#you could delete his character from the drama entirely and it wouldn't even make a difference

[andyourhostkristenwiig]

Your colleague really sounds like a childish asshole from what you're saying. But why do you call him your creepy colleague?

Well...

A) one time we saw each other at a bar and drank a little together with my friend. We had the same way home and he asked if he could have some water. So I told him to come up with me, I'd give him a bottle of water. But instead he sat down on my couch, asked me if he could kiss me which I immediately shut down. I told him to leave because I wanted to go to sleep to which he suggested we could sleep next to each other but I threw him out. He was beyond drunk and wanted to leave the house through another apartment door 🤦🏻‍♀️ he couldn't remember a single thing the next day and I didn't tell him because that would've made work even more uncomfortable if we were both aware.

B) He went to a bar with my friend one time and got really irritated with her when she didn't hold eye contact with him the entire time. Meanwhile he constantly smokes in your face and leaves mid-conversation. He told her that he broke up with his girlfriend of 7 years and at the end of the evening told her that he would delete my friend's number because they're not a good fit. This 46 year old creepy, always drunk, beer-belly man seriously thought he had a date with my incredibly gorgeous 30 year old friend who's a mother to two young children.

C) he constantly texts us (now me) drunk and asks us where we live because the pub/bar is boring and he'd rather drink with us or play cards. We always dismiss his messages or ignore them altogether

D) a few weeks after my friend shut him down, he tried to get to her again by sitting next to her (drunk) uninvited and wouldn't leave when being repeatedly told to leave. When she was in the bathroom, he walked up to her friend and started talking about her. She came back and sat back on her seat and he still talked about her like she wasn't there. First of all he talked about her having 2 kids with 2 men and then acted like he didn't know her name, pointed to her and said "This one...I don't know her name.". So she threw his cigarettes through the bar and told him to piss off. THEN he texted me at my family party telling me my friend is angry because he didn't remember her name. Before that he'd already texted me asking where I am, if he can come over with boxed wine, if he can come along to my family party and that we'd have to pretend to be a couple. So I told him off that night as well and told him I didnt give a shit. His reaction was that he's too old for this drama 🤦🏻‍♀️

E) he seems to confuse us as friends and constantly makes inappropriate jokes that I might laugh about if a friend made them but with him it's just creepy

F) one time I wore shorts to work (fell asleep before I could take my laundry out of the washing machine) and he came into my office going "Ohh you're wearing shorts?!", looked underneath my desk and...do you know in old comic when the character gets huge eyes and fletches their tongue?...that's what he did. It felt disgusting and I've never fallen asleep before the laundry was done again.

So yeah...that's why I'm always more and faster irritated by him. He's creepy and he makes me uncomfortable and I wish he'd shut the fuck up with his "funny jokes". Every time you tell him off he pretends like it's a huge generation thing where he doesn't understand our generation. But I've genuinely stopped going to our local bars/pubs because I don't want to run into his drunk ass. And he goes every Friday and Saturday.

But I swear to fucking god, if he pulls that again with my friend, he'd be happy if she only throws his cigarettes. I assume next time he either has a drink in his face or his phone will fly.

He doesn't understand when you tell him. Right now I'm pulling through this because I'm planning on quitting by December.

[drama-tically]

episode 35 of the long ballad!! 😭

to be honest I’m more invested in Hao Du and Le Yan compared to Changge and Sun and like this episode!!

i can’t

hao du hiding behind the fields like some shy boy because he thinks leyan’s still mad at him.

that entire scene and conversation between them. and then he suddenly stalks up to her and mini rants about how he’s unsure to act around her.

and then leyan thanking him for letting changge go and all of a sudden he starts smiling again i– HAO DU IS SO PRECIOUS

and omg him calling wei-i’m the most irrelevant character in the story-shuyu over so that leyan can confess to him after her asking him about confessing to someone you like. his face 😭😭

*smiling through the pain*

and then the three of them go back to walk in the fields again, hao du trailing behind wei shuyu and leyan. and then leyan stops walking and is about to confess, hao du at the back being the third wheel.

and then she looks at hao du.

