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polygondotcomvideoproducer · 2 years

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i really wish i hadn’t gotten spoiled on the Big Reveal at the end but overall the ep was ok. it was Fun like how doctor who is but literally every character couldve used more character moments

It had its moments but the writers have consistently failed to get me invested in these characters so I just felt nothing for them

#there were Moments don't get me wrong #there were certainly moments i enjoyed and it's not nearly the worst thing this era has given us #but a lot of the episode's content just felt kind of derivative #I'm all for taking plot points and shit that have been used before and applying nee meaning or emotional contexts #but that would require motivations and emotions which are almost always absent in ch*bnall scripts #a lot of fanservice in the episode too #that's just kind of a neutral statement about the episode to me bc it was pretty hit or miss imo #the hologram turning into 5 for tegan? sweet. i liked that #but a lot of other parts of fanservice just felt a little shallow to me. like ace destroying the dalek w a baseball bat #like. i get it. i know who ace is. but why would it be her weapon of choice against a damn dalek? am i missing something there?#and then there's really shallow shit like the space cargo train being called ''toraji''#like the star from 42. remember that doctor who fans? all ur fond memories of 42? remember how consistently mediocre I've been?#he's got a right to do that. it's his last episode. and I've got a right to think it's dumb #i thought namedropping villengard in moffats last episode was dumb too #and do u remember what i said earlier about the content of the episode being derivative?#it really is the sum of its parts #some good but a lot bland #at least the master was absolutely serving this episode 😔#personal

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anxiously-sidequesting · 4 months

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Since we're talking about Grandfather Spider can we Girls please just take one single moment of the day to remember and think about his, "I am beyond angry with you, but I could never hate you." quote to Grandmother Raven please. Please. Please can we do that? I will become sick as fuck if someone doesn't acknowledge this with me

#that was one of the most powerful fucking things ive ever personally read #can we please applaud the emotional maturity and intelligence on spider's part here please. to be able to tell and admit the difference-#-between feelings of anger and resentment and flat out hate #there's like not even really a word spider could find that could sum up all his negative feelings other than 'anger'. its not just anger-#-its so much more than that. but its not hate. he doesn't hate her and never has hated her #also the acknowledgement that things (at that point in time) between them are still Not Okay #like. they're not fighting any longer. they recognized their harmful actions but those feelings still havent gone away theyre still hurt #i think the ending to their arc was very decent because it still gave them room to grow in peace #they're not okay RIGHT NOW but with enough work maybe they will be. it will take years and years and years but maybe it will be okay.#“hey look im not all that comfortable with you yet but i recognize your regret and willingness to work on us so i can do the same for you”-#-hey what if i died right now. what if i died from that right fucking now.#wizard101 #wiz101 #w101 #text posts #grandfather spider

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thaliasthunder · 1 year

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no bc the way i perceive pjo!nico, hoo!nico and toa!nico as completely different persons? like having distinct personalities? and i dont mean it as "growth" or "development" but just straight up character inconsistency by rick 💀. idk i feel like pjo (specifically nico in tlo) & toa nico are basically the same which is great, but hoo nico was...... something else. and no it's not bc of his trauma, for me it feels more like rick couldnt manage completely well nico's facets and changes, the way everyone saw him and the way he saw himself, and dont come at me saying that its bc wHen hE's nOt iN DangEr hE's SillY because you can see tlo!nico AND toa!nico making jokes even when in mid dangerous situations, so that wasnt the reason why. the changes in characterization in nico going from pjo to hoo then toa feel not gradual but kind of rushed, piled up

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sailorpants · 6 months

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from my Sharpe’s Sword livetexts to @chiropteracupola

or - "getting my top surgery done at the peninsular wars"

#the sharpe madness #it is my duty to Post Nonsense about this show it seems.#& all y’all on the gay and trans website seem to enjoy the Nonsense #anyway I don’t like Sharpe’s sword it made me really frustrated at the handling of Basically Nameless Girl #a couple parts of the ep are interesting but as a whole sword is less than the sum of its parts

