#True Blood S4 E1

[raywritesthings]

Laurel Lance (E1)

Sure thing, anon!

First impression: honestly I would be lying if I say I remember my first impression of Laurel, which sounds bad, but it's because I came to Arrow via way of Flash so my first exposure to her was that barely-thirty-seconds scene in the first Flash and Arrow crossover. I truthfully probably didn't even realize she was supposed to be Dinah Laurel Lance aka Black Canary until her appearance opposite Cisco in a later episode of Flash that season, at which point I was like "oh cool, they're bringing in Black Canary". Then I was really confused to discover when starting Arrow that she'd been there since episode 1 but seemed to have so miniscule a role in the grand scheme of things. Yeah, that really should've been a sign to run far away from this show while I still had the chance...

Impression now: I love her. Truthfully, I both do see her as Black Canary, but I also see her as a sort of separate entity from the comics itself, with her own unique merits struggles than what Dinah typically has. So while I love her because she's Black Canary and I love Black Canary, I also love her because she's Laurel, specifically.

Favorite moment: Ah man, this is hard to choose. Her fight scenes from the early seasons and some in s4, basically any scene with her and Thea or Nyssa, a lot of her deleted scenes with Oliver (gee, I wonder why those were all cut), so on and so forth.

Idea for a story: You don't wanna know how many WIPs I've got waiting in the wings, anon. But as far as a story strictly about just Laurel goes, I'm kind of tempted to do an AU post s1 where Oliver's spiel about how he's just holding Laurel back is actually super true and she just gets things together for the city and makes it much better without him. Like if he's gonna go sulk and not be the support she needs during a seriously hard time then I'd rather watch her be the hero of this story, thanks.

Unpopular opinion: I have no idea what's popular or unpopular regarding opinions on Laurel these days, but to cover the basics -- She was completely right to call SWAT on the Hood/Arrow that one time given he was an armed and dangerous stranger who violated the boundary she had already verbally set, she should not have had to apologize to her sister for being rightfully upset that she slept with her boyfriend (does this require further explanation??), and people hating on her for bringing Sara back to life is hypocritical bs since those same people were upset about Sara being killed off in s3 to begin with so she literally gave them what they wanted by bringing Sara back.

Favorite relationship: Overall favorite has gotta be the Laurel-Thea BroTP. Nothing tops it, not any of her romantic relationships (canon or fanon) or any of her blood family.

Favorite headcanon: idk that she's still alive? Haha, all my thoughts about Laurel have to exist in headcanons where she's not been fridged and where the people in her life treat her better than they did in canon, anon. In my headcanon instead of her constantly deserving better and being let down, she just gets the love and respect she deserved.

Thanks for sending in!

[docholligay]

I BET YOU ARE THE ALEXANDER SKEìRSGEAéôüARRDD

HER APPEARANCE ON EARTH AWOKE THEM FROM THEIR SLUMBER. THE HOMING BEACON INSIDE HER VAGINA MUST HAVE SET THEM OFF

[ninjago-happens-here]

NInjago AU- Ninjago but it was Autistic!Lloyd's coping mechanism for real life

I'm inspired by that one Harry Potter headcanon where they said Hogwarts was a coping fantasy for Harry so yeah time to get gritty.

Garmadon is an abusive father in the fact that he has anger management issues. So sometimes he's really kind with Lloyd but sometimes he isn't. It got worst after Misako left the family. Lloyd was using the analogy of 'great devourer blood' as an explanation as to why his father was turning evil.

Darkley's School for Bad Boys is just your average Elementary school where they were a bit more mean to Lloyd because he's essentially parentless

In sometime Lloyd leaves his own home because he's scared of Garmadon and goes to his uncle. His uncle takes him in. Now, his uncle is a martial arts teacher and actually has 4 top students: Kai, Jay, Zane, and Cole.

The green ninja prophecy was just a thing that Lloyd used to illustrate the 4 fighting each other in order to become Wu's protege and inherit the dojo as well as Wu's technique.

