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[abel-draws]

The fact that Neuvillette gave her her vision makes me so god damn soft

[asukiess]

THAT ADRIEN & CLAW SCENE..... that steals my breath honestly. adrien has the courage to face himself--pretty much the most side of him that could have won him over: full of grief and misery and shutting himself up inside and putting up barriers. like that's his vulnerable beauty!! is that adrien claws and digs and tries his BEST to be optimistic, to move forward, to move past all that which could crumble him. we've seen him in kuro neko and jubilation (I think? depression nest adrien you know?) where he succumbs and lays in bed and curls into himself.

and the fact he is looking at Claw through all of this, but looks away right when he says "I can't say I haven't thought about it" because it's shameful! ladybug is his partner and the love of his life and STILL he's thought about different scenarios. probably multiple times. that probably leaves him feeling so guilty for even entertaining the idea. he can admit many things to himself, but this one is hard.

and we know it will STILL plagues him after this, when he talks about the idea directly to ladybug in passion.

and that gentle little nod he gives himself... like yes, our mother. yes, I know every horrible thing that's in your heart because it is mine, too. he's just so gentle with himself, it's so endearing to me. it's a kind of fragile care with yourself when you've had the same conversation over and over again and it's tired and it's a bruise that you keep going back to, checking on it, tending to it, and yet that's just how grief is.

"I'm as well as I can be, anyway" HELLO? I mean we already thought of him as coping in multiple ways, but this means everything to me?? our adrien decides every day to try again, try to be happy as emilie wanted him to be.

(will he always settle? will he always feel there's a baseline? as well as I can be, anyway.....)

this is art, to me. hang this up. core adrien moment for me.

and then I realize that he has ALL this hope for himself, all this acceptance of that hate and grief and sorrow could manifest through him like this...

and then how by the end of s5, he's TERRIFIED of becoming the chat noir in his nightmares.

[modroocko-mumbles]

hi, my name is Alex and i’m officially one day on T…❤️‍🩹! (not the mann co one)

[belethlegwen]

Hollywood has to pay writers and artists more because you do not get movies like Spiderverse without an intense amount of skill, love, and dedication, and that DEMANDS to be compensated so much more than 'fairly'. Holy shit what a fucking movie. On every god damn level. It executed on every level so far beyond my expectations. The animation, the design, the soundtrack, the sound design, the writing-- THE FUCKING WRITING-- the acting, the dialogue, the pacing, the STORY OH MY GOD. Me and my cousin were and still are screaming about it. We're going again as soon as we can gather up some nerds to take with us. Stunning. Phenomenal. 1000/10 only one note:

PAY ARTISTS MORE ALL OF THEM. WRITERS, MUSICIANS, SOUND TECHS, DESIGNERS, BACKGROUND ARTISTS, CHARACTER ARTISTS, ALL OF THEM.

[books-and-omens]

43 seconds. We got 43 seconds of footage and I’m losing my damn mind.

There is so much there.

The six shots of espresso and Aziraphale’s hopeful-concerned “does it calm you down” and Crowley’s “not really” said through his teeth, yes, excellent. Nina working out exactly how absurd the order is on her fingers, fantastic.

Both Crowley and Aziraphale are barely holding it together here. Something—different things—happened for both of them. Crowley needs calming down (thank you for looking out for your demon, Aziraphale). Aziraphale seems to be doing better at first but his composure gets absolutely shattered by Nina’s question about the naked man friend. Just. The way anxiety hits him, the way his breathing quickens, LOOK. He is about to hyperventilate. The panicked glance at Crowley, the attempts to explain. He is not. He is not my—

But he is not my friend has such a particular inverse meaning, doesn’t it. He is not my friend was only ever about Crowley. About whatever they have been all these centuries.

So Aziraphale grasps for well, he’s certainly not naked anymore. And just. Poor angel. His alarm, the desperate glances he keeps throwing at Crowley. Crowley’s raised eyebrow. Crowley doesn’t know about Gabriel, does he.

ALSO ALSO this is the first time Nina sees Crowley. She seems to know Mr. Fell, yes? So, Crowley and Aziraphale haven’t been strolling in the neighbourhood, haven’t had coffee together before this. Something happened. Must have done.

It’s now that Aziraphale has to introduce him. This is, um, Crowley. He and I….

AND THEN THE PAUSE. A pause into which centuries have been compressed, a pause overflowing with things unsaid.

…go back a long time, Aziraphale finishes, and listen listen there’s a break in his voice.

I wonder if he even admitted this before, aloud, within Crowley’s hearing.