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welcometogrouchland · 1 year

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I get the impression that money was a bit tight on clouds on the horizon in general, what with the uneven time put into the lumity kiss vs the hexsquads fight outside blight manner w/ the infamous cha cha slide, plus background details going wonky (like baloony hunter), but my favourite semi-wonky frames are the closeups on Hunters face when he's talking with Luz about him being a grimwalker.

bc the proportions are just. So funny to me. Why is his nose so long. Why are his eyes in the middle of his face. When did his forehead get so big. What's happening. Did I die. Is this purgatory. I unironically love this bc it reminds me that this show was made by people who were trying their best. And sometimes their best looks the Bunter Vs hexsquad fight in thanks to them and other times it looks like this

[ID: a screenshot of a close-up on Hunters face from clouds on the horizon. The placement and proportions of his face are slightly off. End ID]

(although in searching for this image I was informed that a different studio than normal animated clouds on the horizon. Which is probably at least part of the reason why there's so many bungled frames. Also probably why the cha cha slide got animated the way it did. God I love animation)

#ramblings of a lunatic #the owl house #toh #hunter toh #I'm sorry if this post seems mean i promise you I'm trying not to be this is unironically one of my favourite parts of rewatching this ep)#my thoughts on clouds on the horizon are that i like it's individual elements but it struggles to be more than the sum of its partd #*parts #mainly i think that everything is pretty strong minus. literally the ''main'' storyline of amity and her family #i think you need at least one extra scene to communicate to the audience that the relationship between al and odalia-#-is more abusive than we'd previously been led to believe. because as it stands it feels like too much of a leap between previous eps #but like. everything else about this episode is good and works #its that storyline that lets this ep down and makes it feel incongruous to me #i recognise that it's a result of the shortening and I'm not mad about it so i don't make a big stink about it #but its the reason i dont really care too much abt alador as a character. he's good when it lets me explore other characters feelings #(Darius Amity even Willow or Camilla etc)#but other than that he's just kinda there #anyway i think i mostly wanna get to the specials #im fighting the part of me telling me to just rewatch my comfort eps (asias and labyrinth runners. also ftf a lil bit) bc WE JUST DID THAT #IF I KEEP WATCHING THEM TOO MANY TIMES I'M GONNA GET SICK OF IT AND DIE #but like. i really wanna :(#being strong tho /j

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doctorweebmd · 5 months

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#slow burn #ao3 #just curious. i clearly. uh. LOVE slow burns.#battle of the bands had some heavy petting but no kiss until >100k #zero sum they were theoretically like... banging the whole time but didn't 'get together' until the last 2-3 chapters #intersecting lines also they hooked up about halfway through but god 'together' towards the end #i think i tend to favor more 'in a relationship' part #because physical intimacy or confessions can come before people are on the same page #i'm asking because the fic i'm currently writing is close to 50k and the characters are about to kiss #obviously its me so. its going to cause more problems. and they will not 'get together' until much later #buuuutttttt i'm interested to see what other people think #like. is that too early.#is it REALLY a slowburn #NOOO TYPOOO. AN*** agreen upon relationship

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bmpmp3 · 10 months

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it is interesting how different stories about showbiz try to depict a character as having star power like a common method in audio-visual mediums is music and lighting to try to make a fictional actor's performance in a fictional movie look transcendent (like in Babylon 2022 which I watched the other day) while mediums that don't have the benefit of audio or the moving picture like most comics will have something like a bunch of sparkly screentones all over the place or glitter in their eyes that kinda thing (like too many manga about the entertainment industry to name) but i still have a soft spot for Penguin Revolution's method of just hallucinating wings on everyone

