#maptowhereialreadyam

[narkinafive]

maptowhereialreadyam replied to your post “dave filoni rly said fuck your catharsis huh”

I'm a little confused. My understanding of catharsis is that in tragedy the audience feels all the feels and is emotionally wrung out at the end but that release is accompanied by an oddly positive feeling for having done that. Which describes my response to the episode. Is that incorrect or am I the reading the episode differently?

you are definitely not incorrect, you are totally right

the big difference for me is that the other sw downer endings give us a visual of the good things to come; rots ends with beru and owen holding baby luke and looking into the binary sunset, rogue one ends with leia jetting off with the death star plans, tcw6 ended with yoda prophesying a better future for them all (though obviously that future was a long time coming). after all this death and destruction, there’s an onscreen confirmation that all of their suffering will eventually be met with some kind of justice, somehow.

tcw7 gives us absolutely none of that, which is honestly more in line with Tragic style than the others. to be clear, i think it’s great artistic choice and i am digging it so hard--just really slamming home the futility and pointlessness of the whole 3 year conflict, it’s a bold ass move. it’s very operatic, and it’s awesome, but man is it depressing lmfao. i personally only feel the emotional release because i know that rex and ahsoka both survive past the battle of endor. just imagine how wild that ending would have been if it had aired before swr!!!

[cassatine]

maptowhereialreadyam replied to your post “okay but did the Jedi of old leave Ahch-to because the giant dark side...”

I feel like the tree-library-temple is the vagina here. The dark side hole looks more round and puckered, located further south. So more dark side anus as it were (with mirrors inside??!). But yes to all the multi-phallused (because one isn't enough) temples all over the galaxy.

Ah, the cavern - it’s symbolism, it doesn’t have to look exactly like a vagina. I mean if I was at work I would say it’s a passage to the mother womb bah blah blah euphemism, birth and rebirth, noteworthy that caverns are also the setting for many an initiation rite and sacrifices, places of transformation, the entrance to the underworld, to origins, a place from where you start a descent or an ascension, also the place where monsters are born, blah blah blah, but first and foremost, it’s a vagina. 

Oh and I think there’s a point to make about Plato’s cave too. Shadows on the walls and all that. 

I think the tree is dual symbolism - the entrance is definitely made to look like a vagina, and the inside is pretty much a cavern itself, but from the outside? Phallic tree is phallic. 

[writebetterstarwars]

I'm wondering what to call the clothing that the Jedi wore. Wookieepedia describes their robes as "consisting of an undertunic, an overtunic, an outer robe with a deep hood and wide sleeves, loose-fitting trousers, a tabard, and a broad sash tied about the waist." Are there any other terms for these pieces?For instance, I'm inclined to describe it as a belt, not a sash. What are the wrist-wraps called that young Caleb Dume wore? It also seems that British terms are favored in written works?

In the books, there’s quite a bit of flexibility in the terms used, though you’re right, British terms (and terms that have fallen out of use in everyday speech) are often preferred. I, for instance, favour calling the outer robe a cloak, especially for ones made of a thicker fabric. The sash around their waist can be called an obi, but would generally not be called a belt, because a utility belt is commonly worn over top of it. The undertunic is sometimes swapped for an undershirt, but other than that the terms there are the commonly used ones. (It also depends on the Jedi, because there can be a lot of variety in their outfits. Some Jedi, for example, prefer to wear civilian clothes. In wartime, their outfits could change significantly to accommodate armour.) I’m not sure there is a canon term for those wrist things, but most people refer to them as arm wraps or arm bands. For the most part it’s up to you what to call the different parts. Don’t feel that you have to use many different terms, though; it’s common for the same term to be repeated several times in a row, especially when it’s a more generic word. 

Hope that helps!

~ Jacen

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maptowhereialreadyam replied to your post: since it looks like mortis is becoming relevant...

I agree with the function of the Mortis arc being vague, but I do have to say I don’t think Star Wars is about Anakin - not for me. The Saga movies have been about Skywalkers in general, but not the new extended universe. Which is why it’s my favorite, tbh. In my opinion part of the appeal of Star Wars is that it is bigger than any one character. Anakin looms large frequently but not everything is there to further his story.

