Unpopular Opinion But Chapter 9 Is Definitely The Weakest Episode Of The Show. Its Not Bad But In Comparison

unpopular opinion but chapter 9 is definitely the weakest episode of the show. it’s not bad but in comparison to the rest of the show it’s subpar. plot-wise it’s just a rehash of chapter 2 (fighting a big sand monster in return for getting back something valuable) and chapter 4 (arming the villagers) but without adding the same emotional weight or new insight into din’s character.

most of it just seems irrelevant. it was definitely too long in proportion to its importance — really the only point of the episode was to introduce boba and cobb for later episodes. i wish the main conflict had been around boba’s armor rather than the fight with the krayt dragon because that was actually relevant to later themes in the season, while the krayt dragon was just like... big scary monster. that’s it. you could substitute any other antagonist and it wouldn’t change anything. i felt similarly about din - this was the first episode in the show where some of his lines and actions felt like something anyone would do or say. there were just a lot of things in this episode that i didn’t feel like there was strong reasoning behind their inclusion.

Aromantic Fandom Ask Meme

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Name one character you headcanon as arospec because of textual reasons

Name one character you headcanon as arospec just because you feel like they are

Name one character you headcanon as romance favorable aromantic

Name one character you headcanon as romance repulsed aromantic

Name one character you headcanon as aroace

Name one character you headcanon as aroallo

Choose five characters: one that you could see as grey-aro, one as demiromantic, one as quoiromantic, one as aegoromantic, and one as lithromantic

Is there a character you think would be aromantic due to trauma, neurodivergence, or mental illness?

Is there a character you just cannot ever see as alloromantic?

Is there a character you just cannot ever see as aromantic?

Is there a popular ship you can’t stand because you headcanon one or more characters in it as aromantic?

Which relationship dynamics do you prefer to see? Romantic, platonic, sexual, familial, queerplatonic?

Name two or more characters you think are in a queerplatonic relationship

Name a character you think would be nonpartnering

Is there a character you think wouldn’t feel romantic attraction at all, but would still enjoy a romantic relationship?

Do you ever read romantic fanfic while pretending the fic is about non-romantic relationships?

Are there romantic fanfic tropes whose appeal you will never understand?

Platonic soulmates: do you like the concept or not?

What is your dream aromantic themed fanfic?

Which fandom you’ve been in was the most aro-friendly?

Is there something people in fandom do or say that makes you feel uncomfortable as an aromantic?

Do you have an opinion on romantically shipping aromantic characters?

Free question: drop a random aromantic related fandom thought

weary, injured, superpower-less men with graying hair and a dry sense of humor who use their wits against enemies much stronger than them. who risk their lives to protect others but don't always consider themselves heroes, sometimes justifiably. who somehow end up as the mentor slash father figure for a talented and idealistic kid who either has superpowers or is into archery

we all bounce from media hyperfixation to media hyperfixation but we retain our Types of character who we consistently become obsessed with

Best of (worst in) me

twi | ins

Weep for yourself, my man You’ll never be what is in your heart Weep, little lion man You’re not as brave as you were at the start

Song: Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons 

5, 12, and 13 for the mandalorian?

thank you for the ask, lovely anon! here you go:

5) Name one character you headcanon as aroace

din. i could see him as a lot of different aro-spec identities, but i've been headcanoning him as aroace since like ten minutes into episode 1. somehow he embodies both the "no emotions" and "extra room for platonic love" stereotypes at the same time. his entire existence is a big aroace mood.

honestly though, the entire cast of characters is free aro headcanon real estate. none of them express any interest in romance except for the frogs.

12) Which relationship dynamics do you prefer to see? Romantic, platonic, sexual, familial, queerplatonic?

i love platonic (and adoptive) familial relationships. platonic din & literally anyone always warms my genficcer heart. and of course there's the parent-child dynamic between din & grogu, or din & the mandalorian who rescued him as a child. i sometimes read romantic din/omera, but i'd prefer queerplatonic if those fics existed. sexual... no. never. in any fandom.

13) Name two or more characters you think are in a queerplatonic relationship

oh, din & omera for sure. i think omera is straight and attracted to din, but aware on some level that he's not into anyone and is okay that a relationship with him will be a little different. i doubt they label it (or even have the terminology to do so) but to me fics where they're strictly platonic or romantic just feel... off.