#like by episode 2 i was going fucking nuts. um
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he was like instantly my favourite....
#chilchuck tims#dungeon meshi#delicious in dungeon#my art#Linktoo art#like by episode 2 i was going fucking nuts. um#they made middleaged moe#he reminds me so much of how i draw and how I'd animate grian it makes me sick#I nailed drawing him first try
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Things I've noticed on my rewatch of Ted Lasso 4/?
Ted's childhood sounds kind of weird to me, lonely? Neglected maybe? I don't know, but something seems wrong there.
In episode 3 of season 1 he tells this story "... When I was a kid, my folks took me to the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower up there in Milwaukee. They ended up leaving me there all by myself. Yeah, three hours and 42 minutes...". He says "a kid!" and he was left alone for almost 4 hours? In a place that wasn't even his city?! Weird as fuck!
In episode 1 of season 3 he tells this one "... I remember being left at school when I was Henry's age. I ended up helping our custodian, Mr. Maher, clean half the school until my dad remembered to come pick me up..." . The second one is apparently just the dad that forgot about him, but the first one he says "my folks". So it was normal for his family to forget about him?
But what about his mother? As little as Ted talks about his father, he talks even less about his mother. There's only one personal detail I can remember him saying about his mom " It's funny, 'cause whenever my mom has something tough to talk about with me, she'll, um... you know, she'll start it off saying something about, I don't know, something weird, something overtly nice. (s01e09). In episode 6 of season 2 he says " Boy, I love meeting people's moms. It's like reading an instruction manual as to why they're nuts." which is an indicator all on its own, but it might be more revealing that after this line he asks Beard about his mom, but Beard doesn't ask back, and they both have this tendency of not talking about sore points in each other's life.
Here comes the speculation part of this post: given what Ted says in s02e06 his mom might have that toxic positivity he used too. If that is the case I wonder if it's born off the same fear as Ted's issues grow from. In season 2, when his traumas catches up with him, he is terrified of ending up as his father, which I'm gonna be honest... it sounds like a fucking horrible way of living. Then you have the wife and mother, maybe terrified of losing his son just like she lost her husband, and maybe she tried this hyper happy and optimistic persona in a effort to pull her kid out of his dark cloud, because we know that Ted was angry right after his father's death, enough that he didn't went to his funeral, that bit about going in his pajamas to his graduation and ending up in jail sounds like he was acting out, like he was living his darkest moments, but at some point he covered it all, at some point he started doing the same as she did, and I wonder if that opened a chasm between them, like the one between Ted and Michelle.
So I think Ted and his mom might, on the outside, seem perfectly happy, but deep down everything is rotten because they never got to talk about real issues, and therefore he kinda lost both of his parents, like one checked out physically and the other emotionally/mentally?
Eh... I don't know, we'll see! I just noticed those moments and ticked me off.
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dts s5 e6-8
e6:
-having flashbacks of having to defend oscar to my mom for this why does the show try to lean into otmar's perspective so heavily GROSS
-nah im full tinhatting i do not remember this whole bit where everyone hypes up oscar in interview before he has his lil chat with mark netflix u slimey lil bitches
-oh if i was here when this news broke summer break 2022. i would've been inconsolable. i'm sure it was nuts, ballistic. maybe it was good i wasnt there. idk if i could've handled it akldkfjadslkfjasdkfj
-lando saying "i already am (leading the team)" was not that rude it was just the TRUTH sorry
-daniel speaking italian is so important actually
-"ive been in this sport for 25 years i know what im doing" king that only makes the fumble THAT much more embarrassing COME ON
-otmar talking abt how well oscar took all the shit we offered aren't we owed a contract? reminds me of timeshare schemes like actually just u paid for xyz if you dont have a contract in place he doesnt owe u anything maybe do contracts better next time :)
-unfortunately zak brown is right!! its a pr disaster is the 5 million worth it!!! and they didnt even get the 5 mil!!! how do lose ur job speedrun masterclass here!!
-i do wonder how much netflix inflated daniel's chances for the alpine seat, bc from what i've heard it wasnt really in the conversation. idk i wasnt there but it would make sense for netflix to lean heavily into this narrative
-did not realize liam was sitting Right There when pierre was askin abt the gossip aldfjaslkfjaksjdf
-the way how in season 1 its like NO DANIEL DON"T LEAVE RED BULL i feel the same way abt pierre going to alpine. like ofc it made perfect sense at the time and you cant fault him for it but like no babygirl its bouta implode PLEASE
-rip all the tiktok edits that were muted in the umg purge that paired "good luck to oscar" with "if a man talks shit then i owe him nothing." thank u taylor couldn't have said it better myself
-"do you regret anything that's happened?" "um. no :)" U TELL EM BABY
e7:
-i'm sorry but geri seemingly getting boiling water from a tap to make tea is so fucking insane rich person cursed
-was originally gonna include this funny shot of christian standing looking out a balcony like sharpay evans in high school musical in my s5 gifset but due to recent events i will not :)
-i just think. that including this whole bit abt how much checo loves his family in the same episode as the monaco gp where he allegedly cheated on his wife was a CHOICE. interesting.
-lewis's monaco 2022 outfit is one of his best outfits ever. its so iconic 2 me
-HI ALEX
-so many cinematic parallels to discuss. s1 max putting it in the wall in practice and ruining his race to prove he was faster than daniel. known parallels to brocedes ALLEGEDLY trying to sabotage eachother by crashing in that corner in monaco. hmm hmm hmm. much to think
-im sorry the sainz collision is just so goofy. i remember watching the replay of this quali and being bamboozled. befuddled. deeply amused. what a stupid fucking sport
-'for fucks sa-........okay this is typical monaco isnt it" MAX GETS IT
-i honestly dont mind wet monaco races just bc by nature of the track its on average slower therefore less dangerous. i'll take a wet monaco over a wet spa any damn day
-ferrari's double pit fuck up is PEAK embarassing ferrari strats. like to do a bad strat is one thing but to just mess up the strat ur trying to do. peak biblically cursed charles leclerc moment
e8:
-god i wish i got more into yukierre. i see the appeal. unfortunately they just dont give me brain worms
-many thoughts. um i think focusing on yuki's temper is just. unfair. like sure he should work on it but thats an issue with many young drivers its not a unique failure on his part
-i have given thoughts on japan '22 before i'm not rly gonna rehash but i really wish the didn't gloss over it on dts. i think it was an important moment in the sport to have a big conversation abt rain safety.
-oh this nyck supercut is gonna be painful knowing where it goes :/
-god remember when ppl thought nyck was gonna lead the team? leave yuki in the dust? even /i/ had him above yuki in my preseason predictions isnt that insane?
-"im happy, i'll take that, that you'll miss me at least 2 or 3 minutes" god forgot the most romcom ass shit since sebchals we'll start by holding hands
-nando n lance having this crazy crash and now a year later they're fucking on the reg. happy 4 them
#i'm ahead of schedule now on purpose so i dont have to worry abt it when pst starts!#i will likely finish 2moro WOO#she speaks#dtsrewatch
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Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 51
The ep title is The Apogee Solstice ... it's here, it's official, no more build up ...
Eight years of this shit and NOW Matt is starting to break down from sheer wear ... TBH we know how he feels.
Another truly awful and thoroughly annoying advert from Sam ... "Are these testimonials completely fabricated? YES!!!" Oof ... and Sam starts to break down too before the end, just like always. And Matt does a necessary disclaimer ... as he should after ANYTHING Sam says.
Oh my GODS Laura you sound SOOOO bad, sweety! Get you some hot lemon and honey pronto! Good thing Liam's here with a suspect Jester impression.
"So, last we left off ... Sam found a bunch oh hands ..." XD
Yes! Beau and Caleb are here! Zoinks!
Oh, so we're on the ship first ... okay ... and Sam is NOT ready ... Travis: "You've had a whole week to think zbout it." Meanwhile Fearne is busy just POLISHING ...
Ira is just getting strange on us and I don't like it at all ... FCG is being really smart trying to get s read on him right now ...WOW he's got seriously flowery in his dreams of vengeance ... FCG: "What's your five year plan?" Oh boy ...
Ira: "Friends complicated things." The Nightmare King's solution to worry ... hmmm ...
Laura doesn't want to get any messages right now. Laura: "Don't wear me out!" Yeah ... so Letters contacts Orym instead. Oh yeah, the aeormaton? Good point.
Fearne (to FCG): "I trust YOU. I don't trust the coin."
Yup. 2 free rerolls with the Potion of Possibility. Handy but only so much ... wait, is this like Harry drinking the Liquid Luck?
COME ON guys, Ira is TOTALLY gonna leave Xandis on the ship to die. This is so dumb ... oh yeah, I am TOTALLY with Xandis here, he CANNOT trust this creature ... 23 on an insight check and SAM gets a whisper? Marisha has to scramble for a plug ... no, it's just a really SHORT whisper then. Almost like a yes or no, you might say ...
Fearne: "What I need you to do is DESTROY." Ira: "Oh I will." Yeah ...
Xandis drinks the other Potion ... yup ...
A missing lens? Ooooooh ... now THAT is interesting ...
Ira: "That way! And don't get lost!" Fearne: "Oh, I wasn't aware that was a possibility."
Oh yeah, they are DEFINITELY gonna get lost in this shit ... 27? Oh that is a FUCKING NICE ROLL there Ashley! Yes!
Crap ... Chetney's not got another wolf-out available after this? Shit ... TAKE A LONG REST MAN!!! LONG REST!!!
Nuts ... trouble? Not good, not good ...
Ashton: "Chickpeas means punch someone? Okay."
Laudna's creepy mind hissing doesn't give her away? That's interesting.
Oh yeah, these two look both fancy and potentially messy ... hmmm ...
MORE new arrivals? Oh, it's FCG and Fearne ... phew! Letters, just chill! XD Fearne: "Who do we know that has a twang?" Oh my gods this is a hilarious mess ...
Orym: "Ira's a Fey sociopath!" FCG: "Well that's a bit judgy." Orym: "I'm not being judgy, he's a Fey sociopath!"
Oh, the other lens they fixed? Smart!
Trying to fix the aeormaton ... seriously, is this even gonna work? Does FCG have the first clue what to do here?
"Fucking pigeons in a sandstorm ... desert pigeons."
Whoa ... Holy FUCK is he actually gonna be zble to make this work? Crazy ... FCG: "I'll have to do surgery on myself!" Um ... what? Hooooo ... wow, nice ... FCG IS NOW A SUPERBOT!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!
Orym: "This us what all that time with the wooden feet was for, Letters!" FCG: "I know, but this is different!"
Nice! Short rest achieved!
Somebody don't fit ... hmmm ... Fearne is willing to go outside? Might not be that smart ...
Ooof ... Travis ripping the piss about Beau and Caleb ... meanwhile Orym calling Caleb a "magic daddy"? This is getting SOOO meta right now ... XD
Sam: "Matthew, how do I see?" Travis: "You the the glasses off." LOL
Orym trying to hide in plain sight in this thing's hand is a really bad idea ...
Matt: "It's a bit of a clown car circumstance." No shit!
Imogen is a little girl leading round a big robot ... "Full Bioshock." Cute.
Ashton(to Imogen): "Ticking clock, one hour, and if you hear from us sooner, call in the Ashari."
FCG really likes being BIG all of a sudden. Fearne: "Do you feel like a big old daddy?" XD
Ooof ... heads on spikes? Yeah, that's not good at all ... oh, this is what's left of the Vasselheim crew? Yeah ... that's just charming. Laudna:imo "We're smarter than all of Vasselheim!"
Wow ... this thing sounds INTIMIDATING ... are they sure the skyship is even gonna make a DENT on this structure? I mean REALLY?
Sam's getting all kinds of esoteric with the latest piece of flask humour, clearly ...
Imogen messages Keyleth and fills her in on the plan ... okay, it's ramping up ...
Oh, this magic dispelling wave is gonna be a problem, ain't it? Fuuuuuck ... according to Pate it's like getting kicked in the nuts ... DOES he have nuts? According to former hamster owner Laura rodents have BIG nuts and I can't believe the direction this conversation has taken ...
Oh shit ... have they just been rumbled? RATANISH?!!! Shit ... oh, fake it that Orym's a prisoner? Risky ... okay, looks like that's worked. Phew ...
No. Do not piss in the robot, Chetney!
Lots of corpses ... yeah, do they still have their heads?
Ashley tries to give Guidance. Travis: "NO. MAGIC." Ah. Yeah ...
Gah! Stealth and deception checks! Eep! Is this about to go horribly wrong? Oh shit ... is Imogen about to gey found out? NATURAL 20?!!! WOOHOO!!! Imogen just bounces this fucker RIGHT out of her head. Oh that was SO COOL!!! Liam (clearly impressed): "I'm Batman!"
Shit shit shit shit shit ... it's Otohan! FUCK!!!
Oh, there's Ryn ... :(
Yeah, they are just SURROUNDED by enemies now, aren't they? Go SERIOUSLY careful here, guys!
Imogen's mum! There she is! Okay then ... whoa, she's like super Telekinetic ... hmmm ...
Yeah, Imogen is just trying to brazen her way right through here, ain't she? Maybe this could work ...
Planning, planning ...
Going down, then ... NOT the Otohan cavern then ... "the Notohan" even ... oof ...
Oh, nice! Imogen intimidation for the win! Cute.
Is this about to fall apart because of a squeaky hinge? Oh, NICE ROLL!!! Phew ...
