#ooh btw who's your main team?
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i saw that you also said you love to talk about other characters, not just sephiroth, so i thought i'd ask: what are your favorite things/traits/moments etc of all of the playable characters we've had across the compilation of 7? i feel like i can talk about all the characters forever :)
Ooh yeah! This will be fun. Okay!
Cloud: Cloud is the most relatable character to me, and probably my favorite if we're being honest. I relate strongly to his identity issues, and I love when he tries to act tough while concealing a softer nature. My personal favorite scene with him is the flashback where he realizes that he was stronger than Sephiroth this whole time, throwing Sephiroth down the pit. It's a powerful moment, probably Cloud's single greatest moment in the entire series.
Tifa: Tifa is literal perfection. She looks like a tough tomboy and yet she's also one of the kindest people ever. She's maternal, loyal, supportive, and devoted to a fault. The team would be lost without her. She's the glue that holds everyone together. An absolute queen. My favorite moment with her is Under the Highwind, regardless of her relationship with Cloud being romantic or platonic.
Barret: Barret's got a heart of gold. He's always part of my main party when playing the OG. A great comrade and an even GREATER father. His relationship with Marlene is beautiful and so warm and wholesome. Barret also spits some iconic quotes over the course of the game, as well as some hard truths. My favorite scene with him, naturally, is his encounter with Dyne. The line "my hands are too stained to carry her anymore" gets me to cry no matter how many times I play.
Aerith: Aerith is the biggest hero of FFVII next to Cloud. She's the one who ultimately saves the day, and all through her sacrifice. I'm not even gonna talk about my favorite moment with her because...you guys already know the scene. It's the single most famous scene in gaming history. Aerith has a playful, occasionally chaotic edge to her personality that she hides behind a sweet smile. I absolutely adore that about her. She's so full of love and so full of selflessness, but she also loves to tease people. Also an absolute queen.
Red XIII: Nanaki is a cat btw. I have always seen him as a cat. That's my controversial opinion on him lmao. Also him howling for Seto makes me ugly cry every single time without fail. I appreciate that Nanaki seems occasionally stoic and serious, but then has kind of a childlike or immature fear or insecurity about something. There's that duality to him that ties to the other characters in a sense. Anyway, I love him. He is a very good boy.
Cid: Cid took a while to grow on me initially. He's pretty rough around the edges. But my favorite moment with him happens in the last third where he sorta becomes the de facto leader of the group with Cloud gone. And I like that he seems to have reconciled with Shera as well. Honestly, he's just kind of a badass and really cool at what he does. Also he gets to go to space. Good for him tbh.
Cait Sith: This one is hard because there's always a debate as to how much of a character Cait Sith actually IS. It's Reed puppeting a machine/doll basically. How much of Cait Sith has a mind of his own? Regardless, Cait Sith isn't my fave. He's a spy, after all. But he makes up for it in the end, even if he kinda fades into the background. Reed is honestly more of an interesting character overall. I can't name any specific favorite moments with Cait Sith specifically. But also he's a small Scottish cat. And that's rad.
Vincent: This edgy boi. Also not one of my faves, but he's grown a lot more on me over time. He wins for always having the coolest voice in the entire group. And I really like the scene where he reunites with Lucrecia. Vincent is kind of gruff and understated at times compared to the rest of the cast. But he has a gentle side as well, and one hell of a cool backstory. Also I love monsters and gothic imagery in general.
Yuffie: Yuffie is...my least favorite main character. I don't hate her. I've just never been a fan of the "spunky loudmouth child" trope. With that said, I'm sure the Remake trilogy will breathe new life into her and add some extra appeal for me. I like what I've seen so far. And Yuffie's bluntness and playfulness can be cute from time to time.
Zack: Counting him because of Crisis Core. He's probably my third favorite character. His death is the saddest scene in the entire compilation imo. He's a character who is wholly encompassed by love, who deals with a LOT of pain, and who proves to be better and worthier than most people put together. Like Aerith, he sacrifices everything. And also like Aerith, his legacy will live on forever.
#asks#ff7#ffvii#final fantasy 7#crisis core#cloud strife#tifa lockhart#barret wallace#aerith gainsborough#red xiii#yuffie kisaragi#zack fair#vincent valentine#cait sith#cid highwind
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Let's Rewind! Toast watches Voltron: Defender of The Universe (1984)
Season 1, Episode 31: The Sincerest Form of Flattery
Season 1, Episode 32: A Transplant For Blue Lion
Episode 31: The Sincerest Form of Flattery
Lotor made the mistake of trying to boss Zarkon around and immediately was greeted with robeasts to "escort" him away from Zarkon's presence
I'd ask if you even understood what you were doing, but the answer is a resounding no
The fight seemed so weird until I realized dotu cut out a handful of scenes because they were gory, Lotor definitely stabbed one robeast through the chest and maybe beheaded another
Oh shit! Zarkon v Lotor but for real this time! Lotor obviously is going to lose, but this should be fun to watch him fail at
AN ANIME FREEZE FRAME?? I KEEP FORGETTING THIS WAS ORIGINALLY AN ANIME AND HAS THAT KIND OF STUFF
ZARKON JUST CUT LOTOR'S HELMET IN HALF AND MADE THE GUY BLEED
I'm so mad that the main antagonist for the team got switched to Lotor instead of being kept as Zarkon, he feels like a better villain than his overgrown pet sperm
Haggar to save Lotor's life, though she should've let Lotor get turned into a robeast like he himself suggested lol
instead we get an ACTUAL mech for Voltron to fight this time, the rest have usually been cyborg type deals
Back on Arus, the team formed Voltron to help out with reconstruction after the last attack on the city that happened
We really should see that more often tbh, nice to see the team doing humanitarian (Arusianarian?) work
HUNK I DON'T THINK BEING ABLE TO PUNCH THROUGH A TABLE AND THEN RIP YOUR HANDS OUT FROM IT ALONGSIDE A CHUNK OF WHATEVER THAT TABLE IS MADE OF IS NORMAL
Ooh new defense system, Ad EAS i think Coran said, stands for Advanced Early Alarm System which isn't a bad acronym
Apparently the regular defense system detects when an enemy gets within 50 tyketes(?) of Arus but the new one detects and attacks enemies that enter 200 tyketes
this definitely won't go wrong
And it immediately gets destroyed LMAO
Lotor showed up and decided to mess with it before getting pissed and shooting one of the command ship's lasers right through the satellite
maybe the castle should've deployed more than 4 of those things
Actually though, Ad EAS is a good early detection system to help stall for time while the teams gets up to space, Arus IS rebuilding after all so even if it doesn't do much time is precious
The team is NOT having a good time up there, again I know it's for the drama but c'mon guys if you were already freaked out by the legitimate giant robot you have to fight why not even it up with your own giant robot
HOLY SHIT A ROBEAST ACTUALLY ATTACKED THE TEAM MID TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE?? INCREDIBLE
IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE'S A FORCE FIELD OR LIKE TOO MUCH ENERGY OUTPUT SO IT JUST SENT IT FLYING BACK
It's cool to know that voltron has more than one weapon at their disposal, but I wish they were used more sparingly just because I want Voltron to start throwing hands LMAO
OH SHIT THE ROBEAST ACTUALLY MANAGED TO KNOCK VOLTRON BACK INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
It pierced through blue lion, getting real close to Allura, so she freaked out and lost control of blue's thruster so Voltron isn't doing so hot
aaand all that hard work for the city has gone to shit, Arus can't catch a fucking break huh, maybe the people should just move further away from the castle, so they don't get hit, assuming this is the nearest town
I'm sorry the joint above blue lion is where most of Voltron's energy is stored?? Absolute bullshit reasoning, the writers could've done better by literally reminding Lotor that blue's already weakened
DID VOLTRON JUST GET STABBED IN THE CHEST?? EXCUSE ME?? WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS EPISODE
robeast defeated, hooray!
