wait and hope.

call me terminally academia-brained but i do think a lot of the fun of character analysis is figuring out how to build a compelling argument for a particular reading using lines of evidence from canon as well as meta/intertextual support

and you could say that what i’m saying here is basically “a lot of the fun of doing character analysis is doing character analysis” but let’s be real a lot of fandom character analysis is pretty heavily vibes-based. and i think that’s where i really chafe up against the traditional thought-terminating fandom attitude of like, everyone’s opinions hold equal weight and any interrogation of that is inherently hostile. because i think it’s fascinating to dig into where others are coming from in terms of their views on characters or dynamics or whatever, especially when they differ significantly from more commonly expressed views, and part of that digging is asking people okay what parts of canon are you drawing from to support your opinion? what parts of canon are you disregarding or downplaying? how does this argument hold up in the light of how race, gender, class, ability, etc. operate both in the piece’s in-fiction and real world contexts?

new taylor song today, debut tv/ts13 maybe released this year (we don't know but I can hope), new pride and prejudice adaptation, rings of power season 3 coming this year and there is also a new adaptation of sense and sensibility coming. I love being a fangirl

new percy jackson season and hunger games movie too!!!

Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka season 2 in January!!!! BIG DAY FOR MEEEE

actually yeah representation IS that deep because i was just handing out stickers to kids and a little black girl who couldn't have been older than seven took a sticker of a girl with an afro and got really excited because "she looks just like me!!!"

rb to tell prev they're being so brave right now and pat their head a little please

Twice now (I’m at Valentine’s poisoning) twice now someone Dantes loves has shown up at his house and been like 🥺😭☹️😩😫 noooo Count pleeeeaaaassseee you can’t do your revenge on the children of the guy who wronged you. Because I love them!!!! 🥺😩😭🙏🥺 and the Count just goes 😠😤🤬😑 ugh I hate you. FINE 🙄 just this once I’ll be nice! I’ll save their life ughhhhh smh you plan out this big fucking revenge and it goes badly. why? because of stupid emotionsssss I hate it hereeee 🙄🫤 here’s $2 million dollars 💰

Everyone except me is wrong about The Character

And my beloved mutual who fills a sort of "scheming advisor" role in my opinions about The Character

unfortunately i can never hate on a "power of friendship" narrative no matter how corny because the thing is it's literally real

*trying to say i enjoyed something* this thing made me feel sick and made me writhe around on the floor