#spartyonwayne

Maybe this is because I’m a notorious contrarian, but Android 18 has my vote haha

YES AND IT BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO MY LIFE

I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER BEEN THIS ANGRY AT A TV SHOW SINCE GLEE MADE BLAINE CHEAT ON KURT I SWEAR

ACTUAL POV CHARACTERS ARIANNE AND QUENTY MARTELL BEING CUT hastag amazing

and especially arianne ngl

arianne martell, HEIR to her father, poc woman with actual agency and a positive sexual experience is being cut

because of course she is

I actually felt all of those articles were mixed in terms of what I'd personally agree with versus not. I can appreciate that female characters in the show were generally portrayed in an abrasive way that could be seen as unlikable, bar a few, and that they were at times cliched. But Willa Paskin from Slate immediately took me offside by lumping Gina and Helena (Stavros wife) into the slut/gold-digger category, which was just disgracefully hypocritical and judgemental** from someone who wants to employ 'feminist' critiques as commentary. 

I wasn't a big fan of the ending tbh--I wanted Lester to get Lorne (evil annihilating itself, and it also would've explained Lester's wardrobe colour palette becoming more and more like Lorne's) and Molly to have a more active role in getting to Lester in order for that final shot to prove satisfying. I felt Gus was out of the picture when they had him become a postman, and aside from finding Lorne's hideout and the tapes, that should've been the extent of his involvement. But that's just my personal desire coming into it.

I'm not overly familiar with the term 'fridging', but if it's to do with female characters being killed for the purposes of furthering male-oriented plots, there were only two--both being Lester's wives. The rest (Ida, Kitty, Gina, Helena, receptionist at Bemidji Police HQ, the prostitute at Lucky Penny, car salesman's wife, Greta) survived!

Just in general, I like feminist critiques when they're done well. But a lot of critiques I see just point the bone and go "Look, women are bitches on this show! This is bad!" or "Why aren't there more women on this show??" or "Female stereotypes again, ugh!" without really looking at how the female characters fit within the context of the story and the messages that it's trying to communicate. And to also acknowledge the fact that stories only have finite scope. Fargo was always going to be tricky to incorporate really meaty female characters (aside from Marge/Molly), because it's about crime (and the cruelty of men who perpetuate it), and also depicts small-town life, which is still, at its heart, conservative in its outlook and structure. But I'd value a decisive critique that tackles the issue of female representation in these contexts far more than the critiques of the show that I've seen. Maybe I should write one, lol.

3. What kind of animal would you bring to school?

an owl, of course. even though the birds are irl idiots, i'd still want to be able to send mail...

6. What's the core of your wand?

answered!

29. How frequent will your visits to the library be?

unless a) there's wizarding fiction in that library or b) wizarding nonfiction is engaging, proooobably not too often

37. What wizard snack would be your favorite? Or which one would you like to try?

"snack"... does this include drinks?? because i'd REALLY like to try butterbeer and firewhiskey, honestly... but sugar quills!!!!

47. If you were invited to join the slug club, will you accept the invitation?

YES THAT WAS A COP-OUT AND I AM STILL SEETHING OVER IT DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED

Ellen Page-led movies aren't a cop-out at all, and I utterly adore her (and her Kitty Pryde, which is a lot for me to say because Kitty definitely isn't my favorite X-Men character), but I can admit that Hugh Jackman's Wolverine was more likely to get butts in theater seats. X-Men Origins: Wolverine was a terrible film, but it garnered almost 400 million in box office returns. Audiences just really like the character, and Hugh Jackman owns that role. And despite it making more sense to send Kitty, sending Logan worked. He brought much needed humor to the story, especially with the 'man out of his time' thing going on.

From (this particular) writer's perspective, did it make more sense for Logan to go back instead of Kitty? No, not really.

How long have you been drawing?

since i was old enough to hold a drawing utensil...

Do you draw more fanart, or more original art?

uhhhhhh. i'd say 50/50.

What inspires you to not just make art, but to be a better artist?

I think Stannis fans wants their moment of glory after being pissed off at what the show has done to Stannis?

Ok, that's a good point and I'm starting to see that a little more now, that people will be afraid that Stannis won't get his moment. There's a lot of things to fit into the end of this next episode, a lot of stuff will happen, but Stannis arriving to the aid of the Night's Watch is a HUGE moment in the books, and I really hope that it's not glossed over. To be honest, I don't think they will, because it sets up everything there for next season. Even if it doesn't come the way we want next week, it might next season. I hate that there's only 10 episodes :/

spartyonwayne answered to your post “Ok asoiaf book readers, can we have a talk quick -  [[MOR] ...”

I have zero problems with that episode, to be honest. Adding Stannis would have felt rushed and awkward.

I totally agree with you :)

sansalayned answered to your post “Ok asoiaf book readers, can we have a talk quick -  [[MOR] ...”

Yes, that's exactly what I thought, there're following the book here ;) I just thought there were going to include in this episode.