I think we don’t entirely disagree on this!  I’m not saying that every single Star Wars story has to be centered around Anakin to have value, because that’s very obviously not true!  And it’s perfectly doable to be a fan of Star Wars and have no interest in the parts that have to do with Anakin. But, as a whole, the heart of the story of Star Wars is the movies and that story is Anakin Skywalker’s story and iirc George has said that before.  This is changing with the Disney-era movies and shows, of course, but when we’re speaking of George’s Star Wars and the foundations upon which Star Wars is built, then, yes, that’s how it’s structured. Star Wars can absolutely grow beyond Anakin, it can tell perfectly great stories that have nothing to do with him.  But I don’t think you can cut out Anakin’s part of the story and have Star Wars still function as a franchise, the way you can with just about any other part of the story and, for me, that’s what makes it Anakin’s story.  (Which isn’t the same thing at all as preferring the extended universe or stories that move away from Anakin, because those areas can be super fun to play in and just as satisfying or more!  ♥)

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More thoughts on AO3 subscriptions

...and how/when people use them vs. kudos.

lucyinbookland

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“Hi! I was wondering if you could explain why readers subscribe to my...”

Sometimes if I love a one-shot enough, I’ll subscribe just on the slim, slim chance it could one day for some reason get an update...more like as a sign of love, I guess?

Aww, that’s lovely. :)  Is there any situation when you would do this but not leave kudos?

redbuttonhole

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“Hi! I was wondering if you could explain why readers subscribe to my...”

sometimes I subscribe by accident to stories that are complete. usually I mean to subscribe either to the series or the author, but I hit the wrong button and don't realize for months.

Oof, yeah, I’ve done that! :P  Do you always leave kudos if you’re subscribing?

significanceofmoths

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“Hi! I was wondering if you could explain why readers subscribe to my...”

Is a story subscription different from an author one? I forget to unsubscribe when people hop fandoms. Also I'm terrible at leaving kudos if reading on kindle or from downloads.

I don’t believe author subscriptions are counted in the story subscription count, but I’m not actually sure! @zz9pzza  @samjohnssonvt any insights?

As @chriscalledmesweetie points out, these are separate forms of subscriptions, and author subscriptions don’t count toward individual stories (though subscribers will get notified of all stories).

maptowhereialreadyam

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“Hi! I was wondering if you could explain why readers subscribe to my...”

I didn't know how subscriptions worked when I first started using AO3. It could be novice users not understanding the features.

Good point!  It took me quite a while to get the hang of several features.  (*hangs head in shame remembering when I created public bookmarks criticizing certain stories, before realizing that authors could see them*)

[veritascara]

@maptowhereialreadyam replied to your post “Not gonna lie … I was hoping we would get a teensy bit more fanfare...”

two lines! I might be the only outlier here, but I liked how it felt (after the wtF did i miss?) How much time passed between when she asked for the attack and when the attack happened? A few hours? Maybe a day, maybe two? I feel like it underscores just how on the fly and urgent and scrambling everything is in the rebellion these days.

Oooh, I must have missed the second line! I badly need to go back and rewatch this whole arc over again, including this episode.

In the last episode I seem to remember Hera saying they would leave “on the next rotation,” so this is just the next day after the decision to attack the factory is made. So it absolutely shows how desperate the rebels are for leadership. Even though people are constantly joining them, we can see that they’re still a pretty fluid organization, and definitely don’t have the rigid heirarchy of the Empire, so promotions are made on an as needed basis. It just came as a bit of a surprise.

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

maptowhereialreadyam replied to your post: How is there still doubt about whether or not...

There are people saying this?!?

After the first clip aired of kanan and hera’s almost kiss there was a debate about how it seemed like kanan and hera never consummated their relationship despite all canonical material, not to mention cast and crew, emphatically saying otherwise, and it’s still wandering around because they haven’t officially kissed yet.

Like guys, they’re in love, they’re married, they’ve probably banged in her room when Chopper was out and the fact that they’re still discussing their relationship as things change is the sign of a good, healthy relationship not an unresolved one.

[pep-no]

maptowhereialreadyam replied to your photoset “What schematics is that??”

A schematic of Kanan's butt. Oh, you mean on the display. Sorry, dunno.

it’s past 3am here, please don’t make me wake up the neighbors because I’m laughing too loud 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