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Things that natla did do:
- Katara stealing a water pouch from a merchant shop at night
- zuko draws!
- include pieces from the books and comics (mother of faces, Kyoshi‘s personality,
- „water the most promising seed“
- Katara standing by and smirking as Sokka flounders trying to impress Suki but her not buying any of it
- Katara never letting anyone talk over her once diplomacy fails
- Bumi‘s armpit hair
- Zuko talking about Lu Ten
- Azula learning to use a blue flame and failing
- what can I say, the actors make the show very enjoyable 🤷🏼♀️
- Kuruk refusing to take possession over Aang‘s body/ Avatar state
- overall I think they drew info from the books about the other eras
- the sound of Iroh‘s firebending reminding of a dragon‘s growl
- Avatar Roku making fun of Avatar Kyoshi
- Zuko basically enthusing about Kyoshi‘s strength only to then get his ass kicked by her
- Suki (and mom) gushing over seeing their role model Kyoshi in action
- random woman with broom and Zuko letting her hit him
- Aang running away at the end, after the battle. He might not have run from his responsibility but he ran from the consequences
- „have you seen my flying bison?“ which is way better because even less believable
- Katara being bold enough to train her waterbending in the abandoned fire navy ship around Wolf Cove
- emphasis on Sokka‘s inventory skills and by elongation his bad ice dodging skills
- Zuko deciding to stay with/ look for Iroh instead of chasing Aang twice
- Lu Ten‘s theme playing every time Zuko and Iroh confess their love for each other
- Omashu‘s part of the earth kingdom being India coded
- Zuko so specifically being triggered by the word „compassion“ but not „empathy/ emphatic“ because he actually does believe in kindness and much like Azula is still trapped in the pressure of having to represent all his father believes
- Zuko looking disgusted all the time
- 41st division bowing to their prince
- I had fun watching it and most of it makes sense tbh.
What I don’t get (logic mistakes):
- Mai being too openly anti fire nation by saying she wouldn’t ever come back if given the chance
- Iroh finding the Blue Spirit‘s mask in Zuko‘s pile of clothes but maybe that’s not even a negative.
- no talk about the meaning of the necklace
- Gyatso Living in the Spirit World (doesn’t Aang have enough guides with all his previous lives?);
- that assassination attempt on Ozai and Azula infiltrating the plan? Was this meant to show Ozai‘s cruelty and Azula‘s strategic thinking??
- what was Bumi‘s point exactly?
- Yue being a spirit fox. Why? It added nothing.
- „i bet you taste like chicken“ no opossum chicken. just chicken.
- Kyoshi being the narrator
- Aang being able to communicate with his past lives only by visiting their shrines and not in the right order (usually the avatar has to contact every avatar before him in the order of their lifetimes before he can get through to the next)
- Aang being shamed and gaslight by everyone
- confusion over what happened to the villagers as well as Katara and Solla by mixing Hei Bai‘s and Ko‘s stories as well as the Fog of Lost Souls and creating a new loophole into the spirit world when people stand too close to Aang while he meditates? Also, Ko‘s „Magic“ with individuality and his reason for stealing faces when showing emotion is lost.
- with all due love, what was Suki‘s mother for?
- Wan Shi Tong randomly sitting at some wayside
- Why wouldn’t normal people understand Wan Shi Tong? How are they planning for Team Avatar to find out about the solar eclipse if not through Wan Shi Tong‘s library later?
- Iroh suspecting Ozai behind the apparent assassination of Zuko so openly in front of Zhao
- Iroh justifying his war crimes with „I was a soldier“??
- Iroh „sacrificing“ himself in Omashu when the earth kingdom forces were looking for the firebender even though they both would’ve gone undetected otherwise
- Iroh killing Zhao
- does Momo carry the spirits‘ life now?
