Voldemort's Soul and the Dursley's | October Writeathon 16/31

This year mark's the twentieth anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, so today I want to discuss a fan theory that finally answers a question that the Harry Potter fandom has been trying to answer for two decades now... Why do the Dursley's hate Harry so much?

At first glance, this seems easy. The Dursey's hate magic, and the Potter's, so they would ate Harry, because he represents both. That, however, doesn't seem like the full answer. Even if they don't like him, they seem to have deep scorn for him that goes beyond that. We know from their treatment of Dudley that they aren't completely terrible, so what about Harry make them want to lock him under the stairs?

According to the theory, it's because they're being influenced by the piece of Voldemort's soul trapped inside Harry. As we know, Harry is a horcrux, and we can observe that when people are near horcrux's, their behavior is often drastically changed, often for the worse. We have at least two major example,one being Ginny when she had Tom's diary, and the other being the trio as the took turns wearing Slytherin's locket.

So if Harry is a Horcrux, shouldn't;t he have the same effect on people? Well, maybe he does. Maybe the chunk of Voldemort's soul inside of him is what causes the Dursley's to hate him. While this is an interesting theory, chances are it'll never be confirmed. So what do you think, is Voldemort's soul corrupting the Dursley's or are they just bad people? Answer down in the comments. I'll be posting again tomorrow, so until then, have a very fine day

The Flash Season 3: My Thoughts | October Writeathon 1/31

OOO that Iris version of the intro.

Iris get's to be GREAT AGAIN.

EVERYONE IS GOOD AGAIN, Peekaboo is back!!!, people excel without Barry, Cisco is legit super now.

Vibes powers+Confusing

Joes's sick gun, great action, I love it!!!

Team Kid Flash+Great

Iris equals smart

Iris=Cara???

Ceelia x Joe x Iris = AMAZING INTERACTIONS.

Julian is gone heck yeah

Serious Cara=IRIS IS STRONGGGGG

Emergancy happens near iris

How did she get to STAR so fast

I love wally speaking Japanese

everyone wants real Flash

CGI is iffy on the sword thing.

Non powered villian

Cisco is fun again.

Silver Samurai is dope and powerful.

References every genius and shows how they can cooperate.

intense feels in the star labs scenes.

They over exxagerate the power of the samurai

REAL CAITLIN IS BACK

Powerful sound design!

Bringing back barry scene is GREAT

How did Iris sneak up on them?

Supergirl Season 3 Premier: My Thoughts | October Writeathon 9/31

sparating herself from her friends and job, grief, shes consumed by her grief. Guardina doing a better job on a fundemental. QUITS HER JOB. Dumb instant change


DEO Part Two

General Lane hinted a return, exposition about what was stolen. Makes sense in contact, overreliance on Supergirl in DEO


Edge Meeting

More jerkishness, working with bloodsport.


Her house is empty, devoid of life, great set design, as it represents the lack of time she has to make it feel homely. She tells Alex she qit. Waste of time? "Cat moved on why can't I?" Alex vents, it's dope.

"I am not a human" "Cara Danvers was a mistake"


Water front

Cara saves people too, good MM moment, developing one of the better ccharecters. Mon-El was aorund for ONE SEASON COME ON


More Maggie and Alex

Dad can't walk me down the aisle. Sweet, terribly written and cheesy. FLIpPING NUKe FOR THe SECOND TIME WHAT ThE HECK. Name title is mcfricken good. Can't be tracked telepathically for... reasons. UNDERWATER NUKE IS AWESOME. Feels too... CW. Doesn't fit the tone the show has established. Panic at the wharf. HOW DOES SHE HAVE EARRINGS? Destructions, death, screaming woman is screaming. Can Kryptonians drown.


Lena and Kara and Edge

Frickin amazing.


Kara and Edge on the Ship

Sweet catharthis


Jonn and Alex

SOOOOOO TOuCHINg


CLIFFHANGER 

Is It a Masterpiece: Doctor Strange | October Writeathon 8/31

Doctor Strange is, in my opinion, one of the best movies that Marvel has ever made. This movie is one thaat iwould hesitantly call a masterpiece, as it's incredible visual storytelling really sets it apart from a lot of movies, including most other Marvel movies. It immproves pon a lot of Marvel's recrring poblems, as well

Something I Noticed In Mr. Peabody and Sherman | October Writeathon 7/31

I'm back! After a long break from Geekagogue working on my own blog, I'm finally back to writing for this blog. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Arthur, one of the co-creators of Geekagogue. For my homecoming post, I'd like to take a closer look at Mr. Peabody and Sherman, one of the best kids movies in recent times, in my opinion. Mr.Peabody and Sherman is a heartwarming movie about a genius dog (Mr. Peabody) that adopts a kid (Sherman) and builds a time machine in order to educate him.

