#fan thoughts

[azureandcrimson]

Tears.

Do we think Macaque's forgotten how to cry? In most of the scenes we've seen Macaque in pain or losing in a way. It almost looks like he want's to cry.

Like, I know in these scenes he probably didn't because LBD was there but he was litterly hyperventilating.

But in this scene, he genuinely looks so frustrated and possibly on the verge of tears and he knows what's coming for him because he failed again. But also in Season 5. When Mk and Wukong went and tried to sacrifice themselves. He obviously wouldn't cry because he was trying to convince Mk not to go. But he looks so actually worried and scared for him.

Everyone was crying after that (Except NeZha and Li Jing of course) once Mk was brought back. We know Mk and Macaque aren't as close as Wukong and Mk are but the point still stands on how worried he was for both of them and the fact that Mk was the first person to possibly put faith/believe in Macaque in years. Every time he should/or at least somewhat have hints of tears in his eyes. He doesn't. He's shoved down tears so much sense his death. He's forgotten how to cry. Or he's holding his emotions in so much he's forgotten to. Either way. He holds his emotions in to much. WILDBRAIN STUDIOS. MAKE MACAQUE CRY AND ECLIPSE DUO/SUNDIAL DUO/SHADOWPEACH HUG IN S6 AND MY LIFE AND SOUL CONTRACT ARE YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bonus: He looks so genuinely scared/terrified.

[kainozoic]

Musing on the nature of the Matrix. Something something character comes back from the dead and they're just ever so slightly wrong. Something something the inherent transformative nature of harbouring the will of a deity inside you. Something something the blurry line between alteration and corruption.

In some real sense, Orion is just dead? (Ignore the part where he still emotionally reacts to Megatron's betrayal, shhhhhhh shhhh)

Let's say Primus is puppeting him to seem more sympathetic and real as a leader, just for funsies.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[seanom1lk]

i dont think that bucky will see steve in the void.

i mean think abt it, he already lived through it and recovered (?0 from it, right? so what would his nightmare even be? sam leaving. it makes sense, no? sam is the closest thing he has to a lover/family, so i think his nightmare in the void would be relating to sam.

eithier scared hes going to hurt sam, or that sam is gonna leave him.

[jedineedlove]

The Nine-Headed Demon

Titles:

Prince Consort of Jisa, Xiangliu, and The Emissary

I wanted to know more about our villain for season 5 so I looked more into his titles.

Xiangliu:

it came up as, a venomous nine-headed snake monster that brings floods and destruction. Xiangliu may be depicted with his body coiled on itself. The nine heads are arranged differently in different representations. Modern depictions resemble the hydra with each head on a separate neck. Older wood-cuts show the heads clustered on a single neck, either side-by-side or in a stack three high, facing three directions.

But that can't be him sure they bring floods and destruction. But in the show we already see one of these and they have no giant bird form. In Season 4 Episode 4 Pig- Napped

I don't know why he said he was one of these...maybe he's related to one of that just what some people call him on the nine-head thing and he went along with it.

The Emissary title stumped me but it means that he was given or named himself a representative of something or someone. He mentioned being the consort of Jisa and the Wiki thinks it is a kingdom so maybe the Emissary of there but I think more likely with his obsession over it he's the Emissary of Chaos like the Harbinger of Chaos.

But it still got me no closer to him so I started looking at appearances.

I found this...

Jiu Feng:

Nine-headed Bird, also called “Jiu Feng” in Chinese, is a monster in Chinese Mythology. It is a legendary bird with a bird’s body and nine heads with human faces and is regarded as one of the earliest forms of the Chinese phoenix. It was worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province.

Pretty much WHAT he is but I went deeper on the WHO he is......

JTTW:

There was a demon with a similar name in the JTTW, I thought there was no way it was him no way it was that simple.....

"The Nine-Headed Beast (九頭蟲), also known as the Nine-Headed Prince Consort (九頭駙馬), is married to Wansheng Dragon King's daughter. He is armed with a Crescent Moon Spade (月牙鏟). He collaborates with his father-in-law to steal the Śarīra from Golden Ray Monastery. Sun Wukong enlists the help of celestial forces to deal with the demons. The Nine-Headed Beast has one of his heads bitten off by Erlang Shen's celestial hound but manages to escape."

