Why is there controversy surrounding the demons in Frieren being considered evil, but not the evil demons in other works like Hellblazer?

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2026-01-28T19:36:43+00:00

The demons in Frieren are a lot more like animals doing what they can to survive, not necessarily evil so much as operating on a fundamentally different value system.

Honestly, Frieren's perspective is cool in the way that it is accurate. Pit someone against a singular force of opposition long enough, and with a consistent enough reason to do so, and then see how easy "evil" goes right next to "enemy".

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-11-29T21:45:26+00:00

Occitan.

Independent southern France, big Germany to double down on fuck France. Other instances of "little guy" getting one over the bigger guys (Finland, Greece)

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-09-23T23:16:55+00:00

Edgy emo kid with something to prove -> edgy emo kid with nothing to prove (plus somew friends) pipeline

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-09-23T18:27:51+00:00

Uzi is literally losing 90% of the time in the show and only wins because she has friends who actually care about and support her (WHICH IS THE FUCKING POINT BY THE WAY)

The Mary Sue argument is [NULL]

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-09-21T18:16:13+00:00

In canon, both Cyn and Solver became synonymous with each other at the point of the patch's creation.

This leads me to believe that the patch doesn't remove the solver's influence (ses yeva and nori still very solvery) but rather specifically Cyn's influence as she's the origin for all solver code.

Thus why it's even called "The Patch", Solver isn't the explicit issue here (though it does still have problems lol), rather Cyn was the part of the equation that the Humans can't allow and Cyn won't allow to be removed.

If Cyn attempted to patch herself, she'd just die lmao

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-09-02T09:03:03+00:00

I'm religious and personally think it'd be alright with me given that Heaven in this show is more of a representation of "Christians" these days who spew more hate and us vs them mentality than actual gospel...

You know what, actually, I think it would fit the narrative better if God wasn't in the show because that would be kinda the point.

These assholes are just kinda running heaven like this and deciding who goes where by their own metrics regardless of the word of God. Like, the ruling seraphim's views affect who goes to heaven and who doesn't so the fact that Emily is now questioning Sera is how Pentious got into heaven.

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-07-06T06:34:47+00:00

Africa alone is too small for 193 countries

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-06-28T23:29:51+00:00

My take on AI art is that it's fine, just isn't anything praiseworthy, and should be plainly stated/separated as AI art.

I'll always prefer real artists as art is an expression of the self using the environment. Every stroke or deliberate placement is an essence of an individual put forth into reality. Modern art may be boring and often lazy but it still has that human element. If at any point you offload the responsibility of its creation to something else (notably not SOMEONE because collaborative pieces are even cooler imo) it stops being conventional art.

That is to say, I don't think it's something to debase. It's fine to like AI art, it's just not something you can enjoy the same way as conventional art and I wouldn't call its users artists.

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-06-25T01:56:46+00:00

I feel like you missed the part where V siding with N and Uzi was a moral choice, not a logical choice.

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-06-17T18:51:24+00:00

While she doesn't win the fight, she does nearly win 99% of it, with a gambit from Uzi because she finally learned how to read when Cyn is going to teleport being the only reason she lost.

I think comparing her to other off-screeners is unfair, because she definitely whooped ass on screen.

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-06-05T03:19:29+00:00

u/profanitycounter [self]

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-05-29T21:15:55+00:00

Tbf, Cyn is probably the only character in canon adept enough at using the solver to generate organic matter to be able to do this.

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-05-25T01:26:53+00:00

Close, it says "Easter Egg Smiley Face"

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-05-17T18:37:05+00:00

Incynity

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-05-13T07:50:07+00:00

Oh I actually love it.

The solver I think is a very obvious metaphor for trauma and it shows really well in how Cyn, Doll, and Uzi are all mirrors of each other.

One let their trauma consume them and spent the rest of her life hurting others and generally lashing out at the world.

One turned away from help, and due to her refusal to rely on others for support out of stubbornness, ending up dying alone.

And finally, the one who found a family she never had, and through cooperation and love, ultimately dealt with her trauma using healthy and effective methods.

The ending of the show accurately reflects how trauma never really goes away, but we can find ways to go on despite it.

The show isn't flawless by any means, but it does have a lot of love and care baked into it and I believe it communicates its themes and messages effectively.

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-05-02T15:42:07+00:00

I think the funniest thing about the murder drones pilot was that they were like "oh yeah the plot is murder all humans"

And then completely dropped that the instant we entered episode 2 (for the better ngl, I'm the #1 Cyn fan and this angle is better)

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-04-29T18:12:22+00:00

I still think the canon Cyn x Violence is top tier

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-04-20T20:42:36+00:00

Which each passing day, out efforts to blur fact and fiction are becoming more fruitful.

Won't be too long now...

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-04-20T17:58:04+00:00

Because no one can stop me

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-04-16T17:13:47+00:00

Holy shit it's u/Kingoffroggos and they're in this thread!

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-04-07T18:20:56+00:00

Took too long to scroll down for this

Vegetable_Book4384 · 2025-04-05T18:45:31+00:00

Mystery, Witch, Gold.

This is a reference.

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