crosspost: the Rogue One soundtrack—"Hope"

queenofthenaboo on Tumblr asked:

ok if you're talking about the rogue one soundtrack - thoughts on "hope"?

This is another one from a long time ago, but I was combing through and I have been thinking about this one.

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crosspost: sympathetic frameworks

An anon on Tumblr asked:

What do you think makes a character (heroic or villainous) sympathetic in terms of how they're portrayed by the narrative? It's one of those things I think I can pretty easily identify when I see it, but at the same time I've always struggled to come up with any kind of defined criteria.

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crosspost: the Hogwarts Houses and loyalty (with a side of Star Wars)

caripr94 on Tumblr asked:

Hey there! I'm a big Star Wars fan and I've seen how you sort the characters into Hogwarts houses, such as Anakin being in Gryffindor and Padmé being in Hufflepuff, but I also see other people do the opposite because of Anakin's loyalty and work ethic and Padmé's recklessness and idealism, and I'm like "I don't know". How would you respond to that?

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crosspost: on Hufflepuff Padmé

In relation to this post, thusspakesophie on Tumblr asked:

I loved your Hogwarts sorting + loyalty essay! But I'm having a hard time squaring Padme-as-Hufflepuff with what we see of her leadership style. Hufflepuffs operate in teams by establishing consensus (eg Ernie Macmillan's constant appeals to his audience, or Mark Watney's humour->group cohesion) but Padme is VERY independent. She'll ditch anyone who isn't performing and often steps in herself to solve things. She rarely consults others. I think her loyalty is ideological; she's a Gryffindor.

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