#essentially a recap

[makorragal-312]

And since I know some of you will ask, 9-1-1 dropped a promo promoting the whole series being on Hulu as well as the move to ABC, but it got deleted.

However, some people were able to screenshot it and post them on Twitter. Just go to the #911onABC hashtag and you should be able to see it.

[vulpinesaint]

i just think that their actual relationship where they care about each other and want each other to be safe and their conflict is based on the moral conflicts that arise from venom's definition of "justice" is so much more interesting than the "wow i hate my ex" relationship that some people seem to want them to have. people hate to see two people have an amicable divorce and still care about the person they used to be with. and still see the person they used to be with even beyond the way they've both changed. anyway

[floralpotions]

GN EVERYONE!! i hope everyone has had a nice xmas :>

my parents forgot to gift me anything again this year But they then felt bad & gave me $25 which you know what that means.... 😏 time to find sev merch that's around $25.

[darksouls2yuri]

my summertime strategy is to let mason fall asleep and then i go downstairs for like 1-2 hours and watch law and order with my dad so that our room cools down enough to sleep in together

[ghost-canary]

Okay here are some of those Morro takes

In the AU that still needs a good name he escaped the ever chewing teeth of Mother Spider, the spirit of Souls & Vessels (aka the Preeminent) & seeks the Great Spirit to overrule the son of First Master, "render the world ascender with weather", & make him the chosen one. As a ghost he is incorporeal , thus he needs a vessel to interact with the mortal plane, no better vessel than the actual Green Ninja! Who ends up making a bet with him to actually help find this Great Spirit, but that he can can just convince it to just not do all of that stuff Morro wants it to do. So lots of hoops are jumped through to get the Realmstone & there's more, but this feel like it's getting long, oh dear overlord there is so much more...

[squirshie]

giving myself a break from writing tonight and by that i mean latching onto a completely different thing for my sleep-deprivation and potential anemia to get a little silly over in a rip-apart-with-my-teeth kind of way

[gaydryad]

ATTWDC [“setting swap.scriv”] for the WIP Wednesday Game please!

on the shorter side, but I think I'm going to cut off this scene here, so:

An unsteady knock came from her front door. Delta didn’t move. She considered cursing out whoever was bothering her, or simply waiting for them to leave. “It���s unlocked,” she wearily called out instead. The door timidly swung open, and two heads peeked in, two nervous teenagers, wearing expressions which betrayed that her day would likely involving making much, much more noise.

[loverboybrightsideghost]

little annoyed by arcane s2's weird thing of having basically a music video at the beginning and midpoints of the episodes

[inspectorspacetimerevisited]

Technically speaking, the programme underwent two soft reboots,

once with the 60th anniversary specials, then again with the new ‘season’.

[theodore-sallis]

“The Gift of Death,” Man-Thing (Vol. 1/1974), #8.

Writer: Steve Gerber; Penciler and Inker: Mike Ploog; Colorist: Petra Goldberg; Letterer: Artie Simek

[ganondoodle]

( OC, Eadrya, they/them, water demon )

"Oh don't look at me like that, is this the first time you've drawn blood or what? do it again! had a nice sting to it-" (Eadrya to Shargon, likely the first time Shargon's ever dared to fight them instead of fleeing immediately like his life depended on it ... bc it did)

finally gave Eadrya their deserved post character arc design (instead of doing what i should be)

since i know my handwriting isnt always readable, heres a short an overly long explanation of the context (oops)

(recap, the demon world was invaded and is believed to be destroyed, Eadrya lost a fight for the first time in their life to a celestial and survived by sheer luck and kindness of a little fishing village in the human realm, which kind of broke their pride and kickstarted their arc- (here i drew the lady in charge of the village before, though Eadryas design here is also a little out of date again ..)

