@roryoffrecord EXACTLY as well as knowing which ones to use in conjuncture w each other like Theres levels to it media analysis isnt just making the most base level observations you have to be srsly in it
death of the author is such a complicated topic to me because in order to enact it you have to first identify authorial intent and thats where most people get lost
buff byers and buff wheeler are both psyops to me but buff byers is the one that makes me actively angry instead of just getting me to roll my eyes because You seriously watched this show and thought thats the best resolution for will... ok
@roryoffrecord like there isnt any harmful connotations behind buffing mike up other than This persons horrrrnyyyyy but with will every single alarm siren is going off idk Im gonna need the person to sit down and carefully explain it to me
@jellybyers like i dont agre with the idea of will need to find physical strength but i think u can work it into being something like It makes him feel more safe. Idk. BUT ITS NEVER FOR THAT ITS SO HE CAN TOSS MIKE AROUND LIKE EWWWWW
@smilemk134 hes chill but hes not exactly a necessity for me or what i generally imagine with mike. i genuinely think hes just lanky and powered by adrenaline
you see a character who is consistently admonished both in-universe and in real life for being weak and your response is to have him feed into their solution of Physical Strength instead of upholding the mental journey hes already gone through that says He Doesnt Need That
with mike its like Yeah i dont think hes doing any of this but its not criminally offensive or insulting its just a Ur trying to make him a type of seme he simply isnt so im gonna tap out thing. with Will ???? with will i need to sit down and take deep breaths
you have to be able to discern authorial intent if you want to engage in discussions about critical analysis and set it aside from what you know to be your own understanding of a character/theme/story beat
@byersdivision I KNOOOOOWWWWWW i was so sure they werent going to fumble it mostly because the basement scene was the first time in forever the cast actually felt like themselves I thought we would get one final something... :-(
that tiny bit of byler hope i got for a second during the finale when will was walking up the stairs and you could see mike behind him and i thought maybe mike would call will back down the stairs