thinkin about saber’s neurodivergent stare
I think one of the most important parts about film and tv analysis is never forgetting that no matter the genre or setting, the story is probably being filtered through the perspective of a person who lives in California
Like if you’re watching a tv show and you’re starting to feel alienated by some of the motivations and worldviews the characters all seem to share, consider that you aren’t the weirdo, they are, because they’re being written by people who are at any given moment no more than five minutes removed from a kale smoothie
harrison armory’s “we modelled our logistics AI on the vivisected remains of an alien hivemind” vs. horus’ “the lich pattern group has no discernible point of chronological origin and instances just sorta keep timelooping themselves into existence” vs. smith-shimano corpro’s “at least two of our mechs are based on tech plundered from a space outside reality” vs. interplanetary shipping northstar’s “we’re just trying to come up with faster ways to dismember infantrymen what’s wrong with you people”
Desert plants: Oh no thank you I’m not thirsty :)
Desert animals: Ok, I need a heat lamp set to exactly 83.15f eight months of the year. I need to be lightly spritzed during august if I’m medium spritzed I WILL die. If I’m not spritzed at all, I WILL die. When I enter my pupal state you will need to put me in the freezer, which should be set to exactly
Jungle plants: Ahah sorry I died. I said I was semi-shade, not full shade. But if you give me too much sun I’ll also die. By the way watering me is not enough you NEED to soak my entire body for three to five minutes twice a day. Also,
Jungle animals: Mmmmmm coconut substrate