#Also that's very much my theory for why people are still watching R*BY

[astro-b-o-y-d]

I wholeheartedly believe a fandom and the creator of its media should be separate things, but also if I were a media creator and came across one of those ‘media that had so much potential but ended up being completely awful in execution’ posts and saw people tagging the post with my creation on a mass scale, I might just quit my job and go live in a cave

[altf4d3lete]

Episode One this is single-handedly bringing back my obsession even though it never left

- its 2022. Why is everyone freaked out bc a girl wears all black. Like people do that on a daily basis nowadays

- PUGSLEY POOR GUY :(

- “I want names” didn’t you JUST see them walking away from the locker

- Stop shoving him in a locker tied up is actually so mean wtf

- I see people use this piranha scene as justification that she’d be okay with murder, but really it’s justification that she wouldn’t be okay with people hurting her friends and those she cares about AT ALL. She’s trying to KILL these guys just for bullying their brother. Imagine what she’d do to Tyler for hurting Eugene and Enid.

- The intro is SO fucking cool

- Emma was so far down on the list of actors and now my girl is #3 behind Jenna and buscemi. She’s a main character now B)

- If I were Wednesday I’d be pissed too. I CANT with the parents. Like I love you but RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER 😭

- It’s five minutes in and I have so many notes

- Have to say again with the “terrible, they’d know I didn’t get the job done” that Wednesday is MORBID, not okay with murder unless she deems the person deserves it

- Ergh there is clearly so much discrimination against outcasts

- Weems and morticia r lowkey giving homoerotic rivalry…

- I FORGOT HOW FUNNY WEDNESDAY IS

- I genuinely can’t even like… I CANT WHY DID WEEMS PAIR HER WITH ENID 😭

- Guys Enid is SO cute holy fuck. She is UNPHASED bro, she’s just so excited to have a roommate she’s so cute I’m sobbing. She just wanted to accept Wednesday.

- YALL WHEN THEYRE WALKING DOWN THE STEPS WEDNESDAY LITERALLY GRAVITATES TOWARDS ENID. LITERALLY RUNS INTO HER

- Wednesday just lies about killing two kids to Enid and Enid just moved on like nothing happened.

- Also HELLO? THEIR BANTER? Enid takes NO shit 😭

- Hmm part of me wonders if those wolves howling were making fun of Enid.

- They’re literally leaning into each other wha

- “You better watch your back” and Wednesday is behind her that’s so funny

- How do you go from “cute but clueless” to “obsessed” enjax was lowkey forced whereas wenclair had chemistry from the beginning

- AW PUGSLEY HES SO CUTE

- Wednesday being a housewife will NEVER make sense

- I know people hate the relationship between Wednesday and morticia but it’s very realistic. You can easily tell they still love each other despite the harsh words.

- YEESH THE HYDE TORE HIM APART (I think this works with my theory that the more Tyler is aware of the Hyde, the more controlled his attacks get. Which also means that he knew what he was doing when he killed Kinbott, leaving her alive to taste her fear. And he knew what he was doing in the forest when he tried to kill Wednesday and nearly attacked his father)

- WENCLAIR FIGHT THEYRE SO FUNNY TOGETHER THEY ARGUE LIKE AN OLD COUPLE

- when did Wednesday check out enid’s blog. How and why.

- THE LITTLE SCOFF BEFORE “you mean emojis?”

- Enid huffing is crazy girly is ANGRY

- The way they just stare each other down is crazy wenclair is SO full of banter I forgot how hilarious they are

- ENID SIDE EYES WEDNESDAY SO MUCH

- Bianca lowkey eating everyone up…

- Bianca is so aggressive in her fighting style, whereas Wednesday is precise. It’s really cool

- THE GASPING IN THE BACKGROUND AFTER “let’s see if you bleed in black and white.”

- Xavier scoffs so much in this show and every time he does it lowkey makes me hate him more

- “No good deed goes unpunished” okay elphaba

- Girly was smiling when she was about to die.

- DUDE WHY WAS XAVIER LEANING OVER HER? WHO DOES THAT? JUST SIT DOWN NEXT TO HER.

- “Call it instinct” shut up actually

- Bro she had NO clue who Xavier was 😭

- It bothers me that ppl think she cared Xavier was in the coffin. She just wanted to see the godmother come back to life fr

- THING HAHA MY FAV

- I would be flabbergasted if my therapist read the equivalent of my journal before our sessions. She never should have been sent that.

- Ergh Tyler…

- The deep voice lowkey sounds really forced, idk what it is about Tyler’s voice but it bugs me. I think it’s the way his lines always kinda have the same delivery.

- Twenty bucks when he probably makes that in like half a day of work 😭

- The pilgrims look like such dorks bro who are they tryna scare 💀

- Why are they asking her if she’s “been with a normie” that’s so weird

- “THIS LITTLE THING TOOK DOWN THREE BOYS???” HELP

- Her playing with the necklace means everything to me

- Damn the hiker was the third victim

- The sheet music doesn’t match what she was playing but that doesn’t rly matter

- Love that enid went from disgusted to things bff

- Their roof scene is so meaningful to me. They work so well together. Enid doesn’t need anyone but Wednesday and Wednesday doesn’t need anyone but Enid. Enid teaches her how to relate to others and feel empathy and Wednesday teaches Enid to unapologetically be herself.

- Nero :(

- Them bonding is so cute 😭 this is rekindling my obsession

- Notice the immediate disrespect from Tyler but Enid gets close with thing so quickly

- Damn Enid is suspicious. Bro has some killer instincts

- “Hint taken” and Xavier proceeds to KEEP talking to her

- So Wednesday gives Tyler a time and place and you’re telling me it’s just a coincidence that those three pilgrims show up at that exact time at place? Literally there WAITING? No way. Tyler had to have told them, sorry about it.

- I lowkey feel bad for Weems. She’s a little controversial but she was just trying to do her best for nevermore

- Nah man that was an absolute ploy. There’s no way they just happened to know where to be. Tyler was trying to keep her from leaving. He already knew who she was by then and that they needed her.

- Rowan was so conflicted he didn’t deserve to die. He was just trying to protect people

- The way she scrambled over to him even after he tried to kill her :(

- YALL I LOVE THIS SHOW WTF 😭

[istharoth]

ThINkING SO MUCH ABOUT HAKU IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE. This is just me rambling lol. {ALSO, SPOILERS. KINDA]

[Thank you for this very valuable information, Taiga-San & that one Vagastrom Student.]

[BUT WHY IS HE SKETCHY THO!?!? You look at him and go "He's sketchy." I mean, I get it. [But some people also think he's switching sides. Haku, you're so.] WHY ARE YOU THIS WAY. Ily tho ]

But anyways, more so, this man skillfully [and charmingly] avoided the question about his stigma which leads me to believe his stigma is the exorcism of curses. [UNLESS, that's what he does as a priest and that's not his stigma.]

But then again, there's that one theory of shape-shifting with his R Tanuki Warding Card.]

This conversation with Rui makes so much more sense right now. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT POINT, if Clementia was shut down a year before the MC arrived to Darkwick, why was Haku put into Frostheim.

I mean, again, I kinda get why but with him being the heir to a Shinto shrine and not being put in Hotarubi or Clementia is so sus.

But then you have Ritsu, rich guy who was put into Sinostra and Kaito, who was put into Frostheim. [But, Kaito's also pretty sus.] {Ritsu's just a guy.}

This one makes me a bit frustrated, because, Haku's a simp for rules. [I'm quoting Taiga- the Fico simp] AND THERE'S absolutely no way he would let go of an anomaly right? AND I KNOW HE'S COMFORTING THE PC BUT IT STILL MAKES ME SAD CAUSE WHAT IF, WHAT IF HE WAS ONLY DOING THAT TO GAIN HER TRUST AND THEN HE'LL BETRAY HER AND ALL OF DARKWICK

*head in hands* Yeah, i'll believe you until the very end because potentially speaking, you're possibly the only ghoul I trust. [And Leo. HEAR ME OUT, I know he's out for blood (not really tho) but I'd trust Leo than the other ghouls. There's no way that boy is a traitor. 👍]

Also the entire conversation about someone potentially bringing the doll from the temple and him believing THE PC almost instantly? SUSPICIOUS. I'M WATCHING YOU WITH MY SECRET THIRD EYE HAKU.

I could go on a rant about how he works the Like Doves because a Shinto kami, Hachiman specifically used doves as a messenger. AND HOW INARI, another Shinto kami uses foxes as messengers.

YOU KNOW WHERE ELSE WE SAW A FOX WHO HAD EERILY SIMILAR EYES TO HAKU'S?! But, this is a theory, a game theory. [Sorry, I couldn't help but say that. ;-;]

OMG. WAIT. okay, but wait. If the ghouls and PC want the same thing, would it mean that being a ghoul is a curse? But, then again, they devoured the demon and Haku can't do shit about being a ghoul because *drum roll* he ate the demon.

Also, you know, the person Haku wants to help? What if they're being disciplined at the moment? And the "Have I ever lied to you?" to Cornelius? SUS I TELL YOU.

[bonzos-number-1-fan]

Putting the CAT# Back in the Bag: The Flaws With Person/Place/Object

Hi, I’m bonzos-number-1-fan You might know me from such theories as; "Theory of Fears; or, Zur Furchtlehre", "What R# Means: The ABCs of Fear" or, "Padlocks, How Do They Even Work?".