Voltron just became a cripple omg, blue lion still as a foot btw just DROPPED
so confused as to how voltron still existed after that, but the boys disbanded anyway to protect Allura who's out cold after a crash-land
They're still fighting holy shit, usually the episode ends after the robeast gets fucked
and the lions are getting beat up too, castle defenses had to chase away Lotors command ship
what a wild turn of events
Into the hospital Allura goes, she had an injury on her shoulder, she's fine though as always
/episode end
Episode 32: A Transplant For Blue Lion
WOAH CONTINUITY?? They're picking up this episode with a bit of a time skip to remind viewers that Lotor actually did something right for once
Allura's still hurt, but that hasn't stopped her yet, what a good princess
GOD DAMN IT ALFOR WHY ARE YOU BACK
I always liked the idea that the boys didn't see Alfor as often as Allura did so they just think she's still grieving for him but every time this show uses Alfor as a crutch it hurts ME
Keith being a poetry nerd is such an on brand thing, I'm so sad they removed all this personality he had in preference for making him emo and solitary
This man is goofy as hell! He's optimistic and happy-go-lucky, where did it all go
Keith getting angry out of nowhere is wild, he's never done that before especially towards Lance
and yes it's out of nowhere because it's not like Lance was being a dick he was just being lazy AND THAT'S HIS NORMAL
Allurance moment
though not super convincing to me because other Allurance versions have insane chemistry, dotu lance is for my mutual thank you
A militia! Good on the nearby townsfolk for choosing to fight against Lotor on their own grounds, I mean they will probably get DECIMATED, but they've got the spirit
Training time, the blue lion has been repaired fairly quick actually and Allura is having a tough time with keeping up
I do like that this show shows her struggling and actively working to do better but like a little more continuity please? I say as it's a show aimed for children
NANNY I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU DON'T GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD THAT NOBODY CAN REPLACE ALLURA ANYMORE I WILL KILL YOU MYSELF, GOOD GOD I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT CAME OUT THAT SHE WAS A DRULE SPY ALL ALONG BUT SHE'S NOT EVEN SMART ENOUGH FOR THAT ROLE NOW IS SHE
Animation error? Is that Keith the blue pilot uniform
Some Hunk focus!
I wonder if he has some kind of rejection sensitivity because he just started bawling when as the left leg of voltron got hit and fell off like allura's did last episode, very much doesn't like making mistakes
And the attack begins! As I thought the town is burnt to hell though the people did fight for a while so good for them
EXCEPT HUNK IS STILL THINKING HE'S EXPENDABLE LIKE SIR THOSE ARE NOT GOOD THOUGHTS SUICIDE IS NOT THE WAY
Looks like the training actually helped! They blew up the robeast's head without forming Voltron, though they still formed up because they have to double tap the thing to make sure it isn't still kicking
ALFOR WHY ARE YOU EVEN BACK AGAIN, STAY DEAD ASSHOLE
Robeast defeated and a pregnant woman from earlier in the episode gave birth by the end! How cute, though using Voltron or Voltrisha as a name for an actual child is literally setting them up for bullying OSIDN
/episode end
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Best dancers in Kpop - 3rd Gen GG
Disclaimer: This is just my personal preference as a former dancer, not professionally, so please do not hit me...
In case of questioning, the groups I currently stan are Twice, Day6, Red Velvet, and Stray Kids.
INTRODUCTION
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In Kpop, it’s not just about music anymore because 3rd Generation stans just overthrew it with so many criticisms and decided to view Kpop groups/Idols in a new perspective - and that is to check everything and compare.
Let’s get down to the basics. In groups, there are positions to fill in: Main Vocalist, Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer and other positions such as Subs and just plain Vocalist and etc. I don’t know if this was a thing in the 1st generation of Kpop but there are pros and cons with these titles and what it means which causes a lot of immature “fans” to question an Idol once they sang or dance wrong, their visuals or their personalities.
In 2nd Generation (from what I remembered), 2NE1′s Minzy and SNSD’s Hyoyeon and more were the best dancers of their generation, alongside the boy group members like SHINEE’s Taemin and BIGBANG’s Taeyang. Their style of dancing, paired with the charisma and how they bring the performance, no matter how hard or easy it was, it was executed with no effort, that is, back in the day.
The most overlooked position in a group are in the positions of Main Vocalists and Main Dancers, let’s put Main Rappers aside because that’s another topic :)
BEST DANCERS
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The title above is vague and is debatable, depending on what style or what is/are the person’s personal flavor, style and genre of dancing.
I personally look for passion, intensity, and technique, all in order. A dancer, in my opinion must be able to play base on what he/she feels about what the music is telling his/her body and emotions to drive the performance and execute it well, along with the techniques and charisma.
I hate ranking but here are my top 3 picks with no proper ranking:
- Seulgi -
Seulgi is undeniably one of the best SM dancers, and I consider her one of the best dancers of the 3rd Generation with her charming way of bringing the story through her dancing and her facial expressions to die for. She has that swaggy, groovy, natural with a touch of sexiness which makes her dancing versatile in any genre, that’s why she is a perfect member of Red Velvet.
For example: Be Natural, Bad Boy, Monster, Naughty, and Rookie and her dance covers.
I personally love Seulgi and I’d die to see her live and just fangirl over her because she’s just that cute bear who dances like she’s about to slay some dragon or something. With her amazing vocals, it’s clear that she will run the world with Beyonce lol
I have nothing against her dancing because like I said, she’s versatile, she can adapt so nicely in the choreography’s concept. She can make a hard dance look incredibly easy. I hope that SM can give her more solo dance breaks or bring her to Hit The Stage or similar shows because she deserves it!
BoA and Hyoyeon are right about Seulgi and I have high respects for this woman. She doesn’t slow down in her game will remain slaying on stage with her strong charisma and stage presence. She is indeed SM’s hidden weapon.
- Momo -
Dancing MOchine. Period.
I’ve always admired and loved Momo’s insane dancing ability. Back in Sixteen, everyone feared for her because she was the best dancer except for Nati (whose in Cube Entertainment now btw).In their pre-debut days as trainees, JYP trainees said that Momo is the best dancer, even the members agreed upon this. After being eliminated at the show, she was brought back by an
a&r team(?) and JYP because they didn’t want a talent fully wasted.
At a very young age, she had a passion for dancing and that is one of the things I admire for someone as a dancer, to bring joy and entertainment through dancing. Her sharp, powerful and almost-precise dance ability gives her the title still to this day is being debated over -- “The best Kpop dancer”
Although her dancing may stand out from the rest sometimes. Based on the choreographies of TWICE, some just don’t give in for me since the dances are cute and quirky and her style of dancing doesn’t par with cute concepts with cute choreographies but as hyper as their dances goes, It sometimes fits nicely like It’s not different at all. Either way, I’d say it’s okay because it’s her style and I’m not in the position to argue with anyone or her.
With TWICE’s mature concepts coming in, It gives her more opportunities to explore and express more sides of dancing styles like she wanted to do for so long as a passionate dancer that she is.
My favorite dances of her so far: Move, Feel Special, Fancy, Likey, Like Ooh-Ahh, Touchdown, and Got7 dance covers (including Sixteen performances)
- Chungha -
Chungha-unnie, I love you even though I’m not your fan.
I haven’t got the chance to check her music out but saw her on multiple award shows with amazing performances and I love her style and her facial expression is just 10/10 for me. She brings the performance in like she’s the missing final piece of the puzzle and her charisma and style makes the choreography like it’s meant for her like the queen she is.
I saw her Hit the Stage performance and girl, those arms movements killed me, she’s faster than my internet connection. It’s a shame some of the staffs who are in-charge of some of the auditions in JYP put her down but either way, she won’t be that popular if she was to be in JYP because you all know the drill like IU and-- that’s another topic.
Like I said, I haven’t fully gotten into her music but saw the performances, although I forgot what it sounds like because I was paying attention to her technique, analyzing foot works and flow with the music. Wish her the best in these upcoming years in Kpop as solo artist!
Honorable mentions:
IZ*ONE’s Chaeyeon
BLACKPINK’s LISA
ITZY’s Yeji and Chaeryoung
GFRIEND’s SinB and
MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul,
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Now, watching dance practices and performances of any 3rd Generation group, when one group’s choreography is just easy, people (not generalizing) quickly points out that “they are not talented” “the song is energizing but the choreography is just bleh bleh bleh” and starts bringing other idol groups, It pisses me off than those videos of 2 women dancing to a product commercial song, they put so much effort in it like the rent is due tomorrow.
These “fans” are quick to judge and point out other idols’ small mistakes, making it seem like it’s biggest major problem on the face of the Earth. As a multi-stan, I can’t even hide anywhere in the Kpop community except being a Swiftie because these people are so problematic, they beat instant noodles for instantly becoming professional dancers or dance majors in the comment sections.
These girls are my favorite dancers and most likely to be crowned as the best dancer of the 3rd Generation Kpop. I know that BLACKPINK’s Lisa wasn’t here like everyone thought she would but I have my reasons why and NO it’s not because I don’t like or stan Blackpink. That’s not who I am, musically and as a person, I respect BLACKPINK and any groups in KPOP but I have my own taste and I’m sorry if I didn’t match yours.
There are vast dancing preferences out there and it’s hard to get in all of that except you’re full-born dancer who seeks different cultural styles because you love them. Kpop is a big giant ball of a good mess and I know that there are more unnoticed idols out there who are true to their skills and has the potential to get to the top with these ladies, I salute them.
For me, everyone is a dancer inside and they have their own styles so I cannot fully judge them and so the last thing to do is support and love.
#dance#kpopdancers#seulgi#momo#chungha#best kpop dancers#kpop opinions#3rd generation#girl group#opinion#twice#redvelvet
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Day 3: Shabbat
@jewishjanuary
(i’m considering this a semi-canon outtake for my current project, a ya urban fantasy novel, which you can find in the tag “blood moon” here or on my main, @adhdkirabraginsky. for some quick context: deb and kathy are werewolves, zachariah is a vampire who is training kalli (dryad) and miguel (witch) to be protectors of the magical community, teddy (merman) is miguel's boyfriend, and sierra is the newest member of the team and has just discovered she has a natural affinity for breaking and reversing spells/curses/glamours/etc. also, this takes place near the beginning of june in iowa, hence why shabbat starts so late.)
