X, episode 5-6

So, it seems this is becoming a series where I like it more with each episode. I'm still lost on most of the character names, but some of the characters are becoming more interesting. And the plot is growing.

I can't decide if it's better or worse that I watched the movie first, from a canonical point of view. Of course, I wish I'd never watched the movie at all because it was one of the top 5 worst films I've ever seen, live action included. But from a canonical sense, I feel like I have an extra insight knowing the possible future of the characters... and on the other hand I feel somewhat like the ending has been spoiled for me. Certainly the stuff regarding the brother guy (Soma?) and his role has been spoiled by the movie.

On other topics, the pocky thing in episode 5 was funny. Yes, pocky is good and weirdly addictive (weirdly, because there's nothing magical about it--- it's a biscuit stick with chocolate--- but at the same time it's addictive, in a weird way), and offering it to the psycho-emo bitch with the temper problem and hermit mindset might actually help the situation.

For episode 6, my main reaction was: Aawww fuck, they had to make me go and love Sorata and Arashi, didn't they? And they're probably going to ( prediction )

Anyway, I'll watch more of X and Monster tonight, I think. But I have to do some reading too.

Oh the ways I despise FF.NET. My despite has no bounds. Yes I mean YOU. And YOU. AND YOU.

Things Rashaka Hates To See Done To Female Heroes In Fanfiction, ft. Katara of Avatar:TLA

1. Katara being lured away by a man and almost raped only to be rescued by Zuko/Aang/Jet/Haru, seeing as she totally forgot she could kick their asses any OTHER day except the day some random man decided to rape/sexually assault her.



2. Katara kissing Zuko/Aang/Jet/Haru after he rescued her from almost being raped/sexually assaulted, because sexual contact is really what she wanted the whole time, right? And it's just Zuko/Aang/Jet/Haru talks prettier to her, so that makes it okay, the whore.



3. Katara whoring herself out for money to survive, because a woman in need of poverty will always whore herself out, because that's a woman's natural fallback way of life, right? Even though someone like Katara has the physical/magical power to maim or kill pretty much anyone she chooses, there's no way she'd be a thug and mug people for money. Why do that when she can whore herself out?



4. Katara whoring herself out for money to survive, and being rescued from her life of sin by Zuko/Aang/Jet/Haru, because it's always a man's job to rescue the little woman from her natural state of whorish behavior, and only through his benevolent love and protection can she find happiness and integrity in life, providing of course she falls in love with him next, since being his object of sexual desire is fine, just as long as she realizes she can't be anyone else's.



5. Katara forgetting the fact that she knows how to use waterbending to maim or kill people. Seriously, KATARA KNOWS HOW TO MAIM AND KILL PEOPLE. KATARA IS A WARRIOR, AND WARRIORS MAIM AND KILL PEOPLE. That is what she went to the North Pole to learn, and she got very good at it. Katara had the opportunity to be a healer, and she decided she'd rather learn how to maim and kill people. Please for all our sakes' remember that.

Okay, see that list? Now take the name of the character, Katara, and replace it with EVERY LEAD FEMALE CHARACTER IN ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS. Television, anime, books, WHATEVER.

Chances are, you've read that fic multiple times, for every female lead character you can think of.

More than bad spelling, more than an inability to understand paragraph breaks, more than random OOC love stories, this is the shit I hate to see in fanfiction.

^---This is what badfic looks like.---^


p.s. If you want to write rapefic, read this story first. Then come back and tell me you want to fucking write some rapefic, and I'll say okay.


EDIT: muffytaj is love.