Sending Pate on a scout ... QUIETLY!!!
Well now THAT could be a useful target at the right moment ... if in doubt, blow up anything that looks volatile.
So, bluff them out or just fight? Oof ... splitting the party again ... which of course makes me uneasy ...
Bluff? Really? Oh yeah, no, this is TOTALLY funny business.
Ah! ROLL INITIATIVE!!! Here we go then ... suppose it had to kick off SOMETIME ...
Must admit, that is a VERY sexy battle map.
Sneaky Orym grappling! Nice! Dragonborn is DOWN!!! Bait and Switch! Sweet moves as always, Wee Man!
Hypnotic Pattern? Oof ... shit, so Imogen and Chetney are good but Orym and Ashton are now FROZEN!!! Shit!
Aha! Turmoil! Go Chet! Angry little geriatric is DANGEROUS!!!
Oh that is some UNFAIR ganging up on the tiny werewolf!
HELP!!! Imogen calls for aid ... Psychic Whip? Sweet! Nice moves ... AND penalties? Always fun. Ho! And now the boys are BACK in the game again! Yes!
Pate and Laudna's turn! Pate: "Gonna Grasping Shock you!" XD Nice! ZAP!!!
Nuts, one round before reinforcements ...
NEIN!!! Nine damage ... and Orym HDYWTDTs the Dragonborn! Perfect.
Laura: "Don't jinx this shit!" So Ashton rages ... rainbow streaky madness ensues! POW!!! Fuck ... Full blown decapitation on the half-giant! Nice!
Oh yeah, Chetney just ends the fight through pure intimidation. Good job, people!
The Duskmaven? Interesting ...
Chetney: "Anything you can remember right now keeps your lower jaw attached to your head." Oof ...
Oh man ... SO CLOSE to stepping on a magical landmine!
"Basic bitch shit"? Yeah, I know Chetney hates metalwork, but still ...
I love how Ashley's just DETERMINED to offer up Guidance to EVERYBODY at the slightest opportunity. XD
Oh fuck ... Otohan is now coming STRAIGHT FOR THEIR CAVERN!!! Mayday! Mayday!
Shit, and NOW they're on their break? Damn your cliffhangers, Mercer!
Welcome back ... and a change in atmospherics? Oooh ...
Laudna's Spiderclimb is always fun. :) And everybody's hiding ... random D20 rolls? Oh, for Beau and Caleb? Eep ...
BOOM!!! Bye bye magical blockers! Nice one!
Psychic Lance! Sweet move, Imogen! But Otohan shrugs off the worst of it ... crap ... still hurts, but not SERIOUSLY. Damn it!
Whoa ... she's just RUNNING?!!! Now FCG plays dumb and just AMBUSHES her with a rock! Nice! Oh, a miss? BALLS!!!
Call in the ship! Cut the cords! DO STUFF!!!
FCG (to Ira): "It's time!" Travis (chuckling): "Project Chicken Little."
Okay ... just HALF the damage from a BIG explosion, then ... phew, I guess?
So ... this is SORT OF working, right?
Oh, okay ... so this is the big showdown then, right? Okay then ...
Yup, clearly Caleb done gone fucked THAT shit up ...
FCG is right in the middle of this shit now ... what to do? Oh ... REALLY? He's just gonna go and PICK RYN UP?!!!
Oh gods ... FUCK!!! FUCK!!! Did FCG just DESTROY Ryn? Shit ... AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! Oh fuck this is so bad ...
Uh-oh ... it's never good when Matt does a lot of rolling ... Matt: "Ooh ... you're so fucking lucky." Oh ... wait ... the aeormaton is now DEAD!!! FCG is still good but he is now BLIND AND TRAPPED!!!
Ooh, sucker punch? Ashton, that was just MEAN!!!
Oops, company's coming ... Laudna: "Act frantic, it's fucked!"
BLUFF!!! "It's ... been compromised!" I can't believe that actually WORKS!!!
Otohan: "Gather at the Key!" Okay ... that's ominous ...
Another D20 double roll? Oof ...
Fuck ... Caleb! What? Do something! Help him!
Oh shit ... and now here comes Beau ... and they're EXPECTED?!!! Shit ... oh man, this is getting SO BAD!!!
Ryn's okay ... oh shit ... SHE'S MISSING HER FUCKING ARM!!! Aaaaahhh!
DODECAHEDRON?!!! Seriously? GAH!!! And now hoursxflash by in SECONDS!!!
Fuck! Ruidus is on the rise! Shit!
Another battle map! Sam: "Oh ... Matthew, this is BRUTAL!!!"
Oh man, that is EPIC SHIT!!! Incredible work! At the worst possible time, though!
Sam: "Can I try to jump-start myself?" Oh! Yes! Try that! It fails ... BALLS!!!
BOOM!!! The Silver Sun hits! And does ZERO DAMAGE?!!! FUCK!!! That's a total damp squib!
Well, at least Ira kept his word regarding saving Xandis ...
Fearne trying to melt Beau's chain bonds ... hmmm ... this could go SO spectacularly wrong ...
Ah yes, the classic mad bastard supervillain justification monologue from Ludinus ...
Hooooo ... Imogen that was SWEET!!! Caleb is now free ...
Yeah, Big Bad really is just YAPPING AWAY right now ... meanwhile Orym continues to be a stealthy badass. Help Letters, man!
Whoa ... Bull's Strength? That's pretty cool ... and yet Sam rolls SHITE ... balls. FCG remains stuck.
MAXIMUM TEAM EFFORT!!! Yes! It worked! FCG is finally free!
Imogen tries to appeal to her mother's conscience ... oh shit, this could backfire SO BADLY!!! Come on ... PLEASE let this go like ROTJ! Give Liliana her Vader redemption!
Wow ... Chetney's just off here being the world's tiniest King Kong ... and the worst, apparently. Yeah, that didn't do SHIT.
No! Leave FCG alone, you evil prick!
Oh shit! Here come the Ashari! Here we go!
Shit ... this is all about to go full fucking SOUTH, ain't it?
Come on Imogen, snap your mum out of this funk! You can do it!
Liliana ... wait ... dud she just BANISH the Nightmare King? Seriously?
Whoa ... Holy shit ... Imogen and Fearne ... what the hell is going on? The Ruidusborn connection ... oh, this can't be good!
Light that fuse and RUN!!!
BOOM!!! Perfect timing, mid speech and everything!
Holy fuck ... everybody's getting healed? Nice!
Fucking Otohan ... AND her bloody doubles! I hate her!
ROLL INITIATIVE!!! AGAIN!!!
Matt! Stop rolling PLEASE!!! You cannot murder Keyleth! NOOOOOO!!!
Oh my fucking gods this is BRUTAL!!! And all we can do is just SIT HERE and watch! This is PAINFUL!!! Stop with the fucking Action Surges!
WHAT?!!! Vax to the rescue? REALLY?!!! OH FUCK THAT IS AWESOME!!! RIGHTEOUS!!! RIGHTEOUS!!!
The whole table is going insane and I am totally with them all!
FCG tries to come to the rescue! And he can do SHIT right now! And yeah ... shit, he doesn't know who Caleb actually IS!!! Do it anyway, Sam! FUCK!!! Shit roll, BALLS!!!
Orym goes straight for Otohan's backpack ... and rolls BEAUTIFULLY!!! AND an Action Surge! Tanked that one ... but still, that was SO GOOD all the same!
All down go the roll on the Goading attack ... 1? SHIT!!! At least she has disadvantage now ...
Fearne tries to trash the pack too ... come on girl ... FUCK!!! All right, Mister, it's your turn ... come on monkey man! 17? BALLS!!!
Come on Liliana, just SNAP OUT OF IT!!! Vader redemption!
Chetney wolf attack on Ludinus? DO IT, Chet! Come on Travis, roll good! SHIELD? Oh you evil fucker! Fuck! AND a natural 1? FUCK!!! And now Chetney is IMPALED ON THE KEY!!!
Imogen has a perfect shot on the backpack ... FUCK!!! Witchbolt misses! And now she's given away her position! Crap! Get through to you mother, Imogen! You can do it!
Liliana: "This is for the best." FUCK!!!
What? Keyleth was just BAIT?!!! Vax is now just a compressed sphere of black energy and it's all going to shit!
ALL the Ruidusborn are now being activated at once! Shit! Whoa ... the lighting on the studio's gone full on red! Crazy! That's it! Ludinus has won! NOOOOOOOO!!!
Seriously, what just happened?
Wait ... Laudna? On her own? I don't get it ... oh, Ashton! He's there too ... what the hell ... Orym? Okay ...
No Pate? That can't be a good sign ...
So it's just the three of them? Ruidus in the sky, and a red beam ... ummmm ...
FCG? Okay ... phew? White powdery dunes? Hmmm ... no moons? He has NO IDEA where he is ... oh! Fearne's there too! Good! And Chetney can hear them calling out, they're back together at least ...
Okay, so ... two separated groups and NO SIGN OF IMOGEN ...
Uthodurn? What the hell?
Matt: "And that's where we're gonna call it a night." WHAT?!!! WHAAAAATT?!!! SERIOUSLY!!!
The party are split, and HALF of them are ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FUCKING PLANET?!!! AND there's no sign of Imogen? Oh my gods this is so bad! This can't be the cliffhanger! Matt Mercer this is TOO CRUEL!!! We can't wait a whole week yo resolve this mess!
AAAAAAAAAARRRGHHH!!!
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Here you go @bougiebutchbitch I finally wrote this beast.
A general ramble abt the villains of Transformers Prime. It gets super rambly the longer it gets, I wrote this in a burst of 2 hours before I went to work JFKSD.
I think the thing that makes the villains of Transformers Prime very frustrating is that the show presents a certain tone with both its heroes and villains. The show wants to say, hey, our good guys are gonna have to make tough decisions that aren’t always right, and our bad guys may not always have sympathetic backstories but they do have interesting personal morals!
And it’s like... yeah! They sure do! But only sometimes. Usually when the show needs it.
Megatron is definitely the poster child of this particular problem. He has the interesting backstory but the show seems actively worried about giving that any room to breathe. At the end of One Shall Stand, when Optimus looses his memories, Megatron has a rare moment of vulnerability. Sure, he also intends to use Orion’s skill as a data clerk, but there’s a reason people remember that face he makes. The ‘using Orion for his leet hacking skillz’ part came later. All Megatron was thinking then was ‘oh shit, ok, oh shit, um, fuck, to the Nemesis we go I guess.’
And after these what, 4? Whole episodes building up the idea that Megatron and Orion were super close you guise, really, we finally get time for them to interact in a neutral, friendly setting and they... Really don’t. I think they talk once or twice throughout the three parter, but calling each other ‘old friend’ does not a deep friendship make!
That part is particularly frustrating because Optimus and Ratchet (and other close relationships in the show) work very well through using only dialogue to tell the audience how close they are. Optimus and Ratchet aren’t close because they’re calling each other ‘old friend’, they’re close because Ratchet is never once put off by Optimus’ blunt nature like other characters are. Because Ratchet is unafraid to dig into the parts of Optimus he knows are flawed, and the general way they clearly care deeply for one another. Hanging near each other in the background, Ratchet always worried for Optimus’ wellbeing, Optimus wanting Ratchet to rest, stuff like that builds an idea of how close they really are very effectively.
At best Megatron and Orion come across as like... Friendly co-workers. They don’t interact beyond Megatron trying to keep the lie of why Orion is there going. And this is as much Orion’s issue as it is Megatron’s tbh, Orion is very poorly defined as a character in these episodes too. And It’s definitely fine that Megatron is still like, the bad guy in this situation. But beyond his panic in One Shall Stand Part 3 he never shows any more vulnerability towards Orion.
He doesn’t have any internal conflict about the situation, nor does he seem particularly regretful about telling his Vehicons to go nuts sure, go kill him. He can come out of this situation thinking ‘I am Correct, and this is What Has To Be Done’ but considering the show is trying very hard to sell the idea of how close they are, the idea that they were even friends to begin with ends up coming across as disingenuous for all the ‘effort’ the show goes into to tell this story.
This issue, the seeming presence of fear to let villains have moments of, aha, humanity, spreads to most of the major baddies as well.
I put some of the blame on Starscream’s awkward writing on how badly Armada kind of got received, like they reaaally wanna dip their toes into doing a more serious/sympathetic Starscream but they don’t wanna go full redemption arc either. And like fine. Y’know considering the writing of Megatron’s redemption I’m kind of fine with Starscream not even getting touched by that.
Starscream isn’t exactly given much backstory, everything about that is fanon at large, but he’s charming, intelligent, and has an interesting moral code. He also doesn’t have a neat several episode arc to easily summarize how I think the show fails him but he has a few individual moments. He might be a backstabber but if you do him a solid, he’ll pay you back. No strings attached. He just doesn’t like keeping or owing favors. His view on favors, though, comes up I think twice? Once for Breakdown, which, by the by, completely goes unmentioned ever again after he rescues Breakdown from Silas. Breakdown dies and so do all the unresolved subplots involving BD. Then, with Arcee, where it does actually have a conclusion and he saves her from Arachnid.
Speaking of Breakdown, I think it’s very worth noting how Starscream goes against Megatron’s (frankly, insane) order to NOT rescue Breakdown to... well, go rescue Breakdown. He has literally nothing to gain from this. Starscream takes the not insignificant risk of getting beaten to go and find one of their only doctors. Hell I think it’s fair to say he only demands Breakdown do something for him because Starscream really did stick his neck out for him there. Does the show do anything with this idea that Starscream does hold at least more appreciation for his troops than Megatron does? No lol.
