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Sassy rdr1 John you will forever be legendary.

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you know damn well this scene makes me SOB violently when i see it, and it’s literally a background scene (ft. headless kieran because that makes me cry too)

john and jacks relationship in this game UGHH no words impeccable

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no game does the doomed family trope like rdr2 because oh my god what do you mean this little boy is the only outlaw remaining by the end of rdr1

sobbing

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In reference to the "arthur or john" question... I feel like if more ppl in the red dead redemption fandom played the second AND first game, john would be more people's favorites

like awhhh how could you hate him!!

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hahahahahah what the freak

Y'all, tell me why I just realized that the shirt Abigail gifts John in part 1 of the rdr2 epilogue in 1907 is the same shirt that John dies in

I'm gonna be sick

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In the middle of a loneliness epidemic Thunderbolts said actually, the only way to save ourselves is to save each other. Oh, and retributive justice, the underpinning of 99.99% of the superhero genre? Yeah, fuck that especially, because I’ve seen the worst things you’ve done, and I know you’re worth saving. Yes, you.

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not so fun wicked fact i noticed while doing my music coursework

at the end of popular, glinda’s big ‘as meeeeeee’ moment is sung in the key C5

when elphaba sings ‘its meeee’ during the climax of defying gravity, it is also a C5.

the note consistently reoccurs as a grounding for her in the melody, such as when she makes big statements like quoting the wizard back to himself in ‘everyone deserves the chance to fly’

she also uses that specific note when glinda joins the ending, singing ‘i hope your happy’ (obviously a C5) in the lyric ‘me down’ (elphaba also sings a C5 here)

AND WHAT IS THE FINAL NOTE IN CYNTHIA’S ICONIC RIFF?? A C. MOTHER FUCKING. 5.

glinda is always a source of comfort for elphaba in the second half of this movie, and throughout defying gravity is just begging elphaba to stop. in order to defy gravity, she has to let go of her grounding and let glinda go.

the final c5 is what i would class as her farewell to glinda.

but as we see in act 2 or part 2, they can never truly be rid of eachother. elphaba will always return to that grounding note, even if she has to turn away while singing it

yeouch

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THE LAST OF US TWO SPOLIERS AHEAD

my biggest query so far for this season is what is the context of this scene? breaking down what we know so far is that

- jackson is preparing for a fight. we see jesse (who we know is a patrol leader) preparing with tommy

- tommy is shooting at what i believe to be a herd?

- he and maria have such a lovely moment, however he has blood dripping down his forehead, neither of them look particularly relived or happy.

what we could initially take from this is that this is joel’s golfing trip, and this is him and maria mourning the loss of his brother

on this point however tommy looks FAR too calm considering he is off the rails and completely numb in the game. this may be changed in a different direction for the series, but it is crucial to his plotline in the later events of the game.

since the head injury with the blood down his face is eerily too similar to his injury during joel’s death in the cabin, i believe this is foreshadowing. this may become a sense of a false victory of sorts, because jackson will clearly win this fight, setting up joel’s death sequence

therefore this will take place BEFORE joel’s death (1-2 years i’d imagine) and help build on the ellie and jackson lore we have been CRAVING.

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hit the nail on the head. arcane is a masterclass in ACTUAL sapphic representation and strong women

No, because what do you mean Arcane has completely rewritten the rulebook on queer representation in media, and it did it so effortlessly that it puts so many other shows to shame. Like, how are you going to tell me this animated series—ostensibly a spin-off of a video game—has given us some of the most nuanced, unapologetically powerful sapphic characters ever without reducing them to stereotypes, side plots, or, worse, trauma porn?

Vi and Caitlyn? Their dynamic is ELECTRIC. You’ve got Vi, the rough-edged, fiercely loyal, scrappy brawler with a tender side that could wreck anyone emotionally, and Caitlyn, the sharp, principled, deeply empathetic enforcer with a heart of gold. The way their relationship is built on mutual respect and trust while navigating all the insane, tragic chaos around them? Literal chef's kiss. And not once do we get the tired, lazy "coming out" narrative or the "but what about the gays?" rhetoric. Their queerness isn’t the story—it’s just a beautifully natural part of who they are. And THAT is revolutionary.

And let’s not even stop there. This show handles gender like it’s been waiting for everyone else to catch up. Characters like Sevika, who could give you chills with her sheer badassery and gender-nonconforming energy, exist unapologetically without the narrative ever feeling the need to spoon-feed us explanations. It’s just there, woven seamlessly into the fabric of the world.

So many shows claim to want to "normalize" queer relationships or push the envelope, but Arcane has quietly dominated the space by just writing characters who feel authentic. Their struggles are about class, power, loyalty, trauma, not token representation or forced diversity. This show said, “We’re just going to make some of the most layered, compelling characters you’ve ever seen—and oh yeah, some of them are gay. Keep up.”

Like, the bar wasn’t just raised—it was launched into the stratosphere. What do you mean this level of representation isn’t the norm yet? Arcane said, “We’re not asking for permission to exist. We’re just existing.” And that? That is art.