#show discourse

[phanboyo]

Look, does Danny Phantom steal a lot of its concepts and tropes from DC and Marvel superhero comics? Yes. Is that a problem? Not when it means that Danny can pop up in a superhero crossover and just go "oh you too, huh?".

[pathologicalreid]

thinking about how in 3x2 “in name and blood” haley accuses hotch of always needing to be the hero (real) which really hits home when you think about how He Couldn’t Save Her

[getyoursorryasstomine]

Probably a hot take but not everything in fiction has to be realistic. I definitely think there are interesting irl topics that should be tackled in media for some representation (i.e. queer representation, mental illness, racism, sexism, etc). But some things that happen on a show can be things that don’t happen irl.

For example, in That 70s Show, Donna would not be best friends with Jackie for as long as she was imo. Jackie slut shames Donna, insults her relationship with Eric, insults her height and hands, violates her privacy, etc. But the show shows moments where Jackie can be kind and vulnerable and grow as a person, so we could see that the Donna/Jackie friendship is genuine.

[kagsandinuyasha]

Would Inuyasha be happier to follow Kikyo to die during Kao arc instead of staying alive and suffering? Both Inuyasha and Kagome is very sad. If Kikyo is better for Inuyasha then I really wish Kagome could get better person and be happy.

But that’s does not seem to be the case, Kagome love Inuyasha so much and she willing to suffer only for Inuyasha happiness. Also maybe just be but I find Inuyasha and Kikyo how the characteristics build does not seem to be fit in very well, I feel the gap there I just could not put my hand on it.

I know many saying that Inuyasha and Kagome is not a good match because Kagome is abusive and they always fighting, my personal opinion that’s how relationships is, they open be themselves and free to be who they are, that just 15.

I don't think Inuyasha wanted to die. He still fought hard during the Kao episodes, especially where Kagome was concerned.

I do think that grief can be all consuming, however, and that's okay. It's okay to not be okay; that doesn't always mean we want it all to end. So yes, Inuyasha and Kagome are both very sad and I think also overwhelmed with guilt, each in their own way. But we also see how they get better, and move on. That's not to say they forget Kikyo and her sacrifice, but they appreciate her for what she did and they move forward.

I don't think I would ever describe Inukag as an abusive relationship, and as you mentioned, Kagome is only 15. You fumble through a lot of relationship stuff when you're that young, and make a lot of mistakes. But in a lot of instances I think she also handles things in a very mature manner, especially when Inuyasha is acting jealous. Does she use the sit command in some inappropriate instances? Yes, but I think that was more for comic relief from a writing perspective than what she would usually do🤷‍♀️ And it happens less often as the story progresses.

Inukag for life, I'll die on this hill❤

[notenoughmuses]

D&D: We can’t have Osha and Osha Greyjoy it’ll be too confusing

D&D Several Seasons Later: Let’s have Aegon and Aegon.

[phanboyo]

Okay I'm gonna rant a bit about the "Anti-Ecto Acts" trope for a minute so feel free to scroll past if you aren't interested but

It just feels so unnecessary in almost every fic it's used in. Like, okay, there's definitely some fun angst in Danny's existence being made illegal but people either take it too far or not far enough.

Okay, so when people find out that he is legally considered nonsentient and property of the US government for experimentation, they don't really do anything about that but get mad on Danny’s behalf. The only people who would hear about it and even think about turning him in are literal supervillains, why is Danny so worried about it, as if most humans go out of their way to obey obscure laws that require action. It's hard to find a person unwilling to jaywalk, let alone someone who cares about the law (and doesn't care about human rights) enough to actually figure out how to contact some hyper-specialized branch of the government.

It makes way more sense for it to be just a passing comment when talking about how obnoxious the GIW is. Like "oh yeah and they passed a law that makes my existence illegal, as if that would make them any less incompetent at ghost hunting haha."

And then when the Acts actually become a problem? Just let any random character know and suddenly its been repealed and the GIW is under investigation and the bad people are in prison and everyone lives happily ever after as they work through their trauma together <3 You know what would actually happen? A few puppets would be arrested to make it look like the courts are actually taking action, effectively nothing would change, except the public would incorrectly think that they saved the poor mistreated ghosts from the bad guys. If he were in their facility, Danny would disappear to a new facility with even less of a trace than before, and if he weren't, he would still be on the run and the GIW would be after him all the same, just as willing to hurt and kill people to get to him as when they were "government sanctioned."

My biggest issue with the Anti-Ecto Acts? Why on Earth would the GIW even pass them? You think the US government isn't ready and willing to break the law and commit unthinkable human rights violations at the drop of a hat? Even if they "snuck it in another bill" (which. What.) Drawing any attention to their organization or even the existence of "ectoplasmic entities" is incredibly counterproductive for their goals. That's why they're called the Guys in White. They don't give out their organization name because it's so secretive that it's even questionable whether they actually have any authority at all (and that's a point that I wish people explored more often, the possibility that the GIW isn't even part of the government at all), or if it's all just empty threats. If people go on thinking that ghosts aren't real, that's all the better for them. Can't commit moral attrocities on creatures that don't exist.

I could go into it more, especially when it's used in crossovers like DC or Marvel where there are existing enhanced/metahuman rights politics but really, the Anti-Ecto Acts being used as an actual plot device almost never makes any sense.

[phanboyo]

Sometimes I wonder if I should be concerned about how often I'm surprised at the shock and outrage at things that the Fenton parents say/do/allow in fanfiction and in the show.

Like what do you mean thats not a rational and reasonable decision? Danny is a whole 14 year old, surely he can handle cleaning the weapons vault or cooking himself dinner or sterilizing lab equipment. He even has his own hazmat suit for lab chores.