Now, he spends a majority of season 2 fucking about on his own. This is the time where he has the most interactions with any of the Autobot characters, and they’re always without fail just an asshole to him. And I mean hey, it’s not like he’s exactly owed trust for being a little scheming murderbag but even when he’s very injured, and one instance of straight up being unable to harm anyone, no one ever seems to think of, idk, not being a dick. Like. Optimus. Optimus, he doesn’t have his T-Cog. AND he’s handcuffed. Literally, he can’t harm you. He comes up to your fucking stomach and he’s as wide as a twig, what is he going to do to you my man. And then they have the gall to act shocked when Starscream goes ‘ok, I guess this isn’t gonna work out, time to be evil I guess >))’ and he steals the gay baby jail armor and works to fuck over the Autobots when it’s clear they’re not feeling like being magnanimous towards him.
THEN we get to the end of season 2, when Optimus destroys the Omega Lock and I think it’s interesting to note that out of all the characters, the ones who react strongest to it are Ratchet... And Starscream. The show gets so close here. Like, in general. It gets so close to having this moment of saying ‘hey the baddies lost their home too, they do want it back as well’. It’s very nullified by none of the other ‘Cons acting very effected by it, like Knock Out just doesn’t care lmfao, and Megatron seems more willing to use this as the reason to just go full ‘FUCK IT’ and razes the base and a whole town, we don’t really see much inner conflict resulting from this. And beyond Starscream engaging in a roaring rampage of revenge this personal conflict doesn’t carry over much into the next season.
I think his last moment of note is when he stands up and protects Megatron towards the end of Season 3. The moment where he makes the choice to stand and fight against Predaking is very much framed as a Big Character Moment... That just doesn’t get dwelled on for a second. Sure things kind of go to hell right after this but damn dude. You almost had a nice little Moment and the show went right back to ‘oh shit can’t let the villains get TOO interesting here’
Speaking of Knock Out... Honey. Lmao. Breakdown dies in episode 7 of season 2. Beyond what I’m going to call an Attempt of KO getting scratched to all hell in Tunnel Vision, 5 whole episodes later, and not bothering to fix himself for a couple more after that, we don’t actually see a personal character reaction or resolution until Human Factor. Human Factor is episode 19. I don’t need Sadman Hours or whatever but a REACTION is not asking much. Like I said with Op and Ratchet above no matter what ambiguity the show tries to use, Breakdown and Knock Out were close at the very least.
But Breakdown dying aside, Knock Out really could’ve had a more interesting redemption. He is a Decepticon who has an interest in some aspects of human culture, a rare enough trait itself. He is ostracized and frankly treated terribly despite the fact he’s their only doctor. Plus, he was off faffing around on earth with Breakdown up until Starscream hailed them to the Nemesis. Were they a part of the team to begin with? Were they on earth for a while on their own? These things could’ve lead into a decent little arc. Instead it feels like the show seemed to realize ‘ah, shit, if we kill this guy off people are gonna get mad’ so we get what we got. (note I’m fine with him living and getting redeemed I just wish they used the actual characterization instead of JUST ‘actually starscream’s a dick’)
Finally, the last two of note (imo) are Breakdown and Dreadwing, and since they’re fairly similar I’ll sort of cover them at once.
Breakdown was, I believe, written with the idea of redemption in mind. His backstory involving the Wreckers is vague and leaves a lot of room for questions. Was he sent to the Wreckers as a Decepticon plant and was going to betray them no matter what? Was he originally an Autobot Wrecker, who got in with the Decepticons and betrayed the Wreckers then? He seems, at the very least, insecure about himself as a Decepticon whenever his place within them gets questioned and has conflict about his feelings towards the Autobots. He’s also notably very kind, especially towards the oft abused Vehicons. But then, whatever happened, money issues, VA conflict, he gets killed off. Absolutely none of his plots get resolved before then, either. His backstory with Bulkhead and the other Wreckers is straight up never explored, his internal conflict as a Decepticon gone, and whatever Starscream was going to ask of him just disappear into thin air. The potential for an interesting Decepticon-turned-Autobot is continuously teased in TFP but the redeems we get are so half-hearted it makes me sad.
Dreadwing has a similar lot, though he’s a very loyal Decepticon who later experiences conflict when he has to deal with how the war has pushed their ideals to something he disagrees with. He also gets a sort of relationship with both Bulkhead and Wheeljack, as well as Optimus, and seems to develop an understanding between them. But when literally asked ‘hey, you should join us’ he just goes ‘no, bye’ and then dies.
Like dude not for nothing but you should’ve just mentioned your beef with Starscream and Megatron and Arcee would’ve been all over that.
Transformers Prime has a lot of potential in it’s villains. And it’s totally fine that they’re not particularly interested in exploring them but then... I dunno, don’t write all this intrigue and then slam dunk into the trash when it’s more convenient for the story. My frustration isn’t ‘I want redeemed villains’ it’s more ‘don’t set my expectations for one thing and then continuously DON’T do that thing’. I don’t need redemption or sympathetic villains but what I DO ask for is some consistency for the characters you’re writing.
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Word of Honor - Episode 4 Part 1 - Horsing Around
ALRIGHT! IT’S TIME FOR EPISODE 4! ARE YOU READY? WHO’S EXCITED? ARE YOU EXCITED? I’M EXCITED!
HELL YEAH LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!
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Oh and we’re starting off with such a lovely establishing shot too!
Even if these guys were going crazy in the corner here. Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle.
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[aw nuts]
Poor Wen KeXing looks so bored and lonely waiting for his boys to show up. So patient. So dedicated. You just don’t find stalkers like this now-a-days. It’s all online. They don’t even put in the proper footwork.
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Fuck they’re here! Alright Wen KeXing! Stay calm! Play it cool! Suave and debonair just like we practiced! You got this! You GOT this!
“Oh? Y’all woke up? Now that you’re here would you like to sample my nuts?”
FLAWLESS!
“No”.
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♪Say my naaame say my naaame♪
“No.”
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Well whatever. Here. Have some horses.
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This humble best boy thanks you most kindly for spoiling me as well since you have the hots for the person looking out for me. :D
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“We met by chance”???? Son I have literally been stalking you for days! (weeks? I’m not sure on the time frame). Don’t you belittle my effort here!
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Time cannot measure the depth of... mm... how do I put this in a kid friendly way... Mmmm let’s just say... Your Uncle Zhou and I are really good friends ;) ;) ;)
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Sorry to interrupt your flirting but the plot wanted to introduce itself to you again. :D
Um excuse us. We were working on a found family plot. Can you please wait your fucking turn?
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After blindly trusting a bunch of strangers, ChengLing finally finds himself learning about the concept of “stranger danger”. He cozies up to one of the strangers he blindly trusted earlier to hope he will protect him from the new strangers.
Wen KeXing is maybe a little jealous of the proximity.
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Even though I just went off about the dangers of strangers, I do love how much ChengLing trusts him. Like seriously. And to be fair Zhou ZiShu has proven his trustworthiness a few times over by now. But yeah. Just. I love these characters. I love them.
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Leader Shen? Never heard of the bitch. Be on your way.
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Beggar Gang: *Starts to drop friendly pretense and become more threatening*
Wen KeXing: Try it bitch. I don’t need red eyeliner to fuck you up.
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“Why don’t you give up being a beggar and become a lawyer instead?”
HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT US? WE WILL SURROUND YOU LIKE LASAGNA!!!
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Okay Wen KeXing I am going to trust you for the first time to do something very very important, okay? Watch my boy. Do you understand?
😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😍
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Bitch pls
Yeet
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Superhero landing!! (Very hard on the knees)
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He kicked so hard he knocked the camera into a dutch angle!
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Dem abs must be ROCKIN’!
Well as the say, Waist not, Want not. ;)
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Aw nuts
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angy!
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Hmmmmmm Interesting 🤔
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One man has the bright idea to stop fighting the random blue guy and just take the kid.
Give this man a promotion.
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Wen KeXing has one job (to watch ChenLing) but even taking that purely literally he’s not even doing that right.
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We interrupt this martial arts tournament to bring you this clip from the Looney Tunes.
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Wen KeXing you asshole! I gave you ONE job!
What? you told me to watch him so I’m watching him! I’m watching him run around!
He’s cute. But you’re cuter. ;) ;) ;)
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Le Gasp! Do you? My Dearest A-Xu? Require my assistance? Do you desire my help? My support? My cooperation? My Reinforcement? For me? Little old me? to back you up?????
Then you’d better fucking say it. >;)
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Aw beans
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We interrupt your Looney Tunes clip to bring you a different Looney Tunes clip.
And now back to your previously interrupting Looney Tunes clip.
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This shit was purely for the aesthetic.
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Really? Really??? We’re going with the ‘rolled up wet towel’ technique? Where did you train for this one? The men’s locker room?
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“Your soft sword is too soft”
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YOU BETTER BACK THE FUCK UP
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I take back what I said about this guy being smart. Jump over the tale. Throw the table. Move faster. He’s 14 and not well trained in martial arts. Just fucking grab him!!!
(Also do not grab him you are not worthy to touch the best boy. )
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Commence Fight Phase 2.
Enemy weapons upgraded.
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HEY! HEY YOU WEREN’T ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW MY ADVICE! DIDN’T YOU SEE THE DAMN PARENTHESES??? YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO TOUCH!!
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Uh guys? Thanks for the offer to help, but the stubble is an intentional aesthetic choice.
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Another superhero landing
This time with 24% more blood! :D
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Wait! Someone might actually be able to lay a hand on my future husband????
NOT ON MY WATCH!
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Aw nuts
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🎳 Strike!!!🎳
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Such a good boy. <3
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Zhou ZiShu finally remembers watching Howl’s Moving Castle and takes ChenLing to the sky.
Bye losers!
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Oh look. My crush left. Guess I don’t have to hide that I’m evil anymore :D :D :D
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Hot DAMN!
This is a good shot.
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Jesus fuck.
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Okay I may be Ace as FUCK but even I can appreciate this scene.
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Local Man pretending to be deathly ill starting to accidentally reveal that he may actually be deathly ill.
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ChengLing is just so sweet and genuinely thoughtful of others! Like it’s his first instinct always to be kind, especially to those he cares about. Just
BEST. BOY.
Unfortunately Zhou ZiShu is a prickly hedgehog.
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Hmmmm I see a cicada.
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Uuuuugh... gross. :|
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Always remember to wash your hands as often as possible. :D
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What the actual fuck? I was gone for 15 fucking minutes????
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Neeyyeyyyyyuuuughhh DX DX DX
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TBC...
#Word of Honor#Shanhe Ling#zhou zishu#wen kexing#zhang chengling#Writing WoH#Episode 4#spoilers#long post
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svt ranked on grimmest most public places theyd makeout with you @ based on the one i did for monsta x and also i love torturing carats hiii <3
13) seungkwan he has class coming out of his pores there is no way on this green earth that you two are engaging in anything past pleasant conversations and jane austen-esque finger brushing in public ........ things of intimacy and romance are meant for the confides of ones home!!!! where it can be rose and honey scented and you can both put on an episode of the bachelor at the lowest possible volume in the background
12) dino just thinks its weird if u ask him to makeout with you anywhere but on his couch when no one else is home like um why would u want strangers to see us do that thats weird like the kid is normal dont scar him with a proposal as such ........ even if u were like gonna lean in to kiss him in the back of the car he’d be like no, jeonghan is in the passenger seat and he wont let me live it down if we do that
11) mingyu is surprisingly shy for as big as he is and how much space he can take up hes like id rather not disturb the nice people eating their applebees by indulging in mouth to mouth ...... and ur like baby please never call it that again. idk he just seems like hed be very timid about the whole thing and hed be like what if we get arrested like thats not going to happen but hes like what if. likes holding hands all the time though.
10) vernon says he could never disrespect you by making out with you in a place thats not like a park at midnight or under the fleece blanket he got as a christmas present from cheol.....ur like what? and hes like i just think its not cool to get all up on u in public like that and ur like but im cool with it and hes like but are u basically hes just too embarrassed to say “i know people think im quirky but i like keeping our kissing between us”. that one time he posted yall kissing in some museum was simply for the gram clout.
9) joshua is sometimes beckoned by the idea of a little risky handsy kisses at the movie theater,,,,,,maybe a little bit of your teeth in his neck on the bus ride home.........but never anything dramatic, like he isnt about to grab your waist in public and go to town when there are children across the street like cmon ... though i think when u get all touchy with him before you two are going to go avengers 3 billion or whatever hes not opposed
8) woozi has general apathy toward where you two do it, and this isnt just about pda this is literally about anything ever. you two could have a heartfelt conversation about your futures on a roller coaster and that mf would be like ok i want to marry you mid loop-de-loop hes insane. so if u wanna kiss up on his neck at the home depot while u r forcing him to pick out plants for his studio then so be it!!!!!!!!!!!!
