#and it's funny and interesting for thinking deeply

[dcggone]

there is actually something so fucking wrong with you people youre like empty husks and empty shells of human beings. its so tiring living near and around you fucking demons the lot of you have no capacity for human connection because murder and killings are so normal to you there is genuinely no reaction to the knowledge that you people do nothing but kill and that everything you know and have is due to the subjugation and exploitation of others purely on racial and ethnic lines because you just dont care and its actually just been so disturbing to watch you lot pretend to care but have no ability to act out the right emotions because you dont even know what that is like. the idea that waving around American flags will somehow stop Americans from feeling justified to indiscriminately kill for personal gain is just so fucking stupid and im not even going to pretend to respect you or respect that stupidity. this is exactly why the only tangible useful opposition to Americans will be through weapons and violence. You people are just deeply unserious, chauvinistic, and have no regard or respect for human life. no one who actually processes and gives a fuck about the gravity of the deaths and suffering the USA imposes on the world thinks the appropriate response to that could even possibly be waving one of those dumbass flags around. its too stupid for words and too stupid for a proper rebuttal and your dismissive attitude around the murders that have and will happen for your benefit is just repulsive. you genuinely have no interest in trying to solve any of these problems its like you want headpats for repeating these same shitty talking points part of the problem is the bar is so low for you demons that youre used to being celebrated for the lowest effort of just trying to pretend youre interested in justice and peace but yall get infinite excuses for the evil shit yall do so you never actually try or suggest anything founded in reality that may work to squash your Naziesque culture based on evidence its all an act for the appearance of interest in these topics its all an act to make you appear less outrageously demonic than you are but ive lived in this shithole country my whole life youre not impressing me with these dumbass centuries old talking points about the power of democracy or whatever yall have been literally mass raping and mass lynching my people in every form of this shitty so called democracy you have and thats probably your favorite part about this shithole country in the first place fuck you. that morally pure and righteous shit is so funny whatever is morally pure is whatever brings the less consequences and discomfort to you and your fucked up lineages hahahaha fuck you all further proof you people have no concept of morally i swear hearing you people attempt to try and act like you understand or even care what those words means is scary its like dealing with a skinwalker wearing a human face

“why do you say waving usa flag bad at (supposedly) ‘leftist’ protest is bad… don’t you known usa not start with trump” in the real world we think the usa was evil from inception

[invidiatechdemo]

Bunch of potential Flower King Dark World Talk

People have been talking about potential stuff with the flowers encouraging Asgore's problems narratively/being clingy, and something that's stuck in my mind is Miss Mizzle / HolywaterCooler mentioning the Bluest Flower specifically; as a result I have unfortunately developed an unlikely but really funny opinion:

. . . I hope the Bluest Flower in contrast to the other flowers is a boss (possibly a secret one? unsure) who cares deeply about Asgore but wants Asgore to move on, instead of continuing pursuing the 'get family back together' stuff, possibly in direct contrast with the other flowers theoretically...?

I also think it would be a REALLY fun direct contrast/narrative foil to Tenna, who hates thinking of the divorce, who wants the family be together again, who accidentally reopens little wounds here and there by talking wistfully about the old days, to have one of the literal expressions of Asgore's refusal to let go in the form of one of the flowers from a wedding bouquet under glass turning against the idea. This also works wonderfully with the fact Toriel's name in Undertale is initially shown in Blue.

Probably would turn that flower to stone soon after the boss fight, but... I think it would be fun!

I think it also works narratively with the fact Asgore keeps trying to give Toriel bouquets that get dunked in the trash, also.

Additional thoughts/some general thoughts and opinions about character ties:

-Holywatercooler's lines are as follows:

"The Bluest Flower, A disciple of my speech

Shy to no camera, And a specimen of

Elegance and kindness.

Should you meet, Please give my regards."

The mentioning of a camera, imo is not Just a reference to the wedding photo; TV World sure has a good number of Camerathings, after all, does it not?

This combines with a second point of interest:

Shuttah has a lot of interesting dialogue, but I want to call attention to this:

"There once was the great wilderness here!

Yes... But, the world became the theater, and us, children of Tenna's contract.

