#Musings from Mary

[elen-aranel]

In the snw pilot, Batel left before she finished eating the pancakes Pike made for her while she slept.

I don’t want to fall into the trap of disliking a female character just because, and I don’t particularly ship Pike with anyone else, but…

She’s left without eating his food since then, and I feel like cooking is how he expresses his love for people. For me there’s significance in her turning that down.

I’m uncomfortable, and I think Pike is subconsciously too, about him deepening a relationship when he knows and has been willing to talk about his future with others on the crew. Even if he probably shouldn’t have according to what I understand from discovery. I wonder if that’s behind his repeated pulling back then feeling guilty.

But aside from that, they just don’t seem to match. Him wanting to camp, her wanting room service. Yes, she understands what being a Captain is, but I would hope most people in the fleet understand that a captain can’t put them first.

I think I could like Batel as a character. But I don’t think she and Pike are right for each other.

I’m kind of anxious that they’re building up to killing her off in the gorn war or something so I wanted to ramble about this first

[junkmailmusubi]

im not hyperfixated on rhythm doctor anymore but the amount of knowledge i have about it is still insane. mainly about the dialogue. if you showed me a rhythm doctor quote no context not only would i be able to identify it as a rhythm doctor quote, i would be able to tell you exactly who said it and when it was said

[mariposiel]

TIKTOK OF ROUGHLY TRANSLATED ENGLISH VERS. OF SPECIAL:

This person has translated all four episodes of the S4 special into English!! This is how I watched the special! :)

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST TO ALL FOUR EPISODES OF THE S4 SPECIAL:

EP 1:

EP 2:

EP 3:

EP 4:

[kerryweaverlesbian]

The Winchester brothers? Oh I think you mean Sam Leahy and Dean Singer <3 I think their mom is Mary Campbell-Winchester so maybe that's where you got confused <3

[littlequeenies]

Lee Starkey, Ringo Starr, Jay Mehler, Barbara Bach and Mary and Stella McCartney attend the launch party for Mary McCartney’s new book ‘Mary McCartney: From Where I Stand’ at Michael Hoppen Gallery on October 21, 2010 in London, England.

[alhaith4ms]

I lost it at the kaveh gingerbread house headcanon. I raise you a: what if he’s ironically bad at it despite being an architect? (This isn’t a request btw, just wanted to share)

omg anon i can already imagine kaveh, the renowned light of the kshahrewar and an absolute genius who built himself an entire briefcase that he lovingly calls Mehrak, just absolutely making a huge mess during gingerbread house making and getting so much flak for it from alhaitham who, by the way, somehow makes a perfect gingerbread house !!

"huh," alhaitham hummed, raising a brow at the mess of crumbs and frosting on kaveh's side of the table. "no wonder your clients choose to back out at the last moment."

kaveh balked, holding back the urge to push alhaitham's face into the seemingly perfect gingerbread house the scribe managed to make lest he actually gets thrown out to the streets.

"listen you arrogant bastard, these cookie pieces are much too delicate than i anticipated and the frosting i got is far too runny!"

"...sure they are." alhaitham said, already standing up. "just clean up your mess, i'm going to bed."

"wait," the blond frowned, looking at how much there is to clean. "you're not even going to help me clean up?"

"you did say that we're able to clean up after our messes. don't make too much noise, i have work tomorrow."

[mathcs]

AM I RIGHT, LAW? I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME! YOU'RE RIGHT HERE, AREN'T YOU?! I CAN FEEL IT! IN THAT CASE… DON'T BLINK, OR YOU MIGHT MISS THIS!

BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA FINISH THEM OFF IN JUST ONE MORE BLOWーーー !!

機動戦士X2ガンダム | PHASE : FUTURE | @ervaurem EPISODE SOURCE -> FROM THE UNKNOWN BEINGS, WITHOUT LOVE.

[maykrisms]

Every day he's faced with another reason to believe Maykr 'family' drama was never that bad.

Case in point: Whatever he just got caught in the middle of.

