wow. just wow!

I'm not sure whether I'm more impressed by the Durarara!! animators for such realism, or by kissmygeass for tracking this down and putting it all together. Very impressive! (h/t to defenestrator)

deconstructing Ursa

There's no point in deconstructing Ursa, because there's no use in deconstructing a stereotype. The only thing you get is plot holes, plot devices, and the sad reminder that american media hasn't really come a long way, baby.

Over dinner this evening:

Me: ...I wasn't truly annoyed with the character, so much as with the fact that the character was a stereotype. I kept wanting depth and getting none, and that just annoyed me even more.

CP: Snake in the grass. "You knew I was a snake when you picked me up..."

Me: No, more like, "You knew I was nothing more than a drawing of a snake. Why are you now getting annoyed that you didn't get bitten?"