and hao du turns around and sadly walks away. brooooo

broooo i–

#i feel the aggresive need to gif that first part #that scene of hao du and leyan at the fields in the beginning #brooo #i can't #they're so cute #but also #leyan why do you like shuyu #he's so irrelevant #he doesn't even do anything #he's the most useless character in any drama i've ever seen #you could delete his character from the drama entirely and it wouldn't even make a difference #also not leyan assuming shuyu accepts because he didn't deny it 😭✋🏼 #he didn't even have the time to respond #then again he plucked that flower out of her hair like as if trying to be romantic #but leyan obviously couldn't see that he wasn't trying to be romantic and misunderstood the whole thing #my hao du i feel for you #the long ballad #text

[scruffyssketchbook]

I've been really inactive lately, so I'll try to get this posted.

I noticed something that might classify as a plot hole. The PC system add-on that allows pokemon to get injured.

For starters, we never get an explanation for why this add-on was added in the first place. Supposedly, Vay was loopy from his "karp krakers", and put the add-on into the PC without thinking.

Also, we never get an explanation as to how this add-on works. Or, more accurately, how the PC works. Does the PC normally prevent the eevees from feeling pain and being injured at all? For example, even if Blizz tried his hardest, punching someone would be like punching a brick wall for an average person. Or, does the PC simply heal any major injuries the eevees take on? Or is it somewhere in between?

I know that, from the perspective that this is a comic that needs drama, having the add-on allows characters to hurt each other. (See Jed and Shane.) But, from an in comic perspective, this makes no sense.

Secondly, even if we did have a good explanation for how the add-on came to be, why didn't the trainer just get rid of it. And I don't want the explanation that she's stupid. She is 16, she knows how to work a computer. Even if she didn't, she could force Vay to do it, or get Bede (The person who runs the PC system in Sinho) to do it. I also don't want the explanation that she is negligent. She is, but she took the time to look into it after Harmony got hurt. I doubt she would just turn around and do nothing after learning about the add-on.

I may be missing context here, as there is one comic page that I can't access, the page 100 variation on patreon. Maybe there's an explanation in there, but I wouldn't know.

Thirdly, even if we ignore the trainer, what about Dusk? We already know that he has tried to get Blizz to work with him in stopping Icedrop and Greenpaw from fighting. Not to beat around the bush, Greenpaw does bully Icedrop, they just do it in a more covert, mental, and emotional way than Icedrop bullies Greenpaw.

However, Blizz refuses to help, partially because both Dusk and Blizz are petty. If Dusk genuinely wants to stop Icedrop, why not just get rid of the add-on? We know Dusk can manipulate electronics, so why not just delete the add-on, either from within the PC, or sneakily from outside it? Furthermore, Dusk is not stupid. He knows that Vay added the add-on, or at least could figure that out. He and Vay are also in good relations, so why doesn't he, or hasn't he, asked Vay to get rid of the add-on?

The explanation of "Dusk is just a jerk" does not work. Dusk can be a jerk, but everything he does he does for a reason. Most of him being a jerk comes from him being egotistical, narcissistic, and thinking he knows what's best for everyone even when he doesn't.

The only explanation that works is that he doesn't get rid of the add-on due to the fact it would put Daisy and the other hospital vees out of a job.

Last, but certainly not least, is the fact that pokemon other than eevee exist in the trainer's PC. We even get to see one of the other boxes. My point here is that the other pokemon would notice something wrong eventually. Best case senario, they notice due to realizing they can feel pain. Worst, they notice due to a major injury not being healed by the PC.

Those pokemon would want to know what happened. Amusing they either are told the truth or find out on their own, why wouldn't they ask Vay to take off the add-on. If Dusk (since he is the only one I can think of who would try to spin a story) told them a lie, then would every pokemon in the entire PC believe him. Charm and smooth words can only go so far.

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I have two extra questions I thought up while writing this.

Bonus question 1: How did the trainer know that Harmony was injured? Did vay tell her? She check the pokemon's health in the PC often (both stat, and convential health)?

Bonus 2: If we know pokemon can learn to read and write, then why have none of the pokemon other than Vay tried to communicate with their trainer. What is the point of using Vay as a translator, when the pokemon could just write to the trianer? Do they just want to hide how much they know?

