Masquerade 20

Awwww, Krei could have been the perfect father-figure for Hiro. :((((

from then:

to now:

How the finale singlehandedly managed to make The Collector the most tragic character in The Owl House:

It says a lot when a crew demonstrates their talent by creating such a complex character with so little time left. The Collector (Naturally, spoilers ahead) Many suspected the redemption. But it’s not just the fact that it happened. It’s the way it was handled. So, let’s do a recap on how everything went, shall we?

Betrayed and used by the Archivists. His siblings. Family. The ones who are suppose to love, teach and protect you. Thrown away into an unknown planet, full of the only creatures that could overcome their magic.

Said family destroyed what were likely the Collector’s first, genuine friends.

Locked away by one of the very same species he had befriended for what his siblings did, for who knows how many years, being alone and forgotten for something they didn’t do.

Finally found by a human, whom the kid really thought was his friend, even trying to amuse his homicidal delusions.

Helped fulfill the man’s objective, but instead of being released as promised, is discarded like garbage along a mountain of corpses.

Get his freedom back after almost giving up, considering King a friend despite initially suspecting even him. A time to rejoice and play, unaware of the damage and trauma being done and becoming dangerously protective of his new friend.

Luz, someone King has talked about a lot and is even jealous of, comes back, apparently to destroy him and take King away, and yet, the Collector never means any genuine harm and is so desperate for companionship that wants to befriend even her. Looks so happy at the possibility of the trio befriending him that is completely unaware he’s being manipulated again.

Gets hurt in all the games being summoned, completely unaware that his new playmates are simply surviving. 

Having lived with a madman that destroyed the Grimwalkers he created for hundreds of years only to recreate them again? No wonder he thought even mortal life was as easy to fix as any broken toy, which he demonstrates so casually.

Instead of retaliating, the kid chooses to sulk in a corner, so tired of being used and hurt that it didn’t take long for Luz, the second human he ever met, to get them to open up and explain everything. So disheartened he is about being used and betrayed that tries to force himself to accept the pretending part of everything, even friendship.

Is taught a lesson in friendship, which is taken by heart, to the point the Collector tries it on Belos of all people, someone he helped for +400 years only to cruelly betray him. 

He truly wanted everyone to be friends and learn to forgive, even turning back to Luz to show her how much they learned, even looking like he wants her to be proud of him.

Sees his new friend get killed in front of him and not even his magic can do anything about anything. 

Not only is his new friend gone, but there’s much damage he indirectly caused, like trying to befriend Belos and accidentally gave him the idea to possess the Titan. Not to mention the trauma he caused to all the residents of the isles. 

Suddenly, we see the Collector’s true nature. A scared, overpowered little kid who didn’t know any better because everybody he met used him and never taught him the value of life. He just wanted friends. And now, he can only watch helplessly as his remaining friends go mad with grief and fury, and not even his powers can save them.

Tears for the first time. Despite everything the kid’s been through, it’s Luz’s death that affects him the most. Luz, the human who got them to open up, who was so patient and kind, who didn’t hesitate for a second to save him from Belos’ blast and even assured him they did good, was now gone. All that was left for him is to apologize for everything and beg Eda and King to run away.

Luz is back to save them from certain death, but it wasn’t his magic that brought her back and he must’ve known that. She looked like a Titan and was even using their magic, which he recognized earlier. Plus he also acknowledged Titans were more powerful than anyone, even Collectors. But there was no time to rejoice or process everything immediately. What mattered most is that she was back, even clinging to her subconsciously so he wouldn’t lose her again. 

But Belos was still a threat. Not even the Collector’s powers were enough to stop him anymore. He did the only thing he could do to help; keep the Archives afloat. Despite being weakened and struggling, he actually takes the time to smile at the Hexsquad to demonstrate the friendliness and will to help.

Belos is gone. The Collector is exhausted, but probably still more than capable enough of taking on the Hexsquad with a snap of his fingers. Instead, he chooses to cower, bracing themselves for any potential scold or punishment, preferring that over the risk of hurting anybody else ever again.

Tears for the second time, this time in absolute relief and happiness. The people he innocently tormented so much were offering peace and friendship. 

Despite the hardship and trials, the Collector chooses to return to the stars alone for some growth, a sharp contrast from the kid who didn’t want to be alone. But... this shows how much they learned and matured. Not only can they watch the Boiling Isles better from the sky, but it also gives everyone a chance to get used to him and take the time forgive him for everything. 

And yet... he can visit whenever he wants. He’s free at last. Free to make choices. King considers him a real friend now, and he’s likely in the process of making more... all thanks to Luz, whom he shows gratitude to by not only gifting her a portal door to come and go whenever she pleases, but also giving her a spectacular display of light for her birthday. 

In the end, after everything the Collector has been through... that’s one heck of a character development. Even though Luz was used by the same person, at least she had many friends and parental figures in her life. The Collector didn’t have any of that. His only genuine friends were eliminated and spent possibly eons imprisoned in a dark realm, being used and manipulated for hundreds of years, with nobody there to play with or befriend.

Bonus: Being himself... saved many lives. By turning everybody into puppets not only spared them of the horror that would come later, but by gathering everybody in one single place also saved every citizen on the isles. Just imagine the number of casualties we would've gotten when Titan Belos started blasting everything on sight and raising the corpse's arm while everybody was still scattered.

Dark Phoenix Review: Pros & Cons

Cons

- Scott is still Jean’s play toy

-He never stops trying to fix her. I mean, it’s cute but I need some character development. Li,e does he do anything other than scream, “JEAAAANNNN!”

