#barbie plot theory

[fzrticv]

.it not gonna happen but damn, I want Fizz to comfort Blitz after the next ep. been the only person in Blitz's life right now who actually. like yknow, get it. Blitzo is hurt about missing his mom

Also, Fizz gonna be so damn protective of Blitz after this ep I don't even care xD

[dogboy-butch]

I cant believe people are pretending the Barbie Movie was good.

[paddysnuffles]

My theory for the Barbie movie

The truth that Oracle Barbie was imparting is that the little kid who plays with Main Barbie and her friends is starting to grow up and will, in the not-too-distant future, find it harder and harder to play make-believe like they used to (which is why real-world things like cold showers and flat feet are creeping into the make-believe world).

I'd like to imagine that the reason Main Barbie is the one being awoken to reality is that she's the kid's favourite Barbie which they will keep as a memento of their childhood.

[coolwomanpro]

[hrrtshape]

the barbie doll theory of self-concept.

in other words, the doctrine of self-concept, an airtight business plan, a smoke-and-mirrors operation, a hostile takeover of the psyche. full control, leveraged buyout. you, ltd. you, inc. you, an entity so exquisitely tailored to its own mythos that it ceases to be a person and becomes a brand, a movement, a trick of the light. the body is a boardroom, the soul is a stock option. the self? an asset. undervalued. prime for acquisition.

you are customisable down to the last detail. skin-tone slider, eye-shape toggle, voice modulation settings set to "low, warm, hypnotic." every version of you is a prototype, a limited edition, a one-of-one collector’s item with a bespoke finish. beta tested, A/B split, finessed in post. no imperfections, only intentional design choices. you are plastic, you are fantastic, you are fully modular and infinitely iteratable. each trait a negotiable commodity, each flaw a brandable quirk. you don’t just adapt to trends. you are the trend.

you are the blueprint, the architect, the first mover and the final word. your reality is not a negotiation; it is a decree. the world does not happen to you, you happen to the world. it shifts, bends, contorts under the sheer force of your self-concept. perception is reality, and perception is yours to command. this is not wishful thinking. this is physics. this is law. universal. immutable. undeniable.

you are not hoping. you are not wanting. you are deciding. and decision is creation. every thought a prototype, every belief an assembly line, every assumption a factory press stamping out the inevitable. you think it, therefore it is. nothing more, nothing less.

do you know what you are? you are the protagonist. this is not a delusion; this is a statement of fact. you are the name in the credits. you are the golden girl in the third act. everyone else is a plot device, a warm body in the wings, a well-placed reaction shot. it is so easy. so insultingly, absurdly easy. what you assume, you become. what you declare, materialises. these are the terms, this is the fine print. read it and weep. or don’t. we don’t do weeping here.

this is not self-improvement. self-improvement is a midrange racket, a scam for people who think they need fixing. you don’t need fixing. you need better lighting. you need sharper dialogue. you need a rewrite on that third act monologue, the one where you say something so devastatingly final that even the audience forgets to breathe. you need to take the pen.

you are not waiting in the wings. you are not the understudy. you are not sending out résumés for the role of yourself. you are the icon, the main event, the limited-release collector’s doll still in its original packaging, mint condition, impossible to replicate, already priceless.

the world will try to tell you otherwise. it will tell you that you are just another iteration, another mass-produced model rolling off the assembly line of existence. it will insist that you are interchangeable, dispensable, a supporting character in somebody else’s three-act structure.

and that’s where you can laugh.

because they don’t get it. they’ve never gotten it.

you are not up for debate. you are not a hypothesis. you are the inevitable conclusion. you are the source code. you are malibu dream house with an ocean view, pink corvette with the custom interior, every accessory sold separately but still fully yours.

and if reality refuses to match your vision?

you don’t shrink. you don’t settle. you don’t negotiate with a world that has the audacity to misunderstand you.

you simply restyle, reshoot, and rewrite until the universe falls in line.

because you are the protagonist.

and the protagonist always gets the final cut.

[strangegardendelusion]

Honestly, I don't see the point of Barbie's character for multiple reasons:

● she hasn't seen or mentioned since this episode

● We didn't even seen her reaction to the trial

● had no proper setup for her introduction

● We barely know anything about her, like how close she was with blitz

● Her relationship with her mom, dad, or fizz

Like, don't get me wrong, Barbie can be an interesting character if done right

But half the time, despite being the main character siblings and important enough that blitz track down where she was

She serves little to nothing to the plot or blitz character as a whole

Like we don't even canonically know how blitz ruined her life

a lot of people theorized that blitz burning down the circus that cause the destruction of their home/place of work

But we have no idea if these theories are true for all we know she could have care less of circus. Instead, she mad at blitz for causing the death of their mother.

