It wasn't....greatAnd now I feel I should apologize for building up the new Sherlock episode so much.
Apparently most other people hated those last ten minutes.
Yeah, so, if you could just... ease my paranoia by telling me that you don't think less of me for actually feeling sorry for John (since apparently everyone hates him now) then, uh, that would be great, and, I'll promise not to publicly talk about the episode ever again.It wasn't....great
Oh I feel sorry for john as well. It's just, everything else about that.Yeah, so, if you could just... ease my paranoia by telling me that you don't think less of me for actually feeling sorry for John (since apparently everyone hates him now) then, uh, that would be great, and, I'll promise not to publicly talk about the episode ever again.
...Wait, so, what part didn't you like?Oh I feel sorry for john as well. It's just, everything else about that.
Because when I see people call a character pathetic when I never would've thought to call them that, it just makes me feel like I'm the pathetic person that no one likes. I thought the way they reacted to their struggles was relatable, because their whole world is falling apart around them and it's like there's nothing they can do to stop it, and so often I feel powerless to change my own shitty situations, so, I feel for them, but then everyone else is focused on how the character never stops whining and can't seem to do anything right. And it's like -- I can't even defend my opinion of something without comparing myself to that unlikable character, therefore painting myself in an unlikable light.Dunno why I would think less of you.
Nah, I has the feeling that mostly everything Subaru did would be what I would do in his situation. Maybe with a bit more ability to read the room but still.Because when I see people call a character pathetic when I never would've thought to call them that, it just makes me feel like I'm the pathetic person that no one likes. I thought the way they reacted to their struggles was relatable, because their whole world is falling apart around them and it's like there's nothing they can do to stop it, and so often I feel powerless to change my own shitty situations, so, I feel for them, but then everyone else is focused on how the character never stops whining and can't seem to do anything right. And it's like -- I can't even defend my opinion of something without comparing myself to that unlikable character, therefore painting myself in an unlikable light.
It's just like when I watched Re: Zero with STG, and, man, I wanted Subaru to get his way so bad because clearly he's trying so hard, and every time he thinks he has his shit together, he manages to overlook one tiny detail or say one thing wrong and then that's the thing that fucks up the entire timeline and causes everyone around him to die. And to me it just seemed like he was doing his fucking best, but the world around him just keeps shitting on him.
But as the series went on, I noticed that people would start to groan and roll their eyes whenever Subaru went on a "why can't I do anything right" rant, or felt sorry for himself in any capacity, like he was just some whiny character who had nothing to worry about and was still managing to make everything about himself. And I thought that was ridiculous, until the show itself went out of its way to tell Subaru that he was being selfish in his actions, and had to do something to better himself before he could get his way.
And, like, yeah, I guess that taught him to think up a more proactive way of making events go the way he wanted, and to take a more "I'll do/say what other people want so that they'll be on my side and then I can get them to do what I want" sort of way instead of just pleading and begging for people to give him a chance. But like... they still acted like him pleading and begging was being "selfish", and he was just trying to save the lives of people around him, all while being physically unable to articulate how and why he knew that anyone was going to die if events played out a certain way, which already made things extremely difficult, and... I just didn't see what was selfish about it. I mean yeah he definitely had some stupid moments where it came to trying to help Emilia by blatantly lying to her and breaking his promises to her, but even then, he was trying to help. ...He was being stupid, and didn't do a good job of thinking through his actions, but he still thought he was doing the right thing, so, I didn't see it as selfish.
And for everyone else to groan and call him an unlikable character just made me feel like I was being annoying and unlikable for also dealing with a lot of shit in life and feeling like there was nothing I could do to make it better. And I also felt like I was being "selfish" just for trying so hard to make life work, even when I felt like I didn't have the skills or assets to get the results I wanted.
The only reason one would possiblity complain about John is in the narrative sense. Funny enough, narrative isn't a thing in real life.And this whole thing about John is sort of a similar situation. Yeah, he made some mistakes throughout the episode, but like, his life is so crazy, I feel like I wouldn't have done any better??? And I find his mistakes sort of understandable??? And so it makes me feel like I'm in the wrong for feeling sorry for him. And that no one else should feel sorry for me, because if I'm as bad as him, then clearly I haven't done enough to deserve anyone's sympathy.
Yeah, fair enough. It's just... I guess feeling like I'm the only one who relates to a character that everyone else hates makes me feel like the only reason I relate to that character in the first place is because of how pathetic and broken I am. I can only relate because I'm just as bad as they are. And I guess I'm also kind of afraid of people rejecting me if they find out that I'm even more pathetic and emotionally unstable than everyone already thinks. *sigh*The only reason one would possiblity complain about John is in the narrative sense. Funny enough, narrative isn't a thing in real life.