Sierra was so absorbed in her book that she nearly missed the buzzing of her phone, but luckily, Kalli was a double-texter.
7:20 pm “hey can u come and help me clear the dining rm table??”
7:21 pm “thx in advance btw!!”
She couldn’t think of any reason they’d need the dining room. Since they’d arrived at Deb and Kathy’s on Monday, four days earlier, all seven of them had used the kitchen table for each meal. Given the size of the extended Benson-Caan pack, it was more than up to the challenge. Still, she'd been asked to help, and it was only polite to lend a hand.
The dining room was located near the front of the house, with some lovely bay windows overlooking the farm. Going from the library upstairs to the dining room downstairs took her through the kitchen, and in there, Deb, Zachariah, and Teddy were hard at work on a number of dishes. There was soup on the stove, fresh bread on the counter, and it smelled like chicken as well. Teddy was tossing a salad at the table, which was probably for the best. He was enthusiastic about most things, but, well, not exactly coordinated.
She hung back at the threshold, trying to make sense of the bustle. Deb turned around and spotted her.
“Sierra, love, are you looking for Kalli?”
“Yeah, um, she texted me just now?”
“Good, good, she’s still in the dining room. Can you go and give her these, moyzele?”
Deb handed her two silver candlesticks, a brass one, and three of porcelain, painted in bright swirling blues and greens. On top of this was a box of white taper candles and a book of matches. They were piled carefully in her arms, making sure none of them would fall, and her bewilderment grew.
“Sure thing,” Sierra said, though it was a bit redundant now.
The dining room table had become a bit of a dumping ground for loose papers and projects that Deb and/or Kathy had intended to get to “eventually”. Now it was cleaner than she’d seen it so far, even with about half of it still piled with miscellanea. Kalli was on her way out of the room with an armful of fabric scraps when Sierra stepped in.
“Nice, the fancy candlesticks! You can put those on the table next to the tablecloth. I’ll be back in a second.”
The tablecloth in question was a simple cream color, covered in dark blue lace. Given that the normal one in the kitchen was printed vinyl, this one was definitely a special event sort of tablecloth. Next to it already were two simple glass candlesticks, and Sierra delicately set down the five in her arms. Between the candlesticks and the tablecloth and the food, it was going to be a lovely meal. But for what? It wasn’t any holiday she knew about. If it was Deb and Kathy’s anniversary, surely they’d go into town or something?
“Oh perfect, she found the candlesticks we got in Jerusalem!” Sierra looked up as Kathy and Miguel stepped into the room. Kathy set down a wooden board and an embroidered cloth, and Miguel, a metal basin with a cup in it.
“Which ones are those?” Sierra asked.
“The blue and green ones,” Kathy said, picking one up and smiling. “We went on a second honeymoon after we could get legally married.”
“That’s so sweet,” Sierra sighed. Kathy’s affection for her wife was easy to sink into. Sierra nearly forgot about her earlier confusion. “Um, what are they for though?”
“For Shabbos, of course.” Kathy’s brow furrowed. “Oh, dear. Did no one explain?”
“Explain what?” Kalli asked as she returned.
“Sierra didn’t know that it’s Shabbat tonight,” Miguel piped up. “I’m guessing you didn’t tell her?”
“...Nope.” Kalli’s voice was level but her cheeks were getting redder.
“None of us thought to, either, so don’t go picking on her,” Kathy said. She turned to Sierra and said, “Because Deb and Kalli and I are all Jewish, when we happen to be in the same place on a Friday night, we celebrate Shabbat together. We have a special meal and light candles and enjoy each other’s company. Usually, that includes Zachariah, and recently Miguel and Teddy and their respective families. And tonight, we also have you.”
“Oh,” Sierra said, not for lack of a reaction but an overwhelming multitude of them. It had been a long time since she’d felt this kind of belonging. “Everything in the kitchen smells really good,” she blurted out.
“It is,” Kalli said. “Deb’s lemon-and-thyme chicken is to die for.”
“Alright,” said Kathy. “Let’s get the rest of the table cleared off so Sierra can experience it for herself.”
Between the four of them, it was the work of minutes, and they soon had the tablecloth spread out and all the supplies set up. Kalli and Kathy took turns explaining what each item was for, and Kathy took some long, fond digressions into the personal history of many of them.
“Hot pan coming through,” Zachariah called out, carrying the famous chicken into the dining room. He set it down on a trivet on the table to oohs and aahs. Deb and Teddy followed with the soup and salad, and then Deb doubled back for the bread—the challah, Kalli had explained.
Teddy looked at his watch and exclaimed, “Oh! It’s candle time!”
“Excellent timing, everyone,” Deb said. “Miguel, dear, could you get the basket?”
“On it.” He ducked into the hallway and came back with the basket, which was filled with kippot and kerchiefs. Zachariah, Miguel, Teddy, and Deb each took a kippah and a couple of bobby pins. Kathy and Kalli tied on kerchiefs and Kalli offered the basket to Sierra.
“It’s customary to have your head covered during the candle-lighting and blessings and everything. You can pick whichever one you want.”
She rifled through the basket for a moment until one caught her eye. She tied on the pink-and-white floral, grateful that her hair was in braids and not the Bantu knots that were her other go-to style. That might have been a bit harder to manage. She ran her hand over the kerchief and glanced at Kalli.
“How does it look?”
“Really cute…” Kalli murmured. Her eyes went wide and she looked away. “Uh, d’you want to light one of the candles, too?”
“Sure. Um, just like lighting any other candle, right?”
“Right,” Kalli said. “We light them, cover our eyes, and say the blessings, and then enjoy the lights and our dinner.”
The seven candlesticks, it turned out, were for the seven of them. Deb took out seven new candles and one that had already been used, to light each of the others. They lit the first one and passed it around the table, Deb to Kathy to Kalli to Sierra to Zachariah to Miguel to Teddy.
When they’d all been lit, Sierra watched Kalli, imitating what she did. Still, halfway through the blessing, she couldn’t resist peeking through her fingers at Kalli, taking in the glow on her face from the candles and her inner joy. She really hoped she’d get a lot more Shabbat dinners with Kalli in the future.
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Clint (And a half)
(Note: I fully blame @queensdivas for this. BTW!!! Here’s part 1 if you haven’t read.)
The following morning, you woke up in what you could only guess is one of the many rooms in Stark tower between its name sake and the Winter Soldier wrapped in the fluffiest and softest blanket you’ve ever seen and felt. For the first time since finding you that your words led to heart break you felt safe and warm in the cocoon Tony and Bucky had form around you.
“Morning pretty lady,” Bucky said as he too woke when he felt you shift.
“Morning,” you said and go to snuggle up to him.
“What no hug for me?” You heard from behind you and you chuckled as you turned to give your other bed buddy a good morning hug.
“How are you feeling?” Tony asked gently, odd since all you’d heard of the genius is that he’s a brash often the asshole-ish type.
You shrug and snuggle back into the blanket.
“Don’t go,” Bucky said as he spooned you from behind, “I know it can kill you to be rejected by your mark.”
“But we know a guy who could help stop that,” Tony finished.
You gave another shrug as you felt the ghost pains of what promised to be a hell of a day.
“What’s your mutant name anyway?” Tony asked trying to keep your mind distracted.
“Sparrow,” you said your grin growing into a smile as you remembered who gave you the name, “I was given the name Sparrow.”
“Well Ms. Sparrow...let’s go meet Doctor Strange,” Tony said getting up.
You were being helped to walk by Bucky as Tony kept a look out for Cl...him with F.R.I.D.A.Y’s help.
He knocked on a harmless looking door, which opened on its own to reveal a floating man “sitting” crosslegged.
“Hey Doc,” Tony greeted.
“No jackass smart comment today Stark?” The floating man asked.
“Not today Stephen, please,” Tony said pleadingly.
This caught Stephen’s attention before looking to where you are standing and saying, “You can’t break soulmate bonds.”
“I know...I just want her to have a second chance. That’s all,” Tony said.
He nodded in understanding before moving his arms and opened what looked like a portal and going through.
“Do we follow him?” You asked curiously looking at the building.
“No need,” he said as he came back through the same portal.
Stephen made his way to you and fastened a necklace with a special crystal on the end.
“This will curb the side effects of the bond’s rejection, you’ll still feel them but won’t feel as if their taking your energy fully. It’s been medically, and magically, proven that those that have survived a rejection to have a sort of new lease on who their other will be,” he said tenderly.
You understood where he was coming from when you saw a second chord around his neck. You nodded and almost jumped out of Bucky’s arms to pull the good doctor into your arms in a tight hug.
