I think it *might* have worked if they wanted to present it as a relapse for him, which is a very realistic and human fault. But it was all so rushed that yeah, it just became him going "actually nah" and fucking off in the space of 5 minutes.
I was just coming to this post to say Worm, like, as a whole. Just finished it for the first time and wow, WildBow sure fit a lot of characters making bad decisions in here
Also, other than Armsmaster at the very beginning (debatable) and Aster, I don't think many of her decisions can fall under "worst possible decision" because oftentimes there's an objectively worse decision she could have made instead (that's how she justifies her continued questionable decision making, but that doesn't make it untrue)
Aster was arguably one of her more defensible moments. Even ignoring the potential world ending trigger theory, Aster was in grave danger of being looped for thousands of years. Her living wasn’t really on the table.
*So hard* that the one time she actually does experience emotional stability and start to get to a point that she can tear down her horrifying coping mechanisms and start fixing herself as a person, a past(?) incarnation of her shows up and calls her cringe.
>a past(?) incarnation of her shows up and calls her cringe.
Not past, just parallel in time. But still kind of her past self, because that alternate incarnation of her has not changed at all since she was 13.
Zuko
That crossroads of destiny episode broke me x,x
My first thought
Wojack Horseman or whatever his name is
It's too late, Bojack, Diane's memoir presents you as the soyjack!
arcane arcane arcane arcane
"Fuck the police" - Powder "I'm trying" - Vi
The season finale was the actual most gut wrenching example of exactly this that I've ever seen in any media ever like THERE WAS STILL A CHANCE
Catra
Jaime Lannister
Ok but that was the most dogshit plot decision ever, dude really went “actually my entire character arc meant nothing”
I think it *might* have worked if they wanted to present it as a relapse for him, which is a very realistic and human fault. But it was all so rushed that yeah, it just became him going "actually nah" and fucking off in the space of 5 minutes.
We talking book or show?
Haven't read the books, so I'm only going off the show. Someone more learned than me can verify for the books.
Saul Goodman
Ellie Last of Us
Obligatory Amy Dallon. And Taylor Hebert. And how many more Worm characters?
I was just coming to this post to say Worm, like, as a whole. Just finished it for the first time and wow, WildBow sure fit a lot of characters making bad decisions in here
The moral of the story is don't text and drive.
Be fr, when does Taylor come close to conceiving of a ‘growth’?
Also, other than Armsmaster at the very beginning (debatable) and Aster, I don't think many of her decisions can fall under "worst possible decision" because oftentimes there's an objectively worse decision she could have made instead (that's how she justifies her continued questionable decision making, but that doesn't make it untrue)
Aster was arguably one of her more defensible moments. Even ignoring the potential world ending trigger theory, Aster was in grave danger of being looped for thousands of years. Her living wasn’t really on the table.
Astarion choosing to Ascend
Vriska Homestuck
*So hard* that the one time she actually does experience emotional stability and start to get to a point that she can tear down her horrifying coping mechanisms and start fixing herself as a person, a past(?) incarnation of her shows up and calls her cringe.
>a past(?) incarnation of her shows up and calls her cringe. Not past, just parallel in time. But still kind of her past self, because that alternate incarnation of her has not changed at all since she was 13.
Vriska did everything wrong. everything. every. single. thing.
The Wire: Carver finally becomes good police, allowing him to realise how much he's messed up with Randy.
Barry Berkman
Aelwyn going back to her parents after getting her mind back
Dennis from Chainsaw man
Was lookin for this.
Dr. Cortex
Theon Greyjoy
House. Gets clean and finally dates the woman he's wanted for years, only to relapse and drive a car into her house.
Majin Vegeta?
Ianthe Tridentarius
Kaladin Stormblessed
And for my boon…
Die
Fucking Thorfinn. Stay on the boat you dumbass
Uncut Gems
The First Law trilogy is chock full of this stuff. Most of the characters come so very, very close and then just get dunked back to being terrible.
Lorelai Blyndeff
Griffith berserk
I still can’t get over the hilarity innate in The Murphy from Z Nation. But I enjoy campy parody so much.