- the fire nation inventing a solar system model to predict Zosin‘s Comet and potentially the eclipse as well
#avatar#atla#atla la#natla#natla spoilers#natla positivity#i actually like this#netflix#i agree with the criticism tho#avatar the last airbender#zuko#uncle iroh#kyoshi#katara#the effects were decent
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my least favourite thing from the watcher discourse has been people saying “WE never asked for higher quality” or “your most popular shows are where you just sit around and talk!!” - babes its likely not what THEY want to do for the rest of eternity lol. they’re allowed to want to grow as creatives and make things they are proud of?
#like i absolutely didn’t agree with their move to a paid model platform but this response isn’t the criticism u think it is#that and also the continious shit i saw about steven owning a tesla#like babes its HIS money? he’s allowed nice things and upgrades in his life lol?#AND the stuff about them making 100k from patreon with eat the rich comments#100k per month likely doesn’t cover all operating costs like you guys r thinking it does#they likely didn’t want to keep doing ad reads that interrupted their content structure and how they THEMSELVES percieved its value#as a former business major tho i def think even a little bit of market research could have stopped this lol#respectfully no one wants to pay for another thing#and the communication on it was unfortunately shit#but its not that big of a mistake that we tear em down like this#watcher#ryan bergara#shane madej#steven lim
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pov caduceus shows you rei ayanami 16cm plush doll
[image ID: a coloured digitally sketch of caduceus from critical role holding a cut-out photo of a plush toy of rei ayanami from neon genesis evangelion in one hand, gesturing to it with the other. he's grinning and looking to the side, with messy bob hair and a big cardigan on. End ID.]
#(was going to explain but i decided. actually no i wont 💖)#<- the besties agreed it's funnier that way . ur wlecome Cassie#see what i mean tho!! with this hair he looks like a teenager no matter what i do#caduceus clay#critical role fanart#crirical role#lol ye ill show peopel .#myart#2023#described#sigh. i should rewatch evangelion#at least som of it
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yes i’m tired and angry at hbo max for not even bothering to give us scraps and yes i’m miserable and jaded about rainbow capitalism but also if we DO actually get a trailer tomorrow the extreme dopamine hit and the flood of endorphins that i’ll get from seeing new footage of edward teach will probably temporarily override any trace of bitterness about being continually done dirty by corporations for like, at least an entire week
#ofmd#our flag means death#ofmd season 2#ofmd s2#txt#j#mine#og#edward teach#edward teach born on a beach#if we DONT get a trailer tomorrow then it’s business as usual and im too exhausted to feel any real way about it aside from “resigned”#not getting a trailer yet is by far. the smallest hardship i am facing rn lmao#it would be nice to have a trailer and have something to be excited about but i’ve been coasting miserably for months at this point#what’s a few months more lol#OH AND ALSO i agree with that one post going around about “we’re not doing rainbow capitalism discourse this year”#im only mentioning rainbow capitalism in this post bc im just talking about my criticisms of hbo specifically rn#and how they’ve been ignoring ofmd entirely#like i said in my tags elsewhere tho i will gladly lick hbo’s boots for a bit if they just give me a goddamn trailer
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hey rae! you said you haven’t been reading many fics lately and i was wondering what were your favorite books you read this year :))
LOVE this question omg thank u 4 giving me an excuse 2 talk abt books <3 i'm gonna split this into fiction + nonfiction + poetry...will try 2 keep it somewhat concise but. fear it may get long...
fiction
the archive of alternate endings, by lindsey drager [favorite book i've read all year]
how to live safely in a science fictional universe, by charles yu
giovanni's room, by james baldwin
stone butch blues, by leslie feinberg
i'll give you the sun, by jandy nelson
and then i woke up, by malcolm devlin
on earth we're briefly gorgeous, by ocean vuong
cursed bunny, by bora chung
i have the right to destroy myself, by young-ha kim
infect your friends and loved ones, by torrey peters
the bloody chamber and other stories, by angela carter
at least we can apologize, by lee ki-ho
nonfiction
playing the whore: the work of sex work, by melissa gira grant
cistem failure: essays on blackness and cisgender, by marquis bey
gender trouble: feminism and the subversion of identity, by judith butler
essays against publishing, by jamie berrout
trans liberation: beyond pink or blue, by leslie feinberg
females, by andrea long chu
socialism: utopian and scientific, by friedrich engels
capitalist realism: is there no alternative? by mark fisher
whipping girl: a transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity, by julia serrano
poetry
soft science, by franny choi
grit, by silas denver melvin
in the pines, by alice notley
#would be happy 2 go more in depth on any of these re: what they're abt#what i liked etc...but just the list by itself is long enough lol#also wrt nonfic even tho it's my list of faves from the year...don't necessarily agree w all frameworks used in every text#esp. in capitalist realism + whipping girl but. still found them v informative + enjoyable#just generally speaking calling something a fave doesn't mean it shouldn't be read w a critical lens etc etc#ask#book recs
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It’s wild how shipping culture has changed so drastically over time on the internet.
