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valya-dudycz-lupescu · 1 year

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Musings on Ice-Pick Joe

I'm not sure why no one is talking about Ice-Pick Joe's death scene, especially with rumors of the Ice-Pick Joe prequel circulating the internet.

The scene where Ice-Pick Joe walked by Sofia's window on his way to the fateful meeting with Katya, stopping to lean against the light post long enough to see two silhouettes come together. (I can't be the only one who was getting Blue Velvet vibes in that scene?) Why isn't anyone talking about his longing? The voyeurism? His fear of abandonment stemming from childhood trauma...after all, his mother picked him, of all his siblings, to leave at the orphanage! She left him with nothing but those appleseeds that he carried around in his pockets.

I'm absolutely sure that Sofia was the unnamed child in Joe's flashback (Jodie Foster was so good as the scrappy, androgynous best friend. She did have a limp in that scene when they were running from the cemetery. We don't actually know at what age Sofia lost her leg. And Donny Osmond was the perfect young Ice-Pick Joe!)

If you watch closely, she had the same birthmark on her shoulder in that first awkward kiss scene that Sofia had when she and Katya fought that night of her birthday, when she ripped her blouse and threw her glass of champagne at the wall.)

But back to Joe on the empty street, those shadows against the wall like shadow puppets, and the way the clock motif came back at that moment? Such haunting music, reprised again in the film score during Joe's death (I still cry when I hear "The Demise of Ice-Pick Joe". Linking to it here, because I played it on repeat when the movie was over. Brilliant and haunting.)

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Remember how the flashbacks showed us that Ice-Pick Joe was really superstitious and believed that he had inherited his grandmother's gifts? If you watch the way Joe looks at the shadows and then down at his watch, you can see him hesitate before going to the docks. Was he hearing voices?

Most people agree that the shadows on the wall looked like a child, but I'm not sure that Ice-Pick Joe's hesitation to go to the dock was about his own son. I think the shadows looked more like that kiss flashback when he and Sofia were children. The frame and perspective are almost the same angle, as if they are being watched from below.

Either way, he is clearly making the choice to leave the past behind that brings him to his tragic and senseless death.

I would love to know what happened that took that gentle young Joe who loved to sing and turned him into the tortured stoic we meet in Goncharov, the only affection reserved for his cat, Mrs. Claws.

(I can't help but wonder if they meant for her to be an echo of Le Befana, the Italian winter witch-goddess who sometimes gets translated as Mrs. Claus? After all, his mama's last words to him when she kissed him goodbye were, "If you're a very good boy, maybe La Befana will bring you to a new home on Epiphany morning, a warm home full of food and presents." Poor Joe never finds that home.) You know, I think that was the first time I heard about Le Befana, and that was one of the inspirations that led me down the road to my own version of Mother Christmas.

Does anyone know if it's true that the Ice-Pick Joe prequel got permission to use "Hotel California" as its theme song? I wonder if we're going to get the story of his time as an unskilled laborer in the vineyards of Napa in the 60s? I was never clear about how he got to America and then back to Italy with a small fortune and hitman skills? They're saying it's like Better Call Saul meets the Sopranos meets Twin Peaks. I'm here for it, especially if they can get Cole Sprouse to play young Ice-Pick Joe.

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lobsterlemons · 1 month

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stardew valley save me….save me stardew valley

#this is like christmas for autistic ppl lmao #mr ape please wake up rn #clawing at the walls #stardew valley #sdv #shittiest quickest dumbest edit ever but grrr LESS THAN 30 MINS!!!!!#my stuff

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dragon-hoard · 2 years

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we have a cat in for boarding right now who has the sweetest most darlingist face. he looks sweet and cute but he is not. he is a motherfucker who will, without literally any warning, whip his arm out to scratch you and hook his nails in your skin and be unable to let go. he grazed me this morning and apparently last time he got stuck in the hand of one of the vet techs for like two minutes before they could wrap him in a towel and remove his claws from her skin. and I was warned of this. and I still thought he wouldnt try because his face was so innocent and he was just quietly watching me

#daily stuff #work stuff #he looks like mr j tbh #like NO warning at all #no hissing or growling or meowing or ANYTHING #not even any body language theres no puffed fur or ears back #just silent watching and then WHAM CAT CLAWS IN YOUR HAND

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vinnybox · 2 months

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Playing around with how to draw Mr. L's mask

#super paper mario #spm #mr. l spm #mr.l #art #GIGGLES AND CLAWS AT THE WALLS

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 6 months

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practicing for scares, i imagine!

