#Score: 8/10

[etirabys]

if AI completely "obsoleted" writing/painting I'd

paint about as much as I do now – how well other entities paint compared to me has <3% bearing on my own internal drive to paint

write almost not at all – my drive to write is >90% driven by the dearth of other entities who are writing what I want to read

[jesncin]

Since you said to enjoy the flashfam’s vibes and both Ma’al and JC have had interest in at least one Silver Fox… Jay Garrick will be too powerful

I got a lot of asks recommending me DC silver foxes ever since I made a running joke of Ma'al/Johnstantine being into foxy grandpas, and I've been saving them with the intention to draw a joke comic response- but now I just wanna draw some fine old men y'know? The mood is striking. I finished reading up on Jay's recent comic solo and it is SO cute, I love him dearly.

[vyeoh]

Wish someone would turn me into a dog. Dogs have never known the lsat

[theoscarsproject]

Avalon (1990). Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

They just don't make intergenerational family epics like this anymore. I was really moved by this one! Warm, funny, and sometimes quietly devastating, you really feel you get to know this family intimately, with all their grace and determination and foibles. It's bolstered by some really lovely performances, beautiful performances and a lovely score. Old fashioned, but in a really good sort of way. 8/10.

[local-redhead-bookworm]

War of the Rohirrim was really good you guys

[icewindandboringhorror]

Recent-ish things ~

[al-mayriti]

OPOSICIONES DONE

[gojo-is-the-best]

okay what the actual fuck i just finished brooklyn 99 my life feels like it's over

it just feels... wrong, knowing you can't randomly open netflix and click on 'continue watching' and laugh till you can't breathe at some show you started watching a few months ago gosh i wanna cry

[platypusisnotonfire]

My number one luxury item that I desire (I’ve ALWAYS wanted one since the very first time I saw one but rn it’s wormed it’s way to the top of my luxury list)

A pinball machine.

[ink--theory]

WE'RE SO BACK

[fiddler-sticks]

Ninjago seasons and specials ranked by how good the music is (with commentary)

Just a comment before we start: This does not include Weekend Whips or any other intros. Just the score that plays under episodes and credits music

21. Skybound

There's just barely any music for this season due to budget cuts or something of the like, and what music that is there I'm just not super enthused about or I forgot about

20. Crystalized

While there's a good amount of music for this season, I didn't find it super special or appealing, and it was just kind of meh like the season itself

19. Legacy of the Green Ninja

I hate to put this here, but something's gotta go here so it might as well be S2. The music was pretty great and there's a LOT of it, plus it's available to the public on an album, but really the only tracks from this season that stick out to me are Day Jobs and The Final Battle

18. Rebooted

Again, don't dislike the music, but something's gotta take these spots and I can't even recall any pieces from this season except for X-1 Joyride and Built to Protect

17. The Island

The score for this season is miles better than the plot and execution, but there's not a lot of it. There was like, one piece I could find on youtube. It was great though! Really fit the island vibe

16. Fire Chapter

It was pretty hard to decide whether The Island or Fire Chapter went here, but eventually I decided on Fire Chapter just because it had more tracks, plus the ongoing and reused Serpentine theme. None of the tracks really stood out to me, but I loved that they reused the Serpentine theme from the first few seasons for Aspheera and her minions

15. Seabound

This one is here for a combination of reasons from The Island and Fire Chapter. It has a lot of music, plus it fits the ocean theme super well. None of the tracks stood out to me except for the one reused one from Wu's Teas when they're all walking out in their diving gear though, so that's why it's this low

14. Hunted

I absolutely love the plot of this season and the hunter's theme, but the only thing that really stood out to me as 'Wow, this is amazing was Dragon Hunt'. It's also super all over because of the whole realms thing, which obviously doesn't make for a very consistent soundtrack. The Resistance Never Quits is a great track, too

13. March of the Oni

Now we start moving into the great seasons. 13th place might seem low, but considering how flipping amazing the other soundtracks are I think this is well-placed. It's diverse, but all fits together and the two moods are nicely separated, unlike whatever was happening in Hunted. I really like the nice, flowy, and clean tracks when we're around the ninja, and the choppy, dissonant music with the whispers and uncommon time signatures for the Oni never fails to give me good chills

12. Hands of Time

I'm gonna be honest with you and say that I was going to put this one a LOT lower, but then I decided to give it a relisten, and DANG. I can't believe I forgot how much of a BANGER this soundtrack is! Especially the ongoing theme. I think I forgot just because the plot of the season is so forgettable, but the music definitely goes hard

11. Rise of the Snakes

I think this is probably the most expected ranking on this list. The soundtrack is great, but it's not amazing. It's really hit-and-miss, honestly. You have bangers like Falcon Chase, Taking the Bait, Weapons Take Flight, and Race to Ouroboros, but the rest of it is kind of bland and forgettable in my opinion

10. The Lego Ninjago Movie

It seems like no one talks about the score for TLNM when we should absolutely be talking about it! It's great! You should really go listen to it. The percussive flute tracks by Greg Pattillo are especially good. Pieces like Sibling Rivalry, The Rise of Kitty Kitty, and Wise Master Wu are also super great!

