#STAR... he is the STAR of the show... STAR allies...

[howlsofbloodhounds]

Were killer and cross something like friends before? Cuz I remember seeing comics of them pulling pranks together, but I'm not sure if they got along or something

A lot of comics made by rahafwabas (killers creator) were deleted, and I’m assuming any reblogs she made or some comics she made with other creators might’ve been as well.

However, even when directly asked about Cross and his opinions on Cross, Killer unfortunately is unable to answer the questions because all the answers kept being tampered with and made unreadable.

Askers assumed maybe it was because of something with the X Event, but Killer discussed amongst themselves that it may actually be Error. Regardless, Killer refused to give a straight answer or opinion, and I have yet to find anything that shows exactly what he thinks of Cross.

If anything at all, really.

Other than that, rahafwabas has doodled killer handing Cross a chocolate bar, and chilling at a table with both Cross and Color in regard to their creators and them being “famous.” We do know that Killer, Cross, Color, Epic, etc have all been drawn interacting with eachother occasionally by each of their creators over the years.

I do know that rahafwabas in particular seemed to like depicting Cross and Killer as very often on opposite sides, and fighting against eachother.

There was that one Cross and Ink vs Killer comic (and Cross was very pissed that Killer hurt Ink), and I do know that back when the Cream (Cross x Dream) ship was canon and their comics were ongoing, there’s a scene where Cross cut off one of Killer’s arms.

Rahafwabas later drew doodles of Killer without his arm and pretty heavily bleeding—so even if the cream comics are not canon anymore, i think it’s safe to assume that Cross has very likely maimed and/or amputated Killer before.

There may be a few more moments and interactions between them here and there, likely in doodles, but I’ll have to go looking for them. They might be in the masterpost over at @somethingnewarchive.

At the most, it seems that they might’ve been allies at one point, working under Nightmare, and Cross defected to the Stars side.

[myreia]

Heavensent

Rating: General Pairings: Wolmeric Characters: Aymeric, Aureia (WoL) Word Count: 2,659 Summary: A chance meeting on the battlements opens the door to something that will change both Aureia and Aymeric’s lives. Prompt: i. first meeting | introducing family & friends Notes: Set during the ARR patch quest "Coming to Terms." Read on AO3

The stars shine bright, sparkling like diamonds in a velvet sea of blue and black.

Aureia cranes her neck, unbound hair tickling her shoulders. In a rare event, the clouds around Camp Dragonhead have cleared and the snow has ceased to fall, gifting them a stunning view of the heavens. Of course she can see them almost any night she pleases, but it’s different up here in Coerthas. Ul’dah and Limsa Lominsa are too crowded and generate too much light, masking the stars in a haze. Gridania has too many trees. Even in the deserts of Thanalan, everything feels too distant, too faint.

Up here, there are no distractions.

Up here, the world comes to a standstill.

It puts her mind at ease.

“And here I thought the battlements would be empty at this bell of night.”

She glances over her shoulder, jolted from her reverie. The speaker stands at the end of the narrow walkway, propping the door to the turret tower open with his shoulder. Candlelight seeps in from the landing beyond, sweeping out from behind him and across the stonework in a wash of yellow and orange. Though his face is cast in shadow, she can make out enough of him to note his powerful Elezen build and amiable, if formal, posture. His armour—some confusing combination of robes and plates and chainmail—glints, the blues creeping towards black and the golds fading to brown.

These are not House Fortemps colours. So, then…?

“Ser Aymeric, I take it?” Aureia says. “I thought you were not to arrive until morning.”

Aymeric steps into the light. His dark hair falls neatly across his forehead, contrasting sharply with his pale skin and bright blue eyes. His cheeks flush pink from the cold, only heightening his serene beauty. He has exactly the kind of face Thancred would balk at and call too pretty for his own good. No wonder Haurchefant referred to him as Ishgard’s most eligible bachelor after one too many glasses of wine.

“Considering the importance of our meeting tomorrow, I felt it best not to risk a delay due to poor weather,” he replies, letting the door close behind him. He strolls easily across the battlements and joins her, resting his hands on the parapet. He stares out into the wilderness below, where the trees and hills vanish into the dark. “‘Tis a short journey from the heart of Ishgard, but nevertheless, but Coerthas is as changeable as the sea. I would hate to disappoint young lord Alphinaud by not showing up after such an impassioned invitation.”

She catches his eye. “You may have to break his heart anyway.”

“How so?”

“Alphinaud loves an introduction. If he finds out we already know each other, it will take all the wind out of his sails.”

He doesn’t answer. Her gut twists, heart pounding in her chest, certain that he misunderstood her tone and her intention. They’re strangers, what do they know of each other anyway? To him, she’s the Warrior of Light. A hero to some, sure, but not a leader. Not a politician. Not like he is. To her, he is a knight, a commander, and perhaps the most important person in Ishgard save Archbishop Thordan himself.

What must he think of her, disparaging one of her own allies? Gods, do they even have a sense of humour in Ishgard? Is Haurchefant an anomaly?

He laughs, a good-natured smile brightening his face, and he glances down at her. “Naturally,” he says. “Alphinaud Leveilleur is a ship of his own making and his sails must be protected at all costs lest he capsize. Perhaps we can feign being strangers on the morrow, give him his moment to shine.”

“Are you proposing we lie to our friends, my lord?”

“Not at all. I’m proposing we hide a truth to boost their confidence. Of course, I would not dare to do so without your support, so shall we consider ourselves partners-in-crime in this little endeavour?”

She snorts and slaps a hand over her mouth, holding back another laugh.

Aymeric chuckles, eyes sparkling with delight. “It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mistress Malathar,” he says, offering her a short bow. “I have heard much about you.”

Aureia raises an eyebrow. “You have, have you?”  

“Indeed. Lord Haurchefant speaks highly of you, but even without his vocal support, the news of the decisive blow you struck the Garleans would have reached across the border. I daresay some among my country is rather enchanted with you, though tales of intrepid folk heroes will always have the capacity to stir the hearts of the lowborn. The Holy See and the High Houses may show more caution, but their attentions are seldom given the allowance to look beyond our borders.”   

“I’m aware.” She looks away and crosses her arms, rising up on tiptoe to rest against the parapet. Camp Dragonhead was built for Elezen proportions, and everything is just a little too tall for her. “I’ve been to your Steps of Faith and looked upon your city. I’ve stood outside your Gates of Judgement and was turned away. I knew your country was cold, but I didn’t think they would be blind, too.”

He whistles, long and low. “A harsh assessment.”

“I have harsh eyes.”

“Are you certain of that? I rather think you have kind ones.” He glances at her out of the corner of his eye. “You may know the cost of war intimately, Mistress Malathar, but even the blind can see you have a purpose worth fighting for.”

“I…” She flushes. Gods, he is smoother than she expected. How does he seem to know the right thing to say at the right time? Is he flirting with her, or he is simply being pleasant for the sake of their alliance? “Thank you.”

Aymeric smiles, his dark hair falling across his cheek. “May I ask you a personal question?”  

“What would you like to know?”

“What brought you up here tonight? I’m certain there are kinder places to take a stroll in this fort. Some may even be closer to the ground.”

She snorts with laughter and turns to face him, leaning casually against the parapet. No matter where she positions herself, she can never quite see his face. Damn giant of a man. “Perhaps,” she replies. “The journey from Mor Dhona is long, and Haurchefant is always keen for me to rest and take in the comforts of his hearth, as he puts it.” No point in mentioning that he was the one who suggested she take a walk this evening and take in the stars. “I think he worries about my well-being. But I like the cold, and I like to be up high where no one else is. A quiet place to quiet my mind.”

“Ah, I see. Quite the view there is from here. Very dark. I see a tree. And a slope. Is that perhaps a rock over there?”

“Very funny. But you’re missing the best part.”

“Which is?”

In answer, she presses her palms into the parapet and hoists herself up. He lets out a yelp of concern, his eyes wide with shock, as she scrambles up the stonework as she twists around, swaying precariously on the ledge. Acting on instinct, he reaches out and grabs her by the shoulder, supporting her as she plops herself down. She grins and sweeps a lock of hair behind her ear, kicking her legs back and forth like an excited schoolgirl, and meets his gaze.

Finally, they can see each other eye-to-eye.  

“Look up,” she murmurs, raising her arm.

He presses his lips together, breathing hard, his grip firm around her arm—as if he’s terrified she will fall if he lets go. Slowly, he tears his gaze away from hers and cranes his neck, following her pointing finger upward into the sea of stars.

“Have you ever wondered what’s out there?” Aureia asks. “Beyond the stars? Worlds so far away, they are free from all the troubles that plague us here.”

“I can’t say that I have,” Aymeric replies softly. His grip on her hasn’t relaxed, as if he is afraid she will fall if he lets go. “I prefer to consider matters a little closer to home. But it would be a lie to say that I don’t find the vastness of their multitudes enchanting. There is much beauty to be found in the stars, just as there is wisdom and knowledge.”

“Oh?”

He leans closer, his breath whispering across her cheek. “Are you familiar with the constellations?”

“Not really.” Outside of the realm of art and novels, the stars are unimportant in Garlemald, just lights in the sky that could sometimes be used to triangulate one’s position. Her brother once said that there was a good chance most of them are dead—ghost lights, he called them. So far away it would take a thousand lifetimes to know whether they were living or dead. “I just think they’re pretty.”

