#i only watched s1 of tua and all i remember was that vanya had cool eyes and was powerful

[hellshee]

statistical "which character" personality quiz

tagged by: @wherepoetsdie, @ronandreams, @shinsabine, @tommishelby (tysm sweethearts <3)

tagging (no pressure): @fireplceashes, @jckeperalta, @valarrtargaryen, @daenerys-stormborn, @hollyhumbrstone, @pierdutaintimpsispatiu, @discoidal, @ceftali, @padme-amidala, @joanna-lannister, @brendannfraser, @indistinctmumblings, @fkevin073, @joshua-roy, @aguasdulces, @lemonhemlock, @sheryl-lee, @lauraneedstochill, @vclyrias, @pulledjuniper, @alicntsdnce, @springsteens, @bisexualbucky, @sansastarq, @roykentt, @takeawaythepain and anyone who wants to do it!

rules: take this test and present who you got as the characters most similar to you!

so.... i don't know what any of this means actually. what does it mean?? is this bad or good??

Tom Hansen ((500) Days of Summer): 73%

Tina Cohen-Chang (Glee): 72%

Vanya Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy): 72%

Will Graham (Hannibal): 72%

Countess Lidia Ivanovna (Anna Karenina): 71%

Tina Belcher (Bob's Burgers): 71%

Kerry Weaver (ER): 71%

Alvy Singer (Annie Hall): 71%

Amy Antsler (Booksmart): 70%

Abbi Abrams (Broad City): 70%

Kath (After Life): 70%

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer): 69%

Jasper Hale (Twilight): 69%

Kate Pearson (This Is Us): 69%

Will Schuester (Glee): 69%

Agt. Wendell Pleakley (Lilo & Stitch): 69%

Liz Lemon (30 Rock): 69%

Margo Dunne (Gone Girl): 69%

Prince Hamlet (Hamlet): 69%

Wanda Maximoff (WandaVision): 69%

#tag games #tina was nice in glee but i only watched a little #i only watched s1 of tua and all i remember was that vanya had cool eyes and was powerful #will graham is not my favorite personality type but i guess i too am haunted #wanda maximoff is unhinged but cool #but why did they list margo dunne for me? jfc #vanya and wanda being on the list for me must say smth lol

[blurrycow]

Hargreeves Analysis (2/7: yes, we’re really doing this!)

Tagging my faves: @jbd302020, @conchshell, @stupidcanofpeaches, @assaily (I will again repeat not all of you are my mutuals but I love you and you were nice to me once which makes you part of the fam. There is no escape. I am like a dog who latches onto someone who shows them the slightest bit of respect)

Diego

I Love Diego Hargreeves. Not in an ‘I write smutty self inserts’ way, but an ‘I love his character so much it’s so layered and complex and weird, just like a bad haircut’ way. He’s a loveable dumbass! He makes bad decisions (of course, when do the Hargreeves NOT) but he’s a great character and I do wish he had more screen time. Let’s unpack the ginormous suitcase on what makes him so cool.

Diego was placed as #2 in the line of the Seven Great Hargreeves. Reginald probably did this deliberately. Diego grew up always feeling less than, always second chosen, (and this is probably why I love him so much, because I feel the same way, too). My friend told me, when we were watching tua together:

“Diego is such a sad character, because he only feels validation if he’s helping people.”

And, yeah!! That’s exactly it!! Diego is on the move constantly, a vigilante, helping others in the dark, because that’s what he does. The one person he loved died trying to save his family, and the second person he loved manipulated him to get information to kill his family. He’s constantly intertwined between his family and his love, and underneath his hard exterior, he’s really such a softie.

Let’s talk a big plot-wise: They changed him a lot. Gerard Way originally had Diego like a blond, criminal hunk, who played with knives for fun and could breathe underwater. Now, what can Diego do? Spin and curve knives’ trajectory. (Just like Jesper Fahey! Oh, I love it when fandoms collide.) I think this adds onto his development of character, though; he’s probably one of the characters who’s mentality changes the most. He feels useless. He does not realize how his power works at the beginning of S1, until he remembers that Vanya is literally powerless and he, unlike her, was still chosen to fight in The Umbrella Academy, unlike her. He chalks this up to being better than her. And then, when he realizes that Vanya might be dangerous, what can he do but take initiative from Number One, because unlike Luther, he was primed to be a follower. I’m sure he didn’t want to help lock Vanya up in that soundproof room. I’m sure he didn’t mean to assist in the beginning of the apocalypse; but he did.