Lloyd have actually met the 'ninja' is Juvenile / tuition and he starts to form a bond with them outside of the dojo. Inside, he's getting trained.

Wu finally told them all that Lloyd was going to inherit the dojo, because he felt that he was slowly nearing death's edge. The great devourer analogy is used here as well.

Evil business corporates, which Kai calls 'snakes', which transforms them into snakes in Lloyd's mind, tries to get the land back from the dojo. So S1 culminates into Wu dying and Garmadon managing to save the dojo.

Of course, the 'ninja' didn't want Lloyd to move back with Garmadon. S2 E1 happens pretty similarly in real life, where the ninja try to find jobs to support Lloyd as well as a good living space for him, because whilst Garmadon had saved the dojo, Wu hadn't written a will and his house is given back to the government.

Throughout S2, the Ninja are fighting a legal battle in order to keep Lloyd from Garmadon. It all ends when Lloyd tells the court that he'd rather be with the Ninja.

Tomorrow's tea is also an analogy as to how Lloyd feels more grown up himself, and in this AU Lloyd just matured by understanding that Garmadon doesn't provide a safe home for him.

Zane actually died in S3. It wasn't a computer virus, but rather, a real life one. Lloyd actually spent some time with his father because of quarantine and the ninja not being able to live together. But Zane couldn't die to a virus! The robot joke cemented Zane as a 'robot' in Lloyd's mind. Rather, Zane just had high functioning autism and the ninja didn't understand it at first but quickly realised what was going on.

I like to think of S4 as an analogy of Lloyd entering middle chool, and he was just sitting for an exam, trying to beat out other students and thinking of the principal/teacher of the school, 'Mr Chen', as the true villain because whoever was setting the questions was evil. He actually works together with his classmates to prepare for the exam and found that by working together, he got a higher grade. He still sees Zane, unable to ccept his death. S4 is also the death of the 'good' Garmadon, and Lloyd's accepted that his kind father was no more.

S5 is just Lloyd dealing with his trauma and abuse. He too may display signs of anger management issues. Lloyd calls this angry side of him 'Morro', and Cole feels like he has bipolar disorder, so they get him diagnose and on meds. Slowly, Lloyd feels the influence of Morro draining out of him, such as Morro not possessing Lloyd as much. He feels like Morro has disappeared, but really, it's just him accepting himself.

S6 was just a weird dream Lloyd had, he must have been asked too many questions by Jay about relationships with Nya since Lloyd is seen as Kai's younger brother.

S7 was just Nya and Kai dealing with their parental issues , aka news that their missing parents were found. Krux and Acronix were kidnappers and held them captive for years.

S8, now that is, ooh. Harumi is a girl Lloyd has a crush on in middle school, and Lloyd's heard rumours that his dad would do anything to get him back. 'Sons of Garmadon' was born through too many ruours and Lloyd just refers to that as a simplification of everything that was happening. He didn't know that Harumi was a trap set by his father, and when he tried to escape by fighting his father he couldn't win. he was sent to the hospital.

Unfortunately, Garmaodn had become a very influential person and sent Kai, Jay, and Cole (and Zane, Lloyd's mind supplies) overseas for their work. This left Nya shielding Lloyd. Together with Skylor, Kai's friend and crush, and PIxal, Zane's girlfriend, they try to tough through the extreme legal battles in order for Lloyd to remain separate.

S9 ending is just Lloyd making his father understand his decision to not go with him. With the fight draining out of him, Garmadon turns himself into the police, trying not to hurt Lloyd anymore.

S10 is the final legal battle where Lloyd tries to remain with the 'ninja'. The oni are Garmadon's workers and now find themselves out of a job. Of course they look to Lloyd for the heir to a Mafia that Garmadon was head of. Lloyd and his father have to work things out legally, and the years away from the other person caused the air between them both to be very awkward. They didn't understand each other at all.