     

After thinking about the movie for an embarrassing amount of time, I realized a small detail that many people probably overlooked. Oh yeah, look out for spoilers. 

     

Near the beginning of the movie, after Sherman inexplicably bit Penny, Penny and her parents come over to Mr. Peabody's apartment to have dinner. Penny manipulates Sherman into showing her the WABAC, the time machine that Mr. Peabody uses to teach Sherman. They end up in Egypt, in the time of King Tut. 

     

Cut back to Mr. Peabody, who's using his mad bartender skills to entertain Penny's parents. Sherman interrupts, and Peabuddy has to hypnotize her parents and go save her from being killed when King Tut dies. They then participate in the Trojan War, and Mr. Peabody supposedly dies. 

     

Sherman and Penny then both go back to moments before Sherman interrupted, to get Mr. Peabody again. 

     

This is what I noticed. The first Sherman shows up, trying to get Mr. Peabody to go to Egypt, while the second Sherman and Penny try to get him to go save the last Mr. Peabody, who supposedly died. But then the presumed dead Peabody shows up.Both versions of Mr. Peabody and Sherman bind together (quite literally) to save the world, but Penny never meets her past self. So that means a version of Penny was left to die in Egypt with her boyfriend, King Tut. Betcha won't hear the writers talking about that.

Thanks for reading, and if you know of any more plot discrepancies in a film I should cover, let me know in the comments. Arthur out.

    

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An Analisis of Fight Scenes Part 1 | October Writeathon 5/31

Spoiler Warning for

Yuri!!! on Ice

Fight scenes are an essential part of modern fiction, and are particularly effective when used in a visual medium. When used correctly, they're more than just action packed scenes of awe inspiring spectle. In fact, I believe that out of my three part analysis of fight scenes, the visuals are the least important. Over the next couple of days I'm going to go in depth on what makes a fight scene incredible using my three step analysis method. As an example for all of these, I'm gonna use a show you probably don't think of when you think of fight scenes, Yuri!!! on Ice. While the show is a sports anime, all of the same points apply, so I've decided to use it. Today we'll be discussing the most obvious and, in my opinion least important part, the combat itself.

While I believe that the fight it self is the least important part of a good fight scene, I do realize that it is important and can make or break a great of scene. The combat is a menagerie of different things blending together to create their own sort of masterpiece. I've divide it into several different oarts:

1. The Coreography
The most important part of the action is the coreography, how the characters move, and how the action flows across the screen. It's what glues your eyes to the screen during every fight, and if it's done correctly, it's a work of art in it's own right. Our example, Yuri!!! On Ice, is a prefect example of this, as it's elegant skating scenes are incredibly well coreographed, making it feel exciting while retaining elegance abd a good sense of movement.

2. The Cinematography
While the coreography is how the characters move around the scene, the equally important cinematography is how the camera moves around the character. This is another thing YoI does fantastically, as the characters glide around the arena, the camera seems to go with them. Cinematography can make a good scene great, and is responsible for some of the most breathtaking scenes in history.

3. The Animation
Yuri!!! on Ice is a beautifully animated show. Some of that probably stems from the fact that it's animation crew was easily the largest of the 2016 fall anime season, which was when it made it's debut. Each character was drawn by a different artist, giving every skating scene it's own unique feel, even if it was the exact same sequence. Overall, animation should be eye catch and smooth in combat, making the fight aesheticly pleasing.

4. The Music
The final, and probably least important part of the combat is the music. The music can help establish the tone of the fight and can add drama to it, but nobody remembers a scene because it's good music choice. It's just an extra detail to keep in mind.

The combat can be a very memorable part of many shows, but it becomes infinitely better when the fight has wieght. That's what we'll be discussing tomorrow, so make sure to come back then for part 2. Remember, have a very fine day.

