History Quotes / FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse

-->-- ''Fanfic/TheChosenSix'', [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/51083935/chapters/129694339 Chapter 64: Ministry Under Siege, Part I - Apology Gone Awry]]

'''"Jill"/Caroline:''' I never would have thought of going forward if it wasn't an option. Magic corrupts. I'm doing you and the world a favor. Once I ruin this garden and spell you three, it'll all be over.\\

"Jill"/Caroline: I never would have thought of going forward if it wasn't an option. Magic corrupts. I'm doing you and the world a favor. Once I ruin this garden and spell you three, it'll all be over.\\
Hannah: And what about you?\\
"Jill"/Caroline: I can't wait to spell myself to forget magic, then I'll finally be free. But only after I keep it from hurting anyone ever again.

->'''"Jill"/Caroline Palmer''': I'm not trying to steal magic. I'm gonna destroy magic... for good.
'''Hannah Parker-Kent''': Destroy it? Why?
'''"Jill"/Caroline''': Magic is bad, Hannah. It ruins lives. I assume Arthur told you what happened to my ballet career.
->'''Kelly Quinn''': You can't blame that on the magic, that was your fault. The magic wasn't intended for you to go forward in time to cheat.
->'''Darbie O'Brien''': Yeah, you misused it.
->"Jill"/Caroline: I never would have thought of going forward if it wasn't an option. Magic corrupts. I'm doing you and the world a favor. Once I ruin this garden and spell you three, it'll all be over.
->Hannah: And what about you?
->"Jill"/Caroline: I can't wait to spell myself to forget magic, then I'll finally be free. But only after I keep it from hurting anyone ever again.

'''Emo Gohan:''' [[VillainHasAPoint ...Y'know, Black?]] You're right. My mom acting like a slut, me pimping her out... [[HeelRealization it's not right.]] No mother or son should be doing that, even if [[OnlyInItForTheMoney the pay is good]].\\

->''"Any and all reprehensible actions the alpha takes can be dismissed either by [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful his good looks]] or a really good round of groveling. A good alternative is to justify his jerkish behavior with a traumatic backstory. See, if I robbed a bank, all I would have to do is to explain to the police that I was bullied when I was younger and all would be forgiven. That's'' '''''exactly''''' ''how that works!'' ''Past trauma should be wielded against the love interest in order to pacify their criticism, not be used as a way to'' '''''explore''''' ''a character's traits. Why use trauma to'' '''''explain''''' ''behavior when we can use it to'' '''''excuse''''' ''behavior? Or... you know, just ignore the alpha's bad behavior completely with no explanation whatsoever. ...I think I'll do that."''
-->--'''JP Beaubien''', ''WebAnimation/TerribleWritingAdvice'', ALPHA HEROES

->''"Speaking of tragic backstories, sob stories are the best! Having a character with a stock tragic backstory always engenders sympathy in the audience and can never backfire, like if I write a villain who murders children. But it's okay, he was trying to kill his troubled childhood by proxy. The audience has no choice but to sympathize with him because the touching piano solo says we have to. The villain is "understandable" now that I've given him a tragic backstory even if I skip all the steps between "parent dying of cancer" and "destroying all space-time". He's justified in his actions to destroy the entire universe because some people were mean to him. Tragedy can be used to excuse any action and is great for anti-heroes. Trauma should be used to excuse behavior, not explain it. Never have a character with enough functioning brain power to point this out when the villain tries this excuse."''
-->--'''JP Beaubien''', ''WebAnimation/TerribleWritingAdvice'', CHARACTER BACKSTORIES

->We can understand a suspect's motives, but we can still hate the evil things they're willing to do because of it. All we can do is fight to help people, keep 'em safe.

->''Any and all reprehensible actions the alpha takes can be dismissed either by [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful his good looks]] or a really good round of groveling. A good alternative is to justify his jerkish behavior with a traumatic backstory. See, if I robbed a bank, all I would have to do is to explain to the police that I was bullied when I was younger and all would be forgiven. (Gets thrown in a jail cell) [[SarcasmMode That's]]'' '''''[[SarcasmMode exactly]]''''' ''[[SarcasmMode how that works!]] Past trauma should be wielded against the love interest in order to pacify their criticism, not be used as a way to'' '''''explore''''' ''a character's traits. Why use trauma to'' '''''explain''''' ''behavior when we can use it to'' '''''excuse''''' ''behavior? Or, you know, just ignore the alpha's bad behavior completely with no explanation whatsoever. I think I'll do that.''
-->-- '''WebAnimation/TerribleWritingAdvice - Alpha Heroes'''

-> ''I can see it started years ago''
-> ''And I recognize your pain''
-> ''But I can't forget the innocence you've taken from me''
-> ''Now I see you, but I can't hear you''
-->-- ''Shihad'', "Bitter"