#immaculate hating

[saeraas]

[kennythetrampvamp]

[giyuko]

his outfits were soooooooo cute

[jeysuso]

#look at this fucking doe-eyed bitch i can’t stand him

[lexithwrites]

good for the soul

or the one where sirius and regulus are little shits that need straightening out and end up on the potter's farm where they meet the farm hands, chaos ensues

[elvencantation]

i feel like i get literal psychic damage when i think about capitalism too long

[andy-clutterbuck]

[1driedpersimmon]

I’ve been in that period drama kind of mood

[masterreborn]

the overarching narrative of eleven’s era is honestly phenomenal, and it hits harder every time i watch it. the doctor has been burdened for so long by the weight of his decision to destroy gallifrey — a decision he made out of dire necessity, but that went against the very core of his being and everything he’s ever stood for — and he’s been fighting ever since to balance the ledger. (how many worlds do you think his regret has saved, do you think?) but despite every victory, he can’t escape his grief and guilt, and they inevitably begin to turn him into someone he never wanted to become. (a nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. the most feared being in all the cosmos.) all of this leads him to TDotD, where he comes face-to-face with the single greatest regret of his life — and realizes he has a chance to change it. he makes a new decision, and every version of himself that’s ever existed comes together across space and time to try to save gallifrey instead of destroying it, because that is who the doctor is. (never cruel or cowardly. never give up; never give in.)

and in saving gallifrey, he saves himself; it doesn’t rewrite the centuries of pain that brought him to that moment, but it allows him to heal and move forward with renewed understanding of his identity and purpose. the name he chose was a promise he made, and he’s kept that promise. all the threads woven slowly throughout the plot come together after that — the cracks in the universe, the silence’s plan to kill him, the looming shadow of trenzalore and the question that must never be answered. and after trying to outrun his fate and cheat death for so long, he finally stops running. when he reaches trenzalore he dedicates what he believes are the final years of his life to defending a tiny village on this unimportant little planet, because he knows with more certainty than ever that he is the doctor, and this is what he stands for. (every life i save is a victory. every single one.) all that time, the question is repeated over and over, for hundreds of years — the oldest question in the universe, hidden in plain sight, and when the answer is spoken at last, it’s exactly what we’ve known from the very beginning. his “true” name, the secret he’ll take to his grave, has never mattered. what matters is the name he chose, and the promise he made. (his name is the doctor. all the name he needs, everything you need to know about him.)

when it’s time for him to go, it feels triumphant; the eleventh doctor was born in an inferno, with a youthful face and a flashy, silly personality made to conceal an ocean of pain beneath, but now he’s finally at peace. now free from the grief and remorse he carried for so long, he lays his pretense of childlike insouciance to rest, and the twelfth doctor emerges with a new lease on life and an old, weathered face — one that was chosen as a perfect culmination of the journey that brought him here. (i know where i got this face, and i know what it’s for: to remind me. to hold me to the mark. i’m the doctor, and i save people.)

[sporksaber]

I dont think I've said this in it's own post, but I love the aliens have no idea what humans look like because of their suits trope. And I like to think that a galaxy traversing space suit would include ability enhancing elements, specifically a robotic tail.

Balance stabilizing robotic tails is something that already exists. And it seems like it'd be really convenient in space where gravity can shift and you never know what dangerous thing can appear.

So humans have these highly specialized space suits with tails and armor padding that makes them seem bigger and stranger than they are. No one expects that without the suit and mask and robotic limbs they're squishy beings with poorly evolved mobility.

[i-didnt-hate-it]

I didn't hate Immaculate.

Actually, it was amazing.

The camera work, lighting, and music all set the tension beautifully.

The effects were bloody and bone-snapping yet still gave a sense of grace.

And the performances were superb. Each nun and priest played their part very well. And of course, Sydney Sweeney was *Immaculate*

I haven't seen any of Michael Mohan's other work, but I know about The Voyeurs, and I was honestly expecting a Michael Mohan movie starring Sydney Sweeney to be... sexier?

While it isn't without nudity, the nudity generally feels appropriate for the setting and subject matter, and isn't sexual for the most part. Which was refreshing.

I have seen a few reviews saying that Immaculate only relies on jump scares for the horror, but I wouldn't quite agree with that. There is a feeling of dread that builds from the outset, and there are frightening and gory images that don't leap out at you. The portrayal of pregnancy alone is hard and dirty, not glamorous and soft like Hollywood so often portrays.

The men may have gaslit and gatekept, but Sydney Sweeney sure as hell girlbossed in this one. The ending is brutal and jarring, making me want to cheer and cry and vomit all at the same time.

Just remember the true message of Immaculate: don't f*ck with a pregnant woman, because she will literally kill you.

[enter-drfrog]

Sometimes I rewatch the Tuck Everlasting musical just to feel something. Everyone who enjoys musical theatre should be required to watch it at least once

[pearlsdiamondsandvodka]

anyway I just finished replaying red dead redemption 1 and holy fucking shit it’s about how in the end john never found redemption even though he did everything right and everything he was supposed to and how he was still killed for his past crimes and sins. it’s about how john and abigail did all this for their son so he could live the life he deserved and not grow up in violence and abuse like they did, it’s about how jack resented his father for leaving and was scared he’d do it again but how he nonetheless looked up to him and all he wanted to do was make his father proud. about how had has dreams about being a politician, a writer, an adventurer and in the end gave it all up and became an outlaw to avenge his father, which is the last thing john ever wanted him to be. but he did it for his father, for love, and for revenge, and thus continuing the circle of violence . it’s about the undeniably tragedy of it all.

[angel-cryptid]

Immaculate really did terrify me cause it talks about my biggest fear: Pregnancy. But whatever, it wouldn't have been better if Cecilia gave birth but to an adult Jesus? It would have been amazing.

[dawson-mercer]

njdevils: They broke all our tortillas. 🙃