[theadhddimsenion]

ok so some theories, predictions, headcanons and hopes for season three and four.

Millie’s pregnancy will cause her to have her own mini arc so she can still have character development without retconning her.

the dhorks and cherubs plot line will lead to an all out invasion of hell by the dhorks which vassago will use against Andy and stella.

Andy and Stella will royally screw over the nobility by first Stella making a scene at the harvest moon festival, Andy icing over this years harvest and being responsible for the invasion of hell.

the battle at the palace in sinsmas will make blitz even more famous and popular with media outlets digging around in his personal life and getting a false report from cash.

veroskia will get her comeuppance when blitz’s fanbase harasses her just like she harassed him.

blitz and fizz will try to convince Barbie of the truth but she refuses to believe it but she is confronted by cash who drunkenly confesses to everything and that he was responsible for her mothers death because he spent the safety budget on booze, drugs and hookers and there was “nothing a little druggie brat like you can do about it!!” Maybe even going as far as to try and hurt her before blitz swoops in and pummels the old fuckstain. Afterwards blitz consoles his sister and helps her with her own self worth issues (a buckso family tradition) and after all that Barbie still doesn’t want to see her brother not because shes still hates him but because she can’t look at him without remembering the fire and so blitz respects her wishes but now she responds to his attempts to reach out.

cletus and keenie get worse and worse in their abuse of Collin and eventually fall from grace as the dhorks confess to not caring about humanity when questioned about wether or not starting a preemptive war against hell was in mankind’s best interest. Collin is still banned from Heaven but Loona gets a moment of maturity and comforts him sharing her own experiences with being abused by unfair systems.

all this turmoil causes a imp rebillon we first learn about when we here about Millie’s family defending the farm from anyone trying to take it. The current imp rebellion is little more than a collection of rabid gangs with few of them interested in anything other than hurting anyone above them on the hierarchy and blitz is forced to save veroskia and organize their ranks into a force for real change.

paimon will try and fail to bribe stolas into giving up his revolution leader boyfriend.

striker gets torn apart by the very common imps he pretended to care about and blitz gets bombproof.

stolas will win Octavia back by showing that he isn’t saving her from her arraigned marriage because he wants her forgiveness but because he wants what’s best for her even if she doesn’t forgive him.

Octavia herself will dig a little too deep into her mother and uncles scheme before Stella goes full mother Gothel and locks her in a tower.

stella will temporarily steal stolas powers so he can quite literally take his power back from his abuser.

Moxxie will drown his father in the same lake his mother died in.

loona will take on her own equivalent to cash, crim or paimon.

m&m and fizz and Ozzie go through their first spats and come out better for it.

fizz battles an army of fizzbots led by the one from loo loo land.

we get to meant stolas angel counterpart.

Millie decides to keep the child after realizing parent hood doesn’t always mean giving up your passion. And Loona volunteered as babysitter so there’s also that.

blitz gets to finally fuck ghosts.

stella works in a plebeian.

[ripplestitchskein]

Now that we’re almost done I’ve kind of solidified some of my season 3 theories based on the story beats they’ve hit so far and what was setup from what I think of as the point where they really thought about the plot and started laying things out.

One thing I think will come from Blitzo’s new fame is that people from his past, like Cash and Barbie are going to come out of the woodwork seeking money predominately.

Definitely think Season 3 is going to include a lot of substance abuse issues and potentially someone from Blitzo’s family as the antagonist, probably Cash with Barbie and Stolas probably paralleling each other in Blitzo’s life. In order to help Stolas he needs to learn from where he went wrong with Barbie and reconcile with her while trying to get Stolas help with his own issues.

Stolas of course will be dealing with living life as a normal guy and the situation with Octavia. He is going to spiral, hard and it may end things with him and Blitz temporarily or they may weather it but I expect it to be messssy.

I expect Andrelphus to maybe be done next episode but Stella will still potentially be a threat, although I change my mind on this. They haven’t really set Stella up as a credible threat on her own, she’s too stupid and not in a she could be faking it way?

Andrelphus could get more powerful and be an overarching big bad fighting on the front lines of the class war for the ruling class or he could slink under ground to pop up like Striker does.

Vassago, since he’s very much in entertainment based on design and abilities and enthusiasm for Stolas singing. I actually see as handling PR for both Stolas and Blitz? Stolas needs an image overhaul and Blitz is going to crumble under the pressure of this much fame, guaranteed. I could also see him maybe investigating and trying to help from a legal standpoint.

I feel like they have to do something with Ozzie and Fizz, the characters are too popular to not have at least one feature episode. I was disappointed by the lack of Mammon and Ozzie follow up, I feel like they setup something in the musical special we still need paid off and don’t have time for this season but haven’t had any momentum on and the trial was a great opportunity to fit that in if they were pursuing it so we’ll see on that.

