#Negative!Ego

[ronkeyroo]

❌ NIGHTMARE EGO

[0mniscy]

Anita max wynn (2024)

[eddiebloombug]

all comic fans know how to do is: develop superiority complexes based on their personal perceptions of a character, eat hot chip, and lie

[molathesunfish]

more of this one i'm quite fond of her

[its-a-gemfact]

Wwaaaaaahh I can't stop being emo about Stan & Fordddd. Bc they're two sides of the same coinnn,, they're both insecure,, but stan is afraid of abandonment, while ford is afraid of connectionnnn

Cus Ford had to meet impossibly high expectations!! But no one expected Stan to amount to anything!!

And so ford became deathly afraid of getting close to people, because his real self didn't live up to his unattainable self-image. That shame made him scared of being truly seen and understood, so he pushed everyone away!!

But Stan already felt unwanted, he relied on external validation to give him worth. His self-image was so poor, his self esteem so low, that he pretended to be someone else. He wanted family more than anything, because he couldn't love himself!!

All they ever wanted was love and acceptance, but to truly be loved, ford had to destroy his own self-identify, where as Stan had to create his!

Stan & Fords story is about ego!!! Ego death and rebirth ggaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh ooouughhghu

[croik]

I know protagonists are better when they're not perfect, but I think it's also fair to be sick of watching a dude, FIVE SEASONS into his "I was a piece of shit to people I cared about but I'm trying to be a better man" redemption arc, blatantly take out his frustrations on the people he cares about by screaming and swearing at them. There's not a whole lot of show left, right? He's going to learn eventually that it's immature and unfair to scream at your friends when you're frustrated at something that's not their fault, yes?

[fiona-fififi]

It actually really bothers me that Tim is framing this as some grand tribute to firefighters who have lost their lives. The story with Red was a tribute. The story with Kevin was a tribute. This slap dash bullshit that didn't actually make sense or build up or even center Bobby at all was NOT a tribute.

[tabl3]

me when the donald and douglas dynamic is paralleled in the show between adam and chase, but it's become the dynamic between bree and chase in my series

[coronangelic1]

"i think i made a mistake" you did? OH YOU THINK? YOU REALLY THINK SO?

[ronkeyroo]

𝗘𝗚𝗢 ❌ ERIS

[bikananjarrus]

cried the whole drive home about cinta. which i know sounds dramatic, and i know i keep saying i’m upset but i am. i’m just so sick of finding and falling in love with characters that i see myself in, that make me feel represented, only to have them pointlessly ripped away

[saturncoyote]

I just had a thought but What do you think would happen if Creek got into a position where he had to choose between risking his own safety to save Garde's? and Hibiscus? ( sorta similar to the type of situations Branch tried to entrap him with in Creek week lol ) I know at the end of the day they are just characters in your control 😂😂 so I guess my question is more that if you did write such a situation what would you write Creek to do? would you write him as having finally found something that he's willing to give his own life for? and maybe having undergone a bit of an arc where he learns to be more traditionally heroic? or would you maybe write it in such a way that's a tad closer to his movie character? like maybe in a dire situation Creek does panic again and chooses himself?

and as a result his loved ones end up in danger and Creek has to find some other way to get them out of it while feeling Hella guilty that he still can't help but panic and prioritise himself when it comes to dangerous situations. I guess the real question is how much has he changed from the first movie in your story?

OHOHOhohohoooo ! That is a good question ! And one that i HAVE rotated in my mind before

To me Creek will always be a character who puts his own wellbeing and safety first, but he's also a character who's recently been put through hell for doing just that, he's felt a level of fear and lonelyness that he's never felt in his life and he will do anything to stop that from happening again, plus the fact that his decision to save himself caused him to lose everything he had in the process is bound to mess with how he perceives his own worth

So i wouldn't call him a traditionally heroic type, he'll save Garde and Hibiscus because being alone again scares him more than putting his own life in danger, he will do an act of bravery out of fear

[yooniesim]

yall really will let these mfs get away with anythaaaaang as long as they post some shitty looking cc for ya huh

[hyenabeanz]

Me waking up to new fresh hell in Minnesota hockey

[macchiatosdumptruck]

I don't know if I'm the only one who hates the take that "Daniel is the worst dad." It feels so out of character for him to be neglectful, especially considering how he grew up. He does everything he can to give his kids the life he didn't have. I really feel like the writers included this to portray Daniel as a horrible dad, similar to Johnny.