[sad-boy-mono]

Rewatching 9-1-1 so here are some of my favorite quotes that I missed the first time cuz I was like 12 when the show first came out part 6

These are a bit more spaced out, episode wise, cuz I kinda forgot about this series :P

S2 E18

Chimney: Dispatch said something about an animal?

Influencer: Yeah it um, came out of my face

Eddie: What are we looking for exactly?

Influencer: It was like a little worm. Or a grub maybe

Hen: Like a maggot?

Influencer: Ew don't say maggot

Buck (very cheerful): Maggot!

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S3 E1

Buck: We're going for all the marbles here buddy!

Christopher: Buck I don't want the marbles, I want the bear!

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S3 E3

Eddie: Ok, there's a morning snack, a midday snack, 2 coloring books and a bunch of legos. Between us, he's never built anything that kinda looks like anything. He just likes sticking things together.

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Eddie: Maybe try going to the zoo this time. Something inland?

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S3 E4

Harry and Denny: *arguing over their game*

Hen: *about to stand up*

Athena: KIDS!

Harry and Denny *stop fighting*

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S3 E10

Buck: Woah, why is she bleeding chocolate syrup

Chimney: Because, blood thinner boy...

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S3 E11

Chimney: So Harrison (dude who just got run over by his friend and had all of his guts pushed out of him) if you weren't a bank guy, what do you think you'd be doing?

Harrison: Well when I was a kid, I wanted to be a firefighter.

Harrison: Now I don't think I have the guts

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S3 E12

Christopher: But you can skateboard

Eddie: Hey you know what I can't do?

Christopher: Cook?

Eddie (laughing): Hey! That's not nice! But probably true...

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Eddie: Ok, yeah I'll figure something out

Christopher: You promise?

Eddie: Yes, yes I promise. You and me, Friday morning, telling appropriate for 4th grader war stories.

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S4 E6

Hen: Your parents lied to you your entire life and your just ready to let that go? What's your secret?

Buck: Therapy. As in my parents agreed to come to a few sessions with me, work our stuff out. Look thier trying I figured I should be too

Hen: Very mature Buck

Buck: Very Buck 3.0

Hen: Okay I'm not calling you that

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Probie: Just finished my first shift

Buck: How was it?

Probie: Oh, it was pretty quiet.

Hen: WHOAH!!! Did he just say-

Chim: NO!!

Probie: Sorry I just said it was-

Chim: DON'T SAY IT AGAIN!

Hen: Hold on, hold on. I don't know maybe if he says it a 2nd time it undoes the curse.

Chim: Maybe if he says it a 3rd time the candyman will show up and kill us all. Let's not tEsT-THE-thEO-RY!

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Chim: BP is 170/80. Sir do you have a history of hypertension?

Man: I'm 82, son. I have a history of everything!

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Eddie: It was a normal call! Went like clockwork. Wham bam thank you ma'am!

Hen: You notice how you never hear anyone say "Wham bam thank you sir"?

Buck: It doesn't rhyme.

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Eddie: Am i interrupting bookclub?

Hen: Medical babies women

Eddie: Oh and I was wondering why Buck had a book in his hand, now it all makes sense.

Buck: Eddie what would you say Ana's love language is?

Hen: Ana who?

Eddie: Traitor.

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Buck: What do we do?

Bobby: Uh, everyone in the ambulance. Now!

Buck: Cap, there's not enough room

Bobby: Just get on the gerny, Buck

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (10-16 Sep 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 'Til The End Of Time (fandomfluffandfuck) - 66k, stucky, basically PWP with stucky + pre-war bucky (due to multiverse/time slip shenanigans) [reread, fave, really quality filth 🥵]

😊 Rapidly Becoming (Ayes) - 67K, drarry, immediately post war, Draco goes missing & Harry inheirits Malfoy Manor - enjoyable, I'm always a sucker for a magical house story

😍 Ain't No Grave (Can Keep My Body Down) Podfic (GhostCwtch, narrator; spitandvinegar, author) - 107K (14 hr podfic) - well done podfic of a forever fave post-WS recovery fic

