Asclepius: God Of Healing And Medicine

The Umbrella Academy S4 (thoughts & opinions)

- HOT TAKE: The issue I had with Five and Lila getting together wasn’t the bizarre age gap or insensitivity of Five sleeping with his brother’s wife, but how they don’t resolve the tension properly before they all cease to exist. Specifically Diego and Five don’t get to hold hands the way Lila and Five did, even though it wasn’t really up to Lila to “forgive” Five, but whatever. I thought that had this affair been treated with an ounce of consideration it would reveal a lot more about both characters shared desperation for affection and emotional stimulation. Five spent decades in complete social isolation to the point where he legitimately fell in love with a mannequin and you want me to believe that, given the similar scenario that most certainly triggered the same “well I guess I’m stuck in this shit now for an indefinite amount of time” area of his brain, he wouldn’t have resorted to falling in love with the fist available person regardless of what it meant outside of the subway? Lila too seemed to get with Diego because while they did click in S2, she had never lived a life that allowed her to experience romance or starting a family like she could with Diego. She pumped out three kids to seemingly force herself to enjoy what she knows could be taken away from her at the throwing of a time traveling briefcase, but her behavior this season is baffling because what do you mean after seven years of searching for a way home she never once brings up missing those three children until the opportunity to return home presents itself? She tries to wipe her hands of the situation, but then the show just kind of ends without meaningful conclusion, so…

- The ending was sloppy. I know you know that, but my issue wasn’t the actual end. The Hargreeves having to sacrifice themselves in a way indicative of the S1 finale makes perfect sense, especially with the painfully shallow Five Diner down in that unexplained subway station where they all indirectly allude to the fact that there’s never a condition where at least one of the family doesn’t end the world. Had the Fives took time to explain that each Hargreeve possesses earth shattering abilities that eventually snowball out of control regardless of the condition, and all resistance is futile, I would accept that the ending makes more sense than just blaming the marigold despite the fact that Victor can/has been able to syphon marigold out of people, and could’ve just taken it all himself but you know, whatever.

- I also deeply resent that a show about familial trauma and bonding despite the shared adversity ultimately concluded on everyone giving up. No. You don’t get to say that they “didn’t just give up” because yes, them saying “oh no, well, there’s ten minutes left of the episode, guess we should cease to exist now” is the definition of not even trying to venture down into the subway as a family and fix the other timelines one at a time, using their newfound familial unity to solve every timeline until they converge into one. I’m not saying that needed to happen at all, or that they should have succeeded even if they tried, but AT LEAST THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TRIED. The writers gave up, the characters gave up, and the metaphor of grief and family issues the show spent so long to cultivate were just abandoned.

- Klaus regressed with no substantial reason or impact other than to provide slapstick humor and comedic relief antics that didn’t amount to any of what he had spent the last few seasons building and working towards. Ben shouldn’t have been brought back after his noble and meaningful sacrifice of S2 only to be made into the most obnoxious version of himself. Allison didn’t even get to say “I heard a rumor” this season nor did she address attempting to sexually assault Luther, and Diego’s relationship with Lila was the absolute worst case scenario for both characters. Viktor was the only one with an arc worth watching this season, which is why I thought him having a solo sacrifice would have been even more gut wrenching but whatever.

- There is an insurmountable amount of plot holes that prove this show just got lazy. There should be a kugelblitz in the finale’s timeline. If Lila/Allison were never born then there could never be Grace/Lila’s children. You don’t get to say “well what about the subway” because that doesn’t protect them from the grandfather paradox, unless outright stated which the writers didn’t even bother to do.

- Why didn’t they just kill Jennifer? Who put her in the squid? If it was Reggie’s wife then why didn’t she just kill her? Why didn’t Reggie kill her when he built the town to “protect” her? Why did she react with pure terror when shown the squid? How did Jean and Gene get their hands on it? Was it a normal giant squid or an alien? Was it her mother? No, because then how did she speak English when she emerged from its stomach? Why did she say “the cleanse” like she knew what it meant when she didn’t? Ben should’ve been able to remember in the OG timeline how he died because absolutely every other spirit does and the show can’t just rewrite its own lore to cater to a last minute subplot that went nowhere. I don’t want to be mean but Jennifer never should have existed as a S4 add in because she did absolutely nothing for the plot other than confusing the audience with the persistent question of why didn’t they just kill her to prevent the cleanse from happening. Reginald said one of them had to die, but in the OG timeline he killed both just to be…cruel? What’s the point of writing that it just had to be one of them if you’re just going to act like it’s a package deal? This entire plot line made me truly believe this season was written by AI, I’m sorry.