Those that did not sign the paper, set off for the far land and were forgotten.

Now... only the legend old hermit still knows the way to the place."

Now, the far land and being forgotten is a pretty on-the-nose hint for Forgotten Island, especially with references to the hermit.

... What about the 'great wilderness', then?

I think... The 'great wilderness' was because there used to be more flowers and plants in the house. Asgore's mentioning that 'these flowers are still kicking' implies they used to be in Toriel's house, especially with the mentioning of the climate being bad for them.

Many other plants probably also used to be there, at one point or another. And the fact that it's SHUTTAH mentioning these, a camera! When we know from Miss Mizzle that the Bluest Flower is 'shy to no camera!'

My other most evil opinion is that 'Those that did not sign the paper set off for the far land and were forgotten' is not JUST about Forgotten Island but also about THE DIVORCE, considering how Chapter 1 events with the playing cards and toys is reflected in the lore of those items.

Those who left for the far land can then also mean 'items that went with Asgore to Flower King', and those who stayed in Toriel's house, and with Tenna and the rest, 'children of Tenna's contract'.

. . . Asgore has his own CRT nowadays, after all. :]

[olderthannetfic]

I recently saw a post about people who genuinely believe they are too revolting to be dated, liked, be befriended, whatever. Not incels or antisocial by nature people, but people who have just had such terrible experiences socially since they were young, that they can't ever imagine themselves being good enough to actually be liked. People who reject the idea that anyone could be interested them platonic and romantic. Imagining that someone might be attracted to them causes second hand embarrassment and a deep feeling of cringe at even just the idea. Looking at pictures or videos of yourself causes revulsion, and mental crisis.

I realized that I'm one of these people. It just sucks because it's such an ingrained part of my psyche.

--

Funny when it's Groucho Marx. Shitty when it's how you have to live.

Get therapy. Not in the internet insult sense: in the sense that there are actually professionals who specialize in this sort of thing.

If you can't access one, you can at least start with that practice where you cut off negative thoughts consciously throughout the day. Basically, you pretend you're talking about someone else and go "Would you talk about your friend that way?" It feels artificial and bizarre at first, but it seems to work a lot better than one would think.

This isn't your true underlying personality, dude: it's a deeply entrenched bad habit like smoking, and—like smoking—it's probably a shitty coping mechanism for something or other. Also like smoking, it will be hard to quit, but people do succeed.

[bxnfire]

love island ft. choso kamo

masterlist

loveisland!choso who entered as a bombshell. he had no interest in being something he saw as staged and fake but yuuji signed him up for it so he did it to impress him, but his heart also oddly did not tell him against it

loveisland!choso who doesn’t really open up to most of the islanders. he will engage in small talk, but the other participants will see the most of him in the challenges. these are also the the way he got interested in you in the first place! he didn’t feel anything for no one until you kissed him… too bad he was blindfolded

loveisland!choso who becomes active after you kissed him. he is now trying to talk to everybody, testing the waters and see if he feels a connection with someone, or at least has hopes for who he’d like his secret kisser to be

loveisland!choso who is one of the most honest of the bunch. him and nanami are up there for being straightforward, which is something that drew you to him. he has never once tried to cover up the fact that he's dead set on finding his mystery kisser (which is funny because he has no idea its you!), and you've just always tried to give him some hints here and there but he never seems to take them

loveisland!choso who realizes you were the one he was looking for all along when you chose him as your fourth base for the baseball game and kissed him oh so fucking dirty and, fuck, you put up a damn show. you were grinding on him, pulling his hair, and biting his lower lips like you were eating your last meal on this earth. you’d love to say that you were moaning and getting more aggressive for the camera, but in reality, the obscene bulge you were grinding up against and all the grunts and cusses you were hearing right in your ear were all the audience you needed, and your pussy further confirmed this fact

