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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2010-09-21 05:02 pm

[ SECRET POST #1357 ]


⌈ Secret Post #1357 ⌋

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

101.


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102.
[Alton Brown]


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103.
[V (2009)]


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104.
[Richard O'Brien]


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105.
[Prince of Tennis]


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106.
[Ingrid Michaelson]


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107.
[Sailor Moon Stars/Tenchi Muyo]


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108.
[Doctor Who & White Collar]


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109.
[The Pretender]


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110.
[Sandra Lee]


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111.
[The Vampire Diaries]


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112.
[The Pretender]


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113.
[Community]


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114.
[Fallout 3]


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115.
[Home on the Range]


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116.
[Dexter]


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117.
[Red vs Blue]


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118.
[Warehouse 13]


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119.
[Sailor Moon, Harry Potter, Final Fantasy VII & X]


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120.
[Persona 3]


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121.
[The Venture Bros]


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122.
[Heart no Kuni no Alice]


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123.
[Kuroshitsuji II]


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124.
[Stargate Atlantis, Young Hercules]


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125.
[SHINee]


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126.
[Mike Patton]


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127.
[Hetalia]


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128.
[Polysics]


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129.
[MSPA]


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130.
[Hellblazer]


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131.
[Pokemon]


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132.
[Royal Pains]


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133.
[LotR]


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134.
[X-Men]


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135.
[Gakuen Alice]


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136.
[Al Gore, Tipper Gore]


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137.
[One Piece]


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138.
[Hetalia]


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139.
[GP2]


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140.
[One Tree Hill]


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141.
[Clean House]


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142.
[Avatar]


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143.
(Girls with Slingshots, Something Positive)


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144.
[Värttinä]


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145.
[Star Trek]


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146.
[Charlie Brooker]


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147.
[Lexx]


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148.
[Death Note]


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149.
[Oumagadoki Doubutsuen]


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150.
[The Dreamer]


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151.
[Red Dwarf]


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152.
[Gackt]


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153.
[Top Gear]


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154.
[Battlestar Galactica]


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155.
[Ida Maria / Emma Stone / Michelle Monaghan]


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156.
[Facebook games]


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157.
[Johnny Wander]


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158.
[Resident Evil]


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159.
[Top Gun]


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160.
[Toy Story]


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161.
[Star Trek: Enterprise]



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OP

(Anonymous) 2010-09-21 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"there's no redemption for the crazies, they're evil"

I know, that's what I worry about too when I think about the depiction and narration of mental health in the media. I feel like people who have mental health issues, troubled behaviour, and clear signs that there are pretty much deeper problems going on, just get shoved in a corner and labeled "crazy bitch" and then ignored when they clearly need help.

It makes me uncomfortable to think that it's a cosmic joke that the people most in need of help are the least likely to get it (or that anyone might have even done that to me).

As I said, I have not seen the show, but I do know that is the last episode, so while I know she was institutionalized (at least according to Avatar Wiki), I do wish there were more on her story and what happened to her after that. I do plan on eventually watching the series and I wish that wasn't the final word on her.

Re: OP

[identity profile] paperclipchains.livejournal.com 2010-09-21 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
If it makes you feel any better, basically all of the show's fans wish we saw more about what happened to her, as well. I don't think it was ever treated as a cosmic joke. The last scenes with her were absolutely gutwrenching, and did underscore how badly she needed help.

OP

(Anonymous) 2010-09-24 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you :-)
ext_6866: (Diving in)

Re: OP

[identity profile] sistermagpie.livejournal.com 2010-09-22 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
But she wasn't "a crazy." She was evil and very in control, and when she lost the battle she couldn't handle it and basically freaked out. I'm more uncomfortable when people describe this as "mental illness" or talk about the character as if she's representing a disorder.

Sometimes life and stress drive people to extremes of emotion, and if someone bases their whole identity on something and they lose it it can bring on a crisis. I don't think she was being punished so much as this was the logical outcome of the way she pushed herself and what she valued. She probably felt betrayed by life. Even if she remained evil or broken forever I don't think it says anything about mental illness any more than it says that martial arts is connected to evil.

Re: OP

(Anonymous) 2010-09-22 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
IAWTC.

OP

(Anonymous) 2010-09-24 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think she was being punished so much as this was the logical outcome of the way she pushed herself and what she valued. She probably felt betrayed by life. Even if she remained evil or broken forever I don't think it says anything about mental illness any more than it says that martial arts is connected to evil."

That's really interesting, that her mental illness came about as a result of placing too many demands on herself, rather than evil or her father's influence, I hadn't thought of that. I wonder if pushing yourself through much stress will inevitably result in a breakdown. I'm also curious as to whether her relationships with the people around her were as a result of any of these, pushing herself/just "being plain evil"/choosing her father over her mother, or whether it was just an unfortunate side effect?

Anyway, I guess I can't answer these questions until I marathon the show now, which I'm about to, so I guess I'll follow up with what I think later :-) I might have a completely different opinion by the time I'm finished.