Married Gods 💍

Amphitrite (Queen of the Sea) & Poseidon (God of the Sea, Storms, Earthquakes, and Horses)

Amphitrite kids 🪸Shy 🪸Accomplished 🪸Hate conflict 🪸Prefer old movies and classic lit over anything contemporary

Poseidon kids 🔱Problems with authority 🔱Chill af 🔱Do NOT have their shit together 🔱Somehow everything works out for them

Aphrodite (Goddess of Love and Beauty) & Hephaestus (God of the Forge, Craftsmen, Volcanoes and Fire)

Aphrodite kids ❤️Mad gossips ❤️Discerning ❤️Hate your ex on your behalf ❤️Reality dating shows = bloodsport

Hephaestus kids 🔥Cynical 🔥Brilliant 🔥Need to touch grass sometimes 🔥Great in a crisis

Ariadne (Goddess of Labyrinths and Paths) & Dionysus (God of Wine, Madness and Ecstasy)

Ariadne kids 🧶Bighearted 🧶Resourceful 🧶Abandonment issues 🧶Use a planner religiously

Dionysus kids 🍇Don’t care what other people think 🍇Excellent cooks 🍇Commit to the bit 🍇Will randomly drop off the face of the earth with no explanation

Demeter (Goddess of Agriculture and Harvest) & Karmanor (God of Harvest)

Demeter kids 🌱Authoritative 🌱Slightly unhinged 🌱Can’t stand lazy people 🌱Love being outdoors

Karmanor kids 🌾Community-oriented 🌾Not afraid to get their hands dirty 🌾Obsessed with their local farmer’s market 🌾Indecisive

Epione (Goddess of Soothing Pain) & Asclepius (God of Healing and Medicine)

Epione kids 💊Compassionate 💊Great listeners 💊Clueless when it comes to fashion 💊Can always spot a lie

Asclepius kids 🩺Sleep-deprived 🩺Log major volunteer hours 🩺Trustworthy 🩺Tend to hyperfixate on their current interest

Hera (Goddess of Marriage, Women, Family, and Childbirth; Queen of the Gods) & Zeus (God of the Sky, Lightning, and Thunder; King of the Gods)

Hera kids 🦚Formidable 🦚Know what they want 🦚Never quite satisfied 🦚Love a fancy restaurant

Zeus kids ⚡️Leadership Potential™️ ⚡️Strong sense of existential dread ⚡️No chill ⚡️Fear them

Iris (Goddess of Rainbows and Messenger of Olympus) & Zephyros (God of the Gentle West Wind and Spring)

Iris kids 🌈Peacekeepers, moderators 🌈Kind of woo-woo 🌈#1 enemy of climate change deniers 🌈Maximalism > minimalism

Zephyros kids 🌷Sweethearts 🌷Aspire to a cottagecore lifestyle 🌷Give great compliments 🌷Constantly flake on plans

Keto (Goddess of Sea Monsters) & Phorcys (God of the Hidden Dangers of the Deep)

Keto kids 🦑Love to learn 🦑Always telling you about the latest conspiracy theory 🦑Enthusiastic 🦑Easily offended

Phorcys kids 🐟Tricksters 🐟Know how to work a crowd 🐟Original thinkers 🐟Hot-headed

Persephone (Goddess of Springtime and Queen of the Underworld) & Hades (God of the Dead and Riches; King of the Underworld)

Persephone kids 🌹Kind 🌹Major seasonal depression 🌹Strong sense of stranger danger 🌹Value stability

Hades kids 💀Principled, diligent 💀Caffeine addiction 💀Won’t make direct eye contact 💀Cool under pressure

Psyche (Goddess of the Human Soul) & Eros (God of Erotic Love, Affection and Desire)