“You’ll find yours too you know,” I whispered into his ear before pressing a kiss on his bearded cheek, “If I will then you will as well.”
He blushed at that and nodded.
“Join us for breakfast Dr. Strange?” You asked him with a gentle grin.
Tony and Bucky looked on a s new bond of friends was forged between the normally solitary doctor and the newby.
Stephen looked as if he was going to politely decline when his cape flew from him to you enveloping you in a warm embrace.
This made you giggle as the cape snuggled you up in itself and patted your cheeks like an anime meme causing all in the room to laugh.
“Ok ok we’ll go,” Stephen said letting out a laugh.
The cape floated back to its master and together you went to the main area for breakfast, where Mrs. Barton was helping Nat make the buffet of food needed to feed the Avengers.
“Good morning!” Laura said brightly as she dished up the last of what looked like pancakes.
Your stomach clenched and what little hunger you had disappeared as the happy face of your mark’s wife beamed in honest kindness and openness.
“Morning ma’am,” Bucky giving you a trained nudge.
“Good morning Mrs. Barton,” you say extending your arm to shake.
“You must be (Y/N)!” she said taking your hand and giving it a friendly shake, “Clint’s been talking about this liaison between the X-Men and the Avengers for weeks now going on about who they would send as ambassador and please call me Laura, Mrs. Barton’s my mother in law.”
You smiled warmly at her, she isn’t at fault that her husband just happened to be your mark. And by the looks of it she doesn’t know who you are yet...and you weren’t going to be the one to tell her either, it’s not your place.
“I see you’ve taken the liberty, and challenge to make this hoard food,” you say lightly.
You shared a laugh with the woman and was surprised with how easy it was to get along with her. It gave you hope that at least one good thing would come out of this.
You gave Tony, Bucky and Stephen a look and nod before going to the kitchen and helping Laura and Nat finish up breakfast. You sat next to Laura, who insisted you do so she could talk to you without having to yell over the gaggle of testosterone that was sure to show up. All was going well laughs were being had, conversation is flowing lightly and you found yourself having more in common with Laura than you initially thought.
The atmosphere seemed to take a nose dive when Cap said, “Good morning Barton.”
You looked up to see Clint walk up to Steve and greet him a toddler in his arms and his to oldest children at each side as they ooh and ahhh at being not only in avengers tower but with THE actual Avengers. You forced yourself to keep eating while at the same time subconsciously touching your aching mark.
Laura noticed this but kept her opinions to herself. She is smarter than she looks, she has to be to deal with a combat trained SHIELD agent and his Russian Assassin sister. She also knew it would be a matter of time before the world brought him and his mark together.
Laura noticed how withdrawn you’d gotten when Clint approached the sizable kitchen island to get some food. You became reserved, robotic almost, in your movements as you slowly ate. Meaning, you were faking...
Faking enough to pass as though you’re eating and engaging when in reality you’re not. Laura wondered why you hadn’t said anything about you being Clint’s mark. And why do this whole thing of being nice to her and getting along with her when she’s the one married to your mark.
“Morning (Y/N),” Steve said with a grin dishing himself up some food.
“Morning Steve,” you said with a bright smile before taking a drink of your now lukewarm coffee.
“Morning...(Y/N),” Clint said with a tentative smile.
You nodded with a small grin at him and toyed with the idea that maybe excusing yourself a bit early from the breakfast table wasn’t such a bad idea.
‘I mean...I’m having a lovely time with Laura. I can holdfast for a bit longer before leaving, its fine...I’m not in pain,’ you thought as you put your marked hand close to you but no less ready to leave just in case.
Your three protectors looked on and were ready to give an alibi should you need it.
All was running smoothly till Bucky, who was sitting next to you, stood to take his dishes to the sink and wash them. He excused himself to the restroom allowing Clint to take the now empty seat.
This got Tony and Stephen on high alert.
Natasha who, had gotten the truth out or Clint, was also on high alert at the sudden shift. She didn’t know you, but she knew that you wouldn’t ask anything of Clint now that you knew he is married. Whether he’d have rejected you or not.
“So,” Clint said as he dug into his food, “Did you enjoy the party?”
You resisted the urge to roll your eyes and noticed that your suddenly four body guards, bar Tony, had resisted the urge to roll their eyes.
You force a grin and say, “It was a Tony Stark party in full just as the rumors and stories say.”
He nodded and resisted the urge to ramble to fill the silence between you.
Tony took the initiative and stood giving a dramatic bow saying, “Thank you, Thank you.”
You laughed at his antics and nearly fell from your seat as you looked around to see marked couples enjoying their time with their friends as well as each other. Steve’s sitting next to Sharon, Bruce is keeping an eye on Nat whilst she never really stopped reaching for his hand, Pepper came to sit next to Tony and plopped her head on his shoulder, Dr. Foster’s with Thor and so on. You felt suddenly ill, or worse than you did when you woke up, at the sight of so many paired marks together clearly in love and happy to be together. While yours rejected you out right.
“You feeling ok (Y/N)?” Laura asked as she saw you shrink into yourself further.
You nod fighting to keep the easy grin on your face before forcing yourself to eat another bite of food.
Laura felt you tense when Clint sat next to you, but what could have had such a profound effect on you? She looked around and saw what you’d seen. She could have slammed her head on the counter at realizing that the room is filled with marked couples. The pieces fell into place and Laura couldn’t help but feel for you. And to a certain extent understood the feeling. Her own mark’s passing had had the same effect on her that she felt as if she was floating on air when she met Clint.
Bucky came back and with a quick assessment of the situation made his way to you.
Laura saw the former assassin approach and made a quick judgment call and said, “I heard from Sgt. Barnes he was going to the gym after breakfast.”
You turned to Bucky and nearly ran to him at the suggestion. But you held back and responded kindly with a, “I heard that too,” and turning to Bucky and asking, “Mind if I tag along?”
Bucky gave you a grin playing along, “Sure doll.”
You grinned at that. Outwardly showing intrigue but on the inside feeling relief over being given the out.
Granted you didn’t go to the gym but to Bucky’s room for a long cry. No sooner had you left that you and Bucky were joined by Stephen instead of Tony, who was explaining the basic details to the rest of the team.
//Break//
Over time (almost six months in), Clint tried to approach you. To what you didn’t know and didn’t give to flying fucks about. You’d been in contact with a close friend from back home and couldn’t be happier that he’s coming to visit in two months time.
Laura became a sort of pseudo-sister to you after Clint came clean to her about him and you being soulmarks. That didn’t help him any...
Oh they’re still very married, you made sure to push them into counseling before anything were to happen, but Laura made it very clear that a second chance was slim for him. You on the other hand straight up didn’t care. You’d been left burned from your first encounter and have no desire for a repeat performance of that calibre. Should there be someone and they reject you...you fear it will be your end.
But he can’t leave well enough alone.
Two and a half weeks later...
“Can we please just talk?” Clint asked as you boxed with Tony.
“No,” you say simply.
Stephen, who was at the treadmill, looked his way pointedly and said, “What could you possibly want to talk to her abour now?”
“Stay out of this wizard,” Clint said annoyedly.
“He’s right,” you said giving Tony a nod to stop the activity, “What on God’s green Earth could you want to talk about with me? Your words said it all, I’m fine, by that I mean alive, and you’re alive. So there’s really nothing you can say about anything regarding our scam of a bond or lack there of.”
“But we are bound,” Clint said an agonized look on his face.
“We may be...and I am sorry this is where we are. But nothing you say or do will fix it, nor your help easy your guilt,” you said honestly and bluntly.
His constant appearances had been hard on you. Your mark still burned with every accidental touch you made as well as the attention he was giving you. It hurt, you just want to be left alone at this point.
“Come on Sparrow,” Tony said as he left the boxing ring.
You followed after Tony avoiding Clint like the plague as you made your way out of the gym Steve walked up to the both of you.
“When did you say the next group of X-Men would be in?” He asked curiously.
“Month to a month and a half,” you said, “Why?”
“Well...”
You shard a look with Tony and made your way to the commons to find Logan, Colossus and Ellie.
Logan saw you first.
“Hey lady bird,” he said with a gentle smile as he pulled you into a hug.
You gave a quiet gasp as new words formed on your wrist where Clint’s words used to be.
“Hey, you ok little bird?” Logan asks worriedly after pulling away to look at you.
You nod afraid to say something, anything really.
“Come on little bird,” he said with a gentle nudge, “sing me a song.”
“She can sing?” The now present Stephen, Bucky and Clint asked in unison.
The three X-Men present nod much to your embarrassment.
“Logan here also has good singing voice,” Colossus said pointing to Logan, “I am Colossus but you can call me Piotr.”
“And I’m Negasonic,” Ellie said manners in full for the first time in a while.
“And I’m Logan Howlett also known as the Wolverine,” Logan said with a nod his arms still around you.
“Aren’t you the one with metal for hands?” Clint asked.