If anyone felt like that to a real person then they're just a bit of a douche. *Shrugs*
Just because you relate to actions of a fictional character that some people disagree with doesn't mean that you yourself don't deserve sympathy/empathy. I mean, if we treated real people like we did in fiction. We would be a bunch of sociopaths.
As soon as mary got there I was like, "Oh, she's going die". I mean, I know that that may be effected by the knowledge that Mary dies in the old books.
Oh and can I say, the editing in the episode was super distracting. That one bit where it change scene with the walk breaking made me jump. The shark thing was stupid. Well, most of the effects were distracting. I usually love what they do, but this episode I just really didn't like it.
One thing I can also say is that the therapist bit was a bit meh as well. As it popped to that bit I was like "Oh it's going to be sherlock." and it was. This kinda sounds like I'm basically saying "I can predict this" while swindling a wine glass but still.
Really I wasn't even bothered by that -- it was the fact that everything constantly shit on him and then he was still called "selfish" just because he was trying to save people's lives. >.>One of the one things that I would potentially put as a flaw of the show itself, with as you said, how the show consitently shits on Subaru. Over and over again. At a point it's like, okay, we get it, life is shit for him.
I FOR ONE WILL NOT BE WATCHING THE LEAKS.Was gonna go to bed, but apparently the entire steven universe bomb got leaked a month early.....
Oh, CN, how you never fail to impress me.
Can I just say,I FOR ONE WILL NOT BE WATCHING THE LEAKS.
THIS THREAD WILL BE A LEAK-FREE ZONE.
TAG YOUR SPOILERS.
Are we talking about early online leak or early On demand leak like Beyond? Also, why can't CN just air those damn remaining Be Cool Scooby Doo episodes. If I didn't have one fandom in a rut and another yet to be introduced, I would totally be behind claiming the Beyond fandom though... but meh.Was gonna go to bed, but apparently the entire steven universe bomb got leaked a month early.....
Oh, CN, how you never fail to impress me.
I like subtitles and would personally get annoyed by that... however, that isn't as annoying as the only Disney DVD with fastplay, it gave you less than five seconds to click what you wanted and to get subtitles or anything, you had to be quick. I mostly use them in the off chance the movie decides to mutter and I am just like... " what did he/she say? I want to know."Now, this happened a while ago, and I was going to mention it then, but I guess I forgot -- but I'm bringing it back now because I encountered another subtitle-less DVD...
Ghostbusters (2016)
AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THAT.
Like, Astroboy I could kind of understand because it was an obscure DVD that I bought at a convention and wouldn't expect to find anywhere else. And I wouldn't go so far as to call it a bootleg because it certainly looks official-enough, but it is non-region-locked, which tells me that it could've been made basically anywhere and intended to be sold online to a global audience, which might be how it got past the sorts of federal regulations that I'm pretty sure exist for this kind of thing.
BUT GHOSTBUSTERS WAS A MAJOR THEATRICAL RELEASE MOVIE. AND AN AMERICAN ONE, AT THAT.
THERE SHOULD BE SUBTITLES.
I wanted to give this movie a fair shake, but this was not a good first impression... @_@
Speaking of which, maybe I'll come back later and ramble about my opinion of the movie overall.
Uhhh. There's no way for you to press the menu button on your remote and return to the main menu so you can play around with the settings a bit more? O_oI like subtitles and would personally get annoyed by that... however, that isn't as annoying as the only Disney DVD with fastplay, it gave you less than five seconds to click what you wanted and to get subtitles or anything, you had to be quick. I mostly use them in the off chance the movie decides to mutter and I am just like... " what did he/she say? I want to know."
Many do, but not all of them do. It basically automically starts the movie and if I am going to be honest, I am pretty sure the menu button doesn't do anything.Uhhh. There's no way for you to press the menu button on your remote and return to the main menu so you can play around with the settings a bit more? O_o
And what do you mean "only Disney DVD with fastplay"? I thought lots of Disney DVD's had that feature? (Although to be honest, I don't even remember what fastplay is supposed to do...)
I've seen plenty of DVD's that automatically skip to the movie and don't take you to the menu if you don't do anything, but you can still press the menu button to get to the DVD menu once it starts...Many do, but not all of them do. It basically automically starts the movie and if I am going to be honest, I am pretty sure the menu button doesn't do anything.
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