- He was ten times better in the fucking comics. I swear.

-My soft wife, Jubilee, is completely gone. She is neither mentioned or shown. Hate that so much.

-Jean already had the Dark Phoenix power in Apopcalupse, but she gets it again??? Sure, whatever, gets you money, Fox. You literally forgot a movie that YOU made.

-Timeline is messed up all over again. How old is Jean? Nobody knows, at least she’s older than eight.

-The evil aliens were just in the way for the whole movie, were originally supposed to be the Skrulls, and they had less screen time in the comics. The first time they are introduced, the die. There is literally no need for them.

-Also, they had no background and they were only there for train scene. Literally, no point to them for the majority of the film.

-Same thing with Storm. Up until the train scene, there was no point for her character.

-Quicksilver, best character, is injured so badly that he is no longer seen in the movie until the final scene.

-Magnet goes through the same character arc as he did before. Lives on an island, decides to fight against the X-Men, gets captured by some intelliagance group, helps the X-Men out in the end. I swear, even Michael Fassbended is getting tired of this shit.

-He still doesn’t know that Peter is his son. What the actual fuck???

-Nightcrawler, well-known pacifist and Catholic, goes on a killing spree after seeing someone die. This plot-point makes no sense because real fans know he wouldn’t do this without at least praying before and after the battle.

-Jean dies and comes back as the Phoenix Force??? I honestly don’t know at this point.

- None of the actors wanted to do this movie. Sophie Turner just wanted to leave the franchise all together along with Jennifer Lawrence, Fassbender, and James McAvoy. Everyone is bored and over the whole storyline.

-Also, what the fuck was this line??? Mystique says to Charles, “The women in this group do more than the women. Maybe we should be called the X-Women. You ever think of that?”

-I’m all for female empowerment, but no one gives a shit. It’s already a gender-neutral term. I swear, Jennifer Lawrence just wanted to seem “woke” for no reason.

-They also named the school after Jean rather than Mystique. She was the women who inspired all the mutant students to be themselves, but I guess that doesn’t matter anymore. Fuck this shit.

Pros

-The visuals were okay, not the best for a Fox movie. But they brought some color to a pretty bland movie.

-Depicting Charles as a villain who manipulated all his students rather than trying to fix them is a really good choice.

-I liked this part of the movie because it showed a different side of Charles. The one side that makes mistakes, realizes this, and tries his best to fix it. The truth bombs from Mystique and Hank really sold the fact that Charles had been in the wrong for years.

-The breakdown from Hank/Beast was very cool. He cares for his sort-of-girlfriend of many years. But I hated how he quickly changed from sides. He flip-flopped more than Black Widow in Civil War.

-The bromance between Charles and Erik is still going strong. The only good thing that lasted through the whole movie. They love each other.

Man, I need more posts about Bao and Aguma. I loved them so much

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Alright y'all, lemme be real fucking clear here

Jake Lockley is not evil, Jake Lockley is not "just a killer", Jake Lockley is not a bad person

Jake Lockley is a protector in a system that has been severely traumatized as a child and were not protected and taken care of like they should have been.

Yes, he seems more prone to violence than Marc or Steven, but that does not make him an evil, unfeeling person. He's doing what needs to be done to protect them. The times we know for absolute sure that he has shown up (episode 3 in Cairo, episode 6 in the final battle) have been times where the system was about to die. In episode 3, Marc had been knocked down/out by Harrow's followers, and when he comes back front they're on a cliff. It seems like Harrow's followers were about to throw the system off of a cliff, and Jake came front to protect them and keep them alive, and you'll notice that he left the teenager alive, and let Marc back front as soon as the immediate life-threatening danger had passed. In episode 6, Marc was again on the ground, after Harrow threw his worst trauma in his face, with his soul being pulled out of his body, and Layla was surrounded by Harrow's men. Again, Jake fronted to save their life, and then stepped back once the immediate threat to their life was handled

He is not a cold-blooded killer, he's a protector doing his best to keep their system alive when there are people actively trying to fucking murder them

Stop writing him as this cold, hard, unfeeling person. Stop writing him as participating in senseless violence just because he wants to

You are doing a disservice to Jake as a character, and you are waving a bright red flag over your head that tells systems "hey I don't know what I'm talking about but I'm going to perpetuate harmful stereotypes because it's fun for me!"

Fucking. Stop. It.

~Singlets (non-systems) can and should reblog but DO NOT speak over us~

So I saw this post and I had to draw these two for it.

Smol super talented cinnamon roll.

Hey! I am trying to motivate you 😅

THATSO SAD. NOOOO

GUYS I JUST HAD THE MOST SAD IDEA

WHAT IF THE REASON MEGAN WASN’T IN SEASON 3 WAS BECAUSE AFTER SHE GOT KIDNAPPED IN LEGACIES, CHIEF SNOOZE MOVED TO SOMEWHERE ELSE SAFER.

O_O

No wonder Hiro and Fred freaked out in THPPPT, they didn’t want to see another one of their friends move away. 

I know that alice and shun were close friends in season1 but story wise perhaps shun can hold his grudge against masq and help his grieving friend (considering he’s also lost a parent and he knows what it’s like) also do the brawlers know about michael

the brawlers know, but they weren't invited to the funeral, that i still haven't mentioned. it was private, only alice and masq were there. zamina should have been since he also helped raise her, but ehhhh. but i like the idea of shun comforting alice to grow their bonds