The First Green Lantern | October Writeathon 4/31

The Green Lantern's are some of the most powerful being in the entirety of the DC Universe, but today I wanna spread the love for the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Alan diest get his immense power from the Guardians of the Universe, instead he uses a ring forged from the Starheart, a meteor composed of all the chaos magic in the universe.
The ring allows him, like normal lanterns, to create energy constructs, his however, are surrounded by a powerful green flame. He can project this flame as an energy blast, and it has enough heat that Hal Jordan was able to feel it through his force field. He is capable of easily taking out powerful Lantern like Half and Kyle Reiner. He is also able to maintain an entire construct city on the moon, inhabited by many of Earth magical creatures.
The ring makes him incredibly fast. In space he is able to travel at hyperspeed, and on Earth he can keep up with Speedsters like Liberty Bell and Jay Garrick, the original Flash. His reflexes are so fast that he managed to form a construct shield in the split second before a nuclear bomb killed him.
As time wears on in his Superhero career, Allen's body is slowly transformed until it's made of the Starhearts energy. This gave him a massive power boost and made him basically immortal. Mr. Terrific has said that Allen has the potential to destroy the entire solar system.
Allen Scott is completely under rated, and I hope we get to see him return in DC's rebirth. If you haven't seen him before, I highly recommend reading a comic with him in it  That's all for today, and remember, have a very fine day.

Giveaway Announcement | October Writeathon 3/31

Hey, today's Writeathon post is really just an announcement, sorry about that I have some very important news. From now until October 31, 2017, you can enter my big giveaway. The prize is two tickets to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, so go check out our Facebook page.
In other news, we have a new author joining the crew, Harlie. She's a very busy person, so she's only gonna post once every two weeks, but we're very excited to have her, so try and give her a worm welcome. That's all for today, sorry about the short announcement post, just wanted to keep you guys updated. Have a very fine day.

Is It a Masterpiece: Sherlock | October Writeathon 2/31

This post is dedicated to my friend and fellow blogger  Arthur. It's his birthday today, so make sure to go check out his blog, Bart's Not the Villain, I'm sure that would make his birthday even better.

Sherlock is one of the most beloved shows to come out of the BBC in recent times. It's quickly grown a cult following, and it's understandable as it has a pretty engaging story, spectacular performances from both Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, and a good production budget to back up it's ambitious story. It is not, however, without its flaws, so today I'm gonna ask myself, is Sherlock the masterpiece it's fans claim it to be, or is it over-hyped and undeserving of the massive praise it receives.

Cinematography

This is where I think Sherlock excels. Sherlock has gorgeous visuals, due in large part to it's high production. The show does a fantastic job in helping the audience to visual thought. This is a difficult challenge, but the way they do it allows the user to learn snippets of Sherlock's thought process without us having the mystery spoiled. This is a lot better than the RDJ film which never gives you the info you need to solve the mystery. The lighting and sound design of the show is okay at best, but it's distinct style fit's it.

The Early Mysteries

The early episodes of Sherlock are, in my opinion, the best by far. They're simple, fun to follow mysteries, they do a good job of making the mystery solvable without being to obvious, and they best fit the spirit of the original novels. They work because they're not yet bogged down by a ridiculous amount of past continuity, much like the novels, which were mostly stand alone. I wish the series had been able to maintain this  level of quality.

Characterization

Much of the shows characterization, especially early on, was fantastic. It did an amazing job of bringing these antiquated characters into the modern world, from John's PTSD to Sherlock's drug/mystery addiction. A few character's like Irene Adler suffered from bad characterization, but overall the character's a pretty well rounded, most of the time.

Mary

In the original novels, Mary Watson is mentioned twice and is completely unimportant. In Sherlock she's a cool former ninja assassin. Her backstory is confusing and she's killed off far too soon, but she's still much better than her novel counterpart.

Wrapping up the good stuff, we have to get into the bad stuff, which, as I began to realize while righting this, is quite a lofty list. We better get into it.

Irene Adler

A Scandal in Bohemia is one of my favorite Sherlock Holmes stories, so when they adapted it from the small screen I was super excited. Then I watched it. The original story is one of few times Sherlock loses, and is forced to humble himself a little. The Sherlock of the original is almost the bad guy, helping a king commit an injustice for money. In the end, he fails to solve the "crime" and is knocked down a peg. Irene (who is an opera singer, not a dominatrix) is shown as a strong, independent woman, which was rare for it's time. In the show she's a dominatrix essentially holding the government of England hostage, who can't help but fall in love with Sherlock. She loses her battle of wits, and Sherlock remains as arrogant as always. SHE's portrayed as the bad guy in the story, and basically everything good about the story is stripped away. It's a tragic waste of an amazing character.