In the old days people shipped characters who either had only one line of dialogue with each other, never even met, or not even from the same piece of media. It was the wild west and sure some ships were uncomfortable but people had the mindset to just block the tag and stay away from ships they didn’t enjoy.
Nowadays? It’s more like people have to clarify that their ship isn’t canon compliant, character adjacent, and story irrelevant otherwise they get a flood of comments saying “but this character isn’t like this in canon” and some people legitimately get angry if you’re not following the canon.
Like- shipping and fandom culture from what I understand it is about engaging with media in a way that caters to you. And if you don’t like a ship or show just… block the relevant tags and don’t engage in the ships? The internet isn’t supposed to cater to us- we have to cater ourselves to our internet environment. And no matter how many times people may harass others over a fandom or ship they don’t like, those ships are not gonna disappear.
The internet has just been getting worse when people have decided to place morality in their opinions by saying things like “if you enjoy the ship then you support (insert horrible thing here that’s usually completely unrelated to the ship itself)” when it used to be “eh, not my thing” and people just moved on.
And for the record this isn’t about a specific ship or anything- just an observation of how fandom has evolved (and regressed) over the years and I find it fascinating from a sociological perspective cause we still don’t know how having the internet from birth affects the development of kids and how that affects how they interact with others- isn’t that scary?
I know that’s slightly unrelated but the way people engage in media has been changing over they years and that also involves fandom and the maturity level thereof in the internet space and someone smarter than me could probably write a whole thesis paper about fandom culture and how the internet has hindered the social development of people and how that affects community specifically from a fandom lens.
Just- for your sanity younger internet children: it’s not worth harassing others over something as trivial as ‘it’s not canon that this character kisses another character.’ Just find ships you like. Block ships you don’t. And just enjoy your time doing what you like!
You can’t control the internet but you can nurture your little corner of it.
#shipping#canon ship#non canon ships#reader x character#self ship#I get so tired of seeing shipping posts and the comments or reply tweets are nothing but ‘but this isn’t canon tho!!!’#sonny when I was your age we shipped characters who never even met in canon!#even with ships I don’t like- I get exhausted seeing people get bombarded by fourteen year olds who haven’t developed critical thinking yet#every day I agree more that people under 18 shouldn’t have access to the internet#this can also apply to people who act like ‘if you dont reblog or boost this post (insert social issue here) then you’re a bad person!!’#like… no#you don’t have to apply moriality to a stinkin’ reblog button!#sure informing people is important but you don’t have to take the responsibility of the world’s issues#we’re all doing the best we can and you don’t have to prove your morality to be a good person#it’s okay to not engage with those kinds of posts if it makes you uncomfortable- that doesn’t affect your morality in any way#For example: I’m never gonna reblog gory posts showing battle zones#does that mean I support war? absolutely not!#I’m just protecting my mental health! and you need to as well#the internet is yours to make it how you want and if you want it to be an escape from the horrors of the world that’s okay#protect your happiness fam
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look i’m not saying that the show is without its flaws but saying that rick is hypocritical for complaining that the movies aren’t exactly like the books but then didn’t make the show exactly like the books is just ??? like idk the movie’s problem wasn’t that they weren’t exactly like the books, it’s just that the people working on them clearly didn’t give a fuck about the books or what rick had to say about them and as a result the movies had barely any resemblance to them. the lightning thief (the book) was released almost 20 years ago and rick has grown as a writer a lot since then, of course he’s not gonna keep everything intact when adapting it
#like tbh i agree with most of the critique the show is getting even tho i'm enjoying it a lot#but if we're criticizing it let's make it make sense#tbh i'm glad it's not exactly like the book cause rereading the books as an adult made me realize they do have some Problems#and they fixed a bunch of those already so i'm happy with that#percy jackson#pjo tv show#percy jackon and the olympians
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I didn’t realize how much I missed the discourse around avatar the last airbender. It’s been so nice to get back into such an amazing show that will forever hold a special place in my heart.