[prince-of-elsinore]

watching season 14 episode 1 where they're going off to save Cas from the demon ambush, and Sam's driving and Mary's sitting shotgun and they're having this conversation:

MARY: Sam, it's gonna be fine. SAM: (scoffs) Stop saying that, please. MARY: What? SAM: “It's gonna be fine,” that everything's gonna be fine, we're gonna find Dean, and -- MARY: We are. SAM: You don't know that. (pause) Dean's gone, and we have no idea where he is or -- or if he's even still alive. You know, Michael could have… burned him out or… worse, and… (sighs)

and it's like this merry-go-round of roles from the situation at the start of season 13, where Mary was missing, Dean was hopeless about it, and Sam was keeping the faith (and later season 13 where it flipped to Sam in despair and Dean keeping the fighting spirit), and all I can think is what must Sam be feeling right now, having this conversation play out with his mother rather than his brother? He and Dean come down on opposite sides of issues like this all the time. It's kinda baked in to their dynamic. Whenever one staggers or gives up, the other pulls/pushes him forward, and they both take their turns in each role. It's not only the bread and butter of the show, it's the bread and butter of Sam and Dean, so much that they themselves acknowledge it, as Dean did in 13x04 ("I need you to keep the faith for both of us").

In the above exchange, Mary goes on to give the kind of mini-pep speech I could imagine coming out of Dean's mouth, and it seems like the show wants us to think 'aw, Mama bear reassuring Sam and having a bonding moment.' But it's never been the words Dean uses, his platitudes about family and not giving up, that matter to Sam in these situations; it's who they're coming from. It's the fact of having Dean there by his side in spite of everything. So even though Sam finds himself, again, in a dark place with a loved one missing and another trying to pull him out, and even though Mary sticks to the Winchester script, the balance is all off. She's not Dean, and without Dean the fraternal seesaw of hope and despair breaks down, and there's nothing to pull Sam up again. The scene doesn't go there or really invite this reflection, but I wonder how much Sam is consciously aware of this as he listens to Mary. There's an interesting, blink-and-you-miss-it moment, after Sam says "You don't know that" where he cuts himself off and glances over as if just remembering who's in the seat next to him, and he adjusts his tone, in a way he probably wouldn't for Dean, before going on. So maybe he can't help but compare, in his head. Maybe Sam is thinking how he's heard his brother say similar things a thousand times but it's just not the same, and how much more hopeless that must make him, even as he shoves it down, for Mary's sake, for the sake of the mission in front of them, and for the sake of the people he's leading. Sam's never been so surrounded by people, all on the same team, his team ostensibly, in his life. But when it comes down to it, he's just as alone as he's been any other time he's lost Dean. He's grateful for Cas, and he loves his mom, but at the end of the day Sam can only rely on one person get his brother back: himself. Everyone else is just another person to convince he's fine.

[lingeringscars]

thinking about how mari votes to stay by the plane because she's scared. voting to go to the lake means admitting that they might not be rescued. but then they get to the lake and things start to look up because the water is refreshing and was needed and everyone is smiling. but then they find the cabin and things are gross but again it seems like things might be okay. then there's dead cabin guy and she mocks lottie to pretend like she isn't still scared; then the seance happens and there is no more denying that she is scared.

now she's scared but she chooses to go on the expedition because if she's going to die, she wants to die doing something to try and get them out. there's something going on, but she can do something. she can go with tai. then the expedition fails and all she has to cling to is lottie and that faith.

[vanalex]

Director Tim Burton and his muse/former fiance Lisa Marie 🖤🤍🖤

[junkmailmusubi]

22:22

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, at 10:22pm, something very strange happened to me. I woke up.

Bruised, battered, bleeding, and pinned down by the weight of two worlds, but awake.

Breathe.

I could only lay there on the concrete and breathe.

Focus. Focus. Focus.

Focus on what happened.

I couldn't care less that I was nearly dead on the pavement for a whole day. I had seen too much to forget now. I had to commit this to memory.

I closed my eyes and tried to recall everything. Starting with last night, when I ran away in the worst moment possible.

[mariposiel]

LMK S4 THEORIES

A/N: Okay, so below are my thoughts about Wukong’s past, his mountain imprisonment, how the Brotherhood was defeated, and how Macaque was “killed.” Just some headcanons, theories, and character introspection!

Initial theory in the first paragraph is credited to @/nixthefanartist!