I’m back with another essay about this show. Today’s subject is a little different from previous ones. Rather than explaining what I think something in this show is, I’ll be explaining what I think it isn’t. What I’m going to be talking about is the very popular theory that CAT1/2/3 means the supernatural aspect is a Person/Place/Object.

Because I’m talking about other people’s ideas here I do want to start off by saying I understand why this theory is attractive and I don’t think anyone is stupid or anything for believing it. I just personally think there are angles from which it doesn’t work and that the sum of them makes it fairly certain to be untrue. I could be very wrong about that, and my other theories, or I could be very right. I don’t think either scenario matters much. This essay isn’t about being right but about talking about a big thing in the community. I just happen to not believe this one and people have signalled interest in hearing why.

So with all that out of the way I’m going to start by establishing the terminology being used. Then I’ll break down what this theory is positing and follow it up with the ways I think it does and doesn’t work. That’s basically it but with 16 episodes and supplemental material to cover it’s still not going to be terribly short. 

Huge thanks to @brettanomycroft for proof reading/editing this madness.

Spoilers for The Magnus Protocol up to and including episode 16.

What is a CAT#?

A CAT# is the first 4-5 characters of an OIAR's incident report header. While these are not often referenced in the main body of the show, each incident we hear is accompanied by one in the show's description and transcript. As an example this is the case number for the first incident of episode 1.

CAT1RBC5257-12052022-09012024 Reanimation (Partial) -/- Regret [Email]

The first line is the case number. CAT1 is this incident's CAT#. The RBC (R#/Rank) and 5257 (DPHW) have been topics I've discussed in essays I linked at the start. The second line is the header and is formatted “Section (Subsection) -/- Crosslink [Format]”. CAT#s is all we're concerning ourselves with today but I will be using this terminology going forward.

Now we know what they look like, what is it we know about them? Well, not much at all. From the show itself we know there are CAT1s, CAT2s, CAT3s and CAT23s. From the Klaus excel sheet that was found as part of the ARG (and can be found here) we also know there are CAT12s and CAT13s. With that information we can say with some certainty that CAT1, CAT2, and CAT3 are non-mutually exclusive groupings. It's very likely not a linear scale of some description—i.e CAT23 isn't between CAT2 and CAT3—because CAT13 doesn't fit such a scale. Which means that where there are two numbers in a CAT# that incident likely fits both groups rather than being a new group. This also strongly implies that an incident could be CAT123 although we have yet to see that demonstrated.

We also know that CAT is short for "Category". In the Klaus sheet these numbers are located in the "Kategorie" column. "Kategorie" being German for "category". This unfortunately doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know. CAT#s denote some form of grouping.

There is only one other fact we know about CAT#s and that's this:

ALICE Right, so, after each entry there's four numbers. That’s the DPHW. So, “dolls comma watching” is… 1157. Then you cross reference with the table here, that would be a 2-C, and then you type that into the box here, along with date of incident if there is one and today’s date.

Which is not a lot to go on at all but it does raise an important question. How is a CAT# assigned? There are two major assumptions you could make here. The first is the “objective method” and that it’s a factor of either the section, subject, DPHW or a combination thereof. This means that they are pre-assigned in the same way that DPHWs are. This method has an inherent trait in that it means every header manifests as the same sort of thing. While it’s not a problem to say that every Doll (Watching) is the same— that could just be the rules of the setting—it does make CAT# itself somewhat redundant. The terminology of the headers will often describe something inherent about the CAT#. We have a CAT3 case that’s Dice (Bone) -/- Fate but dice are objects so why would you need to restate that?

The second is the “subjective method” in which the assessor chooses the CAT# based on the incident itself. The subjective method has a larger assumption built into it in that they know what CAT#s are. They don’t know what DPHW is and have shown no indication of knowing what CAT# is either. So I’d say it’s less likely that CAT#s are subjective rather than objective. However, for the purposes of this essay I will assume that both are as likely to be true as each other and will refer to them both. Different cases show different flaws when one of these is true over the other, so both will get discussed.

What is Person/Place/Object?

Person/Place/Object is the theory that the three single digit CAT#s stand for Person, Place, and Object respectively. Combinations of these digits represent that an incident falls into each category. A CAT1 incident indicates that the supernatural element of an incident is a person in some respect, while a CAT23 would indicate both a place and an object.

As I have mentioned this isn’t a theory with a single theorist or origin to point to. As such this theory isn’t a monolith and there is variation in how these categories are presented from theory to theory. Sometimes “Person” is literal and other times it includes any sentient thing, “places” aren’t always strictly physical locations, and the narrative framing of what “objects” are may shift. As such I will be taking the broadest interpretation of these categories as their definitions. 

People will include animals and other sentient beings. Places will include metaphysical locations. Objects won’t need to be physical in nature. This is both the fairest I can be to all theories and also the strongest I can make this theory. The broader I can make these definitions, the more different ideas can be represented and the more wiggle room the CAT#s get.

What I’ll do next is run through all the incidents the show has mentioned and explain them as I see it. We’ll start with the ones that fit this theory well because they require little explanation. Then when that’s established we’ll talk about the places I think this theory falls down.

Which Incidents fit well?

CAT1:

CAT1RBC5257 Reanimation (Partial) -/- Regret: There is something like a zombie in this incident. That’s something like a person and so fits well. 

CAT1RB4824 Injury (Needles) -/- Intimidation: Needles is definitely a person, no question there.

CAT1RB2275 Mascot (Kids) -/- Murder: Bonzo walks, “talks”, and probably thinks. He’s a person.

CAT1B4728 Mascot (Kids) -/- Frenzy: Bonzo is still doing that stuff so is still a person.

CAT1RB4426 Transformation (Snake) -/-Horde: There was a person and they turned into snakes. Snakes count as people here too. Given the amount of snakes this is the most CAT1 CAT1. 

CAT1RB-6451 Hunt (Aristocratic) -/- Compulsion: Lady M is the most person on this list.

CAT1RB1565 Tattoo (Influencer) -/- Cardiac: Definitely involves a person doing something supernatural.

CAT2:

CAT2C8175 Infection (Full Body) -/- Arboreal: This incident takes place in a time and space bending garden. Makes perfect sense for CAT2.

CAT2RB2377 Disappearance (Undetermined) -/- Invitation: A spooky theatre is a location for sure. 

CAT3:

CAT3RBC1567 Transformation (Full) -/- Dysmorphic: In this instance the object in question is the tattoo. Which I think is really stretching the definition of “object” but I’m still going to give it to the theory.

CAT3C7494 Collection (Blood) -/- Musical: A magical violin is definitely an object.

CAT3RB3354 Dice (Bone) -/- Fate: Bone dice are inarguably objects. 

CAT3RB4622 Gambling (Application) -/- Murder: It’s another stretch to call an app an object but, again, happy to give it to the theory.

CAT23:

CAT23RAB2155 Transformation (Eyes) -/- Trespass: In this incident’s case the location is the Magnus Institute and the object is the box RedCanary stole. I think there are some problems with this one but there is enough to get through.

Which Incidents Don't?

CAT1:

CAT1RBC5257 Reanimation (Partial) -/- Regret: You’re not misremembering, I did say this fit well. Because on the surface it really does make sense, but I think if you push just a little it makes very little sense. Why? Because any category you want to place this in is easily justified in the incident itself. There is a zombie-esque thing but also a Frankenstein-esque figure for CAT1. CAT 2 would be the location of the graveyard itself. It was chosen by the presumed creator of this zombie-like creature and is depicted similar to the one in Marked, a CAT23 incident. If this theory is correct and the Marked graveyard is supernatural I can’t see a reason to discount that possibility here. CAT3 fits too because the presumed creation method is that they were Frankenstein-ed which does require some sort of surgical apparatus. But whichever choice you make you’ve not really clarified the incident at all. 

This issue is further seen in the methodology of assigning CAT#s.Objectively it has the same problem all objective assignments do. Reanimation implies there is going to be a reanimated person so restating that doesn’t add much. If we look at the subjective method then this is chosen largely at random. There isn’t enough of an indication in this incident to clearly state which CAT this is. So it’s neither helped in the assessment of the incident and doesn’t provide anything for response because all choices are justifiable. 

CAT1RB4426 Transformation (Snake) -/- Horde:  Not misremembering here either. There is a problem with this one in that it’s demonstrated to be an infection. This makes the source of the affliction basically unknowable. The source could qualify it for other CATs but the larger issue here is that what CAT1 means here and what it means elsewhere are not that comparable. Needles, Bonzo, and Lady M are all sentient and independent. The afflicted we see in this case are normal people until they get very rapidly sick, summon a portal to the snake dimension in their throats, and die. Which leaves CAT1 translating to “something in the rough shape of a person” which is a really wide range of interpretations. Which is something I feel has little practical utility in either assessing or responding to these incidents. 

CAT1RB1565 Tattoo (Influencer) -/- Cardiac: Still not misremembering. While you can say that Ink5oul or Madame E are the person in this instance there is a major conflict here with CAT3RBC1567 Transformation (Full) -/- Dysmorphic. If Daria’s transformation was CAT3 because tattoos are objects then there is no reasonable justification that this isn’t at least CAT13. It’s the same person, doing the same thing, to a very similar result but in a different CAT. The headers are entirely different, and so this/that may be misfiled, but it highlights a problem with Daria’s incident. If the incident with the Tattoo header isn’t an object then tattoos are probably not objects under this scheme. 

