I had seen this as a gif and knew Ryan never smiled like this in-character in the game. I didn’t know it was actually freecam footage of Justice breaking character and laughing at Miles. Oh my god.
I was already so done with Bake Me Please by last week, that the only thing I wanted out of the finale was Oab and Atom getting some kind of closure around the tension with their mom.
Instead I got a reconciliation I didn't want via overdramatic tension from Shin lying in the bed of his own making and a bad apology, and a hint at a consolation couple that could have been cute if they'd had anything hinted prior to the last episode.
And no closure with the only interesting dynamic in the show. The brothers are still just working at the bakery even though Atom knows it's not what he wants to do, Oab said nothing to his mom for being cool with Shin dying as long as the bakery survives so he's still stuck in the same situation with her too...there's no resolution for the initial problem that set up the entire show.
Also are we supposed to be happy that Guy has now abandoned his other bakery?? I'm truly confused about how this ending is actually happy other than from a romance perspective.
I will say even after all that, Ohm and Guide still built tension between them as Shin and Peach in that reconciliation scene which is impressive considering how annoyed with both of their characters I was by the time we got there; and similarly I believed the spark between Guy and Oab even though it was unearned by the plot lol so kudos to the actors on this show for doing their best with what they were given.
This is going to be a really weird comparison, but: this is how I felt at the end of the robot boxing movie Reel Steel, where they win a fight and the movie ends on a triumphant note but actually none of their problems are solved.
going into instagram comments is crazy it’s like seeing into a (much MUCH) worse alternate reality like You ppl live such unfathomably terrible lives to me….
I have a question what were Annie's og parents like(i mean she was willing to run away with five aliens to be her fathers instead so I don't think they might have been the best���) or maybe they're dead and were good people idk
A lot of the lore is actually written by @sweetpeaches666, who may be tagged under sugarbutterfly432, thanks to Annie technically being a 3 way OC lmao. There has been nothing solidly concrete about Annie's OG parents beyond the fact that she doesn't know her ancestry and she's had many foster homes AND orphanages to live in (plus it'd also be easier legal wise for the Andromeda 5 to adopt her if she isn't officially someone else's kid at the time)
It's actually why she does ballet, one of her foster mothers wanted to recreate her failed dream, turns out it breeds resentment and a lot of running away :P
What can be said is that Annie's been many different homes and in a constant state of transitioning between them, a prime example of being a refunded kid and all that, something something No Roots by Alice Merton yada yada 'oh no that's relatable'. Her birth parents one way or another have never been in her life, though regardless of what actually happened Annie will always believe that they left her behind like like everyone else did :P
In other fics or media when a character says they didnt care about anyone else they had slept with because "they weren't you" it's usually like. Okay sure. But you guys have a life outside and before eachother. Its more a romantic thing to say than a literal one. But with Mac and Dennis they literally don't. Like they could say all the cliché shit like "it's always been you" or "I thought about you the whole time" or "I've always been waiting for you" etc. etc. And it would be true!!! They've know eachother sense they were what, 14? 15? Maybe there were some people before they met eachother, but that woulda been middle school romances. Like literally. It's always been you.
KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD SKULL FOR THE SKULL THRONE SPILL THE BLOOD UPON MY ENEMIES!!!!!!
paul and prue asking the bakers to make 6 pistachio ice creams with staggered timings only to just let them sit at the desk and melt to puddles when it came to the scoring was genuinely so infuriating lol
my shy, anonymous hot take of the evening (which u don't necessarily Need to publish, i dont want to kick off a Discussion i just want you specifically to know) is that rpers who are close to canon are actually so refreshing and i prefer it tbh. bless u and all u do
[[Okay no - this means a LOT and gives me chance to rant <3
To this day, and probably for the rest of my life, I still remember that the VERY first anon I got on my previous Raivis blog in 2011/2012ish was someone insisting that I play him wrong because "Latvia shouldn't be a coward. It's insulting."
I didn't have the words to argue back when I was 15/16. I gave some half-assed response, but it didn't get the crux of the issue.
Fandom often boils characters down into two types: stoic, deadpanned ones who are unwavering in the face of danger, who carefully control each reaction to only show what they wish to be shown. . . and shitlords who are chaotic and quirky, and who will quip out one-liners in the face of danger, but never show deeper emotional experiences beyond what is needed for plot or memes. Being scared is inherently viewed as weak.
Raivis is not weak. Raivis is terrified, overwhelmed, anxious, ruminating, and easily spooked, but he is not weak. There is strength in kindness. To see some of the worst the world has to offer, to be broken down over and over through multiple empires hellbent on exploiting land and people they refuse to respect, to be trapped in a physical form much smaller and more feeble than those around him, to have all that and still choose kindness: That is strength. To look at the pain one has gone through and stubbornly refuse to let it harden one's heart, to reach out to those even more vulnerable than one's own self, to hold true to one's morals even when no one would blame him for faltering or being selfish: That is strength. Looking at an uncaring world and daring to care anyways: That is strength.
This isn't even going into his being a literal genius, "an astounding guy," capable of "doing incredible things." Canon quotes. However, these details are tossed aside because he's also a crybaby, unassertive, and reactive. Time and time again, anxiety is only treated as an interesting character trait if it's the quiet, creeping dread that isn't too obtrusive to other characters or the readers. The moment it becomes a problem for those around them, it's an annoying character, never mind that high reactivity is common in PTSD-related anxiety, never mind that mental health struggles are, in fact, often fucking intrusive.
Struggling is not weak. Crying and fearing and worrying are not weak. Vulnerability is not weak. Emotions are not weak.
Canon Raivis is not weak and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. THANKS FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK.
I can't watch youtubers anymore because all I can think of when I watch them is the creator, sitting alone in a dark room, hunched over the laptop, bathed in blue light, fingers on the keys, eyes on the screen, as they edit it, and that often ruins the vibe.
Hi! I was on Instagram recently and stumbled upon Nisreen Shehada's account. Before October 7, Nisreen posted very aesthetic, well crafted baking TikToks/videos (which looked delicious!) Since October 7, she has been sharing her daily life in Gaza.
This is the first reel of hers I saw. It's so important that she is not only documenting her daily life right now (for public record, for memory, for history) but that she is doing it in a format that is so familiar to anyone online right now.
I think that even well intentioned people can sometimes unintentionally dehumanize groups fighting for justice amidst tragedy. It is vital that we view Palestinians not just as victims or impoverished or assume life has always been this non-stop nightmare. Literally, Nisreen is like so many people I know. Like so many people you know! Just a regular lady who loves baking! Just your friendly neighborhood dentist! Aperson who loves their families. A devoted cat mom. A very stylish dresser.
I love that her page shows how people are living day-to-day now. And I love that it shows her finding moments of joy even in the darkest of times. ❤️
Please give her account a follow.
Edit to add: I've made a separate account for archiving videos and posts from regular people in Palestine documenting daily life. You can follow it @watermelllonarchive