On top of that, if pokemon can learn to use computers, what's stooping them from just using text to speech, completely circumventing Vay all together.

bonus 3: Do the pokemon age in the PC? We know Eve is around two years old, so is she physically still a newborn, or has she physically grown?

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Summary/tl;dr

q1: What are the specifics of how the damage allowing add-on was put into the PC?

q2: How does this add-on, and the PC system's healing ability, work?

q3: Why didn't their trainer take the add-on off the PC?

q4: Why didn't Dusk take the add-on off the PC?

q5: Why didn't any of the other pokemon in the PC take off the add-on?

bq1: How did the trainer know that Harmony was injured?

bq2: Why don't we ever see pokemon that know how to write communicate with the trainer?

bq3: Do the pokemon physically age in the PC?

Author chan: Over here asking the important questions! Alright! I can explain!

The mod basically prevents pokemon from healing without outside means like things that can heal a pokemon, Potions, full heals, antidotes, etc etc. This is why it's called the Damage keeper mod.

Normally in the PC, pokemon can feel pain, but they will quickly heal overtime, but with the mod, it just stops this function all together. Usually in the world, it's used with the "No heal on Entrance" mod for trainers who participate in Nuzlocke challenges.

Vay inputted the Damage keeper mod into the PC for one reason, and one reason only. No, he wasn't loopy, He knew what he was doing, and added it on purpose. It was a pretty selfish decision all in all, but I can't say the reason why. It's vaguely hinted to tho. Yes! It makes no sense to have a mod like that inputted in universe. Literally no other character would ever put in this mod into the if given the chance! But, Vay put it in for a specific purpose. Said purpose was actually shown in "Battle scars". Now. Why would Vay do this? Why would he input a mod that makes all pokemon to keep the damage they receive in the box?

Well. He simply only thinks of himself. He didn't think or care about the effect the mod would have on the other pokemon in the PC, just how he could use it to do what he wanted to do. And yes. Vay is a jerk. He's my least favorite main for a reason, you know.

Next up!

As said in comic 200c, Mods are very hard to take off. Why? Well. We are dealing with actual creatures. One wrong move and hundreds of them will get corrupted and essentially die. This isn't like Minecraft, despite me comparing the PC to a minecraft server for explaining how it works to others. Since this mod affects the pokemon directly, its harder to remove because it’s just a big risk for the pokemon. This is also why Dusk cant just remove it. It is too big of a risk to all the pokemon in the PC, which there are over 1000 of at this point. Healing items and free hospitals are a temporary fix.

Also! Blizz does try to help with the bullying, as seen with comic #302, where he states "It's a misunderstanding" followed by text covered by Bolt talking/ignoring him saying "I saw a greenpaw eevee being bullied by Mike and Tike and-" Which, we see on page #298 Tike was the eevee he was punishing.

Lastly! Why don't the other pokemon notice. Well, The few who have been in a PC before do, but most of the pokemon were wild pokemon before they appeared in the PC, so they don’t know how a normal PC feels like. And ofc, how would a pokemon know who to ask about why the PC works the way it does? Mods are common in the world, cause trainers like to give PC pokemon things to do while rotting away. This is actually going to be talked about with Eevui, the new Eevee the trainer obtained via wondertrading. He was in a normal PC before he was traded, so he'd notice the difference, and will comment on it. Funny thing, I have a comic about him trying to describe the PC to pokemon who never been in one before before he goes in the trainer's pc, and it looks completely different from OUR PC box.

Bonus Questions!!

Harmony was brought out of the PC, to the pokemon center, and a nurse Joy informed her that her pokemon was badly injured.

Bro, you so right. I realized this last year and was like "omg" until I remembered that- Pokemon language is different from human language. Ofc, there are pokemon who can read human language in the world, but pokemon and human stuff are different. And in the PC, things are translated into pokemon if not already in pokemon. This does mean pokemon can write to the trainer and it can get translated, but Vay is just an easier method of translation, especially for pokemon who have a harder time reading, writing, and typing (also there are different pokemon languages as well so oof) then like. Not every pokemon knows how to read and write. It’s a privlage usually given only to few captive pokemon. Wild pokemon learning how to read/write in their own language is VERY RARE, especially due to the lack of materials. And the only civilized boxes in the PC are box 1, 2, and 3, so only pokemon living in those boxes have a reason to learn how to read, and resources to learn.