Jim Moriarty

Jim Moriarty is the man famous to novel fans for killing Sherlock Holmes. That's why many consider him Sherlock's greatest foe, in spite of the fact that he only appears in two stories. In Sherlock, he's terrible. He lacks clear motives, is inconstantly characterized, and they do the same "He's back!" fake out EVERY SPECIAL AFTER HIS DEATH. It's so irritating that they bring him back for every special, whether in flash back or stupid pre-recorded messages. I feel like I need to move on, so in summary, Jim Moriarty is a wasted character, which is a common problem in the show.

Mycroft Holmes

Mycroft Holmes is not nearly as bad as Jim and Irene, but he does have his own set of problems. First off, he's too passive. In spite of "basically running the British government" (which doesn't really make sense) and having an intellect nearing Sherlock's own, he doesn't really do anything, other than bossing Sherlock around and helping him to get into places he normally couldn't. He also basically ruins the first episode, because the showrunners decided to shoehorn him into the middle. He's not a terrible character, but he's definitely not good.

All of Season 4

Sherlock has a secret sister who's obsessed with him. Sherlock has a secret best friend he remembers as a dog for some reason. Sherlock's sister is playing mind games on him for... reasons. Sound's like bad fanfiction? That's probably why it's so hated.

Mind Powers

At some point in the show, Sherlock's solutions to mysteries stop feeling like deductive reasoning and more like magic. He just seems to KNOW things, some of which we never learn how. It stops giving us a chance to figure things out on our own, which was something really appealing about the show. It makes the shows portrayal of thought less intriguing and engaging, which takes away from the great cinematography which is the shows strongest suit.

The Boomerang

There is a mystery where a guy gets killed when his own boomerang flies back at him. Need I say more?

Continuity

In it's last two seasons, Sherlock begins to become bogged down by too much continuity. It weighs the show down by forcing it to wrap up old ends that it leaves open, which serves to take away from the main point of the shows, which is the mysteries. It makes the show less engaging, and simply put, it doest work with the world and tone they set up in the first two seasons.

Over Production

We've already hit upon Sherlock's large budget, but what happens when a show has TOO MUCH money and not enough to do with it? You end up with scenes like the wedding photo montage, which basically uses bullet time, a fantastic technique popularized by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, to make flower petals fall. It's one of many time's Sherlock is over produced do to it's large budget, and it's a stark contrast to the show's usual style.

Steven Moffat

Steven Moffat is great at writing pilots. from that point, he should pass the baton to someone else, because past the pilot all of his shows slowly go downhill. It doesn't help the him, his wife, and his mother in law, are producers for Sherlock, which gives him almost total creative control. It leads to the continuity problems, as well as a lot of other things.

This post is getting long, so I'm gonna wrap it up, but there are many more things I could discuss, good and bad. I think though that we can conclude that Sherlock, while being a good show, especially early on, it is NOT the masterpiece it's portrayed as. If you disagree, feel free to comment down below with your evidence, and Arthur, I hope your birthday is very fine.

YA Tropes | October Writeathon 1/31

I really dislike most Young Adult Novels. There are a lot of reasons why, such as unrelatable characters, conflicting story beats, and very drab character development, but one thing that bugs me more than all that is the use of common YA tropes that takes away intrigue and pulls you out of the story. I know that many YA writers use these tropes because it'll sell better, but this takes away from the main purpose of fiction, which is to tell a story. It doest matter how much passion an author pours into their YA novel, if they follow these tropes, I probably won't like their book. Remember that this is my own personal opinion and without further ado let's get into 17 Common YA Tropes 

