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GothicNarcissus wrote: That's one of those mixed-feelings episodes. The bad first.


 * I'm not sure how much this episode would have made sense to anyone who hadn't seen Brave before. I'm hoping to hell once they're done with Merida, they shove her down whatever portal and just STOP making up sequels to Disney / Pixar movies. DO YOUR OWN STORY ONCE, pretty please?

They did do their own story with Queens Of Darkness. And Oz. And Neverland. And seasons 1 and 2.
 * So Merida is a selfish bitch after all, whether Emma is controlling her or not. I mean, by herself she's not murderous nor has she truly ill intentions, and we really need to see her when she's not truly desperate and on her last nerve to judge ger, but she doesn't strike me as reckless and Griffindorish brave: she's actually nasty piece of work.

They've only ever done continuations thrice. With Frozen, with Brave and with Wonderland (we didn't really get much of Alice's childhood in the show, but it seemed to me like it might've been the full two novels. Explaining why Cora hated her so much and why Ana knew her as a little girl.) And even then, Wonderland didn't focus on Alice's childhood and was entirely its own original story.

And they're (HOPEFULLY) doing their own take on Hercules and Hades (the Greek Underworld).

As for Merida, I just realized why so many people dislike her. The movie gives off this vibe that you should root for her, because she's just 16 and getting forced into a marriage that she doesn't want. And you do want to root for her, especially after you realize that she wants to fix her relationship with her mother.

But if you watch the movie, she's crass, she's immature, she's rude, she's impulsive and she's a bit arrogant. And I think that's why so many people are so divided on Merida. The writers captured all of her perfectly, including her unlikeable aspects. For me, I love Merida BECAUSE she's written the way she is.

But most people won't, 'cause she's pricklier than Emma ever was. To paraphrase Elsa. lol