#sorry this is so scribbly i couldnt be bothered to clean it up!#too much effort for my ancient soul <3 #ive been entertaining a little Scene in my mind #of barnaby helping wally practice halloween etiquette pre-party #somebody says boo! you say aah! somebody says trick or treat! Obviously you say trick!#damn now im sad that in my years of 'weening i never said trick. i should say trick next time i get the chance #scribble salad #welcome home #i continue to Massively enjoy drawing barnaby with claws #thank you mr. were-beagle for the opportunity #ok i admit i do just like drawing claws in general #half the time my hand practice turns into Monster Talon practice

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mayhemspreadingguy · 1 year

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Beautiful Nightmare 🖤

#the time to draw Nightmare has finally come #but I really need to stop staring at it and finally post it. no more changes. brain stfu for a sec please i need to get things done #ok ok so the image of handsome mr nightmare with clawed hands stained in shadows was sitting in my head for a long time #and I finally got into the mood to draw it and then I didn't finish it in one sitting and new day new mood right #so his expression softened a bit compared with the sketch but I hope he still looks playful and sinister at the same time #and I couldn't resist giving him sharp little teeth for extra bite xD #actually I feel like biting something right now. am i going feral? perhaps I should make myself a dinner. maybe. yes #ughhh #ok alright so #mayhem art #nightmare #dreamling #dream of the endless #morpheus #hob gadling

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galedekarios · 6 months

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u kno i just started a new play through and when u first meet gale he does the slow blink that cats do when they trust u and he spent a whole year with only a cat as company …. hoping these r connected…. he’s so babygirl

you are so right, anon!

also let's face it, tara at some point probably gave him unsolicited dating advice. like, this is who we're talking about here:

we know she snoops too:

Tara the Tressym: However, I will not press you further. Your private correspondence is just that, technically. What kind of companion would I be were I to sneak a peek? NodeContext: A little telling, like she plans to read it [the letter] later

and:

Tara the Tressym: I won't pry for specifics, Mr Dekarios. Not when I can sneak a peek at your letter while you sleep.

#i can also see her be like the duality of man meme where it's like #tara without fail after every date: mr dekarios! how were they? have you tried blinking at them very slowly? will it be a spring wedding?#also tara sharpening her claws: what are your intentions with my adopted wizard son?#tara is the nosy overbearing mother to morena's more laid back approach #gale dekarios #tara the tressym #ch: tara the tressym #ch: gale dekarios #vg: baldur's gate 3 #series: baldur's gate #text: asks #meta: mybg3 #sort of lol

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the-nameless-wacky-inventor · 1 month

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idk if I can convey to you how much these images mean to me

#was FORCED to watch this episode today and they made it worth it <333 #I didn’t grow up with the 87 series I grew up with the movie so gene is absolutely beloved HOWEVER #the humans are horrendous and the tv show-ness makes me claw my hair out #but I really. fucken wish we could get more movie references or at least more of gene #anyway.#webby vanderquack #bentina beakley #mrs beakley #mrs. beakley #ducktales #ducktales 2017 #dt17 #duckverse

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dyad-tmesis · 2 months

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Now I am wondering if Jekyll and Hyde have claws on their feet as well in the Magpie AU. I imagine that might make wearing shoes a bit difficult depending on how big they get.

they’re pretty good about trimming frequently, it’s just far less so with their hands since Jekyll often wears gloves. Hyde on the other hand likes the set of natural weapons, fits the whole “spirit of London at night” aesthetic.