I think Moxxie will have a bigger role. t seems like this season was more Millie focused but Mastermind really focused on Moxxie and it seemed almost like they are passing the narrative baton there,

Loona I think will be the bridge that holds Octavia/Stolas/Blitz together. Her outreach and relationship to Octavia was established for a reason in Seeing Stars and now she’s the only non hostile link between them. It will also touch in her issues with accepting family, bringing one together, helping to build it.

[rejectedfables]

Ghostfuckers watch party aftercare was spent philosophizing lore theories on my couch like ancient greek philosophers, and produced one of my favorite plot theories yet.

The Theory:

The Barbie and Blitz falling out was because Barbie and the Sin of Sloth, Belphegor, were in a toxic relationship with a hefty power imbalance, wherein Belphegor had gotten Barbie hooked on drugs and was (or at least Blitz perceived her to be) toying with Barbie for entertainment. Blitz stepped in to defend/protect Barbie, and Belphegor broke off the relationship, because it wasn't worth the drama. Barbie, who wasn't ready to acknowledge how bad the relationship was, blames Blitz for ruining her life.

The way Blitz saw his own relationship with Stolas was warped by having witnessed Barbie's deeply unhealthy relationship with a Sin who saw her as less than. In an attempt to not fall prey to the same situation he witnessed, Blitz assumed that Stolas saw him how Belphegor saw Barbie.

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NOTE: this post was made in 11/2024, after Ghostfuckers and before Mastermind

(Evidence below the cut so this post isn't bonkers long like all my other meta posts:)

The Evidence:

Royals:

In their fight during Full Moon, Blitz yells "You royal fucks think you can do this every time!" ("Like you can just play with our feelings because we're smaller and not as important!") at Stolas, but we have no context for what other "royal" he's referencing. The only other Goetia we know Blitz has interacted with (more than tossing out a one-liner at Stella and bolting) was Stolas' father (extremely briefly, over 20 years ago), and Octavia, and it seems like a stretch to believe this could be referencing either of them. Conclusion: Blitz is referencing an experience that we, the audience, don't know about yet. This experience involved someone he considers "a royal", and we most likely haven't encountered them yet on screen.

In Oops Blitz refers to Ozzie as Fizz's "big royal chicken," and in Mammon's Special Blitz refers to him as "royal big man." Conclusion: Sins count as "royal" to Blitz, so the royal referenced in Full Moon could be one of the Sins.

In Oops, Blitz's lines about relationships between a royal and a member of "the lower class" ("I'm sure your big royal chicken ain't gonna let anything happen to his peppy lil fuck doll," and "Stolas only cares about having a rugged peasant raw-dog him into his mattress. […] It's nothing else. […] Stolas […] loves feeling the thrill of getting dicked by the lower class. It's a novelty to him") are startling, given what the audience has seen of Blitz and Stolas' relationship. There are clear ELEMENTS of class difference, but Blitz's vehemence seems excessive. That is, unless he's projecting a past experience onto this situation.

If Blitz were referencing a Goetia, it seems odd that we haven't heard anything about his experience with Goetia from his past. He refers to Stolas as "THE bird." It's possible, but seems unlikely to me.

If Blitz is referencing a Sin, there's only 7 options. Ozzie, Bee, Mammon, and Lucifer all seem off the table for different reasons (the first three because we've seen his interactions with them, and they didn't seem loaded in this way; Lucifer because, well, Amazon owns the rights to Lucifer and I think it would be tough to explore this in the way I think this show wants to without the relevant character making an appearance). Satan seems unlikely, given that Blitz uses his name very casually as a swear, and has never reacted to it being said in any noticeable way. This leaves Leviathan and Belphegor as the top suspects for who Blitz could have been referencing/has a history with.

However, IF Blitz has a personal history with another royal, such as has an ex or an ex boss, who has had such a dramatic impact on his expectations and worldview, why has that person not shown up in either of his hallucination sequences (depicting first "truth bombs" Blitz had been avoiding facing, in Truth Seekers, then his insecurities in Ghostfuckers)? I think the most likely explanation is that this royal who he witnessed playing with an imp's feelings was not actually playing with BLITZ. He was deeply affected by witnessing someone ELSE experience a dynamic that he has now projected onto his relationship with Stolas.

Barbie and Blitz:

It would be redundant to rehash the fire with Barbie after doing so with Fizz. It seems like tired storytelling to have her issues with Blitz be the same as Fizz's were, even with a side of "You killed our mom!" baked in.

If Blitz's self loathing and sense that he ruins the lives of everyone around him were only/mostly sourced to the fire, they wouldn't be so compounded. In order to feel the way he does, he has been blamed for "ruining the lives" of his loved ones repeatedly, not just by multiple people at one time for one event.