loveisland!choso who loves cooking/baking dates because he gets to make a mess all over you and clean it up with his tongue. that is what he’d say to you anyway, but his genuine goal is to make a mess right in your cunt. whether it’s sour or salty is ultimately up to you, but the common factor is that so long as it’s you he’s insatiable. at least you're clean now right? besides, he needs to show you just how good he'd be at taking care of you. he's also a big fan of those dates that are surprise performances, because he's deeply into music and wants to see if y'all got similar tastes. now, if after the performance he gets to have his way with you on a hidden corner, bent over some box backstage and putting his fingers with cold silver rings so far up your cunt, with his other hand covering your mouth to suppress your cries of pleasure, that was just a post-performance meet-and-greet right? he just needed to talk to your sweet cunt! wanted to know your clit a little better, learn more about your g-spot and well shit, map ‘em out with his fingers, tongue, nose, cock, thighs, did i say cock? cock, dick, male reproductive organ, oh yeah!! and his dick, not his fault looking at you from different angles, hearing all the sounds you’d make, feeling your pussy here and there and everywhere made new veins pop on his dick, make him so hard and then just a little more! almost like he discovered a whole new inch, with which he just had to tour your sweet cunt

loveisland!choso who never fears re-couplings and challenges, he’s made it abundantly clear to you (and consequently everyone) that he’s only got eyes for you, and even if other guys approach you or you even decide to explore other connections, he’ll patiently wait. you don’t need to see his jealous side just yet, or his little twisted habit of replaying your make out sessions with other guys or attempts at riling them up as he hides away to jerk his big cock off, he can’t help it! when it gets hard at the thought of you not even a cold shower could will it down, so he may as well pump it ‘til his wrist hurts as he thinks of the things he’d do to you once he gets alone with you again

loveisland!choso who didn’t expect to find a genuine connection here, and if anyone’s about deep connection past superficial emotions it’s him. and yes, it was a first for him to fall for someone’s kiss, but it was your easy laugh, your soothing voice, the way your touch felt like it was always meant to be for him, your easy conversations which usually cost him so much with everyone else were the highlight of his day, and just how he could feel safe with you which told him he’d do anything and everything in his will to get you to stay with him off the screen and far from the villa, right into his heart if you’d so desire

[rotagnus]

who has a crush on youuuu. . . [pick a pile!]

some specific person from your lifee!!! i'll try to describe each energy w/ specifics that may not apply to each person...i will specify when this is! enjoy. as always, if this does not resonate; do not force it to. i may not be the tarot reader for you.

guys i'm so excited for summer! i can already tell i'll be in my introspective era and i'll be trying to heighten my senses and my time more to spirituality, so i will most likely be more active on here, especially between mid-july and mid-august.

p1.

this person tries to be nonchalant and they fail, most of the time...the only time they're trying to be CHALANT is when they come off as nonchalant. all around, they're a huge weirdo, but i mean that in an endearing way. genuine. has hobbies. has a life outside of work/school. may be in the beauty/entertainment business or simply have interests in those spheres...think soundcloud rappers (💀💀💀), aestheticians, dancers, people who practice singing/dancing, music lovers, etc. they're very invested in whatever they love. deeply loyal. not so self-aware, though. they contrast you because they're not necessarily on a constant journey to better themselves, and they go with the flow. in their opinion, life lessons come regardless of if you look for them or not. they want that old-school kinda love, if you know what i'm hearing. they have fashion from a specific decade, too; they're all about nicheness. you won't catch them changing styles very often 'cause they know what they like (YOU 🫵🫵). they're not in the middle of anything...on extreme sides of spectrum. so think either really long hair or really short hair, really dark eyes or really light eyes, etc. they may have light skin, though. as for personality, they're very controlling, not necessarily in a bad way...but they hate seeing people do shit that's worth NOTHING when they know they can do better. they're deeply loyal and a bit egotistic, so i'm definitely getting fire sign. but they probably don't believe in spirituality, astrology, etc. but they may have a deep faith in one of the abrahamic faiths is what i'm hearing.

p2.