“Then let me teach you.” He cradles her back and takes her hand, his long fingers threading gently between hers as he maps out the sky. “That there, shaped like a tree? That is the Bole. Scripture says that it is the gate to the first of our heavens, which houses the World Tree. Beyond it is the Balance, representing the heaven of fire, where equilibrium is maintained.”

A breeze blows by, ruffling her hair. It vanishes as quickly as it appeared, leaving them standing in the still serenity of a snowclad night. She exhales a breath, shoving down her desire to make a sarcastic comment about the religious overtones of Eorzean astrology. Though she has little desire to wrestle with it herself, it is important to Eorzeans. She chose Nymeia as her patron god on a whim when pressed. She should take any opportunity she has to rectify that, even if she has her doubts about the Twelve’s divinity.

“If we follow the line, we arrive at—”

“A tower?”

“The Spire. It is a tower, yes, representing the third heaven, a realm of destruction and creation. Its twin is in the opposing quadrant—the Arrow, representing the heaven of wind. Once loosened, the arrow may fly far and true, striking the Ewer, where its mighty rivers flow through the fifth heaven. Lastly, there is the Spear, of the sixth and final heaven, where the Fury resides within her realm of ice.”

The Fury. Halone. Patron of Ishgard.

Aymeric stiffens, as if voicing his goddess’ name has drawn her gaze upon him. “Those are the six,” he says, letting the moment pass. His breath rises in the cold air, higher and higher until it vanishes into the darkness. “The most important of the constellations, the ones from which all manner of magicks may be drawn. Perhaps you know something of this already? I’ve heard you are a talented mage—”

Her heart twinges. Though she has made progress over the past few months, black magic still eludes her. Casting spells should come easily and naturally, and there’s a barrier in her mind blocking her at every turn. X’hrun Tia’s red magic has proven promising in whittling it down—even though his idea of mentorship makes her teeth ache and her head hurt—but she has a long way to go before her magic will be ready for combat. For now, it is easier and faster to punch her problems than it is to cast a single spell, as Thancred keeps reminding her.

At least Hamon would be proud of her.

“—what do you know of the art of our astrologians?”

“Not much. I thought astrologians were healers?”

“They are, but that is simply one aspect of their gifts.” He pauses, his gaze wandering across the sky. Something has drawn her attention, but there are too many stars to figure out what. “With their understanding of the constellations, they can dip into the celestial currents like drawing water from a stream, and perhaps even chart fate itself.”

“Fate? I wouldn’t go that far.”

“No? Their readings have steered Ishgard away from disaster more times than I can count.”

“You could also call that luck. Or putting two and two together from objective observation.”

“A skeptic, I see.”

She shrugs. “There is powerful aether to be found in the celestial currents, I don’t deny that. They could supply a very powerful mage. But predict fate? No one can. No one should.”

“Many find comfort in knowing what lies ahead.”

“And what if you don’t like what lies ahead? Do you do everything in your power to avert it, only to have it happen anyway? Or do you stand back and accept it, because it was always destined to happen?”

Aymeric stiffens. Slowly, he releases her hand and disentangles his fingers from hers. “I am going to impart something to you, Aureia,” he says quietly. “Something that should be saved for our briefing tomorrow morn, but it is the true reason behind my journey here. Believe what you will about fate—it is not in my interests to attempt to change your mind—but our astrologians have observed alarming changes in the heavens. The dragon star waxes unnaturally bright, and that in tandem with an increase in Dravanian activity points towards the resurrection of Midgardsormr.”

She blinks. The giant dragon carcass in Mor Dhona? “But… how…?”

“I do not know, nor do I want to know. I fear there is much we do not understand about Dravanians, either through our own failings or secrets that our forefathers sought to hide from us. Regardless, we cannot allow it to waken. Unfortunately, the Holy See will not see fit to send our knights to Mor Dhona while Dravanian forces hound us day and night.”

“Your people need our help.”

“And yours need ours.” He meets her eyes and takes a step back. A cool breeze washes over her in the wake of his presence, as if his proximity was keeping her warm. Suddenly, she feels quite foolish sitting here atop the parapet. “An alliance between Ishgard and the Eorzean city-states is not a possibility the Holy See will allow. But I believe we can begin to take the steps necessary to forge a lasting bond, even if it must be done in secrecy. The Archbishop sees much, but he does not see all. Change is coming for us, Ishgardian, Eorzean, and Dravanian alike. I am certain of it.”

She nods. “That’s something we can agreed on.”

Aymeric smiles. Bowing slightly, he extends a hand and gestures for her to take it. She grips it and he sweeps her off the parapet. For a brief moment she is weightless, her hair flying about her as she sails through the air and into his arms. The next, she is back on solid ground, her boots connecting with the stone walkway as he gently sets her down. She swallows hard, uncertain whether to laugh or not, and draws back.

“Well, then,” she says awkwardly, tucking her hair behind her ears. “I should say goodnight.”

“Goodnight, Mistress Malathar.”

Turning her back on him, she walks stiffly to the end of the battlements and vanishes through the door, the memory of his hand on her shoulder and his fingers guiding hers across the heavens bringing a flush to her cheeks. Round and round she goes, her thoughts tumbling over each other as she descends the turret’s circular staircase. It was nothing. A kind gesture from a future ally. She doesn’t know him and he doesn’t know her, he has no reason to find her so…

Never mind.

Besides, she doesn’t have time for such distractions.

Grumbling to herself and cursing Haurchefant for meddling in her private affairs, she storms through the door at the base of the turret and stalks back to her bedroom in a huff, keen to put Aymeric de Borel out of her mind.

[destinygoldenstar]

🌟I Hate Ally Now🌟 - Total Drama Viewer Reacts to Disventure Camp Season 3 Episode 15 “Weight Off Your Shoulders”

Okay, so last episode was... yeah.

And I really appreciate the support since that. Cause, idk, most of you thought I was having a heart attack from all the TikTok or something.

No. I'm fine.

Sorry I ignored the warnings though.

Here's the thing though. Since I started watching the show, not hearing any names, I heard the general consensus being that the Final 6-7 of All Stars was a horrible one, and one of the worst Final 6's in the entire show, Total Drama included.

NOT TRUE.

At least in my opinion. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS.

Riya and Jake are my two favorite characters in not only the season, but of the whole show. That has not changed at all. They're awesome. They make the season for me.

Even though Grett was a bit flanderized, she's still really likeable. I still like her. She's also winning be back over slowly.

And Aiden, Alec, and Connor, I like them. I like all three of these guys much more than in their original seasons, actually. Not my favorites, but I still like them and find them interesting.

So no, the problem is NOT that 'everyone in this final group is terrible'.

The problem is that there's ONE character in it that is so horribly written and horrendously unlikeable and inconsistent that she is single handedly dragging everything down.

When she's NOT on screen, I'm actually having a really good time.

When she's on screen, my heart drops and I groan, and I'm just waiting to cut away from her so we can get back to actually good characters.

"Oh really Golden? You think it's fair to blame only ONE character?"

YES. IN THIS INSTANCE.

Disagree with me, that's fine. But that is my stance right now.

Sorry to the Ally stans, but uh... I'm not sorry for my opinion.

And I guarantee you that this episode will NOT be as bad as the last one. So I'm gonna prove that right now.

"Ally, realizing she needs to play a little dirty,"

By little, you mean A TRUCKLOAD OF DIRT?!??!

"Oh yeah, and Connor cried."

XD

THE LACK OF CARE.

That was the one of only two good things about last episode. That, and Grett and Gabby being wholesome together.

#JUSTICEFORGABBY

HASHTAG JUSTICE FOR OLIVER GETTING SHOVED OUT OF A PLANE.

*Gets Robin Retirement Ad*

WHY IS THE EPISODE TELLING ME TO RETIRE?!?!?

OH GODDAMMIT WE'RE STARTING WITH ALLYSON!!!!

Maybe that's why they're telling me to retire XD

I have given this woman so many chances. I am not one to jump to conclusions about a character. I'm one to give the benefit of the doubt first. Which I have done this whole time.

And I'm doing it again. APOLOGIZE FOR THE BEAR.

Or at least show an OUNCE of remorse for it.

"Pilates! You guys want to join?"

THAT'S YOGA.

THAT'S THE TRIANGLE POSE.

I've played Wii Fit to know that.

GET IT RIGHT.

Also "HEY DUDE WHO I LEFT FOR DEAD AND HAVE EXPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT I LOATHE YOUR GUTS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO YOGA WITH ME???" 😄

THAT'S NOT HOW THAT WORKS.

"Back home, I'm always in front of a monitor. Can't believe I've spent a month... literally touching grass!"

That's both depressingly real and really concerning.

How do you know yoga then?

Do you also know the Wii??

Doesn't change my opinion on you, but that'd be pretty based.

"Uh, no thanks. Aiden and I just went for a stroll."

Wow, he's actually being nice about it.

The improvement is off the charts.

"Poor guy."

"Wow, where was this empathy when you left me for bear food?"

Okay, thank you. Bringing that up.

Cause that was beyond fucked up.

"Can this not be about you for once?"

*FLABBERGASTED*

WHAT THE FUCK, LADY?!?!?!

"I don't like that you LEFT ME TO DIE."😠

"OH MY GOD, YOU'RE SUCH A SELFISH BRAT!!" 🙄

LIKE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?

