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Brienne and Jaime’s relationship: a textual analysis of their journey [PODFIC] by Opalsong for analise010
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
22 Jan 2020
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In which I meta-ed and spent an unholy amount of words doing some asos/affc text analysis to break down the Jaime/Brienne relationship and bring up all the actual textual reasons of why I think they're book-canon headed for romance, of how they relate to each other and how their journeys intersect and parallel each other.
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An Analysis of Jaime's Dream in ASOS [PODFIC] by Opalsong for analise010
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
22 Jan 2020
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In which I meta-ed and spent a fair amount of words dissecting from beginning to end Jaime's dream in ASOS based on a question asking why did people think he would live based on it.
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Jaime’s Disability (and how Cersei and Brienne react to it) [PODFIC] by Opalsong for analise010
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
22 Jan 2020
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In which I meta-ed and spent a reasonable amount of words comparing how Jaime's disability affects his relationships with both Brienne and Cersei.
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Brienne of Tarth and her importance as a literary character [PODFIC] by Opalsong for analise010
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
22 Jan 2020
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In which I meta-ed and spent an unholy amount of words doing some acok/affc text analysis to empathize the point of Why Brienne Of Tarth Matters As A Literary Character And Why She's Extremely Important Representation.
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Figuring out the Buffy S5 Episode Crush by shadowkat67
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
21 Jan 2020
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Buffy in Crush - wonders what it is she could have done to turn Spike on or lead him on? I didn't do anything she says. Except maybe beat him up a few times. Apparently Buffy has had a temporary case of amensia and has forgotten that just two episodes ago in Checkpoint, took Dawn and Joyce to Spike's and requested that he protect them with his life. Telling him that he was the only one strong enough that she trusted to protect her family. So, wait, you take the two people you care the most about in all the world to Spike, don't pay him, and ask him to protect them?? Then, the very next episode - when Dawn disappears - you ask Spike, again, to help you find her. Not only do you ask him - you have him patrol with you to do it. You don't have him go with Xander or Giles - which would make more sense. And...you don't think this is leading him on? Honey! Wake up!! Didn't you learn anything dating Angel and Riley???
I'd say it was unintentional or a mistake in the writing, but first of all, the same writer wrote both episodes - David Fury. Also, it does work in regards to Spike's motivation. So I think it is deliberate. It just doesn't work regarding everyone else. So why? What were they going for here?
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Season 5 is an interesting counterpoint to early seasons - in that it is in this season that Buffy starts to take on a new role - the role of provider and protector. She never really does the nuturing thing well, that role, oddly falls to Xander, and to a degree Willow and Tara. But mostly Xander and Tara. Spike to a degree takes it on in later episodes, but not completely, any more than Willow does - in some respects Willow and Spike remain in the protector role. Season 5, like the seasons before it also examines the relationships between chaos and order, male and female (gender politics), how we perceive reality and our perception of family.
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Essay 2: Jane Crocker | Parks and Recreation by LightlyIntertextual (Laurasauras)
Fandoms: Homestuck
21 Jan 2020
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An analysis of how Parks and Recreation can be seen in Jane Crocker's character and her relationships with others.
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Dealing with Reality - Scooby Gang vs. The Troika - BTVS Essay circ 2002 by shadowkat67
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
21 Jan 2020
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Written in 2002 and published on the fanboards in 2002 (Buffy Cross & Stake and APTOBTVS Boards.
Spoilers are up to Entropy, S6 only.
Analysis of how "Real Life" is the Bad Guy as represented by the Troika -- villains that represent geeky fanboys.
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Spike/Willow Journey Part IV: Handling Rejection (Xander, Cecily, Cordy, etc) by shadowkat67
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
21 Jan 2020
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Part IV of the in-depth Spike/Willow character study that goes up through most of S6. This does not include the end of S6 or S7.
It deals with the psychological themes of rejection as seen through these characters and with allusions to other texts for comparison purposes.
Words can crucify us. Any one who has posted an essay, a fanfic or just a post on the internet knows this to be true. At least on the internet we can hide behind pseudonyms. No one knows what we look like. Anyway, most of us remain unknown. Our identities hidden behind a fake name. But the fake name doesn’t protect us from pain. Our words are our babies; we are inextricably attached to them. So when someone cruelly slashes them, it feels as if they are slashing at us. Their words can’t hurt us.Wrong. They do hurt. But that’s not what interests me. Of course being rejected hurts. Is there anyone here who can honestly tell me it doesn’t? And we get rejected all the time. Just walking outside and interacting with the world can result in rejection. It’s how we choose to deal with this rejection that is interesting. The possibilities are endless.
