Pretty much every one of her male ~protectors~ failed to keep her safe.
OOOOH, good point. Meredith, a totally human woman who's never treated Elena preferentially, saved her.
Elena is very very concerned about her own agency - as she well should be. But… she also frequently violates other people's agency? The writers get this sometimes, and other times they don't.
Agreed. Which, maybe that's the trade-off, when they're consciously hammering away at the subject/object issue. But yeah, it's something that I end up side-eying a lot - this whole idea of "I'm fighting for my right to take your rights away!" is really not a neutral statement at this moment for the immediate intended demographic. So, while not a story that should be off-limits, I do think that doing it justice requires a little more consistent delicacy than it gets.
Also, I legit died when he was like "you want a love that consumes you." Hahahahaha. No, son - YOU want a love that consumes you. Go home and write a sonnet.
SO TRUE. and omg, his Katherine imprinting/transference/projection issues. Beautiful.
OOOOH, good point. Meredith, a totally human woman who's never treated Elena preferentially, saved her.
Elena is very very concerned about her own agency - as she well should be. But… she also frequently violates other people's agency? The writers get this sometimes, and other times they don't.
Agreed. Which, maybe that's the trade-off, when they're consciously hammering away at the subject/object issue. But yeah, it's something that I end up side-eying a lot - this whole idea of "I'm fighting for my right to take your rights away!" is really not a neutral statement at this moment for the immediate intended demographic. So, while not a story that should be off-limits, I do think that doing it justice requires a little more consistent delicacy than it gets.
Also, I legit died when he was like "you want a love that consumes you." Hahahahaha. No, son - YOU want a love that consumes you. Go home and write a sonnet.
SO TRUE. and omg, his Katherine imprinting/transference/projection issues. Beautiful.
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