#i felt such a little connection to the actual plot of tua that i already forgot her boyfriends name

[boojersey]

something i find myself disliking about the umbrella academy adaptation is how it changes the message behind vanya 

the comic’s message is clear: vanya could have prevented everything herself. on her own. if she had just handled her emotional trauma of being the ‘normal one’ in a healthy manner, with healthy coping mechanisms as opposed to such awful and destructive (SELF destructive, too) methods of petty revenge on her siblings who treated her unfairly. the decision to cause the apocalypse is entirely hers. she had something that triggered her response (aka kraken telling her to get lost [which if u ask me is totally within his right because she just up and left when they were like. a thing or whatever.]) but even when you read it its so obvious that youre not supposed to feel anything past some empathy for her being upset at kraken. nothing really more than that; youre not supposed to agree with her for going to the icarus. and after she lives through the bullet, her siblings are rightfully pissed at her. she tried to end the world just because of her personal issues with her family. shes not someone who is undeserving of redemption or forgiveness, shown by rumor forgiving her and trying to help her, but she is by no means excused, which is drilled the fuck in by rumor not using her powers to let her get better physically and instead making her do it herself. she is at fault for her actions and she is held accountable for them. vanya is the villain and while there are elements that you can try and point a finger at, its vanya in the end. 

in the show, however, they frame it so differently that it’s not even vanya’s fault anymore. she’s influenced by whatshisface and her medications are flushed without her knowledge, and she listens to him because she loves him. when the white violin shit kicks in its because shes already off her meds and unstable. i think its good that they at least gave her killing the boyfriend when she found out who he was, but that just felt like it was sticking to the fact that vanya kills what made her a monster. the addition of a backstory where vanya has powers the whole time just doesnt sit well with me. it feels like its trying to say something about medication? i dunno its just. not a good vibe i get from that change in element. it warps the message into something im not even sure of--dont lock your sister up when she almost kills your other sister??????? i just. i dunno. i agree luther shouldnt have locked up vanya because obviously she needed to remain calm to not reach instability and thus fuck shit up but its not like...he knew that... he just found his sister bleeding out on vanyas cabin floor like. i dunno. just I DUNNO !!!! obviously she shouldnt be allowed to fucking waltz around and kill pogo and grace!!!! i just wish the show had a clearer message, and one i can agree with.