If this is objective then this is always a person, or on people, which makes a great deal of sense. However if that’s the case then the objective method for Daria’s case sort of falls apart because there wasn’t really a secondary object there. Additionally, because all incidents with that case’s header being objects is a huge stretch. So if this incident, or that incident, is misfiled it doesn’t really matter. In either case (or even if both of them are misfiled), it largely disproves that tattoos are objects, creating a larger issue with that theory as it affects more than just this case. Subjectively as far as we’re aware Sam filed all three of the Ink5oul incidents. So he chose an object in Daria’s case but then opted against it here despite there being no real reason to that we can see. You could say that now Ink5oul has been in it more, he thinks Ink5oul has some sort of supernatural power themselves which makes them a CAT1; that would still make this CAT13 as episode 11 was CAT23.

CAT2:

CAT2RC1157 Dolls (Watching): This is a big one in my opinion. It’s not only the first incident we’re told about, but it's both Sam’s and our first exposure to an explanation of the OIAR’s filing system. It’s also one I see ignored in most of the posts that posit the Person/Place/Object theory. That is understandable as we don’t hear the incident itself but we do hear enough of it to show that there is a flaw in the theory. 

What we hear about this incident is entirely focused on the doll itself and questions about its nature. It’s a split between Dolls (Watching) and Dolls (Human Skin) with the former being chosen as the latter is only implied. Dolls themselves are objects which would make this CAT3, and if the doll is sentient a CAT1. However, this is placed in CAT2 indicating that it's actually caused by the location in some respect. In order for that to make sense you have to make 3 major assumptions. Assumption 1: despite no indication in the conversation about this incident suggesting anything outside of the doll being strange there was actually a “haunted house”. Assumption 2: despite there being sections far more descriptive of locations—i.e Architecture—Dolls is more suited to this incident. Assumption 3: despite this being Sam’s/the audience’s first exposure to this system it leaves out the real source of the incident when, narratively, this is an explanation of it. Those are some fairly major assumptions to make to justify a theory.

This also has issues with either method of assigning CAT#s. If CAT# is objective then every Dolls (Watching) is actually a location. Unlike with something like Reanimation (Partial) that doesn't make much sense as dolls themselves are objects. In the subjective method, Alice assigned this as a location but their discussion of it centred solely on an object and she didn't explain to Sam why she did it.

CAT2RC3338 Agglomeration (Miscellany) -/- Congregation: This might be my favourite example of issues I have with this theory. To explain it we’ll look at this from both the objective and subjective methods while taking into account outside knowledge of the show from an audience perspective.

Everyone I’ve seen posit this theory attributes CAT2 to Hilltop here.They do this solely because of TMA. There is nothing in this episode that makes Hilltop out to be anything special in any way. But because Hilltop is special in TMA the audience is primed to view this location as special. It may very well be but there is no reason to think that. In fact, I’d argue there's reason to think otherwise based on this episode, but that is a little off topic for this essay. However from an objective perspective it can’t take Hilltop into account because not every header of this sort will take place in Hilltop. They could only manifest at special locations but that seems like a stretch. If it is true, why does this unique combination of words not include a word that describes it as a location? Subjectively it could be a misfile. Celia would be the only person who knows what Hilltop is in TMA— assuming some of the theories on her are correct—but that doesn’t make Hilltop important in and of itself. It also means she ignored large parts of this incident when filing it just to focus on that element. As this case is the one Alice uses to teach Celia the system with, then this also relies on Alice knowing or not correcting Celia. In either scenario this case is full of people of definite supernatural quality, lacks a location of supernatural quality, but has 100s of objects of dubious supernatural quality. Something doesn’t make sense here if this theory is correct. 

CAT2RBC3366 Architecture (Liminal) -/- Hunger: This one is interesting because it shows a flaw not in the theory per se but in the methodology as a whole if the theory is correct. If CAT# is what the theory says it is why is this just CAT2? It being CAT2 at all is redundant when its header describes a location but in this incident we see it’s populated by supernatural creatures. I call them Uncannybals—as should you—and they’re monsters living in the shadow realm. That seems like very important information to include. So it should be CAT12 as there are both people and a place. The OIAR methodology already has the problem that you can’t include multiple headers but CAT#s, if they worked like this, could be used to alleviate that issue. The way it’s implemented here just makes it virtually pointless to include at all.

CAT3:

CAT3RBC1567 Transformation (Full) -/- Dysmorphic: This was largely already covered. So simply put if Transformation (Full) -/- Dysmorphic is an object because of the tattoo, and Tattoo (Corpse) -/- Compulsion is an object because of the tattoo, but Tattoo (Influencer) -/- Cardiac isn’t an object despite being virtually identical to this case then CAT3 doesn't mean object. 

The method problems are the same as above too. Now this case is the one most likely of the three to be misfiled. So you could say that Daria's case is misfiled and would actually be CAT1 if filed correctly. Tattoos aren’t objects, this case is a mistake. Then you could explain that Marked is CAT23 because corpses are objects (so 13 if he was alive). Objectively this header always being CAT3 still poses problems because we know there are Transformations that don’t require objects. Which brings us back to the problem of “why are the headers so bad at describing these things?”. If it’s subjective Sam decided that object instead of person made more sense here. Seemingly based on the fact that there is a tattoo. Later on he changed his mind about this but choosing it in the first place seems like a stretch. If he knew what these things meant in order to choose them, object seems like a very unobvious choice. 

CAT23:

CAT23RC5246 Tattoo (Corpse) -/- Compulsion: This one is fairly clear to me. I’m going to be very generous and suggest that the corpse here is the object based on the above. The reason this one is a problem is that there wasn’t a location here. I’ve seen people say that it must be the graveyard but that’s confirmation bias IMO. It wasn’t a large feature of the episode, didn’t do anything coastal graveyards don’t do, and had no overt supernatural properties to it. I don’t personally think anyone would categorise this as CAT23 based on the incident alone but because CAT23 people will justify it to fit. That’s not inherently a problem because sometimes you have to make assumptions but given all of the above I don’t think that assumption is a reasonable one to make. 

Objectively all compelling corpse tattoos are found in magical graveyards—or morgues, tombs, goth bars, and other corpse hangouts—and I think we can all agree that’s sort of wack. Subjectively Sam decided the graveyard was magic despite there being nothing to suggest that.

Klaus’ CAT#s:

This is a bit of a special section. I briefly mention Klaus in the intro but I didn’t mention that some of the incidents we’ve heard have been found on the Klaus sheet. The canonicity of these aren’t 100% and I would say the show takes precedent so this is supplemental rather than definitive. I think I’ve more than shown that this theory doesn’t hold up. This is more of an academic exercise.

The big thing to know here is that Kluas’ cases lack headers entirely but that some Klaus cases have notes and it’s these notes attached. It’s only one’s with those notes I’m interested in for this because of how they relate to things we’ve heard. One case is CAT3RBC1567 with the note “tinte”. CAT3RBC1567 is Daria’s case and “tinte” is German for “ink”. So this is very likely that case. There are 4 other cases with that note and they’re two CAT1s, a CAT3, and a CAT13. So even if Daria’s case is misfiled not all of those are the correct CAT# for that assumption. There are also two CAT1s and a CAT2 marked “Herr B”, which is “Mr B” in English. These aren’t tied to a Bonzo case we’ve heard yet but one of them does take place in Bland Theme Park, Somerset. That’s not definitively Bonzo but it’s a good hint at it. 

Additionally there are 6 CAT2 cases that have the note “Katzen LOL” or “Cats LOL” which you’d expect to be CAT1s if there are cats involved. In a similar vein there are one CAT1 and five CAT2s marked “Kreigsvolk” which is literally “War People” but more likely “Army” or “Soldiers”. Again, you’d expect more CAT1s if CAT1 is people.

I’m not saying any of the above is the backbone of my reasoning here but these are things that are showing up in the show and they do seem to be pointing the same direction as what I’m saying. Ignoring them entirely I think the theory doesn’t hold up but with them I think it’s very clear.

Conclusion

I don’t have much of a wrap up here. Anyone who’s been reading my posts for a while has known that I’ve never thought this theory worked. It’s not something I ever get too deep into because I’m also obviously happy for people to have ideas I disagree with, as am I happy for them to disagree with my ideas. That’s just healthy theorising. I’d been considering writing this for a while though but was mostly held back by not wanting to come across as some sort of arbiter of what is and isn’t correct, and didn’t want to seem like I was calling anyone out specifically. However a few people now said they wanted to see this and there are enough instances of parallel thought on this theory that it’s impossible for me to really single people out now. So here we are. 

Just to reiterate for people that did/do believe this theory I don’t think anyone was stupid and/or wrong for thinking it. I hope if the above has convinced you that I’m right about it that you’re not dissuaded from making and sharing future theories. I’ve have 3 or 4 terrible CAT# theories and a few R# theories too. My current ideas on DPHW and R# might be awfully wrong in the long run and that’ll be okay.

That’s me anyway, hope this was at the very least an interesting read if it didn’t manage to be a convincing one. Bonzo! Bonzo!! Bonzo!!!