In Unhappy Campers Barbie defaults to calling Blitz "Blitz" without the O, and only uses the O later when she's trying to be mean. This implies that she had a relationship with Blitz AFTER he decided to change his name (after the fire), and knows him AS Blitz, and therefore that their falling out was about something that happened later.

In Unhappy Campers, she says "Haven't you fucked up my life enough already?" which feels more pointed than just being about the loss of their mother.

The forehead marks that most members of the Circus had seem to be difficult to get rid of (Fizz's was unaffected by the burn, and he covers his to this day rather than getting rid of it somehow). This could simply be a tattoo, or it could be because they're magical in some way. If they are, for example, a symbol of the Circus having been owned/run by one of the Sins, it would be notable that Barbie appears to be the only person who has successfully affected hers, and that she's done so by having it crossed out with little hearts above and below it. Possibly only a sin has the power to overwrite whatever those marks are, and if so, the little hearts might be a sign of the type of relationship she had with that Sin. (This point is a little dubious, since the poster of them working together appears to be BEFORE the fire, as Blitz doesn't have his scars yes, but AFTER she's crossed out her mark already. This could just be an inconsistency from an early episode, could mean this detail is unrelated, could be a point against my theory, or it COULD imply that the relationship with Belphegor started quite early.)

Drugs:

Almost all references to drugs in the show are sourced through Belphegor. Bee references "Belphegor's party drugs," The hospitals are in the Sloth ring, and Stolas' happy pills are from Belphegor (her name's right on the label). On Blitz's phone, there's 7 apps themed after the 7 Sins, and the Sloth one (Belphegor) is called "Sleepy Pillz".

"H8", the drug Blitz was afraid that Barbie was back on, and therefore probably what she went to rehab to get off of, is an irl opioid that is multiple times stronger than morphine. This would make a lot of sense as being a drug one could acquire from the Sin of Sloth, who is in charge of the ring of Hell where all the hospitals are.

Barbie being in rehab means either BLITZ is paying for her rehab, or that someone else is paying (seems unlikely as we aren't given the impression she has a support network at this point), or that Belphegor herself simply approved the expense.

Other details:

Belphegor is a woman and Barbie was depicted in pride month merch with the pan flag colors, so Barbie being in a romantic/sexual relationship with a woman is viable.

In the 11/12/24 holiday merch drop, in the main set of matching art pieces (used for clothes and mugs), Barbie was the ONLY one with candles in her theming. The baphomets (the demon species from Belphegor's domain) have candles on their foreheads, and the dubiously canon placeholder official art we've seen of Belphegor also has a candle on her forehead. Merch art doesn't necessarily mean anything, and should not be considered canon (nor should the placeholder art), but it COULD be a subtle nod to plot events to come. This is not actually evidence. Unless?

We are getting, so far, two Sins introduced per season-- Ozzie and Bee in s1, Mammon and Satan in s2, which leaves Leviathan and Belphegor for s3. Vivzie has said that we ARE getting more Barbie Wire in the show, but not until later in season 3, which COULD align Barbie's reintroduction into the story with Belphegor's introduction.

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This isn't a headcanon, but rather a possible direction I think the show could go, which would have been subtly foreshadowed if it does go in this direction.

[bluebirbo]

Breaking Down Moments From The Trailer

oh man, it’s been a while huh? the hb trailer came out a while ago but I figured it’s still relevant enough to talk about so that’s what I’m doing. I’ll simply be speculating on things that got my attention in the trailer!

starting with

these two scenes clearly take place in the same episode and in the same location. I’m not 100% sure that big shadow is Andrealphus but I think it’s safe to assume it’s him based off of what we know. I believe this is also the same area we saw the Octavia leak take place so I think there’s a good chance we see her side with Stella’s family in a fake out “turn to the evil side” scenario

on a similar note these two scenes of Blitzo and Millie fighting don’t seem to take place in the same episode. now I’m not saying this based off the location but off of the outfits. unless the characters do a quick change between fighting I think it’s safe to say we’re going to see a plot line of Millie and Blitzo having disagreements/fights through out AT LEAST two episodes of this season

this is pure speculation but I’m like ninety nine percent sure that this is Tilla. It’s very exciting that we might get to see her after so long but she’ll also probably get the Barbie Wire treatment if not worse so…

I’ve seen a lot of theories over who this fiery guy could be but I think the correct guess is the wrath sin, Satan. why he’s saying “you’re a disgrace” I have no clue. at first I assumed he was in the same room as Mammon and was scolding Stolas but Stolas isn’t in that scene (as stated very clearly)

i DO think that these two scenes are related and probably take place in the same time as the Mammon one. the railings with the snake and apple pattern appear in both. they also use the same template of blobby background characters if that will help prove my point at all

