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messiambrandybuck · 11 months
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okay I don't know if any of my followers have watched avatar the way of water, but I'm gonna go on a rant about a common take on one of the characters and why I disagree with it: so, spoilers up ahead!
Alrighty. Spider is commonly hated and criticized within the fandom, mostly for the fact that he spent so much time with Quaritch, and saved his life at the end of the movie. But I personally do not understand why people are so angry at his character- it's not a simple situation that can be put in black/white, and let me explain why.
Spider grew up among the Na'vi and the scientists that stayed on Pandora. He had always known Quaritch was his father, and what he did, which I think heavily influenced how closely he clung onto the Sully children instead of the scientists he lived with. However, despite being around the family for what I assume to be the majority of his life, you never see him have an actual relationship with Neytiri and Jake- despite them quite possibly being the only people he would've considered as his parental figures. And I wonder why? /s
It's said right at the beginning that Neytiri always considered him one of the Sky People, and that she wants him with his own kind. It would be no surprise to me that him being Quaritch's son made her see him in bad light, therefore making her biased against him. He genuinely feared being seen by her when during her frenzy, meaning he knew deep down she'd hurt him. And that's proven later, with no hesitation in her eyes as she promises she'll kill Spider if Quaritch didn't let go of Kiri. And once he's served his purpose, she tosses him aside without a second thought. And who were the ones who cared for him in that situation? Quaritch and the children. Even if Spider wanted Neytiri to be a mother figure, she would've never let him.
Now, Jake may be fond of him, and never actively treats him badly, but he admits that he sees Spider as a stray. Like that cat that always pops up and plays with the kids. There are almost no interactions between them and none of them are personal- it's always an external situation that makes them interact with each other, though they do so without complaint. The only time you see Jake being affectionate with Spider is when he takes him as a trade-off for Neteyam. "A son for a son". He doesn't see him as a son, he sees him as a replacement. Which to me, personally, sits in all the wrong ways.
Now, Spider could've found a parental figure among the other humans he lived with, but with his desire to be Na'vi, I don't think he would've. He's always shown with the Sullys, the only time he's shown with the scientists is when the Sully children are with him. He sees the scientists as family, there's no doubt of that, but not parents. So.. who's his parental figure? I'd say no one. He separates himself from the humans and tries so hard to be Na'vi, but it never changes how Jake and Neytiri view him. So he's stuck in a cultural and social purgatory of his own making, but not his fault, without parental guidance or bonds.
Until Avatar Quaritch shows up.
During their time together, not only does Quaritch value Spider's knowledge about the Na'vi and their language (which I'm sure no one has ever done), but he never treats him entirely as a prisoner. Sure, there's a tracker in his mask, but he saves Spider from a literal torture device and seems to want to impress him. You can see they clearly start to form their own type of bond during the trip; even when he's unhappy, Spider will listen to Quaritch as long as he's not telling him to do something that goes against his morals. Unlike Jake and Neytiri, Spider finally has someone willing and emotionally capable of being a parental role in his life. Unfortunately, said someone is the main antagonist.
Put simply: he is not afraid of Quaritch. He's never given any reason to. Sure, Quaritch does horrible things, but never to Spider. In fact, he cared about Spider more than his need to have leverage over Jake, which is extremely significant imo. Y'know. Since he was literally resurrected for the sole purpose of taking Jake down.
So yeah, he saved Quaritch- but what would you do if you saw that the closest thing to a parental figure you've ever had (which just so happens to be your father, but more aware of how he should do better, and is y'know. an avatar), was drowning? I would hope you'd save them, even if your relationship was complicated and confusing.
In my personal opinion, Spider's priorities lie primarily with the Sully children, and the Na'vi people as a whole. They gave him companionship and support and love; and the people were his everything- his home, who he wanted to be. But Quaritch definitely ties with Jake, at the very least. He doesn't agree with Quaritch's morals, and Jake was nothing more than another adult in his life, but it's shown he clearly doesn't want either of them to be hurt. Neytiri is most likely on the literal bottom of that list because she's been nothing but horrible to him. He saves Quaritch, but he doesn't side with him fully. Instead, he goes back to the Sullys, who have been his whole life; though he does seem distant, most likely due to internal conflict.
Getting angry at a complicated character in a complicated situation for making a complicated decision is a common troupe among fandoms, but it does genuinely irk me. He's not Jake in Avatar 1 with a savior complex: he's a kid finally meeting and bonding with his father after feeling alien and isolated from the people he cares about most. His character development, and what he decides to do in the future, aren't going to be as straightforward as it seems. There's a lot going on with his storyline, and it's going to be a bumpy ride. He's not going to make the decisions the audience wants him to every time, and I honestly enjoy that about his character. He is, indeed, human. A human in a very conflicting situation.