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You can talk about Stuff for hours if you'd like, I don't mind

you know sometimes i forget this is the nerd website.

anyway you've given me an excellent excuse to talk about Stuff! disclaimer tho it's past midnight and im very very fucked in the brain rn bc finals r coming up... i kinda just used this as an excuse to word vomit a bunch of unrelated feelings and infodumps into on mildly incoherent post so yeah sorry bout that

mlp theory!!

so in the first episode of the first season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Nightmare Moon is prophesized to be released/freed from her prison (the moon) by the stars. now that at first gets you thinking, "okay, but why would the stars want nightmare moon to be freed? she's evil." and you're right... kind of?

twilight's cutie mark is a sparkle, or rather, a star. see where im going? well now you're thinking "but twilight actively works against nightmare moon!" and you're right! but, i dont think the prophecy was actually about freeing nightmare moon, but about freeing Luna.

luna herself didnt ever want to cause the kind of harm that happened when she was nightmare moon, and she was essentially imprisoned in her own mind via corruption in a weird sort of venom-and-eddie-but-not-really kind of thing

twilight sparkle, the stars, frees Luna from her prison (nightmare moon) which was a state originally brought on by corruption, i think(?)

dhmis!!

dont hug me im scared makes me very nostalgic for a multitude of reasons, but also extremely uncomfortable in a comforting way?

uh if you havent guessed im autistic (undiagnosed but whtv) and this section of my half-past-midnight, feelings-induced, whatever-ness of a post/ask answer is about how dhmis made me feel and why i guess

dhmis makes me think of jack stauber's videos. i think the connection is pretty obvious, i mean, you cant take a look at bumblebees are out and then take a look at dhmis and tell me they arent at all similar.

umm, dhmis's approach to horror is very interesting and unique to itself, its (or was, when it was first introduced) a very new style of horror. it's a psychological nightmare, but even without the even surface-level analysies of the psychological horror, it's still absolutely horrifying. it's uncomfortable, it's gross, and it's generally very unpleasant.

so like,,, why do we watch it?

or i guess, why do i watch it.

all three guys (yellow, red, duck) are trapped in this repeating nightmare of a day, with incompetent people masquerading as teachers who dont know what they're talking about. this, again, very deeply resonates with me, as the kid who had a lot of special interests which coincidentally corresponded to a lot of things we learned in school. i liked a lot of things science related, expecially since my parents are both scientists. i often like, knew more about the topics that were being taught (read: shoved down my throat, incorrectly i might add) to me. i, being the justice seeker i was, would raise my hand to correct the teacher because i needed to make sure that this clearly innocent mistake was corrected so that no one carried misinformation. which is rude, apparently, there's a reason i dont like talking about stuff anymore, thanks middleschool. that bit about yellow guy turning smart for a bit really hit, sorry.

the whole part of the first ever episode about the arranging-leaves-and-sticks-into-one's-favorite-color makes me think about that time in fifth grade. the scene is so hilariously jarring in one way, then it hits you again. "go and collect some leaves and sticks, and arrange them into your favorite colors" is a line that, at first, just makes completely no sense at all, because, how the fuck does one arrange a pretty much monochromatic pallette and arrange it to be in your favorite colors? youre given only a half a second to be confused before the three comply in a different way than the viewer didnt think was the option. they arrange the sticks to spell out thier favorite colors. and then, yeah! that makes sense, so youre satisfied. but the episode punches you in the goddamn face again, by telling yellow he's wrong because "green is not a creative color" which is both very jarring and triggering, and just, infinitely hilarious to me. so how does any of that remind me of fifth grade? it's more autistic childhood stuff, lmao:

when i was in fifth grade, i had teacher who didnt communicate her kind of already nonsensical rules in a way little autistic me could understand, and i didnt ask questions because id been trained to know that asking questions is "giving sass" or fucking, whatever the hell nt adults think it is idk. anyway, this one weekish, at some point, my more rowdy classmates had gotten out of hand using their water bottles and kept spilling water everywhere, so my teacher said that we had to keep our water bottles at her desk at all times. and i was immediately distressed for two reasons: one, it was interrupting a status-quo that had been established (i.e., keeping out water bottles by us, at our feet, every day), and two, i couldnt drink water if Ms. teacher had my bottle. and the way she said it made it extremely easy for an autistic who takes almost everything too literally to misinterpert what she was saying. everyone else got the memo apparently, but i didnt.

id go on more about this but im too tired for an emotional deep dive rn and i wasnt to make an actual post about just dhmis at some point. anyway the point ofthat section was basically i really relate to yellow guy.

the truman show!!

the truman show is a work of absolute fucking genius. i was actually introduced to it via ranboo's generation loss, which is an analogue horror series with a youtube channel with around six(?) vids and a three-part streamed-vod series which was inspired by the truman series i think.

anywaay the inherent horror but comfort in your whole entire life being carefully crafted to be entertainment for thousands upon thousands of people! untapped venting market tbh.

the way that, at the start of the movie, the show is already unraveling, his dad shows up in almost the first scene.

i think the way that the actors subtly break character throughout the show and then try to cover it up in a way that makes sense to their character so that truman doesnt realize they're not real.

but then how the subtlety of the character breaks slowly becomes less and less subtle, and it just... unravels.

um, anyway yeah theres a couple of,,, things that ive been kinda thinking about, mostly incomprehensible because yet again it's past midnight, but i needed to word vomit idk

[montanamp3]

re: @aveller 's request to expand more on the tag essay on Author Is Dead vs Author In Ur Dms fandoms & how being perceived changes fandom experiences

for author in ur dms fandoms (high authorial involvement) there is not really necessarily a need for the author to be literally In said DMs but there must be a possibility that they could be there at some point.

like i said in the prev post people might overcompensate if they go from a low involvement fandom to a high one and are blown away that creators r Just Some Guy that they can Talk To

high authorial involvement + large fandom = parasociality central. if it's high authorial involvement + small fandom i think it might b just social (extremely biased opinion, DO NOT TRUST)

small size of fandoms might sometimes result in a fandom that's closer to the source text because of the lack of blorbified versions of characters that are popularised through big fics & art

also the lack of fandom content means you can't really be in a small fandom just for the sake of fandom content (eg ppl who read destiel fic but don't watch the show anymore) so if you're in a small fandom you have to really Like like the thing you're talking about

and you're more likely to be a casual fan of a Big Fandom than of a small fandom so small fandom people might be more obsessive to overcompensate

alternatively the tight-knit nature of small fandoms may encourage a blorbified version of a character to be more widely accepted amongst the few people there? idk

i think a higher authorial involvement is also kind of a motivator for people to stick to canon more... it's a bit hard to say Screw canon My city now when the guy who made the city is still very much living in it. at least this is the case for me

as a girl whose venn diagram of Audience For Fandom Content and People Whose Opinions She Cares About A Lot is pretty much just a circle I guess there's also a higher level of motivation to appeal very directly to the target audience + a higher reward when you've done so. but this isn't specific to small fandoms it can also be for large fandoms because of the formation of cliques + subfandoms

i don't have proof for any of this just my own experience. pls don't take this as some Unified Theory of Fandom but im not really sure why you'd want to

[gillianthecat]

Do you have recommendations similar to to my star 2 or love mechanics in term of angst? i like angst within the relationship but also angst that comes with a little toxicity (like lm)

BL Recommendations with Toxicity and/or Angst:

Hello Anon, thanks for this ask! 😊 I went through my list of all the BL and BL adjacent shows I've watched and these are the ones I've pulled out. I'll just list them here, and then discuss each one below the cut.

Higher Angst and Toxicity:

War of Y: War of Managers

War of Y: Next Ship

Lan Yu

Lovely Writer

Fahlanruk

The Devil Judge

Kinnporsche

Seems to have High Angst and/or Toxicity, (but I've only watched the beginning):

Word of Honor

Tharntype

Lower Angst and Toxicity:

Utsukushii Kare (My Beautiful Man)

Theory of Love

Why R U? (the FighterTutor cut)

Not Me

Semantic Error

High Angst but Low Toxicity

Guardian

Untamed

I Told Sunset About You

I Promised You the Moon

Where Your Eyes Linger

Once Again

The Eclipse

(I made a section for Toxicity with No Angst, but there was nothing in it)

You've probably seen at least some of these, but I'll write about them as if you haven't. I haven't posted about everything, but I tagged them all so you can search my blog to see what I have written. Most but not all of these have happy endings - feel free to ask for specifics. Or if you have any other questions about any of these shows!

War of Y: War of Managers Very toxic. Probably not actually a BL ( I still haven't seen the last episode.) I would have found it angsty if I cared about the characters more. I don't really recommend it, except as an object of bizarre fascination, or if you like extreme melodrama.

War of Y: Next Ship A much more coherent story, though still flawed. Higher angst, less toxic but still quite toxic. Like Love Mechanics they have amazing chemistry. Recommend if you're in the mood for dramatics.

Lan Yu (藍宇) A 2001 Chinese queer film, very difficult to find, but I highly recommend it to those who can handle the angst. I'll link the one secret YT version I found in a reblog. Very high angst (ask again if you want spoilers). Unhealthy relationship dynamics. I suppose it's toxic, except that I think of that word applying to shows with a more pulpy tone, so I wouldn't have called it that.

