#triangle and robert

[its-to-the-death]

Fourth Wall Fight Round 1

The Narrator (The Stanley Parable) vs Robert (Triangle and Robert)

Propaganda for each character below the cut. May include spoilers!

The Narrator

Bro is Literally the Narrator.

He directly adresses the player at times and knows that he is in a game.

Robert

Triangle and Robert was one of those meta webcomics that were oh-so popular back in the day, and that i still love now. Basically Robert, in addition to a basically antagonistic relationship with the cartoonist, has a keen skill for cheating and working around the structure of the comic.

[ahno-nimus]

I am very close to writing some sort of essay about Triangle and Robert, except it would more likely be some sort of unstructured rambling.

[archiveofaffinities]

Robert Morris, Untitled (Gori Labyrinth), 1982, Fattoria di Celle, Pistoia, Italy

[libraryledge]

Spoiler Free Review of Materialists

Last night, I watched Materialists, directed by Celine Song, and it was a pleasant breath of fresh air. If you're going into this movie thinking it's about Dakota Johnson having to chose between Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, know that it's not that simple. It's an exploration of love and how our search for it can lead us to become petty and needy and gloss over the true significance of the sentiment. So many times we chose to put ourselves and others into rigid boundaries because we seek perfection in a partner and ourselves. We date, fall in love, and break up with people in manners that are so engrained in our society that they become second nature. However, when we choose to let our guard down and be vulnerably honest with ourselves, then, we have a higher chance of making meaningful connections.

Materialists is a rollercoaster of emotions that has audiences grinning, blushing, crying, and overall, feeling hopeful to find true love. The film does a good job of exploring romance from the female and male experience and how their insecurities and fears lead them to enter a whirlwind of scenarios in the dating scene. The dialogue is swoon worthy and intelligent as the characters navigate a love triangle and learn about their identities in the process.

Celine Song brings something that has been missing from romantic films in the past few years: genuine heart. It has the endearing charm of films like Notting Hill and headstrong, yet imperfect leads reminiscent of movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral. Song captures the woes and joys of falling in love and demonstrates that like any successful business transaction, achieving true love takes effort.

[gayharoldlll]

Queer as Folk 2.12

[isasapphicmess]

Cornley drama society ; they put the poly in polytechnic

[cinematicjourney]

Triangle of Sadness (2022) | dir. Robert Östlund

[findingcasualmagic]

that episode was insufferable.

the dialogue from Aaron to John is so heavy, and sickening quite frankly, that it doesn’t feel like a Chrissie/Rob situation where it’s obvious he’s just telling her he loves her but doesn’t really.

it’s being bashed over the audiences head repeatedly that we’re also supposed to believe Aaron loves John, and does choose him over Robert. as well as everyone in the damn village saying they “belong” together. it feels like the writers are trying to show Aaron as genuinely believing he has a strong connection w John through the writing but the chemistry between the characters/actors doesn’t match that. I know it’s all plot, and ofc there’s still feelings there for Robert, but if Robert & Aaron do get back together, I feel we need it to be before Aaron finds out anything about John bc otherwise like @memorieswarm said, it could kinda end up making Robert the default second choice when Aaron finds out about John. and that’s ick.

what’s everyone’s thoughts?

[its-to-the-death]

Fourth Wall Fight Wave 2 Preliminary #3

The winner will enter the bracket

Propaganda for each character below the cut! May contain spoilers

Guise

Sentinels of the Multiverse is a card game based on superhero comics and Guise is a character in it that clearly takes inspiration from Deadpool, in that he's a goofy character known for breaking the 4th wall in both the comics of him that don't actually exist, and in the cards themselves. Some cards have art that depict him interacting with the cards' other graphics, such as picking up a text box to whack a villain with it, some card effects involve making the player physically do stuff like high fiving another player or getting up and doing a silly dance, and one card is simply titled: "Best Card Ever!"

More

the opening of the game including player name entry (which is separate from character name entry) is framed as more speaking directly to you the player and introducing certain ideas the game will circle back to, also asking for your name in the process. his segments in general are the only place your entered name as the player comes up to my knowledge. he also authored a utopian fantasy novel that's central to the game's "metaphor" which centres on an idealised version of our real life world. this part is slightly less cut-and-dry due to certain sections of the plot i won't get into but paired with the opening segment it paints a very interesting picture

Robert

In addition to a basically antagonistic relationship with the cartoonist, has a keen skill for cheating and working around the structure of the comic.

[all-pacas]

I saw some of your posts saying how observant and clever Chase is,while also being a "dumb whore". I feel like this is the right place to say that I don't find his "ditzy slut" moments funny in isolation,without taking his cunning,calculating traits into account. If Chase is just a "himbo",it takes away the shock value(not to mention I've seen way funnier "simple dumbasses" than "isolated Chase moments"). On the other hand,a guy who can clearly think on his feet making terrible mistakes that could be avoided by a bit of common sense is a recipe for hilarious "wtf?" moments. Like,I've seen you deduce stuff with striking accuracy with minimal information,how did you come with such an inane conclusion? It's what they call "high intelligence,low wisdom".

