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Something this season of Invincible has been doing that I find interesting is how it's engaging with the Superman archetype in the specific context of his role as the quote-unquote "top superhero-" what happens when "superhero" is enough of a demographic that you've got a bunch of moderately powerful ones, but then you've got one who's basically so overwhelmingly powerful compared to all the rest that from the perspective of the people in charge of planetary security, he's basically the only one who matters. There have been several subtle beats this season about how holding that position is distorting Mark's interactions with everyone around him without him even realizing- Robot leaves the Guardians not because he necessarily thinks Mark is right, but because he thinks it's important to stay on his good side. The Powerplex subplot has Scott's coworkers at the GDA expressly state that Mark is being granted infinitely more leeway by Cecil than anyone else would be, because he's their only plausible answer to the Viltrumites.

What's interesting is how they've made Rex the site of a lot of this. One of the first scenes of the season is him complaining about the needing constant adjustments to the hack-job prosthetic he was issued after the Lizard League debacle, juxtaposed against the bajillion dollar bespoke machine that was built for no purpose other than training Invincible specifically. When they go out into the field together, Rex is perfectly in his element against a single street-level opponent, but when Multipaul jumps him, Invincible has to pull his ass out of the fire via intense meatgrinder violence. It isn't a coincidence that in the same episode where (Debbie's boyfriend) Paul realizes the gulf between the impact his job has on the world and the impact that Mark and Oliver have, with Debbie assures him that it's okay to be normal- Rex gets his fatal crossing-the-Rubicon moment by refusing to retire with Rae.

Rae can read the writing on the wall here about the power scaling of the story she's in; capes like Invincible and Immortal brush off everything the world can throw at them, but she and Rex are gag characters- a couple extra bodies who, in the best case scenario, are somewhat useful to have around, and in the worst case scenario end up in the hospital for months at a time before getting stitched up and thrown back into the fray so the GDA can wring a little more utility out of them. But even though his lifestyle is very clearly going to get him killed, Rex refuses to quit because being a superhero- even a middling one- is all he has going on. He's never going to be as relevant as Invincible because he's nowhere near as powerful as Invincible, but if he doesn't keep throwing himself at the same kinds of problems Invincible does, he'd be nobody. He'd be Paul. Is being Paul worse than dying? Well, we're gonna find out in a minute

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Favorite color: probably yellow. I has a bit of a Hamilton phase and really connected with Peggy. Before that it was purple.

Currently reading: the rise of Kyoshi. It takes place in the A:tla word and is actually really good!

Last song: according to Spotify it was Bohemian Rhapsody.

Last movie: I think it was the 2010 version of Macbeth because we were watching it in English class. I don’t watch movies that much.

Last series: my friend and I just finished Shadow and Bone.

Sweet, savory of spicy: definitely sweet. I cannot handle spicy food (I think Doritos are spicy)

Coffee or tea: Tea. I don’t like the taste of coffee.

Currently working on: my friends and I are making a reality TV show version of Macbeth. (I am witch 2 and Malcolm)

Tagging: uh, my only mutual tagged me so here is a picture of a bird a kid in my bio class drew:

Tag Game

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better!

Thanks for tagging me @meatsubs ! <3 I made my post separate from the OG Tag Game because I didn’t want the thread to be too long.

Favorite Color: when I was small, I used to have a new favorite color every week. It was really hard to decide. As such, I gave up on having a favorite color. I have noticed a tendency towards purples and pinks lately, tho.

Currently reading: Last I was reading was Revolving Suns, by SiennahRobek. Its not finished tho and I’m looking for other fics. I was gonna re-read RotS, but the books in my house have been moved and I can’t find it.

Last Song: Spotify says Una Palabra, by Carlos Varela.

Last movie: The Godfather 2, I saw a few scenes recently. I saw half of Doctor Sleep before that though. And before that I finished watching Phantom of the Opera. So.

Last series: Love Death + Robots, on Netflix. Each episode is its own story, each has its own art style, and they are all animation. I totally recommend it. Exciting, deep, and gorgeous.

Sweet, Savory, or Spicy: Sweet.

Craving: Economical security… uni money.

Tea or Coffee: If the coffee is pure, always tea. If there is milk, always coffee.

Currently working on: I have a slice of life sort of fic about a Padawan leaving the Jedi Order, slow progress there. I also have a digital Comic/Meme of Anakin and Obi-Wan on the works. Lastly, I am working on a traditional painting of Din and Grogu. It’s for my brother but I do plan to post pictures.

Tagging: @captainsway, @jessepinwheel, @gffa , @david-talks-sw , @shadowaccio6181, @jedimasterbailey, @agoddamn , @bwideau , @kittenlzlz Absolutely no pressure. Actually, since a lot of these blogs are very specialized content I don’t expect a lot of answers. 🤣 All my followers are invited too!!! The game only said 9 tags but ya’ll, I want to know you!

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THATS why the college of Winterhold barley has any students

if you reshelve a book in the wrong section in the bards' college library, the librarian thanks you profusely for not just throwing it on the floor and leaving. if you reshelve a book in the wrong section in the arcaneum, urag gro-shub sets you on fire. choose your university

so you're telling me the pope dies and the gates to oblivion open again?

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The names Kai, just Kai.

I started playing Wayfarer and I figured my MC would distance themselves from their family name considering they were literally sold to the Wayfarers and would prefer to go by just their first name. So I put "just Kai" as their surname to be cheeky and it maaaay have backfired already sdjbjalklj.

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Change a single letter and change the word game

I want to play a game with you all.

You have to make a new word by changing only one letter of the last word.

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