#episode 43 spoilers

[humming-fly]

I've been really enjoying all the heart-wrenching and beautiful art episode 43 of malevolent has spawned, so to even things out here's even more monty python shitposts

Bonus:

[physical-manifestation-of-spite]

I loved my friend.

[samglyph]

So you want to make the decisions for once. Good luck with that.

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Bonus under the cut

[eva-birdman-art]

Now that the episode is up I can share my horrible vision

[seraph5]

"I don't recall if I told you..."

✨Malevolent Episode 43 Animatic ✨

Here's my fave shots from this (cuties):

[darkthur-lesters-lost-arm]

If I had a nickel for every time a podcast protagonist had maggots inside of them because of a crazy worm lady they were running away from I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[rimermin]

Ep 43 spoilers

[millipeddee]

Do you guys think whenever John's hand touches Arthur he'll see Arthur's death

[an-actual-floof]

Harlan must’ve seen the uptick of Oscar/Arthur ship art and was like “hmmmmm let’s see what I can do about that”

[sentientsky]

hello harlan how does it feel to hold my still-beating heart in your hands

[queerpanicking]

I missed him idk about yall

[arthur-lesters-criminal-mind]

oh shit this witch really said "you are the older one in this relationship, fucking act like it"

[physical-manifestation-of-spite]

As an ace person, platonic love is so, so deeply important to me. And for Malevolent to do it so well genuinely makes my chest swell. I keep listening to Season One and how their relationship is this shakey, fragile thing full of manipulation and rage and resentment but there's a seed there of understanding and warmth and compassion. The fact that John and Arthur have fought tooth and nail against each other, to the point of trying to kill each other, only to then die for each other. To hold each other and pull each other back from their darkest moments, looking to them as a rock to hold them steady. And then to see that love fully blossom in Season 5, where Arthur holds back his anger ("I would have forgiven you.") and where John screams and rages and protects Arthur with everything he has. "My love for Arthur saved me," he says. "I choose you," he says.

They love each other so deeply, and it's a love that's just as equal and valued and warm as romantic love. Platonic love at this level is possible, and to see it so beautifully executed in a horror medium has me choked up.

[izel-scribbles]

malevolent s5................ yeah

[drownedbycoffee]

"I choose you" — no one even attempt to contact me for the foreseeable future whilst I try and get over this absolute rollercoaster of an episode

[seraph5]

How to say you’re in love: Malevolent style 💖✨

For real though I’ve relistened to ep 43 so many times already. The whole episode just being this breathless desperate attempt to convince and threaten and beg for Arthur’s life while pouring out so much we just didn’t know about John is next level. It’s also maybe the best execution of a trope of a badguy forcing a good guy to say they love someone I’ve ever seen because that isn’t even what the witch is trying to do! Yet the result of her attempts to convince John of the futility of his hope only makes him realise it 10 fold is just-. I can’t say more because if I do I’ll be here all day. FUCK this is a good podcast.

P.s. and Yorick was so funny? I’m like how are you so funny in the absolute most horrendus moments