Theory For Allison's Heel-face Turn At The End Of S2: The Argent Family Does Some Kind Of Subliminal

Theory for Allison's heel-face turn at the end of s2: the Argent family does some kind of subliminal messaging thing to foster violence/proper hunter vibes in the members of the main family. Heirs might get a more intense version of this (the real reason she had to stay back a year was because of the more thorough brainwashing requirement, but she remembers it as a very weird hospital stay of some sort--also an opportunity to have a sleeper agent of some kind).

Evidence:

She seems pretty freaked out about training/hunting, but not nearly as much as she could be.

Her face when she pulls out the ring dagger is "why the f*ck do I have a knife while I'm sleeping"

Again with the knives (yes, I know knife=/=dagger, right now I don't care)--we know she did archery and gymnastics as a kid, but how the heck does she know how to use those??? If I tried to do the spinny thing, I'd accidentally cut off a finger or end up impaling myself. This could be something like Starkiller's flash training from SW:TFU.

At the party, she gets shot by a shadow version of herself, and later she becomes the shadow. This could mean that the dark version is in her subconscious, waiting to take over.

She's reluctant to kill anyone up to her mother's death, and even then it's very focused on Derek (who she blames), and Derek-adjacent characters.

The previous point changes as she ends up diving deeper, but creepy grandpa seems like he's playing her like a fiddle--maybe he knows where/how to push to trigger the coding?

At the start of s3, she's pretty much back to normal--and creepy grandpa is gone, so dad could maybe use a phrase to turn off the brainwashing-lite?

I say brainwashing-lite because despite the OOC behavior and dark spiral, underneath it all she still maintains characteristics inherent to Allison; her free will is not overridden, merely twisted. This makes subliminal messaging, or subtle, hidden changes a much more likely choice.

This could also explain why Kate is so nutty--something went wrong in the process for her.

Haha, yes! I'm still a diehard fan of the line "I know something about pain you don't. Pain drowns other people. I just swim in it." from NJO. My top 5 characters don't end up on most people's radar because they're from the EU books.

the WORST part about enjoying star wars is that one movie or tv show or comic or book or video game could objectively be the most terrible thing you've ever consumed or it's just not really anything special to you but it'll have like 1 scene or character or quote or shot or piece of music that is one of your FAVORITES in all of star wars. you walk up to any star wars fan and ask them what their favorite moment in their least favorite part of star wars is and they will have an answer ON HAND. and the answer is always something usually HUGE they'll be like "this movie made me wish star wars had never been made but this one scene changed who i am as a person" or like "this narrative decision was probably the worst ever put on film but it's the reason i met my spouse" and it never stops. something new will come out and you'll be like "oh that disney+ series number 10 thousand wasnt that great or necessary tbh but there was one moment that legitimately moved me and i hate that" and you just have to live with that. enjoying star wars is a fucking curse

“Our doubts  are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.”

-William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Act 1 Scene 4

I'm watching Ahsoka ep. 5 right now, and can I just say that Anakin's spiel about legacy is so hilarious?

He's like: You're getting knowledge from me, and I got it from Obi-wan, who got it from Qui-gon.

And all I am thinking is: Aren't you forgetting someone? Because I'm pretty sure Dooku's in there too, and Anakin absolutely detests him. Multiple sith in the "Legacy" Anakin is describing, huh?

I have a vague idea for a fanfic taking place concurrently with the current new mutants comics run. Please let me know if you guys think it’s a good idea:

Deadpool gets bored and decides to make a got/asoiaf fanfic, except he’s too lazy to write it and therefore creates a group chat with a bunch of superheroes, all of whom share an actor with a character from the fandom. He then anonymously renames them based on their corresponding got character, and makes them behave in character (this has the potential to become hilarious given the differing natures of the marvel vs. got characterizations/casting).

For the characters who don’t have marvel counterparts, he chooses them based on what they do or who they hang out with--the guy for Bran would be an instructor at Strange Academy, etc.

As I look back at Star Wars EU content, I realize how jealous I am of Anakin Solo’s hair. Why can’t I get a haircut like that?