huh, i forgot that we knew what Dirk could do already
We only know a little of what Dirk can do through inference. He was able to not only be awake on Derse and Earth at the same time, but has weird, self-aware doppelgängers in the forms of AR and Brain Ghost Dirk. Considering how Calliope mentioned that the Prince of Heart has the power to destroy or fracture (with) souls, this seems to be a part of his power.
As a character, Cronus is interesting to watch because he is a study in self-aggravating flaws. He is selfish, thoughtless and arrogant, but did not become malignantly so until he lost his source of hope (see Eridan for parallels) and his increasingly desperate, irksome behaviours pushed everyone else away. He made himself a little helpless monster through his own weakness.
At least in his death, after being confronted with his own cruelty and its effects, Eridan was able to get over this and become a better person. Cronus never had that chance, so he became something really disgusting. That is really interesting character writing.
More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
I should really read this story huh?
It is not everyone's thing but I recommend giving it a good try if you like fantasy stuff. The story is slow in the beginning but it gains momentum as it goes along. It is very long and dense, just a warning. ^_^ If you feel intimidated, I like to link new readers to the table of contents so they know how far along they are.
It could, and that would be bad. If Jake is going to get with anyone, it should be someone that can put him in a position where he really has to think about someone besides himself.
I don't think it was entirely played for laughs, though. I thought the reaction was written in a humorous way, but I doubt Hussie was unaware of the darker implications.
Yeah, but what's the point? What about the threats of rape (cause let's be real, that's what it was) were needed for the joke of "Jake is scared" to work?
"Adds nothing?" It's an entirely new motivation for two characters. Jane wants Jake to rule by her side and use him as a slave, Jake decidedly wants to avoid this.
More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
I didn't think there was any "rape humor" here? Jake does get abused by characters a lot, sometimes for humor (like the Vriska/Tavros thing); whether it is in bad taste is subjective I think. I do not think it is very tasteful but I don't find it offensive either.
It is a reversal of the classic "evil overlord threatens the helpless princess" scenario that very consciously seems to be highlighting the more disturbing aspects of that trope. The humour lies in the over-the-top the execution and the irony of the situation rather than the actual content, which is clearly monstrous.
I would also add that Jane's planned treatment of Jake is uncannily similar to the Condesce's abuse of the Helmsman, down to the creepy sadistic overtones.
"Adds nothing?" It's an entirely new motivation for two characters. Jane wants Jake to rule by her side and use him as a slave, Jake decidedly wants to avoid this.
Which could have been done without the rape overtones.
More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
When I said this upd8 was commentary on gender roles, part of that was the 'role reversal' of male-on-female abuse, which I think is a subtle way of highlighting it. This includes the "rape overtones," which I did not feel were supposed to be funny?
When I said this upd8 was commentary on gender roles, part of that was the 'role reversal' of male-on-female abuse, which I think is a subtle way of highlighting it. This includes the "rape overtones," which I did not feel were supposed to be funny?
I have very much the same feelings.
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In truth I detest you, and if not for certain assets you possess, I would be sorely tempted to fork you full of holes right now and feed your remains to my daughter.
also fwiw i have seen nobody who thought it was intended to be a joke
this upd8 was literally crockertier jane telling jake that he was going to be her trophy husband and sex slave and he has no worth outside of his physical appearance there is nothing even remotely amusing about that
When I said this upd8 was commentary on gender roles, part of that was the 'role reversal' of male-on-female abuse, which I think is a subtle way of highlighting it. This includes the "rape overtones," which I did not feel were supposed to be funny?
I have very much the same feelings.
Agreed with the above.
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In truth I detest you, and if not for certain assets you possess, I would be sorely tempted to fork you full of holes right now and feed your remains to my daughter.
The Condescence/Helmsman parallel was one of the better things about the update.
While nobody on your dash is making fun of it, Pangur, you must remember that you have culled most of the awful out of your dash. Tumblrites in the upd8 tag are all too fascinated with finding comedy in the situation.
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That's really the only good thing I have to say about it.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I don't like this idea of rape jokes.
Jade is her ectobiological daughter.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
While nobody on your dash is making fun of it, Pangur, you must remember that you have culled most of the awful out of your dash. Tumblrites in the upd8 tag are all too fascinated with finding comedy in the situation.