i have watched approximately 54535624664534 of these so here is my Ode to Hallmark Christmas Movies
everyone: this is a callout post for my mom/aunt/grandma
me: this is a well thought out self-drag
You know what’s sad? Really sad? This formula is so damn predictable, and the movies that use it tend to suck, but I actually really like the formula itself in theory. I’m just a sucker for that kind of romantic dopiness
I was talking with a friend about how I love
SPOP, but Adora’s attitude through Catra’s feelings is bothering me. Adora goes
from a mínimum empathy, to total disconcern. Cuz it looks as if Adora forgets
about Catra’s existence and she only rembers her when they’re face to face.
It’s all the other way on Catra, who has made
Adora the centre of her world. This is unfair because Catra doesn’t seem to
recieve any kind of comfort from Adora, for all the abuse she suffered as a
child.
Yes, Adora was with her all the time and even
defended her once from Shadow Weaver. But being trained both of them with the same
goal in mind and with nothing else in their lives, it makes sense that they
spend all that time together. As Catra said, Adora always was concerned about
Shadow Weaver’s opinion, so it is correct to asume that Adora never got
involved except if Shadow tried to physically abuse Catra.
Don’t misunderstand me, i’m not saying that
Adora didn’t care for Catra at all, but it isn’t strange that she never seems
to take an active rol in wanting to rescue her from The Horde? Adora only
proposed Catra to come with her when Catra told to her face about her abandonment.
The rest of the time is not that big of a deal. I understand Catra has rejected
Adora’s proposal, and she is really occupied with the rebellion.
But again, it doesn’t seem to be an active
interest in Adora for Catra, not now and not before. That’s why is painful for
Catra watching Adora getting closed to her new friends, Bow and Glimmer, to
wich Adora is willing to protect.
And then, it came to me: Adora is not getting
involved with Glimmer’ and Bow’s fellings, Glimmer and Bow are the two getting
involved with her.
It makes so much sense, that i can’t believe i
didn’t notice this before. Adora had been raise to be the líder of a fascist
force, and believe that they’re the good guys, a force that rejects any kind of
weakness. It’s not that Adora doesn’t care for Catra, but she isn’t capable of doing it in a require deeper level. The only three times that we see Adora comforting Catra is when little
Catra was in tears, to be punsihed or crying in horror… visible proof that
something is not ok.
And we see the same whit Bow and Glimmer. Adora
doesn’t seem to understand why Glimmer is so upset for Bow and Perfuma going
together to the ball until she has to explain it to Adora.
It really took me by surprise: The horde raised
Adora and Catra so they don´t express any weakness, seeing as negative things
like feelings and emotional attachment. Adora, being the favorite of Shadow
Weaver, didn´t struggle in disconnecting with her empathic side. But Catra, a
more emotional person, obligated herself to hide all her frustrations and
feelings, even the good ones.
That’s why Adora can´t realize how she made
Catra feel all this years, and her feelings now that she has join the
Rebellion. Catra hides, and Adora doesn’t know how or what to look for.
Adora is tottally moral and follows her basic
instincts: Protect people from the bad guys. If Catra decides to stay with the
Horde, Adora is not going to understand why, and without that, without acknowledging
that Catra wanted Adora to choose her, and now to be free from her feelings for
Adora, proving that she doesn’t need her, they will never be able to join
again.
It’s a defect that makes Adora a very human
carácter, contributes to her background and to the tragedy of both.
So, this is just a little reflection on why I find SPOP
interesting.
I love how the ability to command demons to do one’s bidding used to be a common attribute of saints in popular culture, but then we decided that trafficking with demons wasn’t very saintly after all and quietly scrubbed that element out of all the saintly folklore – except for Santa Claus.
yea but to be fair we stopped associating elves with demons a while ago.
Thanks to pulp fantasy demons and fairies have sort of become their own ecological niche.
I’m not referring to the elves – I’m talking about the explicitly demonic helper figures that appear in many Santa Claus myths, like the Krampus, Knecht Ruprecht or Black Peter (the latter of whom is admittedly more often represented as a racist caricature today, but was originally depicted as a chained devil).
What made Seahawks flirting with Mermista in their intro sorta okay only because of
past history
he announces himself at the entran
he does eventually take the hint and prepare to leave , realizing that things are much more serious than usual and she is legitimately stressed and angry
Still, I preferred their interactions in the following episodes.
Love the ship, but I understand how their first episode could sour it for people.
If you’re wondering about that lady I was poking fun at the other day because she was writing thousands of words to me about her hatred of safe spaces and the millenial snowflakes and all that stuff…..I kept explaining things nicely instead of either getting meaner or giving up and finally she apologized and stopped using slurs and seemed to really absorb that young people are just trying to get a break from prejudice and make life better for each other.
That really honestly never happens, usually in an exchange like that they dig their heels in and get nastier and more mocking whether I’m a big asshole back or I just try to be educational and friendly but this time, just one time, it worked out and was nice.
Monsters and Stuff 