#the glass scientists #jekyll and hyde #tgs #dr jekyll and mr hyde #tgs jekyll #tgs hyde #dyads scribbes #wing au #claws are awesome and so they have claws #Hyde can scratch people like a cat lol #dyads inquiries #art #digital art #doodle #magpie au

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agusart2blue · 2 months

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Amé dibujar a este FC viejito Xd :3

el nombre del creador y la imagen original están en el mismo dibujo: @potassium-guy

I loved drawing this old FC Xd :3 the creator's name and the original image are in the same drawing

incluí a Clawdia de/I included Clawdia from: @gritsandbrits

y a Wanda de/and Wanda from: @portalling101

#smiling critters #smiling critters oc #clawdia van der claw #FC #mr carl crackler

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little-pondhead · 1 year

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Okay so I know you said you don't want Jazz to have any major abilities like mind control, but what about a passive one? My idea is that she could actually subconsciously influence the feelings or restraint of the people around her. It could even be an ability she has at home that she just never noticed. Her parents have their own immunity to it thanks to all the ectoplasmic exposure, but it's helped a couple times with convincing teachers to look the other way for her brother. Clockwork tells her about it when they go to the DCU, so she has the perfect opportunity to practice using it consciously by causing riots via hundreds of people's misplaced aggression (which helps her get her own anger and stress out too).

Actually, that's a really good idea! Passive abilities in the DP characters could be fun to explore and possibly put a hitch in their plans if they have to work around it. I'm all for crack fics where one side is completely blindsided over and over again, but if someone wanted to make it a little more serious, factoring in possible passive abilities can lead to moments where the superheroes actually have a chance at catching/defeating Fenton and the others if they manage to find out about those abilities and use it to their advantage.

As you said, Jazz seems like the best candidate for this; she could be the force that gets the ball rolling. Because if Jazz has passive supernatural abilities, then what are the chances Danny and the others have some too? After all, they've been exposed to ectoplasm more than Jazz, and she was never tangled up with a ghost for a long time. (Right? It's been a while since I've watched the show. I don't think she was possessed for a super long time by a powerful ghost or anything.) Or maybe she developed that passive talent as a defense against the more powerful ghosts, and the others don't have that kind of ability at all.

Emotional manipulation is a scary ability, after all; maybe Clockwork allowed her to join Danny for the sake of refining her power.

#pondhead replies #danny phantom #dp x dc #dc x dp #supervillain danny au #The Fenton Menace #supervillain jazz #let her go apeshit #seriously passive abilities opens up a whole world of possibilities #like if casper high students developed random abilities?#now everyone is a super #but they can't turn it off #just minor stuff #dash has enhanced strength #paulina has claws instead of nails #star learned to float almost as well as a ghost #mr. lancer can tell when a book goes out of print #idk just really stupid stuff related to things they love to do #dpxdc

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hargreevesseance · 4 months

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okay but the fact that one of mobius’s aliases is mr. tesseract has me foaming at the mouth!!!

#i’m feral!!!#clawing at the goddamn walls #they’re soulmates your honor #okay but loki finding out about this and getting extra flirty #that mobius was his favorite crime #(bc we know loki is mobius’s favorite crime)#my first post in like 4 years #and it’s THIS #because i’ve had brainrot for WEEKS now #i’m sorry but i need to know more about mobius #lokius #loki series #loki #mobius #mobius m mobius #loki laufeyson #AND the addition of O.B. (mr. ouruborus) i’m 🥹

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robottheodorlasso · 1 year

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This interview was good but are we gonna talk about this?

#*clawing at the walls* WHAT DOES THAT MEAN JLAN……#MR LANCE….. COME ON…….#anything that gives Trent the chance to be a Bit Of A Bitch COMPELLS ME though #ted lasso spoilers #Trent crimm

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rainbowratsstuff · 4 months

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Misto is adding to his plushie collection, and Tugger is cheering him on! Look how how good he's doing at the claw machine

...but oh no

no whale toy for him :(

Tugger won't stand for this! He must confront this machine for denying his Misto what he deserves 😤

They might not be allowed back in this arcade...

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pdouwes · 7 months

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Komm heim, Rebecca...

#the chest touching got progressively worse the further along she got in her run #by the end of it she'd almost always claw at her throat like that #which is definitely not something i still think about every single day #willemijn verkaik #nienke latten #rebecca #rebecca vienna #rebecca das musical #daphne du maurier #mrs danvers #mrs de winter #musicaltheatreedit #musicalgifs #european musicals #mine #(c) skjonnet

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alistairs-raven · 3 months

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It makes my friends and I sad that Alistair chose to wear gloves in his film debut, and so I wanted to see what they would look like. I painted from scratch with no reference, and I know the lighting isn't perfect. But I'm satisfied with it.

#alistair crump #hatbox ghost #the haunted mansion #my art #photomanipulation #those claws are so cool mr crump

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