“Adamantium skeleton,” you said defensively, “And he’s a feral mutant, makes him quite the animal.”
Logan let out a deep rumble before pulling you close and rumbling in you ear, “Mine.”
“Not here wolfman,” you say as the mark hums at his acceptance.
“What the hell do you mean not here?” Clint asked in disbelief at what he had just witnessed.
“He is my second chance meaning that,” I stopped and took Logan’s hand in mine, “I am his.”
The feral growl that left him was panty drenching and I knew from then on things were going to be a hell of a lot more interesting.
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Heyya darling! Such a cool non-US ask game, so here a bunch of numbers for you: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 26, 28 (just wanna know your favourites, I kow your country has plenty of beautiful, beautiful nature :P) xoxo, - alexa
Ahh, Alexa, honey, thank you so much for the ask!❤ Now, this is a long one so *cracks knuckles* brace yourselves.
1. Favorite place in your country?
Well, my favorite place would have to be the island I live on. I like places where you are close to nature, with trees and mountains and, most importantly, the sea. So my home island is definitely my favorite place in Norway, by far. No place like home, right? ;-)
2. Prefer spending your holidays in your country or abroad?
Hmm... a little bit of both. The only time we really travel is during the summer holidays. For example, right now I'm in Crete, boiling and wanting to shed my own skin, it's so fucking hot. But sometimes we've just driven down to Oslo to spend a couple of days there, exploring our capital. But during Easter and Christmas we stay at home. So while I like getting out of the country sometimes, I always look forward to going back home. In case you can't tell already, I'm a home body;-)
4. Favorite dish specific for your country?
Does Grandiosa (Norwegian frozen pizza brand) count? We don't eat much traditional food in my family, but one of the weirdest and coolest to tell people about is "smalahove" ( boiled sheep's head with eyes and (sometimes) the brain intact. And everything is eaten).
5. Favorite song in your native language?
Ooh, I like both "God Morgen, Min Kjære" (Good Morning, My Love) by Benny Borg, though I listen to Hanne Sørvaag's version the most, and Sissel Kyrkjebø's "Se Ilden Lyse" which also has an English version, "Fire In Your Heart". It was the song for the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer and they are both beautiful. "God Morgen, Min Kjære" always makes me emotional and "Se Ilden Lyde" makes me patriotic and long for the winter and snow.
7. Three words from your native language that you like the most?
Kjærleik (love), the nynorsk version of the bokmål word 'kjærlighet'.
Æva (enternity), the nynorsk version of the bokmål word 'evighet'.
Melankoli (melancoly).
(For reference, we have two written languages in Norway: nynorsk and bokmål. Nynorsk is based the dialects around villages and places/ islands away from the city, like where I live, and bokmål is based on the Danish language and how they spoke in upper class Oslo in the 1800's. They also have bokmål- like dialects in eastern Norway today. The words are spelled and pronounced differently, but the meanings are the same, in Norwegian and English).
8. Do you get confused with other nationalities? If so, which ones and by whom?
We often get confused by Americans ( I think, but don't take my word for it) as being Swedish, as some think that Norway is the capital of Sweden. Though, if you wanna get technical, we used to be in a union with Sweden, from ca. 1814 to 1905, after they won us from Denmark.
Psst! I recommend you read up on Norwegian history, especially from around the middle ages to the present day, it's SUPER interesting!
9. Which of your neighboring countries would you like to visit most/ know best?
I'd love to visit Russia and learn their language, I think it's so beautiful. I'd also like to visit Sweden, as my great- great- grandfather was from Sweden and I'd like to improve my Swedish as well.
10. Most enjoyable swear word in your native language?
"Faen!" It means "damn" in English, but in Norwegian it's actually a fancier word/name for Satan/ the devil. I also like the phrase "faen i helvete", which litterally means 'the devil in hell" and I use it quite frequently.
11. Favorite native writer/poet?
I love Henrik Ibsen to death! There is a reason why people call him the second best writer to ever live, after Shakespeare.
13. Does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?
We probably have a few, but the only one that comes to mind is that we don't open our Christmas presents on Christmas Day/ Boxing day morning. In stead, on Christmas Eve, we dress up all fine, you know, dresses and suitpants and shirts, and eat Christmas dinner. Then we gather together and one person gets up, read out the labels on the presents and hand them out to the person they are for. And then, when everyone has gotten their presents, we open them together, not one by one. Then we have dessert later and enjoy family time. Sometimes it's just my immediate family, sometimes it's my entire mother's side as well.
16. Which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?
Ohh, this is a good question. There are quite a few that I hate, and it's difficult to pick just one. The one about polar bears roaming free in the streets is one that always irks me, but is also funny. (BTW, they don't, at least not in the main land. The only polar bears that exists in Norway is on Svalbard, an island very north of Norway.) Or the one about everyone being tall, blonde and blue-eyed, which is not the case. (Yes, I'm blonde, but I'm 5' 4" and my eyes are green).
Another one is that people consider us rude. That is not the case. We consider it polite to not unnecessarily bother a stranger with, for example, small talk and we just respect other people's personal space. It doesn't mean we are cold or rude.
However, I do somewhat agree with the fact that we are a 'cold' people, just not in the way people think. We are very... introverted, I suppose you could say. For example, we don't ask strangers for help unless we absolutely have to and we generally avoid sitting next to people on the buss, prefering to sit alone. And we don't randomly go up to people we don't know and strike up a conversation about the weather, which is why we might seem a little frazzled when strangers/ tourists ask us questions or for directions. We just prefer our own space and company. But we are a very, very polite people who are happy to help, despite our perhaps confused exterior, and who smile quite a bit. Sure, you might run into some grumpy people, but who hasn't had a bad day in their life?
19. Do you like your country's flag and/or emblem? What about the national anthem?
🎶Det er Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått!🎶 I love our country's flag, it always make me exited to see it during the Olympics or while walking around the streets in other countries. I love our national anthem as well! The lyrics, written by the wonderful Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, contains so much love for our country and describes it so well. The melody, I have to admit, is a little slow and melancolic- sounding compared to other nations', but I can't imagine it being any other way, nor do I want to!
20. Which sport is The Sport in your country?
Many, many, maaany people will say soccer, and I suppose they are right, as it is the sport with the most supporters and what they talk about the most. Personally though, I prefer handball, mostly because it's a sport at which our national team is actually good at. Our women's team has won both the European Championships and World Championship several times through the years. Has the soccers teams ever done that? Yeah, I don't think so, my friend.
26. Does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? What do you think about the portrayal?
I don't think so, at least not a lot. And if they do I think they often portray us as barbaric Vikings, stupid blondes, or bad at English. And I've never seen an American movie/ tv- show where they portray someone Norwegian, so I don't really know what I think about it.
28. Does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? Do you have favorites?
If anyone has ever seen photos of litterally anywhere in Norway, you'll know that we have the most stunningly beautiful nature. Tall, strong mountains, long, winding rivers, big lakes you can swim in, deep, long fjords, small waterfalls. Norway is full of nature and the nature alone is worth a visit. As for favorites, I can't choose as I barely seen it all, but the Geiranger fjord is gorgeous, though packed with tourists and cruise ships in the summer, but its beauty never fails to amaze me, espacially from a high vantage point.
PS: If you are ever going to visit Norway, I suggest getting out of the big towns like Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, as the most stunning nature is along the roads, highways and smaller towns. Also, most of our fjords are situated along the entire west coast, so be prepared to take ferry boats to cross them.
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The Hollow review/summary/rant/explanation of why i hate the ending
I wasn’t sure whether I should post this, but I did enjoy reading others experiences watching this show, so here’s mine under the cut. Edited from a convo with a friend.
(Obviously, spoilers!)
Me: Okay so to properly express my disappointment i gotta take you through the major beats
The show starts with three teens waking up in an almost empty room, finding out they all have amnesia. They quickly solve a puzzle to escape the room, and just as quickly Adam and Mira realize they have superpowers (superstrength/agility and some weird 'speak to animals/know all languages' hybrid, respectively. also she can breathe underwater and swim really fast. its kind of vague)
Kai is already clearly a comic relief, discount Ron (from HP, the movies, no idea about the books) so me and sister correctly predict he'll get jealous of adam and miras relationship (even if there is none), gets pissy and jealous that he has no powers, but then finds out he has powers anyway
he does, hes a fire bender. cant say im not bitter about that cause id put my money on invulnerability but eh its alright
he has red hair after all
hes still fun
Friend: Of course he is
I just feel bad is all aldjs
Me: adam gets a throwaway line of 'maybe were dead' and kai never lets it go
this food might be poisoned but im starving and hey were dead anyway! right, adam
Friend: I love him??
Me: i loved him as soon as he spoke his first dumb words
also he puns
but basically hes the only interesting char; adam and mira are just cookie cutter 'male lead 1' and 'female lead 1'
i mean, he’s cookie cutter ‘jealous 3rd wheel’ but that has more going on than the first two
still servicable though
anyway so
the jokes are sometimes fun, and superpowers are always my jam. but the REAL reason to keep watching is just, whats going on?