Pokemon are born the height that they stay at all their life, unless they evolve. (Or are Nego. The little weirdo) This is to mimic how it is in pokemon games. So, no. Pokemon don't physically grow. They DO mentally age however. Pokemon tend to age mentally at different rates, so for example, a newborn who is immediately thrusted into situations not meant for a baby (ie, breeding, battling, contests) will mentally age faster than someone (like Eve) Who has stayed in the PC all their life. Nego and Eve are about the same age (Nego being 6 months older) Yet, Nego acts like an infant while Eve does not. This is because Nego ages physically and mentally like a human, while Eve ages quicker mentally, like pokemon do. This also tends to mean that when a pokemon is born doesn't matter much, as they can mentally be ahead or behind.

I hope these answered your questions!! I like talking about SSEC world building! (Its just that I never have the chance to talk about it in detail QuQ)

[aros001]

Going in blind: Watching season 4 for the first time. Random thoughts.

I never said anything about it before but I love Shadow Weaver's DCAU Batman eyes. They're so expressive.

Episode 1: Okay...I wasn't expecting Catra to do that. I mean, it makes sense. If she has leverage over Hordak then she's basically in charge of the Horde and that's what she's wanted (or at least believes she wants) since episode 1. It's an aspect that made her a good antagonist, that she's not blind to the evil of the Horde, she just doesn't care as long as she herself is secure. Which naturally begs the question, when the rebellion and the princesses are crushed, when the Horde is on top, when Adora is dead, when Catra finally has everything she's ever wanted...will she actually finally be happy? Somehow, I have my doubts.

I definitely feel for Glimmer in this. When you go through as big a loss as she did you need to be able to feel and vent if you're ever going to get through it. It doesn't have to be right away but everyone doing everything in their power to avoid the topic entirely can make you feel like you're going crazy. It'a especially bad for her since it unintentionally makes it feel like everyone is acting like it doesn't matter that Angela is gone when it clearly means everything to Glimmer.

Episode 2: I actually had a potted cactus plant once. Accidentally forgot about it and left it outside for an entire winter. Once the snow was gone the cactus looked like it had melted.

I kind of want to see what an interaction between Double Trouble and Clayface from the Harley Quinn animated series would look like. I'm guess Catra was just testing how good Double Trouble was as a doppelganger because it doesn't seem like she did anything while Adora was being distracted, though I suppose that could be a reveal in a later episode.

Not much to say except that I love how buff Huntara is while still clearly being a woman. Like, women can have a variety of different body types, as this series and Steven Universe show, and Huntara's build isn't just, like, Bow's body with lipstick and ponytail and the animators calling it a day. No, she looks like a freakin' jacked adult woman.

Episode 3: I didn't figure out the Flutterina = Double Trouble twist until a minute before it was revealed, so good job there. Before that I was wondering if Flutterina was some fan's original character where they won some contest where their OC got to be in the show for an episode. She was giving off some weird self-insert vibes. That twist made it all work though. It's honestly not a bad plan. Shapeshifters haven't really been a thing in the series before now so there's no reason to suspect it. Even if they did they'd probably be expecting it by way of magic or technology, while Double Trouble's seems to be a natural ability.

I like that even though Bow is definitely the goofier one of the trio he is still consistently shown as competent. That's never in question. He was very heroic and reassuring to the villagers this episode. I get why those kids idolize him so much.

Catra's having guilt over what she did with the portal and to Entrapta and her response is basically to just double-down. She doesn't know any other way to be. Not going to lie, I am kind of hoping we get another moment in the show where Adora just completely overwhelms Catra with the sheer power of She-Ra. I'm not saying like brutalize her or anything but just something where Catra is made to realize just how powerful Adora is and that she could just destroy Catra if she had a mind to do so.

