u/threetransgressions

It’s really annoying me that no one is acknowledging how religiously influenced their discography has been since the very beginning. Kid war, one of the first ever csh songs, relates Will’s experiences with his father to the countless patriarchs of the Bible. Famous Prophets (Minds) is famously a song about Jesus, he writes about transgressions and relying on God while also resenting him for the problems he’s faced.

Why are we acting like religion and Christianity is a completely new and shocking thing to be a focus for Will? I understand he hasn’t been an outwardly loyal Christian in the past, that’s the only change.

All I mean to say is that if I have to choose between the swearing in older songs or the Christian and biblical themes of Will’s music that have “haunted” it since the very beginning, I’m definitely picking the Christian themes that are way more integral to the art. He’s not even getting rid of any old songs with their original lyrics, you can listen to those all you want, there will just also be some new recordings without swearing and he presumably won’t swear in concerts. In short, who cares? The things that make Car Seat Headrest unique and beautiful are still there and always will be.

I've heard so much hate and criticism of this album but I seriously quite like it. The new song Joe Drives Again is definitely a favorite and I really like a lot of the subtle audio effects they're using, especially in Drugs With Friends. I also haven't been offended by any of the lyric changes I've heard so far, I know the possible relation to Daniel Johnston (who I'm also a big fan of) and maybe I'm just religious enough to respect the decision and understand it.

I tried to assign a D&D class to every character on this show, if anyone disagrees with any of them I’d love to hear other opinions! I’m also not using any homebrew classes just as a rule to make it easier for myself, but if anyone has cool homebrew stuff to bring up that would be awesome. There are mild spoilers for season 7 in May’s section and Deke is a character not introduced until season 5.

Coulson: Rogue

This choice is from rogues being masters of stealth and subterfuge as Phil is the most (or one of the most) experienced spies on the team. I know the typical archetype of a rogue is usually a thief though, so Coulson’s use of the class would be interesting since he’s only using these nefarious abilities against morally bad people. I could also see arguments of him becoming a paladin or fighter in the later seasons once he has the cybernetic arm and they aren’t doing as much spy work anymore, but I still think rogue fits the best overall.

May: Monk

I think this one is a very obvious choice as she’s this zen meditative warrior the entire show and a really good martial arts fighter. She becomes an empath kind of like Mantis (guardians of the galaxy) in season 7 if I remember correctly, and I think a monk still makes the most sense with that power if there’s some creative subclass or move that’s similar to her power.

Daisy: Sorcerer

Sorcerers “draw on inherent magic from a gift or bloodline” which is where most of this pick comes from. Obviously her powers don’t come from magic in the MCU, but most of these classes are focused on magic since that’s a big thing in D&D so I’m trying to be flexible with what we consider magic (just considering most supernatural abilities). I think there’s an argument that she’s also a rogue in the show until going through terrigenesis in season 2.

Fitz/Simmons: Artificers

Just because of their scientific background and the fact they tend to work more behind the scenes rather than being involved in full-scale fights, I think this is the only class that makes sense. They use their intelligence and abilities to investigate mysteries and create new magical objects.

Mack: Paladin/Barbarian(?)

Mack could also be considered an artificer especially in the first few seasons since he’s an engineer, but I think that’s boring to have more of the same class and these other two also work well. Mack’s Christian faith is a large part of his character and he’s quite a good fighter which is why the holy warrior with a sacred oath could work as he gets a bigger and bigger role over the course of the show. Barbarian might also be an interesting choice because of his rage that we see in a few different points of the show. He’s obviously quite strong, and there’s a big plot point in season 2 where Mack is possessed by some defense mechanism from the ancient city where Skye gets her powers and goes into a rage. He also kind of goes into a rage in season 5 after the variant of Yoyo is killed, similar to a barbarian’s rage.

Yo-Yo: Rogue

Just because of the sneaky/mischievous nature most of the time Yo-Yo uses her powers, I think a rogue makes more sense than another sorcerer like Daisy. It’s more like she’s using her speed for quick stealth and pickpocketing than casting big magical moves like Daisy does with her quake powers.

Deke: Gunslinger

Deke is not nearly as much in the show as the rest of the characters on this list, but he’s still a big enough part of the team starting in season 5 that I wanted to include him, and this class also just really stood out as another 100% match. The only reason Deke doesn’t get himself killed 100 different times in the show is because of his risk-taking and his wits, which are really big parts of the gunslinger class. You might be able to argue that he’s a monster hunter when he’s growing up in the apocalyptic future, but he’s definitely a gunslinger the second he gets to the present.

That’s about all the main characters of the show that I felt had to be included. Some honorable mentions would be Ghost Rider is obviously a warlock, I think Ward would be a high-leveled rogue especially by the time he’s literally living to be Coulson’s archenemy in season 3, and Calvin Johnson is definitely a barbarian as the show’s version of Mister Hyde who goes into a rage over any minor inconvenience.