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He started off as this Spidey-esque figure, this version of the high school kid learning their powers, but over the years he's grown into someone with a lot more depth and range. What fascinates me about him in this context is that he doesn't really have a home on Earth any more -- he can't function there -- but he doesn't really have a home in space either, especially since the latest incarnation of the Nova Corps ended. -- Al Ewing
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Date: 2020-10-01 05:18 am (UTC)Poor Rich. He's come a long way since he was the Human Rocket on Earth. It's nice to see someone dig through all the trauma he's managed to collect over the years.
I still love the part when he came back to Earth around the time of Civil War and laid into the warring heroes by pointing out the cosmic-level shit he'd been protecting them from.
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Date: 2020-10-01 06:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-01 12:41 pm (UTC)ARKHAM ASYLUM: It might take a few more times than that, but basically same.
HARLEY QUINN: And sometimes they crack AND fall in love with them.
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: Or they could just lie to themselves about what they're seeing, get dangerous lifelong criminals released into society, and live in denial until their naivete gets them killed.
THE INCREDIBLE HULK: Really, the only therapists who are even sometimes helpful are costumed characters themselves.
Yeah, we could stand to see this.
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Date: 2020-10-01 11:59 pm (UTC)Marvel in general but especially Captain America and Spider-Man: Most psychotherapists are just villains trying to manipulate you.
Also Spider-Man: Ashley Kafka is naive at best and criminally negligent at worst.
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Date: 2020-10-01 11:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-01 03:09 pm (UTC)... though I'm still sour about the depiction of Rich's dad.
Still, easy enough to handwave as a result of Rich's truly messed up mental state.
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Date: 2020-10-01 08:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-01 09:04 pm (UTC)He was having difficulty with accepting the weirdness that comes with having his son being a cosmic hero (having your son show up slightly on fire speaking an alien language, or having his body hijacking at night by an alien hivemind computer).
That's a whole different level of jerk from screaming his head off at his son asking for help.
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Date: 2020-10-02 12:07 am (UTC)Vance went to jail for being an overachiever.
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Date: 2020-10-02 12:17 am (UTC)(... actually, by Marvel Dad standards, obliviously sending your kid to a school run by a supervillain is small potatoes.)
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Date: 2020-10-02 12:26 am (UTC)*starts humming the My Little Pony theme song*
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Date: 2020-10-02 03:22 am (UTC)Too soon!
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Date: 2020-10-03 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-03 05:55 pm (UTC)Yep, checks out.
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Date: 2020-10-03 07:38 pm (UTC)... and even then, it's not a guarantee.
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Date: 2020-10-03 06:13 pm (UTC)Poor Nova. He’s the human embodiment of the Community gif where Troy returns with pizza and finds everything on fire.
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Date: 2020-10-04 03:49 am (UTC)Lousy movie synergy. Truly this is the darkest timeline.
Also, while I'm not crazy about the events surrounding it, I have to admit that "I can't love a tombstone" is a great line.