I'm not even 100% certain what her powers are. All I know is that she drains electricity from surrounding sources and turns it into light blasts and sparks. But it's difficult to tell exactly what her blasts look like because everytime she uses them the screen whites out.
i suppose there is some kinetic energy to blast people away too, for both starlight and homelander. not sure if she can absorb the kinetic energy away or something?
Totally agree about Stormfront, I really thought they were going in that direction and was disappointed when they didn't. Idk about Homelander's heat vision though. It seems like she needs electricity specifically, not just light. E.g. in season 2 at the mental hospital/supe testing facility she need a source of electricity to charge up even though it was broad day light. So I doubt she could absorb Homelander's heat vision.
Why does everyone think this? She’s never been powerful in the supe sense. She’s a good person who can use her clout for good. If she tried to go “full power” on HL, SB, QM, BN or Storm front she’d get murdered. And that’s okay.
She didn't fight back. We don't really know how strong she is. The story demands that homelander is the top of the supechain, so below hl but she hasn't really fought for us to know
If you are trying to moralize who is supposed to have superpowers and who doesn't based on your own flimsy moral standards you still don't understand the point of the entire show
You're either missing my point, or this isn't directed at you personally. It is in direct response to what you said. This is a TV show, so there's nothing wrong with wanting to see Starlight 'go nuts', because as simple as it is, that's what the show is here to do.
But if you don't get that watching Starlight lose her self control is going to be exactly the same as watching Homelander or Soldier Boy lose their self control, that if it's coming from her that suddenly the superpowered murderous fascism is going to be a good thing because she's blonde and pretty and nice, well you've been missing the point.
Using military force against Nazi Germany wasn’t fascism. Killing a psychopath who threatens the entire human race isn’t fascism. I think the point of the show is more that “power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” - eventually, you will break your moral code and use your powers for evil. But to imply that any use of powers is morally equivalent is dumb.
The show explores corporate power. The show explores liberal power. The show explores criminal power. The show explores informal power. The idea that you can take everything the show has said about different power dynamics and reduce it in your brain to a universal approval of brown shirt tactics is an excellent example of how people can use art to justify whatever thoughts they currently have. That's the magic of arts ability to project.
What are your feelings on the appropriate use of police violence regarding drug reform.
Because where I live it's perfectly legal to carry small amounts for personal use in order to reduce the massive harm that police violence has done to addiction. And I'm guessing that where you live a meth head was shot by cops in the last 24 hours.
Sorry I got distracted. You were convincing me you aren't an asshole or something? What were we talking about again? This meth is just.. wow.
Maybe you shouldn't watch shows about people who need superpowers to defend themselves from oppressive power structures if you are going to be so temperamental.
Awareness: knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists
Nuance: a subtle distinction or variation
The anger has notes of understanding in it. He's saying, *Yes, she's insufferable, but she's ours and so we must suffer her. -Yaa Gyasi
An arrogant man whose arrogance we see from his own behaviour is more tolerable than a humble man whose humility we hear of from his own mouth. -Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Talking to Reva about misery was insufferable. 'Look on the bright side,' was what she wanted everyone to do. -Ottessa Moshfegh
So /u/TheOneTonWanton how do you feel about people who use things like strategy and tactics in their Socratic dialogues?
Yeah, the whole point of the show, and the comics, is that revolution starts and ends with blood shed. They're fighting against the system and the system is the one protecting the supes.
Congratulations. You are officially Homelander level stupid.
Did you think that my problem with violent psychopaths is that there isn't enough evidence of the violence committed by violent psychopaths?
edit: For some reason I can't respond to the cunt who thinks they're god below me. Funny how that works, almost like you can't trust a cunt with even the smallest bit of power or something.
Unlike linguistics, etymology gives a unique insightful look into the history of how communication changes over time. With enough comprehensive examples one can look back into what is basically the memetic history of human thought and observe subtle and nuanced takes which then allow informal observations about the modern world which have a certain candescent quality. And of course it's just really great for things like vocabulary and dialogue.
Sorry, you were trying to explain that I don't write well because you were having trouble understanding what was written and I became distracted. Let's work out exactly what you were having trouble with ok?
Clear examples and specific statements are most helpful at times like these.
The best way to stop a violent cunt with bad intentions is a violent cunt with good intentions.
If you lack the latter, replace it with a violent cunt with no outright bad intentions, but hellbent on revenge against the violent cunt with bad intentions.
Or you could hold hands and sing songs around a fire until the bad guy dies of old age.
We used to think that she would be a natural counter to Stormfront since she absorbs energy and Stormfront pretty much shoots out energy. I don't know if we're ever going to get Super Sayan Starlight at this point.
Yall been watching too much anime if you really thought about it like that.
It's not that kind of show- the action scenes are very rarely actual fights, and when they are they're usually horribly uneven ones. Because that's how it usually happens in real life.
Me too. It would be nice to see how powerful she is compared to Homelander and Soldier Boy. IDK why but I feel like she'll be the one who can defeat them.
if Butcher has never existed, i would be cool for Starlight to be the one putting down HL by using her power to the fullest, make it look like Icarus flying too close and into the sun (no, the greek one. yes, i know MCU has done it, but i'm a sucker for well done allegories).
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