Lovely Writer Confession: I still haven't finished this one, I disliked Sib too much. Comedic in many ways, but with strong through-lines of angst and toxicity. Others probably found it less toxic than I did. Many people list it as a favorite, and I can see why.

Fahlanruk It's still mid series, but already lots of toxicity and from the trailer I'm predicting at least some angst. It's not good, but I've been enjoying it as a trash watch. Everyone here loves to hate on Fah.

The Devil Judge Not a BL. I loved it. I really liked the experience of watching it totally naive so I won't say more, but ask if you want more specifics.

Kinnporsche I'm sure you at least know about this even if you haven't seen it. Toxic and comedic and angsty in turns. I'm glad I watched it.

Word of Honor I've only watched a few episodes, but seems at the very least angsty and has the potential for being toxic. Looks very good, many people love it, I just didn't have the patience for complicated sect politics at the time.

Tharntype Too toxic for me, I noped out in the first episode. I get the impression there's angst, but couldn't tell you for sure.

Utsukushii Kare (My Beautiful Man) It didn't actually feel toxic to me, but it might hit some of those same toxicity buttons. Kinky boys falling in love and fumbling painfully through figuring out their kinks together. Medium angst, I would say. I loved it, highly recommend.

Theory of Love I adore many things about this and hate others. The beginning is rough - high angst and toxicity, plus moments of frat boy style comedy, and it's hard to root for the couple. Most of the second half I thought was amazing and the painful set-up pays off. My biggest irritation was with the use of misogyny in many of the "comedic" scenes, plus a few other flaws I won't get into here. I feel like reactions are so personal to this one, but I would recommend at least checking it out.

Why R U? (the FighterTutor cut) I wouldn't call it high in either angst or toxicity, but they're definitely there. Their chemistry is insane. Riveting. I fast forwarded through everything that wasn't related to Tutor and Fighter, which works as standalone story, so that's an option if like me you find all the other characters annoying. Recommended.

Not Me I feel like whenever I try to write anything about Not Me I don't know how to start. I definitely recommend watching it. There's angst and toxicity but they're not always related to the romances. Ask if you have more questions about it and I can come up with more specifics.

Semantic Error The lowest in either angst or toxicity on this list, it's mostly sweet. Toxicity depends I think on how much the bullying bothers you (it didn't bother me). Angst is the typical romance angst as characters are finding their way to each other. I highly recommend it in general though.

Angst but Low Toxicity:

Guardian Censored Chinese BL. Very high angst. The romance is amazing. The rest of the plot is kind of nonsense but fun (the show suffered from censorship on several fronts and a sudden huge budget cut halfway through preproduction.) I loved it. Amazing acting. Recommended, if you can tolerate censorship.

The Untamed Also censored Chinese BL. High angst - some as part of the romance, but mostly about other things. A much more coherent plot than Guardian. I loved it. And it's partly what got me into watching BL. Recommended, if you can tolerate censorship.

I Told Sunset About You (ITSAY) A queer romance and coming of age story. I loved it. Delicate angst, gorgeous cinematography (same DP as KinnPorsche, which is how I found it in the first place), really well acted. Highly recommend.

I Promised You the Moon (IPYTM) Sequel to ITSAY. I liked it a lot, many hated it. Not really a BL, more like a continuing of the ITSAY characters growing up. Lots of angst, but of a different tenor. Some might consider it toxic, but it didn't feel that way to me. It had some flaws for me, but I'm really glad I watched it. (Definitely a sequel, would probably not work on its own. Or even if it does, it's worth watching ITSAY first.)

Where Your Eyes Linger Hwang Da-seul's first BL, so you've probably seen this one at least. It's the least skillful of her work - you can really see how she's grown, but I still liked it a lot for its moody vibe. Angst from pining and from external constraints on the relationship. Recommend

Once Again Short Korean BL that just finished. Very high angst, but also many moments of humor and fluff. I can give more spoilers if you want. Very well acted. Many people loved it. I liked it a lot, but not quite as much as I wanted to. Recommend.

The Eclipse What can I say about The Eclipse? I'm sure you at least have heard of it even if you're not watching. I adore it. Plenty of angst, along with plenty of other stuff. I suppose it could fumble at the end, but so far I highly recommend it.

[lady-phasma]

Actually I feel a bit sorry for Matt after his interview for HOTD. He tries so hard to add depth to the character and keep Daemon truer to the source. That's what R. Condall lacks: consistency and loyalty to the core of the canon. DW exists for almost 60 years, all details can change, fans can hate rewrites and new settings/history but the Doctor stays the Doctor. The showrunners can change the letter but keep the spirit of the show.

I love these asks! Thank you anon! I can't believe people actually want to know what I think! It's bananas.

Firstly, which interview specifically? Since I don't know which one I'm just going to answer in blanket terms.

Secondly, you are so kind and compassionate. I think Matt does more than tries, I think he succeeds. As of August 2022, Matt has not read Fire and Blood. (Interview here.) I can hear the collective gasp from fans across the world! (I don't have that many followers. LoL) Here's what he said:

[...] he also hasn't read Fire & Blood, the book the series is adapting. "Not in its entirety," the actor replied when asked if he'd read the source material. "It's a big fucking book."

So I guess there may be a need for my post about why actors' input isn't considered relevant or reliable in some critical film theory, huh? I've started it but now I'll have to finish it.

I'm not going to defend or criticize Condall in this answer. Matt is admittedly a fan of Game of Thrones (the tv series, you can find that with a google search) but that doesn't necessarily inform him of canon as anon mentioned above. I think, much like auteur film theory giving too much credit to the director, fans give too much credit to most actors. This is the actors' job, and most seem to love it, but it is work. Put yourself in their shoes for just a moment: you audition, you land the role, the read-throughs start, and the next 6-10 months are a blur of memorizing lines and costume fittings, distant set locations, and then non-stop press junkets and premieres. At what point in that is it reasonable for fans to expect the actor to know canon. So I'm going to extend your compassion, anon, and apply it to the entire cast as well.

The show runners... that's a different story. It is their job to know canon. But, and this is important, it is also their job to choose to ignore it or not. That is a very difficult job when you have such a monumental fan base as ASOIAF or DW.

I don't know if anon is a long time Whovian or new to the series but perhaps they will remember the absolute hate Steven Moffatt received when he began writing for DW. People were livid with the way he changed canon. I love his writing for Sherlock as well but I really enjoyed when he completely destroyed DW Weeping Angels canon and some people are still mad about this. Until Moffatt the Angels never moved when the camera was on them (as if the viewer were watching them/camera lens as eye) but he removed that aspect of canon and showed them move on screen (only slightly but people got angry because DW). I think it was a brilliant move to distance the audience but that's all I'll say about it here. I use this example to point out that "ignoring canon" is a phrase that is used a lot in fandoms... and is based on an unreasonable standard when one thinks that we give so much time to these fandoms and these creators have lives as well. There are choices that are made along the way in any series that will not sit well with fans. It's a risk they have to take.

Humans have short memories. We forget that "the doctor stays the doctor" is a feeling that comes back only after a few episodes into a new regeneration. When the announcement is made that our Doctor is leaving, when the new casting is announced, when the regeneration episode is aired, when the grieving is at its hardest, the Doctor will never be the same, it just won't be the Doctor. And then, before we know it, the Doctor is the Doctor again.

As for Condall.... maybe I really do need to write an essay on contextual formalism and why what creators say is ultimately not as important as the final art object. People might not like that statement but it's one of many art/film theories so if you think that the creator/artist has the final word on the art object take an art history class or a film studies class and you'll learn how rarely most of them achieve what they intended, for good or bad.

[asherlockstudy]

another lurker here: been lurking since beginning of this year, i watch every day still, and imo it's a lot of small things that have people trickling out. mythicon, rhett's comments, the hot-and-cold with dedicated fans etc etc. but there's also the general internet attitude towards rpf shipping. i've not made a rhink blog or interacted much with the tumblr fandom (aside from some nice/curious anons) because i just don't feel comfortable in this current climate where antis scream at you for basically no reason. rather stick to a closed forum (i.e. Discord) where neither antis nor the people the fic and thirsting is about can see.

Yep, you're kinda closer to my territory, Anon. I understand the antis’ “thoughtfulness” (if that’s what it is) but it's tiresome to see some mild shipping post with like 100 disclaimers that "of course op doesn't think their theory is real". Why even write it then? I mean, sometimes it's like you even fool yourself and everyone around you because there are posts that are clearly based on observation and yet then op says "oh but of course none of this is true". It's this fear that has spread... and has made older shippers leave. Obviously a large part of the fandom are indeed people who ship them as a fan headcanon and that's awesome but I don't believe 100% of the fandom operates in this way. Simply put.

Shipping real people is very tricky and you must be considerate but the problem is when shippers give the real people a hard time about it. There are toxic fans who address people directly or, even worse, their families. That's gross and scary. But if, for example, I make a post here in my corner which averages 15 notes and then somehow Rhett sees it and is mad about it, then before crucifying me, it would be a good idea to at least ask first what Rhett was doing so abysmally deep down the rabbit hole, you know?

This was just an example. I haven't personally received hate so far (although I'm pushing it apparently lol) neither do I have any indication Rhett has seen any of my posts (thank goodness). I am just saying. Many of us are just normal people who try to build tiny communities within our blogs, where we can speak freely - almost like small talk - without intending to address or confront anybody or cause problems to them or pick up a fight.