1. Female Protagonists- The undeniable truth is that almost all YA protagonists are female. This is understandable as the books are marketed towards girls, since statistically girls read more. I understand this, but for those male readers out there, it makes YA an incredibly difficult genre to get into. I, as a male reader, have never been able to get into the stories because I don't have a window into their world that is easily relatable to me. While it's an understandable trope, I still wish that there were a few more YA novels aimed at boys.
2. All adult are useless, cryptic and/or evil- Parent's in YA novels are horribly irresponsible. At the novels beginning they've either already abandoned their kid or are totally chill with their child doing some incredibly dangerous task. Granted, sometimes the parents have no choice, but the other important adults in the protagonist life are useless too. If they're good they just sit around and give out hard to understand advice. If their not good, their just outright evil. There are very few important adult deuteragonists in YA novels, and it sometimes breaks the immersion of the story.
3. Protagonists can spend the entire day battling without needing the bathroom once- YA protagonists seem to have near infinite stamina. No matter how much they run, kick, flip, and punch during a battle, they never seem to run out of breathe, in spite of being "ordinary" people. That's because you want you're protagonist to be a good role model, even if this suspends realism.
4. The protagonist thinks of themselves as plain for no reason- A requirement of all YA protagonists is that be incredibly beautiful, but in most stories they have no idea. Disregarding the message this sends to readers, it also makes no sense. Why would you believe you're plain looking when people are constantly telling you you're gorgeous, and your competed over by at least two smoking hot men. It makes no sense, and it again takes away realism and connectability.
5. You must wage war against the System- YA books are all about fighting the man. This ties into the dystopian setting of many YA novels, but even books like Twilight have some sort of hierarchy that's trying to put down the protagonists. This is because this appeals to young adults in their time of rebellion against their parents, so it can add to the immersion, but only if the conflict is close and personal, which it almost never is.
6. Monumental decisions are taken in stride- If you were to suddenly discover that you were half-human, half-mythological creature, how would you respond? You would probably freak out, be confused, and undergo a complete existentational crisis. Not if your a YA protagonist. Their immune ti that kind of stuff, so the only struggle they have is mastering their awesome new powers. It destroys your connection to the story.
7. A Resistance made you their leader, no experience necessary- Teens should not lead rebellions, especially inexperienced ones. This seems logical, but not to the mind of a dystopian rebellion. They think it's a great decision, and by dumb luck alone they manage to succeed. This makes the character an okay role model and teaches that you can achieve you're goals no matter how young you are, so i think I can give this trope a pass.
8. They never know they're holding their breathe- This one has nothing to do with story, it's just annoying. YA protagonists never realize their holding their breathe, and often release it with out even realizing they were holding it. It just annoys me so I wanted to include it.

So you may or may not have realized a pattern with these tropes, and it's that they tend to

1. Pull you out of the story and detract from the immersion
2. Exist only to make the protagonist a better role model

Tats the state of young adult fiction, and it's weakening writing as a whole. As more people grow up with these kinds of stories, they begin to think that they're okay. We need to be pickier about the literature we create and consume. The take away here is that we need to be the change we want to see, so any next time your doing some writing, try and avoid these tropes, and help bring back the Golden Age of books.

This was the first post of my October Writathon, and I hope that you enjoyed it, If you did, you can come back everyday this month for more content like this. Until tomorrow, have a very fine day.

October Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT: The reason I haven't posted for two weeks is because I've been getting ready for this October. From October 1 to October 31, I'm going to be posting EVERY SINGLE DAY. It'll be a good challenge for me, and hopefully generate some good content for you guys. I hope you're excited, and until October, have a very fine day.

The Problem With Power Escalation

What I'm about to say will probably make some people very angry, but I HATE Dragon Ball Z. I don't like the show. Some of it's early arcs are good, and I respect it as one of the longest running anime of all time, but it suffers from a problem many shows do, which is the mishandling of power escalation. Remember this is all my opinion and, and if you're wonder why I'm picking on DBZ when it's such a wide spread issue, it's because almost everyone is familiar with the show, and it's the godfather of this annoying trope.

The world of manga writing is cutthroat, especial Shonen manga. If your manga isn't popular, Shonen Jump will cut you in a second. The opposite, however, is also true. If your manga is popular, they basically wont let it end. A LOT of very popular manga experience this, including Bleach, Naruto and One Piece. They all have off the rails power escalation (except One Piece), but the god super Sayain god form of power escalation without a doubt is Dragon Ball Z. Every season Goku gets a new, more powerful form, so every season the villain gets more power in an endless cycle. It's got so bad that some of the threats they face are MULTIVERSAL. That's ridiculous.