THAT'S THE WORST RESPONSE YOU COULD'VE GIVEN!

EVEN A SHIT EXCUSE WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER!

"I was getting help!" or "I wasn't thinking straight!" or "I'M SORRY."

EVEN IF IT WOULD BE INSINCERE, IT'S BETTER THAN THIS.

"Yeah Jake, getting left for dead is YOUR FAULT. And you're SELFISH for being upset that I did that to you!"

Asshole. Actual asshole.

AND YOU WONDER WHY NO ONE WANTS TO HANG OUT WITH YOU?!

Riya has more remorse for her actions than you do.

"With Jake and Ally not getting along and Connor being in the state he is, it might be time to look out for myself."

It's almost like you shouldn't have come out about the kiss.

Hey Riya, thank god, I need to be away from the other girl.

What are you doing to that coconut?

"For my next showing, I will SLICE the coconuts of the island AND DRINK IT ALL!! NO MERCY FOR THE COCONUTS!!"

NO RIYA THEN THEY'LL ALL BE EXTINCT! THAT'S... well I hate coconuts so that's not that bad... uh...

NO RIYA THINK OF THE COCONUTS!!

"Why is this so hard?"

Honey. It's a coconut.

"Oh Alec, I need a big strong man to open this coconut!"

XD

The flirt XD

She really cares for her relationship with Alec, huh?

"Pay attention to ME."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

Oh yeah, he feels bad...

Does he care more about him or her?

"It's about Connor?"

"What if my ex wife was right about me?"

Oh, yeah. I didn't think of that.

I mean, you DID kiss another girl on National TV. So...

"Let's stay focused, okay? Is Grett still with us?"

Oh so you're gonna ignore Alec's feelings...

I can understand though since Gabby is gone, she'd be paranoid.

"You check in on Grett while I try flipping one of the heroes to our side."

She's way ahead of him.

She's so good at this game, omg.

She foresaw this EXACT situation and thought ahead of time.

"I not only do my next showings, but I also have the schedule of the showing after that, and the showing after that, and the showing after that, and the showing after that-"

NO RIYA YOU CAN'T READ THE SCRIPT!!

"I always thought getting carried away by emotions was for weak people."

It's human, but... he's not wrong.

"But I'm starting to question if I should be ignoring these feelings."

OOOOOOOOHHHHHH

Alec learns to be more emotional and vulnerable...

"Didn't think anyone was here. I'll go."

Aw...

HEY!

HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY

NO

NO

BAD RIYA

(I say as though she's not bad usually)

I mean MAYBE she thinks Alec's still willing?

Uh, does not change the fact that she's doing this to spite Connor.

"That was fun. Come catch me later, okay Alec?"

Bad Riya.

BAD RIYA.

She's a villain. You're supposed to hate her. So it's not as bad as when James did it and it was swept under the rug.

So it makes sense for her to do this, it's in line with her motives, it's not bad writing in any way, it's just really uncomfortable.

BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE UNCOMFTORABLE.

DISCOMFORT DOES NOT EQUAL BAD.

So... you know, poor Alec. Bad Riya. (Affectionate)

"Connor has been a thorn in my side the whole game. I need to find a way to keep his morale low so he's easier to boot."

YEP.

Makes sense to me. What did I say?

"You're working out?"

"You bet! Wanna work out?"

Why are you working out???

I understand warm ups and yoga, but working out?

You're gonna exhaust yourself before the challenge. I don't think that's a good idea when your food supply is limited.

"No thanks."

"Have you ever done a pull up?"

WHOA WHOA GIRL

SHE JUST SAID NO THANK YOU

Stop with the intrusion.

"Well if you want to give it a go-"

"I SAID NO!!"

HOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFF....

"I don't like working out in front of people."

I can understand that.

"But it's just me."

YOU'RE A PERSON.

Unless you're implying you don't count as a person. Which is hilarious.

Allyson, if she says no, she says no, please don't be so pushy.

"We're on TV in front of millions of people, and they can be... quite cruel."

AW GRETT ❤️

"Oh, I completely understand how you feel!"

OH SHUT UP!!!

"After my season, everyone would say I was a waste of a casting slot."

OH HERE WE FUCKING GO.

COMPLETELY IGNORE GRETT'S FEELINGS AND TALK ABOUT YOU.

What did you say a couple of episodes ago?

"All Jake does is talk about himself and his problems!"

WHEN YOU DO THE EXACT SAME FUCKING ASS THING!!! IF NOT MORE SO!!!

"Fuck YOUR feelings, they're so miniscule to MY feelings! What about MY feelings!! I HAVE INTERNET HATE IN MY FEED!!!!" 😭

At least for Jake, it's a FLAW, or portrayed as such. And even he knows when to lay off and focus on the other person. Example, literally last episode.

SHE SAW THIS TOO.

I GUESS THAT DOESN'T MATTER THOUGH.

"I see! People would say my appearance made them sick and vomit!"

OH MY GOD

"They'd make photoshopped pictures of me with a pig tail and nose, saying I DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE. We really are the same, aren't we?!"

I'M SHOCKED.

BUT ALSO, CALL HER OUT GRETT!!!!!👏

I'm telling you, the hate comments thing SHOULD have been GRETT'S plotline. NOT Allyson's. Not only is it much more fitting, but IN A SINGLE SCENE, we have MORE context as to what those comments are and what Grett is going through THAN WE HAVE WITH ALLYSON THIS ENTIRE SEASON.

"Waste of a casting slot"

THAT'S IT?! REALLY?!?!

GRETT GETS ACTUAL VILE DEATH THREATS.

I've been waiting all this time for her to elaborate on what those hate comments are, or what she means when she says 'it'll ruin my career'. But we're FIFTEEN EPISODES IN, AND WE HAVE HAD NO ELABORATION.

It's just 'VAGUE HATE COMMENTS ARE HATEFUL.'

And you wonder why I'm not invested at all with her struggles?

"I didn't mean to put down what Grett had to go through."

OH, SO YOU FEEL REMORSE FOR THIS, BUT NOT MURDER?!

YEAH. OKAY.

WHAT A CONSISTENT CHARACTER /s

"Am I really just being dramatic?"

😒

NOW you're asking that?

Stan Grett. She destroyed her. 👑

"All I did was train and avoid carbs, and all I have to show for it are these comments saying, 'You're still not as skinny as so and so.' I'm tired of it! Why did I ever cater to those stupid online trolls?!"

👑

FUCKING LOVE GRETT.

Again, THIS IS SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING.

I WISH THIS WAS GRETT'S PLOTLINE, BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH MORE COMPELLING THAN HER ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YUL.

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!

And depressingly real. I've had friends who go through the same thing.

"I'm sure many of you have been wondering when it'd come in, but I've hidden an immunity totem somewhere at your camp."

😮

IDOL?!?!??!?

IDOL?!?!??!?!?!

I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE COMING BACK!!!!!

OH MY GOD IT'S ON!!!! IT'S SO ON!!!!

BRING BACK THE STEALING IDOLS RUNNING GAG!!!!!🎉

OH MY GOD THEY ENDED UP DOING YOGA TOGETHER IN THE END.

See Allyson? NO ONE HATES YOU.

Unless you deserve a callout.

"So... are we just-?"

*Books it*

XD

Yeah I would do the same thing.

Also "OH NO, HE STUBBED MY TOE! OH HE'S SO HORRIBLE!!!"

Ignore how happy you three seemed before this.

Don't you care about your game?

"We need to stay loyal to each other?"

"Loyalty is a funny thing, isn't it?"

What?

"You saw how Yul treated me. Why didn't you say anything, Alec?"

Oh.

Yeah that's justified.

"Grett, that's not fair, I did say something."

Not in front of her. She doesn't know this.

"You let him get away with treating me like trash all season, and even voted with him on his last day."

I understand being really upset about this. I do.

But don't screw your game over just because you're upset.

"You and Riya are no better than Yul."

True.

But I hate Yul, so...

"So, you left him to die?"

OH GREAT. SHE'S GONNA PRAISE IT.

"Now you're thinking like me!"

"You said to stop caring what the public thinks, right?"

AGAIN, NO REMORSE. JUST EXCUSES.

ALLY, SHE IS SO OBVIOUSLY EVIL. SHE'S PUBLIC ABOUT IT!

HER WHOLE PUBLIC IMAGE IS BEING EVIL!!!

HOW DOES THIS NOT REGISTER IN YOUR BRAIN?!?!?

"I have to say, I'm impressed, Ally."

Goddammit.

Slay Riya.

Fuck Ally.

"Should I be? Jake trusted me and I ran. Isn't that... cowardly?"

...well I got the remorse I wanted.

But it's about her BEING SCARED, NOT THAT SHE TRIED TO KILL HIM.

THAT'S VERY CONTRADICTORY. SHE LITERALLY CONFESSED SHE DID IT ON PURPOSE.

THAT'S NOT BEING A 'COWARD', THAT'S BEING A SOCIOPATH.

"Hell no! His fault for falling for it. You played it smart, girl."

At least it's a villain saying it. Thank god...

"Thanks Riya."

I hate you.

🫢

I FINALLY FUCKING SAID IT!!!!!!

I HATE HER!!!!!!

TOOK ME FIFTEEN EPISODES!!! BUT I'M HERE NOW!!!

MY CHARACTER ARC IS COMPLETE, AND I AM AN ALLY HATER NOW!! 🎉

Why are you two looking in the water?