artsy and obsessed with being special. this person hates being like anyone else and may do things to stand out on purpose...like have a unique physical appearance, or they may have been the funny kid way back in your high school years. they are actively healing their need for attention though. they didn't grow up privileged or rich, or with a silver spoon in their mouth. but when they were young, they had big ass dreams. if anyone knows the song 'eastside' by halsey n benny blanco, this is them vibes. they literally clawed their way out of pain and came out stronger, so they do know how to be humble. if they have high opinions of certain aspects of themselves, it's because they know that they're worth all that. they are willing to do anything to get what they want, but with people? they struggle with connections. they have a very empathetic mind, but they may view relationships as something analytical from childhood. looks wise, i believe they have darker hair, short-medium length, probably styled a specific memorable way. they might be fussy about the way that their face looks, so obsessed with skincare n stuff. they are risktakers. they don't play around and this person is genuinely obsessed with striving forwards. they probably grew up with parents that told them to work hard, and that's exactly what they did. they are relentless optimists. may not be good at saving money. obsessed with underground tiktok trends. people may think that they're hard to be around but if they truly like someone, they become to most lovable person in the world.

p3

this person is literally on fire. nothing about them is calm. well, on the inside, anyways. they may come off as guarded and cool, but there's always something going on in their life. they're very determined people and would do anything for love, and they may have sought it out in ways that ended up hurting them, i.e through sex, drugs, money, hobbies that are physically/mentally harmful. they've been betrayed and backstabbed several times throughout their life. what they like about you is that the version of you they have in their head contrasts them...they think you're completely pure and innocent, that your energy is entirely sweet. they have mommy issues. however, they can be real gentle with people that they like. probably because they don't want that to be reciprocated, because they're very guarded and they wanna love and NOT be loved. something about them physically is bright. their eyes may carry a lot of emotion, or there's one specific physical aspect that stands out from the rest. other than that, i think they blend in. they don't try to stand out because they do, enough as it is. they're a good friend and they stick to their little circle. they also have a good gut sense throughout life, and may use this rather than devote themselves to a specific faith/way of living. they can be prideful. good at the things they do, but they always feel like they're never good ENOUGH at those. suffer from anxiety. this person makes or breaks their life; even though they want somebody to save them, the only one who can is themselves.

[charafansmile]

what do you think of Berdly deltarune?

I like him! I think he's an interesting little guy, and I enjoy the role he fulfils in the story. He's a redditor and he sucks alot but by God is it funny to watch him be a redditor and suck alot.

There's specific parts of him as a character that I think deserve to be discussed (primarily how the character is fundamentally one with sexist beliefs) ..but alot of berdly negative I think goes too far in on the him being sexist angle (he is, but let's be real he's 15 and capable of learning. If we were supposed to think he's sexualizing noelle or susie he'd be written more overtly like burgerpants is). My own stance is that he's a play on the 'white knight' sort of 'nice guy' with the subversion that he's not actually interested in noelle romantically. But does still think he 'deserves' her. Not quite an incel but playing with those tropes.

He is weird and pushy ABOUT romance and I think that angle of the character provides an interesting dynamic with suselle (being that noelle has to learn how to stand up for herself) and the player and kris ourself since we can go directly against what kris wants by saying yes to him. He's basically the annoying team member you can't get rid of that is 'harmless' enough to not really be a threat so much as he is a device for other characters development. (Sidenote, I don't like calling his actions harmless and I'd really rather people not defend him being pushy with romance as him being autistic and not understanding social cues, he's inept sure but that sort of behavior does need to get called out and I hope there's some scene in the festival where he apologises or something.)

Of course me seeing him as more of a plot device atm doesn't mean I don't think he's a character in his own right, I enjoy the inferiority complex he's got going on and his friendship with noelle is very sweet to me. The lightnerds.. they talk vidya games togetehr... As weird as he can be he's just one of those people who you just can't spend alot of time around without wanting to strangle them. Like queen said. Nothing REALLY wrong with him, he's just annoying.

I also think there is a potential for something deeper with his character, and him being avoided because of his behavior does have potential for angst.. but I don't care for reading into it that deeply or blaming his isolation on outside factors that don't recognize the fact that berdly: is a jerk. He's an ass, he's rude, he's self-important and condescending...all of those are the reasons for people avoiding him. It's his own fault. He's that kid in high school who insults your handwriting and keeps talking to you when you're trying to ignore him. You may have a few casual conversations with him and be able to have fun on occasion courtesy of being in a small town without more options, but he still acts like he's better than you for no real reason. It's his biggest character flaw outside of the romance thing and probably my favorite thing about him. Love characters that keep fucking things up for themselves. I think the scene in chapter 4 of the library where he starts spluttering when he realizes susie doesn't want to hang out with him if he's being a jerk will be something that comes up again, if his arc continues. Ideally it'll be something like this

He keeps being pushy with noelle + susie + kris -> they ditch him -> He realizes they dont actually like him that way-> he eventually apologizes -> they hang for a bit -> he reverts to being kind of a jerk again -> they threaten to ditch him -> he realizes his error a second time and then apologizes again -> character arc fulfilled.