#if ur not very good but have potential ur star power wings look like shitty little chicken wings <3 #also my thoughts on babylon: i dont think id recommend it to like anyone it was 3 hours and the parts that were wack were REALLY wack #but the parts that were good were REALLY REALLY good so im conflicted HJKDSJKDSJDKS #i dont think i have a very favorable opinion on it but im glad i watched it. the sum of its parts is greater than its whole i guess #i truly madly deeply hated the grossout humor bits not just cause they were grody but also like. they were so far and few between they like #jumpscared me every time. just long enough between each bit that i forgot about the last one. guess thats why its 3 hours #but some parts were SO SO GOOD and so so well done. huuuurghghhguhghrhhhghh im so conflicted about that movie #but i do appreciate it as a movie thats so conflicting to me. part of me thinks maybe i should have been weirder #i know im biased cause i love my weird ass manga and my weirdass visual novels about the entertainment industry but i think maybe #maybe it should have gone weirder with it. get more heightened. can we get much higher (slowly morphs into a one piece cock edit)#um. anyway i do love seeing how different stories in different mediums try to depict a characters electricity and charisma #in scenarios where the audience would not be able to tell #its like fascinating

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daisywords · 1 year

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the Haunting of Bly Manor...disappointing

#ugh I really enjoyed about the first half and then...it lost all ambiguity #like you didn't have to spell everything out so pedantically #and the last two episodes were soooooooo slow #and idk like. the whole possession mechanics really didn't work for me #and all of the storylines and themes just didn't tie up cohesively #and it's all the more frustrating because there were some really good moments and ideas #but the whole was just less than the sum of its parts

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ayakinari · 2 years

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every once in a while i listen to yakimochi no kotae again and go ohhhhh this is how my brain has been rewired beyond repair

#honeyworks #duck rants about something #this song means the world to me sometimes i forget abt it but its really. just a song isnt it.#if i hadnt autoplayed on accident that one time idk where id be its a core part of my life now #it has such a fun melody!!! the pining and the yearning!!! im just msnfjsjgskahdjdhwuhdhfhfjf #idk anything abt mochita's seiyuu other than he is apparently really popular but i love his vocals he brings him to life so fecking well #but that goes for p much every other hw chara too tbh #when boku ga namae wo yobu hi came out though i went absolutely feral i didnt think theyd ever get closure and yet #both are the songs of all time #i could go all day but to sum it up mochiaka the world i need to draw them again sometime #wait no i lied im gonna keep going #mochita where do i even start hes such a silly guy. internally monologues abt his crush on a regular basis and is so smitten w her that hes #constantly on the brink of death whenever she does something remotely endearing #which tbf makes sense akari is the cutest thing in the world i love her #akari demi icon too actually seeing her slowly fall is adorable as hell watashi ga koi wo shiru hi gets me each fecking time #when the last chorus comes on. ohhhh god my heart #wanting mochita to call her by name and teasing him afterwards. i could die #AND IN THE HANIPRE TALK LIVES when she told him she wouldve been happy of he had sent that ''i love you'' over text before he fell asleep #these two r tbe epitome of tooth rotting fluff im in shambles #anywyas. yeah

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missbaphomet · 1 year

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Eating cinnamon glazed pecans out of spite for those assholes on reddit. I worked my ass off this week, even if my body is too busy healing to show it. At the bare minimum I walked 15 miles this week, and that's an accomplishment if nothing else. It's a great start to the long road of my weight loss, and I deserve to eat something unhealthy but yummy once in a while <3

#pecans are really healthy and cinnamon has some pretty good health benefits too #food is your friend and you can love it and yourself at the same time #your food is the sum of its parts #even if ranch dressing isnt the healthiest thing ever it has garlic and onions and herbs that you are still getting some nutrients from #and if that ranch dressing is on some baby carrots or a salad then youre still also getting all the good things from the salad or carrots #there really isnt any such thing as a 'bad food' simply foods you should enjoy in moderation because too much of a good thing can be bad #drinking water can kill you in large quantities and pure sugar can be healthy in dire situations #its all about quantity #even in 'unhealthy' snacks there are nutrients you need to keep yourself alive #you just have to also eat things that have other things you need that the unhealthy snacks dont #baph bleats

