advice for sejanus fans: don’t look at the comments of any video that talks about sejanus. some of the takes people have about him are so bizarre…
1) where in the world did people get the idea that sejanus WANTED his father to bail him out of trouble? he repeatedly says he wished his father wouldn’t throw money at all of his problems. he wasn’t reckless because he knew his father could bail him out, he was “reckless” because he was in extreme mental peril to the point of considering suicide.
2) it’s easy to say “oh he should’ve just played the long game and waited until he could use his father’s money for good” but
a) even if he had waited to inherit, his peers HATE his guts. who was going to listen to him? he’s district. to them, he’s inherently infieror. it’s easy for coriolanus to say what he says in the arena, because he has a name people recognize and respect. sejanus doesn’t.
b) in the time it would have taken for him to inherit his father’s business, so many more people would’ve died. maybe this is just me being autistic, but I can totally understand him being so desperate to fix everything wrong with the world right then and there and feeling so angry and devastated that he can’t. I, like sejanus, have a very strong sense of justice and am hyper-empathetic. I have spent so many nights wishing I could snap my fingers and fix everything that’s wrong with the world. sure, I can always donate money and volunteer, but regardless of what change I do make, innocent beings are still going to be hurt and/or die and there’s nothing I can to do stop that. it haunts me and I’m sure it haunts him, too.
3) he is young. he doesn’t know the full extent of how the world works. all he knows is that it’s bad and he would rather do something sooner rather than later, to save more people in the long run.
how people sympathize with coriolanus over sejanus is just absolutely mind-boggling to me. I think suzanne intended to portray him as a tragic character (considering his namesake) and that she accomplished that. sejanus is flawed, absolutely, but he has heart (arguably one too big for his body) and so much guilt stricken empathy with no way to properly process it.
every time I read comments on videos about him, I think to myself, did we read the same book? is there something I missed? or is this another haymitch situation, where interpretations of his character are inherently altered for the worst due to how he’s presented in the movie (still haven’t seen it in its entirety)?
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there r so many characters who would never ever ever step foot in a club and we need to acknowledge this . not every character has a clubber's soul . this 23yo character should've been at the farmers market. this 21 character should've been at the skate park . come on
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[JL Watchtower]
Batman: *alert, expression grave* We have an emergency.
Superman: *springing into action* Let's go, you can tell me the details on the way --
Batman: It's me. I'm the emergency.
Superman: *frowning, examining Batman with x-ray vision* No broken bones, no internal bleeding... what's wrong?
Batman: I think I'm drunk.
Superman:
Superman: You don't drink.
Batman: I had canned coffee. From the pantry. There's crateloads of them.
Superman: *remembering Flash's newest concoction* Oh
Batman: At first I thought I was just being affected by the sugar.
Superman: *remembering Flash mentioning that he had them specially made for his high metabolism* Oh no
Batman: You know I don't consume much sugar, Clark. I'm not used to it. I thought it was The Sugar Rush™
Superman: How much did you drink?
Batman: I'd already drunk two cans when I read the fine print. I --
Batman: *clutching Superman's shoulder, carefully enunciating* I imbibed two whole cans, Clark. Of metahuman-grade Irish Coffee.
Superman: *supporting Batman's free arm, keeping him from acquainting his face with the floor* Oh no
Batman: I feel strange. I made small talk in the cafeteria. I might've cracked a joke at some point. I almost told Green Lantern he did a good job on the last mission.
Superman: Wow
Batman: But he didn't do a good job, Clark.
Superman: *lips pursed, corners twitching* Mhm
Batman: My mental faculties have been compromised. I feel... bubbly.
Superman: *controlling his breathing*
Batman: I cannot be seen bubbly, Clark. I'm Batman.
Superman: *shoulders shaking, eyes glistening*
Batman: You need to get me out of here before I run around the cafeteria complimenting everyone.
Superman: Okay, just -- give me a sec --
Superman: *sniffling* I'm memorizing every detail of this conversation so I can replay it forever
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[Later, at the Batcave]
Superman: *flies in with Batman in a bridal lift*
Batkids: !!!!!!!!!
Nightwing: We received his emergency alert --
Red Hood: What the fuck happened --?
Nightwing: -- he wasn't responding --
Robin: Is Father conscious --?
Red Robin: I'm getting Alfred --
Superman: GUYS, guys, calm down
Superman: *puts Batman down on his feet* B's just drunk.
Batman: *stands straight, dusts his shoulders, opens his arms*
Batman: Daddy's home.
Nightwing:
Robin:
Red Robin: Okay, pause everything, I’m getting a camera *runs off*
Red Hood: *unblinking* Is this real
Batman: How are you boys this fine evenin'?
Robin: It's 4 AM
Nightwing: Why is he speaking with a southern accent?
Superman: He's been cycling through accents since liftoff. No idea why.
Red Robin: *returning with an 8K camera in hand* BEHOLD, the reclusive Gotham Bat in his natural habitat…
Batman: *staring at the lens, hands lifting his cape open at shoulder-height*
Batman: *fangs bared* I bid you velcome.
Red Hood: *still unblinking, unmoving* This is the best day of my entire life
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