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Spike: Demolish Man/Conflicted Vamp by shadowkat67
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
20 Jan 2020
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This essay was written and posted on the fan boards before the episode Season 6 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode - As You Were. At that time, we did not know if he was going to get a soul. The spoiler was that he was getting his chip removed. It predates Seeing Red and everything that came after that. So, if you haven't seen anything past As You Were, there are no spoilers past that point. This essay was in response to speculation that they would turn the character back to his evil self. I argued at the time that this was not the direction they were planning on taking the character, that if anything he was on a path towards redemption. I used literary analysis to prove my point.
It is also comparison to the literary work "A Clockwork Orange", both film and book versions.
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How Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series Subvert the Traditional Function of The Fatal in Their Narratives by shadowkat67
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series
20 Jan 2020
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[1]This essay focuses on the roles of the fatal and how the traditional view of the fatal is subverted in the cult television shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Btvs) and Angel The Series (Ats).
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I am murdered by my own hands, my own weapons because, while I seek to use them on others, only end-up injuring myself instead. It is unfortunate and yet fortunate I lack untouchable power named talent that demigods possess, for I would surely not be able to crawl out after these ruthless attacks. Then again, maybe my talent is having no talent at all, therefore unable to touch anyone’s life, unable to evolve, to grow from a weed to a flower, stuck in my original form, a dead leaf halfheartedly grasping onto an elm’s branch, wanting to believe I am worthy and a vital piece of its beauty.
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- Part 3 of Disenchanted Dystopians
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Ben didn't bother grabbing a menu because he knew it by heart, and he sat down at a table in the far back that was the furthest away from where everyone else in the café was as possible. He'd just gotten his essays out of his bag and set them on the table when someone approached it, and Ben looked up to see the waitress standing there.
She was absolutely beautiful.
or: Ben's a professor at the university and he's gone to the café closest to his apartment to get some dinner and grade some essays. When he gets there, it's Rey's first day on the job, and her first table happens to be Ben's.
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- Part 1 of captured moments.
- Part 19 of a dyad in the force (aka all my ben/rey fics)
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Musings on Karen Chance's series by Carradee
Fandoms: Cassandra Palmer Series - Karen Chance, Dorina Basarab Series - Karen Chance
14 Jan 2020
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Non-fiction essays digging into implications I spot in Karen Chance's world
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- Part 1 of Musings
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so long lives this (and this gives life to thee) by Star_on_a_Staff
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Fire Emblem Series
12 Jan 2020
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"Years later, Annette threw herself into songwriting, and with the support and encouragement of her husband, she produced melodies that remained popular for generations. The lyrics became distorted over time, however, and the original meaning of the music was lost."
Or; an exploration of Felix and Annette's canon ending, AKA The Library Song through five centuries. A historical speculative work. Felix/Annette, waaaaaay post-canon and then just a little bit.
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Upon the Creation of Horcruxes and the Restoration of Life, Sanity, and Soul of Lord Voldemort by Jacinta
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
12 Jan 2020
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An essay written by the Harry Potter to share with future Dark Idiots what he learned in the process of saving Tom Riddle from himself.
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- Part 1 of Harry's Essays
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futureboy's Galactic AH Dialogue Guide 2020 by futureboy
Fandoms: Rooster Teeth/Achievement Hunter RPF
10 Jan 2020
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Community resource - some neat little linguistic tricks you can use when writing AH. Open to questions and additions!
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Ahoge Essay by Laila_Songfeathers for KiraLioden
Fandoms: Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types, New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing, Dangan Ronpa: Another Episode
09 Jan 2020
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It all started with a silly conversation about the genes of ahoges in a discord server, when I suddenly came up with the exclamation - ahoges aren't genetic, they're mutations! So, with the help of whatever I caught from my bio class and my fellow Kira, we wrote this essay-thing that is... just a tad bit too crack-y to be professional. Just a little, though.
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House of Ice and Fire by FanficsbyVe
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
08 Jan 2020
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An essay that looks at the Todoroki family and everything we know so far.
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An examination of the themes of Homestuck.