Psyche kids 🌟Empathetic 🌟Determined 🌟Major trust issues 🌟Don't like attention

Eros kids 💘Overdramatic 💘Protective 💘Everyone is obsessed with them 💘Serial monogamists

i sing to thee, poseidon — o lord of the everdark waters — to him who moves the earth, who feeds from the fruitless sea,  o savior, helper, destroyer, & god — i sing  to thee. give me the heart to look upon  the storm ; give grace to my feet, let me  step through upon unbroken water & let the earth tremble with your strength. lord  of the sea — vast and endless is your glory as radiant as sunlight through gentle tides ;  bless me to be as foam upon the waters —  spray upon the wind — my boat unshattered and constantly sailing towards your sharp horizons —

Analyzing The Abilities of Characters From The Boys Pt. XIII

🧲Andre🧲

In loving memory of the incredible Chance Perdomo, thank you so much for giving us not one incredible, generational ally and hero, but two: Ambrose and Andre.

Andre, the son of essentially this world’s Magneto, has the identical ability to his father. They both possess the ability to manipulate magnetism, which expresses itself as mostly bending metal to their will. This is a perfect example of how genetic factors influence the way compound V manifests in subjects, much like Maverick with Translucent.

Andre’s interesting to me, mostly because he’s what holds the friend group together, almost like his magnetism works on them as well. He drew Marie in and placed her in their orbit. He encouraged Jordan to go out with her, and was quick to console Cate after Luke’s death. He was the group’s heart in a way, which matches well with his power.

Additionally, the fact that he’s constantly under the pressure of his father, Polaris, to be the best at everything he does insinuates that his power has a downside. We find out that overexertion of his power results in potentially fatal brain damage. The source of his strength is also the source of his weakness, and yet, Andre chooses to defend Marie regardless in the S1 finale.

Magnetism can attract, propel, and in Andre’s case, crush him under the weight of his father’s expectations, almost like his father’s magnetism was interacting with his own. He was constantly expected to be one thing or another. He should have been the hero, saving the day and getting the girl. He should have lived* to take down Homelander. He should have gotten to Cate sooner. All of this is to say that maybe all he had to be was the true hero he truly was: a friend.

*I’m well aware nothing has been confirmed for his character following Chance’s passing, but I doubt they would recast a role like his given them only really having one season left for his character. I can imagine they kill the character off in an offscreen jailbreak that would be implied to have taken place after the Gen V S1 finale, and the characters have to grapple with his loss and potential sacrifice, but I’m also talking out of my ass right now.*

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Eros: God of Erotic Love, Affection and Desire

Eros kids 💘Overdramatic 💘Protective 💘Everyone is obsessed with them 💘Serial monogamists

No Cabin Assigned Yet Roman Aspect: Cupid Link in bio for more Eros info 💘

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Analyzing The Abilities of Characters From The Boys Pt. IV

🫀A-Train🫀

From the fastest man alive to one of America’s most wanted, A-Train/Reggie has known nothing but stress and urgency his entire life. Despite his relatively laid back demeanor he leads with most of the time, under the surface of his douchey jock persona is a vulnerable and terrified individual. Him being a speedster seems to be the result of the Compound V (acting as a form of instant evolution for most patients) giving him the ability to escape gunfire by outrunning the bullets when he was younger. This story foreshadows his future, with the issues he’s constantly outrunning increasing in severity until the shift from internal struggles of addiction and balancing his public persona with his personal love of Popclaw, to external survival issues like Homelander and the rest of Vought.

His redemption arc plays itself out to juxtapose The Deep. While both characters harmed Hughie/Annie deeply in the first episode alone, A-Train goes on to feel remorse and even tries to make up for it. He risks his life by being the leak in order to make amends for everything he’s done. The fact that he saw Ashley as someone worth saving meant something remarkably significant to me about how their characters both feel trapped at Vought despite the tremendous power they both wield. Ashley’s quite literally the CEO of one of the most influential corporations on the planet, and yet she behaves like a cockroach, even at times being reduced to crawling on the floor to appease Homelander when attempting to leave the room. A-Train is the fastest man alive, and yet he feels powerless to put an end to Vought’s tyranny up until the end of S4. When he finally strikes The Deep and makes it evident that they are two opposite sides of what once was the same coin, he revealed to the audience that regardless of having Blue Hawk’s heart beating in his chest, his heart’s still in the right place. Ultimately, it’s this desperation to right his wrongs and “escape” his still potentially deadly fate that make me view his speed as being a fitting ability for his character to inherit.