It's him who got the description and the sharing consort title. I didn't think it could be because this character had no other link to Wukong than this one-off meeting but then again like I said before LMK is a JTTW fanfic.

In this scene where he mentioned being BOTH Friend and Foe, the Foe part made sense but the FREIND did not. Nor the why Wukong would not remember him in either capacity.

Also, this whole link to Chaos and these powers are out of nowhere for this character so they clearly added a few other things onto him as well.

But then again Wukong only sees him in this form. The Monkey does not get to see

Maybe if he saw him like this it might make him remember but that's just a theory.

Another name I found he is called is the Nine-Headed Bug or Worm listen to this...

(PS to Overly Saractist Production Fans this guy shows up in the Chapter after Bull King so the next episode of JTTW from their youtube channel if they ever get back to it)

"In his humanoid form, the Nine-Headed Bug is a man who has nine faces, and wears armor, holds a Crescent Moon Spade. However, in the 1986 series, he simply has one visible face like a regular person, wears regular purple -

aristocratic clothes, and a crown that consists of nine snake-like heads (hinting at his true form).

The Bug's -

true form is that of a gigantic bird that looks like an eagle, with nine heads, and blood on his back.

His true form is never fully revealed in the 1986 TV series, but a few heads of him hints at how it looks like."

The reason I mention this is because I've noticed this in my Iron Fan Legend, JTTW, and LMK. That the design for some of the characters comes from older media of JTTW like TV shows and movies live action or animated.

Wukong fillet in season 5 has a mix of all of his past media fillets designed with the middle cresting up for the two loops but we get a crest moon shape like in Journey to the West- Legends of the Monkey King (Middle image)

The bullhorn hair from Dream Journey 2: Princess Iron Fan in 2017.

and more.....

So using this description made sense.

I would also like to point out that I saw someone's comment but not sure who the NINE-Headed Demon in his beast form is missing one of his heads, his nine-headed title comes from the extra nine around the main one the main face does not count and they are right there are only eight of the small ones but go back up to the first quote where I mentioned Erlang's dog bit off one of those heads so it makes sense. If anything it might tell us THAT fight did go down just not the way in the book.

Good Puppy. :)

Hope you all enjoyed..

[just-b-wilde]

I'm surprised the fandom seems to have it in for Nick. In font of Wharton, he was literally seated on a small wooden bench to hear the verdict. He was at Jezebels, a place he's never been, and got caught by some idiot Commander who's faster at picking up his phone than his common sense. If you can lie on command, ask yourself some questions. Even if he didn't tell the real truth, he had to remove Wharton's suspicions about him, especially after the guard died in the hospital.

Actually, I haven’t read many reactions from other fans. I’m still kind of drowning in my own thoughts about it... and to be honest, my main feeling is just: I feel sorry for Nick. I mean, the writing really pushes him into doing “bad things” even though he has good reasons, and it’s painfully obvious how it's breaking him more and more. And I just keep asking myself, how much more weight do they want to pile onto his shoulders?

In that scene, the noose was tightening around Nick's neck so much that it’s completely understandable he had to act somehow. He had to give Wharton something strong enough to throw him off the trail — from himself and June.

And the escape to Paris? Yeah, maybe it wasn’t entirely fair to run away from all of it... but I completely get that Nick just chose what matters most to him. But at the same time, it’s pretty clear he’s afraid of losing June for good.

He keeps losing her again and again, but somehow, she keeps coming back to him... and yet he’s still afraid he’s not enough for her (which we saw clearly in the bedroom scene, where he doubted she would even notice him) — and that just... hurts.

Honestly, I don’t understand the reactions from people who are mad at Nick. I’m actually more upset with June, for dragging him into this without thinking. For still acting like Nick is just there to wait for her next request, and then she goes off to live her life again. How she responds now will say a lot... and I really, really hope she won’t react the way I currently think she will...

[sushi-flavored]

Pantheon Season 2 spoilers

Cant stop watching the ending of s2 ep 8, the way Caspian didnt even think twice before going with Maddie's plan of going back in time to experience ignorance again (he would fr follow this girl ANYWHERE, did you see the way he looked at her?? my boi is WHIPPED), them talking about going to the past like its their future (which, i guess in some way, it is?) the basically open ending (i hate those btw, by extension i sorta hate pantheon's ending cuz it leaves TOO MANY QUESTIONS like does everything turn out the same way?? Running a problem to the same formula over and over again doesnt really change the final answer does it?? Was all they went through for nothing???) Them just TALKING and BANTERING (just let them live and be in love man), "You/I didnt know that yet", and finally, "I'll see you in there." "We'll find out, won't we?"