🥰 A Fire at the Exhibition (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #10) (T.E. Kinsey, author; Elizabeth Knowelden, narrator) - Emily & Flo contend with the village art exhibition, theft, murder, bicycle races and amateur treasure hunters. 🥰 The Uses of Adversity (MonstrousRegiment) - 65K, Dreamling, very entertaining canon-divergent AU where Hob accidentally becomes a criminal mastermind (sort of) and finds & rescues Dream in 1957

💖💖 +143K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

A Cornstalk Fiddle (notbecauseofvictories) - Devil Went Down to Georgia (Song): The Devil/Johnny, 32K - brilliant short story about what happened after - Johnny won once and he thinks he can do it again to get what he wants...

You've Got A Face With A View (Brenda) - Top Gun: Ice/Mav, 3K - it's 30 years into their relationship & Mav's still wild about his hotass husband and is going to tell and show him why and how.

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Maine Cabin Masters - s6, e2-8

Harley Quinn - s4, e10

Only Murders In The Building - s3, e7

Dirty Laundry - s3, e1

D20: Mentopolis - "Case Closed" (s1, e6)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Bit City USA" (s14, e6)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Re: Dracula - September 10: Make Yourself Strong

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Fenway Victory Gardens

Re: Dracula - September 11: Grim Purpose in All I Do

Today, Explained - Hunter becomes the hunted

Into It - Is Rotten Tomatoes…Rotten?

Re: Dracula - September 12: The Pain of the Fear of Sleep

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Jimmy Fallon And Strike Force Five

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Bridget Cleary

Vibe Check - Pumpkin Spice is Not My Ministry

Re: Dracula - September 13: All the Powers of the Devils

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center

⭐ 99% Invisible #552 - Blood in the Machine

⭐ Switched on Pop - Next Year in Margaritaville

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Atomic Clock

Dear Prudence - My Partner’s Relationship With His Ex Makes Me Feel Like the Third Wheel. Help!

Into It - The Backlash to Drew Barrymore

⭐ Endless Thread - Lofi Girl

Today, Explained - Blame Capitalism: Profit over everything

Welcome to Night Vale #234 - The Boy

⭐ Hit Parade - Insert Lyrics Here Edition

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

True Metal Warriors

'80s Metal

Ozzy Osbourne

Judas Priest

Jimmy Buffett

Presenting Nine Inch Nails

Lord Of The Lost

Peaceful Summer Night 🌃 Night Lofi Playlist 🌃 Deep Focus To Study/Work [ Lofi Hip Hop - Lofi Chill ]

Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar

Herb Alpert

[docholligay]

Also, he’s right??? Listen, I know Sookie is living in magical CareHeart universe where we imagine Granddaddy Jim Bob or whatever is alive and well on a nice farm somewhere and ust itching to get home, but back here in the real world, --

OKAY WAIT I JUST DID SOME RESEARCH SOOKIE COULD NOT BE DECLARED PRESUMED DEAD YET IN MOST OF THE UNITED STATES

YOU CAN’T SELL HER FUCKING HOUSE. 

EXCEPTION BEING IF HE SPECIFICALLY FILED A PETITION AND THE COURT FOUND THAT THERE WAS REASON TO BELIEVE SHE WAS DEAD. 

AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE PRESUMPTION OF DEATH IS USUALLY ONLY GRANTED IN THINGS LIKE BOAT SINKINGS AND PLANE CRASHES WHEN THE BODY CANNOT BE LOCATED. 

SO YOU’RE TELLING ME. 

THE HUMAN EQUIVALENT OF JETTY’S WELL-MEANING IDIOT DOG 

NOT ONLY MANAGED TO GET HER HOUSE THROUGH PROBATE IN A FUCKING NAPOLOEONIC STATE BUT ALSO

 MANAGED TO PROVE BEFORE THE COURT THAT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. 

 THERE WAS NO REASONABLE CASE TO BE MADE THAT SHE WAS ALIVE. 