Not that he'd be completely fixed, he seems the sort to need multiple lessons, but I think being friends with susie would be good for him? She wouldn't put up with him like noelle does or ignore him like kris does, she'd call him out and stand on it in a way that I think would help develop him...the issue is he needs to get over his crush on her and a few(alot) more beats of self reflection before he's able to be #normal about it. Susie needs more friends too but well.. as good of a friend as she'd be for berdly being a better person I'm not so sure he'd be a very good friend to her without a lot more development. His interactions with her post realizing he can be stupid were funny but I need him to stop flirting yesterday. Idk this parts more an aside. They COULD be gamer buddies...but im unsure of it.

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

LOL ... (.>__<.)

It's an amusing. Yep~*

我特別同情Mr. G, 以及只要任何扯上有關在天主教教義養成之下的人們的主觀意識我都能感同身受。其實『天主教』沒有錯，所有的教會都是人組成的，人怎麼可能不犯錯呢? 否則教會就不需要"和好聖事"(不必辦告解)了。你可以憎恨教會，正如同你會討厭某些人一樣；但我相當反感某些言論，因著某些神職人員的過失個案，而將其轉嫁到聖教會，許多人的信仰全是建立在『功利和對價』關係上，對自己有利有益時，你就信，但一聽到有人犯錯，你就跑了。我他媽的你以為信教可以讓一個人"完美"嗎?沒有任何一個宗教可以做到如此。

我認為最了不起的是：誰擁有納粹的思想，卻絕不做納粹人，惟有如此才能真正的殲滅納粹主義。 (老實說，每個人或多或少都有些許納粹的思想，只不過是被漂亮的糖衣包裝了，並且因著社會地位的不同也同樣被默許了，真正誠��地面對自己的人已然罕見。無論來自哪一國的人都一樣。) -朱蘭-

I particularly sympathize with Mr. G, and I can relate to anything that has to do with the subjectivity of people who have been raised in Catholic doctrine. In fact, there is nothing wrong with "Catholicism". All churches are made up of people. You may make mistakes as an individual. Otherwise, the church would not need the "Sacrament of Reconciliation" (without confession). You can hate the church, just as you can hate some people; But I am quite disgusted with certain remarks that are passed on to the Holy Church because of the fault cases of some clergy. Many people's beliefs are all based on "utility" In terms of consideration, you will believe it when it is beneficial to you, but as soon as you hear that someone has made a mistake, you will run away. Damn it, do you think that being religious can make a person "perfect"? No religion can do that.

I think the most remarkable thing is that anyone who has Nazi ideas will never become a Nazi. Only in this way can Nazism be truly annihilated. (To be honest, everyone has more or less Nazi thoughts, but they are just beautifully sugar-coated, and they are also acquiesced due to different social status. People who are truly honest about themselves are rare. No matter which country you are from. )

Chu Lan~*

An essay from 1931 at the time of the rise of Nazi-ism in Germany and greater Europe. Focusing on Americans, a writer's observation of the type person that would become a Nazi.

