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heyclickadee · 8 days
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Guys, I’m gonna need the fandom to stop being weird about Phee.
Okay, so, first off, I’m not back. I’m still on break; I just logged in to check on the DMs? Made the mistake of checking the tags, and happened to see some real hot takes about Phee’s line about Tech and wrote this out before my better judgment kicked in. Two things:
1. From a narrative perspective, a NARRATIVE perspective, not a character perspective, a narrative perspective, Phee’s line has the exact same function as every other mention of Tech by the characters and visual reference to him through the season so far. We haven’t seen any single character process Tech’s “death.” And by processing Tech’s death, I mean that we haven’t seen a single character come to terms with it the way we, for example, saw Omega and Tech come to terms with Echo’s departure, or the entire ghost crew come to terms with Kanan’s death in Rebels.
In refusing to show us this, the show refuses to allow the audience to internalize Tech’s death as an actual event that has consequences and is expected to stick. In addition to this, the show pokes at us at least once an episode, whether by a single line or by visual cues, to remind us of Tech’s absence. In so doing, the show refuses to allow the audience to fully let Tech go; this only makes sense from a writing perspective if the absence is temporary and the much needed catharsis after an event like the first five minutes of “Plan 99” is going to come from something other than processing the character’s death—something like letting him come back. Phee’s line is just another one of those jabs reminding us that Tech is absent.
(Before anyone comes in here saying that they’re probably mourning Tech off-screen: They probably are. That’s not the point. The point is that there is purpose in what writers choose to emphasize. They have had plenty of opportunity to show us Omega or someone coming to terms with what happened, and plenty of time to do even more than that, because not only are they willing to stop for emotional moments—half the season so far has been Crosshair’s extended emotional moment and catharsis from two seasons of buildup. I’m actually not willing to argue about this at this point.)
2. The way Phee talks here is the way that every character has been talking about Tech the whole season. She’s not unique. The Tech mentions have largely been informative and impersonal—just enough to hurt, not enough to derail a conversation. The emphasis has not been on the loss of him as a person, but instead on his absence and how that makes life difficult. Once again, from a narrative perspective, this is because getting personal with the Tech mentions leads directly into the characters actually processing their loss; and since the show is not allowing that processing to happen since it’s almost definitely bringing him back, the little, slightly impersonal mention once an episode is as far as it can go in bringing Tech up. And since it doesn’t want us to forget about him either, that’s what we end up with. It’s not bad just because Phee did it too now.
3. From a character perspective generally speaking (of the whole cast), the way the mentions work reads to me as ambiguous grief. Remember that Hunter and co. never recovered a body, never really saw any evidence, and don’t really know what happened to Tech in the end. And, speaking from personal experience, not knowing can be emotionally paralyzing and can leave you incapable of processing your loss, because you don’t know if it’s a loss or not. They come across to me as stuck and unable to to anything that we see besides noting that he’s not there. He’s gone, they don’t know where he is; he might be dead, and he might not.
4. And, speaking of Phee specifically: Phee’s mention of Tech wasn’t overtly sad, but neither was Omega’s mention of Tech back in “Shadow’s of Tantiss.” Not everyone cries every time they bring up someone they lost. I don’t. Don’t expect everyone to outwardly react the way you want them too, please.
And, frankly (this IS a hill I will die on) Phee brought Tech up out of nowhere. They weren’t talking about him. She brought him up completely unprompted in an unrelated conversation, meaning he’s on her mind, meaning that, no, she’s not over it.
PS: Do not come into my notes and bring up Fives and the lack of Fives discussion in TBB. I love Fives, I love the domino twins, but Fives was a secondary character on a completely different show with a completely different kind of narrative structure. Not bringing him up in this show is not the same as not allowing the characters or audience to process the happened to Tech.
PPS: I’m sorry if I sound salty in this. I am. This isn’t really directed at anyone I follow or interact with on her, or really anyone who follows me; this is directed at certain parts of the larger fandom that are kind of exhausting.
PPPS: If anyone comes into this post to call me delusional for still thinking Tech is coming back because that’s literally what they’ve set up on screen, they’re getting instablocked.
PPPPS: Don’t @ the cast and crew on Twitter, guys. Just don’t. Think about what they’re doing and what you’re doing, and don’t.
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heyclickadee · 9 days
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I know that I’ve touched on the harassment that people are getting for posting theories about Tech being alive, but there is another element that I believe we should discuss: the fact that the harassment is being disproportionately lobbed at autistic fans. Now, I’m not trying to imply that all of the people leaving these nasty comments are sitting around thinking about how much they hate autistic people, but whether they realize it or not, the types of posts that they tend to leave nasty comments on tend to be posts made by people displaying what might be autistic traits. In fact, a lot of posts that have these harassing comments are made by people who make it no secret that they are autistic and sometimes even mention it in their bio.
So what do I mean when I say that a lot of these posts may hint at OP being autistic? For starters, autistic brains tend to latch onto things with a great deal of intensity, and sometimes our brains latch onto specific fictional characters. We know logically that these characters are not real and that there are objectively more important things to worry about, but our brains simply do not care. Focused autistic interests are a source of a lot of comfort and stability for us in a world that is often overwhelming, and they are important to us as a result. A lot of the people dogging the Tech posts seem to take issue with how “obsessed” people are with the character and his survival, which in some cases, is due to OP simply being autistic and having a focused interest.