Is that a thing? Have idols been found in the water in Survivor?

(I don't mean 'next to', I mean ACTUALLY in the water)

"Also, why are we searching in the water?"

XD

SHARING A BRAIN CELL.

"Well, I-I was thinking, if I were an immunity totem, where would I hide?"

...

WITH THE FISHES, OBVIOUSLY.

FISHES EAT IDOLS FOR BREAKFAST.

FOOD CHAIN. COME ON.

"You made him feel better last night. Keep working your magic!"

"I don't want to do it."

"Even though Jake and I have been... okay, I still don't trust him."

Why?

"If I'm gonna start making my own moves outside the heroes, I can't have him knowing if I find the totem."

I mean... fair enough I guess?

I MEAN, IDOLS TEND TO GET STOLEN AROUND HERE.

"We need your help."

"Did you not hear me? I said I wanted to be alone."

I say this as motivation, slap him.

😂😂😂

THE FUCKING RECORD SCRATCH TOO!!!!

😂😂😂

OKAY, THAT WAS JUST FUNNY CAUSE HE INSTANTLY DID WHAT I SAID.

😂👏

ADD THAT ONE TO THE "GOLDEN PREDICTIONS" COMPILATION.

"You fought to get this far. Don't let it all be a waste."

YEAH!!!

"I just feel guilty..."

"NEVER let guilt rule your life!"

👏

OH MY GOSH YES!!!! YEESSS!!!!

OH I LOVE YOU!!!!!

"I don't know what came over me."

XD

Callout.

"An entity called Golden possessed me and told me to slap him... that was weird."

"I guess ol Ashley's teachings finally rubbed off on me!"

That's so sweet and awesome.

But don't ever do that accent again.

"I spent hours looking for this thing,"

How long as it been?

It only feels like an hour or half an hour.

OH MY GOD XD

Thank god there's no bird on that tree, they'd knock it over and STEAL THAT IDOL.

God it feels so good to make idol stealing jokes again. It's been so long.

Even though it's probably not appropriate at all. Screw it. That's become a meme throughout these reactions.

Why'd you stop climbing?

You can't reach it?

...why're you walking away?

WHY'D YOU STOP?

"I can't do it."

Oh...

At least they established it before this scene. So it makes sense.

"I know where the totem is."

...WHY are you telling YOUR ENEMIES?

"I'll let you take the totem as a sign of trust."

WHY?

They're your enemies.

You're just giving them two advantages instead of one.

Then they're just gonna use this to vote you off.

"How can we trust you?"

"It's either that or have fun fumbling around for hours."

I mean...I guess it's better than letting Alec or Riya have it.

"It's in that tree."

XD

THE SHOT.

"See that's the thing, I'll let you have it... IF YOU CAN GET IT! MWAHAHAAHAHA!!!"

"GOOD LUCK BITCHES!!!"

"Best of luck."

XD

WHEN DID GRETT GET AWESOME AGAIN?!?!

SHE CAN BE HER OWN CHARACTER AGAIN!!

THIS IS THE GRETT I KNOW AND LOVE! 👑

Oh.

"I did a bit of rock climbing back in my day."

"BACK IN MY DAY, ROCKS AND TREES WERE THE SAME!"

Okay the rock music backing him up 🎸

YAAAAAYY!!!!

"Someone order a cheeseburger with a side of... totem?"

Grett comes over and snatches it from him XD

"I found it first! YOINK!!!"

IDOL STEALING DAY!!!

"I spent all my search time flipping Ally!"

XD

"GODDAMMIT WHY DID I CHOOSE TO HANG OUT WITH THAT INSECURE NUSIENCE?!?!"

Me too Riya. Me too.

"Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that motherflipping Connor would have the idol?"

Just say motherfucking, it's okay.

AWWWWWWWWW❤️

"Jake trusting me? I never thought I'd see the day."

I KNOW.

Oh.

I thought we were done with her.

"I told you to never call this number again."

No you didn't.

"Oh Trevor, I thought you were my dealer."

Oh okay.

"Turns out, jobs are hard to come by when your boss fires you on national television."

You didn't think that through, did you?

"Krystal always takes what she wants, like the snake she is."

AYO DON'T DISS KRYSTAL LIKE THAT.

SHE'S JUST PRIVILEGED. THAT'S ALL.

Also, I'm sorry, but she was your boss, and you were legitimately breaking rules. GETTING FIRED IS YOUR FAULT.

"Like she took Derek..."

GET OVER IT.

DEREK IS NOT INTO YOU THAT WAY!!

TAKE A HINT!

"What do you say, Trevor, to a little... payback?"

...

Say it with me: I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS PLOTLINE!!! I'M SORRY!! I DON'T!!

"Today's challenge will test your endurance as well as your honesty."

Op. Welp. Riya's losing XD

"DAMMIT! MY WEAKNESS!!!"

"Unless you want the prize money to be fifty cents we're done with VR."

Awww :(

Okay, I get it...

This is ALREADY LEAGUES of a better challenge than last time.

I actually like the sound of this one.

"However, if the person you asked tells the truth, you will receive the heavy weight instead."

Oh, okay.

So it's a risk.

So just don't lie.

And ask really offensive questions.

"So, who do you think's dropping out first?"

Riya.

I SAY THAT AS A RIYA STAN.

"Grett, what's your favorite food?"

Oh come on. Ask something more brutal.

"Tomato quinoa salad with low fat dressing."

...alright.

*LIE*

WHAT?!

WHY WOULD YOU LIE ABOUT THAT?! THAT'S THE EASIEST THING TO ANSWER!!!

GRETT. COME ON!!!

"I hate this show."

Hate watchers nitpicking be like ^

"Aiden, who do you prefer? Jake or Ally?"

Easy.

"Who do I prefer? What the hell does that even mean?"

"Just answer the question."

No, clarify. What do you mean by that?

She could mean "Prefer to PUNCH IN THE FACE" for all you know!

"I... prefer Jake."

The right answer.

*TRUTH*

NICE!!

"Aiden chose Jake over me!"

OH QUIT YOUR CRYING. READ THE ROOM.

"How am I less liked than Jake?!"

"Wow, where was this empathy when you left me for bear food?"

Okay, thank you. Bringing that up.

Cause that was beyond fucked up.

"Can this not be about you for once?"

I HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S A TOTAL MYSTERY /s

NO WAIT I JUST REALIZED WHY ALLYSON IS SO OUT OF CHARACTER!

SHE'S JUST DIET JAKE! HER PERSONALITY WAS CHANGED TO BE DIET JAKE!

WHINY, IMPULSIVE, PETTY, CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS, HOLDING GRUDGES WITH PEOPLE, AND GULLIBLE TO A SIN.

She's just Jake, but with NONE of the sympathetic backstory, NONE of the good reasoning for why they'd realistically fall for deception, NONE of the actual valid reasons to hate certain people, NONE of the character development, NONE of the emotional depth and remorse for her poor actions, NONE of the moments where she sheds actual positive traits (unless you count being a quirky gamer as a positive trait), AND ALL THESE TRAITS BEING DIALED UP TO ELEVEN.

And like.... ACTUAL Jake is right there. I get wanting a flawed character, but make them consistent and make it make sense, especially when you have an actual well written flawed character in the same room.

This is basically exactly who all the hardcore Jake haters SAY Jake is. (And I've gotten comments of such and seen the comments. One of the first things I knew about the show before I watched it was that everyone hated Jake.)

WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER CHARACTER IN SEASON TWO? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

"Alec, did you ever love your son?"

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OH THAT'S A BRUTAL ONE!!!!

"Of course I love my son!"

*LIE*

🫢

HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO.....

(under my desk)

....hohohohohoho....

I mean... no one's surprised.

STILL.

"I choose Jake. Do you ever feel like you're using people to trauma dump?"

Um... DUH?

This isn't as brutal as you think it is.

But it's still very clearly spiteful of you.

"I... do."

*TRUTH*

That's not very hard to answer.

Everyone does it!

YOU do it too, Allyson!

Don't act like this is a negative.

WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED?!

"Listen, I'm an open book now, Ally. You can't get in my head!"

Okay Jake's winning this.

He's one of the most brutally honest people here.

This challenge was MADE for him!

"Aiden, after getting rejected from Season 1, did you dye your hair black and white to appeal to the casting directors?"

Didn't he already confess this in Season 2?

"Oh... course not."

*LIE*

BUDDY.

YOU'VE ALREADY CONFESSED THIS.

I'm very surprised Aiden didn't just get crushed and die.

"Alec, at the start of the season, when you were helping me move on from Riya, was all that genuine?"

Ooooooohhh. Good one.

"Yes!"

*TRUTH*

OH MY GOD.

I kinda knew it, but OH MY GOD.

"Oh thank god! Thought this thing was broken."

XD

"Riya, are you really proud of being called the villain of TV?"

OF COURSE SHE IS.

"For my next showing, I have ALL the truths to give on how PROUD of my role I am! I made them in the little form called truth bombs! Have one! I'm giving them out!"

NO RIYA THEY'RE EXPLOSIVE!!

"You better believe it!"

*TRUTH*

Surprising no one.

Knew it.

Sorry bud.

"Ally, did you agree to date Hunter only because that would make you look better to fans?"

I mean... I'd believe Season 3 Allyson doing that tbh.

"Fuck off Jake! No!"

