I Immediately Clocked The Autism And Was So Flipping Excited!!! It Was So Well Done And So Clear Despite

I immediately clocked the autism and was so flipping excited!!! It was so well done and so clear despite not explaining it! I love this analysis 😍

Ok ok ok SO!

I think everyone has realized that Leola was autistic. It was heavily implied both through the flashback images and Aaravos' narration-

She lined up her toys, flapped her hands (it was also shown in the trial scene), seemed to be sensitive towards loud sounds (like the other startouch elves when they talked), and walked on her tiptoes. All of those are classic signs of autism.

But there's one thing I haven't seen anyone else bring up, and that's that her giving her human friends magic and breaking the "cosmic order" or whatever could also be because of her neurotype!

Autistic people tend to have very strict senses of morality and fairness, and will disregard rules if they don't fit their idea of right or wrong. Personal example here, I used to constantly do things I was told not to because I thought the rules in question were bogus.

It's not hard to guess that Leola would find the rules about humans not having magic to be unfair- after all, her and all the other elves, and even the animals around them are full of it! So in the mind of an autistic child, this would be incredibly unfair. And she had the power to "fix" the situation! So why wouldn't she?

Why wouldn't she try to help her friends? Because it would break the cosmic order? That's vague as hell and she was a KID!

And the startouch elves atomized her, for breaking a rule she probably only half understood and thought was stupid. Because she was autistic.

Had this thought and wanted to share, makes the whole thing even more tragic.

I wanna talk more about superpowers that come with side effects.

Give me telekinesis that causes migraines! Super strength that leaves the user bone tired and prone to narcolepsy! Fliers who need to be careful about pressure changes! Invulnerability that comes with numbness and loss of dexterity! Shape-shifting that hurts!

I want characters who need to be careful with their powers and face consequences when they over-exert themselves.

All of this was to say I want a character pushing their limits during a fight to then collapse as soon as the danger is out of the way <3

It’s so easy to remember all your obligations when you’re not spontaneously moonlighting as a superhero.

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Not surprised Ody’s suicidal after seven years stuck in Calypso’s island. It was the first thing I noticed when watching Anniflamma’s part of the Thunder Bringer (back on the thunder saga livestream), how Ody saw all of his men about to attack him with intent to kill and just closed his eyes, looking relieved. He didn’t resist back then, and I think he left it up to fate, if Zeus’ thunder would reach them or one of his men’s blades would cut him down first.

I think he’s even worse after seven years stuck in that island especially because of the choice he made. He chose to sacrifice his men so he could return to his wife and son. Yet, if his life is to be forever stuck with this goddess, to never reach home, what did he sacrifice them for?

Haha, hilarious, what are you even doing here Scarlet?!

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I feel like you might’ve forgotten some things in your infinite wisdom there, Copycat.

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Not quite the identity reveal we were going for.

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