New mystery introduced in episode 12: why did Gwen want this promotion?

After she got promoted, we were all saying she wanted in on all the secrets but didn’t know the full truth of it and got in over her head (and that last part is still probably true) but that “we’re not doing good” conversation with Alice seems to suggest she had ulterior motives. She expects Alice to have figured out that the OIAR has some horrible purpose, implying she’d figured it out before getting her new job. She doesn’t act like it’s some big revelation, though she is still clearly horrified

So why did she want to be promoted so badly? Does she plan to take them down from the inside? Or is she so desperate for answers (think Tim Stoker) she’s willing to do anything to get them?

how do i explain to people that yes, i studied literature, and yes, one of my favorite books is supernatural 90s horse-girl au fic “spirit of the west” by teen_dean

words do not describe how much im looking forward to dallas liu's teaboy arc in book 2

So Frozen 2. The first movie is about self-acceptance. This movie is about self-discovery. Elsa feels that while everything is going good for her at the moment in her Kingdom of Arendelle that she’s not where she belongs - not who or where she’s meant to be. Elsa accidentally awakens the four spirits (Air, Fire, Water and Earth) of the enchanted forest when she hears a voice calling to her and she listens to it. Anyway, they get called out to the enchanted forest by Gale (spirit of Air) to put things right in the past between their Kingdom and the indigenous tribe of Northuldra and Elsa learns her true nature. We eventually find out that she’s hearing the voice because she is the fifth spirit and the voice that’s calling her is her from the future.

The truth was calling out to her because longtime lies from their past needed to be uncovered. Longtime lies that have segregated an entire community of people that were meant to be together. They were meant for their lives to be intertwined as Anna and Elsa’s mother was Northuldran and their father was Arendellian.

So it’s all about finding the right “path” or “way” which is always a compelling story to tell in fiction. And of course, it’s not just Elsa that discovers who she truly is and what she’s meant to be doing with her life. Anna becomes Queen of Arendelle and marries Kristoff while Elsa remains in the enchanted forest with the other spirits as the bridge between the magic of nature and humanity as well as a protector of it.

And it’s just as emotionally powerful as the first movie if not more for the reason that - once again - these are dark concepts to be exploring in a children’s franchise but ultimately they relate to and resonate with many diverse audiences who struggle with understanding who they are and their purpose in life just like them.

I always say that it’s worth it to go a little bit darker as long as you know how to use nuance and metaphor to tell a story in a number of different ways so that it can be accessible and beneficial for all ages and genders.

lily definitely strikes me as a rebel type of person who would have worn combat boots and dyed her hair bright purple. but i think bcuz of the culture at the time (im honestly not sure how accessible hair dye was until like the 90s outside of the punk scene) that never really ended up happening. not because of big bob disapproved but because she was just busy being a mom and living a life etc but i guess her pink hat could have been her own way of rebelling. if she had gotten to live to old age i could definitely see her being one of those old ladies with tattoos and brightly dyed hair who doesn't give a fuck what anyone thinks (ironically kinda like teddy's mom). but it's sad she didn't get to live that long :(

when louise becomes punkrock as a teenager and starts getting piercings and dying her hair bright pink and green and blue lily is for sure looking down on her from heaven like HELL YEAH YOU GO GIRL!!!!!! because louise gets to do all the things that lily never got the chance to bcuz of the time period she lived in or bcuz of her early death

one of the worst parts about being a watcher fan rn is that in theory I think having paywalled series isn't that bad and people are being needlessly eat the rich about it, but on a personal level the two series I don't like and don't watch are ghost files and dish granted, and they're the most expensive shows to produce....... Like I'm seeing a potential solution here

tbh i gotta take back what i said before. totk hasn't really done anything to make me care about this version of zel*nk

Oh god is my fnafhs phase coming back. I have an AU Idea and it's very magical girl-y help (a Lil summary in the tags)

this has become a bit of a rant but i always find it so funny when people say how the characters in the show lack personality but they also stopped watching after episode two. that's like saying the book is boring but you only read the first two chapters. and it's so ironic to me considering people want more small moments from the show, meaning longer runtime or more episodes. but they can't even have the patience to let things build and progress? and the people who i've seen complaining, most have read the books. and the people who i've seen going into it blind has enjoyed the show so far and actually want more of it. so maybe, just maybe, as a book reader, you're setting the show up to an impossible standard. that you're never going to be satisfied unless they make it word for word like a book.

and i've said this before and i'll say it again: the show and the book are NEVER going to be the same. no matter how many episodes or if they have an unlimited budget or what have you, there's always going to be changes. a book and a show are two different mediums. the story is never going to be told the same way.

a book has one author who decides everything, and sure, there's would be a few people giving suggestions during the editing process but at the end of the day, there's only one vision and that's the author's. but a TV show has sooo many people putting their two cents into it, especially when it's being funded by a corporation. you have the producers, writers, directors, production team, the actors, etc. not to mention you have to take into account the time conststraints, the budget, the logistics, the fact that they couldn't film as much because you're working with minors like there's just so many things that come into play.

so if you're trying to put the show to a standard of being an exact carbon copy of the books then you're just setting yourself up for disappointment. and frankly, it's quite an unfair standard to put on the first season of a TV show. is the show perfect by any means? absolutely not. but acting as if there's no room for improvement and it should be canceled altogether? it just seems so hateful for no valid reason.

Must we pit two bad bitches against each other?? [og post]

i love watching people genuinely ghost hunt unedited and get wild evidence that i fully believe because i have faith in the people doing the hunt and then watching comparing them to ryan and shane because like. i am a full believer but i just cannot see these guys EVER getting evidence. it’s not even some weird (but hilarious) theory like ghosts are in mutual agreement to not mess with them, i just think that if they ever did get evidence they would be too busy making poop jokes to notice. every time there’s a piece of evidence in either of the shows that i want to unpack i immediately forget about it because we’re already in the next room making fun of the weird design choices that were made. and you know what? i love it so much

Going out to the Edmonton Mall looks

[Thanks to @jhaernyl whom I can always count on sharing any picture that makes you think, "huh ... Yeah Law needs to make out with that dude."]

I'm aware of what this scene is, but I am in love with Zoro's facial expression (and his dedication to even buying a shirt that looks like it is somehow three sword style?) so very much. Not just because then lovely exposed throat, earrings that make me want to tug them *just to see what happens* or because of my god look at that puppy dog expression. I'm aware he could rip out my throat, I still want to pet him.

I can't tell if he's confused or he's thinking, "Wonder how many times I could cut it up before it's no longer sliceable?"

Like Nami's expression says they're staring at something horrifying.

Zoro's says "Huh, so that's what a shichibukai looks like."

"Kay gonna go attack now."

And then Bleach Brave Souls picked up on this and made a new Ikkaku unit...

Man... This awesome intro...

I love the Zanpakuto Rebellion because it focuses on the ones that should have been the main characters throughout the entire series!

dp x dc prompt

after the trio graduate high-school, they decide to have a ghost tour of the country in the summer before college

documenting everything on social media (where it reads as an arg of sorts with the amount of spooky things they manage to do), they have tons of fun debunking various haunted hot spots on sam's occult bucket list or recommended by their viewers

they make their way to gotham to investigate the sightings of jason todd's ghost