In season 9 episode 2 reveals that Caitlin Snow is dead
Khionne/Snow has the physical body of her but no memories knowledge etc of Caitlin or even Frost as she didn’t know anybody and had no ice powers or medical knowledge
Meaning Caitlin is effectively dead
The thing is partly due to the nature of the episode of trying to bring her back they didn't grieve this character of 9+ years
And part of it, besides the writing and that the actress wasn't leaving or anything like that
Is that I think the technicality is that this is just Caitlin 2.0/3.0
As they say, this is basically what her father wanted in his initial experiment to make a Caitlin 2.0 but he ended up with basically two daughters (Caitlin and Frost) instead
So in a way, Caitlin is Khionne just without the memories, and such as her body is still there
Which brings up the question of if someone loses their memories are they still them? As in if you lose your memories but you don’t know your parent's siblings' friends' skills likes dislikes etc and you don’t get them back are you still you?
As before they made the split Caitlin and Frost were kind of like new Caitlin
And when Frost was in control for a while it was treated as Caitlin before they got more understanding of the two different personalities
But again I think the problem is how the characters reacted
Caitlin can be killed unceremoniously that's not the main problem (still a problem)
But the characters reacting the way they did was weird, like when it was time to vote a majority picked Frost over Caitlin when this should have been a Caitlin death episode
And when they decided to keep Khionne it’s not like they finally grieved Caitlin they went partying
Again they wrote it in a way that it’s less Caitlin is dying and more this Caitlin 2.0 but it just never felt right to me (and from what I see online others as well)
And when you add Hartley’s and Red Deaths' plot it never felt real
Granted it’s episode 2 they can make this feel right as the story goes on
Like people are already theorizing they’ll bring Caitlin back somehow which is why they didn’t treat it as a permanent goodbye as she might come back
And I think narratively there is something here
Over the whole show, Caitlin has been this tragic character, dead fiancé twice, evil boyfriend, jerk boyfriends, dad died, twin sister died, never really found love, etc she was hurting the whole show then finally found love in her “new” sister but when her sister dies she spirals
So when this character essentially decides to kill herself to bring back someone she loves or in this case to give a new one a chance to be happy it’s a sad happy ending as the tragic character can finally rest and this new character can have joy that she couldn’t
The thing is the characters didn’t see Caitlin as a tragic character
Chester and Allegra are newer and didn’t experience most of it and were closer to Frost in all honesty
Similar with Cecile
Iris despite stuff like Caitlin being her maid of honor weren’t like best friends
But Barry (and Joe) knew her story and they didn’t really see her as a tragic character if anything outside of the recent death of Frost they kinda saw her story as normal stuff for the most part still sad but it’s not like they saw Caitlin as this character that was struggling or stuff like that the whole show
This is where I think the disconnect is, it seems the audience cared and reacted more appropriately than the characters as we’ve known her for 9 seasons, whereas Chester Allegra Cecile Mark didn’t and Iris and she wasn’t the closest to, and so on
They treated her as if she was on the same level as Allegra for example but to us, she’s basically on the same level as Barry and Iris
I understand that Caitlin isn’t dead the same way Frost died as Caitlin technically transformed into Khionne but when they constantly use the word dead and the machine hurt Khionne it’s hard to see it differently
They can “fix” it with a funeral or memorial or something but yeah just felt odd to think Caitlin’s dead and when they were trying to bring her back most wanted her sister more and when neither happens they didn’t take time to grieve her properly and even went partying afterward
I don't know I'm just confused and my thoughts are incoherent right now
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hi ana how are you? hope you’re healthy and happy! Ok, alphabet ask time- F, G, H and R!
Hi, darling! I am happy and probably healthy! (Just found my own PCP for the first time as an adult and will be going to my first physical in years next week, so I’ll check back in after that, haha!)
F. canon fics or au?
For writing, def canon! I definitely tend to enjoy sticking to canon!verse as much as I can across fandoms. Canon divergent or rewrites or anything like that. For AUs I don’t usually get crazier than real world AUs.😂 But for reading, I enjoy a good AU now and then. Especially some of the cheesier, softer ones.
G. longfics or shortfics?
Oh god. I mean, I gobble up shortfics, but I live for longfics. The craft and care that is put into them is so special. The best shortfic will never amazing me much as the best longfic.
H. original characters or no?
No, no, no! Stick to the stuff you knowwww
Yeah, haha, no. I hate having to come up with OCs, even like, shop owners, cab drivers--people necessary to tell the story. And I’ve never had an interest in OC-centered fics. I was never interested in reader insert until I popped over here either! But readers are a kind of OC, so who knows? Maybe in another 12 years I’ll start reading OC fics.
R. link your favorite fic of all-time.
Wellll, my favorite fic of all time is a Pokemon longfic called The Ash Connection. Really the sequel is my fave but whatever. I’ll link it, but I don’t think ya’ll will be very interested...But seriously. Best thing I’ve ever read, EVER.
For bnha...I kind of feel like I’m not there yet? Don’t get me wrong, I love x reader, but I just don’t feel as much for it as I do for ship fics? That’s a longer conversation, haha. Plus, I’ve only been hunting through fics for about 3 months, so nothing’s topped the stories I’ve spent the last half of my life salivating over in my other fandoms.
But...I’d probably choose Forget Me Not by LokiLover89 on ao3. It’s Bakugou x Reader x Todoroki longfic and a part of a longer (much longer) series, but this is the only one that’s more than 4 chapters on it, and it’s really impressed me. The whole series is really inspiring to me, actually, and a big reason of why I started writing bnha fic. (Everything in the series is nsfw/18+!!)
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1) Where does your literary inspiration come from? Do you have a favorite writer/writing style that you learn from?
This is tricky! I don't think there's a particular writing style that I knowingly emulate. I know that I didn't create mine in a vacuum, but it's hard to say where the pieces came from. But there are certainly stories that have taught me how to write better, and certain fics that inspire me to try out different formats/styles.
But, to better answer the question, when I want my writing to be less plain than my default, I'm inspired by Laini Taylor's gorgeous prose. Very different from my writing. Much better 😂
2) What kind of music do you listen to while writing?
I really don't, usually. I am not at all a mood writer and, largely, music is distracting. I zoom in on the lyrics and then I'm not focusing on my fic. Lo-fi is okay, but it doesn't actively help either. If I do listen to music, then it's always whatever music I've been listening to, regardless of vibes. And then, I often have to pause it to think. I know, I'm weird.
3) Favorite thing (dialogue, description, etc.) to write?
Answered here!
But another little answer is that I love writing the things I feel I've researched well or understand well. Like when I'm using elements of canon worldbuilding well or anything like that, it's very exciting to me!
for the ask game, Aquarius! and, how are you bb? hope you're happy and healthy love!
I’m doing well, love! I hope the same for you!
aquarius: what is the most unique thing about your current wip?
Gosh, all the questions for this set are so much harder than I’d thought XD I mean, which wip to choose? Tbh...I don’t think there’s much unique about my wips at the moment 😂 I guess one of them is unique in that the storyline was my sister-in-law’s idea and so I’m kind of collaborating with her on it? She plotted it out and is giving me mood boards and vibe-y playlists and I enjoy that I can cater it to her. It’s unique in that all the details that I know about her that I can put in, I am. I hope that counts!