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final TOG 2 thoughts: there is a much better movie in there somewhere that strips the first immortal / last immortal concept out entirely and allows Quynh to be the big bad. Quynh wanting her immortality to end after centuries of repeated awful dying contrasting w/ Booker (who she's kidnapped and does not immediately release) slowly coming to the realization that he *does* have family to live for and that there's good shit out there in the world if he's willing to look for it. Quynh being convinced that Nile has the power to end her immortality bc she thinks Nile took away Andy's. Quynh trying to box Nile into a corner to do what Quynh wants by threatening Nile's mortal family. Nile having to face her mortal family after letting them believe she's dead, having to let the life & family she's left behind and the life & family she's chosen come together.
and then on the final showdown, Nile and Andy facing off against Quynh together. Quynh deals Andy a mortal wound; Nile deals Quynh one. Quynh still heals. it turns out her obsession with Nile was always wrong; Andy lost her immortality because she stopped *believing* in the life she was living. Quynh in angry hateful tears begging a dying Andy to come back, it's Quynh who's supposed to be dying. Andy quipping, "I always go first" and then dying
and then if you want a happy ending: Andy coming back after. Andy regaining her immortality *because* she cherishes her life and believes in what she does and isn't ready to end yet. Andy and Nile bringing Quynh back into the fold. Andy and Nile and Quynh and Booker and Nicky and Joe *healing* together
do you see my vision
#op you’re cookin! fine dining! 7 course feast!#the old guard#literally wtf were they thinking with discord’s character
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"How did the person who wrote that text know about the birthmark prophecy before Nile was even born?" < The writing is bad.
"Why didn't Discord and Tuah retrieve Quynh right away if they were there when she was locked in the iron maiden?" < The writing is bad.
"Why didn't The Guard dream about Discord? Why didn't Joe, Nicky, Booker and Nile dream about Tuah?" < The writing is bad.
"Why did Discord and Lykon lose their immortality if Nile didn't cut them?" < The writing is bad.
"Why did the stab wound Nile gave Andy in the first film heal right away, when the cut Nile gave Booker didn't?" < The writing is bad.
"Why didn't Tuah just tell Nile what Booker was trying to do?" < The writing is bad.
"Why didn't Discord just take Booker's immortality from him since he was willing? Why is she trying to take everyone's immortality as if she can have extra immortality somehow?" < The writing is bad.
"Why -"
Listen. The answer to every single question about this film's nonsensical plot is:
The. Writing. Is. BAD.
#yeah dawg they got lost in the sauce with this one#even the opening sequence with the tacky half assed manor#i’m so bummed they didn’t capture even an ounce of the magic of the first movie#like what made TOG work was the volume of small human moments#the baklava / nile listening to music / andy and the pharmacy clerk / joe and nicky’s romanticism and quips#every scene showed you who these character were to themselves and each other and they didn’t hve to spell it out through dialogue#TOG2 dropped the damn ball by trying to follow tired formulas#and yeah the writing was bad#the old guard
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megaera
i started playing hades recently
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(person who learned from childhood to make themself as small and unimportant as possible to avoid being a burden) yeah its okay we dont have to do my thing if you dont want i dont mind
#and then you grow up and it turns out that in genuine friendships and relationships#not having opinions/desires/dislikes is actually incredibly offputting to well adjusted people
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Verso and Gustave
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There's a weird 3 star movie out there ready to change your life forever
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my most self indulgent drawing yet - hick Lae'zel + human ver
inspired by this post
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love going "a friend of mine" irl and it's a tumblr mutual
#my mom still asks about tumblr mutuals from my high school days lmao#divya and janine my mother wishes you well
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crazy how every time a female character gets cliche misogynistic writing we have to explain to people again that fictional characters are not real and do not choose things for themselves.
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it's really funny how nonexistent the apple tv+ marketing budget is like "hmm today i will drop some of the best shit on television and not tell a single soul about it. if you want to know about this show you'll just need to have a tumblr mutual who got apple tv+ cheap through their ISP"
#literally why was i unaware of silo for the last several years#it’s riveting#and foundation is gorgeous
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silo s1e2 holston's pick
what's her name? juliette.
for @dreamerinsilico
#uh oh#uhhh oh!!!!#why didn’t anyone tell me rebecca ferguson’s character is a deeply reckless and competent mechanical engineer in this#why did i avoid watching for so long#silo
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What really ticks me off when talking about ai is when people are like "it's unavoidable" or "you'll have to learn to use it someday" or "its going to be part of the future" like no it's plenty avoidable actually if you have a spine stronger than a dandelion. You simply say "no" and continue to use your own goddamn brain.
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ghosts and fire, and what comes after.
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I recently read In Memoriam by Alice Winn, I highly recommend.
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PLEASE PLS PLS read in memoriam by alice winn this book changed my freaking life!!!!!
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