I'm sorry, but the idea that Johnny is a better dad than Daniel is just ridiculous to me. Daniel never abandoned his kids for 16 years. Yes, I know that Robby and Johnny are happy now and on good terms, but Johnny didn't put in any effort at all. I really wish Robby had stayed with Daniel because the baby plot felt forced just to bring Johnny and Robby closer together.

Yes, Daniel made some mistakes with Robby, but honestly, Daniel was a much better dad and mentor to Robby than Johnny had been over those 16 years. I also dislike the idea that Robby should have forgiven Johnny in Season 1. It was actually Robby who repaired their relationship, and I appreciate his character so much because I can relate to him. For the life of me, I wish he had stayed with Daniel, and I wish their dynamic was explored more.

It literally makes no sense. There is nothing in canon to suggest that. He isn't a perfect father or person by any means, but he is always coming from a place of kindness.

It's wild to me how they seem to try to paint Daniel as malevolent.

That seems to be underpinning everything in this "two sides" take.

And I can't help but feel like it may be all stems from that stupid idea that Daniel "stole" Alli.

In fact everything seems to be trying to redefine Daniel's motivations, to try to paint him as aggressive as it makes their "two sides" take seem more viable. It's easier to convince the average viewer that it's a rivalry.

A rivalry takes two people to be the aggressors, the movie was bullying. Just point blank. The definition of bullying. But they didn't like that. Felt wronged in some way. So they rewrite Daniel to "wrong" Johnny by "stealing" Ali as if she's a possession.

So that makes everything Johnny had or has done make sense. It validates his actions. Which I say every time they didn't need to do so to make him interesting.

People can be flawed, be bad, make shitty decisions, and still move on from that. But that just goes to show they really never did actually understand that what he did was wrong.

Fixing the problem between Johnny and Robby by having Robby give up and just admit he was wrong is absolutely bullshit. Like. Literally blaming a neglected child.

It does make a certain amount of sense because in that situation sometimes you understand that the person who wronged you will never come to terms with it, will never take responsibility, and so letting go of the pain is the only way they can move on.

It still doesn't actually fix any of their problems, or make for compelling writing, or further their relationship at all.

But it solves a problem quickly.

Daniel's complicated relationship with Robby really could've fucking cooked, and for one season it did. How good intentions can sometimes still fail. How they could've bonded over both of them not having fathers. How normal people are affected by their past. How they let it influence them and their relationships.

The bandaid baby is just shitty writing tbh. Trying to make the viewer care about something we're not invested in while pushing aside the threads of plot they had been building for 3 seasons.

Also, as a single mom, and a registered nurse, Carmen seems pretty smart to me. Johnny I could understand him fucking up birth control but not her. And they haven't given her one single thing to do since then.

(women being important characters only in the terms they relate to Johnny is a theme)

At this point Johnny is kind of like a self insert i fear. And that's why his writing went downhill.

He gets the girl. And he gets both sons. Despite not doing anything to repair their relationships. And he gets another baby. And, as they always do, for some reason, they try to make Johnny look better in comparison to Daniel but it doesn't work because Daniel actually tried lol.

But like. It was never a competition to begin with. They just decided it was. They're trying to solve problems they decided to create.

[slxxx03]

when i say i have a massive ego i actually mean i'm the worlds most insecure but also incredibly fucking vain person so i straightup get anxiety when i leave the house and not look my absolute best