I’m just. I. I’m going to go howl at the moon.

[sootsz]

the techno shrine

[sergle]

it's 4:41am and I am abt to start... my drive... to texas... to make my day-before appt and get Hotel Sleep. before my surgery. which is fucking happening TOMORROW

[scrapyardkids]

look at that pair of asshats

[druidshollow]

@candlenav teehee. lol even

[underratedgrapeju1ce]

// tmagp episode 10 vague spoilers! ^^

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WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT IM GONNA FUCKING LOSE IT IM GOINF TO KILL MYSELF WHAT

[mimiri22-6]

#1008 on things im not normal about

them.

[cockbiteproductions]

you think you're free from rvb. you're immune. you were a clown in their circus for so long and you finally wiped off the makeup. the reds and the blues aren't coming back and you aren't either. but then rooster teeth says rvb is ending and you're like "oh no, but it was past time." but then they say burnie is writing it and you're like "wow just like in s15e4, I can't believe rooster teeth went to scotland and tore burnie from his photogenic island life to get him to finish it."

and then they say the reds and the blues are back and you're stopped being able to comprehend words. and then they say it's the aftermath of ain't that a bitch and you blink and you've already rewatched the first 3 seasons. you stare at your own face in the reflection of the dark screen and you see the clown makeup has reappeared.

[saltedpineapple]

my dear ol' pal @grimproduct got me into LMK so.................

haven't been arting in a while so i tried to let go and let loose. fuck i love this guy/gen

[snailchimera]

I am A Grump for a very silly reason and the very silly reason is that Apple TV is making a murderbot TV miniseries.

You might think I would be happy about this, as a murderbot fan. However, their casting for Murderbot itself is Some Generic White Guy, and I just know once it gets on air that's the only Murderbot depiction we're going to see, anywhere, probably with people using he/him pronouns to talk about it and getting huffy when corrected. I also do not have faith in apple TV to faithfully depict the multicultural, polyamorous-as-in-different-societal-family-structures, generally queer and not white scientists from the anticapitalist space commune as such.

[abrisaber]

A long post about the establishing and foreshadowing of Blitzo's character in Helluva Boss (and a Stolitz rant)

A lot of people tend to criticize character development in Helluva Boss, So I wanted to discuss the development that HB gets right, which is that of its main character, Blitzo. Firstly I want to lay out every instance of Blitzo getting some form of development or foreshadowing.

S1; EP2- Loo Loo Land.

This is only one line but it's still important to point out because 1, It shows how Blitzo thinks of Fizzarolli, and 2, It foreshadows Blitzos history with him and his (maybe) first failed relationship with someone close to him.

There's also this line where Robo asks "Does anybody love you" and Blitzo responds with "No." While this was clearly a joke, I think Blitz genuinely believes nobody loves him. He scratches his face out in photos and says "I'm going to die alone aren't I,' So he very clearly has issues with his self-worth and how he views himself. Maybe this is a punishment he inflicts on himself to remind him that he's a failure and that he doesn't deserve the people in his life

S1; EP3- Spring Broken

This one is clear as day. His relationship with Veronika is at the forefront of this episode. We don't know much about their breakup or what led to it, but it's safe to assume that it was caused by Blitz.

In Ozzies Verosika states Blitzo didn't reciprocate in their relationship, and says he's selfish both in bed and in public. In Spring Broken, she says Blitzo didn't do his job well as a bodyguard and explains how Blitzo dumped her by leaving and stealing from her.

This is the first real glimpse at how Blitzo has ruined his relationships with people. If my current timeline theory is correct, with Verosika being the last serious relationship Blitzo was in before he started sleeping with Stolas, his breakup with Verosika could've been one of the first instances in his life where he pushed someone close to him away out of fear. My theory is that Verosika was a fallback after his relationships with Fizzarolli and Barbie Wire ended on bad terms, and that's why he never truly treated her right when they were together.

S1; EP5- The Harvest Moon Festival.

This one delves more into Blitzo's views of himself rather than his relationships, but it does become important on that front too since in Truth Seekers, this is flipped to reflect how his self-worth affects his willingness to be with people.

S1; EP6- Truth Seekers is going to be a long one because of how much is said and shown during Blitzos hallucinations.

S1; EP6- Truth Seekers

Firstly, what "Moxxie," says is telling because this is Blitzo's own brain explaining his character flaws to him through someone who he constantly belittles.

