The US military intervention machine as the abusive White Knight. "I'm here to save you! I'm protecting you! Stop resisting!" #Worldcon
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The controlling boyfriend, the trigger happy cop, the imperialistic soldier - Will is all three versions of the trope at once
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Maybe Trish is right that he has a good heart and good intentions but that doesn't actually matter
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Just like given Kilgrave's history he probably never had any choice but to become a monster but again that doesn't matter
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It's like the metaphor for abuse in The Twilight Zone "It's a Good Life" - is the boy "evil"? Could a baby born omnipotent not be that
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@JessicaJones shows us it's not about good and evil people. Shit happens. Power/privilege corrupt. You could've been born the oppressor2 replies 4 retweets 8 likes -
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If you were born a slaveholder 95% chance you'd go through life defending slavery bc your whole world & way of life was built on it
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Kilgrave is right, he can't live without his power. It's the only way he knows how to be, so much so that Jessica breaking it drives him mad
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Which is ironically why he can't be redeemed and must be killed. He had no choice but to be what he was, he can't choose to suddenly change
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His victims can't afford to see him as a person, only as a threat that must be eliminated, like a natural disaster
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Which is a very dark, bleak take on privilege IRL but, well
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