Also,I saw a post of you saying Foreman is "book-smarter" than Chase,while the latter is more observant and a "people-person",besides having more "improvising" skills. This is certainly interesting,considering their backgrounds(Foreman was raised in the hood,had some involvement with gangs;whereas Chase was a rich brat with many opportunities. One would think their skillsets would be inverted,lol)

Even before I finished reading this comment, I was planning on making a "he's a high in/low wisdom," so thanks for making that joke for me, lol.

The thing is, Chase is legitimately very lazy. Or like. He works hard and he's very good at his job, but I think it's interesting that both his specialties are… obviously to be a doctor you have to be smart, but he has very hands on specialties. His job isn't to memorize and know everything about auto-immune diseases, his job is to be great at cutting people open and fixing them. Again, I am well aware surgeons and intensive care takes a lot of knowledge! But it's interesting to me, you know? He definitely comes off as less cerebral.

And he's deeply unambitious. He spends half the show in a fellowship, a training program, because he's more comfortable there. Cameron and Foreman have a subplot about writing articles; we never hear anything about Chase doing the same. House literally has to fire Chase to get him off the team. Where Foreman is always desperately trying to prove himself and be the best doctor in the room, and where Cameron is honestly also deeply competitive and demands respect, Chase… we joke about him being spineless, he is spineless, but also he never really seems to mind it. He doesn't care. He does not seem offended Foreman keeps getting put in charge, nor does he really want it for himself. He has the most seniority of the fellows, but never plays it up; he's fine where he is. And I think that's where his 'laziness' comes in. He just… doesn't try very hard. Very rich kid of him, tbh. He coasts whenever possible.

Meanwhile Foreman is a huge perfectionist, and has a huge inferiority complex. He is the first to tell everyone he had perfect grades (he tells Chase a time or two), went to top schools, has a perfect resume, because Foreman derives a lot of his self worth from being able to say that: if he's the best, no one can say he doesn't belong. I think it's because of his background that he's like this: he's a Black man from a Bad Neighborhood and has a Record and he's absolutely aware what that makes him in the eyes of others. He can't afford to be like Chase — Chase can get away with being lazy and unambitious because he's a rich, good looking, white guy (and foreign, at that — but the good kind of foreign, who speaks English as a first language and comes from a rich and successful family). If Foreman acted like Chase — like he didn't give a shit about his career, like he was just working for House for the hell of it — it would look different. It would feel different. Foreman is a perfectionist and has an inferiority complex because his whole life the world has told him he's not as good, he's doomed to "turn out" bad, he won't and can't amount to anything because of who he is. Cameron is assertive and ambitious and gets really touchy when people underestimate or overlook her, because she's sensitive and kind and weak (Foreman himself tells Cameron he thinks she needs to "toughen up"), and so she also constantly has to prove herself, and that she can be a Good Doctor And Leader while still being compassionate and soft. Again, Chase doesn't have to worry about any of this. He can be unambitious and easy-going about his career, because it doesn't really matter to him in the same way. He doesn't have to be the best student or get the best marks and have the best record. He has very little to prove.

And in a way, Chase is in the same kind of perception trap as the others. Not to suggest he has it soooo much worse than Foreman, but because he's a Rich Good Looking Dude, you kind of expect him to be a nepobaby. You kind of expect him to be useless and underqualified and shallow. To coast on his looks and to not have brains and have no idea how to manage in the Real World. It's definitely how Foreman sees Chase — he says as much, and lowkey hates him for it, and fair enough — but again what's interesting to me is where it isn't quite true. Chase is brilliant, when he cares enough to try. His apathy is learned, not born from an easy life; he comes off as cool and easy-going but holds grudges and resentments and trauma about two inches down. He's afraid of rejection and trying and failing, and so stays in his comfort zones. But where Foreman spends all his time and energy trying to prove the entire world wrong, to fight every automatic perception of who he is as a person, Chase leans in to his own facade. I actually think that S8 Foreman is a pretty happy person. I think S8 Chase, Chase MD in House's office, is at least 70% miserable.

[dorsetti]

Joe Tate is also back? Did we actually wake up in 2017???

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

iolanta love triangle b-plot: 30 minutes of buildup for a problem solved in like five seconds

[t3acupz]

this song reminds me Zussman x Red or Aiello

@sleepyfranz @glendylucast

[gayharoldlll]

You could be so many people If you make that break for freedom

Queer as Folk 5.13

[lizzardwitch]

jungle fury shitpost so i don’t have to worry about doing my paper

[vee-needs-to-chill]

So this year at school I have a mini notebook that I've been using to brain dump and draw in and it's been a while since I've done this, so....

Have an art dump!!