HELP THEY'RE MY ROMAN EMPIRE

[theinoculatedcupcake]

Decreeing today to be Fan Theory Friday!

Margo Madison is not only the Queen of NASA, but is also queen of keeping her personal life under lock and key. Is her name even actually Margo?

So let’s share our theories on what Margo’s super deep dark secrets might be. It can be anything from the mundane to the spicy to something absurd or worse than treason.

I mean really, what if the Tootsie Rolls are just a red herring?

[asongofryceandfire]

I think the implications of Haymitches birthday being the same day as reaping day could play as a great catalyst for his alcoholism later in life. Of course the trauma of the games and losing his entire family and beloved girlfriend definitely pushed him but, the fact for 15 years his birthday was a day he couldn’t celebrate because of others death, it became something he couldn’t not celebrate because of his own hand in leading other to there death, on his birthday. Haymitch at 17 leading 2 kids his age possibly younger to there death for 23 straight years. The day in which he entered the world marked by blood for almost his entire existence, and at one point what he thought would be his entire life. Drinking became a way to push those feelings out of his mind and make him less detached from people and in all likelihood himself. His birthday his reaping day, the day he was brought into the world is marked with an incredible darkness, the mark of death for 47 children a year. My poor poor boy.

[bananamuffin28]

I have been thinking about ramshackle a lot recently And I have a theory

Look at this clip from the pilot

At first the only one who seems to be concerned about maggot is Skipp. That is until he mentions that maggot’s alone with no one to care for him. Vinnie immediately stops what she’s doing and starts to worry. What skipp said probably hit close to home since we know she was abandoned by her parents as a baby.

Source: WEBTOON

When stone suggests bringing maggot to an orphanage vinnie immediately yells at him for even considering it, saying “everyone knows an orphanage is no place for a kid”. This makes me think she may have been abandoned in an orphanage where she was treated poorly, causing her to not want the same fate for maggot.

I’m probably just reading into it to much and it’s just funny irony since orphanages have kids in them. Just food for though.

[zombie-eats-world]

Luffy's Linage and the Connections to God's Valley

I think we all know that the history of God's Valley is going to be very important to the story and to our protagonist, Luffy. But I think I've realized why it will be the biggest reveal in the story and intertwined intimately with Luffy's creation and destiny. This might sound crazy but I believe wholeheartedly that:

Luffy is the grandchild of Rocks D. Xebec.

Luffy is the child of Crocodile.

Crocodile's mysterious history is interlinked with every important character in the Grandline. Now, let me explain.

Let's first lay out what we know about the God's Valley incident. We know the Celestial Dragons were on the island, which prompted a young Garp to trust a young Gol D. Roger with an alliance to fight against the Rocks Pirates. Together they won, the incident was covered up, the island disappeared, and Roger found a baby Shanks in a treasure chest as he sailed away.

There is so much about that incident that we don't know, but we do understand just how much it has impacted the world of One Piece. And that goes double for the relationships born from the incident.

Whitebeard and Roger's friendly rivalry, Big Mom's vitriol for Roger, but by far the most interesting thing to come out of the incident is Roger and Garp's mutual respect. Roger respected Garp so much that he trusted the marine with knowledge of his child who was about to be born.

This is the million-dollar question, why would Roger entrust his child's (and at this time, Rouge's) life to this marine who could have become a massively different person in the years since they last met. For all Roger knew Garp was now corrupted by the marines and agreed that Roger's bloodline needed to be eradicated. Well, I believe Roger trusted Garp because he witnessed Garp save a child before against the World Government's wishes; I believe Garp saved Rock's child.

We all understand by now that one of the overarching themes of the story is 'history repeating itself', which is why I think the hunt for Roger's child happened once before with the God's Valley incident. The WG would obviously want to completely erase Rocks from existence (they basically have to with how little we know about him), which would include any children he had fathered to carry on his bloodline. As the fight on God's Valley raged a group of marines, or possibly Cipher Pol, would arrive with the orders to kill anyone with even a passing relation to Rocks. The survivors of this being Rocks top members (Whitebeard, Big Mom, etc.) AND his child; who I am willing to bet real money on was Crocodile.