-skipping alot in between that and the end of their arc bc that would jsut be too long for this post)

Eadrya helped other Lords and Shargon (with Midas and Idri) escape from a trap set by hunters but was captured themself, since it was the first time hunters managed to catch a Lord they 'researched' alot about demons using them .. by torturing them (demons are not considered sentient by people at large)

they managed to escape but were hunted down immediately, even Eadrya with their immense magic overproduction and abillity to recover was too drained (both literally of their strength -since the most effective way to hurt/immobilize a demon is draining them of their magic/blood faster than they can recover it- AND mentally) to easily avoid them and instead turned to killing, making them relapse into their old bloodthirst which lead to them spiraling into thinking that it is all they are ever good for and they will never be able to change-

Thor (with Idri) were on their way to free them after being informed of Eadryas capture ( Thor is Eadryas best and only friend ) but when they arrived it had already escalated so far that they went after killing Thor as well, now firmly believing Thor was never their friend but was simply trying to tame them out of fear of their power (not completely wrong ..). despite Thor with his two hearts being able to give Eadrya a second chance they decide to go for killing him twice, unintentionally missing the second time but doing enough damage for Thor to .. essentially fall into a near death condition; thinking they actually killed him everything starts to fall apart further as they realize over time they have changed after all but it is too late now-

Eadrya then flees into a snowy mountain range far away and lives there in complete isolation for several months (as a sort of .. self punishment and convinced of that being the best choice for everyone, they are a danger, they have no one left anyway etc trying to cope with it all) and thus grows out their fur (yes they always had fur, just short and slick like a seals fur) which they keep even after reuniting with Thor and everyone else later down the line

(the golden rope they wear in the picture was made by Thor during the time he was recovering and searching for them with the solar pirates (long story..), its not a good quality but he tried his best ... the two beads on it symbolize Thors two hearts (thunder and fire, blue and red)- Eadrya treasures it dearly)

so funnily enough, despite looking much wilder now they are actually much better in their self control and general health :P

[socpens]

I noticed you dont do as much music & concert filming (under the name Midnite Factory) as you did 2019-2022, why dont you do as much of that anymore?

the landscape for media has changed. from 2018 to 2021 posting concert recaps & visuals on social media was an important thing to do, and having them stand out visually was important. so i did a lot of visual media for musicians for album releases, concerts, etc. however post-covid social media changed a lot. my work changed from being referred to as 'visuals' to being called 'content'. the requests became much lower effort (dont use your old cameras, no effects, just use your phone vertically to record). essentially the music industry caught on that posting ANYTHING is more important than posting SOMETHING. the quality of music promo doesn't matter anymore because of how much gets posted & shared online every day. i got told many times by many different artist managers that they loved my stuff but it wasn't being 'appreciated', which really just means people weren't clicking. so i stopped working in music. i will still come back for the odd request if it's a musician i know and i really like what they're trying to do and it feels different. but, and i hate to be a doomer, the state of social media has ruined promotional work for music. at least, the type of work i enjoyed doing in that space.

[wonderlandcrown]

Book 8 Theories(Yuu, Grim, Overblot, Phantom)

Everyone thinking that Yuu will gain magic and overblot aren't wrong in any sense of the word. It's inaccurate

Grim will be the one to overblot, while Yuu acts as the Phantom.

I'll recap :

The Phantom is the thing behind the overblotter, it'll absorb the overblotters magic like a parasite and leave the overblotted mage dead once it consumes all the magic of its host.

So basically, the Phantom is essentially useless and magicless, if not for the overblotter themselves.

That was just a stretch though, we know that Phantoms are capable of surviving on their own(prologue), but that was probably years or months after the original mage has died.

Grim is the only one capable of overblotting, while Yuu essentially acts as some sort of sponge, absorbing and getting rid of blot for Grim. So in the situation of an overblot, Grim is the overblotter while Yuu clings behind, mind lost, consuming blot

[rootspiral]

Agatha All Along deep dive: episode 2 part 2

(Wandavision entries: [1][2][3])

(AAA entries: ep1 [1][2][3][4] ep2 [1][2][3][4] ep3 [1][2][3] ep4 [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][+1] ep5 [1][2][3][4][5] ep6 [1][2][3] ep7 [1][2][3][4][5][6] ep8 [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] ep9 [1][2][3][4][5][6])

here's another Agatha reflection that I didn't notice yesterday - it's a theme, I tell you

she's essentially doing what she does at the beginning of Wandavision, although with no prep time and no magic for costume changes: a ditzy over the top wife with the made up farway husband

I'd get a couple more candles back there, Lilia. You missed a spot.