7) jeonghan the first month of the relationship acts like hes never thought about anything but kissing you with his eyes closed, hugging with enough space left for the holy spirit, and most definitely tongue is off limits. hedonistic, if you ask him. which is a blatant lie because once the mark is up and jeonghan feels comfortable with you its like ,,,,,,,,, let me groan your name into your mouth in the middle of freezer aisle of this whole foods but i didnt mean it but im too in love with you to care
6) wonwoo would makeout with you at a gamestop dude hed make out with you in the best buy video games discount aisle lmfao half probably to flex on sad gamers and half because wonwoo is the type that would consider it a date for you to come and pick out shit for his computer setup. youll be like ok we can kiss while we’re waiting to buy you animal crossing for the switch but we cant kiss in the panera bread? and wonwoo is like baby please there is a family enjoying their grilled cheese in the booth across from us. oh my god wonwoo be like hey babe come here and kiss me and ur like ok and ur like wait are u streaming and hes like yeah say hi to my twitch subscribersjfdkhgjd
5) seungcheol knows when and where to act up and sometimes the where is like ........... the baskin robbins ur in at 3 am after leaving some shitty house party. the employee behind the counter is like “how many sco- ok ill wait” he does draw the line at serious shit like office buildings and churches and friendly dinners because like listen jared at the baskin robbins isnt gonna say shit but hes like let me not get my hands up ur shirt at ur cousins barbeque
4) seokmin is filled to the brim with love so its hard to stop him from kissing you regardless of where you are. anything is game. if you as much as enter in 5ft of him hes like hahahaha kissing time!!!!! the thing about him though is that he does have types of kisses that are ok like you guys can highschool kiss at some restaurant or date spot and then you can go all out, legs around his waist, hands on your ass kiss in the elevator to his place - and if someone comes in you both are like “wait for the next one”
3) minghao would be number one, but he has some off limits spots due to his need to keep up appearances like even though after youre done kissing him you look a hurricane hit you hes like wait lemme clean up and comes out looking like he just stepped out of the house fresh - thats why he doesnt care where, but it has to have a bathroom nearby so he can make sure he looks good. you know its true love when he starts fixing your hair and clothes too.
2) hoshi will pretend to be coy and tease about it for like two minutes at most and then he’s like fuck it do whatever you want to me in the middle of this public swimming pool bro he’s so nuts he’d be like pushing your hands off his chest for the first half of the movie and then the next half the ushers are having to ask you two to please kindly LEAVE the theater. hoshi “no we cant kiss waiting for our fries” to “lets see how long we can make out in the ballpit” .....hes only number two because he plays like he wont do it but he will
1) junhui will makeout with you at your best friends wedding. junhui will makeout with you in the middle of traffic. junhui will bite up your neck in the presence of your boss, guaranteed it doesnt get you fired. junhui will start taking layers of clothes off at a starbucks and then probably get chased up the street for public indecency if thats what you want from him. he never says no because he never wants to miss out on a chance to makeout ......... he’s insane he’d be like bleeding from his nose after getting hit by a car or something and ur like lemme call the emts and hes like what if you makeout with me instead nose is broken anyway ......... ugh we have no choice but to stan
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oddly specific memories i have of listening to tma
in honor of the finale, and because i am a sentimental asshole, i bring you this potentially uninteresting and completely pointless list. i'm gonna miss this show a lot
half my original reasoning for listening to the podcast was to motivate me to walk on the treadmill. this did not work. but i did it the first time, when i was going through the trailers and anglerfish, and i remember the room where my dad keeps the treadmill is really dark and the spooky chanting sort of freaked me out
after the treadmill, i ended up listening to the bulk of the first four episodes on the couch, and halfway through i let my oldest cat, winnie, who always lived outside (i know, i was very against actually keeping her outside) in the house. and she jumped up on the couch with me, which she literally never did. (she was very grumpy and not super affectionate.) i had that cat since i was five, and she passed last june, and i really miss her. quarantine kind of gave us the opportunity to hang out with her a lot, because we were home so much. so i'm glad these memories are kind of intersected in my mind. (below: a pic i have from that day.)
my friend sarah relistened along with me the first time around, which was extraordinarily sweet of her, and also led to some interesting interactions. for example: she forgot when it was revealed that sasha was dead, so she accidentally spoiled that for me when i asked when the others would find sasha (and i spent all of season 2 just like. anxiously vibrating over this fact). she also made this post, when i was still in like early first half of season 1, and my immediate thought was "oh no martin is dead." i hadnt even MET martin at this point
back in early quarantine, my mom had this rule that we had to do something new every day (to keep away the depression... ha ha). anyways, all i wanted to do in my free time was sit around and listen to tma (and also watch this show i was into on netflix), so i came up with some lame excuses, one of which was "i'll give myself a pedicure." this led to the memory i ultimately associate with mag 56 (trevor herbert 2) being me sitting out on our roof balcony thing, giving myself a horrendous pedicure
another time, my family wanted to go play tennis, and they brought me along and brought a hammock for me to lay in. there was this excess material from the hammock, and the sun was in my eyes, so i ended up pulling it up and over me to block the sun and creating this ridiculous hammock cocoon thing. one of the episodes i listened to that day? "tucked in."
before i ever started the show, my friend sarah stayed with me while i was pet sitting. i remember when she got there, she'd just listened to 150 and was telling me how freaky it was (she was still trying to get me into the show), and she was like "of course we're staying on a CUL DE SAC." (that was also the weekend she watched us for the first time and was very upset because i slept through the whole thing, which is scary when you're staying somewhere by yourselves.) anyways, i spent the whole show waiting for the scary cul de sac episode
while i was listening to the show for the first time, my step-dad (an artist) started painting an EYE on the door downstairs near my bathroom. a fucking EYE. he didn't finish it til i had finished the show. but still weird!!
i binged like 12 episodes in one day to finish season 4, which is not impressive at all, but it's still my personal record. i just remember staying up late in my dark bedroom (til like.... 11 i'm lame and i go to bed early), listening to like 158 & 159 & 160 and just being knocked on my ass by how good it all was... i was SUPER spoiled by this point, through my own fault, and i knew exactly what was coming, but actually experiencing it was nuts
the second week i listened live was 167, where the public release was delayed by a couple hours by accident. i spent like 20 minutes refreshing spotify, thinking it was broken, before going on tumblr and seeing what the deal was. (and 167 remains one of my favorites of s5 because i remember just going "thank god it was worth the wait.")
this one car ride where sarah and i made some of our friends listen to the first three episodes of the show. it was the middle of the night and we were just like blasting down i40 listening to anglerfish and do not open etc
the night the what the ghost episode publicly dropped was the night after my graduation, and i was sleeping out on the couch in the living room so my grandfather could sleep in a bed. it was super dark, and i am a jumpy person, and i Remember being mildly disgusted with myself because the corny sound effects were actually freaking me out. (i think i mightve actually seen something weird that night, maybe, but that's another story.)
the weekend my parents moved me into college, we couldn't get the cable in the house we were staying in, and we were all sitting around doing nothing, so i jokingly suggested starting tma with them, and they were like ok grace. my step-dad promptly fell asleep and my mom zoned out -- which is probably good, she doesn't like horror and she's super claustrophobic, so it's probably better we never got to do not open
my brief roommate in college talked about how she was into those youtube channels where people just read scary stories, so of course i was like try tma out. so she listened to the first episode on her own, and we were out one night, and she started mag 02 while i went into an ice cream place. she was into it (she kept being like open it, ya pussy) and wanted to keep listening while we went home, and even back in our room. i had only been in town for a couple weeks, and barely knew my way around, but i also didn't want to turn the gps on and be interrupted every five seconds. so i tried to find our way back on my own. it took the entirety of mag 03, and into mag 04, before i did it. so now i will forever associate across the street with all those wrong turns i took in a dark, semi unfamiliar city, trying to get back to our college without a gps
the day of the early drop for 179 was the day i moved back home from college -- a five hour drive by myself. i ended up listening to it on the final stretch of the trip, when i was super tired and it was dark and i knew it'd probably be a crazy episode. just me full blasting down i40, drinking an energy drink (which i never do) through a hole punched in the top, listening to daisy's death
186 early dropped the day after initial u.s. election day (when we still didn't know anything). my mom had set up a "watch party" in the living room with these giant air mattresses, and we all sort of spent the day crowded around the TV watching the numbers. not much of a memory, but i remember sitting on that air mattress and listening to martin's monologue in the midst of that messy week
i had a virtual therapy appointment on the day of 187's early drop, and my dad was home, so i drove to an empty parking lot to do the session in some privacy. i was trying to listen to the episode before the session started, so i ended up listening to the last half sitting in my car, in the pouring rain, just staring at my radio in shock (187 remains one of my favorite s5 episodes)
my friend sarah had just come home for winter break the day 189 dropped, and we decided to listen together, just like driving around in circles drinking coffee and listening and speculating on whether or not that was really martin
i started my relisten right after thanksgiving and was just kind of blowing through fast as i could through the whole of december. i had to go back to college to empty out my dorm, and i went to the beach after, and i ended up listening to mag 11 while just like walking around in circles in the tide pools. the closer it got to christmas, the more christmassy i wanted to keep things, so i would like. listen in the mornings and turn on one of those Netflix fireplaces and get all cozy
my other friend went with me on a mini bagel road trip in december, and he was still trying to get caught up, so we listened to mag 169, 170, and 171 on the drive home. (by this point, i was accustomed enough to s5 and smiting scenes to automatically reach for the volume controls when jude perry and jared hopworth died.)
when i relistened to mag 47, i was sitting with my cat beezus. i paused the episode to write this big long meta, so i was in a different headspace when i pressed play again. jon immediately yelled for sasha and i immediately jumped, and beezus gave me a searing glare and just got up and left
i relistened to piecemeal while i was cooking, which i thought was kind of funny and also disgusting
after christmas, i got into the habit of bringing my cat georgia into my room in the mornings, and she'd crawl under the covers with me while i listened to tma
one story i've always liked to tell from my first listen is how when i first listened to the meat arm grinder episode, my dad asked me to help him cook hamburgers later that day and explained how hamburgers are ground up (to my disgust). i hit meat grinder in my relisten and um. you'll never fucking guess what i made for lunch that day
so i had all these arbitrary rules for myself when i started tma last april, and i've broken like all of them. i started listening to tma while virtually working -- you just pull it up on your computer and it works. (i got the life scared out of me when one of my coworkers started talking over the podcast, wondering who it was that had walked into jon's office and why he wasn't reacting and why i didn't remember it.) i also started listening a lot while driving, which led to several long meta posts i wrote being typed up in a parking lot somewhere
i spent the entirety of 194 anxious-cuddling georgia. (i tried to do this for 198 and then didn't have any anxiety to cuddle her over.) i fully plan on doing this for 200, where i am sure i will need it again
my favorite place to listen to tma probably ended up being the roof room at my mom's, and unless something goes awry, this is where i will listen to the finale. (with georgia, of course.)
this list is super uninteresting, like i said, but here it is. i'm gonna miss this show a lot. i can't wait to return to it, later in life, and make all new listening memories in the process
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Watch Episode 14 Return of the Trollhunter
Now we begin the second half of season 1 (It’s actually season 2 but we don’t talk about that)
“Holy moly!”
Toby survives that.
“What the heck was-?”
“Huh?” We now return to your daily schedule bizarre adventures.
“Hop on!”
“Adios, fire cat”
“Hey, maybe save the jokes for when we aren’t gonna die” Well it sounded cool in his head.
“I can’t believe you took that stupid rock to your science class!”
“First, it’s not a rock. It’s a volcanic slag”
“And how was i suppose to know there was a flaming monster hiding in it?”
“You bought a magic rock off a troll named “Marvin the Monster Dealer” What did you think would happen, Tobes?” What happened before this moment?
“Um, Master Jim, you said this was a luminaire”
“When that is obviously an infernal hellheeti” Getting away with saying hell.
“Should i punch it?”
“Can i punch it?”
“Yes!” “No!”
“I was going to add, make sure you do not feed the fire by attacking it!”
“Opps” Punching doesn’t solve everything.
Jim uses Water Breathing. Tanjiro would be proud.
“Uh, guys, the fire hydrant-”
“Close enough”
Just keep walking.
Why is the opening still the same, even though Bular is dead now?
“Morning mom”
“Hi”
“Made your favorite breakfast”
“Sorry, kiddo, in a rush”
Should i be glad that Miraculous Ladybug doesn’t have something like this? It would be painful to watch. Fortunately, everyone in Miraculous Ladybug is stupid.
“I mean, it’s been like a month” Wait it’s been a month since last episode? So what have they been doing in a month?
“I don’t know how to fix this unless i tell her the truth”
“But if i do, they’ll send me to the crazy house” Hey, you told Claire, and she didn’t send you to the crazy house. Well she was tempted to do that cause you weren’t making any sense, but she didn’t.
“They fixed your tooth” Why did it take this long for Steve’s tooth to get fixed? I doubt all of the first half happened in a single month.
“I heard he was run out of town by the mob”
“I heard he got a mail-order bride and moved to North Korea”
“As if. Where do you think Mr. Strickler went, Jimmy-Jam. After all, he was dating your mom”
“Why does everyone keep bringing this up?!”
“Guys, this is my brother, and NotEnrique’s driving me nuts”
“You know how many times i have to change him?”
“He knows how to use a toilet”
“He chooses the diaper” “Yeah? Well at least you didn’t have to shove your hand in stinking diapers, and have it still stink to this day” “Ugh. Why does it still still stink? Have you washed your hands?” “Yes! 100 times since i got home with my cold McDonald’s French Fries” “Well excuse me, prince” “It’s well excuse me, princess!” “Are you two gonna kiss right now?” “Shut up Toby!”
