call me by your name

*Racism*

Honestly, what's next? Kicking puppies?

Sending hate mail to Ekko's VA is so pathetic. People have so much time to hate and write mean comments online, cowards. I don't understand people who say the ship is homophobic. I'm a fucking lesbian, and no, I don't like bananas being stuffed in my donut (sorry if that sounded rude), but liking the couple doesn't make me any less lesbian, thank you very much. The funny thing is, a lot of queer women love this couple.

I'm starting to think it's all just absolute trolling by some unhappy guy, like those who comment nasty things on YouTube to purposefully piss off the audience. Otherwise, this generation hasn't grown up at all.

(And yes, this is a comment to vent about what happened with Vi replacing Ekko, hate doesn't work ladies and gentlemen, it only shows how rotten you are inside to believe that this is okay)

Twitter arcane sucks

In my mind, this is what happened after Ekko talked Jinx off the ledge.

Also, first time using digital tools! That was fun! Definitely doing more!

Locked within the walls of the Shiganshina district, Eren and the Reiner have their second, and I think final, showdown. This rematch has been a long time coming, and after everything that’s happened, I believe it is very important that Eren defeats Reiner here.

The walls create a sort of caged match for the two – there’s no running away, and it is highly unlikely that Bertolt will be able to bail Reiner out like last time due to Armin’s advice. It seems fitting that Shiganshina, the place where the two first met, be the place where their conflict comes to its climax.

Eren and Reiner have perhaps the most complex rivalry in the series. It’s more pronounced than Mikasa vs Annie or Levi vs Kenny because Eren and Reiner’s story is the tale of the fallen friend. Eren and Annie had a similar relationship of mutual respect and friendship, but Reiner was more than a friend or mentor to Eren; he was his brother and idol. Before Levi even showed up, it was Reiner that Eren idolized most and wanted desperately to be. His courage, leadership, strength, wisdom and especially his kind heart inspired Eren during a time when the world was cruel for an orphaned boy. Meanwhile, in Eren, Reiner found a kindred spirit of a soldier. Despite his identity as a Titan-shifter, deep down Reiner really does value the things he stood for as a trainee. He was so convinced he and Eren were like-minded that he presumed Eren would be completely on board with being captured if it meant protecting humanity, which Reiner also grew fond of.

Both Eren and Reiner are defined by their determination. Both seek to reclaim their former homes and will do anything in their power to do so. They are both passionate soldiers, inspire their teammates with courageous words, and have proven willing to sacrifice themselves if it meant protecting a friend (Eren for Armin, and Reiner for Connie). They are different sides of the same coin. They both even have a childhood friend with self-esteem problems!

I predicted a long time ago that Reiner will not survive the series, and I think his fate is close at hand. Whether or not Eren is the one who ends him, I’m not sure, but as a character, Reiner serves as a sort of shadow to Eren, being the man he wants to be, but at the same time fighting for a cause Eren could never approve of. I hope Eren will decisively defeat Reiner this time rather than be interrupted by someone. It is important that Eren prove how far he has come as both a Titan-shifter and person by overcoming (in my opinion) his greatest rival and his greatest inspiration.

Jinx and Ekko were on OPPOSITE SIDES OF A WAR

No shit they’re trying to fucking kill each other

Nothing romantic happened until well after a lot of growth for both characters (and even then it was in an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE)

Timebomb had history together—they were childhood best friends

Meanwhile Caitlyn HIT VI even though they’re on the same side (unprompted, they were arguing and not in a physical fight, that’s called abuse), asked her to become an enforcer KNOWING her trauma, and never apologized for a single thing she did

And all of this within at the very most a few months of knowing one another

It’s almost like—and hear me out—Vi fucking trauma bonded to the first person to show her kindness after being beaten and abused in a prison cell for 7 years

The difference between the ships is that for one, they BOTH tried to kill each other, it was even. For the other, it’s just one sided. Caitlyn in no way deserves Vi and I’m tired of acting like it’s such an amazing ship just cause it’s wlw

Caitlyn hits Vi in the stomach in a moment of frustration after a moment of INTENSE emotional turmoil. Much in the same way Vi hits Powder in season 1. It’s not abuse, because abuse is SYSTEMIC. Was it bad? Absolutely. Was it domestic abuse? No. Fuck off.

Meanwhile Jinx literally kills Ekko’s firelight friends without giving them a second thought. In one moment she’s actually laughing and enjoying killing them. Like these are two VERY different things and the context around them is so important.

Ekko and the Firelights were vehemently against the Shimmer trade, taking down Silco and eradicating Shimmer from the streets of Zaun was their biggest goal, even before tackling the conflict with Piltover

Jinx didn’t care about liberating Zaun, that was Silco’s goal. She worked for Silco because he cared about her, and she wanted to prove herself to him.

Ekko and the Firelights are always the ones to attack Jinx/Silco’s goons first, obviously they have good reason to, but Jinx isn’t just hunting them out and killing them like a lot of you people seem to suggest

Caitlyn hitting Vi and Vi hitting Powder are entirely different things. For one, Vi was a CHILD when she hit Powder. Probably around 15/16, Caitlyn is a grown ass woman who should know better, she was in the wrong in every way in that situation

The worst part aren’t her actions, it’s her lack of remorse. Grief doesn’t excuse any of her actions, and she shouldn’t get a free pass because of that.

Jinx doesn’t “get a pass” she’s a fucking VILLAIN. Caitlyn is supposed to be a “hero”, that’s why they’re held to different standards. We don’t expect Jinx to be a good person because she doesn’t parade around pretending her actions are for the good of anyone, because they’re not.

Their character arcs are entirely different, Jinx is supposed to be a (somewhat) redeemed villain, Caitlyn’s bad actions were just not addressed at all because she’s supposed to be portrayed as a good person, which she’s not.

That’s not to say she isn’t redeemable, but she sure as hell isn’t any better for Vi than being around Jinx is

You’re also seeming to forget that Jinx is not mentally stable. Don’t even bring up the “well neither was Caitlyn at the time” bs because grief and schizophrenia, bipolar/borderline personality disorder, and psychosis are not even close to being the same thing. Jinx’s actions are fuelled by her emotional regression due to her trauma, which is such a huge part of her character that people always seem to ignore. She needs help, but unlike Caitlyn she doesn’t have the resources to access proper care for her issues.

Of course she’s killed Ekko’s comrades, but again, the Firelights were an Undercity Gang directly opposing Silco’s reign, he knew what he was facing. He’s able to look past that because if you apparently missed the entire point of episode 7, we know Jinx would have turned out differently if she had help available to her, and I cannot stress enough that Caitlyn DID have doctors and professionals to help her through the grief of her mothers death, and instead chose to become Caitler

After seeing how the oppression in Zaun led to such drastic measures such as BOMBING the council being made, instead of seeing how the system was setting Zaunites up for lives of drug use, starvation, and homelessness, she decided that all Zaunites were inherently evil and the girl who needs antipsychotics is the root of every bad thing to happen to Piltover.