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redrew the last olympian graphic novel cover bc this concept is..so powerful

this is simply the greatest video i have ever seen

doctor who meme | nine scenes [3/9]

↳ “You’ve been in that skin suit too long. You’ve forgotten. There used to be a real Margaret Blaine. You killed her and stripped her and used the skin. You’re pleading for mercy out of a dead woman’s lips.”

New writing rule: Checkov’s friend

If you introduce a named character with a relationship to a protagonist, their character arc must be resolved in a way that feels reasonable and satisfying

Which is to say: they can’t just dissappear when they’re no longer a convenient plot device

Sarah Jane Adventures plots that sound like fanfics:

Character is erased from time, only one person remembers them and must fight alone to fix things

Adopted character is “discovered” by “real parents,” Tearing His Family Apart

Character’s absent parent appears, turns out to be the villain of the week–also, isolates character by magically erasing their memories of their friends and other parent

Character finds self sent back to the day their parents died, must struggle between saving them and maintaining the timeline

Character literally trapped in worst nightmares by a nightmare monster, forced through scenarios of abandonment and rejection until saved by The Power of Friendship!

Two characters trapped alone in a suddenly-empty world… I’m sure this won’t lead to any shipping hints at all

Character meets new rival, befriends rival, feels inferior to rival… then has life taken over by rival, who it turns out specifically planned to become Main Character 2.0 (But Evil)

Character is literally cursed so that everyone who hears or sees their name hates them, loses everyone and everything in a matter of hours in the most painful way possible

Also, other ways SJA feels like fanfiction:

Characters and relationships grow over time

Characters mostly get along, with drama provided by outside threats instead of contrived conflict

Characters talk about their feelings AND openly and regularly display affection