#problematic favorite

[ramblingsofanangel]

With problematic favorites, I feel like you can narrow it down to

Sure, their a bad person but they’re still a good deep down (mortally grey)

yeah, there a bad person but they have redeeming qualities/good writing

guilty pleasure

“favorite” as in “my favorite torture victim to go through the horrors”

I know there problematic but I like their characterization

I think they were robbed by the story/I feel like they were written badly in the original media

people will immediately side-eye you if you mention that they are your favorite (good or bad, it could go both ways)

(Dividers by @sisterlucifergraphics)

[heretherebedork]

Sometimes, this line is about your problematic fave.

[camscendants]

Damn it’s exhausting staning problematic characters

[gainaxvel3o]

By the end of the first episode, Superman and Lois is what one might call a “problematic favorite” of mine. There are tons of great stuff in here. I love Tyler Hoechlin as Superman, glad he gets his time to shine especially since had to pull double duty with the episode and he friggin’ nailed it; I love Jordan Kent and related to his anxiety and I can’t wait to see his development; the action and effects are phenomenal for a CW show; the drama is grounded, even genuienly heartbreaking at times and there are sets up for interesting threads down the line, particularly with the idea of Smallville being potentially strip mined by Morgan Edge having loads of potential. There is good here.

However, the Nadria Tucker news sat with me in the back of my mind and I noticed points where I went “oh yeah this is what she was talking about.” A black teenager angrily attacking Jordan probably wouldn’t be that big of a deal on it’s own, but then the villain is revealed and I wondered why they made the choices they did. No spoilers, but watching this show is gonna be like walking on egg shells wondering if they’ll stick the landing or blow up on all of us at the worst moment imaginable.

[blueskyscribe]

Is it weird that I ended up liking stalker vampire dad more than the main character?

[hostilemakeover]

fabulous sketch of my Durge, Valentin by @rotteneyed - thank you so much, i adore him.

[books--and-cleverness]

y’all need to learn the difference between problematic and flawed

Harry Potter Problematic: Snape (chose to be a death eater for years and only quit when Lily died) Flawed: Sirius Black (mean to Kreacher, makes impulse decisions that result in high risk to himself or those near him) 

Hunger Games Problematic: President Coin (wants to do another Games with the Capitol kids? Wtf?) Flawed: Katniss (puts her emotional needs above Peeta’s and deceives/uses him during and after the games) 

ACOTAR Problematic: Tamlin (locks Feyre in the house, ignores her mental wellbeing, hurts her and blames her for it) Flawed: Rhysand (reacts to things in anger, deceptive, makes moral trades for the greater good)

Star Wars Problematic: Kylo Ren (disclaimer, I love him anyway, but he kills a bunch of people, doesn’t care that the fleet is being destroyed, has beautiful hair - okay wait that’s not a flaw but you get it, also might change in TRoS if we get that bendemption!!) Flawed: Han Solo (selfish as hell, apparently abandons his kid to be raised by Luke/see above)

The Bottom Line

Every real person has flaws, and good characters should have flaws! It’s making mistakes and not learning from them where it gets problematic. Abuse is problematic. Bad behavior and no desire to change it or apologize or make amends is problematic. Choosing to do the wrong thing with no remorse, accepted consequences, or redemption is problematic. 

[monsterepicness]

Problematic Favorite???

More like just problematic for I am no one's favorite.