So, here’s my book report on Mockingjay—the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy. At least, my take-away impression, not so much of the heroine, Katniss, but on expressions of being a heroine. For anyone that hasn’t read the book—spoilers, dead ahead! Katniss, in this conclusion to the trilogy, has escaped the namesake Hunger Games [...]
Archive for the ‘Heroes’ Category
Here’s a show you might not have heard much about: Misfits. (The original series; not a show based on the band of that name… which, if you’re not familair, look like they’re headlined by undead versions of Lenny and Squiggy.) That is, unless you’re a fan of Hulu—Misfits, which originally aired in Britain (2009) is [...]
Superheroes/Fathers
Posted: December 30, 2011 in HeroesTags: batman, death, father, punisher, spider-man, super man, superhero
As more of a personal note than anything else, this blog originally started off as a class project (Communications 546, in UW’s MCDM program) and ended up giving me the kick in the ass I needed to start and maintain a blog. It turned out to be something I enjoyed, a good deal. So now [...]
Antiheroes, Ranked
Posted: November 29, 2011 in HeroesTags: antiheroes, breaking bad, dexter, disney, heroes, princess, weeds
Ah, the ranking of our antiheroes. So how did things end up? Averaging out their votes (1 as least heroic, 5 as most heroic): Nancy (Weeds): 2.14 Walter (Breaking Bad): 3.5 Dexter: 4 Placed in context with the other heroes we’ve ranked so far, here’s our the total census: Sleeping Beauty: 1.63 Snow White: 2 [...]
One More Bandit
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Heroes, Monsters/VillainsTags: angwe, cracked, theseus, world of warcraft
Ha. Yesterday, I wrote about the bandits slain by Theseus. Bandits, it seems, come in many villainous forms and obstruct many strange paths. Cracked.com had the following story up yesterday as well. Their #1 dick move in the history of online gaming was attributed to World of Warcraft’s Angwe—an in-game PvP bandit who “camped a [...]
Quick, what monster did Theseus kill in the original myth? If you answered the minotaur, you’re right of course. There are however other acceptable answers. I’d forgotten the story about the bandit who would “fit” his victims onto a bed—if they were too short, he would stretch them; if they were too tall, he [...]