ARE they dead? or in some kind of weird gvnmt experiment?
some weird magical vampire guide (dont ask) hints they wanted this themselves
ooh, intrigue. and the world is very very quirky
they start in a gravity falls-y woods and then get teleported to a desert with minotaurs and witches, then get invited for tea by the Grim Reaper and the rest of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse
tbh Grim is the best part of the show but thats neither here nor there
anyway they have a magic map that updates once theyve been somewhere, and it shows them that the hot dry desert and the swampy wood bunker are like right next to each other
so you start thinking, how are they gonna explain that? this is too weird to be handwaved away. theyve gotta be going somewhere
they visit some other exotic locals, like what appears to be the set of Alien (complete with alien) and an abandoned old fair
and a floating island with japanese inspired evildoers on it
the weird magic guide keeps showing up and being vague, dropping hints that there are other kids there etc
at some point Mira says "This is no time for games!"
Weirdy: "Thats where youd be wrong~"
me and sister: Aha! videogame! that connects all the dots, and also makes the tropes clear: small world with all kinds of different areas, quests, fights, superpowers, an updating map, fast travel
Adam, a few eps later: guis i think we might be in a videogame
me and sister: [high five]
Anyway in the meantime also the second predictable Kai (discount Ron) plot happens: they meet three other kids (boy boy girl) and they act shady
but the girl takes an immediate and obvious interest in Kai
so obviously theyre gonna manipulate him and have him betray his friends but in the end he'll see through their facade and kick their ass
that more or less happens. The other teens also confirm that this is a game, and theyre trying to win.
winning is done by bringing the MacGuffin to a tree
fights over macguffin ensue
situations are dire
but our characters persevere
(also Mira kisses Adam and he acts very weird about it, almost as if hes gay and the only reason they didnt make it canon is censors)
(no lingering gaze, just him going 'hehe yeah no thanks, its not you, its me', but in a very... he doesnt seem to be saying it with shall we say burning desire in his soul. hes literally just like 'eh youre a good friend.' Cool move, cartoon that made the two main boys have arguments over nothing cause of course the two main guys have constant dick measuring matches)
this all is not the offensive part btw it was all fun and games, its just a flash cartoon i wasnt expecting Shakespeare
anyway so
theyre in a videogame, and apparently thats the answer to all the weirdness. A bit of a cop-out, cause thats a very easy answer, but eh, it works. it wasnt immediately obvious.
also something i hadnt mentioned yet: thisd be ideal for making (self-insert) OCs. Unique powers for each person, there are clearly more characters than shown, the world is your playground
and maybe the video game thing could be interesting on its own
in the last few eps the game seems to be glitching out a lot
they say its breaking apart so they really gotta hurry now
maybe they were beta testers for a vr game gone wrong
maybe this is part of it but its like a huge experience that you tell all your friends about
anyway there are ways it could be cool, could be expanded to a season 2 despite having solved the mystery
but. last episode. our heroes get the MacGuffin, go to a final stage, and fight the Boss Battle (its a dragon). they enter the Castle....
...and the screen zooms out, into a sudden live action stage, where we see the cartoon (literally what you were just watching) on screen. there are 6 chairs, 3 with our heroes, 3 with the other teens, presumably. theres a host and hes dressed exactly like the weird guy (and that was already kind of a clashy outfit in the cartoon). it was all just a game show. but. the worst part is the live action
you. dont. go. from. animated. to. live. action.
other way around? fine, can work. But now? WHY
itd still be dumb and dissapointing but if itd been animated too itd at least have been.... nice to look at
but the acting.. oh god
they didnt even say anything and it was all wrong
clearly theyd just picked the first random teens that vaguely looked like the chars and put them in there cause they had no lines so who needs acting?!
the enemy teams girl had, in the cartoon, pink hair. Purple with pink highlights
instead of stylizing that into something more realistic or painting the actual hair, they gave some 30-year old woman a wig and called it a day
keep in mind i binged this show in one go
purposely stayed up late to watch the last ep with my sis even tho we shouldve gone to bed and were disobeying our dad cause we Had to Know
and theres more i said they had no lines but i was lying. Kai did have a line. well, his voice actor did
they dubbed him
also the line was about him having to pee which is already not the most hilarious in animated version but a live action kid whose supposed to be this character you spent 3 hours with but looks nothing like him saying that in a voice that doesnt belong to his throat, as he stands bashfully in front of a live audience, the only words spoken by your main characters in the last moments...
*its actual hell*
oh oh one more thing
at the end the six kids stand in a line and kai is next to other girl
they glance at each other
and as the eyes of this teen and 30 year old in wig cross, her eye glitches for a moment
dun dun duuun
bUT
i dont care anymore, The Hollow. You overestimated your own premise. this wont be forgiven. your most interesting part was the mystery, and the answer to that was "just a normal game show" (which also doesnt make sense on another level smh) soo if you think that im interested in what these two-dimensional (ha) characters will do now about the glitch in the eye of a bitch then i have news for u
i dont
...if they get a second season ill probably check it out though as long as its animated
Friend: Gammi I'm getting the real sinking suspicious feeling that what you saw isn't the real end but bad on purpose because there's more to it
Me: the show didnt seem good enough to be bad on purpose
and yet im still not done, if youll still hear me out
i mean, im an animation fan so ill still watch but if theyd wanted to be bad on purpose they really shouldve done a better job fleshing out the characters
thats what people come back for
that was a bit of a sidetrack BUT so i said why the live action itself was just terrible in overal quality
but the resolution that 'oh it was all in a game show' doesnt work on multiple levels
first of all, they show a short flashback of "About 5 hours earlier". The kids stand on the stage and are instructed to take their seats in the vr-chairs, and pick their superpower
2 things i dislike about that
1) there goes all the self-insert/oc potential. they werent teens in over their heads, they werent gvnmt experiments, or just some kids who wanted to play a game -they were in it to win it, from the start. thats very specific and not the most appealing to all kinds of characters (goodbye, all the 'im just an average girl whod never step into the spotlight like that' characters).
Also, all the expansion on lore is gone. maybe there were other games simultaneously? eh, maybe, but theyd be all gameshows. Maybe someone ended uo trapped there for way longer? nah its just a gameshow theyre not gonna let anything actually bad happen. Maybe there are other worlds, other areas, other weird creatures? unlikely, they finished the map and familiarity seemed to be a thing for the audience. Now every new idea has to be put not through a 'whats interesting for a player' but a 'whats interesting for a viewer' lens, and whats a selfinsert if not a player in another universe
2) HOW IS THIS A SUCCESSFUL GAME SHOW
who the hell watches a game show for 5 consecutive hours, some of which mustve been just them walking. also, we zoom out of the screen were watching, so implication is that everything up until then has been what the audience has seen. but... we only followed the one team. there were two? why didnt the audience want to see what they were up to? ~reality tv usually thrives on showinf the worst assholes so realistically they wouldve been the focus~
There are also way too many times *both* teams couldve failed, from early on till late in the game. Not a single game i can think of thats played for an audience is set up like that, and especially not a televised one (okay tbf idk if this was televised, i dont remember if i saw cameras, but. it mustve. monetary reasons.)
What r u gonna do if they all 'died' from the monsters in the first ep? Call it a day? boring for the audience. let them restart from scratch? boring for the audience. the existence of an audience messes with everything
AND THEN ANOTHER THING what do you mean, "5 hours ago?" you never get a time stamp to show how long theyve been in there but there are some cuts, when they travel and such. The actual show is a lil over 3 hours runtime. You mean to tell me you sat through 2 hours of the characters just walking?
okay last thing. so. they were clearly second season teasing with the glitching eye thing. i already said this but. theres nowhere to go from here that isnt worse that the first season. your mystery is dead. you clearly know your live action teens cant act so youd have to go back into the game - but why would they do that? how would that be in any way interesting? you explored all there was to explore.
The other, more out there option, is that as you said the 'real world' was a fake-out and theyre still in a game. but. how would- how would you even make that remotely convincing? if youd just left the 'real world' gameshow as animated too this wouldnt have been a problem. but there is absolutely no conceivable reason to justify, in universe, why another meta-level up is 2D animation again unless they were in a game, in a game, in a game. and thats just dumb. yall aint inception
Friend: HONESTLY if they just kept the whole deal animated it'd probably be okay. Not good, but better,
Me: ye me and my sister came to the same conclusion
i couldve lived with that. at least, i couldve just acknowledged the finales existence but chose to ignore it. now however im full phantom planet levels of denial. in fact i dont even know how the show ended anymore, suddenly
Friend: what finale? what show?
