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dude i love bad yuri. you telling me there’s an element of violent psychosexual obsession? sign me da hell up

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Morgan of the Devil: im a twisted fucking cycle path. i have NO morals and NO empathy WHATSOEVER. i'm not even human. what's that? a girl is being prosecuted for the inhuman circumstances of her birth? get away from my daughter

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There's a unique kind of self loathing to neurodivergency that almost no media on the topic ever touches on in a way I find relatable. Of the Devil is the only time I've felt like someone "got it." It's what made it such a personal experience for me.

It's this.... trying so hard to be different. And failing. They tell you you're supposed to grow out of neurodivergency, that it's something you can overcome, defeat, if you just work hard enough. So you do work hard, you do everything they say, you follow all the advice, try everything. And none of it works. You try so hard to change, and the only thing you learn is how to mask. Nothing is different, you've just learned how to hide.

And then you start seeing yourself as this inhuman thing. Broken, since birth. The rest of your life will be spent pretending like you're human. But you'll know you're different. And there's nothing you can do. And nobody understands.

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siffrin finally makes a joke that gets odile to laugh really hard

they will be riding this high for weeks

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i don't remember what originally inspired this but!!!! i think siffrin would be really happy to see other weather

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I wonder where the difference lies.

So often, with antihero stories, is the protagonist glorified by the audience. So often, with female villains, is she lambasted and hated by the audience. But Morgan of the Devil, as an unreliable narrator, an unrepentant murderer, and the very flawed protagonist of the story, is arguably both, and yet neither has manifested.

The audience instead just generally agrees that she's a bad person, and yet wants her to succeed anyway. "Women's wrongs" is the refrain. We're just along for the ride. So what's different here? Is it because there's no male protagonist to oppose her evil? Is it because she never makes any serious attempt to justify her actions? Is it because she still has redeemable traits? What's the key factor here?

What makes Morgan different from, say, Walter White, Azula, Rick Sanchez, or Junko Enoshima?

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Morgan of the Devil "oh no" edit

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the post-carnival exchange

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I love the triple fakeout with Morgan's characterization

She's introduced in Episode 0 like this experienced noir detective who immediately sees through the case and solves it expertly. Highly intelligent, perceptive, cunning, she holds all the cards.

Then you realize she knew who committed the murder ahead of time (because it was her) and she was really just lying her entire face off the whole time, to both her client and the audience. It reframes her entirely. Now she's not an expert detective, but a mastermind, a supervillain, a perfect killer. Excessively detail-oriented, and impossible to touch. She spends a whole scene gloating to herself.

Then Emma enters the scene and we see Morgan when she's up against someone who can rival her: out of her depth. She's still pretty damn intelligent, but she can't hold a candle to Emma. Her smug demeanor is crushed instantly under Emma's analysis, especially when she begins to read Morgan's character to filth, without even knowing who she's talking about. Suddenly Morgan is being framed as childish, obsessive, not to mention *un-self-aware.*

Then finally, in Episode 1, we see what Morgan is like when she's handling a case she didn't cause herself. And she's kind of a total mess. She's not the unaffected killer she purports to be in the slightest. She gets emotional, she gets attached, makes totally illogical decisions, and then justifies them to herself. Her tactics amount to bluffing, sowing confusion, and making a mockery of the court. She's almost.... trolling. The calm and collected noir detective from the opening of Episode 0 is... nowhere to be seen.

The thing is, all of these characterizations build on eachother. We're not contradicting what we learned earlier, we're just recontextualizing. She's still intelligent, smug, and extremely precise, she's just also childish, un-self-aware and emotional. Each scene just tells us more about her. We've hit Maximum Morgan.

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downtimer

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She so pretty

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heyyyyyyyyy guys whats up

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✨ SELLING FANMADE IN STARS AND TIME MERCH ✨

Finally. The time has come. You can do ISAT fanmerch and get that money.

YIPPEE!!! WHATS ALLOWED?

-Making merch like prints, charms, buttons, keychains, stickers, anything handmade or one-of-a-kind, fanzines…

-You can sell digital merch like emojis, wallpapers, and digital fanbooks, but you cannot sell fan games or DLC/expansions for ISAT.

-They must be your own artwork/designs.

-Physical merch must be sold in limited quantities (less than 500 copies)

-You must state that this is unofficial merch!!! 

WHAT ARE THE RESTRICTIONS?

-Do not sell merch via Redbubble, InPrint, or other large online store.

-Do not sell anything with official artwork or sprites (yes, this includes the mspaint doodles I’ve made)

-Do not sell things with the In Stars and Time logo on it, or the insertdisc5 logo. You also can’t put “In Stars and Time” on the merch itself, as it is trademarked.

-Do not make products that compete with any official merch on the Yetee or Makeship. IE If you’re making plushies, they must be easily discernible from Makeship plushies.

- This fanmerch policy applies to fans, and is not intended for professional retailers or manufacturers. If you fall into one of those categories and still want to sell ISAT merch, please contact us directly to discuss licensing opportunities.

-If my lawyers tell me it’s necessary, I can halt any particular unofficial items’ sale.

-At any point, I can reverse the decision to allow fanmerch.

YAHOO OK! WHY DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

um im literally just nice????????

NO BUT WHY. REALLY.

hrrrrrrrrrrrrg i would like to see some isat merch at cons okay?!?!?!?!?!??!!??! it would be fun!!!!!! leave me alone!!!!!!! lmao

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Patient needs of the devil chapter 2 to live

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Absolutely feraly Loop-pilled the last 2 days

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Please retire the "we are made of stardust" phrase I am so tired of it