Episode 4: Well, I was saying I wanted Adora to do it but I guess I don't mind Glimmer being the one to get some good shots in on Catra. Like I predicted, Shadow Weaver's moving in to become her teacher like she was with her father. Honestly I like that that was more Adora's problem than Glimmer using her as bait, which she seemed to get over pretty quick. Yeah, it was kind of a heartless thing to do but it was an understandable tactic and she clearly outright told Adora that she did it and why afterwards, which at least means she's still being honest.

It occurs to me that Glimmer and Catra may be the ones running parallel right now. Both are basically leading their respective sides of the war. They both have lost someone very important to them. And both are trusting someone they probably shouldn't. Both even have outfits that've been updated in the intro. The difference is Glimmer's just trying to deal with a bad situation while Catra's is entirely self-inflicted.

Minor thing but I like Glimmer's new outfit this season. I'm sure this is the intention but it makes her look older and more mature. A little more muscular in some shots too.

Episode 5: Heart of Etheria project. No idea what that is but assumedly whoever's a part of it doesn't like Light Hope and Mara being friends. Sounds like it's very much interested in She-Ra being just a warrior, and perhaps a tool, for the greater good. It does make me wonder though how much Light Hope remember from when she was rebooting. Even if she deleted the Mara memory she could potentially still have the memory of her and Adora watching the Mara memory, as well as Adora asking to be her friend.

Episode 6: Yep. Scorpia; definitely favorite supporting character. There is something kind of funny about her whole "Scorpions are loyal" line when you remember the story about the Frog and the Scorpion, where it stings the frog despite it meaning death for itself as well simply because that is its nature. But finally we're having someone go save Entrapta, and I can only assume at some point Scorpia's going to access the power of the Black Garnet.

The parallels between Catra and Hordak are definitely at their max here with that speech of hers to him. She's basically trying to convince herself that she doesn't need anyone, the timing of which is appropriate since she just drove away Scorpia and now truly doesn't have anyone. Not that I blame Scorpia, obviously. Like Adora before her, however good you believe someone can be and that you can help them, at some point you just have to cut the toxic people out of your life. You have the right to be happy too.

And man, Bow is just the best. He saw something was wrong between Adora and Glimmer and defused the situation like (snap) that, pushing them to talk like any sane person would.

Episode 7: I'm sure it is just because I've seen way too many TV shows and movies (both animated and live action) that don't do it but it is just such a relief to have a show where the characters just TALK and LISTEN to each other. It doesn't solve all their issues but they're at least not being stupid and freakin' petty. It helps the drama feel a lot less forced and contrived.

Episode 8: A little bit of amusement in Bow thinking at first that Glimmer and Adora didn't even notice he was gone despite them coming to his rescue very shortly afterwards, given Catra is only now realizing Scorpia has left and assumedly she did so a while ago. Bow and Sea Hawk hadn't been gone for that long so it's not unreasonable Glimmer and Adora wouldn't be worried about their absence (Bow was literally talking about "me time" when they last saw him), while Catra is only noticing Scorpia's absence now and it was because she wanted something. Like Scorpia said, she's a bad friend.

Kind of ironic given that a lot of Catra's issues are the direct result of Shadow Weaver giving her very little love growing up but it does seem this tough love is probably what'll get through to Catra the best. She might finally stop making bad decisions and lashing out if she's forced to live with the consequences of them, like Adora told her last season.

Glimmer gets a bit of slack from me since she suffered through a huge loss, that being her mother, and then was immediately thrown into being queen right after. It'd be hard for anyone to be 100% on their game and well-adjusted in a situation like that, and I buy that she was on some level resentful of Adora for coming back instead of her mother, even if unintentionally so. What definitely helps is that Glimmer very clearly and immediately regretted what she said to Adora. Like Catra she's lashing out but unlike Catra Glimmer recognizes some of the damage she's doing and knows, at least in this case, that she went too far.

Episode 9: Now that I can see the design in color I definitely prefer Mara's She-Ra with pants to Adora's She-Ra with shorts. Honestly, while the differences are pretty minor, I do think Mara's She-Ra design is overall a lot better than Adora's. Sharper shoulder guards. Bigger cape (especially the cape, I love capes). I don't know, there's just a lot that clicks with it and I wouldn't mind Adora getting a similar outfit later.

