Worlds Enough and Time

“If you could, what would you change about the last season of POI (or another series)?” for aurumcalendula

For season 5, I really think they needed a stronger villain and the team going up against Van Gogh wasn’t personal enough. Somehow Greer was declawed. If Team Machine went up with the Greer from season 3, things would have been a lot more interesting.

If Claire was the one to pull the trigger (I know broadcast TV wouldn’t stand for it) but, imagine if Claire— the one they were setting up as a mirror for Root, was the one who shot Root? Samaritan positioning Claire into becoming its own ‘Root’.

It would have been more personal and maybe even some thematic resonance.

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"Anakin Skywalker! What do you think the Jedi order/Obi-Wan/Ahsoka could have done differently to save him from turning?" for rootspiral

One of the reasons why I love Star Wars: The Clone Wars is because it shows no one thing contributed to Anakin’s Fall. But also Palpatine is a big contributing factor to Anakin’s Fall too.

Palpatine befriended Anakin at a young age and proceeded to nurture that relationship enough to win Anakin’s trust. Unfortunately, the Jedi was blind to this.

IMO the primary reason why Palpatine succeeded in turning Anakin wasn’t just
because of Padme’s so-called condition but because Palpatine removed Anakin’s support systems from him. Anakin was actually doing better, all things considered, when Ahsoka was around and then the whole Wrong Jedi arc happened and Ahsoka lost faith in the Order and herself and walked away. Anakin started to backslide, and it’s not a coincidence that when Anakin Fell Obi-Wan was offworld.

If the Wrong Jedi arc was prevented, I think Palpatine would have a harder time turning Anakin. Also, I think Ahsoka would notice something would be worrying Anakin and ask.

She already suspected/knew Padme and Anakin were in a relationship, I feel like Ahsoka would quietly convey this to Anakin and ask him if there’s a problem. Between Obi-Wan and Ahsoka, I think Anakin would likely confide in Ahsoka more.

Since Ahsoka is more straightforward about it, she would insist on Padme’s medical check-ups and assure Anakin that medical science lessened the mortality rate for pregnancies.

I think Anakin might be even voice how he’d want to leave the Order with Ahsoka (just as he hinted in the Wrong Jedi arc) and I feel like Ahsoka might feel apprehensive about it but ultimately support Anakin. She knows more than most how stifled Anakin feels within the Jedi.

Basically, I think Ahsoka really was a big part of Anakin’s support structure and when she left the Order, he became greatly unbalanced and Palpatine took advantage of that.

"Tell me something about Supergirl that makes you happy." for redbrunja

This might be outdated since I haven’t really been following Supergirl since it made the leap from CBS to CW. I have been following the crossovers though!

One of the things I really loved about Supergirl was the exploration of Kara’s trauma and anger, and there was something about Kara’s anger that really spoke to me. It’s one of the things I really missed when the show moved from CBS to CW.

I love the episode where she thought she had her home back only to realize it was only a dream. It was such a great moment in the show!

In CW!Supergirl, I really adored the episode where we got to see Kara and Alex’s teen years. And then the recent Elseworld crossover was amazing, I love the call back to Smallville and then I really loved how much of a Gotham expert Kara was.

She was all ‘oh, sweet summer child’ when Barry wondered if they were in the good part of town.