Abandonment Issues

Last week, Ken and I decided to watch a new show, based on my dental hygienist Harmony’s suggestions. It’s called Ahsoka and it’s part of the Star Wars universe, and that might make you believe it was going to be a good show, but by halfway through the first episode, I turned to Ken and said, “This is the most stupid show I’ve ever seen.” Why, you ask? Was it the acting? No. Was it the dialogue? No. Was there a plot detail that made absolutely no sense and made me super-angry? Why yes. And what exactly was that ludicrous plot detail in a story that takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, and features people with elephant trunks for ears? It was this, and you can read this without worrying about spoilers:

In the show, one of the main characters has a cat. Well, it’s a cat-like creature that looks KIND OF like a cat but sounds and acts EXACTLY like a cat. When she comes home from her job, she takes a container of kibble out of her cupboard and feeds the cat, and it purrs, and she pets it, and it is VERY OBVIOUSLY her pet cat. But…partway through the episode, she gets into a fight with someone in her home, and she gets hurt, and ends up in a weird hospital. And NO ONE SAYS A WORD ABOUT THE CAT. Not, “should we get your neighbour to check on your cat?” or “do you want me to pop by and feed your cat while you recover in this very white and large hospital room?” Again, no. And then……she decides to go off and join up with the Jedis and she JUST LEAVES. Does she ask anyone to take care of her lovely, purr-y pet cat? NO, SHE DOES NOT AND WE NEVER SEE THAT ADORABLE CAT AGAIN. And it’s so apparent that no one in charge of writing this show has EVER had a pet of any kind because for all of us who DO have pets, we know that the care of your pet is usually topmost on your mind. Ken and I never leave the house without 1) calculating the number of hours that we’ll be gone and ensuring that it’s a reasonable length to leave Atlas alone 2) contacting our neighbour if the number of hours is more than 6 consecutively so she can give him lunch and let him out to pee 3) giving him a cookie and 4) telling him that we’ll be back soon so he won’t worry, as one does. And yes, I know cats are a little more self-sufficient than dogs but still, who the hell just up and leaves their pet house cat to fend for itself while you go off gallivanting around the galaxy and doing additional stupid things that shall not be named here because I promised no spoilers?

At any rate, it was terrible and I became very fixated on the whole cat abandonment plot twist, to the point where I started dreaming that I found a litter of kittens and Ken and I were trying to herd them into a holding area so we could care for them and if you know anything about cats and/or dreams, you’ll know that it was a very difficult and stressful task. So thanks, Ahsoka.

In other news, I’m sorry if this is so rant-y and short but I did one book festival all day yesterday and I’m doing another one all day today, and between having to actually talk to people and sit under a tent all day, I’m exhausted. But I sold a lot of books and promoted the new press, so it was pretty good.

How could you ever forget about something so cute?!

47 thoughts on “Abandonment Issues”

  1. I’m reminded of the Dr. Who franchise, where the original props were made out of trash cans and styrofoam. And yet, Amelia and I have a favorite Dr. Who, and it is Tom Baker. Sorry, but there will not be any discussion on this matter, as Tom Baker is the absolute best Dr. Who actor of all time.

    As always, thanks for the laughs. Any show that has people with elephant trunks for ears has the potential to be so bad that it’s actually good. πŸ™‚

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  2. You do wonder about why directors/editors keep/reject the things that we finally see. I bet there’s a chance there was a line added by the scriptwriters about the pet but some bigwig decided it slowed down the action. Or something. There are a lot of things cut out of films & TV series that would make the experience of watching more satisfying.

    Liked by 3 people

    Reply

  7. Glad your book festivals went well! And, apparently, these script writers have NEVER SEEN ALIEN but, you know, the fan fiction awaits for the interested writer to have Ripley be the CEO of the space version of the Animal Liberation Front and she and Jonesy will go and kick some Mandalorian butt with one of those yellow machine mover thingies. Or you and Atlas with a intergalactic forklift!!! Am I right or am I right? Ahahahhahahha!

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  8. I think maybe you are a little weird about the story. But I used to have cats, three and many dogs.  I still miss them all.  I think there are a lot of bad stories and plots on tv these days and hope the strikes are over soon.  There was supposed to be some sort of deadline around Labor Day when the streaming services would start buying content again?  It is hard to find anything to watch that is not a repeat of something else or an easily guessed plot. I have one granddaughter who had a cat looking like your photo but after adoption the vet found he had liver disease and passed away soon.  She now has a stray that kept hanging around and loves her too, so far healthy. But her constant companion is her husbandҀ™s dog  Luna.This is long, sorry Γ°ΒŸΒ˜Β‚

    Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  9. It’s amazing how many times I’ve seen a character in a movie or TV show kill another person, sometimes in really horrible ways, and I’ll still say to myself, “Hey, maybe they deserved it” or maybe the killer will do something that redeems them, but as soon as a character harms a dog or cat that’s it. There’s no coming back from that as far as I’m concerned. It even applies to other animals. Someone just sent me a video of snippets of a young woman watching The Neverending Story for the first time. When she said, “Oooh, a pony!” I almost had to stop because I knew that was not going to go well. I hope that’s not a spoiler.
    Anyway congratulations on the book fairs and sales, and, really, bigger congratulations on talking to a lot of people because that’s an accomplishment in itself. And here’s a very relatable cartoon:

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  11. It IS an alien cat after all–they merely had to give it opposable thumbs, a slightly higher i.q. and a little cat smart phone and we all would have figured it got along OK.
    I’m not one to quibble. Frequently, the way I write, I leave stuff scattered all over the place.
    Just wanted to point out I respect the X-file writers who had Scully feed Mulder’s fish.

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  12. I had planned on skipping Ahsoka and probably will stick with the decision. I was watching a series recently that had a dog in it, and suddenly the dog disappeared from the episodes – permanently. My husband and I were all worried about what happened to the dog!!! So I can relate to the cat abandonment concerns. πŸ™‚ I hope you sell lots of books. Have fun.

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  14. I have the same issues with my furkids so I’m glad you told me so I never watch that movie. Apart from truly pathetic lack of empathy, aren’t there people employed specifically to watch for continuity issues? Bah, thumbs down on both counts.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

Leave a reply to Willow Croft Cancel reply