Another trait that can manifest in autistic people is difficulty with emotional regulation, meaning that even “small” things can make us more upset than our peers. The people leaving harassing replies seem to have picked up on the fact that people are “too emotional” over a fictional character and sometimes even make their replies extra graphic (ie. “he’s rotting at the bottom of the chasm”, “he’s flesh paste”) in order to get a rise out of the OP. Obviously, not everyone who makes posts like these or has these challenges is autistic, but I believe that my point still stands that going after people with these traits will cause autistic people to be disproportionately targeted, which is an ableist pattern.
Sometimes, however, the harassment feels more intentionally targeted at autistic fans. A lot of Tech fans really value Tech as autistic representation and feel like killing him off in our current popular culture environment where a fair chunk of autistic portrayals are negative is in poor taste. The “Tech is dead, get over it” harassers blatantly ignore or ridicule these statements, showing zero empathy to the people who feel seen because of this character. I have seen people bulldoze into posts where autistic fans talk about how much they hope he survives because they see themselves in him with comments like “he’s dead, get over it.” In one instance, I saw an allistic fan tell an autistic fan that Tech was “forced diversity” and that if Disney was going to attempt autistic representation, then the character shouldn’t be “boring” like Tech. I don’t think I really need to explain why this is inappropriate.
It’s fine to disagree with a popular fan theory or debate about it in good faith with someone who is up to it, but what I am seeing goes well beyond that. Harassment is never, ever okay, and you should know better than to leave replies like the ones in these screenshots below when you see a fan theory that you don’t agree with.
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heyclickadee · 16 days
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Aaaaand here’s also a fantastic avatar commission I got from @eelfuneral too! It’s Hup! Hobbitato time!! :D
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heyclickadee · 16 days
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Still on a break, but here’s a fantastic commission of R2 and C-3PO doing the Barbie mugshot meme I got from @amalthiaph a little bit ago.
(I sort of accidentally asked for the characters on the opposite sides I meant, but I actually liked it better like this once I saw the rough draft. Because it’s funnier. I’m imagining that C-3PO did some butler crimes. Not crimes against buttling, but that he buttled so hard he accidentally broke some intergalactic laws.)
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heyclickadee · 22 days
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Hey, so—just logged in and saw I had a couple of DMs asking where I was and if I was okay. I’m good, still alive, just kind of busy and needing a break from fandom. I’m loving TBB season three to pieces so far, though, so I’ll definitely be back to yell about it at some point.
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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I love them
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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Attempting to make a plushie of the galaxy's bestest girl
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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Something I'd like to see in season 3: return of Crosshair's car theft era
When they need a getaway in the clone wars arc, he's the one Hunter sends to murder some droids and steal their shit. Ideally he and Omega will be making a getaway from Tantiss and the bitches will need transportation, therefore!
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Get in kid, we're going rogue.
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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One detail I’ve loved throughout the series is the subtle examples of Hunter wrestling his conscience about Crosshair. Anytime there is a mention of loyalty or not leaving people behind or sticking together, the camera cuts to Hunter, and even when he has his helmet on, his shoulders visibly droop and his head hangs slightly as if we the viewer are watching the weight of it literally weighing on him. He’s a sergeant. His job is strategy and survival and keeping his squad alive, and even though every in-person interaction with Crosshair has told Hunter “he’s gone you can’t save him it’s too late”, he still holds that conscience weighing on him, and I believe it’s because a part of him always held hope that Crosshair would come home.
A big indicator of that, to me, would be keeping Crosshair’s armor on board the Marauder. As the leader, Hunter could’ve ordered it removed, ordered useless junk taking up space off of the ship. He’s a lost cause no use keeping his armor. But Hunter never gave the order. Kept that little tendril of hope, and even though he’s a sergeant first, he’s starting to bow under the weight of his decision
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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I HAVE MADE AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
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Hunter types with only his pointer fingers, he is truly the stereotypical technologically illiterate parent 😭😂
bonus pic of the fingey:
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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o k capt Jack Sparrow, did Omega take your athleticism with her
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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This is hilarious because:
1. I could buy that Tech was 5’10’’ in the Bad Batch in The Clone Wars. He looks smaller there. But the TBB show uses a slightly different model and that model is taller. He slouches like crazy and I’ve never gotten the impression he was under six foot.
2. Heights of animated characters are relative and the numbers don’t matter.
3. The only way Tech is 5’10’’ is if Phee is like 4’9’’, because she’s TINY by comparison. She’s a good head and a half shorter (minus the hair) and she’s WEARING HEELS.
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I REGRET TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL SW DATABASE (via starwars.com) TECH IS NO LONGER 6'4" AND NEITHER IS CROSSHAIR
(i typed these out in the notes app with meters to feet conversions)
on the bright side, Hunter is still short king, and Wrecker got TALLER than previously thought
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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Can't cage a child meant for the stars
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best teamup in the show
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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RAAAHHHH / shitpost
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» feelin' so cute, might just bite an imperial... another shitpost i put too much effort on...sigh. 3am stuff goes hard
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heyclickadee · 1 month
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Quick story of how he became a single dad in this enonomy
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STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH S3x01 — Shadows of Tantiss
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