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lampregistration3000 · 2 years

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god i love health insurance in this country

#would love it if it did literally anything #got to love the news that it won't cover anything at all for me in this surgery!#anyway i can still afford it and im still happy about it but like finances are so tight for me rn lmao.#its like. part of the reason ive been waiting so long for this is the pride and knowledge that i should not have to pay anything for #medical care under a just and correct system and having to set my standards aside and grovel for the fucking. necessary and life saving #stuff i need to not feel horrible and disgusting and ugly every day of my life is debasing and dehumanizing #to sum it u #i'm just really frustrated rn.#its so hard to like... go get help or do anything for myself in the first place ever because like. every single time i try to do anything i #get slapped with the harshest penalties known to mankind #you could argue that i could have tried to find a different doctor or whatever but i need my hand held through everything and i still think #that this one was the proper and correct choice based on that #anyway. i have the lump sum. i dunno if i should try to finance it to make myself not feel like i have no money or what.#maybe ill try to open comissions or something but idk if i even have time for that #like im still going to send them the request to reimburse me for my fucking medical bills anyway and i know theyre not going to because #fuck you. but still. id like a letter saying 'fuck you vintage go die and give me 10 grand' instead of just trusting some schmuck over the #phone about it. lmao.#im so tired. i need a break.#between this and work i think its killing me.#im hopeful my blood pressure isnt going to be too high for clearence lmao i am so fuckign worried about that because if it is then like.#nothing ive done at all to prepare for it has mattered at all #i need to be unemployed i am so tired of working for a living i just want to crawl in a hole and sleep for forever

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iratusmus · 2 years

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what is one peice.is it like. a bathing suit. insert panel where sally acorn is cutting up film reels here

one piece is the best selling manga of all time and it damn well deserves it

#im not sure if you meant this as a dumb joke or a genuine question but im going to answer it seriously anyways #bc if you give me the chance to talk about this series i fr will never shut up about it #im going to sum it up as best as i can given that its a 1000+ chapter ongoing manga but Basically #one piece is a long running shounen manga about friendship and freedom and adventure. and also pirates #the mc is a guy named monkey d. luffy who gets rubber hose animation style powers as a kid and wants to find the One Piece #there are many very stupid and very serious shenanigans #the humor can only be described as wildly stupid but lord its so terribly funny #and the tone of the store oscillates back and forth between #''genuinely who hurt you author . why did you feel the need to rip my heart out and stomp on it and then tear it to pieces''#and #''real question wtf am i reading (but in the stupidest funniest possible way)''#but not in a way thats jarring or try hard edgy #the main cast is... spectacular. like theyre so well done and such great enjoyable characters and their dynamics are just DELIGHTFUL #the mc is probably my most favorite mc of all time #the worldbuilding is insanely good and so extremely fun and flexible #there is a massive and sprawling cast but they are juggled so well and when you stop to think abt how many moving parts there are #esp in the later arcs. its like. real question author why are you so good at this #and most shockingly of all i think. is that after 25 years there is no series decay. the most recent arc is one of my most favorites #regardless if youre interested in checking it out rn is literally the best time because we're on a month long break (2 weeks in)#if you need a site i have one. also dont watch the anime unless you really just dont like reading manga bc the pacing is ABYSMAL #ask #scatman-world #also it would be SO absurdly easy to make an archie sonic crossover with it. like. so so easy.#one day ill run into somebody who likes archie and op and then we can talk about judge and locke basically being the same guy #but until then

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my-current-obsession · 6 months

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Pleased to say that I've only done two "love stories" of the Even if Tempest FD and it's already GREAT. Even if literally everything else lets me down (which is pretty unlikely I think) I'd be fairly satisfied with what I've already got.