*TRUTH*

Fair enough.

"Jake is a piece of garbage!"

YOU'RE A PIECE OF GARBAGE!

DIDN'T YOU JUST ASK A DIRTY QUESTION TOWARDS HIM A COUPLE MINUTES AGO?!?!?

THAT'S THE GAME, ALLYSON!!!!

READ THE FUCKING ROOM!!!

"Wow, that might be the most heated on yet."

I think the one about Alec not loving his son was far more heated than that one.

But that's just my opinion.

So, by Allyson's logic, Grett is a piece of garbage because she asked if Alec loved his son. Alec is a piece of garbage because he asked Aiden about his appearance.

We can do this all day.

"Jake, did you only befriend Aiden for kicking his boyfriend out?"

Oof.

"RIYA IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!!"

"Maybe at first I did, but I guess I'm genuinely starting to appreciate him."

*TRUTH*

AWWWWWW ❤️

I love it!

"Connor, so do you still have feelings for Riya?"

Oh shit.

"GRETT IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!!"

"Never in million years!"

*LIE*

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH

OH SHIT.

I kinda knew it though...

How much do these weigh? I'm curious.

If they said it, I don't remember it.

"At this point, a lot of you should be hurting."

MEANWHILE CONNOR IS DYING IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS FINE.

"We might be seeing rapid dropouts."

😂😂😂

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

*CRYING OF LAUGHTER*

RIGHT AFTER SHE SAID THAT-

😂😂😂

THAT WAS-

😂

THAT WAS SO OUT OF NOWHERE!!!!!!

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I NEED A MINUTE!!!

I'M SO SORRY.

THAT WAS FUNNIER THAN THAT HAD ANY RIGHT TO BE.

"We should be seeing rapid dropo-"

*Drops DEAD*

"-well shit I'm a jinx."

DCAS Episode 15 is a great tragedy where seven lost their lives to the rapid dropouts.

"Riya, were you really trying to relate to me, or did you just want my extra vote?"

Oh there you go.

"Ally, I've been where you are."

*TRUTH*

OH.

SHE DIDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION THOUGH.

THAT'S STILL INTERESTING. SHE ACTUALLY DOES RELATE TO HER... SHIT...

OH THAT SAYS A LOT AS TO WHY SHE CHOSE HER.

"I am so good at this game!"

Yes you are.

"My acting has gotten so great, I can fool lie detectors now."

...

I think you're lying to yourself.

I don't believe you could do that.

YEAH. NO.

THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR RIYA TO DO.

SO UNLESS IT'S BROKEN, IT DETECTED THAT SHE GENUINELY DOES RELATE TO ALLYSON.

SO RIYA IS LYING TO HERSELF, BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT WANT TO CONFESS HER VULNERABILITY, UNLESS IT'S CONVENIENT.

That's what's going on here. NOT that she successfully fooled the lie detector.

Writers, I see what you did here if this was intentional. Very clever.

"I honestly deserve ten more Emmys for that."

XD

But the fact that she's so egotistical that she thinks she actually did this. Quite funny.

"When I took you out on that first date, after your success, did you consider leaving Hollywood for me?"

"Why-ever would you think that? I'm the wood in Hollywood."

OH GOD...

SHE'S ACTUALLY STUMBLED THERE.

"As if! I'd never choose you over my career, asshole."

*LIE*

YO.

I WAS RIGHT.

HOLY SHIT...

All she really wants in the end is to be loved...

Also "CONNOR IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!!"

NOOOOOO QUEEEN!!!!!!!!

Told you she'd be early though. But she lasted longer than I thought.

"He's a threat! He knows too much about me! I want him gone tonight!!"

But in the end of it all, she can't allow herself to be vulnerable. She thinks she'll lose everything.

"Grett, where're you feeling it?"

"KRYSTAL IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!!"

"Those are a hundred twenty pounds you're holding up."

WHAT?!?!?!??!?!?

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT!!!!

HANG ON. MATH.

...

NO SHE ACTUALLY DOES ONLY HAVE ONE. THAT'S NOT AN ANIMATION ERROR.

HOLY SHIT, THAT'S INSANE THAT THEY'RE THAT HEAVY.

I'm a weak bastard. I would've dropped first one!

"I've never been able to hold up so much!"

Awwwwww look at you girlie!👏

Strong queen! 👑

Okay Connor just gave up.

"Grett, when you broke up with Yul, was that... hard for you?"

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

THE IDEA THAT DITCHING YUL TO A CURB WOULD BE DIFFICULT.

"No."

*LIE*

IT'S BROKEN!!!!!!

HER LIE DETECTOR HELMET THINGY IS BROKEN!!!!!!

OH SHE'S STILL GOT IT THOUGH!

"Jake, do you feel like you deserve Tom's affection even if he's not giving it to you?"

"GRETT IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!!"

HOLY SHIT THAT ONE'S JUST AS BAD AS THE HUNTER ONE.

Ayo why is nobody calling out Grett though??? She's so clearly a piece of garbage for this /s

"I... I do."

*TRUTH*

Daaaaaaaawwww 💔

"So it's all down to us. Me and the biggest dick on the field."

Well yeah, cause you're a woman so you don't have a dick.

XD

I'M SO SORRY!!!! I'M SO SORRY FOR THAT!!!!!

GOSH I'M GONNA GET CANCELLED FOR THAT JOKE, AREN'T I?!

"Seriously, how can someone like him over me?!"

ARE YOU DEAF?!

READ THE FUCKING ROOM!! EVERYONE IS DOING IT!!

YOU'RE DOING IT!!

SHUT UP!!!

I hope Jake wins. That would be awesome.

"Jake, if Ashley were here, do you think she'd be proud of how you're acting?"

...

"ALLY IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!!"

Oh, so YOU can ask very invasive questions about someone's relationships for the sake of the game. BUT HE CAN'T?!?!

YOU DAMN HYPOCRITE.

"I do!"

*pause*

Come on.

COME ON.

*TRUTH*

YEEEEESSSS!!!!!

"What?!"

GET FUCKED!!!!

FALL!!! FALL!!! FALL!!! FALL!!!

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! 👏

(Also what is this in the corner of this shot? Anyone else see that?)

"With that, Jake wins immunity!"

OH THE SMILE ON MY FACE!!!!

YEEEEEEESSSS JAKE!!!! 👏🎉

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW MY GOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!!!

OH IT'S SO SWEET!!!!! AWWWW!!!!

THIS IS THE GOOD ENDING, HONESTLY.

Op, XD

🎵"Our friendship goes beyond your average kind of bond"🎵

🎵"But not because we're gay!" "No not because we're gay!"🎵

🎵"We're close but not that way. The only man that I love is my dad!"🎵

"I guess Lake was right. Everyone really does deserve a second chance."

Yes. They do.

"Golden, you didn't give Ally a chance."

I GAVE HER FIFTEEN CHANCES.

You gotta give up at some point, alright?

"Are you officially switching sides?"

"I don't know. Now that Jake won immunity, what's the point?"

I already know her answer.

She's fucking STUPID.

One, THEY'RE SO OBVIOUSLY EVIL.

But even ignoring that, SHE'S NOT EVEN DOING THIS FOR HER GAME! SHE'S DOING THIS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE SHE HATES JAKE SO MUCH, FUCK THE GAME!

You know, going completely off of your own personal biases and emotions and hatred towards somebody was portrayed as a NEGATIVE in Jake's case.

But for her, it's actually gonna work!

Again, NO CONSEQUENCES. DOESN'T MAKE ME LIKE HER AT ALL.

Switching is a TERRIBLE idea. Riya, Alec, and Grett are three VERY strong competitors and have proven such all game. And Allyson is just a liability. An outsider. They will ABSOLUTELY dump her when it's convenient and they don't need her anymore.

Compare that to the non-villain's strongest member being Connor. Aside from that, Jake and Aiden are really not much of threats at all. Jake only won immunity because that challenge appealed to his character.

Even JAKE knew that Alec was full of shit when he tried to recruit him in the alliance. IMMEDIATELY saw through it and said no.

I THINK THE SHOW HAS IT MIXED UP ON WHO 'THE NAIVE ONE' IS.

"It'll hurt Jake regardless."

"I'll think about it."

Yeah.

The ONLY thing she cares about is "How do I hurt Jake?"

THAT'S ALL SHE CARES ABOUT.

Idk, it sounds like a mindset a bully would have.

"You're fishing right now?"

"Gives me a moment of peace."

"So that I can make the fish rest in peace instead."

"Boy, this place sure is quiet without Yul and Gabby, huh?"

DO NOT PUT THOSE TWO ON THE SAME FOOTING!!

THE DISRESPECT!

"I never had feelings for Riya."

"So then why did you kiss her? What? Just your unbelievable rizz?!"

"These last couple years, I haven't been with anyone. You saw the lie detector. We were drunk and I made a mistake. When I voted you out-"

"Oh yeah, it was 'for my own good'."

Yeah... makes sense to me.

He's lonely. He's desolate.

Desolate people crave attention far hungrier than those who aren't.

"Alec, when people have problems, they talk it out like adults."

Wish that was true. But it depends on the person if they can understand that.

"It's all I know, okay?! I drove Cheryll away because every fucking time we argue I walk away. I act like things don't bother me, Connor, but inside... I'm terrified of confrontation. It's who I'll always be..."

Alec.