It's just SO maddening that this can get criticised by R&L and other fans alike, and then one week later R&L are pretending to fuck for 20 dollars. People need to sort out their minds - maybe me too, but not me first. I, for one, never demanded that Rhett and Link should act or be a certain way. I just comment on what I see.

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

Hey! Why (Defenestratte) here. Remembered you're keen on the John Oliver bits of the Horne Section TV Show, so wanted to send you this: https://www.chortle.co.uk/interviews/2022/10/24/51964/i%E2%80%99m_definitely_a_lot_odder_in_the_show_than_i_am_in_real_life

It's an interview with Alex Horne and does have a sneak peek on Mr Oliver's involvement in the show. Hope this is useful/fun for your interests!

Well shit. I am very interested in the mystery of why John Oliver is doing this show, and I have to love any mystery where every bit of information that shines light on the situation brings up more questions than answers. For example:

How did that work with John Oliver on the laptop calling in?

We had to be really clever with that, I had a day with him over Zoom and we had to record everything. We had to go through every script and lots of costume changes, we had to improvise quite a bit and then we had to fit round his bits in the room.

So, we had to pretend he was there, someone had to press play, that was really odd, but it worked. Hopefully I think when you’re watching it you presume that he’s actually there but he’s a man that doesn’t have much free time. He also nailed everything first time. We’re all so used to people being on Zoom now and you don’t really bat an eyelid, I think.

The main question this brings up is what is he going to be on the show? Before seeing this article, I assumed they'd come up with some reason for a fictionalized John Oliver to talk to the characters in the show over video chat, and that would be his role. Which I still think must be the case, because I'm not sure the alternative is technologically possible. This paragraph seems to suggest that the actor John Oliver filmed his parts over video call, but the character John Oliver will be physically in the room with them, like CGI. Which, as I said, I don't think can actually be done. But then why would the other actors have to pretend he's there? I guess what this means is just that it's hard to talk a screen that'll be playing pre-recorded footage, and pretend you're having a live conversation with the person on it. But it's worded in a way that implies they're all in front of green screens, pretending a tennis ball on a stick is John Oliver.

So that's an entirely new question for me, though it's one that will be answered as soon as the show starts on November 3rd. For the mystery I was wondering about before, of why he's there, this article offers: "It was quite a long process and I think now we’ve done it hopefully it’ll be easier in future, but we’ve got Big Zuu, Dr Ranj Singh, John Oliver who is in every episode and he’s enormous in America, he’s won a million Emmys! So that’s odd, he said yes straight away."

Thank you, Alex, that tells me nothing and leaves me more baffled than before. I am beginning to suspect that John Oliver agreed to do this just because he found my Tumblr blog, learned that someone has decided to become an historian on everything about his career that ties him to Britain, saw this person trying to put all the pieces together and find connections that make sense in an overall picture, and decided to fuck with me by doing the most inexplicable thing possible, that clashes with everything about his previous relationship with British media of any kind. That's my current working theory.

Anyway, thank you for the link, @defenestratte! I'd not seen this before, and I appreciate the baffling information. Really looking forward to November 3rd now, to see what this is about. Oh, and for anyone who wants to read the article without copy-pasting the URL, here's a link. It does contain a bunch of non-John-Oliver-related information about what the show is like, and to be honest some of it makes it sound less like the sort of thing I'll enjoy than the Guardian article from last week did. This article has a bit more focus on how it'll be a live music/variety show, which doesn't hugely appeal to me. I'm hoping the show will be more 30 Rock than TGS, you know? More Flight of the Conchords sitcom than just a filmed Flight of the Conchords gig. I mean I'd love to see a Flight of the Conchords concert, but I don't think that alone would make a good TV show.

Either way, I'm sure I'll enjoy the sitcom elements, and I do find Horne Section songs funny, and to be honest even if every other moment of it were shit I would still watch all six episodes just for the John Oliver mystery. Which I guess is the exact intention behind the move of attaching really famous guests to projects like this, and in this case it will 100% worked on me.

[rwqv]

ou my my my reverend u thought u can get away without ouyr unnecessarily long asks .... oh u thought wrong....

learning that that hoe noaya was number 5 was actually insane to me because he showed up for like 30 panels at MAX vro ... and hes so annoying even if he does look good ............

but u know what GOJOS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 minutes!

i love toji so bad i wanna commit dangerous atrocities towards him but u know in a loving way. all of these toji girldad things r making me think .... but ill never write LOL! im in such a bad slump but ill be back trust .....................

sassy toji SAVEEE MEEEEE PLSSSSS oh lord wait i wanna write for him so bad rn but i highkey have to lock in on my studying

higuruma has me clawing at the walls holy balls that man is so fine hjes next on the chopping block

i really like that the fan service is for guys tho icl cus when i was watching jjk with my brother all of the action and fight scenes kept him entertained and all the hot juicy men kept me entertained ... literally what was the point of choso lifting up his clothes to show his delectable abs like there was no reason ... but i still ate it up every single time

i feel like mei meis insane body was really only to show how mature (physically at least) she is .. compared to her .. 12 year old brother ... but u know thats typical zone reading too much into things ..

i have been fighting back a major poo and i finally have the courage to respond to this majestic ahh essay

imagine go comes in first and says “hey… everyone…” and everyone stares at him like hes crazy and then he says “bro you havent even seen the half of it” and jo casually strolls in and hits a pose

no but fr i seen those like studies and he might come back with one eye… its okay…. itll still shine bright

hirugama is back bro… and yuta too…. how did that man look the most concerned when maki was yelling at him and not during sukuna fight like he was gonna get the strap that night 😭😭😭😭😭 id be stressing if maki was yelling at me too dawg

chap 269 felt like filler and was like “hey ermmm snort this is all the technical reasons why we won and what we coulda done better snort har har”

im gonna be frank… i like how sukuna died…. i think its fitting… that a man so feared through the centuries and that killed so many people,.. that he died this uneventfully… and he never once lost his pride

i also saw this fire theory that sukuna is still alive in fushiguro.. and thats why hes acting so different like those infinite voids and black flashes gotta leave him dead mentally bro 😢

i think it was mappa fan service because i would think they are as attractive as they are in the manga version like how it was done with bsd.. but anyways nevertheless thank mappa and gege for such delectable characters kept me very interested 😋

wait ur right… sadly… fr…. i cant believe gege added that in just for funzies like you did NOT have to make her a pedo bro just make her personality so horrible or whatever not incest and pedophilia at the same time i thought jjk was safe from the constant incest in anime allegations until that scene

toji is so adorable… studying isnt toji…. but u should probably still lock in 😞😔😔

[erigold13261]

There’s a theory that the song “SPECIALZ” (JJK Shibuya arc theme) is a song from Kenjaku (or the curses in general) mocking Yuji as “special”. (Look up Will Stenson’s cover for English lyrics)

However in the Eriverse it swaps concepts as the transfigured humans mockingly thanking Mahito for making them “special” (hence “U R MY SPECIAL”)

Just listened to the English version, watched the Japanese version, and reread the English version without sound.

And honestly, I kinda see the opening being more geared towards Satoru more than it is being sung to Yuji.

Like yea, I agree that the song feels like it is either coming from Kenjaku or the curses (I more see it being Kenjaku honestly), but to me it feels like they are singing it to Satoru more than Yuji because Satoru is the special one out of the two (at least compared to how the curses and Kanjaku see the two).

I can kinda see the theme also being from Mahito directly to Yuji, in a similar way it's from Kenjaku to Satoru. Both are absolutely trying to mock and get a reaction out of Satoru and Yuji with their actions/looks in order to get the upper hand.

It's just the line(s) "No! No! No! Don’t be still as stone, all calm and alone" feel more geared towards Satoru for the most part as he was very much as calm and collected someone could be in the Shibuya incident (well... he went a little silly against the curses but it's whatever lol). Yuji only went calm after accepting him and Mahito are the same (and by that point Mahito was not in a mocking mood towards Yuji.

There's probably more I could analyze directly but I am a little short on time and don't really have the ability to explain why I think it's more of a song towards Satoru than it is Yuji (maybe because at this point in the story Satoru felt more like the main character than Yuji did, which I see is a common complaint in the fandom lol, but that's just how the story is written).

As for the Eriverse, I would say that it doesn't fit all that well unless you do a turn-around theming to it.

Meaning that the first/most of the song is actually from Mahito to everyone else. He's mocking them and having fun, ending up somehow setting up a rendezvous with everyone thinking he would be fine only for them to turn the tables and they end up taking the song for themselves against Mahito.

I would say the turn happens around the second “get 1○st iπ 31” line. The no regrets part of it which leads into the final “i luv u 6a6y.”

From then on I can see it being the transfigured humans directing their hate towards Mahito.

It's not FULLY from the transfigured humans, because I can see Mahito saying/representing the "No! No! No! Don’t be still as stone, all calm and alone" line in a more desperation tone as he is now all alone and doesn't like how he can't manipulate and hurt these people anymore who now have power over him.

But yea, I can see the song being slightly from the transfigured humans but also from Mahito as well.

(also, side note, but I love how many ugly cryers are in JJK lol. Just rewatched Mahito's crying scene for funs and I really can't wait for more of Choso's crying scenes! He's the best ugly cryer hehe).