Crocodile is one of the most interesting characters in the story by far. And while that might be a lot of bias from me, I still think the evidence speaks for itself.

Crocodile is one of the only major villain's that we lack a backstory for, we know more about Warpol's backstory than we do the very first Warlord we ever fought and defeated in story. The man has a strange relationship with animals that is never once explained. Lizard mail runners that we never see utilized by anyone else? Yep, Crocodile's got them. A trained otter and condor being given more trust than the humans in his secret organization? Yes, Crocodile did allow that. Gigantic reptiles that are known to attack Sea Kings? Crocodile kept them as pets and had them so well trained Robin was able to casually pet one! (This doesn't really add to the theory beyond showcasing an odd character trait giving to Crocodile of all people and without any explanation. No one even thought we'd see him again before impel down!)

We also know that Crocodile's inspiration was Roger, from the cover on chapter 408 we learn that Crocodile dreams of being Roger. (very similar to Yamato's dream of being Odin, just more history repeating itself.)

I'm not understating this, Crocodile as a character is so weird. He's got connections to everyone, (Whitebeard, the Revolutionaries, Ivankov, Mihawk, etc.) and yet we've never got any explanation for any of this. We know from how intertwined Crocodile is with the Grandline that he's been a pirate a very long time yet no one in the story seems to know anything about him outside of his Warlord status. In fact, Crocodile seems to be comfortable with the secrets, even being alright with Buggy taking the credit for Cross Guild.

This mans strange relationships with powerful characters like Whitebeard is the reason for the prevalent theory that Crocodile is Whitebeard's only biological child instead of Rocks.... but what if it was both?

No matter how I think about it I've never been able to get over the strangeness of Crocodile and Whitebeard's dynamic in Marineford. Whitebeard definitely doesn't treat Crocodile like someone he cares about, less so like a child that would automatically count in the family that was HIS DREAM. But there is a familiarity in how they address each other, like their history goes back far further than the battle we know they had when Crocodile was a young pirate.

So I propose this:

Crocodile was Rocks child, witnessed Roger take his own father down after standing up to him. This is the reason for Crocodile's dream seemingly being to be Roger. And this would eventually be mirrored in the relationship between Kaido, Yamato, and Oden.

Garp impressed Roger by helping Crocodile to safety instead of following orders and killing him. This would stick with Roger over the years and be why while sitting in prison waiting for execution he decided to put his child's life in Garp's hands.

The safety Crocodile was brought to was Whitebeard. Crocodile was 8 when God's Valley happened, so Whitebeard raised the boy for a few years before Crocodile either ran away or was sent away. We don't know why Crocodile and Whitebeard's relationship turned sour but whatever it was caused Crocodile to see him as an opponent he dreamed of defeating.

This all spurs Crocodile to go to East Blue to witness Roger's end and motivates his desire to defeat Whitebeard as he is now the father figure he must overcome in order to be like Roger. (Kinda like Ace's original desire to defeat Whitebeard huh? Again more history repeating itself.)

Now onto what this means for Luffy, and the story as a whole.

I've already outlined all the evidence for the Trans! Crocodile and Crocodad/Dadodile in many, many, many posts. So I'm not doing that here, you can find my main posts on it here and here. In this post, I want to discuss the ramifications of Crocodile being Rock's child and Luffy's birth parent if this theory proved true.

First of all, this would mean the person that literally gave birth to the dawn and the future sun god Nika/Joyboy incarnate had their life undeniably changed at GOD'S VALLEY. I don't think I need to explain the almost heavy-handed symbolism with that entire naming scheme.

It would also mean that almost everyone who had an impact on Luffy's life was at God's Valley. The person who gave birth to him (Crocodile), the person who inspired his dream (Shanks and Roger), the person to raised him and trained him (Garp), and the person to validated his dream to the world (Whitebeard). All that is missing is Dragon, but for all we know he was there too!

