Scott Echols, a veterinarian specializing in birds, has spent years developing new ways to understand the inner workings of the animals that he cares for. This CT scan of a pigeon illuminates a vascular system of dazzling complexity. (via sierraclub)
That feeling when you’re just hanging on a Sunday and a literal god picks you up, takes over your cell phone and drops you in the middle of some strange world where anything can and will kill you if you stand still for too long. Yeah thanks, Arrrseeus : p
All jokes aside I’m really enjoying Pokemon Legends Arceus so far. I’m still super early game but I’ve just been exploring, catching pokemans, listening to the sweet soundtrack… panicing whenever I accidently run into a lvl 40+ Alpha I didn’t notice was there until it’s too late. Good times. Here’s my main team members: Basil (of Baker Street) my Dartrix, shy boy Hanz my Sylveon and Mjolnir my forever Pichu that I refuse to evolve, the angry electric gremlin stays.
Yes, this is about both the show and the characters in it. And no, this is not meant to hate on the show or any character whatsoever. What I will point out is something the show is showing us through its framing, writing, and narrative choices. These are the 3 keywords I will be using a lot in this essay. Please make sure that you fully understand their meaning to understand what I say better.
With the disclaimers out of the way, let’s go, baby!
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Robby Keene is easily the most intriguing character in Cobra Kai to me. Mostly because I couldn’t slot him in any archetype when I started watching.
He isn’t the protagonist – he is billed 5th and introduced all the way in the 4th episode. He is not the quintessential hero or good guy because he is introduced as running scams. That should mean that he is the antagonist? Well, stealing some money so you can have food and having remorse while doing it really disqualifies you for that. He is neither the a-hole with the heart of gold because my guy is so quiet in nature.
The closest I could come up with was him being someone like Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of the Hunger Games series. She doesn’t have a distinct personality because all her energy goes into survival. Similarly, Robby doesn’t fit in any clear archetype because all his energy goes into survival as well. He regularly chucks his self-esteem down the drain and does what he needs to to survive – from running scams to allowing being bullied.
Robby’s story has been fascinating all through S1 to S4. I’m amused at how much prominence he holds in the narrative while simultaneously being treated unfairly than other characters. He is the 4th main character and is directly in competition with Miguel. And things are pretty bleak for the guy…
I will never, ever stop loving that nobody in the Empire ever even needs to clarify who they’re talking about when they’re talking about Obi-Wan. Can you even begin to fathom how fucking obnoxious Vader must be at all times for them to have gotten to this point? It’s been TEN YEARS of this nonsense, too. It’s almost enough to make me feel bad for all these Darksiders. Nobody deserves to deal with Anakin and his whole situation.
