#I’m so invested in the story

[showtoonzfan]

Me when The Walten Files:

[sevenines]

i saw this tweet and found it interesting for two reasons. one is that some people base how good cartoon network would be to toh by how it treated su, and despite the fact that su’s treatment by the network was considered poor at the time, now its thought to be exceptionally good in comparison to modern shows.

two is how exactly su got impacted by a limited budget. a common criticism is how characters like connie, peridot, and lapis are left out of missions. but balancing a lot of characters is not only hard but also costly (extra animation, extra voices—it’s been revealed that the show is limited to a set number of characters per episode otherwise they’re over budget). animation mistakes are not uncommon since retakes cost extra. the entire reason the original show got cut short was due to loss of funding!

[scalacaelumx]

"I'm Ventus. Call me Ven."

A doodle based on the lovely @starlightwayfinder ‘s Waypoint AU: Ven in his beautiful Scala ad Caelum outfit.

I love this design (and the AU) so much!

[watchyourbuck]

forever paralleling the lighting strike to the shooting bc I can’t get over how fucking insane it is as a red string. the way their lives are so intertwined. the way eddie asks buck if he’s hurt bc he doesn’t recognize his own blood. the way buck pulls him under the truck, covers him from the fire. the way eddie tries to pull him up with his bare hands in the middle of the rain when he knows he doesn’t have the strength to do so. the way they both stare as the doctors wheel the other away into the hospital. the way the bullet wound connects to the strike lines almost as if by shooting eddie the blood stained bucks shoulder and chest in the form of the lighting. im going insane. again.

[ilumel]

— never underestimate a cornered mandalorian.

[merakiui]

i recently got into orv and all i can say is…… yjh is so handsome,,, OTL

[mandaloriandragontrainer]

I… might need to start emotionally distancing myself from Rayllum.

[greatyme]

The amount of story and time the women get on screen is incredible. I came here for a time travel bl plot hoping the lesbians teased in the trailer would have an actual story and THEY DID. Not only that but ALL the women support each other. “We are women. We have to fight.” Ueangphueng, Maey, & Fongkaew work TOGETHER against the men who oppress them because solidarity between women is what’s gonna save them. You could make a whole series just focusing on them and I’d watch tf out of it. Ifylita is a hell of a romance but it’s so much more in addition to that. Aside from perhaps one of the best bls ever it’s got one of my favorite depictions of women in a bl for sure

[virgothozul]

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[thestarlightforge]

A lot of wild stuff has happened in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But honestly, Loki of Asgard falling in love with a middle-aged, single-dad jet ski salesman from Ohio—played by none other than Lightning McQueen—was not on my “bingo” card 😂

[isconnormcdavidok]

Not that I’m ever particularly off my “Make Roy Harper canonically indigenous” horse but the extend to which he’s indigenous in every way but actual canonical confirmation and you don’t see half the effort that people put to racially appropriate fan casts of the Batfamily.

Like Roy’s story is straight up one of loss of community on adoption and struggling to fit in from a character who *canonically* grew up in a Native band and still people want to say he’s white?

All it took was one comment about how Tim Drake was originally intended to be Chinese for people to run with it but you don’t see nearly the same embracing of Roy’s story

[daydreamerdrew]

All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder (2005) #1

[falmerbrook]

Whenever I see those OC ask game things I want to reblog them so bad, but I definitely haven't posted about my OCs enough to justify doing it so instead they get to rot in my likes until some nebulous point I deem them appropriate

[misguidedmeat]

neuvilette is such a nice character like i just think he’s cool and nice you know like i’m normal

[metabolizemotions]

Maybe Station 19 was like an experimental cubist painting.

There were too many stories to be told and too many people trying to tell them, from too many perspectives, with too many styles…

Each viewer saw a different picture.

It was the show that tried to capture the zeitgeist and represent the under-represented. Also the show that often struggled. With the tones and textures. With representing w/o tokenizing. B/w laughing with and laughing at. B/w realism and romanticizing. B/w deliberate and arbitrary. B/w educating and entertaining. B/w what they consider profane and sacrosanct.

At times, it touched our hearts deeply. At times, it frustrated us to no end.

Not every story was given the respect, sensitivity and intricacy it was due.

One moment could lead to a profound understanding of an aspect of a lived life some of us had never known; while the next could be a moment that was beyond confounding - about an aspect of ourselves that made us feel slighted, diminished and even erased.

It had often been an exercise in empathy to find our common humanity at the intersectionality of stories. Yet, the scale of empathy often skewed too far in favor of some characters with the differing standards, narrative frames and plot armors. Ironically yet reasonably turning people off these very characters they wanted people to root for. A persistent dissonance and disconnect.

But it was also the show that didn’t shy away from the ugly, the raw, the uncomfortable and messy parts of our shared human experience. The tribulations of oppression. The perils of ambition. The tests of morality. The trials of friendship and love. That we would make mistakes, but we could also make amends. That we're not defined by our worst. That our best lives could still be in front of us despite the current struggles. That sometimes life sucks but having your people with you makes it more bearable.

I would think it an interesting journey for the diversity of people behind, on, and in front of the screen. The evolving stories, evolving characters, evolving storytellers, an evolving fandom - all amidst an evolving media landscape.

It was probably not an easy show to make. The show had a bewilderingly lack of support from abc or shondaland. Diversity seemed to be both good for promotion (when there was any) and the reason for the prejudice against it.

Just as it had not been an easy show to watch - so biased, inconsistent and self-contradictory. Like when they kept telling us about the family spirit and deep friendships yet somehow spent more time showing otherwise. Or when the writing of systemic sexism was somehow inherently sexist.

Personally, I don’t think characters belong to the writers alone. Besides the usual constraints, the characters were often adjusted back and forth to fit the plots. We’ve also learnt how network execs' dislikes, writers’ personal experiences were factored into the stories. I fully respect the writers’ artistic rights. But actors who embodied the characters for years have a unique understanding too. Viewers also have their personal takes about what were true to characters. It's ok to agree to disagree.

There had been sparks of brilliance, but often extinguished too soon. It has been confounding how the greys-verse did not capitalise on its vast potential, esp. S19. Even while both shows share a show-runner. Grey's anatomy could have lent its scale while Station 19 could have injected renewed energy back into its mothership. Both shows could have been better for it.

Although the characters have the foundation of distinct and interesting backstories, their development often did not fully utilise the narrative potential and the talents of the cast. I’m sure the crew was also competent and hardworking. But somehow some elements b/w n within the shows seemed to just cancel each other out instead of amplifying their impact. IMO 704 and 709 were a few exceptions.

But I'll always be glad S19 existed and we got a S7. I believe they had tried their best to wrap up and give closure to everyone invested in the show. I truly appreciated the hard work given the circumstances even when I personally didn't agree with some takes.

In the end, I really do want to remember it as the show with heart, the show that made us laugh and cry and the show that tried. The show that's unique - in both its merits and flaws. I’ll definitely miss the characters. One last time - 19!

[ifyourereadingthisblinktwice]

the poppy war has officially hooked me. i also feel like rin is the villain or will end up as such and the more i think about it the more i think about little things with her character that would lead to that. shes so interesting i want to study her like a bug