Madam Razz definitely had a Yoda feel this episode. I was very much expecting her to start wacking Mara with a stick over the sugar like Yoda did with R2. Though while that was Yoda acting crazy, for Razz it's because she experiences time out of order, and I don't think I've ever seen that concept taken to this extent, or at least done this way before. There are characters like River Song from Doctor Who, Professor Paradox from Ben 10, or even the Reverse-Flash who interact with other characters in time out of order but those characters are still on a linear path from their own perspective, even when travelling through time. Razz is just bouncing around her own timeline, seemingly not even any real reason or cause to it like Subaru from Re:Zero. Clearly she's not just remembering things oddly because her talk about things of the present are heard by people in the past and have an effect. I wonder if maybe the reason why is because Razz was at ground zero of Mara's actions and this is a side-effect of pulling Etheria away from the rest of the universe.

Bringing more Star Wars into this, it basically sounds like the Heart of Etheria project has turned Etheria into a magic Starkiller Base; storing power that'll be unleashed to destroy whole planets. And jeez, I think this was the first time I really felt creeped out by Light Hope when she was talking to Mara.

I'm looking forward to seeing what it means that the First Ones only made the sword and that Etheria made She-Ra. If that's the case, why is only the sword able to bring out the She-Ra form? Is it like MCU Thor's hammer and the weapon was just meant to help him control the power he already had? Or is what we think is She-Ra not actually She-Ra and that form that Adora and Mara take is just a stand-in for the real thing?

Episode 10: It didn't even occur to me until now but Double Trouble's capture is another blow to Catra's circle of "friends" too. They were at least able to make her laugh. One less person for her to talk to and just...really just distract her from her thoughts.

It's a good dilemma this episode presents about what to do with the Heart of Etheria. The safest and probably best option is to just dismantle it, like Adora and Bow want, since it could easily lead to the destruction of the entire planet if it goes off. Not the mention there's so little they know about it and what it was intended for and the one person who can potentially tell them, Light Hope, they were warned not to trust. But it's not hard to understand where Glimmer is coming from in wanting to use that power to fight the Horde. They're already losing the war and now she knows Hordak Prime and his FAR more powerful forces are on the way. Tapping into the Heart is a huge risk but she's not seeing any other paths for the rebels to win. It's a really good dilemma, with good arguments presented from both sides, and I buy this widening the schism between Adora and Glimmer.

Episode 11: I have mixed feelings on King Micah still being alive. On the one hand there's a lot of good potential interactions we can now have with him, primarily between Glimmer and Shadow Weaver, and he is a fun character. But on the other I can't help but wonder if this kind of lessens the impact of what Angela gave up to overcome the false reality. Part of what made it so emotional was that she had to accept the person she loved was dead and not coming back...except now we see that he wasn't dead and now he is coming back. Yeah, their family lost out on years together and that does still carry some emotional weight but I was already also half-expecting Angela to come back later in the series because she's stuck between dimensions, meaning there's a chance she could still be alive. If both Glimmer's parents come back then that really feels like it takes a lot of weight out of her story. But I guess we'll see what happens.

Also, why did the Horde exile him to Beast Island? Why not just kill him?!

Episode 12: So the Horde exiles Micah to Beast Island instead of killing him. The First Ones protect their secrets by sending their bad tech to Beast Island. Does no one know how to just destroy things in this world?

Ohhh, I am so looking forward to next episode. While it's debatable whether Glimmer should be going through with her plan she is at least being smart with how she's going about it. Double Trouble was being paid by Catra to work for the Horde, not out of any sense of loyalty. Glimmer has the resources of Bright Moon at her disposal so it's reasonable she could pay them more to switch sides. Double Trouble was very good at sabotaging even a group as tight-nit as the heroes, so Hordak and Catra are probably easy pickings with all their issues.

Episode 13: ....WELL THAT AIN'T GOOD!

