#i'm optimistic

[hertwood]

something i've always found very endearing abt alex is that he can't shut the fuck up. word vomit disease on that man is insane. he'll just say anything. and what scares me is based on franco's social media presence i'm worried he'll be the same and they'll just feed off eachother and become a word vomit mess every williams video. i guess we'll all find out together

[bobbinalong]

ordered a new action figure, this one's even goofier than the last

[emrys-merlin]

Look, the prophecy said Arthur would return and prophecies are pretty freaking accurate in Merlin world. Merlin has every reason to believe in it. We have every reason to believe in it :)

[masterkeynobi]

session 1 recap

i Am party notetaker but i think i'm just gonna do this for myself ldhgadsfjghdfj but! we finally finally started today after many months of Scheduling Issues <3 highlights:

"i'm trying to channel my inner startup ceo, it's not working!" "reach deeper into yourself..."

our barbarian skip being just. so FUCKING cute i could die. the sole tank among pathetic cringefail squishy guys AND THEY'RE JUST A LITTLE GUYYYYY THEY'RE SO CUTE the art for them has me on my knees weeping

"gundren rockseeker is, for the time being, our boss... maybe not yours, actually, but his name is rockseeker, so you'll probably be fine."

[entering initiative][guys who have only ever watched acoc before: getting a lot of acoc vibes from this!][nah it was just the setup of bend in the road+roadblock+ambush]

our first npc getting hit round ONE and making death saves the rest of the combat

see the thing is the last (first? first And last?) time i played i played a wizard but lav was level 3 so i am. realizing now how fucking pathetic my level 1 baby is... she can't do shit and has seven (7) hit points... good god. i am going to die

aldrich getting attacked bc he failed his vicious mockery like 2 turns in a row and the goblin (and i quote) "thinks you're a weenie"

figuring out that rohan is maybe something of a crybaby? idk i'm soooo new to this and i don't know... how to play... but i've ended up playing her a little more idk delicate/pathetic than i originally intended. i don't mind though she's little and small

the decision our dm offered us re: chasing down that last goblin or making our way into town was neat bc i got to Think it through in character @.@ rohan isn't a coward but she wants desperately to keep her head down & do her job and therefore wants to avoid interactions/skirmishes with criminals of any kind — she kills a dude but cries afterward, clams up when the shopkeep asks what happened to them, takes some convincing to not just. leave gundren to die

on the topic of rohan crying: skip offering her all their money because she's sad and they have no use for it (it's metal :( and the shopkeep doesn't sell cool rocks anyway) absolutely has to be my top 1 moment of today's session that was very very sweet and legitimately surprised me. and i got 10 gold pieces fr so

it's interesting that i think aldrich is fully the most like. Adult? member of the party thus far i do want to watch where his dynamic w rohan goes based on the conversation they had at the end there

[duckielover151]

Am I the only one who didn't hate the live action trailer? (I saw some more postive/mixed feelings reviews going up throughout the day. I guess it's a lot faster to just be unwaveringly negative.)

I haven't made it any secret that I really hope this series works out... But for the most part, I really didn't see much to be disappointed about here. I feel like the little details people are griping about are gonna be a on a case by case basis... (I really don't care about the sandals thing. But if they can do Buggy's makeup like that... they absolutely could have drawn on Sanji's swirly eyebrows.)

There's really only one thing I'm concerned about...

Not that long ago, I reblogged a post dissecting the idea that the endless quips you see in movies like... every entry in the Marvel franchise, for instance, are the death of storytelling and comedy in modern movies. What that post basically boils down to is that that particular style of comedy is damaging mainly because a cast of diverse characters with different backgrounds and personalities and experiences shouldn't all have the same sense of humor. Constantly shoving in the director's personal sense of humor can be 4th wall breaking in a jarring, uncomfortable way. It's about being aware of your characters' individual voices.

I saw a bit of that snarky, quippy vibe in this trailer. I think that works for someone like Nami. And I could see some really good banter of that variety between her and Usopp once they settle into that friendship a bit. But I do worry about what it's going to do for Zoro's characterization.

Something I see missing from this trailer is Zoro's immediate blind loyalty to Luffy, even when following his orders doesn't seem logical. I'd argue especially when following his orders doesn't seem logical. That's a really important component of who Zoro is to me. He's got a simplicity that really complements Luffy. It's part of why the crew runs as well as it does.

But I'm doing my best to remain optimistic. There's been so much talk about how Oda's been involved in every step of this process and how he won't let it be released until it gets his approval. I have to believe he wouldn't have let one of his most important character's characterization get too far off base.

Looking forward to August 31st!

[fandomsthroughtimeandspace]

Was telling myself that it would be fine if Young Royals wasn't renewed, but now I know that ain't it true and I should probably start mentally preparing myself just incase it happens

Though I am mostly optimistic, views have been good, reviews have been good, so I'll hold off on the negative for now.

[inlovewithfictionalbeings]

Is it too early to celebrate??

[joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

ngl I am somewhat upset at the premise of Sonic Prime. First animated Sonic show in years and first one not about Boom in decades, but rather than run with the cast of characters we all know and love we just have. Alternate universe versions of most of them. Feels doubly pensive in that we’re in an era of Sonic where they’re actually trying really hard to unify the canon, so doing a new show that’s not even really about that canon is just kinda sad.

[chelseafcwmemes]

Time for a Rosengård trip to watch them qualifyyyy

[iguessweallcrazyithinktho]

istfg

It's joever

[shiniestcrow]

Due to the storm and subsequent flooding yesterday/today all trains are cancelled and my friend can't get to her exam

She isn't the only one so chances are good that they'll be excused without a doctor's note, which is usually the only way we are allowed to miss an exam

[sciderman]

How did your meeting go with the surgeons?

it was memorable

[jonsaremembers]

Wait a god damn minute.

Does that mean that he tweeted THIS from the fucking hospital?

[kbsd]

when a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes

OR: what were we supposed to take away from episode 4 if not ‘bucky is a war widow’

[mrgaretcarter]

Sisters! Renegade Nell (2024-)

[sixtysixproblems]

posting this now even tho its a shitty sketch currently but idk when ill get the energy to finish it soooo...

man am I looking forward to this reunion lmfao. oscar buddy as many questions as we fans have for you, ward will have so much more

"it's called being a monsterfucker, ward, you should try it sometime" ~Oscar, probably. I have a feeling he knows that term. I have a feeling Mr "the earth is fla-bbergasting" has a Tumblr. just a hunch.

Edit: fucked up and forgot to add this. This is fanart for a comic called Marble Sky you can find here on Tumblr by @somerandomdudelmao