But jokes aside, you know what she's doing? She's taking the piss out of agatha. this is Lilia we're talking about, the Seer. her job is literally to See. she knew who and what Agatha was the moment she stepped in, and frankly it's insulting that Agatha would try such cheap tricks on her. this is a little "fuck you agatha" before they get down to business and lilia can tell her to fuck off too

and yes, agatha underestimates lilia from the start, which is the point of lilia's character and the lesson she has to internalize. but the thing is, lilia IS amazing, powerful and wise from the very beginning. this whole scene is Lilia being better, smarter and more powerful than Agatha, she just doesn't have the self-confidence to recognize it

(but WHY beauford?? best name she could have picked)

lilia IS in control. she sets the pace of this encounter. agatha is a step behind, which is rare for her

fuck off, look at that stupid condescending little face

YASSS read her for filth! but let's recap her exact words (so I have an excuse to listen again to Patti's exquisite delivery and voice control)

"You've been under the influence of another. Someone you hurt." Wanda. And we go back to Agatha torturing Wanda and what it's doing to her, the guilt she feels.

"They took your agency. For three years." Agency is one of the main themes of this show and something that will touch Lilia up close too.

"It's not the first time your witch kin betrayed you." Not the other way round! Yes, Agatha has betrayed, she has hurt and killed. But we need to acknowledge that she was betrayed by her kin, her coven, her community first.

"But you survive, in a way few do." Agatha is a survivor. She dragged herself out of a hellpit, and she was maimed and turned into something horrible in the process. But she fucking survived.

"In fact, that's why you're here." Lilia knows EXACTLY what Agatha is planning, she knows that she's here to kill and she knows why. She knew from the start.

agatha's face falling more and more

YES. FUCK YES. THE PERFECT DICTION TROUGH GRITTED TEETH. SHE IS NOT INTERESTED!! GIVE THIS WOMAN ALL THE MONOLOGUES BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA CRUSH THEM

I know, Billy. this is also the way I look at stage goddess patti lupone

SHE IS CRYING AGAIN! DO YOU SEE IT!!! DO YOU SEE THIS SHIT?!!?!? SHE'S CRYING AT BEING SEEN SO CLEARLY, BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS HIDING. AND SHE'S CRYING WITH RELIEF, TRIUMPH AND GUILT BECAUSE SHE'S FOUND THIS AMAZING EXTRAORDINARY WONDERFUL WITCH AND SHE HAS TO KILL HER SO SHE WON'T DIE HERSELF TONIGHT

DON'T TOUCH ME, I'M IN A GLASSCASE OF EMOTIONS.

that's a predator right there

nuh-uh babe, she's got your number. you are not going to win this one. (i'm drinking up all the details in her room. look at that old singer sewing machine, that's a 70s or 80s model - everything in the room is at least 40 years old. Is she making herself a quilt? is she cold at night? we know she doesn't have the money to pay her bills)

I KNOW, BILLY!!!

lol, you know when patti told joe locke something like, 'sorry you're stuck here with all these old ladies'?? and he was like, no you don't undeRSTAND

(I mean, Patti has met plenty of gay boys. she understands.)

Lilia jumps for a moment to episode 5 and hears the ghost of Agatha's mom yelling at her. (aw, her chairs are all mismatched.)

Billy is always so polite. and look at Agatha's body language, she's doing the same thing she did when torturing Wanda, kind of hugging herself. both predatory and defensive, because, once again, she is not as comfortable as she seem. she is not being sincere, she is out to manipulate lilia, and she's not happy about it

I live for lilia's rants about the commodification and gentrification of the queer witch community (look at those gorgeous italian plates!)

she actually did bite a kid once

"when I was chased out of every village I passed through for accurately predicting tragedy? NO, I do NOT. BEAT IT, harkness!" I adore her delivery. and also. ouch. ouch. my sweet lilia. so many years, so much pain

When watching this scene for the first time, you identify with Billy and just sit back and enjoy these two extraordinary witches and actresses working together. the first episodes are high on comedy but they all have a serious, upsetting undertone, and it's especially gratifying to see how both actresses work with voice, face and body language to express what they can't say explicitly. Lilia is an incredibly old, wise, experience witch, but also tired, alone, humiliated. She's been jumping through time and she's really frightened about it. And right now? She's quite literally going against the most dangerous serial killer of witches in known history. She can stand her own against Agatha and then some, but she is not confident enough to see it yet.

