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Wow okay, so I just finished Daredevil born again S2 and wanted to get on tumblr for some fan discourse, maybe things I missed etc.

But noooo, it's all just Pointdexter thirst... I don't know what I expected, tumblr be tumblring

#daredevil born again #do continue #but like #what did we actually think?#daredevil #matt murdock

writerofstuff

Dead Boy Detectives was surprising.

It surprised me when, instead of Crystal dropping in and fracturing Charles and Edwin's thirty years of friendship, they went with Crystal sinking into the fold of Charles and Edwin's friendship and becoming an important and unique addition to the group.

It surprised me when, instead of Gay Boy Pining Over Straight Best Friend, they went with Gay Boy Realises Feelings For Straight Best Friend And Confesses Almost Immediately with a bonus of Straight Boy Accepts Confession With Surprising Grace And Nothing Changes, Not Really.

It surprised me when, instead of making the female characters repetitive and semi-rational and ultimately less powerful, they went with characters who are smart and selfish and kind and cruel and strong and flawed and oh, they happen to be female too.

It surprised me when Charles liking Crystal did not affect one bit of how much he loved Edwin.

It surprised me when Jenny talked about spinsters with cats and Niko did not bat an eye.

It surprised me with Edwin and Niko. It surprised me with, we have forever to figure the rest out. It surprised me with Crystal's kindness, Jenny's empathy, the casual and absolute, the good you do will come back around.

Dead Boy Detectives was surprising. One day, I hope I can sit back and watch another show and none of this has to be surprising anymore.

thiswas-definitely-amistake

Everybody has to go watch Dead Boy Detectives right now

#i'm obsessed #dead boy detectives

fictionadventurer

I think the Hunger Games series sits in a similar literary position to The Lord of the Rings, as a piece of literature (by a Catholic author) that sparked a whole new subgenre and then gets blamed for flaws that exist in the copycat books and aren’t actually part of the original.

Like, despite what parodies might say, Katniss is nowhere near the stereotypical “unqualified teenager chosen to lead a rebellion for no good reason”. The entire point is that she’s not leading the rebellion. She’s a traumatized teenager who has emotional reactions to the horrors in her society, and is constantly being reined in by more experienced adults who have to tell her, “No, this is not how you fight the government, you are going to get people killed.” She’s not the upstart teenager showing the brainless adults what to do–she’s a teenager being manipulated by smarter and more experienced adults. She has no power in the rebellion except as a useful piece of propaganda, and the entire trilogy is her straining against that role. It’s much more realistic and far more nuanced than anyone who dismisses it as “stereotypical YA dystopian” gives it credit for.

And the misconceptions don’t end there. The Hunger Games has no “stereotypical YA love triangle”–yes, there are two potential love interests, but the romance is so not the point. There’s a war going on! Katniss has more important things to worry about than boys! The romance was never about her choosing between two hot boys–it’s about choosing between two diametrically opposed worldviews. Will she choose anger and war, or compassion and peace? Of course a trilogy filled with the horrors of war ends with her marriage to the peace-loving Peeta. Unlike some of the YA dystopian copycats, the romance here is part of the message, not just something to pacify readers who expect “hot love triangles” in their YA.

The worldbuilding in the Hunger Games trilogy is simplistic and not realistic, but unlike some of her imitators, Collins does this because she has something to say, not because she’s cobbling together a grim and gritty dystopia that’s “similar to the Hunger Games”. The worldbuilding has an allegorical function, kept simple so we can see beyond it to what Collins is really saying–and it’s nothing so comforting as “we need to fight the evil people who are ruining society”. The Capitol’s not just the powerful, greedy bad guys–the Capitol is us, First World America, living in luxury while we ignore the problems of the rest of the world, and thinking of other nations largely in terms of what resources we can get from them. This simplistic world is a sparsely set stage that lets us explore the larger themes about exploitation and war and the horrors people will commit for the sake of their bread and circuses, meant to make us think deeper about what separates a hero from a villain.