I am SO SORRY I dismissed you in Season One.

You are actually GREAT.

THIS EXPLAINS SO MUCH, OH MY GOD...

This was really the puzzle piece I needed to properly understand him.

"I never meant to hurt you."

"But I do!"

OH MY GOD-

*RIYA JUMPSCARE*

GIRL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!??!

"SAVING THE FISHES!!! WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING!?!?! HE WILL HURT NO FISH ANY LONGER!!!!"

"Riya, what the hell?!"

"Why are you talking to the enemy?!"

"He's not my enemy!"

I get it from a character standpoint.

BUT OH MY GOD. YOU'RE GONNA LOSE ALEC.

"Awwww, enjoying your bath?"

"I have salts if you want them. Fish flavored."

"So this is how you treat me, after everything?"

"You're pathetic. I never needed you, Connor."

...

I feel like I shouldn't be here and I walked in on something.

"Just know this, Riya. I'm not here for you anymore. I'm here for me."

👏

THERE YOU GO, CONNOR!!!!

"May the best man win."

"Um, I'm a woman. Fuck you."

"Ugh, the best WOMAN will win."

XD

I feel like I'm responsible for her shit sometimes.

"Someone like Riya cannot be allowed to win this game."

Yeah, well, watch her actually win.

I know she won't. But you know. It's one of my dream realities.

She wins, but she loses everything else because everybody hates her. The money rings hollow. She realizes what she actually wanted all along too late. And now she's stuck in an endless loop of evil behavior forever because it's all she'll ever know to succeed with.

I think the theme in this season is "Working towards being the best version of yourself."

You see this with Jake, Aiden, Connor, Grett, and Alec. All these guys have arcs where they're going through inner struggles and either trying to be the best version of themself they want to be, or they're realizing they want to be a better version of themself than they already are because they are capable of it. Giving in to your negatives (not the same as trying to erase them) is what will drive you to a sad, miserable life, where you're stuck in the endless loop of making the same mistakes over and over again. But that's not what any of them want to be.

The money? Who cares? It rings hollow because it's not gonna buy your heart or a healthier life. YOU have to do that. The money is BAIT.

You can also see this with Gabby, Tom, and Ellie.

But Riya? SHE'S THE ANTI-THEME.

She REFUSES to acknowledge her positives, as to her, that is a WEAKNESS. It's a detriment. She's been raised, and trained by the show, to believe that winning the game, and the money, is EVERYTHING, and WILL solve all her problems. When in actuality, that drive only blinds her to what she actually wants all along, which is companionship and to belong somewhere where she can be herself. But she feels like she can't because "The industry wants her to be evil." So she does whatever evil thing she can to pursue her game.

In doing that, she ignores any lesson she could learn, and she chooses to remain in the endless loop of fucking up every single relationship she forms for the sake of winning the money and the game and maintaining her status as "The Villain Of TV."

And that's the very thing that will be her downfall. That's WHY while I wouldn't mind her losing, her winning the money makes way too much sense to me as THE most logical conclusion to her arc. The ULTIMATE consequence to her actions that ruins her life... is obtaining the very thing she sought out to get.

She's not just going everything wrong. SHE IS EVERYTHING WRONG.

I think that's really cool. That's also a reason WHY I love her character. And love THIS. She is SO compelling and interesting to me.

"I'm sorry about earlier-"

"Water under the bridge."

MURDER is okay.

Being pushy when you're oblivious is not.

"What if I told you, I'm not comfortable moving forward with them?"

Oh?

"The lines are getting faded, Ally. There are no heroes and villains anymore. Just winners and losers."

I mean, fair, if you want to be the secret force that controls this game.

Go for the more powerful people, then. Turn on Riya and Alec. Or Connor. He's a strong one.

"I'll vote the way you want tonight as long as you repay the favor down the line."

So...

Two. Two. THREE.

YOU STILL GIVE THE NON-VILLAINS THE MAJORITY.

"I'm starting to feel like myself again!"

YAY GRETT!!!!

"Never thought I'd write your name down, but hopefully this is the night you regret everything."

"Keep hoping. I'll turn it to despair."

This is gonna be all over the place.

"If you have the immunity totem and would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."

You might want to.

Dammit.

'RIYA'

AH FUCK! XD

I SAY AS THOUGH I DIDN'T SEE.

OH I'M ABOUT TO GET CRUSHED.

'AIDEN'

WHAT?!??!

SHE CHOSE AIDEN?!?!?!

Why AIDEN? Why not CONNOR? He's the bigger threat of the three.

Fuck you Allyson, going off your emotions instead of playing the game.

'RIYA'

'AIDEN'

FUCK. ME.

Two other random votes, probably Connor, and then one Riya.

'RIYA'

Wait, so...

Who did Riya and Alec vote then? Does it matter?

'AIDEN'

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!??!!?

FUCK.

YOU.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHO I'M SAYING THAT TO.

I'M SO MAD AT HER.

I SAW IT COMING AND I'M SOMEHOW STILL PISSED THE FUCK OFF AT HER.

"The lines are getting faded, there are no heroes and villains anymore" MY ASS.

JOINS THE VILLAINS.

AT LEAST GRETT IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO PLAY THE GAME.

ALLYSON?!??! SHE ONLY DID THIS BECAUSE AIDEN DIDN'T LIKE THAT SHE LEFT A GUY TO DIE.

THIS IS NOT STRATEGIC. THIS IS PETTY.

AND SHE COMPLETELY GETS AWAY WITH IT, THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY PISSING ME OFF HERE.

"WHO FLIPPED?!?!?"

"ALLY!!!"

YEAH THEY KNOW!!!! THEY KNOW!!!! INSTANTLY!!!!

"I had to do what's best for me."

HOW IS THIS 'BEST' FOR YOU?!?!

YOU PUT YOURSELF IN A VERY TERRIBLE POSITION!!!

YOU MADE ONE SIDE HATE YOU, AND JOINED ANOTHER SIDE PUBLICALLY KNOWN FOR BEING STRONG AND DECEPTIVE, AND CANNOT BE TRUSTED!!!

THIS IS 'WORST' FOR YOU, ACTUALLY.

YOUR MOVE DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

"HOW IS THIS GOOD FOR ANY OF US?!"

THANK YOU!!!!

IT'S GOOD FOR NOBODY!!!!

"Judge me all you want."

GLADLY.

YOU FUCKING SUCK AND I HATE YOU.

AND I'M NOT GONNA BE NICE ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

I'M DONE. WE'RE OVER THAT.

"Wait, did Aiden have the totem? Did we flush it?"

XD

THAT'S ALL SHE CARES ABOUT XD

"BUT THE IDOL! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO STEAL IT?!?"

"UP. YOURS. RIYA!!!"

(I HAD to make that line big)

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFF

THAT was good. XD

Oh that was deserved.

"I'm so sorry Aiden!"

"Hey, it's neither of you guys fault."

Yeah, WE KNOW WHO THAT IS.

"Thanks for not turning on me."

THE JAB.

"I know we haven't exactly been best friends this game, but-"

"Stop. I'm not in the mood for a mushy goodbye."

Awwww

"Where's the Jake I know? The toxic jealous one?"

XD

👏

OH THAT'S GOOD.

"TOXIC?! JEALOUS?! Oh screw you!"

"There he is!"

XD

Oh my heart ❤️

It's so cute

YAAAAAAAYYYY!!!! 👏🎉

OH THAT'S SO SATISFYING!!!!!

AFTER EVERYTHING, THEY'RE BESTIES IN THE END!! I LOVE IT!!!!

"I wanted Connor gone, but Ally only agreed to work with us if she got to choose who goes."

YEAH.

"Ally just so happened to pick the same thing Riya and Alec did, she's not working with them" MY ASS. THEY LITERALLY SAY IT.

"Jake is lucky he had immunity. Tonight would've been his night."

SHUT THE FUCK UP LADY. NO ONE LIKES YOU!!

"Ally is not going off of her own personal biases and hatred towards Jake. She's doing this for game reasons." MY ASS. SHE LITERALLY SAYS IT.

I JUST WANT THIS GIRL TO SHUT UP NOW.

...oh?

OH GRETT. AWWWWWW

OH THE BRANCH.

"This is stupid..."

NO DON'T GO AWAY, DO IT!!!

COME ON! DO IT!!!

YEEEESSSS!!!! GRETT!!!!! ❤️

🥹

XD

YEAH! FUCK THE WORLD!!!!

🥹❤️

THAT was BEAUTIFUL.

Grett, I love you again. SO MUCH.

MY QUEEN IS BACK!!! I'M SO HAPPY!!!

Again, there is REALLY GOOD STUFF HERE.

5/6 of this group are REALLY GOOD AND INTERESTING AND COMPELLING.

JUST IGNORE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.

Just take what I said at the beginning.

Riya and Jake are my two favorite characters in not only the season, but of the whole show. That has not changed at all. They're awesome. They make the season for me.

Even though Grett was a bit flanderized, she's still really likeable. I still like her. She's also winning be back over slowly.

And Aiden, Alec, and Connor, I like them. I like all three of these guys much more than in their original seasons, actually. Not my favorites, but I still like them and find them interesting.

So no, the problem is NOT that 'everyone in this final group is terrible'.

The problem is that there's ONE character in it that is so horribly written and horrendously unlikeable and inconsistent that she is single handedly dragging everything down.