I'll admit, I had a little bit of an unintended laugh. After all we've heard about Horde Prime, like this shadowy all-powerful monster, I wasn't expecting the fabulous flowing dreadlocks and smoothness. Credit where it's due, man has charisma and charm, which goes a long way in helping your big evil world conqueror not be a very flat character, because it's doubtful he's going to have the same kind of sympathetic motivation as Hordak or complexity as Catra to keep him elevated.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Double Trouble kicking at Catra while she's down. Adora and Scorpia were honest but they never wanted to hurt Catra. Not so much with Double Trouble and they just shove reality into her face. Everyone leaves Catra because of Catra. She's the common factor. It's her fault and no one else's. Again, I don't know for certain if Adora and Catra get together at the end (Catra would have a LOT to make amends for regardless) but Double Trouble was definitely implying Catra had feelings for her with the way they put Catra's hand on "Adora's" cheek while talking about how she left her.

I like that we see Glimmer's plan actually working at first. The princesses get a massive power boost and decimate the Horde forces. But the minute it starts going wrong she immediately admits Adora was right and she tries to stop the energy flow. I imagine having her there with Catra was intentional by the writers. Despite some parallels, Glimmer can actually accept her failures and work to try and fix things. Unlike Catra, she didn't blame Adora for things going wrong.

So the sword allows the First Ones to control She-Ra and the energy she'd be absorbing from the planet. Assumedly that means there are at least some parts to She-Ra that have nothing to do with the First Ones and thus maybe Adora can still use some of those powers without the sword.

Season 4 verdict: Yeah, the show keeps getting better, though I will admit last season's finale had me more emotional, but that's a bit of an unfair comparison given everything that happened in that finale vs. this one. This is definitely the series hitting its darkest hour, where it feels like EVERYONE lost. Not just the rebels but the Horde as well. The sword and Light Hope are gone and She-Ra (for now) along with them. Glimmer and Catra are basically prisoners. Hordak's probably going to have his personality stripped away. The Fright Zone is in ruins. The only one who's gained anything is Prime.

Really looking forward to what the final season has in store, especially since there seems to be the implication that Catra just saved Glimmer's life.

Original Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PrincessesOfPower/comments/o1j5gk/going_in_blind_watching_season_4_for_the_first/

#she ra #she ra spop #random thoughts #reddit repost

[sage-nebula]

Did the Kl//ance Stans do something particularly trashy of late or have you just Seen Too Much? I'm really feeling the latter but it wouldn't shock me at all if they blew up over some imaginary thing in the last 24 hours.

Putting this under a cut, because it is both long and negative.

It’s pretty much that I’ve seen too much, though I do feel like certain behaviors of theirs are increasing over time. Essentially:

Part of it comes down to the fact that the vast majority of them that I’ve seen treat Keith rather terribly. For the most part they treat him as a pretty trophy boyfriend to make Lance look better, either because they make him very OoC by having him wring his hands while Lance goes off into danger, or because they just make him Lance’s biggest cheerleader while Lance becomes the Black Paladin, defeats Zarkon and/or Lotor single-handed, is beloved by everyone in the universe and saves the entire galaxy all by himself. They’ll constantly go on and on about Keith’s faults and shortcomings (either actual ones that are exaggerated, or ones they’ve made up) while treating Lance as an unbeatable hero who can do no wrong. In their eyes, the only use Keith has is as Lance’s pretty boy-toy. If he isn’t that, he’s worthless to them. I don’t appreciate seeing my favorite character (much less one I relate to) treated that way.

Part of it also comes down to the fact that theirs is the ship fandom that I’ve seen behaving the most horribly to other people, whether it’s the actual creators of the show, the voice actors, or other fans (usually fans of “rival” ships). They’re the ones I’ve seen sending death threats, harassment, things of that nature. I’m sure that fans of other ships do it as well---most fandoms have some bad seeds here or there---but since the Keith/Lance shipping fandom is far and away the most powerful juggernaut ship in this fandom, their bad seeds are far more noticeable than others’. The sad fact of the matter is, while I have seen some pretty art, most of what I’ve seen from their fandom is toxic. That sort of behavior, even if it exists outside of fanworks, doesn’t really make me feel warm toward them or their ship. Not when they act like that out of supposed love or support for their ship.