Also I simply love the symbolize that revolves around this entire theory. Luffy would be born from the son of the man who was push into the spot light after God's Valley, praised as a hero. And came from the child of the man who was wiped from history, his family memory thrown to the darkness. Its a clash of opposites, light and dark, a total contradiction, also could be described as a dawn. Not even mentioning the beautiful irony of Joyboy being born from someone taking the name of a predator known for its menacing smile.

If this proved to be true, Crocodile would be centered and primed to possibly be the link between the crew and Gods Valley. Maybe the last Road Poneglyph is there!

But what do others think? I'd love to have a discussion about this if anyone finds counter evidence, or finds evidence that gives more credence to this theory!

Here's an additional link to a great post about this topic I found while looking for evidence.

[yzaicreates]

Rarijack was doomed from the start

Let's be real, Rarity stays single because her career is her life, and she can't spend any time on anything else. Family is secondary to her. This is a fundamental difference with applejack that they apparently couldn't get around. And so, Rarity stays single, and applejack ends up with rainbow dash.

[azureandcrimson]

The Circlet.

Hear me out. When Mk had put/resealed the circlet on Wukong.

Then when Mk left into the crack in the world to save said world & sacrifice himself.

The fact that Wukong would have voluntarily kept the circlet that Mk had resealed/put on him. The circlet was the only thing that made Wukong know Mk was still alive. It was the only thing reassuring Wukong that Mk wasn't dead because it means Mk was still holding the spell, and the fact that Wukong had immediately said 'no' when the Circlet started to disappear even though Wukong probably hates that thing. He would have kept it on to know Mk was still alive.

Macaque. Macaque now you have to make the SunBurst Duo hug. Someone make Macaque make the SunBurst Duo hug for 150000 hours.

[blankandscribble]

There something so highschool about Gwen and Miles' relationship, and I don't mean that in a negative way. The intensity of first real love, when you're old enough to know what it is but not old enough to know what you're doing. The messing up, the fumbling, the pining, the ugly mistakes. The purity and sweetness, the honesty, where you feel there is no one else in the universe quite like this (and you're young, you haven't seen much of the universe, but that doesn't make it a lie). The kind of love that comes with impossible odds, because how many people do or should marry their first love? You're doomed by statistics, by the stretch of growing and straining out of youth. But you believe it will be you, you believe you are the ones who will make it work. Despite everything. Because after all, there's a first time for everything, right?

[mouse-of-mischief]

Sherlock & Co. Charles Augustus Milverton part 1 thoughts and spoilers

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This new episode is definitely one of my favourites! I love that Sherlock cooked for Mariana and John, I love that we're getting "moustachioed" Watson (although I think it's safe to say that we all were already imagining him with one up to this point), I love that Sherlock's got his iconic pipe and deerstalker, and I adore that we got to not only see John show-off his knowledge as a doctor about his knee injury, but that we also heard his outburst about his trauma regarding his past leg injury. Thanks for the prick jokes by the way, Stammo. But as nice as all the fluffy stuff was, and I always appreciate moments like it in any adaptation, I'm quite nervous about what's going to happen next. Introducing Milverton is always a huge turning point. And judging by Sherlock's outburst at Milverton's mention of "the spider", I think it's safe to say that Moriarty himself is coming soon. I don't think he'll show up in this case, but I do think that the next few parts will be quite tough for our Baker Street bunch. Especially Sherlock. Maybe bringing up Moriarty will cause Mycroft to make an appearance at last? Might just be my wishful thinking. But I hope that the next part will have Sherlock opening up more to Mariana and John about his past with Milverton, like the fact he most certainly broke into the bloke's house while Mariana and John were away last case, judging by Milverton's threat. And, as much as I think this may be what happens, I really hope that Milverton doesn't use that punch John gave him as blackmail against him in order to make a jab at Sherlock by targeting a person he so clearly cares about.

[fangirlblogger]

Fangirl Analysis Four: Bill Skarsgard's forehead wrinkles.

Girlies, the concept of this analysis is something that has been on mind since I've started evolving into a woman. I have developed this attraction of men's forehead wrinkles since last year and it's not because of my daddy issues (that's another conversation for another time), it's because of aging unfortunately. But I'm glad I'm aging because then I would not be here analyzing this beautiful and masterful craft on Daddy Bill Skarsgard's forehead. The man's got a heavenly forehead and girrrl, the things I want to do to that forehead are endless. With that being said, let's get into the analysis.