Despite the changes, and its flaws, I actually liked the live action. And I like that it has reawakened my love for the animated show.
I do hope that it’s renewed for a second season! I’d love to see Toph in the live action but also I’d love to see how they develop the characters further. There were obvious changes to all the characters so I’m interested in seeing what their development will be like in future seasons.
Also, I think the actors all have great potential! I mean even just looking at their interviews you can see that they embody their characters in a way, so imagine how well they’d do with a good writing team!
I know alot of people have criticisms for the show, which I completely understand, and I do hope that Netflix actually takes these criticisms into consideration if a second season is green lit. And I hope we get more of the comedic vibe we all love from the original. I think the balance between comedy and the seriousness of the original is what makes it so great. There’s nothing wrong with a little filler episode, so Netflix don’t be shy!!
Either way, I actually enjoyed the show and I hope we get more content soon.
#avatar the last airbender#atla#netflix avatar#avatar: the last airbender#natla#I’m loving all the avatar content#yeah the live action wasn’t perfect but I actually did like it#it was a fun watch and I hate that so many people are hating on it without even giving it a chance#tho there are valid criticisms which I do agree with#but still it was a fun watch#definitely think I will be rewatching the animated show tho cuz It’s been a while
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you can do whatever you want forever. enjoy hazbin even if it's creator is a shitty loser and it has some cringefail (derogatory) parts to it. life is too short to not enjoy things :)
You have inspired me anon I’m gonna draw Vox and Sylvester kissing with tongue /joking
#I do genuinely agree with this sentiment tho#even if something sucks ass of you want to watch it anyway#who cares#just don’t ignore the bad you gotta accept and be critical of that
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i do find it hilarious when whoever is adapting a thing says that they're not gonna do it play by play but rather a reinterpretation of the story in a way, and then people get mad because it's not a play by play but a reintepretation of the story
#like idk man if you knew before hand that changes were gonna be made because they wanted to find a new way to tell the story#and you get mad because they're not telling the story the way you think they should#i think that's on you LMAO#i think about it from the pov of someone who has never engaged with the thing#and how good is the story telling from that pov rather than someone that knows the original like the back of their hand#i do agree tho that people need to stop doing remakes or adaptations or anything of the sort#because we do need new stories#but i know that's partially because companies don't wanna risk it not being successful from the get go lmfao#haven't finished the n.atla show yet but so far? i do like it and all the changes make sense within the story they're telling#and honestly i prefer the changes because i know nothing would actually measure with the original#if they wanted to do a fully like play by play of it#like idk man i'm personally watching it as if it was a whole ass new story rather than constantly comparing it to the og#but that also might be because i wanna like it LMAO like i don't wanna be angry and complaining all the time while watching it#of course i'm still gonna be critical of things but like idk i never expected it to even be similar to the cartoon so like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#b.txt
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to be evil: Limbus' notes on things exists. in multiple ways.
one is Dante's own notes. two is literally the sinner's own notes on things such as abnos (base entry from a sinner, then notes added on by other sinners... usually of their own opinion). there's also just other things like desc of abilities/names, but we don't talk about it.
anyways, woe, A Dante note be upon þe
!! uooohh isee isee! looks like ill have t dig thru those when i get the chance then too.. 🤔
ALSO LCORP MENTIONED!!!!!!!! 💥💥🎉🎉🎉‼💥💥‼🎉
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Found another recent critique video of season 2 episode 2 that I mostly agree with, I recommend a watch if you’re interested.