So how can Power Escalation be avoided? It's actually a pretty simple solution. The solution to power escalation is by establishing a clear power ceiling early on. A great example of this is one of my favorite shows, My Hero Academia. From the first episode it's established that All Might is the #1 Hero, clearing setting him as the power ceiling. The goal most of the main characters aspire to is to reach All Might level. This makes it so that there's no chance of power escalation, and gives the main character Midoriya a very clear goal, which is to fill All Might's shoes once he looses One for All.

Dragon Ball actually does set a power ceiling, Shenron, but this is such a high power ceiling that it might as well not exist. With a ceiling like that the can keep the show escalating for decades to come, and in the end that's the goal. Keep the show running, escalate the stakes, wash, rinse, repeat.

So, what do you think of power escalation? Do you agree that it's an over used trope that needs to be left behind? Leave your answers on the comments below. Come back next Friday for more content like this and until then, have a very fine day.

Over 100 Views in One Day!

So it's no real secret that up to this point, Geekagoue hasn't been a huge success. I'm fine with that, because I don't do it for success, I do it for my own enjoyment. Recently however, we reached an incredible milestone. This Friday, on September 8, 2017, we had over a hundred page views.

That's super exciting and it's honestly filled me with a lot of motivation. I'm super excited to head into the future, and with any luck this success will help us grow a little bit. I hope you're all as excited as I am and remember to come back Friday for some regular content. Make sure to have a very fine day.
If you enjoyed this content, make sure to go check out my buddy Arthur's blog Bart is not the Villain, and my other blog Completing Catalyst. Ciao.

The Evolution of the Beast

Over the years Hank McCoy a.k.a. Beast has undergone many physical mutations. Sometimes its hard to remember all his transformations, So I've compiled a list of all of Beasts transformation's from Marvel's 616 continuity, so without further adue, let jump.

OG Beast

This is the form in which Hank McCoy first appeared. He was decidedly not blue, no furry, and there for not loved.  His costume is boring, his aesthetic as a whole is uninspired and his powers are lame. He looks like this because of his writer poor discernment his X-gene.

Better Beast

 

This is the Beast that we all love the most. He's blue, he's ferocious and he's wearing nothing but a speedo. He's more furrier and more powerful than before, and he has goofy hair to give him those good 70's vibes. He mutated because he drank a special serum to keep his work from getting stolen (don't ask)

Grumpy Cat Beast

This version of beast is much more recent. As you can see, he resembles a cat and has pants that look like they would be extremely uncompfortable. He's very intense, and occasionally wears glasses, which doesn't sense because cats have great eyesight. His mutation was explained as a "Sudden secondary mutation" which sounds okay on paper but when you think about it doesn't make sense. Was he predestined to have blue fur? Or if he didn't have the fur, would he have looked like a hairless cat? Explain!?

Beastcula

That's right, it gets weirder. This beast is confusing to me. He's huge, bigger than ever, but his head stayed the same size, giving him massive shoulder. He went back to the speedo and wears glasses again. His hair long cat fur is much shorter, and his ears look like they belong on an elf! Over all I really don't like this beast, and he mutated because of fan backlash, ironically generating even more.

Beast to the Future

That's right, OG Beast is back! His origin is weird (Beast pulled his younger self forward in time, probably causing Marvel: Flashpoint in the process) but his costume is slick. I have to say, honestly, this is my favorite Beast costume. It looks nice and avoids the stereotype that if your super strong you don't need a shirt.It's practical and really fits the character. I hope this Beast sticks around.

Dark Beast

Sound ominous doesn't it? While he's technically not from 616, he stayed there and masquerade as him for a while, so he counts.  He is, as you could probably guess, an evil counterpart to beast, and he hails from the Age of Apocalypse universe. His is rough around the edges ad great because of it.

And that concludes our list. Recently a new Beast form was revealed, but little to nothing is known about his, so we'll end this list here. Make sure to comeback next week for more great content, and post in the comments below who your favorite Beast is. For now, have a very fine day.

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to go check out my buddy Arthur's blog Bart is not the Villain, and my other blog Completing Catalyst. Ciao.

Does the Vision Lack Clear Creative Vision?

I'm gonna say this bluntly, and I know some people will be outraged by this, I hate Paul Bettany's take on the Vision. Now don't get me wrong, the acting is great, it's the writing and directing that's the problem. Everything about the character is too much or too little, leading to a clear lack of Vision, so here are the reason's I hate the MCU Vision.