9. Sons of Garmadon

I honestly can't remember why I put this so high, but I trust more-awake-Fiddler's judgment. It's got a great score, it's just that not a lot of it is super memorable for me. The very beginning of the season (the first bit of Sons of Garmadon Heist) gets stuck in my head all the time though

8. Pilots

Even though there are only 3-4 tracks in both episodes (depending on whether or not you count the Overture), all of them are amazing. Attack of the Skeleton Army, Discovering Spinjitzu / Dragon Ride, and especially Training Course all go hard, and I love that the very first taste of Ninjago we ever got had such great music. Like, be honest. Do you think that Ninjago would've taken off if it had some crap MIDI, mass-produced music in the background? I personally don't think so. We owe a lot to Vincent & Kramer for the Ninjago we know today

7. Day of the Departed

Considering that this special has like, only one track, this is pretty fuckin' high for just one piece of music among whole seasons worth of music. I cry pretty much every time I hear Maybe I'm Departed, and it hits so much harder after Kirby Morrow's passing. Also, little self-promo here, if you haven't listened to my version of Maybe I'm Departed yet, what are you doing?

6. Prime Empire

Prime Empire's music is just fucking sick. It goes so hard and perfectly fits with the cyberpunk/video game vibes of the season. It's so diverse, too, with tracks from Scott's Stowaway Part 2, to Stayin' Aflight, to Fourth Mile Marker, to the Noir Whip. I'd say one of my favorite parts in the entire thing is when a West Side Story reference appears in the soundtrack of Confidential when two or three of the goons are snapping like the Jets lol. My favorite track in Prime Empire would have to be Fourth Mile Marker, just because it's so beautiful, and the melody also reminds me a lot of the theme from Schindler's List, which is just a beautiful theme

5. Dragons Rising

DR is all the way up here despite being so new because the music is already so iconic in my eyes. I haven't even really paid attention to the 'remixes' of old pieces yet, I'm just in love with the original music. It's so unique, and you really can't mistake it for any other season. I especially love the credits from The Merge Part 1, and Tradition of the Ninja

4. Master of the Mountain

I originally had this at #3, but I made a last-minute decision to bump it down one. Not because of anything about it though. It's fuckin' epic. I love the ongoing theme, and in the suite, I absolutely love at the very beginning the few notes played by handbells. Also in the suite, from about 5:49 to the end is the most epic, magical, grandiose thing I've ever heard in my life and you need to go listen to it right this second. Exit tumblr, listen to it, then come back for the top 3. I'll be here when you get back. And one more thing I love about the score is that it's constantly in different and weird times, and cuts out beats when you're least expecting it. Also, I know I said I wouldn't bring Whips into this, but I absolutely love that the beginning is in 6/8. First whip not in 4/4 let's gooooooooo

3. Ice Chapter

Honestly, I was super torn about whether I should put this one at #4 or #3, but in the end, I chose this spot for a number of reasons. The whole thing just gives off winter vibes, I absolutely love the folk aspect of it for the Formlings theme, the Ice Emperor theme is so freaking dark and scary, and there are so many bangers! Namely Akita Finds Her Animal Form and Twice As Stubborn

2. Possession

If you know me, this might come as a surprise seeing as how much I love this season and its music, but it's actually second place for me. It is home to my favorite piece from Ninjago ever, though, which is Ghost Story. I've probably made dozens of posts about the geniusness of Morro's theme and music when he's around and talked about, so I won't go into great detail about that. Just know that the well-known bit features the tritone (often called the devil's interval) played on a fiddle and/or viola (the fiddle was considered the devil's instrument back in ye olden days). Anyway, I highly recommend that you go listen to Ghost Story because it's just a wonderful piece that beautifully tells Morro's story through music

1. Tournament of Elements

I always go back and forth on whether ToE or Possession is my favorite season, but there was no doubt in my mind that ToE is my favorite from a musical standpoint. It's so diverse, yet fits together so nicely. The music features a lot of traditional drums and chanting, really fitting the whole island/fight club/cult theme. The season also has a bunch of bangers, spanning from Gauntlet of Humility, to Thinking About Yourself, Rooftop Ruffhouse, And That's The Kink, I Am the Titanium Ninja, Lloyd's Flashbacks, and who could forget Sneaking Around, the credits music for a bunch of episodes in a lot of other seasons

So, do you agree with my ranking? Feel free to reblog with thoughts or your own rankings!