[fantasy-overload3]

Wrong TimeLine

The clock marched on, the rustling of old paper the only sound to be heard through the creaky library shelves. The Professor stood, piles of books surrounding him. He was in the midst of some very important research, and it wasn’t going well. Frustrated, he sighed, yanking off his glasses to rub his curly brown hair off his forehead. 

A loud bang and yelps of surprise erupted around the entrance to the library, jerking him from his thoughts. A strange looking man wearing strange clothes and a weird looking updo stood in the doorway, panting like he’d just run a marathon. The Stranger marched into the building, glancing around as if trying to find something very important. 

The Professor returned to his research not finding anything more interesting in the Stranger, choosing to focus back on his work. 

He didn’t know that the thing the Stranger was looking for was him. 

 ……

The Professor glanced up and noticed the Stranger standing near him, smiling like he had just found something important. “Hello, My love” the Stranger whispered to him, wrapping his arms around the confused man in a tight hug. The Professor flinched away from the other man, confused he held up the book he was holding up to his chest protectively. 

The Stranger frowned, confusion littering his face, “Love?” he whispered confused, before realisation hit him like a brick wall. 

“Fuck, wrong timeline”, the Stranger whispered to himself. He smiled at the Professor, whispering again, a soft goodbye before backing away slowly and bolting through the still open doors of the old library. 

The Professor stared after the Stranger’s retreating back, perplexed. 

“Wrong Timeline?” he whispered to himself, confused. After a moment the shock had worn off,  he quickly shook his head and sighed, turning back to his piles of books, soon forgetting the whole ordeal. 

………

The Stranger appeared a few times over the next few months, only staying for a few hours at a time. Though now he kept his distance when he realised the Professor still didn’t recognise him. He liked to watch the Professor study and research, whenever he thought the other man couldn’t see him. The Professor didn’t mind much, liking the man's quiet presence close by, maybe also the way his scowl scared people away from their area of the library, keeping the disturbances to a minimum.  

He smiled to himself remembering the time when the other man had quite literally growled at an annoying woman who wouldn’t leave him alone despite his many attempts to get rid of her. 

They never really spoke much to begin with, preferring the comfortable silence between them, though they shared small honey cakes, his new companion found at a small cafe down the road. 

The Professor liked to find out new little things about his new Friend, like the way his mouth curled up when he read something cute or the way his lightly tanned face scrunched up when the sun got in his eyes. 

The other man also noticed things about the soft spoken Professor. He noticed that he tapped his foot to a beat only he seemed to know and constantly brought the Professor coffee and honey cakes whenever he got too invested into his work which he knew the bookish man was immensely grateful for, because he would have let himself starve if it meant he could keep reading. 

The Professor also had a big suspicion on why the other man had cursed about being in the wrong timeline. He liked to believe his friend was a time traveler who’d gotten stuck in this time. This was obviously a working theory he wasn’t quite sure he fully believed, he could be wrong; it wasn’t like he knew anything about time travel or if it was even real. Though there was a lot of weak-ish evidence to be a possibility, for example the other man's sense of fashion was quiet…out there, to say the least. Then there were the things he said, most of which didn't make sense and the rest was completely random.

As the time passed and the pair spent more time together, the Professor realised he had been seeing the other man as more than a friend for quite some time now. He missed the other man whenever he wasn’t around and craved his serene presence in the hard moments of his life.

 Unbeknownst to the scholar, the traveller also noticed his feelings pretty soon and had decided quickly to act on them, learning from previous mistakes on waiting too long. 

The two were quick to fall in love, spending nights on the roof of the library, whispering quietly under the stars. They talked about everything and nothing, soon learning all of the other secrets. 

The Professor had asked his lover once, about why he had chosen to come to this timeline. The traveller had looked up at the sky and smiled at the stars. He’d replied that he’d always loved the peacefulness of the time they had lived together. The small moments they’d shared were ones he would always cherish in his heart. 

The Professor had laughed and called him a sap, but they both knew that it was true, that they would both cherish the time they spent together. 

…….

Though they loved those moments and despite the love they shared with each other, they both knew this quiet love wasn't meant for now.  The Professor knew it wasn’t going to be safe at the library much longer once someone voiced their ‘concerns’. He saw the looks some of the other researchers threw at him and his partner. The traveller also knew this wasn’t the right time for either of them, he couldn’t stay for much longer for fear of the danger he had run away previously, from catching up to them.     

The last time the two saw each other was a warm summer day, the wind blowing slightly rustling the leaves hanging from the trees. The lovers had stood outside the library, gazing at each other for the last time. The Professor knew why his love had to leave, it didn’t make it hurt less but he understood the other man's reasons. The taller man gently cupped his Professor's face and kissed his forehead. They stood there for a moment, before he stepped back. 

“Goodbye, my Love” the traveller whispered, and just like last time, he backed away smiling before turning and breaking out into a sprint leaving clouds of dust in his wake. 

Neither man saw each other after that day. The Professor’s life got even busier, a promotion and a bigger workload now taking up most of his time, he hardly ever got to go back to that old library, where he and his love had first met. 

 …….

Years after their first meeting, or at least for the Professor, now older, the grey had started to seep into his hair and more smile lines carved into his face, walked into the old library. The man walked to his old corner between the rows of the bookshelves. The piles of books he’d always left behind had long been cleared away, leaving an odd empty feeling to the space. The Professor ran his hands over the dust covered shelves lost in thought. 

A loud, familiar bang rang through the small building, he glanced up and stared at the man standing in the doorway. He walked forward slowly, not believing his ageing eyes, as he took in the man before him. He was still as tall, his light brown hair still twisted into that odd hairdo, though now it was also starting to grey. The Professor smiled. The other man took a bit to notice him, but when he did his face lit up in a breathtaking smile, and opened his arms wide for the other man to step in. 

The Professor wrapped his arms around his lover and sighed. The two men stood there, hugging, both overjoyed to see the other, after so many years. 

“Right timeline” the traveller whispered, smiling. 

[nahasnz]

Hbo now password everytime or every 30 minutes

#HBO NOW PASSWORD EVERYTIME OR EVERY 30 MINUTES MOVIE#

#HBO NOW PASSWORD EVERYTIME OR EVERY 30 MINUTES MOVIE#

However, the 2-hour mandate was a boneheaded move, too, especially when WB had already greenlit a script for a 3-hour plus movie and the bulk of it had already been shot when the mandate came down (from a studio president who was later fired for sexual misconduct, by the way).īest possible scenario for the theatrical release would have been WB backing off and letting Snyder and his editor trim his director's cut down to 3 hours and trim the violence to get the PG-13 rating. They have to make their money back somehow. No studio was going to release a $200 million 4-hour R-rated movie. Probably because this is a director's cut, not a theatrical release. It never would have worked as a theatrical release. I went in to hate watch it and ended up enjoying it. Phoenix352: pxlboy: The HBO streams in UHD if the hardware supports it. and I say this as someone who enjoyed Tenet, as mentioned earlier Subtitles should not be necessary for viewers watching in their native language. (It's also not remotely a giant twist because it doesn't significantly re-frame the action  at most it's only a minor extension of the explicit twist(s) in the third act.)Īlso, Nolan intentionally burying the dialogue in the sound mix is a total farking asshole move. Could it be "true," of course, but there's no good reason to think that it is, other than simple economy. The guy who made that video very tediously belabours every speculative stretch, but not a single item is actually persuasive no matter how many times it's repeated and restated, and as a whole the theory is at best very weakly supported. Here's a SPOILER filled YouTube video explaining the twist. Here's an interesting article on Sator Squares. There's a giant farking twist that most people don't even notice that's kind of similar to the spinning top at the end of Inception. Problem solved. It also gets better with multiple viewings so there's pretty much no way most haters fully understood it. It's a cinematic masterpiece. I have a feeling most haters didn't actually understand it or even follow what's going on. People like to blame the audio, but I used subtitles. They could lose a good 5 minutes just by cutting back on slow motion shots of Aquaman walking into the sea while someone sings a sad song (either Aquaman groupies or Nick Cave).įarkingismybusiness: Tenet is genius. /It's marginally amusing to see how it's reimagined I read all this crap in comic books when I was a kid I'm ashamed to admit that Iron Man 2 is part of my collection I'm old and too lazy to make that kind of analysis, but you summarize my thinking well And the epilogue is just wildly overindulgent. Dunno about 'unprofessional conduct on set' or whatever, but almost all of his character's story was left on the cutting room floor. I can see why Ray Fisher was angry, though. A lot of scenes needed more editing passes to tighten them up. And it'd probably be only three hours if they cut the slo-mo. It still suffers from cramming way too much setup into one movie it takes advantage of things like the Wonder Woman and Aquaman movies retroactively, but it's not enough. ZSJL was at least more coherent than the theatrical release, which suffered from tone whiplash because of rewrites and reshoots. I must have missed the sex scene though Sorceror: MaudlinMutantMollusk: I did watch the whole thing, but not in one sitting

[jayswritings13]

Hey I saw you wrote for Scooby Doo. Scooby Doo is the best 😂😁. Can I get a head canon request for what would a polly relationship look like with Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, Fred and the reader. I hope you're having a good day!

A bit chaotic, but you all work really well together.

It helped that before getting into a relationship, Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy were all really good friends.

You just added more love into their mix.

Even with five people, it's surprisingly easy to spend time all together.

Movie nights are the most common date night between all of you, as it's something that's very low maintenance that pretty much they all can agree on.

