fake relationship is such a good trope. they have to act in love and they are in love but they think the other isn't in love. oscar. pulitzer. nobel prize
The very first post
I made on this blog (barring the introduction) was about Astruc’s
uncomfortably strong feelings against Chloe and why she’s supposedly
“irredeemable”.
Unsurprisingly, I
wasn’t the only one to hate this explanation that only wasted time on
the show that could have easily been spent on literally anything
else, like a story or character arc that actually goes anywhere. So
the hashtag #JusticeForChloeB started up, and a few months after
“Garbage Fire” “Miracle Queen” aired, Astruc
found out and naturally had a few problems with some fans “harassing”
him.
First off, I love
how Astruc phrased that last tweet. “I know you all love a
character that I
created, but you don’t have to be mean to me about it.” Same kind
of humility that we all love about him.
Second, the
disappointment that everyone felt when Chloe betrayed Ladybug is
nothing like what Ladybug went through. The plot of the
episode was so fast-paced, she didn’t get any time to really scold
Chloe for her actions other than a single line. If you wanted to show
how crushing her betrayal was, have the characters actually react to
it other than treating it like their kid stole a cookie before
dinner.
In fact, I know
this is like comparing Othello to Shrek: The Musical,
but a good example of a show that really highlighted how painful a
character’s betrayal was is Avatar:
The Last Airbender. Like Chloe, Zuko had gotten a fair
share of episodes during the second season that made it seem like he
was going to turn a new leaf. He was still conflicted, but it felt
like he was still making progress. And much like how Hawkmoth
manipulated Chloe to betray Ladybug and Cat Noir so she would
recognize how great of a superhero she was, Azula manipulated Zuko to
betray Aang and Iroh so he could finally reclaim his honor.
The difference?
When Zuko betrayed the heroes, it had a far bigger impact on the
characters and the audience.
We saw how
disappointed Iroh was in his nephew, with just his look saying a
thousand words, and because of his actions, Aang barely escaped with
his life. Even in the next season, Zuko still felt conflicted about
his choice, until he finally started to start anew and turn on his
father.
It’s fairly obvious
that Chloe isn’t going to do any kind of thinking like that next
season, especially given how much Astruc has complained that people
actually like her. Though it wouldn’t surprise me if Astruc pulled a
180 and tried to redeem Chloe next season just to appease the fans
while claiming that this was obviously part of his plan all
along.
So Astruc continues
to reply to anyone who simply acknowledges that they just wanted to
see Chloe get better, or that he’s being a little rude to his
followers, and sees them as the enemy.
I understand that
there are people who are willing to personally attack Astruc,
and those people go too far. The difference is that this has had a
negative effect on him, causing him to see anyone who disagrees with
him as “toxic” or “spamming”.
There have also
been people who have called out those who use the #JusticeForChloeB
hashtag to attack Astruc, even if they still want Chloe to get
redemption or not. Hell, one person tried to explain to Astruc that
those people don’t really represent what the point of the hashtag is.
Guess how he responded?
Again, I know that there are toxic people who will attack Astruc for his creative
decisions, but if he really wants to avoid all this scorn, all he
needs to do is maybe not post on Twitter so much to argue with people
who tweet him in the first place.
Anyway, we now
return you to your regularly scheduled poor rebuttal.
Do you think you’ll
ever give us a citation on those surveys, Astruc? Believe it or not,
it’s kind of hard to buy that a survey was made when you don’t show
the results of said survey other that saying “Uh, yeah. These kids
totally agree with what I believe in”. Seriously, he sounds like
one of those parents who posts online about things their kid didn’t
actually say just to get brownie points on social media.
And last, we have
my personal favorite argument Astruc made on this thread.
It’s a good thing
you’ve always backed up your arguments without letting any of your
personal judgment write your responses, Astruc.
But we’re not done
with this user yet, as they continue their argument, poking holes in
the show’s writing, all while being completely respectful to Astruc
as a person.
How does Astruc
respond? With another one of his go-to rebuttals.
If arguments like
“You don’t understand what X represents.” or “Children
understand this according to this survey that may or may not have
been conducted.” don’t work, Astruc will simply break out the old
“You haven’t seen the whole thing yet so you can’t judge it!”
argument.
People can still
judge a story in progress or at least critique how it’s going so far.
Even if a story ends, history can make its reputation even worse when
people think about the way the story went.
When The Force
Awakens came out, everyone loved it and were looking forward to
seeing what was alluded to in the sequels, like the mystery of Rey’s
parents. After The Rise of Skywalker came out, many Star Wars
fans, even those who liked the divisive entry, The Last Jedi,
lambasted the entire sequel trilogy because of how pointless most of
the plot threads set up went nowhere.
Maybe Chloe goes
through some major development in Season 4, but again, given
everything Astruc has said about her, I highly doubt it. This is just
another excuse for him to brush off criticism, and it is just
ridiculous, utterly ridiculous.
God, I remember when I started sixth form (last two years of high school in the UK, seen as a more university style learning environment) and the teachers kept complaining about how quiet we were during lessons.
We wouldn’t talk. They’d tell us to do something and we’d just sit there quietly and do it, until eventually they just said “hey, guys, it’s okay to chat while you work!” and then everybody would start talking.
One teacher described it as creepy.
And I just remember thinking, what the fuck did they expect to happen? We’d all been taught from the age of four or five onwards that talking in class was bad. That if we did it, we’d be told off, or punished, or in some instances maybe the entire class would be punished along with us, just to make sure we really got the idea. It was a whole thing.
But now, because we were sixth-formers and therefore ‘grown ups’, we were suddenly expected to flip a switch and be able to talk as much as we liked? The whole reason we were in sixth-form was because we had worked hard, done well at school, and generally followed the rules— but still the teachers couldn’t understand why we didn’t just talk to each other.
Now I’m at uni, and seminar tutors are having a similar problem. People will talk in seminars, but a lot of them will insist on raising their hands and waiting to be called upon first. “Don’t put your hands up, just shout at me!” the guy keeps saying. But they keep doing it anyway.
Like, I really don’t know how to tell these people that you can’t train somebody to act in one way for over half their lives, and then suddenly expect them to start acting differently just because the expectations have changed.
freelancerkiwi
This is why you gotta treat kids like actual people
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loofandtimmy