#adding this to the playlist for sure#I disagree with Moxxie being in character this episode tho#he felt more OOC#but yeah Moxxie and Millie didn’t need to be in this episode#none of the jokes were funny to me but that’s just me#I do agree with how he said this episode and episode 2 are exactly the same#the finale is honestly just filler the reason why the characters aren’t reflecting on what was previously established is bc viv can’t write#kinda disappointed that he didn’t see the issue with Loona and Octavia’s conversation tho#and yeah you’d think Moxxie would be upset with Blitz after episode 7 but since this show doesn’t develop characters everything resets#seriously I hate how not 1 character in this show has improved from how they were in the very beginning#vivziepop critical#spindlehorse critical#helluva boss critical#helluva boss criticism#helluva boss critique#Youtube
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i can respect being disappointed by the lack of variety / weirdness in ancients unfortunately i fully only started playing this game bc i love undel's art style immensely, its almost the entire reason i still draw at all really. i also wish theyd get a little weirder but tbh i mostly wish we'd stop getting ancients at all lmao i hope after each flight has one thats it. i dont know the pose differences for some of the new ones yet bc i like dont super care.
#scribes#not main tagging but like. ya know.#like i respect it i love criticism of things that i love it shows a healthy relationship with something#even tho i cannot agree.#like i can agree with wanting more variety however i personally very much enjoy undel being the primary artist / like art director
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help I'm having a case of "game got out, many complicated feelings, beer in a dingey hotel room by the highway on my own", we'll get through it but I might cry about it a little bit at some point
#thoughts#personal#these moments always make me ponder on the relationship of gamedevs and the audience regarding fandom and criticism#because it's sooo complicated#very often you will agree with the criticism wholeheartedly#perhaps in many ways the audience has not picked up (yet or at all because some information is just kinda out of reach)#but to see that criticism casually dropped on your lap by people who are... basically tourists to a situation you fought tooth and nail for#that can afford to say “this thing sucks haha lol” and move away and never think twice about it#it does hurt#it does hurt even when you agree and you'd be even more critical of the same thing#you're like “cool haha sorry you don't like the end result”#“me neither tho fun fact btw this exact thing you're describing was my tipping point into a major mental health crisis"#“but I guess you'll never know about that!!”#“so fun and cool have a nice day I'll handle your casual “End Result Bad Lol” emotionally in some way eventually”#(which is why I think good in-depth criticism is actually MORE cathartic for devs than shallower “well that kinda sucked”)#(but that's just me I think most of my colleagues would disagree)#cw mental health#might delete at some point because we're in dubious territory nda-wise even if I'm being vague#but UHHH yeah#yea yea yea
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sooo many talking points that i need 2 be like "im saying this in a normal way I promprom im not saying this in a proshipper pedo way I swear I swear"
#like *let ppl enjot what they want* in the sense that ppl shluld enjoy things even if its cringe or w/e not in a *I can like this even tho#its racist and pedophillic and terrible bcs its jjst fiction let ppl have fun*#or like *you can make anything problematic* in the sense that *All thongs need to be consumed critically and a few things you dont agree#with or seem wrog within a media doesnt make it the Worst Thing Ever* not *Everyrhing is problematic so who cares abt any issues in#this media bcs ur just being too sensitive etc etc*
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bUt He'S vAlId!!!!
#the SAM can only exist if you think it's cool for ppl to treat men how they've been treating women this whole time#as sex objects not worthy of love or respect#because how come every time someone is “-romantic” it always winds up like this#'yeah i'll give a woman the time of day but i'm not trying to be seen in public with no gayboys'#'yeah i'll go on a date with a woman but men all ur getting is a 10min disappointing blowback and a ghost'#and it's the fact that that will be funny to some of you#if you feel that way ur not a feminist. u are very much upholding the patriarchy.#and the quicker we can agree that we're all oppressed under it the quicker we can get to some actual solutions#because 'make a sexuality that's the exact opposite of woman's oppression' ain't it#tho i also think it's funny how y'all have no problem when it goes the other way either lol#no critical thought just valid!!!
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