In conclusion: yes. his decision to save Quaritch will mean he will come back in future movies and will continue to bother the Sullys. but, it wasn't an unjust decision, and it certainly wasn't betrayal.
Thank you for coming to my TedTalk
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simplepotatofarmer · 2 months
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thinking about how c!techno was talking to c!dream in the prison and asking him about his friends and how they've treated him and upon hearing just a fraction of what's happened, techno tells dream that he's gotta raise his standards, man.
in light of the finale, techno had no idea how right he was.
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and on another note, I would like to shout out the players who decided to leave long hair in 2023. I appreciate the effort in trying to be different but please just keep it short
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funky-dealer · 15 days
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lukeferrous · 2 years
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From 2014-2018, Aidan Gallagher starred in a series about four siblings born on the same day. From 2019-2022, Aidan Gallagher starred in a series about seven siblings born on the same day. This is an average increase of three fictional siblings per 4.5 years.
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I'm baaaack! Here's today's Five! I haven't actually found more so there's only 16 left. Hopefully I'll find more soon
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ourautumn86 · 6 months
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QUICK QUESTION: do u guys love me even though i’m a mess and take years to write? 😶‍🌫️
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lyctorism · 2 years
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Autistic Five truthing (x): Stimming Edition
(Headcanon) Five stims by putting his hands in his pockets and fiddling with objects.
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aidansplaguewind · 7 months
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Still (2013)
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teddysboy · 1 month
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the central hub
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>> about me
|| aidan, 18, autistic, queer (demiaroace, gay, trans), writer
agere side blog; @bunny-nivison
>> my content
|| masterlist, character list
>> what i’ll write about
|| chuckle sandwich (schlatt + ted), x-files, ninjago, spencer reid, detroit become human, + more!
>> requests OPEN
|| no smut (suggestive is okay), i’ll write mostly gn reader (fem or masc is cool too!), moodboard/hc/fic requests appreciated! CHARACTER LIST IS WITH MASTERLIST!!
>> taglist
|| @riverwritez @titishq @asterjaxx @luv4luci @zuuriell (ask or dm to be added!)
>> friends / mutuals
|| river, titi/taylor, aster, elodie, buck, moth, star, dino, jj <3
divider credit; @benkeibear
more will be added!
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allio-corporations · 9 months
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Giant!Wendigoon meets the Lore Lodge Head-canons:
Wendidad still has his classic shirts, no, we don’t know how he gets them, and the world may never know
The image of Wendigoon staring in at Aidan during the Weird Bible livestream still occurs, but he’s farther back and, still holding the gun, looks to be rapidly approaching
He somehow has a giant deer skull he wears around, and like the shirts, we don’t know and don’t need to know how he obtained it - but was probably a giant cryptid
When they meet for the Missing 411 video, Isiah (not good with spelling names btw) is just in the background of some of the shots, standing menacingly
He still has a dependency on Dr.Enuff
More people after the Denis Martin video go up believe that either the Lore Lodge, Wendigoon, or both are government sysops (can’t spell well)
Aidan tries to find out why Isiah is giant, but doesn’t find out, because no one knows why; could be because he’s been unknowingly sent from Agartha to gain intel, or just because he is Wendigoon
Aidan finds out that the cryptids in the forests around at least Appalachia are real, the feds know they exist; and it’s thanks to Wendigoon having an actual cluster of Wendigos in an abandoned building he found one day
The Aidans also see that Wendigoon has caught a mothman, multiple ghouls, and the Jersey Devil, and keeps them “because he thinks they’re neat”
While the Aidans we at first freaked out by Isiah, Archibald was not, as he is too thoughtless to even truly realize that something isn’t right or that he’s different (we love thoughtless doggo, the real Lore Lodge owner)
Wendigoon indeed does still have a magic spoon addiction, but it’s worse (he may or may not have a giant pile of magic spoon boxes in an abandoned silo for him to raid whenever he pleases
Isiah almost broke the jeep when he first met the Aidans, by almost kicking it down a hill - it was not damaged
(I did these partly last minute, if anyone wants to add ideas, feel free to throw them out there. I’ll probably make more later. Sorry in advance Aidan!)
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messiambrandybuck · 2 months
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Crucified Dog getting invaded by Things was not on my Poppy Playtime bingo card
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judgehangman · 4 months
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i’m so used to people calling me bubbles like when we’re not close that it fr throws me off when i see someone i’m not friends with actually call me by name now i don’t think nicknames are supposed to work that way but
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lucy-moderatz · 7 days
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bluephoenix0702 · 8 months
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i love old men
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londonista59 · 2 years
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Some of my favorite Aidan faces from today!!!  What a cutie.......
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