Octavia, you poor sweet summer child. she deserves so much better than what they’re gonna give her. on a more positive note though, I do really like that they’re keeping the star motif she’s had throughout the show

this is so dumb I can’t even talk about it. Verosika get outta there girl, you actually have a well explained reason to say Blitzo sucks, not this overdressed owl

no clue what this guy is about. he has the same marking on his chest that Blitzo has on his bell. we know that bell came from Tilla but that’s about it. if anyone has any theories I’m open to hearing them

the too many villains thing is really showing in this trailer. now not all these characters are necessarily villains but all of them will cause at least some struggle for our main characters. that’s seven in total (eight if you’re counting Stella and her brother separately and six of you group the cherubs and dorks together). all of this is supposed to span across only five episodes. that isn’t mentioning any internal conflict or joke time. the writing team is gonna have to work overtime to fit everything in

that’s all I’ve got to say. I could break down the trailer frame by frame but I don’t have the energy for that. I can’t wait to see everyone else’s thoughts as we progressively get closer to the release date of Full Moon. thanks for reading and I’ll see ya next time!

[strawberryxfieldz]

i have a couple of scenarios for a Spongebob x reader that you may like!! ofc I don't expect you to write all of them! just choose one if you want to, I'm only writing them here so I don't forget!!! 🫧🌊🧽🍔🍍

Spongebob x sea monster reader //like the big scary ones in the first movie!

Spongebob x human reader who loves sea life and fights against sea pollution and is an aquatic veterinarian //I like to think that Spongebob looks up to them as if they were the superheroes he's so obsessed with. It would be a little tricky to write considering Spongebob would be 10cm tall compared to reader, but maybe it could work if y/n is wrote like some sort of divine entity. Imagine Spongebob pretending to be hurt just so yn can hold him. Double points if the reader doesn't even know Spongebob loves them. Also, yk the whole theory of bikini bottom being radioactive and stuff? Well maybe that's the reason yn is so interested in it, and also probably the reason the fishes can talk

Spongebob x doodlebob //I DON'T EVEN SHIP THIS AND IK IT'S NOT A X READER BUT UHH HEAR ME OUTTTT like imagine Spongebob feeling bad about what happened with doodlebob and secretly freeing him uh..

Spongebob x pirate ghost reader //just like the flying Dutchman, yn has their own pirate ship. Or if you want do a normal ghost

Spongebob x human reader who was found lost at sea and rescued by barnacleboy and the other guy idk his name :/ and now can breathe underwater //isn't there a barbie movie with the same plot? I don't remember

Doodlebob x artist reader //ik it's not Spongebob. But please hear me out. there isn't any doodle bob fanfic in the entire world wide web, I checked. please.. *starts coughing and bends over in a fetal position on the ground* please...your my only hope........save me......

hope you like these! let me know what you think!!

ANON I’m going to need you to reveal yourself right now because your MINDDD 🧠🧠🧠 OH MY GOD YOU’RE SO BIG BRAINED!!!!

I’m not sure how many of these I’ll write (I definitely want to write some!) so I’ll go through my thoughts on each one in case I don’t get around to em!

Sea Monster Reader: BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL CHEF’S KISS 💋 the way I actually thought of this before while watching the first movie is crazyyy 😭 I’ll probably write this!

Aquatic Vet Reader: GAH I LOVE THIS!!! pining SpongeBob is sooo good hehe! ur right about the human aspect being difficult though… hm I’ll have to think about that. also I love the radioactive theory, that would be cool!

SpongeBob x DoodleBob: I have actually thought about this before bc I love this ship 😭 I have an idea brewing for them so I’ll definitely write that!

Pirate Ghost Reader: I LOVE THIS IDEA mostly bc I love pirates hehe… maybe the reader could even be on the Dutchman’s crew??? the 2025 movie will also heavily feature the Dutchman so that may offer more inspiration! but it’s so far away 😭

Human Reader: MERMAID MAN????? justice for Mermaid Man bro 😔 /j I like this idea too bc it could offer theorizing on MM&BB’s lore bc I always think how interesting it is they just live in Bikini Bottom as humans… how, why?

DoodleBob x Reader: I’ve honestly never considered DoodleBob x Reader but you’re so right anon this is an injustice I must remedy, I will do my best! 🫡

ok that’s all of them! I’ll probably write the DoodleBob stuff I mentioned and a couple of the Reader scenarios you gave! thank you for the ideas! 😊

[luminousdryad]

to make things brief cause I suck at organizing what I have to say, the live action was definitely Something™.

Cast: 10/10 kinda biased personally but yall can't take this from me

Gordon as Aang and Dallas as Zuko were the standouts imo. Gordon needs some direction on line delivery and the angstier scenes but overall he's very charming and I'm so proud of him for getting so much exposure!

