{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Otaku Ryōhō","title":"So Long and Thanks For All The Quirks, My Hero Academia!","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3452,"description":"**THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR THE FINAL SEASON OF MHA!**S3E2: It's post-TAGGS week and Josué & Rae are TIRED. This episode, Josué & Rae say goodbye to My Hero Academia and reflect on the journey of the characters and story- as well as events and growth in their own lives- during the manga's 10 year and the anime's 9 year respective runs. Josué talks about how he's rarely experienced the end of a massive mainstream hit show in real time and how different this ending feels- particularly because this ending was happy. Rae reflects on her experiences in online fandom spaces during new episode and chapter drops. Josué reflects on how frequent moving has affected his attachments and how a long-running show can provide consistency and stability in a very inconsistent and unstable world. Rae recounts how hearing about the MHA manga ending felt at the time, the additional factors that intensified her feelings, and contrasts that with how the anime's ending hits more positively now that she's in a better place. They both agree that their goodbye to My Hero Academia feels less sad and more appreciative and full of gratitude.  Themes/Topics Discussed:Real, tangible, and valid grief experienced by a beloved, long-running show endingGrief and loss in its many formsStories with happy endings vs stories with tragic endingsAttachment Acceptance, gratitude, meaning-making, and closureRecognizing and building resilience and capacityAccepting what you do and do not have control overCommon therapist experiences of burnout, termination, and licensure grindRelatable Experiences:Frequent moves and necessary detachment- or, difficulty forming deep attachmentHaving something to look forward to when you're feeling hopeless; The grief when that thing you look forward to endsCollective, global fandom experiencesMedia reaching kids-playing-the-show-on-the-playground-and-having-themed-birthday-parties levels of mainstream popularity Fandom twitter experiences (MHAtwt, CRtwt, OPtwt, etc.)Stories...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LqJ1h66jAvWj2OuYQNGsHzI8LrBhKhGKU84wW6YBkEo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NmQ2/YzlhMTRhNzg1ZTlh/N2E1YjQyMzg5Nzlk/MTJhYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}