A question that reads ironic but is delivered without a hint of irony. Why are you dragging a child into this? You of all people. Why are you putting a literal child in danger?

an ironic answer also delivered with no irony. it's threatening, and it's also protective of Billy

agatha gambles: maybe she can get lilia mad enough later and get blasted anyway. maybe she has other means to steal (a kiss, mayhaps?) And Billy better not hear this, she's not gonna kill him or anything but, you know, keeping her options open. just in case.

lilia DOES NOT need to return to her clairvoyant glory. lilia is one of the most if not the most powerful seer. her isolation is self-imposed. agatha is completely out of her depth here.

case in point: agatha does successfully con jen and alice, but she does NOT con lilia. not even close. she had nothing. lilia was in control of the conversation the whole time, seeing through agatha the whole time, and she was always going to say no.

"Three of Pentacles." collaboration, community, singular voices waiting to harmonize. Lilia REACHES THROUGH TIME and MAKES herself join Agatha. How fucking heartwrenching is that???? Agatha never tricked Lilia into doing anything. Lilia is sitting at the tarot table in her Glinda costume, for the first time fully confident and fully aware in her power, and she just - she grabs herself in the past and says, this is your family. this is your coven. you have chosen it. go and reclaim it. that is why Lilia follows them to the Road. not because Agatha is powerful, but because Lilia is.

and present Lilia is just so scared. she knows this is going to kill her.

FUCK I love this show so much!

(and a quick shoutout to @sapphicjew, I'm loving your commentary!)

go to episode 2 part 3

[skincarebyalex1]

Skincare is Like Cooking—Here’s the Perfect Recipe for Healthy, Balanced Skin 👩‍🍳💆‍♀️

If you wouldn’t randomly throw ten different spices into a dish and hope for a five-star meal, then why are you doing that with your skincare routine? 🤯

Too many actives? Disaster.

Skipping the essentials? Ruined.

Not giving it time to work? Ineffective.

Skincare is like cooking—you need the right ingredients, the right method, and a little patience. Let’s break it down so you can stop overloading your skin and start cooking up a glow. 👩‍🍳✨

Step 1: The Base – Cleansing 🥄

Like every great meal starts with a solid base, your skincare routine starts with cleansing.

❌ The Mistake:

Using a harsh, stripping cleanser that leaves your skin dry and tight. That’s like burning your onions before you even start cooking—the whole dish is ruined!

✅ The Fix:

Choose a gentle, non-stripping cleanser suited for your skin type. Your skin should feel fresh, not overcooked.

💡 Best Cleansers for Your Skin Type:

✔️ Oily Skin? Foaming gel cleansers with salicylic acid.

✔️ Dry Skin? Hydrating cream cleansers with ceramides.

✔️ Sensitive Skin? Fragrance-free, pH-balanced cleansers.

Step 2: The Seasoning – Actives 🌶️

Actives like Vitamin C, Retinol, and AHAs are the seasonings of skincare—they enhance the results, but too much? Disaster.

❌ The Mistake:

Mixing multiple actives without a plan. It’s like adding too much chili powder and salt—you end up ruining the dish (aka your skin barrier).

✅ The Fix:

✔️ Introduce one active at a time to see how your skin reacts.

✔️ Alternate between days—don’t mix Retinol and strong exfoliants in one go.

✔️ Start with low concentrations before going full MasterChef mode.

💡 Pro Tip: If your skin is red, irritated, or flaky—you’ve over-seasoned. Cut back and let your skin recover.

Step 3: The Butter – Moisturizer 🧈

Would you make pasta without sauce? No? Then don’t skip moisturizer—it’s what holds everything together!

❌ The Mistake:

Thinking you don’t need moisturizer because you have oily skin. That’s like serving dry toast—unappetizing and unpleasant!

✅ The Fix:

Every skin type needs hydration. Find a moisturizer that works for you:

✔️ Oily Skin? Lightweight gel-based moisturizer.

