#istg episode 21...

[sanseru]

Okay, I'm still kinda on a hiatus but I've been listening to Malevolent lately and it has infested my brain. I can't stop thinking about THEM. Ugh. I hate them.... they're perfect and I can't wait to see how they're gonna be traumatized further in episode 29. :)

[aipurjopa]

the editing on that episode has GOT to be so intentional. it's funny, it's got a day counter in the corner, it's got the most stock youtube music possible, a decent amount is spoke's narration, it feels like you're not watching unstable but something else. sure, there's hints of the server poking through, the plot with red, the mafia, the pet fish, but the majority of it doesn't feel that way. it doesn't feel like it's a video that would come after a huge war, where spoke lost so much and where he nearly died. There is such a huge gap in tone and i think it's completely intentional.

While watching that video i was laughing for so much of it (i know, i have the humor of an 8 year old, whatever) and like-- only around the last 3/4ths did i stop and pause and think "hey, this is actually a bit weird. and a little crazy. this item frame map room is kind of creepy. and why do you have 21 replacements of your pet fish? and hey, where are your friends?" it's like everything about this video is meant to distract you from the fact that there is something wrong. It's meant to be silly and goofy and feel lighthearted but then you stop and consider why exactly is spoke doing this? he already refused to kill ash in the s1 finale. i thought you were done with this?

there's even a tone shift in the fucking description like istg

especially placing this video in contrast with parrot and wemmbu's videos, the huge tone shift is so... odd? i guess? it's so jarring that it feels intentional beyond just the "he's making a video in the style of a 100 days video" idk. maybe i'm wrong but. yeah. :D

[majulians-groupie]

Okay but I just watched a clip from the episode of law and order where Sebastian Stan was in and DONT TELL ME THIS IS FUCKING AGE ACCURATE BUCKY WHEN HE GOT DRAFTED🥺🥺

I know he is supposed to be playing a teenager in this but Seb was 21 in this😭😭

I never thought that was possible but this makes me even more sad for Bucky istg

[luckywolfsbane]

One Piece spoilers for episode 1033. If you haven't finished the Wano arc, don't spoil this for yourself. I'M SERIOUS. You're going to want to react to this as you watch it... if you catch it.

Are you fucking kidding me!?! They snuck this in here and got away with it?!? These absolute legends. And I discover this on June 1st, too? I'm dying. I'm dead. I'm fairly neutral as far as ships go, but... This is outright shipper bait. I'm not exactly the best at catching these things, but this was so blatant that even I couldn't miss it.

We can say, "That's not how he meant it," until we're blue in the face; but Sanji said what he said. There may be double connotations, but THAT'S THE POINT. THAT'S WHY IT'S SAID THAT WAY. He's the cook. We all know he's gonna talk about food prep. They could have worded it a thousand ways to avoid that connotation. They didn’t. They know EXACTLY what they did. (At this point, if you don't understand, message me if you're 18+ and I'll explain.)

This comes promptly 3 episodes after--during the Film Red Tie-In fillers--Zoro called Sanji "Kinky Cook" instead of one of his typical cook-based insults. Don't believe me? That's fine! I have receipts! If you want yhe clip, all you have to do is ask bc tumblr has a limit of 1 video per post, and I can't add it. But! It was episode 1030, 21:28. Typical antics, but... the word choice. Istg.

The zosan shipper bait in these more recent episodes is killing me. You're laughing. I'm fighting for my life over here, and you're laughing.

[v-i-r-i-d-i-a-n]

Istg every single opening becomes my new favorite opening

JRWI RIPTIDE EPISODE 94 QUOTES AND FUNNY MOMENTS

Chip;”Jay…what’s something stupid we can do?”

God I love Chip and Jay moments SOOOO much

Chip;”Oh my god…that’s literally so smart, you’re the smartest person I know”

Jay;”you don’t need to tell me that twice I know.”

Chip;”You’re being sarcastic- you’re messing with me”

Jay;”Yep”

Chip;”Dick.”

Jay;”i don’t think you mean arousing-“

Random townsperson;”No I mean arousing it was a really good speech”

Chip;”what’s the ultimate prize?”

Jay;”Ughhh, a dinner date with Gillion”

Chip;”YES.”

Jay;”BUT- the balloon is a condom..? So it doesn’t pop???”

Chip;”Perfect”

Bizly;”Would Matthew Mercer let you butter a baby?”

Grizzly;”You’ll need to procure a water gun, and INVENT a condom”

Jay;”21!! CONDOMS ARE REAL!!!”

Grizzly;”You see now that you’re talking to a thirteen year old boy,”

Charlie;”Oh god don’t give him another one”

Welp Chip has created another scammer

Chip:”con-dom? Weird”

Jay;”Yeah, i dunno where I got that word, it just kinda came to me.”

Charlie;”Gross. 😕”

Bizly;”thank you for letting me do this. And also I’m sorry”

Gillion *in a nightmare sequence*;”what if I just don’t.”