“You spend so much time with Lake, you’re practically swimming in him” That’s what she said.
“We’re just friends. End of story” Wait, did- Did Claire just Adrien Agrested Jim? Goddamn it Adrien! Your Just a Friending made it’s way to Arcadia and got Claire. I hope you’re happy.
“Okay, people, who can tell me what happened in the year 1989?”
“No, seriously, i don’t remember. It was a crazy year” Let’s see. What video games came out that year.
“Really, Palchuk? That’s it. I’m dating your mom” “No, no, wait!”
Okay hold on. Why does it take a month for Claire to see Trollmarket? Out-of-Universe reason i can understand. You want to do a one month skip, and we all want to Claire’s reaction to Trollmarket. Could you imagine Claire going to Trollmarket off-screen? We get a few mentions of it here and there, but we never see her full reaction. I can understand the out of universe reason. But what i don’t understand is the In-Universe reason. Like Jim told Claire the truth a month ago. There’s no reason to keep anything a secret with her. Like why? A month to progress all of this? Cause i think it would take Claire a week at most to take it all in. Slower than when J- Never mind.
“Now, you’re gonna want to start drawing a semi-circle”
“Oh! You have it. Okay, never mind” Easier than me drawing an actually circle.
“It’s... It’s lively. Shit that’s Aja’s thing!”
He pets.
“Jim told me you helped him face Draal”
“And slay Bular” Wait Jim explained the entire first half of the season to Claire? Where are the fucking fanfics?
“And that Vespa!”
“Best birthday ever. Except for the part where Jim gets chased by a Stalkling” “That is something i want to forget”
“You’ve read A Brief Recapitulation of Troll Lore?”
“Volumes 1 through 47 It took me a while to decipher the symbols”
“But once i got past the Fifth Declension, i started to get the hang of it” It’s embarrassing when your (Not yet, almost, but not really, not for another season) girlfriend knows more about Troll Lore than you.
“She read the book!”
“She read the book! Master Jim, i love my daughter in law!” “Wait what?”
“She’s a flower” Mood.
Always have a drink before you continue.
“I accepted a human Trollhunter’
“And allowed the pudgy one to stay for moral support” Toby is the moral support boyfriend. Claire is the moral support girlfriend. See? Two different roles.
“But this? A third?”
“It’s an infestation!” Hey they’re not rabbits where they multiple every 5 seconds. Then again, Jim and Claire- Never mind again.
*Talks in Troll*
“She speaks Troll”
“And Trollmarket is honored to have you as well”
“Oh, Blinkous! If only the amulet had chosen such a learned and delightful fleshbag”
“Hey!” Trollhunter Claire au.
“That was awesome, Claire”
“Vendel loves you and he hates everyone!” I said it once, and i’ll say it again: Vendel is the most relatable character in this series.
Where did this light came from?
“Hopefully, this will give the girl some closure”
“She does understand why we cannot allow the bridge to open?”
“Well, you said it yourself, we’d be fools to open the bridge and risk letting Gunmar out”
“Right, Jim?”
“Oh, of course”
“We’d be crazy to do that“ Yeah... A crazy fool, heheheheh...
“Hey buddy, it’s your sis”
”Don’t you start thinking i’ve forgotten about you”
“We’re gonna get you back. I promise”
“See you soon, little chicharron”
*Cries in Troll*
“I need to share a word with our Trollhunter” That’s what it’‘s like when dad wants to talk to you alone. Then again, i don’t have a dad so...
“Hey, Draal? It’s strange, but i feel like i’ve seen you before. Have we met?” “Uh...”
“No. You must’ve mistaken me for someone else”
“Hate to be there when we have to rebuild Jim, right?”
“What a mess”
“Well, i just grossed myself out” We’ll see about that in Wizards.
“You fight in an arena surrounded by the remains of dead Trollhunters?”
“That is...”
“The most heroic thing i’ve ever seen. If their ghosts talked, then it be like Mulan”
“Sometimes, the heart leads you down paths you should not cross”
“How did you-?”
“Figure it out?”
“Your devotion to this girl is as obvious as Marinette’s feelings for Adrien. WHICH IS STILL DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!”
“But you know the danger”
“If you went in alone, you’d be killed”
“Which is why we will answer every call”
“You said i have to answer every call. Now-“
“Wait, did you just say “We”?”
“Aaarrrgghh and i discussed it. We knew you were going in, with or without our approval”
“But... If Claire’s brother is important to you, then he’s important to us”
“For folly or for fraught”
“We are a team”
*Cries in Troll again*
“Is this normal?”
“Nothing’s normal around here”
“Get used to it, sister” Translation: “Welcome to your new life”
“But only a Trollhunter can wield Daylight”
“We are Trollhunters!”
“Oh, man! Now, i’m dead!”
“That stupid Soothscryer killed me in the Forge” He thought Bular would kill him. But nope, instead it’s the fucking Soothscryer.
“What do you mean, he’s in the Void?”
“The Void sounds like a very empty word. A bad word” I hear the Void is very welcoming.
“Yeah. And are these happy ghosts we’re talking about here”
“Or Mulan’s ghost family?”
“He is now under the spiritual guidance of”
“Master Trollhunters”
“Ghost guidance counselors?”
“So, it is like Mulan”
“Wow! So trolls and ghosts exist”
“What’s next? A Midsummer Night’s Dream?”
“Fairies?”
“Fairies? Preposterous!”
“Fairies lost the war to the pixies centuries ago” Hate to meet these pixies, right?
“But if we’re going in, they said the only way we’re getting out alive is if we kill Gunmar” Well that’s a bigger lie than any lie Lila can make.
“And with Strickler gone, maybe we have a chance”
Speak of the devil. Or changeling.
If i ever seem dead, be sure to throw rocks at me to be sure.
“Who has awakened me?”
This is me and my sister.
“You know my name”
“A shame i will never know yours”
Angor Rot had to deal with the goblins wrath.
“My ring”
“My flesh”
“Yield to me!”
“For i wear the One Ring”
“You have killed thousands”
“You are chaos incarnate”
“And you”
“are...
“mine”
“Hahahahaha!”
The second half of season 1 (Actually season 2) is off to a great start.
Shit, what do i say that has something to do with next episode? Uh... See you next episode?
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Funny Moments In Avengers 1 (this time with gifs!)
Find Thor 1 here
Find Thor 2 here
In hindsight, I probably shoulda done this either before or right after Thor 1 but I’m horrible at planning so. This post is going to be listing the humor in Avengers 1 and then giving some thoughts afterwards. Post starts underneath the tag list. If you want to be added/removed from the tag list, let me know.
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Also, side note but I find it kinda interesting how the humor doesn’t start till several minutes after the film starts when the arms dealer guy is interrogating Natasha.
~ Arms dealer: “you listen carefully” Coulson: *bitch you listen carefully*
~ “I’m working! This idiot is giving me everything” “I don’t give her everything”
~ “Let me put you on hold” *Coulson waiting very quietly as he listens to Natasha’s hold music which consists of bones breaking*
~ “Oh I’ve got Stark. You get the big guy” *Natasha DEFINITELY saying “fuck” in a different language*
~ “Should’ve got paid up front Banner”
~ “Doctor we’re facing a potential global catastrophe” “oh no those I try to actively avoid”
~ “What does Fury want me to do [with the Tesseract]? Swallow it?”
~ “Is there anything you can tell us about the Tesseract? “You should’ve left it in the ocean
~ “Ten bucks says you’re wrong [about being surprised by new things]” *Steve later giving Fury $10*
~ “How does it look?” “Like Christmas but with more me”
~ “Give yourself some credit please. Give yourself 12% of the credit.” “12%?! Of my baby?!” “An argument could be made for 15”
~ “You have reached the life model decoy of Tony Stark. Please leave a message”
~ “Phil! Come in!” “Um his first name is Agent”
~ *I know nothing about the Avengers initiative but I do know that my boyfriend is a dick sometimes*
~ *Pepper saying something racy in Tony’s ear*
~ *Both of the men’s faces*
~ “The guy’s like a Stephen Hawking.” *?????* “He’s like a smart person”
~ “I watched you while you were sleeping” *wow I should’ve stayed in the ice cause this convo went sideways real quick*
~ *Loki straight up sassing the asshole who tortured him like the Queen he is*
~ “Did he ask you to sign his captain America trading cards yet?” Trading cards?” “They’re vintage. He’s very proud”
~ “Really? They want me in a submerged pressurized metal container”
~ “Oh no this is much worse”
~ “I mean, if it’s not too much trouble” “no no it’s fine”
~ *Loki bitch-slapping the guard in the face with the scepter*
~ *cap punches Loki and Loki’s bitch really face”
~ “Kneel!” “Not today!”
~ “Make a move Reindeer Games”
~ “Rock of Ages giving up so easy?”
~ “What’s the matter? Scared of a little lightning?” “I’m not overly fond of what follows?” *?????*
~ “Now there’s that guy”
~ “We need a plan of attack!” “I have a plan. Attack”
~ “You think yourself above them?” “Well yes dumbass”
~ “You listen well brother” “I’m listening”
~ “Doth mother know, you weareth her drapes?”
~ *Loki calmly watching them fight*
~ “Power at 400% capacity” “How bout that?”
~ “Let me know if ‘real power’ wants a magazine or something”
~ “He really grows on you doesn’t he?”
~ “An army. From outer space” *should’ve stayed in the ice cube*
~ “He killed 80 people in 2 days” “He’s adopted”
~ “No hard feelings Point Breaks, you got a mean swing”
~ “That man is playing Galaga! Thought we wouldn’t notice but we did!” *they later show the guy playing Galaga*
~ “How does Fury see these?” “He turns.” “Sounds exhausting”
~ “When did you become an expert in thermonuclear astrophysics?” “Last night”
~ *Tony and Bruce geeking out over science*
~ “Are you nuts?” “Jury’s out”
~ “Is everything a joke to you?” “Funny thing”
~ *Tony supporting Bruce by offering blueberries*
~ “The Stark tower? That big ugly-” *Tony’s face* “building in the sky?”
~ “Followings not really my style?” “And you’re all about style?” “Of the people in this room who is 1) wear a spangly outfit and 2) not of use?”
~ *Ancient powerful deity trying to describe what a Bilgesnipe is to a mortal*
~ “How is this now about me?” “I’m sorry isn’t everything”
~ “Big man in a suit of armor. Take that off and what are you?” “Genius billionaire playboy philanthropist”
~ *Tony and Steve arguing* “Put on the suit” “I’m not afraid to hit an old man”
~ *SHIELD gets attacked* “Put on the suit” “Yep”
~ “Is the sun coming up? Then put it on the left dumbass”
~ “It seems to work on some form of electricity” *I should’ve stayed in the ice*
~ *Tony speaking Science TM* “Speak English!”
~ “Target angry! TARGET ANGRY!!!!!!”
~ “Are you ever not going to fall for that?”
~ *After blasting Loki* “So that’s what it does”
~ *Master assassins who bite each other*
~ *Thor vs Windows episode 2*
~ “Cap hit the lever” “I need a minute here!” “LEVER!!! NOW!!!”
~ “Uh oh I’m fucked”
~ “Are you an alien?” “No” “Well then son, you’ve got a condition”
~ “Hey you guys aren’t authorized to be in he-” “Son, just don’t”
~ “Please tell me you’re going to appeal to my humanity” “Actually I’m planning on threatening”
~ *Tony very calmly “threatening” Loki*
~ “I have an army” “We have a Hulk”
~ “This usually works” “Well performance issues. It’s not uncommon 1 out of 5-” YEET
~ “And there one other person you pissed off. His name is Phil”
~ “Right. Army”
~ *Steve trying to stay safe in the jet as it falls to the ground* *I SHOULD’VE STAYED IN THE FUCKING ICE*
~ “Stark are you seeing this?” “Seeing. Still working on believing”
~ “You think you can hold them off?” “Captain, it would be my genuine pleasure”
~ “Just like Budapest all over again” “You and I remember Budapest very differently”
~ “Why the hell should I take orders from you?” *Cause I’m a fucking badass that why*
~ “Welp. We got his attention. What the hell is step 2?”
~ “So. This all seems horrible”
~ “I’m bringing the party to you” “I don’t see how that’s a party”
~ “That’s my secret cap. I’m always angry” *honestly tho Mood TM*
~ “Better clench up Legolas”
~ “And Hulk. Smash”
~ *Hawkeye not looking where he’s shooting and still hitting his mark*
~ “Well Thor’s taking down a squadron on 6th” “And he didn’t invite me”
~ *Hulk punching Thor out of the frame*
~ *Steve hiding his whole body behind his shield*
~ “I recognize that the council has made a decision but given that it’s a stupid ass decision I have elected to ignore it”
~ “Nat what the fuck are you doing?”
~ *Loki catches the arrow like a Badass TM but it still blows up in his face anyways cause Hawkeye is also a Badass TM*
~ “I am a god you dull creature and I will not be bullied by a-“ *gets smacked around like a rag doll*
~ “Puny god”
~ *Moans* (NOT LIKE THAT GET Y’ALL’S HEADS OUTTA THE GUTTER!!)
~ “Jarvis. You ever hear the tale of Jonah?” “I wouldn’t consider him a role model”
~ *ITS SHWARMA!!!! In the back ground!*
~ “You ready for another bout?” “What you gettin sleepy?”
~ *Hulk roaring to wake up Tony* “What the hell?”
~ “What just happened? Please tell me nobody kissed me!”