Diego is so wildly complex, and he’s got so many motives. The thing is, like Five says, “there are no such thing as a good or bad person. There are just people, living their lives, doing what they think is right.” He’s so right! Diego makes bad decisions, just like Luther and the rest of them, and he makes good decisions sometimes, too! He’s a person, and he’s just trying to survive.

Conclusion: Diego Hargreeves is an awesome, underrated sweetheart with a heart of gold and a soft mind

part one: https://sol-is-very-tired.tumblr.com/post/679790560372981760/hargreeves-analysis-17-luther-luther

#diego hargreeves #tua #the umbrella academy #number 2 #sol is so tired #sunbow rants

[jubberry]

As great as wlw rep is, and as cute as vanya is in s2, i cant help but feel robbed af on her arc this season. The end of s1 promised a TON of rich character exploration for vanya. Her trauma should've been carefully examined, and her relationship with her siblings explored more because of that because the whole premise of s2 was that they were gonna 'fix her'.

Beyond that, this was supposed to be the season where we find out who vanya really was without the pills, and as a person dealing with powers + her trauma and her guilt for her actions last season. I cant help but feel that the amnesia is just a different set of pills. Sure shes happier and lighter now, but thats because they erased the trauma from her and that was a big, defining part of her character and the plot in season 1.

I honestly wouldnt mind her amnesia that much if it related to her character development more. Like, maybe if she start remembering bits and pieces of herself and talking about it with her sibs, it might create an interesting way to start that conversation. As it is, she literally just forgot everything and is basically a new character tbh.

(does her emotions even affect her powers anymore? if shes so happy shouldnt there be a lot of wind or something? theres definitely scenes where she was very angry or full of emotion so how come... stuff didnt happen?)

I was kinda hyped to see Vanya learning to control her powers. She's a complete amateur but she has to deal with so much power. It wouldve been cool to see how the hargreeves would train her, considering they have such different skillset and personalities.

I've already talked about how her character development was held off for the romance. Vissy is really sweet but I still feel robbed af because... were watching season 2 of a pre-existing series. The fact that her romance doesnt really serve her character development is annoying, I may as well be watching a seperate movie instead of a sequel. Wlw romances are always great, especially since so many people watch tua. But I cant help but feel how rewarding it is to have Vanya's trauma and guilt explored first and create a fleshed out, complicated wlw character instead of heading straight to a romance plot where one of the most important aspects of her character doesnt even matter.

I get that tua wants to appeal to the demographic that doesnt particularly care about stuff like this now and just wants more chaos and fun of the hargs, but i still feel bad. I enjoyed s2, but the end of s1 really got me thinking so much about where they could go. Its hard to get that hype for s3 for me now, considering how much they didnt keep from s1.

Also I'm starting to think people only care about Vanya if she likes girls and is happy, not the messy, angry side of her that deserved to be explored in s2. I liked watching this season, but I cant but feel tua is just gonna be another generic superhero marvel movie. Since what really grounded the superhero aspect of s1 was the human side of childhood abuse and exploring how trauma shapes people in many ways that doesn't neccesarily look good all of the time.

The focus in civil rights and social issues this season 100% matters considering its set in 60's Dallas. But I also cant help but feel that.. considering how much they amped the funny, bloody violence side of tua, they're trying to make it seem like the what 'grounds' tua now is that theyre willing to explore social issues this much compared to other superhero movies. When they really didnt need to do that because what set them apart already in s1 was how they want to talk about trauma and childhood abuse?

S2 really is more of a reboot than a sequel tbh. I'm glad that other people had fun watching, cause I did too. But now I cant help but miss s1 and all the aspects that made exploring the characters and worldbuilding so engaging in the first place. And the fact that they dropped so much of that this season... it just makes me wonder if exploring the characters further and theorizing even matters?

#vanya hargreeves #tua 2 spoilers #the umbrella academy #tua #bad things about tua s2 #long post #i personally dont think s1 as Peak Art like haunting of hill house for me #but it rlly had something special and i rlly hope that doesnt get lost