Ian as Sokka was great, I just wish he was allowed to be more...messy? like Sokka pretends to be chill and all that but he's actually dramatic so I hope that gets improved in the next season if there is one

speaking of improvement, Kiawentiio as Katara brought out a softer side to the character but sadly diminished her spark and passion. I like that Katara now actually feels like a younger sister, it makes sense within the context of the story that Sokka and Gran Gran would shelter her after what happened, but as someone said, her anger is so central to her character and I just wish that got shown more. It's more of a script and direction problem tbh, if you look at Kia's interviews she has the sass and feistiness Katara needs

Lizzy as Azula is great, the writing is a bit clunky though so she did the best she could with it. Can't really comment on Mai and Ty Lee yet because they're kinda just there but it's a nice setup

Maria as Suki? perfection show stopping never the same she is a queen and I love the tidbit of Suki backstory which she never really had in the og show. I love her being such a loser around her crush we love to see girlfailures girlfailing. I wish the writers didn't make them KISS though 😭 slowburn ftw

the adults were great

Writing: 6.5/10

There were genuinely good moments and I love the concept of mixing up certain plot points to condense the story

But they just suffered from too much Telling instead of Showing WRITERS PLEASE LISTEN TO THE CRITICISM YOU HAVE TIME TO IMPROVE PLEASE

Omashu, mechanist, and Jet plot mixing as a concept was fine, but it dragged on and my friends and I got bored of it. I like it in theory but if it was going to take THAT long couldn't they have just separated one of those storylines for a different episode?

I appreciate that they tried to develop the water siblings' relationship by making them the stars of the Secret Tunnels, but I would've changed the way they "conquered" the problem (really? badgermoles respond to love? cute in theory but like why). If anyone's watched Barbie: A Fairy Secret there's a part where Barbie and her frenemy accuse each other of why their friendship failed, and it helps them make up and breaks the curse put on them. So that's what I would've done, force them in a life or death situation in which they have to say the unsaid things, maybe hug it out and boom

The way they handled Koh and the Spirit World was a Mess™ but the effects were decent

Zhao meeting horrible ends in every incarnation is so deserved

Yue having more agency was a welcome change AND I LOVE THAT SHE WATERBENDS. Then waterbends even when the moon is gone. It's such a nice visual nod to the fact that she has the moon spirit within her

That said, the show could definitely use more visual storytelling, less weird dialogue. Like it's so strangely common for shows or adaptations these days to exposition dump. Like they did not have to make Yue say that the ocean spirit was angry, literally just show me the dead moon fish and I'll get the idea. Then Iroh says "That's Wrath" that's just redundant now isn't it

I like that they saved Katara bringing Aang out of the Avatar State until last even if it could've been done better

HOW DARE THEY MAKE ME LIKE HAHN HE WAS A JERK IN THE SHOW BUT THEY MADE HIM A GENUINELY GOOD CHARACTER. Yes to brown men not being portrayed as jerks but also in the original it was a nice contrast to how far Sokka had come because Hahn reflected who he used to be. But live action Hahn </3

I like that they showed the deaths and blood. I wanted a live action that was both lighthearted but more realistic when it came to the injuries and death, and that'd kind of what I got

Other thoughts + overall

You can tell they put so much heart into this show, watching the bts, the bending boot camp with the correct martial arts, the easter eggs, the nods to the comics, the beautiful adaptations of Cabbage Merchant and Secret Tunnel nomads, there's so much passion behind the show it's a shame it suffered in its writing

which is why if they read reviews and criticism from the bigger name fans (TheAvatarist, HelloFutureMe, etc.) it would really help them improve for future seasons! The cast is stunning already and they have great chemistry (hopefully gets improved too!)

The live action is just a different angle to the show. And I'm saying this as an Avatar fan–the original wasn't perfect, either. I had some problems w it but the overall show was genuinely so good and heartfelt, those problems weren't glaring enough to put me off (unlike The Dragon Prince, sorry). The live action definitely wasn't perfect, but it tried to give us a new look into Avatar. Again, no adaptation will ever be a 1:1 remake and none should be. Where's the fun in that? But while the show is so full of heart and with actual fans working behind the scenes, I doubt if they listen to any criticism that they can't pull this off better next season.

[brazenautomaton]

so disappointing, but not unexpected, that the Barbie movie is about how men are bad (as I understand the plot, which seems pretty clear to me, about Ken importing patriarchy to Barbieland)

same for the fact that people are praising it for saying that men are bad. disappointing, not surprising.

because first off, your patriarchy theory is wrong, the world does not work like that, when you write characters in accordance with patriarchy theory their actions immediately stop making sense

Second off and more importantly, if your movie about Barbie is about how Ken tries to bring the patriarchy to Barbieland and Barbie has to defeat it, your movie is not about Barbie. Your movie is about the patriarchy, which Barbie is not about. Barbie’s nemesis is not the patriarchy. Barbie is not defined by her opposition to something and she is not defined by how she breaks through barriers placed on her because Barbie doesn’t have any barriers. Barbie does what Barbie does and accomplishes what she accomplishes, and the idea that something could even be trying to hold her back never comes up because it’s inconceivable. You were correct in identifying Barbieland doesn’t have your conception of patriarchy and forgot that it meant that your concept of patriarchy cannot coexist with Barbie without massively devaluing her by just making her suck. 