TRUE BLOOD WANTS ME TO BELIEVE THIS. 

[docholligay]

SOOKIE IS SO POWERFUL SHE CAN BEAT OFF THE QUEEN OF THE FAIRIES USING THE POWER OF HER HEART SURE I GUESS WHY WOULD WE NEED TO ESTABLISH THIS THERE”S NO POWER LIKE BEING THE PROTAGONIST. 

[docholligay]

Apparently the three Louisiana flavors are:

Sex

Racism

Swamp

[docholligay]

This show is going in REALLY hard on the idea that never moving on is love and wow! Thanks! I hate it! Talk about shit I do not believe at all! Is this supposed to make me think that her and Hot One are meant to be because she never gives up on someone she loves even if that is objectively the smart thing to do in order to grant yourself closure? Dude, you live forever that’s a long time to believe that someone is coming home when they clearly are not GO BACK TO FANGTASIA

[docholligay]

Okay but like, divorced from the “kidnapped by fairies” (KIDNAPPED BY FAIRIES) storyline, him being this pissed makes perfect sense. Why wouldn’t he be this pissed? Someone just drops off the face of the planet and then strolls back in “Oh, I wasn’t kidnapped” BITCH 

[docholligay]

WHAT A STRANGELY SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD. 

I can only imagine why in the fuck you would do this as a writer, and if we’re not going to go back, I need y’all to ask yourselves one very specific question: If my MAIN CHARACTER can LEAVE THE WORLD for over a eyar and have the narrative MOVE ON JUST FINE WITHOUT HER, what the fuck are we even doing here? This is literally just a fucking time skip but without having the common decency to be a time skip. Like, it’s a time skip they don’t want to cop to and want to pretend that it’s actually plot relevant instead of being like “we actually just didn’t feel like writing about the last twelve months of Sookie’s life. i dunno man, there were mosquitoes and a Mardi Gras, what do you want?” 

[docholligay]

Wait what? 

Sookie is a fucking fairy? 

Out of all the stupid, unbelievable bullshit I thought this show was going to do, “Sookie is a fairy, who has enchanted the vampires to attack other fairies, because her blood is so delectable, and now only she can save the fairies” is not a place I would have gone ever, in my life,  I could not have predicted the stupidity of the statement that just came out of my mouth-hands. Is this bitch just Louisiana Usagi? AM I gonna have to beat her ass?

[docholligay]

OH MY GOD IS THIS SHOW DOING A VAMPIRES = GAY BIGOTRY TYPE THING NO PLEASE GOD I AM A GOOD LESBIAN I PAY MY TAXES AND VERY RARELY DAMAGE ANYONE IN A LIFELONG WAY

[docholligay]

One of the great regrets of my life is that when we did our All American Tour and went to Louisiana, we didn’t do a swamp tour because I was trying to convince Jetty that she could have a good time in Louisiana (and she DID) and she is not enchanted by the swamp, as I am, but if I ever go back please know that in mere moments I will be aside a pair of alligators like I’m fucking waterskiing. 

[docholligay]

THE VAMPIRES WOOSH. THEY CAN FAST TRAVEL. And the absolute second the sun goes down, this fuck is right at her doorstep declaring how fucking empty he feels inside whenever she’s not there and literally he hasn’t taken up like, model shipbuilding or agility training a Jack Russel or something to fill his fucking time because I know, I KNOW, this is one of the fucking “Whi8ch vampire dick will she embrace” contenders and he is the “nice one” and I AWAIT THE APEARANCE OF THE HOT BUT UNCIVILIZED ONE or whatever and honestly straight people are canceled. 

THE HOT BUT UNCIVILIZED ONE IF WANTED AT FANGTASIA

This was a show adults willingly watched with a straight fucking face and HIS PRESENCE IS REQUESTED AT FANGTASIA. 

[docholligay]

That’s fucking nothing, i’ve been watching this show for four fucking hours and we still haven't’ addressed how you’re a fairy because we’re too busy dicking around with which vampire you’re gonna fuck.