#marcie hunt

[kitsunetsuki]

Guy Bourdin - Marcie Hunt Wearing a Dress by Guy Laroche (Vogue Paris 1977)

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TOH and Amphibia Vs Helluva Boss: How To and How NOT To Make A Sympathetic Character

Anybody who watches Helluva Boss would know that Viv doesn't exactly know how to write sympathetic characters with Stolas. I talked about this before but the reason why most people can sympathize with Stolas is because there's nothing about him you can even sympathize with, he has NO sympathetic qualities except for having a mean wife ig, but that doesn't excuse him of his actions.

The thing is, making a character sympathetic is not a bad thing in itself, it's actually a pretty easy way to get the audience to like and root for a character in your story, especially your main character. But the problem comes when the character isn't sympathetic despite the story wanting you to sympathize with them, and well, Stolas is that character. A common issue with Stolas is that he's constantly absolved of his mistakes and treated as if he did nothing wrong, and that's a bad thing because well, the audience can't sympathize with a character that's a bad person who is always coddled and excused of his mistakes.

The thing is though, while unlikeable characters are hard to sympathize with, there are ways to keep your character sympathetic while also acknowledging when they fuck up. Just take a look at Marcy Wu from Amphibia for instance; Marcy is a character you can sympathize for since she's afraid of being alone, and she clung onto her friends and was upset that she was going to be separated from them, fearing that she would end up being alone and their friendship being torn apart, so she intentionally got them stuck on Amphibia so they wouldn't have to leave.

Marcy's motivation is something you can sympathize for but you can also acknowledge that what she did was fucked up, and despite still portraying her as sympathetic, the show doesn't try to absolve her of her mistakes and excuse them, the narrative fully acknowledges that Marcy still made a selfish mistake and doesn't excuse her actions, regardless of her sympathetic motivations for doing so.

Then there's another character from Amphibia's sister show, Hunter. I got a comment on this post saying that "Woobified UwU soft boy Belos is Hunter", which is what got me to make this comparison in the first place because...Hunter, like Marcy, is not woobified. Woobification is when a character that was previously portrayed as an asshole with little sympathetic qualities is suddenly portrayed as an UwU soft boy that we are supposed to sympathize for when the audience can't.

Hunter does not fit this because not only is he actually deserving of sympathy by the narrative but is also, like Marcy, not absolved of his mistakes. I'd take a look at Any Sport In A Storm, where Hunter kidnaps the emerald entrails to force them to join the EC. The episode does a lot to show how Hunter is indoctrinated and he thinks that he is doing the right thing and that the EC is good, he thinks he was doing his friends a favor and they will thank him later, which shows that Hunter is not a bad person, he's just brainwashed.

Later in the episode though, Hunter realizes that what he did was wrong thanks to Steve and he goes out of his way to fix his mistake. Hunter is still a sympathetic character to the audience, but the show doesn't absolve him of this mistake, it acknowledges what Hunter did was wrong and it makes him go out of his way to fix his mistake.

Hunter and Marcy are characters that the audience can sympathize for, but the viewers and the show itself can acknowledge that these characters made mistakes and the shows don't try to coddle or excuse it, while still keeping them sympathetic and likable without woobifying them.

My point here is this; you CAN have Stolas be a little bit sympathetic, but you first need to give him more sympathetic attributes AND also not absolve him of any mistakes he makes, the narrative should acknowledge Stolas's fuck ups and make him fix them, while being able to keep him sympathetic. Though I would rather have the show not try to make Stolas sympathetic at all buuuuut hey if Viv wants to make Stolas sympathetic she could have done it better.

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Day 884 of Amphibia Screenshots

Episode: Scavenger Hunt

[constantly-confused-queer]

Another thing with Fionna and Cake: I find it kinda funny how many people are calling Marcy and Bubblegum enemies to lovers in episode 7. The vibes are so much closer to bitter ex-lovers who had a horrible falling out then they are to enemies to lovers. The sexual tension between them while fighting was way too strong for nothing to have happened between them yet

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Not to sound like a total nitpicky clown on main but lowkey think I could write the warship scene way better than whatever the Marcy bible made it to be

[ninja-chibi]

What's a cartoon without a good old DND reference?