~ “Lets just not come in tomorrow. Let’s just take a day. You ever tried shwarma? There’s a shwarma place three blocks away. I don’t know what it is but I wanna try it.”
~ “If it’s all the same to you, I’ll have that drink now” *Tony smirking*
~ “Superhero’s in New York? Give me a break!”
~ *The Shwarma scene*
~ *Tony realizing he was scared back to life by the man on his left*
~ *Steve nodding off like the senior citizen he is*
~ *Thor eating literally everything on his plate*
~ *Clint and Natasha taking up each others personal space*
Alright some side thoughts. First of all, there’s no humor in the opening scene when Loki is stealing the Tesseract. I find this interesting as I see no reason for there not to be humor. Not complaining, just wondering.
Also, just like with Thor 1 & 2, there’s little to no humor when Thor and Loki are arguing. Whether it’s wen Thor breaks Loki out fo the jet after Stuttgart or when Thor and Loki are fighting on the Stark Tower, there’s barely any humor, if there’s even any humor at all.
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Umbrella Academy
Season 2, ep 1
Might as well put all my live blogging in one post to avoid the spam.
HERE WE GO!
Ben and Klaus! My babies!
Curse of the Undead in theatres?
1960...
Ben and Klaus together: "Shit". ahahah, yeah, boys, not a good time for either of you.
Allison in 61 and caught on camera.
Curse of the Werewolf in theaters (what is it with all the classic monster flicks?)
"Whites Only". Poor Allison...
Luther. 62. Also caught on camera.
Diego. September 1st, 63.
Only one that lands without getting hurt. Superhero landing dude! Also on camera.
JFK on TV on the mindfront... Parallel with Vanya in s01e01?
Vanya on Oct 12th, 63. Ouch, that landing certainly woke her up.
Kiss of the Vampire in theaters.
Aaaaand she immediately gets hot by a car. Girl can't catch a break.
And here's Five on Nov 25th, 63! In that epic war scene from the promo!
VANYA BEING SUPER BADASS!
KLAUS AND THE GHOSTS! I get the soldier ghosts but who are those lady ghosts?
LUTHER! PROTECTING HIS BROTHER! Confident in his body! Also, he shaved xD
BEN BEING A CORPOREAL BADASS!
ALLISON'S POWERS WENT FROM PERSUASION TO REALITY ALTERATION! BLEW YOUR MINDS! Comic references!!!!
TELEKINETIC DIEGO!!!!
HAZEL AND THE TERMINATOR REFERENCE!
THE MATCHING SUITS!
THE UMBRELLA MUSHROOM CLOUD!
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Awww, Agnes died... But they were together 20 years, that's so sweet...
Ok, first thing about the Swedes- what's up with the clothes? Something is very off there. A couple of them look like they just came from the wild west.
NO!!!!! HAZEL!!!! 😭
Welp, that briefcase is fried.
Ahah, "bulletproof briefcases" would be even heavier, Five, but you are right as always.
And there's the surveillance photographer... Convenient for Five.
Finally a good cup of coffee, apparently. XD
Ooooh, alien conspiracy theorist. This is going to be fun!
Did Five just quote X-Files? 😆
Anal probes 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Big sensitive one." Ah! Poor Luther...
I like you, Elliot.
Wait a second!!! Diego gets arrested as a "disturbed man"... What did this dumbass do now?
Ah, Diego's face in group therapy with the universal expression for "please don't call me out, please don't call me out, pleased don't call me out. Fuck, you called me out".
"last week you talked about your father and how your childhood felt like an experiment" "it was an experiment" "or did it just feel like an experiment?" "No, it was literally an experiment" why is this exchange so funny?
Poor Diego.
Ah! Luke Skywalker! Yeah, Diego, that IS an excellent reference.
Well, at least the therapist isn't a stereotypical monster.
I already love the Diego-Lila dynamic.
Oh, Diego... Why did you have to mention the JFK assassination? You idiot, this is why you're in a mental institution.
Oh, it was. CALLED IT!
Hero complex. Ah! You have no idea, doc.
That pen is going to come in handy.
Bead bracelets... Awww, you could make some for your siblings, Diego.
Shoe bacon... Ok, Lila is nuts. I love her.
"I'm a lone wolf. I don't run with a pack" AHAHAHAHAHAH, Diego, baby, darling, sweet summer child, you are literally the beta of a 7 person pack, just embrace it.
"you look good in white", good parallel for the "at least I'm wearing black" of the first episode.
Wait... Diego tried to get Lee Harvey Oswald? Oh, you dumb fuck. You're the one that will cause the war, aren't you?
Shaving down the bars? Dude, you have a literal teleporter in front of you???
"so it worked?" Diego... Five literally just said that saving the president would cause a nuclear war and the end of the world. What part of that don't you get, you hero complex dumbass? Your therapist is actually right. How refreshing.
"this is why you don't have any friends" The same applies to you, Five, you dick.
Oohhh, not needles! Poor Diego...
So Sissy's kid's name is Harlan! Is... Is he autistic? Oh, please, please, give us good autistic rep...
Ok, I don't like Sissy's husband 😒
Klaus and Ben!!!!
"ghost bitch" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What's in San Francisco? Is it the cult?
Wait... Ben is ENCOURAGING Klaus to go back to the cult? And why is he so invested...? Please tell me Ben isn't falling in love in this season too...
Ahahah, loving the little sibling wrestling in the middle of the road. So cute.
Those shoes are no good for walking long distances, Klaus.
Ugh, that beard is really gross, Klaus.
Poker? This will either go really bad or really funny.
Klaus... Don't antagonize the homophobes, please. Then again, please do, it's hilarious.
Bad it is, then.
Ben, that was really mean.
"Nah, I'm good." 😆
"I bet you're loving this." "I'm not hating it." 😆😆😆
Ahahahahah omg, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My love for Klaus and Ben just skyrocketed. Goofballs. Chaotic sibling energy.
Awww, Raymond is adorable.
"From Earth to the Moon" by Jules Verne? Um... Dude, that was a... Not great choice.
Luther! Dude, you're supposed to have super strength, why are you bleeding?
Guess Luther took Al's advice, huh?
There's the super strength! Fixed fights, dude? Really?
Hm... It's this boxing or kick boxing? Still, those were some smooth moves, Luther.
Why doesn't Allison have a scar?
GO ALLISON! Do not mess with my girl! Kick that racist's ass!
"Men have sides, women have secrets." Nice quote, Sissy.
Oh Vanya... That chemistry!
Poor Diego. Excellent music choice though.
Did Reginald teach Diego escapism? Namely, how to get out of a straightjacket by dislocating his shoulder? Because in season 1 I suspected he taught them how to handle torture too (because of how Klaus resisted Hazel and Cha-Cha). There's a lot of levels of pain in their training, isn't there?
A shotgun? Really? Nothing quieter to infiltrate a locked facility at night?
Lila! She's so much fun!
The music, man, the music! 👌👌👌👌
Lila's got skills! "My mother", yeah, we know mommy dearest 😏
Luther goes from a virgin in s1, to working at a burlesque bar every night in s2. 180°, dude.
WAIT, JACK RUBY? THAT'S LUTHER'S BOSS? The guy that killed Lee Harvey Oswald? The guy involved in the JFK assassination? Oh, I like where this is going!
Five... Flirting with the girls? Ahahah, you are epic, dude. "She's too young for you." 😂
Ah, Five, you and your talent for dramatic speeches...
Ah, Klaus got arrested. of course he did.
Luther doesn't give a shit? Oohhh, that's new.
Ok, for a first ep? FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!
I'm screaming. I need more!!!
I'm speechless, I have no idea what else to say except HOLY SHIT!!!!!
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Tepi Watches The Terror Ep. 4
sir john is GONE and play time is over!!!! i’m excited to see whats gonna Go Down
up next on episode 4.....
okay lady franklin is kind of being badass in making her demands
did we... did crozier need to be pissing during this conversation with jopson
why does fitzjames’ casual clothes look like my dads fdjaklfj dthats generic beige sweater
jared harris is doing his best but GOD this weird romance subplot as his cahracter motivation is *gagging noises*
ooooh northern lights good mood setter
I CANT SEE SHIT PLEASE I CANT SEE SHIT WHATS GOING ON I KNOW ITS NIGHTIME BUT IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE SHOT LIKE THIS
thats a dudes BRAIN um??????? and hes ? still alive? what the fuck?
god all these flashbacks abt croziers romance its BORiNG im BORED stop it
oh my god Hickey your sass gosh Adam Nagaitis really is a good actor you guys were not kidding the breath of drama in his monologues and then when he’s fighting with crozier the DEFIANCE in him is so spicy like it feels? like there’s nuance to it idk how to describe it but its like so much better than just “snarky” archetype. but also dude stop talking your friends dont need more lashes
looks at hickeys body. yo gibson you really let him fuck you huh wow.
WAIT NO THIS IS WHIPPING SCENE IM LITERALLY BREATHLESS OH MY GOD? like he is acting his fucking ASS of here i’m SO BOWLED over by this what the hell!!!!!! its like a 4 min long scene and he’s making me feel EVERY lash just by his face journeys and varied wordless vocalizations and its doesnt feel overdone or boring but i can feel his agony oh man oh man oh man i STAN
“i’m mixing up my latin and my greek must be my bedtime” made me laugh
head dr guy is a bit racist huh
okay goodsir wanting to be friends with the inuit lady is adorable. look at him, look at those eager puppy dog eyes how can you resist my heart i melting :)
iv’e figured out what this show reminds me of. the 2015 adaptation of And Then There Were None. 1) lots of panning shots with ominous music to emphasize isolatin and loneliness 2) ppl slowly going nuts as theyre hunted and picked off one by one 3) vauge supernatural elements 4) evil gay who with atrocious facial hair whose still a delight to watch 5) the main cast ACTING so well/intensely that it overpowers the silly plot elements b/c they’re just so commited to it and youre like wow. anyway you guys should watch the 2015 adaptaion of And Then There Were None
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All Elite Wrestling has a storyline where the main good guy, Cody Rhodes, was screwed out of the world title by his protege, Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF). Cody is now forbidden from ever challenging for the world title ever again ever (which is carefully phrased so that he can get the champion to challenge him, but shhh), and he wants a match with MJF so that he can get revenge. MJF had a list of stipulations: Cody can't touch him before the match or the match is off. Cody has to defeat Big Minion Guy in a cage, and Cody has to let MJF whip him with a leather belt ten times.(Content warning for, um, welts. It’s not as violent as the VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED warning in the title implies)
That last one is weird. Even in wrestling, that's weird. And there was a lot of groaning and speculation when this stip was announced. Perhaps there'd be some kind of swerve, like Cody whips MJF and MJF is so mad he challenges Cody to the match anyway, even though Cody broke the rules? Surely, they wouldn't have their main good guy come out and stand stand there while MJF fifty shades'd him. He'd look like such a loser!
But, in fact, that's exactly what happened. And it was great, it got AEW some of it's best ratings in months, and wrestling forums were full of dudes saying they were literally crying. So, what the fuck? How did "Pro wrestler gets slapped a bunch" become such a big deal? And can we learn from this as creators?
First, they just spent a lot of time building this up. MJF betrayed Cody all the way back in November, and MJF and Cody have been talking about this ten lashes thing for weeks. Literally anything can be a big major moment if you hype it up enough. I've talked about, say, Prequel, and how all the misery porn made the eventual turn to Katia as an actual factual action hero so amazing and satisfying, but this is true for anything. Gunnerkrigg Court makes it a huge deal when Anthony tells a joke in front of his daughter, for instance.
But the much more interesting thing they did is something they did in the same episode that the whipping happened. MJF gave an interview where he hyped up the whipping and made a point of stating that, should Cody wuss out before taking all ten lashes, then he would get nothing. And, when you think about it: Duh. Obviously that's how it works. The rule is that Cody has to take ten lashes, so if he gives up at nine he didn't take ten and thus no match. This doesn't need to be explained to you. But because they explained it to you, the entire scene changed. Before, the segment was "Cody will get whipped ten times", which is a statement. But by raising the possibility of him giving up, the segment changes to "Can Cody survive getting whipped ten times?", which is a question, and questions are a lot more dramatic than statements. If Cody were tied to a post and wasn't able to quit and was just getting whipped, it's not really a story. If Cody has to hold on and MJF is trying to get him to quit? That's a story. There's suspense, and there's tension, and that tension can build.
And the tension builds to a climax is a very shounen anime way, not just in the broad strokes but in the details of how these characters change over the course of the scene:
Cody comes out, and MJF is totally smug and evil. Cody, big tough action hero protagonist of a wrestling show, takes one whip with grace, but MJF's feeling pretty good. A bunch of butchers, bunnygirls, dentists and other ne'er-do-wells all come out to watch. Already the stakes are escalating, because now Cody has a jeering crowd. MJF does a second whip, and tries to goad Cody into hitting him, because that will get Cody to not get the match. Cody doesn't take the bait, because he's powered by the desire for revenge, and MJF starts getting irritated. He hits Cody with a bit of a running start, much harder. Cody goes down, collapses, after only three hits. The stakes are raised even further: Cody can't do this. He's going to lose. His coach comes out to give him advice and moral support. MJF, who's apparently aware of the power of friendship, gets super mad and drives Arn off, but Cody is powered up enough to take another hit. Cody gets up and takes a fourth whipping. MJF starts screaming at Cody to quit, because that's what MJF really wants. Cody gets up and appeals to the fans to support. The power of the scene is starting to change. It's starting to look like Cody might win. MJF whips him again and starts screaming at him to quit. We're five whips in, and it's not just "thwack thwack thwack", each whip is actually advancing the story.