When she's NOT on screen, I'm actually having a really good time.

When she's on screen, my heart drops and I groan, and I'm just waiting to cut away from her so we can get back to actually good characters.

GOD I HATE HOW ALLYSON AMBER IS WRITTEN.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS WHY, IT'S INSANE.

If you guys want, I can make a full essay post on WHY Ally is the worst character of Disventure Camp All Stars.

Think of it like this: I hate Yul MORE.

BUT, at the very least, Yul is SUPPOSED to be hated.

ALLY IS NOT.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL BAD FOR HER.

So, though Yul is still my LEAST FAVORITE character in Disventure Camp. OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING,

All Stars Ally is worse.

YEAH. THAT'S HOW BAD I THINK IT IS.

She's not even the FUN kind to hate. She's just MISERABLE.

And NO, I will NOT take this back. I've given her so many chances, so many benefits of the doubt, I waited SO LONG for her to win be over.

But no. I've given her so many chances, and she has BLOWN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

I'M DONE.

I AM DONE HEARING THIS OUT. IT'S BAD.

I DO NOT CARE what comes after this with her. I'm sure it's important, but it will NOT change my opinion on her.

She could be the best character ever after this, and I won't care because it will NOT undo any of THIS.

Even if they fully elaborate what exactly Ally's hate comments are, or reveal it as something extremely horrible, or give her any other depressing sympathetic backstory, or completely rewrite her character to just be her Season 2 self, or even get over her hatred towards Jake,

I DON'T CARE. IT'S TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE REVEALED IT SOONER. BECAUSE NOW I DON'T CARE.

But when she's NOT on screen, THIS IS GREAT. I'm enjoying everything else here.

Alec and Connor are significantly more interesting and compelling than they were in their seasons to me.

Grett is FINALLY regaining everything I loved about her character in Season 1, and you know what? This might actually be HER BEST EPISODE IN THE ENTIRE SERIES.

And Jake and Riya, you already know how I feel about them. I LOVE THEM. THEY MAKE THE SEASON FOR ME.

If my predictions, which were already proven wrong, were about my own personal biases, Jake and Riya would be my Final Two pick. FOR SURE. There's no if whats or buts about that.

But I'm not dumb enough to actually predict that just off of 'I like their characters the best so I want it'.

...okay I kind of am.

Yeah... I don't know what to say. THIS IS SO FAR NOT THAT BAD. I got told that Episode 14 onward is back to back garbage episodes. I'M SO FAR NOT ON THAT BOAT.

Which is kinda shocking since I hated Episode 14.

THIS IS NOT THAT BAD. IT'S JUST ONE ELEMENT THAT IS THAT BAD.

***

Okay, so uh, I usually not react to the Patreon shoutouts. I just skip them. But I got a request to watch this one, so... let me just see what you want me to see so bad.

Right now it's just a Galaxy Ultra Phone Ad.

The lip sync is a bit off.

"'WD Broskay', good luck on your next Iron Man."

Okay?

"'Riya is a parasite. Move on Connor.'"

XD

That person I'm assuming is a Riya hater.

Respect though.

"'We need a villain winner'... alright..."

XD

THAT'S ME.

Not actually me, BUT THAT'S ME.

"'Keith is eloping with Tom'."

AYO

JAKE'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.

"'Ally's Only Fans'"

Respect your opinion. But not me.

"Somebody should probably tell Hunter."

Hunter I'm so sorry.

"'James be my sugar daddy'... back off he's mine."

XD

AIDEN, YOOOOOOOOOOO

What, is THAT what you guys wanted to show me? This?

"'Yul has a micro penis'."

😂👏

Okay no, THAT was what you wanted to show me!

THE CALLOUT!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!

I love that I now know there's people who hate Yul as much as I do XD

"'I'm gonna kidnap Tom.'"

WHAT ARE THESE NAMES?!?!?

"'Poison Ivy' I'm more of a Harley Quinn fan myself."

Ooh, something new we know about Aiden. He's a DC guy.

THE OTHER DC.

"'Don from Pokemon BITCH'"

Aggressive.

"'Connor is a flop, move on Riya.'"

XD

WE GOT THE OPPOSITE GOING ON HERE!!

Well which is it?

They both need to move on if you ask me.

"'Yul's secret side chick' hey, bestie, move on."

ME TOO AIDEN.

I'M CONCERNED FOR THAT PERSON.

"'Yul shut the fuck up and admit you're dating Kai'."

NO

NOOO

NOOOOOOO

NO HE'S NOT!!

"Hey that's mean. Kai's too good to date that asshole."

XD

Why is Aiden so savage in this?

"'Skibidi sigma dub wat wiz'... I feel so incredibly sorry for your generation."

😂

THAT'S GOING IN MY FOLDER. I'M SAVING THAT ONE.

THAT IS HOW I FEEL. I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THIS GENERATION.

"'Aiden's GF' Awkward..."

Hey you can be poly.

"And for those happy that I'm finally out of the game, congratulations, your prediction finally came true after twelve episodes."

OKAY. THAT'S BASED.

ROASTING THE AIDEN HATERS. LOVE IT.

I am NOT an Aiden hater. Idk where any of you get that from. I made a tier list when I finished Season 2. I LIKE HIM. He's not my favorite or anything, BUT I LIKE HIM.

Okay I see why you wanted me to watch that just to see that. Do not expect me to go through all these segments though, unless there's something you really REALLY think I should see.

[cerebralbleu]

He was a harbinger of destruction, a prophet of extinction. Where Legato went, death surely followed, and the bodies were plentiful. That was what his purpose was, to show mankind the pain of living, the sorrow of existence, and how wonderful of a gift it would be to finally die when the midnight bell rung for all of them. Rejoice, he would say to those he spared-- the women, the children-- soon you will fear no longer. The end is near.

To convince Legato to fight for a promise to live seemed nigh impossible, but here he stood, going against the expectations that he had built upon.

It's so much more difficult than awaiting death.

It's exhausting.

Guernica swings back into his grasp. Fiyero's power invigorates him with strength and determination. How wonderful it felt to be at the side of someone who didn't view him as a disposable shield, but as a worthy partner in combat. They synchronized, working off of each other's motions, puppet strings moving a marionette in proper step for a performance. It was an effective strategy-- not a single one of those beasts could penetrate their defenses like this.

Or so he thought.

Balduran enters theirs psyche once more, urging them to move from this spot.

' We are nearly there-- once the numbers are cut down, we can-- '

A painful screech whines in his ears when the connection between himself and the illithid is interrupted. His mind buzzes; Legato recognized the sensation of his threads being severed, but this wasn't quite it. And so he quickly turns his head around, just in time to witness the gruesome scene of Balduran being torn into.

Legato's face goes pale, and his eyes widen.

" Lord Balduran--! " The disciple shouts, reaching out to him, but in vain. Too little, too late, there is too much distance between the two of them for him to intervene on the violent mauling. Legato grits his teeth, scowling with rage. Gun pulled again, he fires off several shots with a shaking hand, bullet penetrating the glitched phantom of the gith prince.

For a moment, as he looks upon the crumpled body of his ally, he sees blonde hair and blood, instead of the warm, inviting smile of the illithid-- brought back to the harrowing day when the city of July was wiped out-- the day that his master was taken from him-- ripped in two, snarling and cursing the distraught disciple--

Death--

Death did not matter in the grand scheme of things in this city.

It didn't matter.

But despite distorting his humanity as much as possible, Legato has not been able to drown out the emotion of distress connected with this scenario.

Balduran smiles in his death. He's never seen such a thing before. All he can do is given a solemn nod as wide, haunted eyes are unable to look away-- at least, not until he forces himself to refocus.

People die. But you must continue on, even as their bodies are swallowed by the world.

So he cannot stand idly and stare at a corpse.

' I will fulfill your wish, my lord, ' he whispers quietly, one last parting word in his mind before completely removing his thread from Balduran's mind.

Fiyero--

" You heard him, we must-- we have to go-- we have to go-- " Legato inhales sharply, and looks in front of them. It seems as though the glitched have receded for now. The trio had significantly run down their numbers in this area, giving them an opportunity to move forward into Archimedes.

" -- Return to your abode, " he looks to Fiyero from the corner of his eye, a stoic expression on him, " Lord Balduran told me before that he has a partner. He has to be retrieved. And I-- "

Thoughts immediately rush to a certain violet star.

" I have to find someone important to me. Both can be brought to where we will shelter in place. "

@viladlind -> astrallithid

fiyero. kin spirit. peace bringer. life chanter.

she had brought spaw nere's head, and was dubbed her titles. the song of the myconid circle will always be with her. its melody a part of her path, a part of her being.

fiyero. the sun-kissed songwriter.

members of her party had wondered, early in their travels, if she was truly worthy of standing at the front. the pink tiefling, she heard in whispers, how could he kill somebody if he can't even stop smiling?

she does. and she does. and she does.

early in their travels, fiyero lamented this. she did not choose it for herself, she thought. all her life, she never wanted to lead. all her death, she tried avoiding it. and yet she found herself in the same spot once more, years after escaping dovesong.

only she didn't. only she had people to rely on in turn. only it was different. fiyero could have fled. fiyero could have left.

it wasn't only balduran's decision that led to this, rising from the corpses she leaves behind like a phoenix ascending. fiyero did not leave. fiyero did not flee. faced with the terrifying prospect of losing herself, she looked to others. and they looked to her.

and she chose to stay. and she chose to lead.

she kills until she can reach legato, boots skidding across ground to be able to reach his side without getting crushed by guernica. she remains low, only gets up to be able to put a hand on legato's back. cure wounds flows out of her effortlessly, a strong jolt this time, much different to what legato would be used to.

the sun, in his veins, in his body. pushing him towards another dawn.