[dullorangepulp]

Just woke up from a nap

[comic-based-incorrect-quotes]

Marcy: We can't just attach a rope to the switch and, like, pull on it from a mile away? Maybe while enjoying a light snack?

Lady Olivia: The switch has sensors. It will read whether a person is touching it or not.

General Yunnan: Does it have to be a live person?

Lady Olivia: Seriously?

Marcy: No, she's right. If we attach a body to the switch...

Lady Olivia: Where are we going to get a body in four minutes?

King Andrias: I can get a body in four minutes.

Lady Olivia: This is some pretty morbid brainstorming.

[ilovetvtoons]

The people that were seen in this background.

[kitsunetsuki]

Francois Lamy - Marcie Hunt Wearing a Dress by Thierry Mugler (Vogue Italia 1979)

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Cleaned up another Calamity Crew AU doodle

[amphibia-a-day]

Day 867 of Amphibia Screenshots

Episode: Scavenger Hunt

[writesailingdreams]

Scavenger Hunt

Let’s get into. This ep feels like it tells us, the audience, a lot about Marcy - it’s hard for her to connect with others (this will be important later). This is relatable (having a hard to connecting with strangers; i feel you there). If anything Anne reminds me of what I wish I was (and a little bit of very young me when I was climb-happy and into gymnastics :p)

As for plot, it sets up some of the situations and problems faced by Marcy. Also, it foreshadows how she will be the only one who doesn’t actually make friends. Even Sasha formed a friendship of sorts with Grime.

(On that note, I do think it’s interesting how Sasha ends up considering Grime a friend, especially since he’s not someone she had bossed around; there’s a sense of give and take; she’s taught him to have a better rapport (even if it’s on the manipulative side) and he respects her talents of micro-managing and athleticism)

Sprig Addition: Sprig ^-^ Showing support for Anne AND getting Anne and Marcy to admit how they feel even if it’s not all positive and smiles. Yay!

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Calamity Trio and who can say "fuck"

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a happy version of marcy’s theme makes a return!

[thatone-highlighter]

I think Finn and pb being friends over reincarnations is really sweet tbh, (or I guess specifically Finn’s reincarnations) and I think it just adds on to them becoming more friends than anything else over the series ? Like at the start finn sees pb as a crush/boss more but over time He does see her as a very good friend !! Also like u said !! I think part of this is also seeing Finn n jake n stuff call pb Bonnie more ? It’s nice I really just like Finn and pb’s friendship, like how in the finale pb kisses Finn on the cheek platonically and like !! It isint weird or anything !! Idk if I am explaining my feelings well but idk you get what I mean most of the time.

I actually didnt know that Finn’s other incarnations were also friends with PB but ur right that is really cute and sweet

The way their dynamic changes over the series is really nice. I like where theyre at now i really liked that episode where they were at that party and then just. Left and chilled and hung out together it was nice. And then also the seeing eyes oke where Finn just sees her as like, his friend and she was just in casual clothes, makes it seem like he sees her a lot more as his equal now.

I think also as much as finn has taken PB off that pedestal he had her on to start with i think Bonnie also sees Finn as her equal a lot more now, i think she respects him a lot more now and the way theyve changed in treating eachother has made it easier for the other to change as well. This is getting hard to explain but u get it i think

I get what u mean, if that sorta thing had happened at the start of the series (i think it does) it would have been like a Whole Thing but at this point where they’re at with eachother its just. Not.

The overall swap with so many character from calling them their titles to using their actual names is something that is so special to me. Like you have Simon and Bonnie as the obvious ones but its also a lot more explicit in, i cant remember what the ep is called but when Flame Princess tells Bonnie her name is Pheobe and its like a Thing where she wont tell her what her name is until after shes proven she can be trusted and its like a trust and closeness thing. Finn also started calling her Pheobe but i don’t know where he got it from he just Did that but its nice too

Anyways yeah Finn and PB’s friendship is so nice and im glad they’re friends now over whatever idolisation knight thing was going on at the start of the series