#even if tempest #otome #god i love ALL FOUR LI's in this game so much. just as characters and how their relationship with anastasia differs it's GREAT #and while it didn't dig into it quite as much as i wanted i'm already THRILLED to see her trauma being addressed #it's not quite happily ever after yet - she has so much shit to process and work through #the way she flashed back to that psychotic landon CG just to LIE TO CRIUS that a STRANGER attacked her?#i HATED it but i also LOVED it #and i genuinely adore the friendship between the LI's as well as the cadets in the Wings #the banter underlied by actual obvious affection is so wonderful #honestly if this FD remains solid then taken as a whole with its predecessor it MIGHT be my favorite otome #like taken as a WHOLE i think taiali is unbeatable. that story and resolution is unmatched #but the sum of its parts - certain routes - isn't great honestly #but i adore EVERY route in this game and if zenn and lucien's afterstories nail the finish then this game just. Wins.#a REALLY interesting and engaging story as well as every route being solid

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doctorweebmd · 2 years

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i want to write something new :(

#its been nearly a month since zero sum finished...#i really really miss it #i thought this would make me more productive with work stuff but it really hasn't #now i'm just looking for new distractions like reading or playing video games or just staring at my phone.........#i had a more formed idea for an original book-thing but that feels like too much of a project to start working on #its about a girl who grew up in a town where nobody dies and she somehow gets the task of becoming the new reaper #and it takes us through her killing people she loves #like her parents and her lover #and finally after everyone else is gone she kills herself #and thats what ends the 'curse' on the city and new life is born again #obviously its all a metaphor about how life has meaning because there is an end #and how sometimes letting go of things in your life is necessary for progress #and sometimes 'killing' the part of yourself that holds you back is the only way to live #it would be relatively short and something akin to '5 people you meet in heaven'#or 'veronika decides to die' which is still my favorite book #but man does the idea of working on a real independent project scare the crap out of me lol #what i really want it more bkdk #come on you little anime boys give me the serotonin

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gurorori · 9 months

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continuin the prev post here cuz i feel comfy hidin my talks in tags but i always near the tag limit

#as i was sayin #im really proud of myself 4 progressin in the way i have i think its a part of healin 4 me but also is jus way of expression #i still feel like a freak a lot but.. less than before #especially now dat i been findin more ppl who share my interests n views 🥺🫶🏼#it has genuinely helped so immensely #i love ppl who r jus. normal. n have realisitc views. naw black n white thinkin. naw extremes #n i have 2 say ppl gawta get more comfortable w jus.. sayin they don lik Smth #dat its outta their comfort zone dat it doesn float theit boat #instead of harrassin ppl n assignin morals 2 things dat never involved em. 2 things dat r far removed from reality & don affect it unless ya #let em affect it #like w how anti-prоshiр sum ppl r. ya wudn expect em 2 b so obsessed w clockin others n sendin hate. SAME for the other way round. leave #each other alone? peace n lovr on planet earth?#but yea im happy 2 jus b. b my own thing. n do my own thing #nevertheless i still believe thers a conversation 2b had abt the experiences of those whose trauma Do make em like fucked up related things #n gravitate towards those things n see it in eveyrthin n wanna re enact em in sum way #'healthy' (fiction. roleplay. kink) or 'unhealthy' (seekin out those things irl w real danger of harm)#like which one do ya think is better. hm?#cuz personally id rather let ppl do watever they want in their own time as long as they r unhurt & don hurt anyone else.#the moment ya assign morality 2 things like kink n fiction. ya other ppl who r not like ya & don deal w things like ya & WILL most likely #suffer w consequences (cause i have. self doubt & hate. guilt. alienation)#it can b a healthy outlet as long as ya r mindful. 100%#ill b upfront tho. it does strike me as weird when someone who has naw history of X is straight up obsessed w it in dat sense. but also like #they can do watever they want forever anyway. my personal feelings r irrelevant cuz okay. then their spaces r nawt 4 me!#like sadly im nawt livin the timeline where m unaffected by the trauma we have so i cant understan wat else is in sm1 head dat might make em #drawn 2 those things. but it also none of my business. so!

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