[bumblingbabooshka]

Thinking about marriage/women's rights on Vulcan Some may think that T'Pring not being allowed to divorce Spock was because he was going through the pon farr but if she were allowed to divorce him at all she probably would have done that a long time ago, confirmed by T'Pol when she's speaking with Koss, who isn't suffering from the pon farr. She says that he can choose another mate (without invoking a fight it seems: note the difference between a 'mate' and a 'challenger') and after he makes it clear that nothing she says will change his mind about marrying her, she finally threatens to declare a kal-if-fee. It's clear that Vulcan women cannot divorce/refuse to marry a man they've been betrothed to under any circumstances if A) He himself doesn't consent to ending their marriage or B) She doesn't have someone else waiting in the wings to be given to in his stead. Though, if the challenger she selects fails to win the fight, she'll have to marry her betrothed anyway unless (again) he decides he doesn't want her after the challenge. That seems like an incredibly unfair system, heavily biased towards men. SNW is an alternate universe in many obvious respects but most egregiously in that T'Pring has a lot of non-canonical agency over her relationship with Spock. It's interesting to me that Vulcan society has women in many positions of power and treats women as equal to men from what I've seen despite these laws. We don't really see Vulcans exhibiting a misogynistic attitude towards women in general but in TOS (perhaps because of its general writing style but it's still interesting to note) both Sarek and Spock take on patriarchal attitudes specifically regarding wives. Amanda says that 'of course' Sarek commands her because "he is a Vulcan and I am his wife." It's worthwhile in my eyes to note that she specifies 'wife' instead of attributing this attitude to women as a whole. Again, with TOS' writing style it wouldn't be out of place for her to say "he is a man and I am a woman." Spock, while in a pon farr induced irritation, states that it's "undignified for a woman to play servant to a man that isn't hers" - again implying that there's something specific about being a Wife in Vulcan society which is different from being a woman in general and demands subservience to a husband. This could perhaps stem from the extreme sense of ownership that Vulcan law has permitted men to have over women. A woman legally cannot point blank refuse marriage. There is no option which guarantees she won't have to marry her betrothed other than death. When T'Pau speaks of T'Pring she refers to her as being 'property' and Stonn, before being interrupted, states he's made 'the ancient claim' - we don't know what this is because he gets cut off but it's obvious they're both using the language of Vulcan law. Men are permitted true freedom to choose. If a woman wants to choose someone else to be with there is no option available to her other than the kal-if-fee which might result in the death of the one she wants to be with. And, if her lover fails, her husband can still just decide he wants to marry her and she'll be forced to. T'Pring gives two scenarios: One where Spock 'frees' her and one where he doesn't - it's still ultimately his decision which is clear when he ends the conversation with "Stonn, she is yours." This again isn't just because of the pon farr as T'Pol also goes through this. Koss can choose another mate and when the option is talked about there's no implication that this would result in any sort of fight (both by the casualness of its mention and by the fact that there's no formal word for it unlike the kal-if-fee.) Also, the fact that Koss does eventually grant T'Pol a divorce and it's all fine means that T'Pol isn't lawfully required to have another man waiting if her HUSBAND doesn't want her. It's ONLY required if SHE doesn't want her husband. Tradition must take precedence over individual desire UNLESS!!! You're a man. Then it's fine. Like, your parents might not be happy but legally you're golden.

[trappedinafantasy37]

The last DeVir and the forgotten Baenre. Two noble drow forever exiled from their homes and abandoned by Lolth.

[docsbestkissedoperative]

a ref of jeb i made for a thing i'm making teehee

(more thoughts in the tags bc i'm shy but his design is mostly based off of his mpn and live appearance! i got the idea to tear his lab coat up and finally decided to make his pants darker like his live action ver from @/fluffydeoxys' design and the elbow bandages from someone who gave him elbow pads but i can't find them SOBS.

i see his bandages as his way to keep himself together in some fear he'd come apart lol

also thought about the cross necklace from @/mersei47's design and it's on the mpn card of him! i did put some beads to make it appear a bit more rosary like but never able to finish even a single mystery on it. no one to reach out to but yourself now!)

[averycutesalamander]

so after boots, what other hsr characters do you like?

hm. well. hmmmm. ahhh.. uhhhhhhhhhhh

[hopecomesbacktolife]

never thought I’d say “y’know what Thrawn so true, you and me both, omg girl same” and yet

he is all of us in this moment

—from Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

[starlos-soulmate]

Love talking with a friend and discussing how a popular canon x canon ship would not actually work out. Like at all

[wildsaltair]

get you a man who can do both

[light-wrath-paradise]

Animorphs Book club book 8

My reaction can be summarised as this (yet again):

I don't have many thoughts because uh. That was depressing as hell and I need to stare at a wall.