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When the Brotherhood had originally gone to fight the Jade Emperor, they had lost and Wukong surrendered along with Azure Lion, Yellow Tusk, Peng, and Macaque. However, Sun Wukong was given an ultimatum, and that was to surrender, or have his friends die. He actually might have won against the Jade Emperor but that would’ve been at the cost of the other four’s lives. So, he surrendered in the end. The Brotherhood goes back to Flower Fruit Mountain (FFM) where Macaque and Wukong have a talk that escalates into a big argument, fueled by their loss against the celestials. (Or maybe, their friendship becomes strained over a longer period of time, which eventually accumulates into a huge fight/argument).

In a fit of frustration, Wukong leaves, traveling back to the celestial realm where he has the bet with Buddha over his claim of wanting to replace the Jade Emperor (“If you can jump from my palm, you, or whoever you want, can become the Jade Emperor in his stead” - Buddha). However, Wukong loses again because Buddha is able to hold the universe in the palm of his hand, and as punishment, he is not let off so easily, spending 500 years of imprisonment under the mountain.

During this long period of time, Azure, Peng, and Yellow Tusk built that mountain ridge city, deciding that they didn’t need Wukong’s help, seeing that he had seemingly abandoned ship. DBK had left to try and conquer some smaller lands in the meantime, desiring more power (this was the reason why he wasn’t at the city, the reason why he wasn’t sealed within the scroll). On and off during these centuries, Macaque also tried to take care of Flower Fruit Mountain in the King’s absence, looking after the various monkeys.

Macaque thinks Wukong abandoned him and the sworn brothers but really, Wukong was trapped under that mountain for 500 years after losing the bet to Buddha. And after that time period was up, he was freed by Guanyin and Tang Sanzang, going on the JTTW to make up for his crimes against heaven. This was basically his only choice in the matter, plus the fillet practically forced Wukong to follow the orders of Tripitaka, like a dog on a leash. But over time, Wukong became fond of the pilgrims despite it all during the 14 years of the JTTW.

All the same, Wukong had thought Macaque and his sworn brothers had abandoned him because the Great Sage had tried calling out for help, thinking that at least Macaque would be able to hear him with his six ears. But no help came and he eventually gave up as decades turned into centuries. Though, he didn’t know that the reason Macaque couldn’t hear him was because of a magical spell surrounding the mountain, blocking out his calls from underneath. It was only when Guanyin and Tang crossed the threshold upon the mountain, that his calls were finally heard.

All in all, they both thought the other abandoned them but really, it was miscommunication and tragic events being orchestrated in the background.

The Brotherhood eventually learns that Wukong had sided with the heavenly realm, for reasons unknown to them. So, all they had known at the moment was that the Great Sage had abandoned them for centuries only to appear one day as heaven’s lapdog basically. Not sure on what to think about this, Macaque leaves to FFM to clear his head and to sort out his feelings. However, in his absence, the mountain ridge city is destroyed by the JTTW group. And as punishment ordered by the Heavenly Court, the celestial officials had originally wanted the three demons dead but Wukong instead gave the idea of sealing them inside the scroll as an act of mercy.

Before Azure Lion was taken away, he shared some final words with Wukong, words that the monkey did not like the sound of, knowing that Azure would not give up so easily on his quest to dethrone the Jade Emperor, even if it meant showing no mercy to his old friend. Azure Lion believes that defeating the Jade Emperor would be best for everyone, and he wouldn’t let anyone get in his way for “justice” by the time he’s free from the scroll. This is the reason Wukong is wary of Azure during S4. Plus, the hurt of Wukong’s betrayal probably fueled Azure’s last words to him as well.

To be noted, Macaque wasn’t with the three other demons when the JTTW group destroyed the city; he was at Flower Fruit Mountain but even from there, his six ears caught wind of the encounter so he rushed over there only to see the celestial guards holding the three demons in magical restraints. And then he finally saw Wukong and he was about to go over there and demand to know where he’s been until he’s stopped in his tracks upon seeing the golden fillet around the simian’s forehead. At that sight, the darker monkey manages to slip away in the shadows. The three other demons are transported to the underworld, sealed within the scrolls of memories.

