore. In normal life, that's just what happens; that's what differentiates the generations, in a way. But Micky is (or was) a star and so he can't afford to be out of touch, so instead has become increasingly paranoid about his image and whether or not his show is going to be axed. He's also deeply resentful of a younger comedian called Greg Deane, who he thinks is going to replace him. He says he doesn't think Greg is funny, but really he is envious because Greg "gets it" in a way Micky just doesn't anymore. Micky is exactly the type of figure the whole of Filthy, Rich and Catflap is satirising and I think he's seething with envy.

Gluttony - Richie Rich

This might seem a bit a random choice. I struggled a little with gluttony and did almost pick Rik's Dreamytime Escort because of all the binge drinking. Richie for gluttony is... Less straight forward.

This is more to do with desiring excess than indulging in ten course banquets. Richie is so desperate to make it big - even though if you ask him he'll tell you he already has - so in that respect I could have possibly put him down for envy or greed. But, really, Richie isn't envious of the stars - he loves them and thinks he is one of them! And I think his desire for fame comes more from a delusion about being talented and because he wants attention, rather than simply because he is greedy. So, why is he gluttonous? Because he is wasteful and lacking in self awareness. Part of the sin of gluttony is taking excess resources that those less well off would have needed and Richie does do this - whether it's smashing milk bottles and running over milkmen; stealing and destroying food in a supermarket and then not even using any of it; merrily caking himself in dishes from a fancy restaurant; or, the big one, getting all other British celebrities blacklisted so only he can appear on TV, Richie frantically indulges in whatever he thinks you do when you're in showbiz and then moves on to the next thing five seconds later. For the image? The life? He seems to do it without a thought. So, this one might be a more tenuous link (and to be fair, Eddie also joins him on most of these exploits, they're a tag team) but I think Richie Rich is quite gluttonous.

Wrath - Rick the Prick

And here is our beloved People's Poet! I had to include dear rat boy, how could I not? Rick could also be a few of these (namely pride or envy or perhaps lust) but. Really. He is so angry! And so quick to anger too. That's why Vyvyan has so much fun teasing him - he's so easy to set alight. I know the character of Rick was an amalgamation of some of Rik's standup characters: mostly Rik/Rick(?) The Poet, who I think is more dominant in Rick, but also Richard Dangerous, which is why Rick is so bloody loud and chaotic.

Rick's fury is the self-righteous wrath of a wannabe lefty anarchist leader of his generation, who has just discovered politics and social justice and thinks the world is so unfair and that only he notices this. It stems from something well meaning (in most people, in Rick it's also pretty self serving) but the uncontrollable nature of his wrath is a sign of immaturity. It's a stage of immaturity that I think a lot of us go through... It's just Rick is going through it a little late. As well as this, there's the factor that Rick is a posh little rich boy who was bread on conservative values and isn't what he pretends to be and I think that knowledge only adds to his wrath, because at the end of the day he's probably a very confused and frustrated young man.

Sloth - Richie Richard

I debated briefly which one to give to Richie. Envy was a close contender and so was pride. To be frank, however, it has to be sloth. Richie is one of Rik's most miserable characters - perhaps the most miserable. He's so lonely and sexually frustrated and desperate for meaning in his life... But he never seeks to do anything about this. Not really. He'd rather just moan about it. We're given the impression that Richie comes from a higher social class than Eddie so the fact that Richie is also at the "bottom" with him suggests he fell there. He clings on to the myth that he is "better" than his contemporaries - smarter than them, more moral, with more social nous - but in many respects he is worse. Eddie is on the dole. What about Richie? Has he ever had a job or sought to acquire one? Why does he choose to spend his days inside their dirty flat, wanking? It's because it's easier than trying to make his life better. Because that's hard, especially considering how far he's let himself drift. And so he just does nothing and stays miserable.

He's quite a tragic character, though still very funny for us. I think he sort of represents a fear of what it's possible to become if you don't push back against your struggles and instead just let yourself go, having no control over your life. Rik did say he thought Richie and Eddie were what he and Ade would be like if they hadn't made it... Depressing, eh?

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And on that cheerful note, we're done! 😂 Please excuse how my waffles got increasingly longer, I really can't help myself. What do you lot think? Which Rik characters would you list as the seven deadly sins?

Thank you for the ask! I've had lots of fun with this. ❤️

[wonderweird]

I sure hope Danny Elfman is ok- he doesn't sound ok.

YOU ARE RIGHT HE DOES NOT SOUND OK But maybe he’s using this music as an outlet? Cause like yeah if it isn’t the exact kind of music I would imagine after getting through 2020. But at the same time just because you write dark things doesn’t mean you’re going through a personal crisis. Bottom line is yeah I DO hope he’s actually ok.

[upperstories]

HEY I HEARD SOMEWHERE YOU'RE A TOTAL SWEETHEART. UM ARE YOU STILL? CUZ I LOVE YA.

Thanks Frank ;u; 💕💖💕💕💖💕💖💕

[gumm13]

DC stickers by @frankenbolt

Now where to stick them 🤔