But I DO gotta say that the subplot with the dead "wife" was so telenovela-esque that for a good minute it was more funny than depressing. Then it got depressing. But it was so jarring and so far out of the left field that for a good second my friend and I had to pause the audiobook and laugh because ????????? Unhinged to just appear, go "I am Eslin, I have a G U N. My secret wife was killed. By my boss. Now I yearn for sweet sweet revenge." and not elaborate. Like. Damn dude ok. Sorry about our wife also. Fucking killed me that he continued like "So anyway I reacted adequately by killing all of my boss' friends. Starvation style." Like ???? Jjhsgdjsdfghsjdfh what????? I mean damn I do respect the grind set but also that's such an absurd escalation out of context. Did your boss kill your wife? Kill all of his friends! And in context the most absurd part is probably the notion that Visser 3 has friends??????? Like??? Wait no Eslin. Eslin wait. I love your John Wick-esque "fridged wife" trope swag but you need to slow down. I need details. I need you to tell me HOW your boss even has friends.

In my heart I do not believe we will see that madman ever again but on god I do wish for an insane telenovela-esque sequence of him just showing up at the most random moment to do exactly one thing and that's to pull a gun on Visser 3. For no reason, I just think it would be kinda funny. Like,,,did your boss kill your wife?:

Kill all of his friends

Acquire a G U N

Attempt to make the local Andalite youth assassinate your boss for you

Pull the gun on your boss

???????

Profit (probably die)

Aside from that, I also need to say that the moment when Ax called Tobias his close friend at the end was so sweet. Also ngl kinda...concerning/harrowing how much Tobias really doesn't give a shit about not being a human. Like it doesn't seem so concerning from other points of view but the way Ax gets increasingly weirded out by Tobias not asking him about the nothlit (idk if I'm spelling that right rn) really reminds you that it IS kinda worrying. Like I get it, I mean...Tobias has no family that cares about him, he has no friends outside of the Animorphs friend group, why would he care? But it's still kinda...yeah.

Also unimaginably surprised by the amount of collective guilt present in the Andalite society. You'd think they're Catholic or something the way they keep beating themselves up and force everyone to also beat themselves up and their system itself is saturated with the guilt and shame and they teach it to kids at school from an early age. Like. Jesus Christ calm down. Stop that. As the Animorphs said at the end of the book - the Andalites made an oopsie once. It sucked, yes, it continues to have consequences that suck, yes, but it happens. Sometimes you think you're doing something kind and it turns into a disaster. That does not mean you should beat yourself up for it or, god forbid, tell other people that they should not be kind lest they make a mistake. Damn I guess we should all be cold assholes forever, huh? I'm sure that can't have any negative consequences.

Andalite society in general seems kinda unhinged. Like...do I get why it is like that? Yeah. But do I find it unhinged? Also yeah. Like ok duty and the collective being the most important things is totally sensible for a prey animal. Safety of the herd and all that. But it's still kinda unhinged that they do make everyone have duty as their number 1 priority and that they have rituals devoted to it. Not all rituals are spiritual or religious in nature, but the morning ritual is kinda...borderline religious in a way. More spiritual than religious, I suppose, but yeah.

Also I love Ax so much. 10/10 character. He has it all: an incredibly hilarious desire for cinnamon buns, the inability to act like a human being (same dude), spitting random facts at completely random times, a thirst for blood only a 13(?) years old could have, a dysfunctional obsession with duty and doing what is right that only a 13(?) years old could have (also lol yeah dude I was like that when I was 13 too. dw you'll grow out of it), he can even code. And he might even be bi (I'm joking but I' referring to the fact that he was like "Yeah so when I morph into a human form I suddenly agree that Rachel is beautiful and that Marco is cute.").

[rotteneldritchhorror]

hate to say it-- kinda love how this season was shot...

the interviews being shot like that is so incredibly funny, the jj breakdown scene/longshot is literally a cinematic masterpiece, hate to say it but the surrealism of the nighttime scenes being so badly set during "night" is kinda iconic to me, some of the hand-held moments, the zoomes-

this season is kinda fucked up (cough cough. *stares*) but tbh.... its definitely not my least favorite