Well, mostly.

Actually picking the movie that you all are watching is a battle alone.

"I am not watching Fast and Furious again!"

"C'mon Daph! It's a classic!"

"Freddy, I think you need a watch a real classic! Like, Jennifer's Body!"

"Oh no, Daph. I don't think he's ready for that." Velma snickered.

"I still vote for Ratatoillie!" Shaggy grinned.

"Oh so no one's gonna vote for Back to the Future?"

"All you do is comment about the movie's not a scientifically accurate depiction of time travel, Velma!" Fred said.

"And....?" Velma crossed her arms.

"It's annoying! I want to watch the movie, not listen to you comment about the movie's plot holes. If I wanted to listen to that, I would just watch a CinemaSins video!" Fred grumbled.

"Fred! If this is about your stupid movie choice, it's a NO."

"A little harsh the Daph?"

"Oh like anyone wants to watch a movie about a cartoon rat!" Daphne added.

"Enough! I'm picking the movie!" You declare. "And....we are watching The Breakfast Club!"

"But-"

"(Y/N), that movie is-"

"Really?"

"Can we do a vote?"

"That's the end of that!" You said.

You also made sure that all of the comments made on movie nights haven't hurt anyone, and the others are quick to do the same.

You all agree that movie nights can get pretty heated.

Which is why we never speak of game night. E V E R.

Out of the four of them, Daphne is the most affectionate and doesn't really care about PDA. She loves to give/make you little gifts or notes, and seeing your face afterward.

Shaggy is the designated cook of the group, and always loves it whenever you or anyone help him out. However, he will fight you on who gets to eat the leftover batter while cooking, but he does let you eat it most times.

You also have to give Shaggy bonus points for Scooby, who has become your best friend because you will feed him anything he wants whenever he wants.

Velma is the best person to go to and vent about anything bugging you. She just listens to you rant, while playing with your hair and holding you close.

Fred will drive anyone anywhere. No questions asked. He's also the one who is most willing to go to the store to pick any of the others up random snacks that he thinks that they'll like, or just their favorite ones.

You always love to surprise the others with flowers or playlists that you made. You often hear the others humming along to the playlists while doing various activities around the house and it just fills your heart with so much joy hearing that.

"You all treat me too good." You mumbled, curling in closer to whoever was laying next to you that night.

"That's because you're cute." Fred yawned.

"You make me happy. All of you do." Daphne said.

"I love that you let me ramble on and on about all of my favorite theories." Velma said, "I love that you even ask me questions."

"I love you more than my favorite sandwich."

"What about more than Scooby?" Velma teased.

"......."

You laughed as Shaggy stayed silent for a bit.

"I wouldn't expect you to, Shag." You said, reaching over for his hand.

[chicken-nugget-overlord]

the (major) marcanne evidence we have so far

hi! just a disclaimer, most of the things in here are opinions. yes, i am using “evidence” from the show to back up my point, but i’m not claiming anything as straightforwards or canon. if you feel like being aggressive towards this, please do you and me a favor and ignore the post. however, i would like to hear your opinions on what i’m about to say!

so a while ago, i made this half-baked google document that kind of reads like a shitty grocery store tabloid. i was doped up on bang (sue me) and it was 3 AM for the most part. it doesn’t really show as much “evidence” as i’d like and it’s not... good. but here it is for reference: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUFWRlTm3pZFCWBFUh_h2EmeGDeC-oma0BhYSX6XDLs/edit

basically, i’ve compiled a bunch of hints in the show supporting my theory that marcy and anne could (possibly!) end up in a romantic relationship at the end of the show. personally, i think matt braly might pull a she-ra or legend of korra and explicitly confirm it in the last episode, considering disney’s track record and the success following the owl house. 

they’ve put a lot of details (some big, some small) into the show that i think point in the direction, and i’d like to hear anyone’s opinions on this!

here’s the evidence: 

1) matt Braly’s twitter posts. so i’ve seen matt post some... suspicious things, and i’ve seen people screenshot and repost them. i think some of them are pretty solid and hint at marcanne, so here

i know this since-deleted post has caused some controversy, but i also think it’s borderline queerbaiting if matt doesn’t make it canon after posting something like this, even if only a few people saw it. 

it’s the smiley face. the smiley face makes me feel like something is going on. 

2) the famous blush from new wartwood. there is no heterosexual explanation for this. 

as much as i love marcanne, i will admit that marcy’s blush at anne in The Scavenger Hunt could easily be passed off as embarrassment or her being shy. but the New Wartwood blush, at least in my eyes, has literally no other explanation. if marcanne isn’t canon, i will spend the rest of my years wondering what the fuck it meant. 

3) the prom poster. i have a lot of thoughts on this. so, we know it appeared in marcy’s nightmare sequence in Olivia and Yunan, so my first thought was “oh! this represents one of marcy’s smaller fears! she doesn’t want to be rejected by anne!” this makes sense because the balloons in the poster are yellow and blue. yellow, as matt braly confirmed, is anne’s favorite color. obviously, blue is her calamity color. when mixed, they make green. marcy’s calamity color. 

yes, yes, i know they’re thirteen, but weren’t they originally supposed to be in high school? the amphibia we know still has a lot of references to them originally being older, such as anne driving a truck. i think it’s possible, as it’s a detail i feel like the crew wouldn’t have put in unless it meant something.

4) “who says there has to be just one queen?” from The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers. once again, there is no heterosexual explanation for this line. it genuinely feels like anne is blatantly flirting with marcy and it went RIGHT over her head. you can tell that anne picked up on it from her facial expressions. here’s a clip for anyone who doesn’t know what i’m talking about. it’s edited but the only one i can find: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbHnYjNUvPE

5) marcy and the moon. this is one that i BARELY see people talk about, and i’m not sure why. i think it’s really subtle, and i’m not sure what it means or if it’s intended to be romantic, but why not mention it?

so, marcy covers the moon in the intro, right? 

(and darcy does in the season 3 intro)

here's the kicker: anne is holding the moon in the season 3 outro:

i interpreted this as her holding marcy, potentially saving her. but do with this what you will. 

6) hop pop’s heart-hands in the second temple. this one MIGHT be a bit of a stretch, but it feels like a very subtle hint at their relationship becoming real in the finale. 

you know, how he makes a heart with his hands and then looks at marcy and anne? 

the picture wouldn’t load. 

7) marcy after anne leaves newtopia in Day at the Aquarium. so i did 100% steal this from a different post i saw, but it blew my mind. it takes over an hour for the sun to set, and you can tell by the difference in the sun when you see marcy before and after anne leaves that she’d been standing there for more than an hour,

hoping anne might come back

8) whatever the fuck this is

9) the way they keep looking at each other. you know what i’m talking about.

seriously. what is this. marcy, is there something you’d like to tell us? *proceeds to advise anne to get possibly the gayest haircut i’ve ever seen*

lastly, one that isn’t so much marcanne as it is anne being a lesbian. 

10) anne’s romantic endeavors. so, we know that anne is a hopeless romantic. she reads romance novels and magazines, and likes to play matchmaker. something i think is weird is how awkward and weird she acts whenever she’s asked about a relationship (namely that time hop pop asked if she had a boyfriend and she threw him off the fwagon). she also keeps dodging the question, like when doris offered to set her up with one of her sons. i think it is very, very possible that anne is a lesbian. 

considering how disney has been with same-sex relationships and lgbtq+ rep in the past, i dont doubt that they’d let matt braly make this relationship so explicit so soon, but i think there are plenty of good hints the crew threw in. personally, i think this show could realistically pull a catradora and give marcy and anne a “dramatic confession” in the finale. of course, i’d love to see more of their relationship, but beggars can’t be choosers. 

i also really don’t think that anne could ever be in a relationship with sasha. i love the enemies to lovers trope, but i really just can’t see it. yes, marcy betrayed anne, but that doesn’t compare to what sasha did in the first 2/3rds of the show. you could argue that marcy did what she did to make anne happy. i don’t think that she originally intended on keeping them in amphibia forever, but once andrias made the suggestion, she thought it would make anne happy, as anne told her how she didn’t want to lose her and the plantars. do i approve of what marcy did? no, but that doesn’t mean i think she had bad intentions, and i could see them repairing their relationship in the future. that’s why you can’t compare marcy to sasha. marcy did a bad thing with good intentions, while sasha did a bad thing with bad intentions. she wanted to hurt anne, and there was a visible difference in anne’s reaction to sasha’s betrayal versus marcy’s. okay i’m rambling but in conclusion i like sasha as a character but i’ve had too many friends like her to ship her with anne, but that doesn’t mean i think she can’t be redeemed. the show is about redemption and self-improvement which is why all three of the girls are deeply flawed. they’re learning to overcome it. 

back to my original topic, i do really hope that marcanne becomes canon because i want disney to know that lumity shouldn’t be their only same-sex relationship between major characters. i want the public to know that, too, and i want disney to start making this more of a regular thing in their cartoons and eventually, even a movie. 

i also think it’d be really important since how often do you get to see two woc in a romantic relationship? don’t forget that anne calls marcy “my love” in the portuguese translation

i saw a really cool video about marcy’s development, too, and i think you should check it out! it’s not too long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcZXfoB2f70

again, i’d really love to know your thoughts, and if you have any “evidence” to add on!