✔️ Dry Skin? Rich, ceramide-packed cream.

✔️ Combo Skin? A water-based moisturizer that hydrates without heaviness.

Step 4: The Final Touch – Sunscreen 🔥

This is the most important step. If you skip it, everything else is wasted—just like forgetting to plate your food after all that effort.

❌ The Mistake:

Not wearing sunscreen because it’s cloudy or you’re indoors. That’s like leaving food out and wondering why it spoils.

✅ The Fix:

Apply a broad-spectrum SPF 30+ daily, no excuses! Your future self will thank you.

Quick Recap: The Perfect Skincare Recipe

Here’s your foolproof skincare formula for glowing, healthy skin:

🥄 Step 1: Cleanser = The Base → Use a gentle cleanser that preps your skin.

🌶️ Step 2: Actives = The Seasoning → Introduce ingredients slowly and wisely.

🧈 Step 3: Moisturizer = The Butter → Locks in hydration and balances the skin.

🔥 Step 4: Sunscreen = The Final Touch → Protects everything you’ve worked for!

Final Thoughts: Are You a Skincare Chef or a Skincare Disaster? 🍳🔥

I used to dump actives into my routine like I was seasoning fries—and let’s just say my skin fried too. 😭 Don’t make my mistake.

Skincare is all about balance, patience, and the right combination of ingredients. Follow this “recipe,” and your skin will reward you with a healthy, glowing complexion.

👇 Tell me in the comments: Are you a Skincare Chef 👩‍🍳 or a Skincare Disaster 🔥? Let’s fix your routine together!

[greylittlebird]

Criston Cole has to be one of the most willfully misunderstood characters istg. TBs still pretend every single thing he does is “because he’s mad Rhaenyra rejected him”. First of all, he’s been completely, borderline-worshipfully in love with Alicent for decades at this point, acting like he still wants Rhaenyra and nothing has changed is ridiculous. Secondly, he wasn’t “mad” because Rhaenyra “rejected” him. I think none of you actually used your listening ears during the scene where he’s asking her to run away with him, he wasn’t asking because he was obsessively in love with her, he was asking as a desperate last-ditch effort to restore his honor. Criston wasn’t just born to power and status, he had to work to become the best of the best to be able to reach even a teeny tiny fraction of what Rhaenyra was born into and he didn’t want to lose it.

Thirdly, Criston didn’t even want to break his vows to begin with and was essentially sexually assaulted by Rhaenyra. She may have been young but she was indisputably in power, she chose Criston for his position and with one word she could have him dismissed from his position, tortured, mutilated, executed, or some combination thereof. No, she didn’t threaten to do any of that but that is how big the power difference is and that’s worth considering when Criston said “No” several times both with his words and actions and Rhaenyra kept pushing even to the point of blocking the door. Ignoring someone’s “No”s until they finally relent is not consent especially not when you are in a gross imbalance of power. It’s honestly disturbing that anyone watched that scene and wasn’t disturbed, the first time I watched it I was like “Ew, this is assault”. She’s acting playful but he is not, he genuinely wanted her to stop and she didn’t. It’s very gross.

So, to recap, Rhaenyra was so selfish that she pushed and pushed Criston into a situation where he broke his vows and risked getting tortured, castrated, and executed with not a single thought to the risk she was putting him in nor the mental toll of breaking his vows, all so she could get off after she didn’t “finish” with Daemon. And then she expected him to be happy to be nothing but her beck and call whore - which shows she didn’t understand or respect him at all as a human being. Rhaenyra was the only one who was acting entitled to sex and treating people as nothing but sex objects in this situation. Criston is more than justified in calling her a “spoiled cunt” after she pushed him into a full mental breakdown where he was to the brink of suicide with her selfish, exploitative behavior.

I know this is a bit trite but seriously, if the roles were reversed and it was a Prince who blocked the door until a servant girl had sex with him and then when she asked “So will you at least treat me like a real partner and give me some sense of dignity?” he went “No lol, I just want you as a whore to fuck whenever I want with no regard for the consequences to you”. And then she tried to kill herself out of shame and self-hatred for what he’d pressured her into doing. I don’t think anyone would be calling that girl a cringe obsessed incel.