Barbie isn’t someone who had to fight through the patriarchy to be seen as good enough to be an astronaut even though she’s a woman. Barbie’s a fucking astronaut because she’s fucking Barbie of course she’s good enough to be an astronaut. She’s defined by her own accomplishments. The Kens can’t decide to all just subjugate them because that doesn’t make any fucking sense. Are these Barbies, these astronauts and pet doctors and Senators, just so weak and frail and victimized that all it takes to subjugate them is a man deciding to subjugate them? Where’s their fucking girl power? Does girl power only exist until a man, any man, decides to oppose it?

Once again, nobody thinks less of women than feminists.

[timkontheunsure]

I’d like your opinion on a few theories about something Viv teased about the next episodes. She said that they culminate in the ending of an arc they’ve been building up for awhile. I have 3 theories what that could be

1. Blitz-overcoming his low self esteem and demons, able to move on

2. Stolas- he stands up for himself against the goetia, possibly stripped of his title.

3.stolitz- they finally talk, possibly confess and reconcile

Or it could be a combo of all 3. But it sounds like she’s talking about a specific arc, and while I’d like for it to be Stolitz development, I have a feeling it’s a specific character arc.

What do you think?

Humm ok (again obligatory warning about head injury, so sorry about typos, or not connecting things properly ect).

But kinda think all 3 are getting advanced, but only 1 of them finished by the end of this season.

1)Blitz-overcoming his low self esteem and demons, able to move on.

Well we've definitely had some of that Oops and Blitz getting the unattainable of Fizz forgiving him, and being his best friend again.

And I think we're going to see some of that trauma get explored in Ghostfuckers.

It's also likely that it's going to be the episode with Blitz's hearing he makes everything worse from evil Millie.

But I don't think that's going to be neatly packed away, because Barbie's met to be back in s3.

It also doesn't quite make sense if that's not the main focus of the last two episodes. Mastermind and Sinsmas don't seem to be able that. Though we do appear to have the least clips about those.

But honestly mostly because this show understands trauma is with us for the long haul. We can unpack it, make it lighter to carry, but it's always with us.

2) Stolas- he stands up for himself against the goetia, possibly stripped of his title.

Could be. A big theme is Stolas learning he's allowed to choose, but also setting up one hell of a backlash for stepping out of line.

We've had a theme of people standing up to the powerful.

With Blitz standing up to Ozzie for M&M,

Loona standing up to Bee,

Fizz standing up to Mammon.

Stolas either telling Paimon, or the Goetias council, that he's getting the divorce no matter what they do; could play into that theme.

The tile striping seems fairly likely, but possible down the road. Maybe suspension first?

But again I don't think that's going to be nice wrapped up either. With the trail plot starting in series 3.

Assuming that'll be about the book deal, because chekhov's gun says it's gotta blow up in their faces at somepoint.

Also Stolas coming out in his 30s was always going to be a bit messy.

Can't really see that being fully over in a couple of episodes because this show gets trauma, and missed developmental stages and secondary adolescence take a while to work through.

(Take it for someone who was parentified from an early age, you don't really get to move on till you've dealt with it. Even if it's as small as being silly every now and again. Or just keeping a teddy.)

Pretty sure this is why Stolas has to hug himself to sleep. (Link for people that have no clue what I'm on about here)

3)stolitz- they finally talk, possibly confess and reconcile.

Yer this would be my bet for the one that's getting nicely tied up.

Best guess it'll be them both admitting they love eachother.

Because Blitz has spent the first 2 series pretending as hard as possible that he doesn't like Stolas, and definitely doesn't love him.

(Despite everyone around him, but Stolas, able to tell he's head over heels for his fluffy owl).

I'm not expecting miracles with our sweet dummies though.

That's kinda all I'm expecting to sort.

With them probably not full getting together because of issues they need to work though, the divorce, Stella's abuse and plot to kill Stolas, and Via being against them dating ect.

(She's gotta be called CockblOctavia for a reason after all. Ok had to add the other link to Brandon calling her that, cus too funny).

[mikuni14]

The last 2 weeks have provided me with amazing experiences from the BL series fan community. Moments when several series with very active fandoms are aired at the same time are very rare, and with the end of 2 series this week, I'm already mourning this wonderful, one-of-a-kind experience.