We're five hits in, so it's time for Act 2. Cody's older brother Dustin comes out and tries to sacrifice himself and take the remaining whips himself. MJF refuses, and says "It has to be him". Dustin gives Cody some moral support. MJF tries to get it off by doing whips six and seven really fast. His entire demeanor's changed. He's losing, and he knows it. You can see it in his face (MJF's facials during this leather whipping scene are great). He goes for whip eight, as hard as he can, but the power of friendship is too strong. Cody gets up and flips MJF. MJF is hopping mad, what is he going to do? He winds up for whip nine, even though he clearly knows it's not going to work (For it is he who has given up!), but Big Minion Guy stops him. MJF had not too minutes ago stopped someone from taking Cody's place, but he has no problem letting someone take his place.
Remember what I said about how making you wait for things makes them bigger? This is a great example. BMG has been around for a month or so, but this is the first time he's actually done literally anything besides stand next to MJF and be a big minion guy. BMG hits Cody way harder than MJF did, and even the power of friendship can't save Cody, who collapses dead. (Wow, this dude dropped Cody in a single hit! How can Cody possibly beat him in a cage match in two weeks?! Wow, this scene isn't just telling a story, it's subtly setting up the next chapter!). MJF declares victory, everyone despairs. It's the part in the second act of the story where everything's fucked right before the climax, and that climax comes in the form of Cody's wife Brandi making an appearance, which is a bit of a surprise for reasons I won't go into, but anyway he wife shows up and gives him a pep talk. MJF is freaked out, he says "shit" on live TV he's so freaked out, and now Cody has something even more powerful than friendship.
He has love.
He gets up, he survives, MJF gives him one last whip on the nips, but his heart isn't in it. He lost. Cody stands triumphant, as MJF fumes
Then MJF kicks Cody in the nuts and runs away for dear life because he's an asshole and he's so great, and we go to commercial as a plant "fan" is so mad he tries to fight MJF and gets beat up.
And this whole shtick is all about pro wrestling, but these basic rules apply to nearly any scene you want to be dramatic. You could replace the harder whips with an anime transformation, or a harder question on a test, or really anything you like. Every single thing that happens either ups the stakes of the peril the hero is in, or gives him another tool to combat that peril, all while advancing the character relationships (and building up a later challenge), and building to a satisfying climax in a segment that follows the three act structure all by itself. Even though the plot is really really simple, and even though this is basically a pro wrestling match with only one move, the way it builds tension is excellent and worth studying.
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15x10: Normality
So. Dabb swoops in and throws our boys into a topsy-turvy state of existence where God’s torn away their horseshoe of very few real-world small-stuff consequences and left them stumbling and fumbling, with colds and cavities. Hells to the yessss.
Here’s the thing (and my fervent hope): our boys have been spoilt. They have, though. They’ve been spoilt to the point of complacency when it comes to actually being aware of the choices they make. They’re so used to the grooves of their patterns of behaviour that the narrative is still finding ingenious ways of pushing them to recognise said patterns of behaviour and, hopefully, realise they have to move out of them. Once and for all.
This episode, and I say this gently and with all the love, both brothers are displaying absolute dumb-ass stupidity at the highest level, and the gloriousness of it all is how the narrative underlines that this stupidity comes from never really having to think about what actually could be the possibly simple (and often big) consequences of their actions.
Because that’s how their story has always been written.
The brothers throw themselves into situations and everything turns out okay in the end, right? They go into a fight more often than not entirely without a plan in place, or even a proper conversation or any type of strategic thinking behind it, because they always win. Because they’re the heroes of this story.
And now here comes the narrative (Dabb is Lord) and yanks that away from them, and my fervent hope comes into it because I hope it’s for a bigger reason than them needing to chase down a deal to gain some manufactured luck.
I hope the reason is actually to show them how their patterns of behaviour aren’t cutting it anymore, and that they have to start looking at them and they have to start thinking outside of this box they’ve been living in their whole lives and know so well.
It’s telling that the moment God throws a small wrench in their machinery (which I suppose we can assume he actually did), they both completely freak out and, honestly, lose every ounce of faith that they’re any good at what they do.
Which, hopefully, will be proven utterly ridiculous in the next few episodes.
Because they’re the guys who save the world, for goodness sakes.
My hope then, and the way I see them this episode, is that they’re just blinded by fear at suddenly thinking themselves cursed, because yes there’s the credit card and Baby coughing to a stop, but there’s also a whole lot of questionable decisions made this episode. Or, as already stated, a whole lot of sincere stupidity.
Because oh my God the parade of stupid choices is rather spectacular, and the subsequent consequences is pretty telling of how these men really, honestly do need to grow up and grow out of these patterns. Or they most likely will accidentally kill each other, because damn, guys, use your heads.
1. Dean parking in front of that fire hydrant at all. Like... just maybe don’t? Solves the problem of that ticket, right?
2. Sam grabbing that hot stuff out of the oven... and then grabbing the hot pan off the stove after he already burned himself once. Um. That’s not bad luck, that’s bad choice-making, mate. Even if food is on fucking fire and you’re scared the fire will spread you don’t use your hands. *give me strength*
3. Dean biting on a piece of candy and feeling pain and then biting the piece of candy again only to later, again, eat a piece of candy. Dean. Seriously?
4. Going to an abandoned warehouse where cage fights between monsters are filmed for the dark web without... I don’t know, staking the place out, interrogating their one witness, learning the ins and outs of the place? Do they even really need to hit up that place at all or might they find some other way to shut it down, like, say... blowing it to kingdom come? Getting an actual strategy in place rather than just driving over and arming themselves would probably be in their favour. And yah. We’re shown that it really would. *hmh*
5. Eating seven grilled cheese sandwiches in one go. I mean, there’s eating your emotions and then there’s just being plain greedy, Dean Winchester. (also stuck in unhealthy coping mechanisms and he really needs to realise he’s no youngster anymore) (grow) (up) (please) (”growing boy”) (jeeeeez Dean)
6. Yelling about lactose intolerance when you should be staying vigilant in case you’re, I don’t know, getting snuck up on from behind? “Didn’t even hear them coming” eh, Sam? *tut*
7. Thinking you can pick a lock with a nail. A rusty nail? I mean... maybe that’s worked for them at some point, but genuinely, I cannot believe they thought that would actually open that lock and if they genuinely did, then they need to relearn what they know about how locks work, because no. (also Dean breaking a nail is e-p-i-c)
8. Fighting a huge vampire with nothing but their hands. Now, listen, usually there’s preparation and proper weapons involved and they’re completely unarmed thinking they can take down a creature that just survived a pretty big explosion with a few punches? Of course they’re going to fail and fail big. Again, just trying whatever is right there rather than finding some way to regroup.
And I know these stupid decisions are, hopefully, just a hard drawn line around the stuff that needs to change if they’re going to beat Chuck at his own game, because they’re still acting from the viewpoint that Chuck’s in control and they’re just struggling to keep up, but I believe they’re wrong about that.
Or, at least, that if they catch up to the fact that their ammunition really is their free will, their power of choice, and that, if they redirect their energy towards what they know, rather than what they don’t, they can make adjustments that ensure they actually know more than Chuck, because they’ve learned a whole lot of lessons through their journeys and they can use them now to their advantage if they just become properly aware of them, and that’s when they can begin to truly strategise against his expectations of their previous patterns of behaviour.
Aw it would be grannnnnnd and gorgeous. We shall see!
So, what’s the most pointed arrow in the narrative of 15x10 indicating that we’re dealing with stupid choices vs non-stupid ones?
This guy ^^^
The unwilling hero (much rather be a guest star) who strategises a fairly straightforward plan in order to save his two friends, using his hunter skills to great effect, because even though his werewolf side obviously comes in handy when pulling those padlocks off the cage doors, that side gets knocked out within a second of trying to fight Maul, and it’s a hunter’s weapon that saves the day. Also, C4 is a hunter’s best friend indeed.
He’s also the epitome of living an apple-pie life of perfect normality without it making him fall apart or be unable to save lives. Again, yes, a werewolf might’ve had an easier time sneaking into a warehouse full of other monsters, but the point is that he snuck in, yeah? He had an actual plan in place, bringing those explosives. Dean leaving the warehouse is all frazzled over needing a plan and Garth is all Got One Already. Cool as a cucumber.
Because Garth’s normal is him knowing where he belongs and how he wants to belong, because he’s happy with who he is, utterly and completely, but if I dive into that aspect of this episode I’ll be up all night, so I’m gonna have to leave it.
Safe to say: Dean dancing with a lamp is, to me, a whole lot about shining a light on all those suppressed sides of himself and embracing them without hesitation. It’s all about finding balance and admitting out loud that he always thought he could’ve been a good dancer if he’d wanted to be is just such a fantastic underlining of this, as is Sam’s simple acceptance and agreement of it.
These brothers of ours need to embrace the fact that normal is just an idea, normal is what they make of it, and they know their shit (at least I sincerely hope they do) and the most beautiful thing about it is that, if the quick fix of winning some luck is a dud and they’re left as “normal” as ever after 15x11, then they’ll have to truly make a choice between staying in the life, or feeling suddenly free to actually walk away.
Because if they can’t muster faith that they can beat God without God’s favour, then how the hell are they ever going to beat God? Yeah? Yeah.
They need to start believing all the stuff they said this episode, because all that speech-making is really about the truth of the matter, if they want it to be.
If they choose the life, then they face God as what they would look at as mere mortals, which means they take control of their own narrative and choose to trust that they’ve got this.
It would mean that, after everything they’ve been through, they know they can’t possibly stop fighting, and through making the choice to stick with it, they would begin to build trust in themselves from the very ground up, and that’s exactly what they need the most.
I mean. The brain. Delights. At the mere. Insinuation.
As ever, we shall just have to wait and see what we get. I hope 15x11 is an exploration either of the fears these men are still governed by, or a beginning of building that faith in themselves that they both so sorely need.
Amara went to Reno. Chuck holed himself up in a casino (with a big pink elephant in the middle of the room that’s driving me nuts). And now the boys are about to gamble with their lives. Gambling is about skill, it’s about luck, but it’s also a whole lot about having faith. Faith that you can win, that you deserve to win, that luck will be on your side. And since they’re playing pool - a game we know Dean is very, very good at - it feels like he’ll have to put his faith in his own skills, his capabilities, tapping into him trusting in himself. Mayhaps?
*fingers crossed*
#spn meta#spn 15x10#dean winchester#sam winchester#garth#character progression#leaving old patterns#making way for new ones#spn spec#hopes and wishes#you are the hero of your own narrative#choice#balance#there's so much more to write alwayssss#see you on the morrow
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anon: The artist @franeridart answers all of their asks in one mass post with a read more link so maybe you could try that as well. That way you could answer everyones ask but not spam anyones dash with all of your replys
you genius anon, and you genius artist! I just feel like as of late I have been getting a lot more things in my askbox, and I dont want to overwhelm anyone with spam. so, I will be creating these! unless it’s for y’all thirsty hoes asking for extra parts or whatever from very recent posts, expect this to happen every so often! the rest will be below cut. also first time using photoshop? how’d I do yall??? and also like.... let me know if you like this idea??? if not i’ll just resort to spam :)
@your-parental-figure : IK BUT DETECTIVE GUY CONSIDERED BOTH TOKOYAMI AND KIRI TO BE ALL MIGJTS SUCCESSOR DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MENT??? THAT MOMENT WATERED MY CROPS, CLEARED MY SKIN AND SOLVED WORLD HUNGER
oh season four episode one, you may have been a filler, but you made me so happy to watch. honestly ngl, I was pretty surprised when he said kiri, not because he has no potential, but because it seemed like the top 4 from the sports festival, bUT FUCK YEAH KIRI AND TOKOYAMI!!!!! IN A DIFFERENT WORLD IT COULDVE BEEN THEM!!!!!
anon: Makeup smut for villain Deku should be good. 100% tender, no chicken
honestly, my favorite thing at this point is seeing you all crumble in fear if i’ll even give you a happy ending, and tbh idk if it will be for villain!deku >:)
@ohmycolie: So it’s Saturday night and I’m just sitting at home 🤦🏼♀️ could you maybe do a scenario where Bakubaby and Kiri decide to bring Kami into their sexcapades and after their little adventure Kiri is like “can we keep him?” 🤤💕
hi bby, while I can imagine something of this sort I am only a “x reader” blog :( so while its good thirst, I won’t be writing anything about it, sorry :( ily tho!