Under-Development
When I look at scenes with the Vision, I see a clear lack of direction for the Vision's character development. First off he doesn't get enough of it, and second what his get is boring, out of place, and alienates him from the view. I know he's a robot, but in the comic it never feels like it. He feels a lot more human, and I feel like the direction they're leading him doesn't.

Under-Utilized
Let's be honest with ourselves, the Vision is a powerhouse, but only when the writers want him to be. When they need to take down Ultron? Powerhouse. When he's fighting in Civil War? Not so much. He's a powerhouse at their discretion, if he fights at all. Where was he when the events of Lagos went down? Seriously, the writers and and the Avengers are wasting the Vision.

Over-Designed
The Vision's costume is trash. The colours are disgusting, the design is blah and the cape MAKES NO SENSE How did he just magically summon a cape? Is that how he got all his sweaters? Let's talk about those sweaters, why did they choose to do that? Does it add to the story? No. Does it make sense? No. If you can't tell I really hate his costume.

Overly-Forced Romance
In the comics, Vision and Scarlet Witch are soul mates. They have a long and complex relationship that was set up long before it came to fruition. They failed to convey this in the films. I know there are time restraints, but they don't set up any kind of chemistry. He makes soup, she eats soup, boom love. The romantic subplot in Civil war was supposed to give the seen where she betrays the vision have emotional weight, but it fails. This romance made know sense.

In conclusion, I do not like like the Vision, and these are the reasons why. That's my opinion, and I would love to hear yours down below. Come back Friday for more content and until then have a very fine day.

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to go check out my buddy Arthur's blog Bart is not the Villain, and my other blog Completing Catalyst. Ciao.

Vampires Have Some Serious Vamproblems

I've noticed recently that for "deadly creatures of the night", vampires have a ludicrous amount of weaknesses, many of which are rather mundane.  In recent years, many of their weaknesses have been stripped away, leaving vampires pretty bland and one dimensional.  These modern vampires are better suited to romance then horror, and part of that is the loss of there weakness, so I've put together a short guide to vampire weaknesses, not only including what there weaknesses are but why.  Ill start with the most well known and work my way down, so let's fly right into it.

• Garlic
• Garlic is one of the most famous weaknesses of vampires.  It seems silly that vampires are weak to a vegetable, and that's because it is.  However, if you look into the history behind it in begins to make a lot more sense. Now I've found two possible origins of the weakness.
1. Back during medieval times, garlic was frequently use to drive away bloodsucking insects, including fleas mosquitoes and possibly vampires.
2. Garlic was also believed to to  be a natural purifying agent that drove evil from the body.  Because of this it repelled vampires, because vampires were seen as pure evil. Villagers would hang garlic over their door ways to repel vampires as well as witches.
• Sunlight
• Another famous weakness of vampires is sunlight.  This one is especially interesting because classic European vampires were not burn by sunlight like they are in Pop culture, but instead it simply robbed them of their powers (except at midday for some reason).  The origin of this weakness is pretty simple, during medieval times, people believe that sunlight equalled God, and because vampires were unholy, they died in the presence of God.
• Wooden Stakes
• Wooden stakes are the most interesting to me.  For years I wondered, why do they have to be wooden? But after learning the origin of it, I realize why their referred to as wooden. There a disease that used to be fairly common called consumption wear your body would wither away until you died, and the villeins believed that people who died of the disease would come back to life at night and infect other people. To avoid this, they buried victims face down with a long wooden stake driven through them into the ground, holding them there.  Eventually this idea moved to vampires too.
• Holy Symbols
• This one is probably the most obvious, and doesn't require much explanation. Vampire were considered unholy, therefore holy symbols were their foil, as unholy creatures could not survive in there presence.
• Fire
• Vampires are weak to fire for the same reason that werewolves and witches are, fire was believe to be a powerful purifier, and like garlic, drove evil from the body. Because vampires were considered to be soulless being of pure evil, without that evil they were just corpses.
• Running Water
• Many old folk stories about vampires had them unable to cross bodies of flowing water, especially rivers. This is because Jesus and his disciples were baptized in rivers, and therefore rivers were holy, and vampires cant handle holiness.
• Arithmomania
• Arithmomania is the compulsive need to count things. I actually could not find the origin of this, though it's interesting to note that the devil is also said to have this trait.  It's the inspiration for the Count from Sesame Street.
• Silver
• During this time period, silver was considered a very pure metal, and almost as valuable as gold.  Since it was pure it was attributed to killing unholy creatures, famously werewolves and vampire.