I have been camping in the following tags for many days and each one is different and unique: Love For Love's Sake I can't put into words what this show and fandom has given me. The number of absolutely insane analyses, meta, touching declarations of love to this series from moved viewers, and beautiful gifs is staggering. The series is excellent, the audience's reaction is also wonderful, it was such a great experience. Which doesn't surprise me, because it was people's reaction to real ART, which is always something special. The series itself is 10/10 for me in every category: love story, plot, actors, emotions, my investment in the story, quality, execution, even the "heat", because even though there were no love scenes, the guys were able to convey that they are very into each other 🥰

Dead Friend Forever I also enjoy the fandom experience immensely, the tag is full of great analysis and meta. The plot is so interesting and full of surprising twists and turns that there is always something new to discuss and come up with wild theories. The series is still ongoing, but for this moment it's also perfect for me and 10/10: love story (hehe), plot, actors, emotions, my investment in the story, quality, execution, also the "heat" (hehe).

Pit Babe I rate the fandom experience as *chef's kiss*. Tag is also full of interesting analyzes and meta, amazing gifs of Way. The fandom is generally very cheerful and unhinged, which is GREAT ✨ But what's most interesting is that if someone who didn't know Pit Babe checked the tag now, they would never guess who the main character and main couple of the series are (and this doesn't only apply to tumblr!). I find this incredibly funny 🤡 I'm not that interested in the series itself, so I won't rate it. I treat it as pure fun and entertainment, so I have zero expectations for the finale, especially since, of course, I've already stumbled upon possible spoilers. Personally, what I will take away from the entire series is my deepened love for Nut and a fascination with Way, whom I want like little girls want a new Barbie doll.

Last Twilight Another wild fandom experience lol I practically didn't visit the tag of this series at all, but I spent the last two episodes there in full camping mode, in a tent and cooking coffee after coffee over the fire 😄 Fans have once again soared to the heights of perfection, writing amazing analyzes and meta responses to the crap of the last episodes. The criticism was precise, justified, systematized, methodical and accurate 👩‍🎓 As with LFLS, it was an intellectual experience. The fans provided better entertainment than the series itself lol

The Sign hmm, for several weeks the tag has been dominated by BillyBabe, which is not strange because only this couple is responsible for BL aspect in this BL series 😄 I rate my fandom experience with The Sign in two categories: "until episode 7" full of amazing meta, analysis, beautiful gifs and enrichment for me as a fan, overall 10/10 and "after episode 7" which I spent mainly on… liking BillyBabe's photos and videos . Which is ok, because, well, I do like them a lot 😉

Two of the above series have already ended, although fans are still present, two more are ending this week. That's why I would like to take this opportunity and say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to all the fans, those who wrote emotional entries, deep and thoughtful meta, funny posts, created beautiful gifs, analyzed endlessly the smallest details and posted photos and videos of their favorite actors. You all made these last few days so interesting and fun. I hope there will be more days like this in 2024! 🥰

And now I'll only have DFF…

[respectthepetty]

obsessed with the way you keep misspelling characters names in pit babe ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) i haven't laugh like that in years

Anon, I'm doing it because I'm mad as hell with these characters on behalf of Babe.

Normally, I can distract myself by reading the subtitles or coming up with Wild Ass Theories, but since I'm watching without subs and blocked the tag, I'm honed in on all these LIARS who just keep LYING to Barbie then not respecting his boundaries.

I'm Alan-levels of pissed off watching these men gaslight Babe.

I'm Pete-ready-to-murder enraged every second of these episodes.

So I'm calling these characters by their 'government' names so they know I mean business:

Babe - Barbie (affectionate), Barbara (pissed off)

Charlie - Charles

Way - Waymond

Jeff - Jeffrey

Pete - Peter

Kim - Kimberly

Winner - Winifred

North & Sonic - No names because they ain't loyal

Dean - Decanus (he is gonna really eff us over because he has yet to do anything in four episodes)

Only Alan and Kenta don't have 'government' names because 1) Alan is the ONLY one I fully trust and 2) Kenta is my secret weapon, and I feel he is going to turn this whole thing around, especially after getting smacked by Big Red like this.

I truly have no idea what the plot is besides racing, smacking, and everyone having a superpower apparently, but the comments on my posts tell me I'm headed in the right direction, so I feel valid hating Charles, Waymond, and Jeffery as much as I do.

I normally am okay with liars, but, once again, since I have nothing to focus on expect the visuals, the mere sight of Charles and Waymond raises my blood pressure, and from the trailer, I know Barbie punches Waymond,

so I'm hoping Charles gets the same treatment when all of Charles' lies catch up to him.

That damn liar, liar. Pants on fire.

THE LIES! THE LIES

don't even know what the lies are without subs but I am livid