[spymeister]

OOC Post here:

TF1 spoilers, if you haven't already seen it- below the cut.

Please keep in mind that these are just my opinions, and it did not deviate from the fact that I enjoyed the fuck out of it, and would happily see it again. I'm pretty much placing it RIGHT below the Bumblebee movie, which is my all time favorite Live-action TF movie.

Most of my nitpicks are kinda lore and technical based, which I know couldn't be touched on because they ONLY had an hour and a half to extrapolate a tragic love story caused by the Narrative™.

So, all in all. Pretty solid movie. I'm well aware it's geared towards kids and preteens, though most of us are well beyond that. So, just to be succinct- here is my pros and cons:

Pros:

Excellent world-setting. I loved the look and living nature of Cybertron as a planet, and how it was presented.

HOLY SHIT FLYING TRAINS THAT MAKE THEIR OWN RAILS, HOW IS THAT NOT COOL.

Cyber. Fauna. BRUH. We got Crysdeer, we got a pseudo-organic styled surface. SURFACE. THIS IS SO NEAT.

The fact that iacon made me think of Coruscant made me laugh.

The first mention of the thirteen Primes since Primeverse, and also IDW. Spot on. Well done.

No humans. Don't get me wrong, I do love the human side kicks, but it was SO NICE to see just the bots for once.

HOMELANDER. AS. SENTINEL. TOP NOTCH.

Elita is my fucking role model and I will not take no for an answer. I loved her so. so. so much. ALSO ARACHNID. HOLY SHIT, HOW AWESOME. I LOVED THE USE OF THE EYES AAAAAAHHHHH.

Cons:

Didn't care how quickly they pigeonholed Megatron in the bad guy for the narrative. I do understand that this is a MUCH younger, angrier Megatron- but at the same time, I really feel like we didn't get much of an explanation. I hope that maybe a movie novelization or comic might kind of go deeper in to that.

Chris Hemsworth, not a bad OP, but we had better options, IMO.

How the fuck did Sentinel get a jump on the Primes? Why didn't we get more info about the Primes. I could legit watch an entire movie based around all of that and Cybertronian prehistory.

T-cogs. Nitpicky, but I reeeeaaaally feel like that should have been somewhere other than the chest.

[catboydan]

i have to fucking study for the citizenship test this year, i gotdamn forgor

[offbeat-manga-ships]

NARITA-KUN WO SEMETAI! ( 成田くんを攻めたい！)

I Want to be Agressive Toward Narita! / Izumi Mio

Complete, with 8 chapters / 2 volumes

F/M; Shoujo, Comedy, Romance + dom f, sub m, role rev

SUMMARY: Amane Fukatsu, a 2nd year high school girl, is an otaku whose hobby is posting her BL manga creations on social media. One day, she stumbles upon Narita-kun, a popular guy from another class, being attacked by a cat (?). Witnessing this scene of gap-moe, Amane is struck by inspiration…?! A cool otaku girl takes the initiative to relentlessly pursue a popular guy! A new-age romantic comedy filled with laughter and heart-warming moments.

MAL score: 7.24 AL mean score: 73% MU average: 7.5

PERSONAL SCORE: 6 out of 10

[icewindandboringhorror]

more photo diary posts.. various life images...

[doctorwhoisadhd]

the 10th doctor kissed a male zygon on the mouth in the 50th anniversary. the 14th doctor called isaac newton hot in the 60th anniversary. you think david tennant will do something gay as the Doctor for the show's 70th anniversary

ok not to be like no fun allowed but 10 does NOT count for this at ALL bc 1) the zygon in question was disguised as a woman at the time and i cant even find evidence for that particular zygon being male (NOT saying you're lying, i'd just like to see what your evidence is). and 2) he is by appearances easily the straightest doctor in that he kissed 8 different women onscreen (BY FAR the most of any modern who / torchwood / sja / class character!!! and in fact he is the ONE single character who kisses 5+ different people who does not kiss people of both binary genders) and ZERO men and never said or did anything truly explicit unlike every other modern who doctor. and like when i say that please keep in mind that i am talking about a FICTIONAL CHARACTER which is different from a real person. if a character only does lowkey things that can be waved away by the audience yes they might be queer from a queer fan's perspective but how a queerphobic cishet person is going to receive them is very different.

that said i do think david tennant would do that yes