[ SECRET POST #3670 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3670 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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03. [SPOILERS for The Babadook]



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04. [SPOILERS for Steven Universe]



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05. [SPOILERS for Pokemon Sun and Moon]



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06. [SPOILERS for Inuyasha: The Final Act]



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07. [WARNING for abuse, etc]



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08. [WARNING for eating disorders]

[Final Fantasy XII]
















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Comments

[nonnymouscawitz]

I still care about Inuyasha! But I never saw The Final Act, and now I'm not sure I want to. I'm a Kagome fan who never really cared for Kikyo, and the trope of 'moving on with someone identical to your old love' really creeps me out. You are not alone, OP!

[ketita]

Yeah, I don't like it either. I think that for story purposes it can be pretty fascinating - especially if the focus is on being with the person *despite* the fact that they look like Old Love, and seeing them as their own person, etc. Can be good drama.
But too often it feels like a replacement, or second best, and that's not healthy.

[nonnymouscawitz]

My mother has a favorite (incredibly popular) romance movie that ends like this and does not understand why I hate it. It's so common, too! I'm in Steven Universe fandom right now and I seem to be the only one who has a problem with this plot point coming into play.

[(Anonymous)]

If you're talking about Pearl and the girl (heh, rhymes), then I'd have to agree. It just kind of weirded me out, especially since the ONLY reason Pearl was interested in her was the fact she looks very similar to Rose.

[nonnymouscawitz]

Yes, that's who I'm talking about! Especially given that Pearl's love for Rose is explicitely shown in the show itself to be unhealthy and to be the source of many of Pearl's problems and mental health issues.

[(Anonymous)]

Hopefully it was just a fun one-off, but if it wasn't, I bet they'll explore the whole "I am my own person, not your dead girlfriend" thing.

[nonnymouscawitz]

Fingers crossed!

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think there's anything wrong with being initially interested in someone because they look like someone else you loved. Either you find out they're really nothing like that person and you don't like them, or you end up liking them for themselves once you get to know them, so the way you were initially drawn to them becomes irrelevant.

In Kikyo and Kagome's case though, Kagome is literally her reincarnation, so it's more than just them looking alike. With the Pearl example, they didn't get far enough for it to be a problem. My guess is her looking like Rose means there's going to be a future episode about Pearl having to realize she isn't actually Rose 2.0 (kind of like she is with Steven), but the point of that episode was about Pearl learning to take risks and become open to learning more about humans. If it takes someone reminding you of someone else to get you to do something that's good for you, and it works, that's okay as long as you don't TELL the person what you're thinking.

[nonnymouscawitz]

I don't disagree with you there, but my issue is more with fan response than the show itself in Pearl's case.