Listen girlies, if Bill looked at me the way he did in this image, I would instantly melt, evaporate and vanish. Girl, I don't know whether I want him to look at me that way forever or eat me and look at me like that till I pass out. I'm swooning over this look right now and the thing that makes this image more desirable and religiously worthy to be worshiped is his forehead wrinkles.

This image is from the Clark TV mini series and Bill played Clark Olofsson - a Swedish criminal in the 70s that prompted society to coined the term Stockholm Syndrome based on his relationships with his hostages or victims. Spoiler for those who did not watch the mini series yet, that's basically what the series is about. If you're a Bill Skarsgard fangirl like myself who has not watched this mini series yet, GIRL YOU HAVE TO (it's on Netflix if you're wondering). You will enjoy and devour every moment of it. Every sound of his voice, all of his body movements, all his angry, lustful, joyful, sad and confused glances and looks, his thick and rough Swedish accent, his manipulative smiles, his boisterous laughter and most importantly the way he devoured that oyster in Episode one, good Lord I came so hard, I almost thought I was giving birth to Bill's kid.

Now girlies, I am aware that there a numerous images of Bill displaying his godly forehead wrinkles. Some of them are so good, I don't know if it's my pussy that's wetter or it's my mouth.

Case study question: Why did I specifically select this image?

It's a no brainer really, my pussy gets wet instantly and I know this is the real deal, the masterpiece, my Salvatore Mundi.

Let's take a look at his hair. His hair looks so effortlessly perfect. The way the strand of hair draws down his forehead, just above his eye-brow is so immaculate. You can tell that he puts so much effort into taking care of his hair because of how effortlessly perfect it looks.

Now onto his jawline, cheeks and chin. He has the most flawless cheeks ever. When he doesn't smile, they lay back so perfectly and that brings out his perfect jawline, making it sharp enough to crack me open like a coconut. But when he does smile, they rise up so well and display his impeccable double chin. His chin is so well shaped that it smoothly keeps his immaculate facial structures intact and glorious.

His lips, they are a world of its own. I wouldn't mind being his lips, getting moistened and licked by his tongue every day. I will not delve into this anymore further because there will be an analysis on his lips soon. So I'll save all the goodness for later.

Let's look at his eyes. His eyes have the most unerring eye bags under them and in this image you can clearly see how perfect they are. We all know Bill has the world's most soulful eyes, so big and doe, they just make you want to cry in a sexual way. By the look in his eyes, and the lines on his face from his eyes to his forward, it clearly indicate that he is concerned but not in a good way. He is concerned about how he is going to manipulate his girlfriend. Also, you can see a little bit of impatience on his face in this image. If you watch the Clark film, you'll understand what I mean.

Now, finally to his wrinkles. They are so important in this image especially in this episode of the Clark mini series. Significance of it to this image is that it makes Bill look real. I've stated this before and I am saying it again, nothing is more attractive than a man with a natural face. His forehead wrinkles indicates to us that he is aging and that is the most beautiful thing in the world. Girl, his forehead wrinkles can wrinkle me up all the way to heaven.

The significance of this look in the image to the Clark mini series is that he perfectly displayed the look of a manipulative man. As already stated, his facial expressions displayed impatience, concern and irritability. My guy just came to see the girl and manipulate her to still love him. He did not come to see her and listen to what she has to say. And, Bill perfectly executes that in that scene.

Moreover, this image showed him in his natural state, meaning if he was not acting, this is what he would like on a daily basis, and that is super-hot! He looks scruffy, organic and humanly.

To conclude, wrinkles are beautiful and when they're on Bill Skarsgard's forehead, I go feral and insane. Those wrinkles makes him even more attractive. The Starry Night by Van Gogh might have you tripping but Bill's forehead wrinkles will have your pussy singing. So to the men that thinks women are rizzed by their overly masculine features, we're not. We like our men simple and comfortable like Bill Skarsgard.

Also, I would like to clarify that if you read this analysis as a body-shaming post, it is entirely the opposite. I love Bill Skarsgard and I find every bit of his body attractive, alluring and godly. I am aware of the social obsession with ageism but I actually prefer my man a bit older with a bit of grey hair, wrinkles, and 10 times more trauma from life than me.