Blitzo responds with "I don't need you," which obviously isn't true due to how often he fucks up and leaves things to Moxxie and Millie (Which is what fake Moxxie says)

Striker saying "But you don't want to do things alone" is his mind using striker, the person who confronted him about his self-worth, to say he doesn't want to be alone.

I don't know if this was an intentional decision but it's indirectly using a figure that shows he views himself lowly as an explanation for why he pushes people away despite not wanting to. It's basically saying "You want to become better, you don't want to be alone, but you think you're undeserving so you push everyone away from you."

Moving to fake Fizzarolli, again this section will be longer since I have a lot more to say.

Fizzarolli's design is something I theorize a lot about, mainly because the other two renditions look pretty close to their real counterparts, but Fizz is cartoonish and sort of looks like rubberhose-style animation. I think this style was chosen to represent how long it's been since Blitzo and Fizzarolli have been friends.

Another thing about his design is the heart on his forehead. I don't think it was just to make it look simpler because the design is already pretty plain. I think this is supposed to show that Fizz and Blitzo had a romantic relationship that ended poorly.

I don't know when this SS from the 2022 trailer is supposed to take place in univ. The trailer was released after "Ozzies" so it could be a shot in the present in the upcoming S2 EP6, but I don't know if Blitzo would allow this to happen after what happened at Ozzies, not unless he has (or had) a major soft spot for Fizzarollli. Fizzarolli's language in Ozzies suggests he hasn't seen him or heard from him in a while (he says "That Blitzo? So you're showing your face?")

Of course, this was just a setup to make fun of him for his keychain so It could be from after Ozzies, but this is just a clip from a trailer so It's not going to be a clear answer until we get the episode it's from.

Finally moving on to Verosika, the heart on her cheek is now broken as well, and her makeup is smeared. This design of her is showing how upset and hurt she is, and how bitter it's made her.

Lastly, moving to Stolas and the ending of the trip,

I believe these chains removing the weird goop is meant to represent how he views his relationship with Stolas. The goo represents his past problems and flaws, and Stolas is someone who can help him deal with that. But the chains are his fears and flaws negatively effecting him.

Stolitz Rant Incoming

I see people use this as a reason to say Blitzo doesn't like Stolas and doesn't want to be with him, yet no one points out how Blitzo was the one to crawl towards him, granted it was to escape from his past, but he still made the choice to go forward.

Stolitz discourse is something that always divides people. On one hand, people say Blitzo is manipulating Stolas by pretending to want to fuck him just for his book, and on the other, people say Stolas is harassing Blitz by not taking the hint. These arguments aren't too far off, but there isn't any INTENTIONAL manipulation.

Blitzo does care about Stolas. This isnt something that just happened suddenly, the show is trying to establish how he feels about Stolas, yet there's always a crowd that says "Where did this come from? Why is this the first time we're seeing this?" as if thats not how shows work.

This is the first we're seeing of Blitzos true feelings because this is the ESTABLISHING period of the show. There haven't been any more indicators because there wasn't any show before this. Sure you can make the argument that there were more opportunities to put more ground beneath this story but you cant then fault the show for trying to establish ground AT ALL. It's like not studying for a test and crying when you fail.

Blitzo is uncomfortable because he's currently in turmoil. For years he's been in a constant shit storm of pushing his loved ones away and isolating himself from them until he's left alone. And now it's coming back to bite him in the ass because he doesn't realize how badly hes hurt people. It took hallucinatory drugs and a musical number to get him to see that he's truly hurt the people he loves and that he has a trail of bitter and angry exes.

Stolas is just the one who's made him understand what intimacy means to him, and why he's afraid to have that. He WANTS to be with Stolas, but years and years of isolation have left him afraid of a new partner.

It's why he stalks M&M, its why he looks for Barbie, its why he pours so much love into Loona. He's looking for a way out of his cycle of pain.

In Stolas's defense, he's just doing what he thinks Blitzo would like. The texts in Western Energy show that Stolas is genuinely trying to make an effort to make their relationship less transactional, and Blitzo isn't reciprocating at all (something we know he's done before).

I'm closing this off now because I don't want this Stolitz rant to drag on but I will return to this with more on Stolas's behalf. This post was mainly about Blitzo and his character.

In conclusion, I think that #HelluvaBoss deserves a lot more credit than its given. Stolitz is a toxic relationship, but it's only toxic because Stolas and Blitzo have major character flaws that prevent them from having a healthy relationship. And that doen'yt make them evil people. Theres no real malice or abuse, just misunderstanding that lead to toxicity and no comunication.

[kuhbkiee]

love children!!!