' i have you, ' she thinks through the telepathic bond, because it's true. because she chose this, because she's good at this. there is a pride so strong she almost thinks they must feel it. for legato to turn towards the light like this, to avoid drowning in bodies of glitched that look so familiar to what's haunting them.

he refuses to die. he chooses life. ' i'll watch your back. '

fiyero reaches out to balduran, too, one of her most precious memories sent towards him. the both of them, shadowed by astral space, shining sparkles in the air. he was corher then, but when she thinks of it now, he is balduran. tucked into her neck, arms wrapped around her, fiyero squeezing him in turn.

' i have you, ' again, a healing word sent towards him. it's not enough, but it's what she can do from so far away. ' take your sword. cut them down. come to me. '

they can't get separated, not like this. fiyero ducks further when legato swings guernica and reaches for her bow again, and like this, she stays. despite the pain in her shoulder, she stays. it's almost like a practiced dance, the way she adjusts to legato's movements. he swings, she ducks, she pulls at the string of her bow and sends arrows flying, stepping along when he does.

a bard, now dancing to a tune only playing in her own mind.

she chose this. she can do this.

@astrallithid > @cerebralbleu

[earthykinous]

Feeling tempted to draw Kirby as a cosmic horror entity-

[incorrect-star-allies]

Kirby: Mirror me, I’ve left a letter telling Dark Meta Knight not to worry—

Shadow Kirby: He won’t.

Kirby: That you’re safe—

Shadow Kirby: That’ll just depress him.

Kirby: —and you’ll see him in a few weeks.

Shadow Kirby: Do I have to?

[sitelenco]

"death comes to us all, including you..."

(helmetless version)

HE'S HERE FINALLY YEESSSSS!!

i gotta be honest, this is one of the Kirby gijinka designs i've done that made me go full-on research mode, not to mention the attention to detail and such-

the rose, the calavera painting on the face, the proboscis, you name it! i also decided to give his helmet some glowy details, too!

(btw sorry for the double posting aaaaa ;×;)

[bluemoon1331]

I think Sun is becoming increasingly more dangerous, while Moon is wilting. A strange role reversal for the multiverse, and how it was at the beginning.

If it came down to it, I believe Moon would be more on the defensive, and Sun would literally obliterate any threat to his family. He's been through too much to actually lose any of them now. Watched them all fall apart and get sewn back together, again and again. Fallen apart himself on a multitude of occasions.

And unlike a lot of Suns (in comparison to what Dark Sun did), it naturally strengthened him inside. Sun hates killing. He knows what it's done to him, and other members of his family. But if it came down to it, I don't think he would hesitate anymore, not if there truly wasn't any other way.

The guy is tired. Probably more so than anyone else around him. But he's definitely become quite steadfast, and a rock for his family. He's also got a daughter to take care of now, and he won't ever let anything bad happen to her again, not if he can help it.

[cheesecakeislazy]

Disventure Camp All Stars Episode 19 opinions-

Spoiler Warning!! This post is short cause this episode was meh

SO ITS JUST CANON THAT JAMES AND AIDEN FUCK IN THE MOTEL? OKAY. 😀

I’m not a Jaiden shipper so this episode to me was to see if they could finally give James a personality. No, they didn’t. Again, James is made for fanservice. What are his personality traits again? Dates Aiden, Loves Aiden, Would Do Anything For Aiden, Social Media Star, Is Kind. WHAT THE FUCK IS HIS PERSONALITY?!

Despite it being canon- Jaiden isn’t even in my top 5 DCAS ships. On the other hand- I really missed my lad Tom (TwT)

So glad that we got some Tom screentime, and you Jam/TomJake shippers are going crazy because he finally admitted to still being in love with Jake- #NotMyShipButSlayIGuess

TomJake is in my top 3 favorite ships, but nothing is beating Jakeden. There’s chemistry that isn’t forced, it’s not just fanservice, it can’t be destroyed by ONC and make it canon. ONC was too pussy to make TessxAllyxHunter canon, so they wouldn’t even dare think of shipping two twinks together!!! 😱😱

This episode was decent- made me chuckle a bit, there were some good Aiden lines. And the scene of Jake? Hilarious. Which now means, in my fanfic? Jake is going to be EVEN MORE terrified of James being his helper >:)

Also “I’m only doing this for Aiden..” DO YOU DO ANYTHING NOT FOR HIM?! PLEASE GIVE THIS MAN A PERSONALITY!! HE DOESN’T EVEN HAVE CRUMBS!! FEED THE POOR “FLESHED OUT” CHARACTER!!!

Anyways all in all this was a mid episode, 7/10. Aiden and Tom carried this episode and Grett burning Yul’s face made it 10x better. I’m actually gonna start working on chapter two of my fanfic because the show is boutta end and I haven’t even gotten to chapter two yet 😅

[thefaeriefeatherdark]

I desperately need the Thrawn stans (specifically novel Thrawn Stans) to remember that Thrawns whole deal is rebuilding the Empire and fighting the New Republic.

[cheezyharu]

AMAZING MIGHTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

Ehem, anyways...

[from-izzy]

✍️ Fic authors self rec!

When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to other writers you know. Let's spread some self-love! 💛

i got two of these so i'll do a (somewhat) mid year and an end of year one!! thanks for sending this in ally 😘

cupid's mistake | the boyz kim sunwoo ; my favourite baby. i love you with all my heart. if you were a person, i wouldn't hesitate to give you the biggest, tightest hug ever because you deserve it. thank you for letting me talk about me and always comforting me in times of doubt. i love you to the moon and back, from the beginning of time till the end of time. my comfort fic, my favourite masterpiece. thank you, thank you, thank you.

show you the stars | the boyz kim sunwoo ; i love this man. that's it. go read to find out more!! i really let my fingers type without a second thought and well...yeah!!

that's him, that's just who he is | the boyz choi chanhee | new ; money has always been a big topic to me. this is a personal preference but i don't want to take out a student loan for university. but i also see people travelling and having fun, and i do wish that was me too. it's something that i have to think about further.

[03:21] | the boyz kim sunwoo ; the start of by far, the biggest academic challenge i would be going through. i am so thankful to be in this degree but i am very nervous about my unit results this sem. i remember turning my laptop back on to write and publish this!!

yesterday's petal | nct na jaemin ; i remember how i felt as i was writing this. i was so incredibly lonely and i just couldn't speak up to anyone. i tried to write the sudden feeling of loneliness in here and finished within around an hour which i was surprised. to me, it was a sign that i was really struggling

[retiredcultistredux]

Hmm... Well there's usually a lot of food laying around Dreamland (I wonder why that is...) maybe you can look around the area? Might get lucky and find something or if not that Maybe there's someone around who can look around for you!

Francisca: "...Maybe there's someone passing through the area?"

[This means a new pre-determined character will be able to appear to help them out! Said character will be introduced once someone correctly guesses who it is.]

[thetimelordbatgirl]

I love how both times in Beyblade Metal Masters its offered to do things legally in the world tourament, and the Japan team is like no we gonna beat the shit out of these assholes for what they did and the WBBA is just fine with that.

[philtstone]

ok one of psychs funniest meta gags is how a popular media property will exist & be referenced regularly in universe but when the actors from that property show up as guest stars in the show theres NO acknowledgement of it. shawn knows every brat pack movie half by heart but when he meets ally sheedy the fake serial killer he never once comments on how similar she looks to ally sheedy the actress. there are like 20 karate kid AND my cousin vinny references including a literal picture of ralph macchio in that one scene but no one notices that officer conforth Is Literally The Same Guy. shawn and gus are lowkey genuine star trek nerds and spend a whole episode gaslighting Real Life George Takei but when william shatner shows up in the flesh hes just juliets loser dad. not even a passing "hey, you look familiar" joke. its SO funny.

[daughter-of-sapph0]

i love how equally horrifying and challenging all four storylines in andor are.

cassian: youre working for the rebellion, but the plan goes wrong. you get caught in the middle of leftist infighting and chained up like a dog. you escape because the unorganized kids decided to solve their problems with space rock paper scissors. you then get stranded in space with no communications and make it to your location a week late

mon: your tradwife daughter is getting married to a friend of a friend because you needed money so the empire wouldn't arrest you. you find out your friend is going through a divorce and also likely knows too much, so your rebel ally suggests that he gets assassinated. your shitty husband accuses you of being unfaithful. you try to tell your daughter that she can call off the wedding if she wants, but she calls you embarrassing. your only option is to get shit faced drunk and dance at the reception

bix: you're with a group of refugees from a destabilized planet finding farm work, even though you're technically illegal and without visas. (im sure this has no real world parallels at all. after all, there's no politics in star wars). ice shows up and you have to try and avoid getting caught. you can't get in touch with your boyfriend. one of the ice agents tries raping you, so you kill him. the farmer protecting you ends up selling out your friend to save his own ass, and then your friend ends up dead. all this while you're dealing with trauma and ptsd from being tortured a year ago

dedra: you have to meet your shitty boyfriends even shittier mother