There’s a reason these books became a literary phenomenon. There’s a reason that dozens upon dozens of authors attempted to imitate them. But these imitators can’t capture that same genius, largely because they’re trying to imitate the trappings of another book, and failing to capture the larger and more meaningful message underneath. Make a copy of a copy of a copy, and you’ll wind up with something far removed from the original masterpiece. But we shouldn’t make the mistake of blaming those flaws on the original work.

The moment Wille threw the frog prince in the trash, I knew there was hope - both for him and his mental well being and for Wilmon

#i went like !!!#young royals #young royals spoilers #also i was crying for most of ep6 #never been more proud of a character

oarfjsh

bisexual visibilty day isnt real. i still cant see shit without my glasses

I don't know what people are thinking about the ending of season 4 but I absolutely loved it. Did I almost scream Fuck you at my screen? Yes. Did I cry? Absolutely. But did it make sense and feel real? Also yes.

Sex education never was about fairytale endings and while I feel that there were storylines that fell short or didn't get a satisfying ending, I loved the overall feeling of the last season

#sex education #I actually cried a lot #and the characters are my babies

popchoc

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I've started season 4 of Sex Education, and halfway ep 2 I just can't help but feel: there actually is something as too queer and too eccentric. And yes, I'm saying this as a queer person!

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for representation, but this isn't that anymore. This is so over the top and forcing it through people's throats, that it worries me more than it helps me. How is this ever gonna help our case?! All this besides the fact that I don't recognize the show anymore, as it used to feel a whole lot more realistic - which was exactly what made those first seasons great.

Oh well, not giving up just yet... here's to improving storylines - to start with.

thiswas-definitely-amistake

Agree. It somewhat felt performative? And at first I thought they were going to do something with it, in the sense of Abbi's hyper-positivity idk?? But it got less pushy through the season and overall I enjoyed it

I think part of the problem is that they tried a bit too hard to be inclusive and they flew too close to the sun with the new characters when the existing cast already was so interesting. On the other hand we wouldn't have had some amazing conversations without the new cast so I just enjoyed the ride

#sex education

Sex education just made me feel things about religion I didn't know I was feeling

#sex education #eric effiong #been crying in like half the episodes #a bit too relatable at times

led-bloody-zeppelin

pjo trailer just dropped and it has riptide as the background music prepare to be absolutely SICK of me

thiswas-definitely-amistake

This exactly. The only song playing in my head for the next week.

#percy jackson #pjo #pjo tv show

tiredflowercrown

I went to GREECE because of my love for Percy Jackson. I studied and fell in love with history and mythologies because of him. This is the book series that really made me fall in love with reading. This is the book series that helped me realize I was ADHD.

Seeing what the fandom has wanted for years really coming true. Like we have a trailer and a RELEASE DATE.

I remember signing petitions for a TV show in 2012. Now look!! It's 2023 and ITS REAL!!!

thiswas-definitely-amistake

It just really is THE book series

#percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson

I just noticed how Percy wrote his name in the trailer, gods I love him so much

#it fits sooo well #percy jackson #pjo series

Oh gods, I am soooo excited for the PJO show!! Also Riptide in the background of the teaser? Mindblowing stuff, I love it

#pjo series #pjo #riordanverse #percy jackson

moss-tombstone

People are arguing why spiderpeople helped Miguel to stop miles

Obviously, the ones that weren't in the room only heard his request to stop him and didn't know why.

And the ones in the room did it for their own peace of mind.

Because they had their important police captain killed, and felt so much GUILT for not saving him. But then came spider society and they learned everyone has to experience it. The death wasn't their fault, that was the LORE

And then comes Miles, that already broke the lore and the universe didn't collapse because of it. And he wants to do it again. And if he succeeds, then the guilt will come back. Because it means they COULD stop it. When they thought it was unavoidable and made peace with it.

If Miles' dad dies, then it was the lore. If Miles saves him, it was ON THEM

thiswas-definitely-amistake

Blaming the universe vs. holding urself accountable and taking charge of your own life

#across the spiderverse #spiderman: across the spiderverse #spiderverse #miles morales #miguel o'hara