Me: also at least now we know why its called The Hollow
it leaves you feeling empty inside
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Rating Every Rick and Morty Season 3 Episode
Episode 1 - The Rickshank Rickdemption - Written by Mike McMahan - 9/10
This episode had to be epic. Everyone had waited over a year to find out how or if Rick would get out of jail. Everyone had all kinds of theories. It was one of the most talked about season finales in my entire fandom lifetime. I think this episode did a great job showing a really fun and exciting way for Rick to escape. Morty’s line; “If you think my Rick’s dead, he’s alive, and if you think your safe he’s coming for you!” was just, for lack of a better term, epic. Even with all the twists and turns, some of which were genuinely unpredictable, my favourite part still has to be Lawyer Morty. “No, I don’t wanna see your pog collection....”
Episode 2 - Rickmancing the Stone - Written by Jane Becker - 3/10
Okay, I’m sorry, but this episode was boring. Maybe I just find dessert environments boring because as a kid Where the Buggalo Roam was always my least favourite Futurama episode. Then again, Road the Dendron is one of the best Duckman episodes.... ANYWAYS, this episode was kind of lame. I wasn’t crazy about Summer’s storyline, nor Morty’s or Rick’s. It was just meh.
Episode 3 - Pickle Rick - Written by Jessica Gao - 4/10
“Pickle Rick” is by far a low point of the season. Not necessarily the whole episode, but just that one moment. Shouting “Pickle Rick!” is not funny. Now, Morty pointing out the syringe on the string with the scissors and all that, that was funny. It had context. The therapist storyline was much better, in my opinion. Rick constructing his new body was very gross, and I’m not really a big fan of grossout humour. Though, it was creative and not really “bad”, just something I personally didn’t enjoy. The whole storyline felt like fluff hinged on a joke that wasn’t very funny to begin with. It wasn’t even Family Guy level, it was more like ThatGuyWithTheGlasses level unfunny gag. And now the phrase “Pickle Rick” will always be synonyms in peoples minds with a particular type of Reddit fan who embarrasses themselves in public.
Episode 4 - Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender - Written by Sarah Carbiener and Erica Rosbe - 7/10
I really enjoyed this episode. It was some really classic Rick character based stuff. Seeing the vindicators all slowly break down was a lot of fun, and the episode had enough twists and turns to be very engaging. That dramatic scene where the Vindicators are fighting over a supernova woman fucking a sentient colony of ants was hilarious. I think writing ridiculous stuff so sincerely is one of Rick and Morty’s best strengths, and they use it effectively for both comedy and drama at different points.
Episode 5 - the Whirly Dirly Conspiracy - Written by Ryan Ridley - 7/10
This episode was a ton of fun. Once again, really character based basic humour, at it’s very best. Throwing Jerry into a situation he’s so unfamiliar with, and teaming him up with Rick proved to be highly entertaining. The B-plot was a little strange, though. A lot of people pointed out it seemed like fetish art you’d see on DeviantArt and I feel like that joke has a lot of truth to it tbh. Wouldn’t be the first time a writer has inserted their kink into a show’s plot (Dan Schneider, Bella and the Bulldogs etc.) The whole concept was weird and not that funny and Summer and Morty both came off as really petty which I don’t think was intended. The scene where Beth calls tech support for the enlarger was comedy gold, however.
Episode 6 - Rest and Ricklaxation - Written by Tom Kauffman - 6/10
I really loved the concept of this episode. It was interesting to see which parts of their personalities Rick and Morty consider to be good and bad. The only thing I didn’t like was having healthy Morty as this Wolf of Wallstreet parody. Didn’t find that overly funny or creative. Also, what was up with Morty’s adult girlfriends in this one? She literally says “Oh, I knew you were a 14 year old boy”, okay you realize that makes you a terrible person right??? Like, I feel like when you do this you have to kind of acknowledge it? It doesn’t have to be a full on F is for Family style statutory rape plot, but you kind of need a lampshade on it. At least in Family Guy when Peter is molesting Connie D’Mico, they have him turn to the camera and say “calm down, it’s a cartoon.” Or in American Dad when Roger was fucking Snot, at least Steve was constantly saying throughout the episode “Roger, that’s totally fucked up.” (I hate that episode a lot btw lol) But you need something to let your audience know, yes, we know what we are showing is wrong. Otherwise, it just comes off really weird. It didn’t even feel like a Lil’ Bush kinda thing, where it’s like “ooh, isn’t it fucked up we’re showing this?”, it just kinda seemed tone deaf.
Sorry, that was a ramble.... Anyways, I liked a lot about this episode, though I think it could have used another punch up or re-write to get it perfect.
Episode 7 - the Ricklantis Mixup - Written by Dan Guterman and Ryan Ridley 10/10
By far the best episode of the entire season. Hands down. I would argue it’s the best episode of the entire show. And of course, it was built up to and earned. Not just a standalone great episode among a bunch of meh. It was totally earned and stands alongside other great episodes, including it’s sister episode which was previously my favourite of the series.
Everything felt so epic and huge. All the new Rick’s and Morty’s were so well written. Still clearly Rick’s and Morty’s, but with different personality traits and usually, good reasons for why they developed them. Even though these are Rick’s and Morty’s, it’s still an episode with all new characters and that can be hard to pull off. They need to submit this one as their Emmy nomination next year, and if it doesn’t win something is wrong. This episode seriously blew me away. From the writing, the gorgeous art direction. Every second of this one was great. I’m am so fucking glad they are taking the Evil Morty plot slow and not rushing it, because they are doing amazing with it.
Episode 8 - Morty’s Mind Blowers - Written by Mike McMahan, James Siciliano, Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman, Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon - 4/10
So, this is what took the place of the Interdemensional Cable episodes (which I was never a huge fan of to begin with, but they did have some memorable bits like Gazzorpazorpfeild and such). They were a bunch of dumb gags, but they were contained. This time however, the gags are all things that have happened to the characters. Some of them were funny, but that’s not my point. I think being so loosey goosey with canon is not the best thing to do. But more importantly, this makes Rick almost irredeemable in my opinion. That he would erase memories of Morty’s simply because he wanted to, is really fucked up. Like, erasing a memory of beating Rick at checkers may seem like nothing, but how much do you think he’s actually contributing to Morty’s low self esteem with shit like this? It’s one thing to be mean and nasty to someone, but to manipulate their mind. That’s fucked. And nobody seemed to point this out? I don’t know. That’s why I think gag episodes work best as either non-canon, or removed from the characters in some way. Kind of like how American Dad’s christmas specials exist on their own continuity, or the Simpson’s Treehouse of Horrors series. That way you have more freedom. And those shows don’t even have nearly as much continuity as Rick and Morty so I think making this episode canon was a bad move. I get that you aren’t supposed to think about in that way, but I can’t help it because I have in fact seen the rest of the series, so it just takes away from the enjoyment of the gags in my opinion.
Episode 9 - the ABC’s Of Beth - Written by Mike McMahan - 7/10
I liked this episode. It was nice to see Beth get some backstory. It was a solid episode. Not amazing, but not terrible. Only thing I didn’t like was the whole thing with Prince Tommy fucking all the imaginary creatures. I’m just not a fan of gross out humour personally, so I realize that’s a personal thing and not a flaw of the show. I also have a hang up when it comes to portraying kids and sexuality and I think it has to be done by people who really know what their doing and something about this whole thing just kind of rubbed me the wrong way. I suppose it’s supposed to make you uncomfortable... Anyways, these are personal complaints and I realize that. Otherwise, good episode. Some people found the line “Am I a terrible person?” “Worse, you’re smart” to be cringey. I think it was a good line within the context of the characters and what is going on atm. I guess some people could take it out of context and use it to justify...Whatever, but that isn’t the shows fault.
Episode 10 - the Rickchurian Mortydate - Written by Dan Harmon - 3/10
I just found this one kind of boring to be honest. I don’t care about the president character, I already know going in Rick’s obviously gonna win. Just not a lot of investment from me. Maybe making Beth and Jerry getting back together being the main plot, and the president thing more of a little side runner would have been better. I just flat out didn’t care about this episode and it felt like a weak finale, especially compared to season 2. Not saying everything needs to be a big cliff hanger, but it should feel like something more than an ordinary episode with a little bit of continutiy tacked on to the end. They could have switched this idea with the Vindicators, and it would have been better. They’re both pretty much stand-alone’s, but Vindicators was stronger so it probably would have made a better finale.