Part of it also comes from the fact that the vast majority of them have been (at least in recent times) actively posting “Keith is gay omg” over and over and over again in his tag, not because there’s actual canonical evidence of this, or because they want to headcanon him as that so that they can relate to him, but solely because of their ship. Like, again, this isn’t care or concern for Keith that is making them post this, but rather, insecurity about the possibility of Keith/Allura becoming canon, and their desire to continue shipping Keith/Lance. Personally? I view Keith as asexual, with his romantic orientation TBD because he’s a teenage boy who is dealing with Far Too Much™ to really deal with romance right now. I don’t ship him with anyone seriously, and only casually ship him with Hunk. (Thanks to a really, really good fic I read, I could potentially ship him with Allura if the actual Voltron writers handle the ship as well as this fanfiction author did. We’ll see.) But even though that’s my headcanon, I really don’t care what other people headcanon for his sexuality. If they see him as gay, that’s fine. If they see him as bi, or pan, or straight, all of that’s fine, too. What bothers me is the fact that they’re reducing him down to a sexuality without any actual care or thought put to his character, solely for the sake of a.) using him as a trophy boyfriend in their ship, and b.) bashing on another ship. The fact that this is blatantly their motivation, and yet they still use that to harass and send hate to others (including, again, the actual voice actors and crew behind the show) is really repulsive to me. Again, I don’t like seeing my favorite character treated that way.

Part of it comes from how OoC 99% of the content I’ve seen is. This kind of goes back to point one, but in a slightly different way, because I often see both Keith and Lance reduced to nothing more than cutesy boyfriend stereotypes. Even if they did end up dating, I can’t see them calling each other by pet names and being super cutesy, fluffy, romantic shoujo tropes. That’s not them, that’s two people who vaguely resemble them in terms of physical appearance and have the same names. If I was going to ship Keith/Lance, I’d want to ship Keith and Lance, meaning that I’d want to see them IC. Unfortunately, fanon!Keith/Lance is nothing at all like canon!Keith/Lance, so good luck finding that. (And that’s not the Keith/Lance fandom’s fault specifically, to be honest---it happens with most juggernaut ships in most fandoms---but it’s still off-putting to me.)

Finally, going back to point two, the Keith/Lance fandom has been absolutely horrid to other ship fandoms, and in particular the Keith/Allura fandom as of late. Keith/Allura shippers are few in number as it is, yet they’ve had their tags invaded, have had nasty messages sent to them, and all sorts of other gross and toxic behavior sent their way. I can understand being upset at the idea of Keith/Allura being canon for a multitude of reasons, but especially if you’re invested in an alternate ship. I can understand, even, passionately hating Keith/Allura, even if I disagree with some of the reasons I’ve seen for feeling that way. But there is no excuse for being so nasty to other fans (just as there’s no excuse for being so nasty to the creators and voice actors of the show). Stay in your lane. Make positive content for your ship. Act like a decent person. I don’t think that’s so much to ask, and yet, looking at the fandom . . . And again, I’m sure they’re not the only ones---I’m sure that other ship fandoms in the Voltron fandom have their bad seeds as well---but since they by far have the biggest ship fandom, I’ve seen this behavior almost exclusively from them, and it’s a huge turn-off for me.

So yeah, at this point, I’m just done. I’m sure there are some lovely Keith/Lance shippers, but they need to make their voices louder, because right now the bad ones are completely drowning them out. I could even forgive all the OoC content and all that if it wasn’t for the obnoxious, awful behavior spouted toward other fans and the show’s crew, but it is what it is. I’ve gone from “well, I don’t ship it, but I also don’t mind it” to “I definitely mind it and actively hope it’s not given anything in canon” thanks to the fandom. I know it’s petty to feel that way, but that’s where I’m at right now.

That said, please, please, PLEASE no one reblog this, I’ll just delete it if it is reblogged, I don’t want any Discourse™ or drama brought my way. This is a pretty harmless opinion for a not harmless at all fandom, and I really don’t want to be dragged into anything. So please do not reblog, or I’ll just delete the post and block the reblogger. Thanks.

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