So you may have noticed by now that one thing that connects most of these weaknesses together is holiness and purity.  Vampire's were rising into infamy around the time of the rise of the Church of England, so the church spun the creature into being satanic in nature, so it made sense for them to be weak to things like this.

Many of these weaknesses were used in the two most influential vampire stories of all time, Nosferatu and and Bram Stoker's Dracula. These have affect all vampire stories since, in someway or another, but recently, writers have started to misrepresent vampires.  From films like Hotel Transylvania to novels like Twilight, vampires just aren't what they used to be.  They've become brooding romantics instead of savage killers. They've become less interesting, and I implore that next time any of you are writing vampire fiction, please help return them to their proper notoriety.

That's all I have today, please consider the above information next time you encounter vampires (real or fictional) and until then have a very fine day.

If you enjoyed this content, make sure to go check out my buddy Arthur's blog Bart is not the Villain, and my other blog Completing Catalyst. Ciao.

The Future of Geekagogue

So it's Friday, and usually I would post a fun theory or top ten post, but today I have to be serious. Today I wanna talk about the future of this blog.

Write now, I'm the only person actively posting on Geekagogue​. Purblind and Arthur are still listed as contributers, but they rarely/never post. All I'm waiting for is their okay and they'll Be removed from the list.

Geekagogue is about community, but I'm the only member of that community. I'm going to begin searching for new authors, so expect a lot of shake ups soon. Until then, I will continue to post every Friday (next Friday will be a post I've worked on for months).

Please be patient as I try to get Geekagogue back on it's feet, and as always, have a very fine day.

The Crystal Gems Saved Lapis Lazuli

So within Steven Universe, in many episodes that involve the character Lapis Lazuli, she talks about how horrible it was being trapped in a mirror for so long. She asks the Crystal Gems if they regret putting her there, and for the most part they really don't, and I think I know why. See, that gem saved Lapis, saved her from a fate worse than being trapped in a mirror, it saved her from corruption.

See, we know that all Gems not poofed or protected by Rose Quartz were corrupted. And we know that the corruption occured through a bright light in the sky, and what do we see at the end of Lapis' flash back after she was trapped in the mirror? The same light. Being in that mirror saved Lapis' life. If she wasn't in the mirror she would just be another corrupted gem for the Crystal Gems to bubble.

Well, that's all for now, sorry about the short post today, I'm currently on vacation. Until next week, have a very fine day.

Plot Twist: Subway Surfers Is About Purgatory

Subway Surfers is a mobile game that pretty much everyone has played, or at least heard about it. I myself play it pretty regularly. But there's a lot of stuff that doesn't make sense. Like, for instance, why is it called Subway Surfers if it's not in a subway? It takes place on train tracks, but they're definitely not underground. Another thing is the overweight security guard that can somehow keep up with you, no matter how many jet packs and jumping boots you use. Also, how are you able to keep running after you get pulverized by a train?

I can answer all of these questions, and more.

First, let's visit one of my all time favorite television shows. In season one, episode ten of Twilight Zone. It opens with a man standing on the deck of a ship, with no knowledge of who he is or how he got there. In a series of events, he and all the other passengers on the boat get slaughtered by a German U-Boat. As it turns out, the aforementioned man is actually the captain of the U-boat. Because of his horrendous actions, he is doomed to his own personal hell where he is a passenger on the boat he destroys, and has to die over and over, for all eternity. At the end of the episode, he wakes on the deck of the ship, not knowing who he is or how he got there.

I can hear everyone (and my fellow author) asking "what does that have anything to do with Subway Surfers?''
Well my friends, let me explain you a thing.
I propose that the characters in Subway Surfers are dead, killed in some way by the trains. They are running from the security guard, which is most likely Satan, complete with a hell hound. He's chasing the characters, most likely trying to get them out of purgatory and into the underworld. But what can you use to get away from him in-game? Those blue keys you get from completing challenges and whatnot. What if those are the keys to hell? That may be stretching it a bit. 

Anyway, I said I'd answer the question of why it's called Subway Surfers. This is one of the simpler answers. Sub is a Latin prefix that basically means below. Below, underworld, I think you get it.

That about wraps it up. What do you think about it? Tell us in the comments below!