@michealsheep: Honestly is shiggy ended me after an intense nut like that I’d just thank him
honestly, I want shiggy just to end me??? whatta way to go. death by fucking nut.
bigdickkiri: I don’t get ship wars. Why do people wanna be so mean? It’s so easy to not be a part of any a that.if everyone appropriately tagged their posts, blacklisted rags they don’t like and didn’t act bitchy then they wouldn’t be an issue. - bigdickkiri
neither do I honestly. they’re just people looking for drama at this point, and it’s like... come on... you’re 25... stop
bigdickkiri: What a fantastic evening to tell my favourite writers that I adore them and that they're amazing! Look after yourself and have a gorgeous day! ❤️💙❤️💙 - bigdickkiri
I’m literally the worst. but um, I adore you so much, and I think you’re amazing!!!!! its 2am rn, but I can’t sleep anyways
🍒💥anon: Girl, your blog is having a glo up!!! I love it!! So pretty 👌 How are you doing today? Are you taking care of yourself? *sending good vibes and virtual hugs your way* -🍒💥
teehee, thank you for noticing!!!!!! i’m not 100% happy with it rn, but I haven’t had the time to get it perfect!!! wait a few more weeks and when I have actual down time, im fixing it >:) also, I am doing well, a lot of caretaking today! I never take care of myseld! *accepts the good vibes and virtual hugs because I am touch starved*
anon: I'm part of the protect uraraka squad!!! ♡
me too boo! you wanna fight me on my mochi loving girl meet me on the corner of my fists and in your faCE!!!!! (is this considered cyberbullying?)
anon: WTF @ THAT ANGST I M SAD NOW
this was in regard to my fic “because of you” which I posted because I was in a crying mood. HAHAHAHAHA YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAD I WINNNNNNNN
@joyfullydawn: I just wanted to say you're heccin' amazing??? The fact you named that roommate one "And they were roommates" I just--yes. This is more than ok. This is excellent. Please keep being awesome aaaa
and they were roommates was the first series I had, and the thing I did in celebration for 100 followers.... jesus that feels so long ago and not in fact less than two months ago!!!!!!!!!!! maybe I should reblog my old works so you newer lovely followers can read them!!!!!
anon: would u ever do a part 2 to under the mistletoe with aizawa? its so sad and i just want them to be HAPPY
I am planning on doing it!!!!! it’s in my requests, so no worriesssss ;)
hermana anon: hermana that todo angst 🥺🥺you’re literally the best angst writer jdjdbd
okay but for real do I write actually good angst??? asking for a friend..... and HGAIGHJIAORGHUOG THAKN YOU FOR THAT COMPLIMENT!!!! PLEASE RECOMMEND ME ANGST FICS BECAUSE I LOVE CRYINGGGG
🍒✨ anon: this has literally nothing to do with anything that’s on your account right now but do you think that dabi sends shoto happy birthday messages? i like to think he does because even if he’s a villain, he still lowkey care about his siblings - 🍒✨
this was from a very long ass time ago, and im sorry I never responded to you sparkle cherry anon, but I definitely do believe that he sends birthday cards. with his baby bro’s increase in his fangirl club, he now is unafraid to send shouto a card. its always the only one that catches shouto’s attention when he goes through them because they’re weirdly personal. shouto, being a smart yet dense idiot, believes its someone in the class pranking him.
~ I won’t be posting these messages, but they were from awhile ago when I was hitting a rough patch with my insecurity as a writer and my ability to give my all to you. there are many of you, 19 messages in total, where you told me why you loved my writing. I never responded to them because they make me cry even now looking back at them. to each and every anon, I thank you for saying those kind words. to @saladsharkz, @thecryingsombra, @olivenight17, @shutupwylow, @expressyourstarstruckrebel, and @awkward-theaterkid thank you as well. there is another non anon, but they asked not to be revealed. thank you so sososo much.
~ I will not be posting these as well, because again, drama from awhile ago. but this was in regard to the anon who did not like the kinklist I had created for kinktober. while now I think I am doing a pretty damn good job, and no one has said otherwise, to the 2 anons, @connors-my-boy, and bigdickkiri, thank you for fighting an anon that was never your responsibility to take <3
@w0w-s0-3dgy: u make me uwu so much🥺❤️ I LOVE YOUR PAGE BABE I HOPE YOU’RE DOING WELL!
BBY I LOVE YOU AND I AM DOING WELL NOW!!!!! THANK YOU FOR LOVING MY PAGE LITERALLY WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU?!?!??!!
anon: You followed me and idk if it was just to be nice or if you want to be friends or what hdhakanskenebdhsiq
im starting to follow back people that make me happy. it’s been awhile since ive been on a followspree, but I follow you back when i see kind messages from you, when I see that you’ve liked so many of my horrible posts, when you reblog my things with the most amazing tags. I follow you because I want to be your friend, you’re always welcomed to be my friend!!! hell you can literally be like “bitch listen to this” and never once having spoken to me I will respond with “give me the fucking chisme my queen”
anon: *gives u an encouraging and comforting yeehaw*
now.... now I can conquer the world, thank you
anon: Hi! I love the way you're writing things for kinktober, and I'd personally love if you could reblog what you're writing multiple times because I'm at uni most of the day so I miss out on a lot. Pd. I absolutely adore your writing! Please keep up ❤
I AM TRYING TO REBLOG MY STORIES NOW BUT OMGNGSOUHFIPA YOU LIKE HOW I WRITE?!?!?!??!?!?!
heathers anon: Its the anon who sent the Dabi heather au. I send it because i know your popular and a lot of popular blogs check your blogs. And I honestly struggle with other blogs because they ignored most of my asks.
teehee, I appreciate you thinking im a popular blog and that other popular blogs check mine, but thats not true!!! sorry for never responding back, but i’m sure they’re not meaning to ignore you on purpose. there’s just so much happening things get buried!
@sinnaminsvga : we're both alyssa so it's really interesting to see the nicknames u use bc i see you use lyssa and i got the nickname ari and i think that's pretty neat how we both have the same name but wildly different nicknames
it don’t matter, we be alyssa twinsies!!!!!!!!!!
anon: I was just going through your master list, cause I’m in a stunning mood and why not make a good mood better? and I saw bakugous “sickness and that word I can’t spell” got hella happy for a sec CAUSE YES THAT WAS SO ADORABLE AND I LOVED IT. Then I remembered the heart shattering angst that came with Todos side. So like. Ily but you a meanie.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHA WE LOVE SUFFERING!!!!!! I just... really have a thing for angst it seems... don’t tell my followers though, im in denial over it...
#ask lyssa anything#lyssa doesnt shut up#anonymous#hermana anon#big dick kiri anon#heathers anon#dabi headcanons#thank you all so much I do love and appreciate every single one of you out there :)
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Word of Honor - Episode 2 Part 2 - Mirror Lake has more Fire than expected
In an interesting twist of fate Zhou Zishu decides to take the nice munchkin up on his offer to crash at his place for a while.
Thumbs up my dood
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Now the fuck are these guys?
Oh cool. Thanks.
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See? Children chants are creepy! Always!
But especially when driven by plort! (plort was a typo but I’m Keeping it.)
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Finally people treating our man with common decency and respect! Who knew he just needed a fancy bookmark?
Oop. Nevermind
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I have discovered the joys of fucking with people and I’m never going back again
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A fuck this guy again. I’m assuming we’re not supposed to like him? But I don’t like him either way. He has no... je ne sais quoi
He boring. Basic. Bland.
It ain’t good.
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Oh and also you know how you wanted us to keep tabs on Zhou ZiShu? Oh well um.. it’s going great! Great! Yeah... except for... we can’t find him.
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Well if this ain’t a whole ass mood?
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Midnight already? Time for the pain pins to poke me painfully!
This sure is a weird version of Cinderella
gross
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Okay okay so normally the 7 torture nails block your chi? I’m understanding? So you can no longer do martial arts. And he would rather die than lose all his martial arts so he put the nails in slowly so that he could still have SOME of his martial arts. But the point of the nails is still that he wants to die and feels he deserves to be punished as well? Right? So having his martial arts helps mediate the pain which lessons the punishment
and if it weren’t for the punishment aspect couldn’t he have just like... faked the nails? Or would they have been able to tell? I mean this is all dramatic and all but where are your motivations Zhou ZiShu?
work with me here
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Hey?! That’s not sunlight?!?
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Love me a good silhouette shot
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And suddenly everything is on fire???
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Rude
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After watching like 4 people get killed in front of him and a lot of fire and ransacking our protragonists finally thinks perhaps he should get himself involved.
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How is everything a fucking boomerang???
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Pffffff I love it
Tunk thunk
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In another interesting development, the boat man from before is important?????
Also our boy is doing his best with that hat
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Okay I know he’s like a master of disguise and all but like he doesn’t seem to be doing much to actually... hide?
Still love his wiggly sword style
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Um take the kid and fucking run maybe????
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*stalks you from a not very inconspicuous distance*
Didja miss me?
No
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Hate to see you leave but love to watch you go
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Fuck I hate being disarmed.
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This place looks strangely similar to the woodshed...
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The fuck are you?
Wouldn’t you like to know?
Yes I would. That’s why I asked
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There’s just nothing quite like a near death experience to bring people together.
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Take this kid and run!
But sir, you don’t seem to understand! I am the Best Boy! I simply cannot just leave you to die.
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Don’t worry kid! You can’t get in trouble anymore! Your dad is fuckin dead! Surely that’ll bring you some comfort!
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Random Local Boatman is surprisingly honorable and happens to be in debt to the father of the kid who was nice to you that morning.
Life sure is weird.
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He doing him best
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Though it is absolutely understandable, he reacts to being touched by that paper the way I react to walking into a spider web.
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Gramps is a badass
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I do have to say these guys do seem to be much better trained than the usual evil henchmen. And you have to appreciate their aesthetic.
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Seriously!! The best boy!!!!!
This man has helped in a little bit exactly once to repay him for his own kindness an this little teenager is willing to just die for him without hesitation.
Like no, son, the two old men are doing this so that YOU live. You have it backwards.
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Surpriiiiise I’m stalking you too!
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Oh no the henchmen are falling into the drawing things out to emotionally torture their prey thing. Don’t y’all know that giving the protagonist time to recover and/or study your moves is how you die? Did you even GO to henchman school?
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ahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Just.. omg. The noise he made. “Dwaaah!!!”
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Okay kid I know you’re young and under a lot of stress and never really got into the whole martial arts training thing but grandpa is doing better than you literally laying down and covered in cuts. Just sayin
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Aw nuts
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*ding*
Please take your protagonist out of the oven as cooktime has been completed.
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The fighting editing style seems to be a weird splice of nice crisp slowmotion view of the action and spliced together jump cuts and zooms that make for an odd kinda hard to follow combination.
But at least I guess they tend to end on ‘cool pose x”
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“Hey, Beggar! You’re good at martial arts. Somehow this surprises me even though I already knew that???”
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Unexpected trust fall ends better than anticipated
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Das gaee
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He’s bendin’ over backwards for you!!
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Unexpected but definitely varied emotional investments on the fact that Gramps is dying.
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Look at him being all humble.
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Ooh he could be in a medical drama. That is the perfect like sad close your eyes and head shake no I’m sorry he’s not gonna make it. Bravo.
Very delicate.
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“Don’t fuckin’ touch me”
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I’m guilt tripping you into a found family and you’re gonna like it punk
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Sick dude, whats your name?
Shit no one’s asked me that before somehow I’m not ready..
Uh.uh... Zhou Xu.
Nailed it.
“Zhou Xu? Naw that doesn’t sound right.”
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May you learn from this never to underestimate, rob, and otherwise harass your local old boat man for you never know when he may force you through guilt and honor into taking on a ward and a quest under penalty of being haunted by his old ass ghost forever
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Uncle Li has died and most of the group is much more upset about it than they would have anticipated that morning.
Poor ChenLing is having a rough day.
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RIP Uncle Li.
So much for living a carefree couple of years lying drunk in the sun.
It looks like even now you can’t escape your responsibilities Zhou Xu.
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Group of hereto-unknown men arrive in poor time to stop the bonfire
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“What’s wrong?”
Um... maybe... fire??
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I say again, thank you for labeling the people I’m supposed to remember.
Also, why did y’all have to wait for orders before checking out the fuckin boats?
Y’all dumb.
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Hey, Wen KeXing, Not trying to throw off your groove or anything but maybe a funeral isn’t the best time for flirting? Perhaps? Maybe?
I know you don’t have an ‘off’ switch but maybe a pause button?
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“are you done?”
“Never.”
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It deadass took y’all this long to introduce yourself? You’ve been stalking him all this time and you never thought to go “btw my name Wen KeXing? Comment t’appelles tu?” Come on man
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Our best boy is having his not best day. D:
Don’t worry. Your new family will stalk/care for you.
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“A-Xiang! Make some food!”
“No shit Sherlock I already did.”
“My ideas are the best. :D”
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Eat your food!
Eat your food!
Eat your food!!
Eat your FOOD!!!
EAT YOUR FOOD!!!!
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE EAT YOUR GODDAMN FOOD?
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“Oh my GOD we get it you can fucking read! Oh my god.”
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If I prove I can read too will you pass me a damn pancake?
Fuck yeah.
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GOD DAMN IT SOMEONE EAT FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK
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Um excuse you this group only has room for one little bitch and it ain’t fuckin you, you hear me little girl?
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I am very sorry. Thank you for saving my life. I would like to re-assert my status as “best boy”.
HEY WHAT THE FUCK????
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Wen KeXing: 👀
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Please increase your friendship level before asking personal questions.
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Nya Nya you were useless when your home was burned to the ground and your family was killed waaaaah how pathetic are you!!
Can you fucking not?
My B.
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BEST BOY INJURED THIS IS NOT A DRILL
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Our Man Zhou ZiShu respects bodily autonomy!
Do not touch my fuckin’ boy or I will fight you!
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And we end the episode with Wen KeXing being horny on main!
Sir, keep it together. There are children present.
#Word of honor#Shanhe Ling#zhou zishu#Wen Kexing#zhang chengling#Gu Xiang#Writing WoH#spoilers#Episode 2
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