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okay i might get jumbled up but
the episode starts out at a Knight familia reunion
jo is invited along
and she is so happes because "wow im family?? WOW!!!!"
but turns out kendall only invited her along because the knight family always has 2-person team competitions but kendall has aged out the competition. jo hasn't tho. and there's so many people around with different last names other than knight that no one's gonna know if she enteres(also she looks just like them so no one will suspect a thing)
kendall really wants to win a trophy but he and katie(rememebr this is two-people teams) always lose to their cousins ____ and _____(forgot their names)
jo gets mad at kendall for tricking her but agrees to join the competition with katie despite katie not wanting to compete either and kendall decides that everyone must start a-training for the race!!!
then we switch over to logan and camille
playing go-fish or something
logan tells camille about how kendall's at a family reunion and camille's like "oh yeah mine's coming up soon" and logan is like "ok" and camille's like "when was the last time you had yours?" and logan is like "lol never" and camille is like "???? but what about your FAMILY" and logan is liek "eh"
so camille asks "wait so your mom never had a reunion" and he's like "nah she isn't close with her family" and then logan is like "oh oh I just got a new board game we could play instead" so he gets up and leaves
and camille realizes that she's never heard anything about logan's DAD.
carlos walks in and camille asks about logan's dad but carlos has no clue where he is and camille's like "WHAT!? but you've known logan for years!!!"
and I forgot the next conversation but basically camille and carlos don sherlock and watson hats and decde to figure out the mystery of logan's dad and leaves the apartment right when logan comes back with the board game and logan is like "??? camille where r u"
camille and carlos past by james and lucy who are sitting in the palm woods lobby. james is like "wanna kiss?" and lucy is like "james. i'm an upstanding tax-paying young adult. I do not 'kiss' or 'make-out' in public areas."
then james is like "ok. wanna go back to my place and kiss?"
then lucy is like "OH MY GOD NO" and james is like "wow dont have to yell i was just playing." then lucy is like "no, not that. my mom's here!"
and yeah her mom is there and is like "aww lucille ily i missed u so much i decided to visit." and lucy is embarressed and james is like "lol"
and after a somewhat pleasant conversation where mrs. stone is introduced to james, james suddenly screams in terror and lucy is like "dude screaming randomly is not a good first impression" but james is like "no, not that THAT!" and he points and turns out his mom is there as well
mrs. diamond sees james and runs over and talks about how she misses him and - OH WAIT MRS. DIAMOND KNOWS MRS. STONE OOPS.
turns out mrs. diamond tried to cut down some nature preserve in order to build one of her new deluxe stores and mrs. stone was one of the main people who made sure that didn't happen
mrs. diamond and mrs. stone are like "YOU TWO ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DATE EACH OTHER" and drag them away
back at the family reunion jo and katie just finished some strenuous exercise to prepare for the competition and they are like "omg we are tired kendall can we stop" and Kendall's like "but we have to beat ____ and _____!! this is our last chance!" and they whine because they haven't had freaking lunch yet and after awhile kendall is liek "fine, let's break for lunch
but right when they start getting food ____ and ____ come over and torment them by pointing out how many gold medals they've won at the Knight family reunions while the only actual people with a "Knight" surname haven't won any. Maybe...maybe they aren't true "Knight"'s after all...
This gets Kendall MAD and Jo and Katie are like "FINE we'll skip lunch to practice some more uggghhh"
(oh yeah see in the episode Knight's are descended from the first Knight but Kendall, Katie, and Mrs. Knight are the only ones with this last name. everyone else has different ones)
then we go back to logan in apartment 2J trying to look for camille. he's flipping over couch cushions and everything
mrs. diamond barges in, dragging james inside as well. mrs. diamond is liek "you can not go near that tree-hugging hippie, understand?" and james is like "i've never seen lucy hug a tree." but mrs. diamond is like "DO NOT GO NEAR HER!" and walks down a hallway
james runs over to logan and is like "dude u gotta help me. lucy's mom is here too and apparently they know each other and hate each other and won't let lucy and i date"
and logan's like "just wait until both parents leave. I have bigger issues. ive lost camille."
and james is like "but logan i havent been kissed in 4 days. FOUR DAYS. im dying. please help me."
and logan is like "what am i supposed to do?" and james tells him to use that smart brain of his to figure out a way to let lucy and james see each other so they can kiss
and logan is like "ok fine. it's not like i was gonna find camille anyways - she's a world class champ at hide and seek." and they leave the apartment together
camille and carlos pop out from behind the couch
carlos brings out a scrapbook saying that it holds a lot of pictures from when they were young
they look at the pictures and see tons of pics of the boys and also pics of adults as well and camille is like "...wait how do we know which adult is logan's dad?" and carlos is like "I have no idea."
wait
carlos is like "I have no idea. OK well I have to go to work now"
and camille is like "WAIT you can't go to work! who's gonna be my watson!?"
and carlos is like "Umm hey! gustavo has records of us at his office maybe he has something with info about logan's dad"
and camille is like "ooh great idea let's go"
and gustavo is like "Carlos, I didn't tell you you could bring your girlfriend. and wasn't she dating james?"
and kelly's like "i thought she was dating logan."
and gustavo's like "oh who knows you guys break up with your girlfriends like all the time i don't care just make sure she doesn't destroy anything out here." and gustavo, kelly, and carlos go inside the recording booth
camille puts back on her sherlock hat(which they took off before entering rocque records btw) and sneaks into the office
then we go back to lucy and mrs. stone. Lucy is all like "mom. we are all strong, independent women - except for james - let's just talk this out."
and mrs. stone is like "NO! That MONSTER tried to cut down the nature preserve for a MAKEUP SHOP! you will NOT associate with anyone as evil as that!"
we flip over to the outside of the apartment. logan has a gift basket entitled "from mrs. diamond to mrs. stone" and he says that all girls liked gift baskets so this might help smooth things over. he leaves the gift basket on the floor and knocks on the door and he and james run around the corner
mrs. stone finds the gift basket and james and logan are excite
but then mrs. stone gets mad because the gift basket contained muffins and she freaking hates muffins and lucy is like "come on mom i doubt mrs. diamond knew that you are exaggerating" but her mom is like "NO! She must've known I hated them so she gave them under the guise of a 'let's be friends' gift."
logan and james get all sad cuz their plan failed and wonder what to do next when mrs. diamond walks by. she asks the boys why she heard screaming and they tell her what happened and she's like "Oh darn, I wanted to be the one to give her the muffin basket" and she holds up a muffin basket of her own. she then praises james for seekign revenge for his mommy and leaves
ok back at the knight reunion and it's competition time. it's a team obstacle race with all the lame obstacle race obstacles you can think of. all the competiters look happy and smiley except for jo and katie who are really dirty because they spent all day practicing
they run the race and they win
kendall is very excite
katie and jo go up to collect the trophy and they decide to deliver a speech congradulating kendall for helping them achieve the award
they invite kendall on the stage. he gets tons o' applause and he is very happ.
then Jo grabs and kisses Kendall on the lips. remember they all think jo is a family member.
everyone is SHOCKED and DISGUSTED at the KISSING COUSINS
kendall gets le boo'd off stage
jo and katie laugh
camille leaves gustavo's office in ruins. there's even smoke coming out of it. carlos comes out of the recording both and she tells him that she found nothing so they leave. Kelly and Gustavo watches them leave and Kelly is like "wait where did Camille get that hat?"
Gustavo then screams because HIS OFFICE IS RUINED
at the palm woods Lucy is standing in Jo's balcony that overlooks the pool and James is standing below it. Lucy's like "oh my god James why did your mom have to try and tear down a forest where I live!? We wouldn't be in this mess otherwise!"
And James is like "what the heck it isn't my fault your mom is a tree-hugging hippie"
And Lucy is like "do you even know what a tree-hugger is or are you just repeating what your mom says??"
And Logan is like "huh. this reminds me of a very twisted version of romeo and juliet."
Lucy and James argue until their moms walk in. They yell at their children to stay away from one another when the bar on Jo's balcony FREAKING BREAKS and Lucy FALLS DOWN AND HITS JAMES AND THEY BOTH FALL DOWN
and their moms are like OH NO R BABIES and they get all sad and they realize that they might not agree on a lot of things but they do agree on one thing: their kids r the #1 most importante thing in their lives and if they want to date each other than so be it
so the moms bond and walk away
logan is like "wow, romeo and juliet, you guys did great. how did you fake a fall like that?"
and lucy and james are like "we didn't....call 911....."
camille and logan walk into the lobby and are mad because they couldn't figure out any info on logan's dad
they see lucy and james being carried out by the ER on stretchers and get even madder because they apparently just missed something really cool
logan walks into the lobby and is like "Oh hey I found you camille - why are you two wearing sherlock and watson hats?"
they tell him what they were doing and logan's like "well you could've just asked me"
turns out logan does have a dad but he just travels a lot and carlos is like "ooh yeah I forgot about that somehow." and camille is like "really? that's super anti-climatic I can't believe I wasted all day on this."
logan is like "lol you should just ask next time. I'm going to the hospital to see james and lucy; wanna come?"
camille and carlos are like "nah we'll go there next time" and logan leaves
kendall, katie, jo(and mrs. knight who was there but doesn't really do much of anything)
walk in and kendall talks about how he learned his lesson and that he shouldn't trick jo or force anyone into doing things they don't want to blah blah blah
camille and carlos ask them how the reunion was like and katie's like "It was great. Kendall kissed his cousin!" and then they walk off, much to camille and carlos's confusion and kendall's embarrassment
camille then wonders about why she never heard of kendall's dad
carlos is like "idk i forget"
camille and carlos then don their sherlock and watson hats once more and decide to go investigating!
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