And from there, Macaque eventually tracked down the pilgrim group, attacking Tripitaka and the others, believing that they were forcing Wukong to do their work for them, believing that they were the reason why Wukong had abandoned and betrayed the Brotherhood. However, by this time, Sun Wukong had already grown fond of his allies, and he was still wearing the golden fillet, so the Great Sage protected Tang Sanzang from Macaque, giving the dark haired monkey that scar on his eye. Having to continue on with the journey, Wukong left him with a heavy heart, his emotions in disarray upon seeing his old friend after centuries of no contact. Plus, the last time they had talked involved an argument, which didn’t help either.

From this battle, Macaque was simply knocked out. However, by the time he came to, the Lady Bone Demon had found him, having witnessed his defeat. She thought she could use the darker monkey in her plans, believing that she could utilize their broken friendship against them. So, in order to drive them further apart from each other, she had disguised herself as Wukong to make it seem like the simian was just finishing the job and killed Macaque, which he was tragically awake to experience. Then, she resurrected him later on and tried to make him work for her which he subsequently refused, escaping even though it had seemed like he owed her for “saving” his life and that “Wukong” had killed him. Because even Macaque could sense something was wrong with her, even if she had seemingly saved his life. Then, LBD was sealed away in the tomb by Tripitaka, having been caught by the pilgrims after she tried attacking them by disguising herself once more, which Wukong detected and called her out on.

Seeing that Macaque has abandoned her, even after she gives him new life, LBD forces him to help her later on during the events of S3. It’s the reason why she says that she’s capable of erasing the very memory of him because she basically already altered the very memories of his death.

After Wukong finished his 14 years during the JTTW, he finally encountered DBK later on, the bull demon rampaging on several villages. There were two reasons why he was attacking them: one to gain power and to cause destruction and two to expel his anger and frustration upon learning that his sworn brothers were sealed within the memory scroll when he was gone. This is that famous scene at the start of LMK S1 where Wukong defeats DBK, trapping him under a mountain for 500 years, leaving his staff on top of the mountain.

There were probably even more conflicting emotions stirring within Wukong upon seeing DBK again. It wasn’t such a heroic tale as described by Tang, but one of pain, and regret. Wukong was still angry at the Bull demon for not answering his pleas for help when he was trapped for 500 years, so he sealed DBK under a mountain, as a taste of his own medicine. This was, of course, also to prevent the demon bull from further laying siege to the villages. However, Wukong still felt regret for his actions, for sealing almost all of his old friends away, from driving away his closest companion (Macaque), so he left Ruyi Bang on the mountain, believing that he did not deserve such a powerful artifact anymore, not after all the mistakes he had made in the past. And he left, disappearing to Flower Fruit Mountain in isolation as his own form of self punishment.

[murkyhazed-is-archiving]

you know what i find so sexy?

inserting my muses into canon settings that they weren't originally in.

[aethergate]

I decided to do one of these :] !! The list is just. The entirety of the Mandela Catalogue. Chell , Fleetway Super Sonic, Jack from Bioshock 1 ( the main character ), Eurydice from Hadestown, and Kris from Deltarune!

The Mandela Catalogue is there because I take a lot of inspo in the alternates from that series for her. She's kinda a mandela catalogue alternate of Sonic.. and there's pretty heavy inspo from Adam Murray from that series. Chell is there just because the tired hater energy. And if she ever got fully free of the Empire, she'd end up a lot like Chell post Aperture Science. Fleetways there cause. uhhhhhhhhh. Her natural progression joker arc build up.. bioshock dude is here cause well. Gestures at the entirety of the would you kindly conditioning. That's her for real. Eurydice cause she's been through a lot of shit, doesn't trust easy for it, and the entirety of her arc of being in Hadestown is kinda like how Mari is working for the Empire. And Kris is there for the entire lacking personal autonomy thing. Kinda translate inspo from "player controlling all their actions and they hate it" into the entire deal she's got going with the chip she's got where Eggman can sorta just bodysnatch her.

[ultimateplaylistmaker]

“Oh wow Kokichi is SO smart for absolutely NO reason what a Mary Sue”

“Of course her organisation doesn't kill people; she's SUCH an angel… Mary Sue, Mary Sue, Mary Sue!”

HBHAHAHAHAHAUHSUHUAHHA GOD THE GENDERBEND KOKICHI BEING CALLED A MARY SUE HAS ME C A C K L I N G THAT SOUNDS HILARIOUS, awful obviously, but HILARIOUS