Jay;”we were waiting for you to wake up so we could go kill the bad guy”

Gillion *gasp;* “you know I LOVE killing the bad guy!!”

(Sorry about this one being short I was busy well watching this episode and didn’t have time to write quotes!! :(

[hoidmadeittoearth]

i rewatched the honorable ones (kalluzeb episode) here are my notes

THE HONORABLE ONES

Star Wars Rebels S2:E17

- 🏳️‍🌈 -

0:21 - Ah yes the death star

0:33 - Chopper captions part 1: "No life."

2:10 - This is why we love Chopper

4:59 - Chopper captions part 2: "Do you really want him back?"

5:19 - What crazy sex they must have had

9:35 - They’re so cute in this shot idk i love when they’re looking in the same direction rather than at each other HOLY SHIT THATS INTENTIONAL

9:50 - Kallus tbh way to mansplain, he literally has been constantly narrating while Zeb grunts. And KALLUS is the one with the injury. pmo

13:31 - I’m sorry ZEB’S EXPRESSION IN THIS SHOT??? He feels bad about causing Kallus pain

14:26 - Onderon being where Saw Gerrera is from and where the whole rebel arc thing in Clone Wars happened

15:32 - Piggy back time… LOOK AT HOW ZEB GRIPS KALLUS’S THIGHS… also Kallus arms around Zeb’s neck… they would definitely enjoy BDSM

17:30 - That was cute

18:01 - THEY WERE ABOUT TO KISS ISTG

18:59 - Not totally related to this specific moment but i just realized Lasan isn’t the only massacre that the Empire did. Actually with the timeline of the Mon Mothma episode the Ghorman massacre hasn’t happened yet but still

19:22 - They BASICALLY just said "i love you" "i know" also this is the perfect moment for a "my name is alex" "short for alexsandr, i know" but i feel like that line comes later in their love arc

19:34 - They’re so cute oeihfowufhiwfbiwufhiuwf also THEYRE TECHNICALLY FACING THE SAME WAY SEE SEE I TOLD YOU ITS INTENTIONAL

20:29 OH ITS "we’ve all been in tighter spots" I HEARD THAT AS "we’ve all been inside our spots" AND I WAS LIKE HUH?????? IS KALLUS HIS SPOT???????????

20:59 - I just think its so sweet how Kallus kept the glow thing

21:29 - The way I ALMOST CRIEDDDDDD (and no rebels fanfare????)

[madlyn5ever]

Already tagged it but grey's season 21 finale spoilers!!

I just watched the finale and I have to go over who's not safe and who that leaves us with.

Bailey- she went back in (chances of safety- Low. but it's bailey.)

Linc- He was literally operating right next to the blast (Chances of safety- lower than low. But i feel like it's a cliffhanger-y diversion.)

Teddy- I have to assume she left the hospital but them choosing to tell us she's been gone for hours either means she went up to do surgery because she needed to clear her head and work, or she did leave and everyones gonna think she's there and in danger (C.O.S- Medium-low. Istg if they make hurt unsafe just to fix her and Owen I will be pissed.. all that work towards a break-off they better be divorcing. I feel like Cass was just a remidner to us that Teddy likes women so maybe she could meet one who could offer her an excljusive relationship rather than an open one.)

Jules- She walked off from winston at the elevators, and according to an interview with the showrunner anyone who wasn't where they left them at the end isn't safe (i.e., anyone who walked off.) (C.O.S, Medium-low. Did she go to find another Cardio surgeon? is this how teddy stays bc Millin wants to be in the OR and begs Teddy or something? I think that's a far reach but she is on the lower end of the in the most danger people, but still in the group.)

Warren- he was fine, but who knows. He's got firefighter instincts so that'll for sure come into play, and maybe even save his job?

Lucas- we see him run to try and alret people about the gas, so who knows. we see simone in the locker room with Quan but not Lucas of course, so we know he was doing that while they were trying on Jacket's and having a run in with the guy Simone got with, so who's to say (C.O.S- Low. because I feel like he made it to the OR floor and is in grave danger. But also he could've just not made it in time and someone else is gonna get hurt that he loves. I'm not saying Amelia becasuse I love her but also..)

amelia- I don't think we saw her after the surgery so her chances are very low. Monica and her need to be together though so get this woman to safety.

Bokhee- I'm sorry but she needs to be included because we need to see her okay. The most important character in grey's. (No but fr IK they wouldn't show her but I need to know she made it out okay.)

Jo- She was outside so very low, but she's got contractions now and I feel like depending on where they pick up she'll either be delivering, or in a bed asking where the hell Linc is for a whole episode. It's gonna suck no matter what but in an emotional way not in a bad plot way.

Nora- We didn't see her wake up. I'm just saying.

Owen- very high survival chance, but he's definitely staying with Nora in her hospital room and those two are getting together for sure.

Webber- We didn't see him outside!! (I think, I'm already forgetting. but he's Webber so who knows. medium chance of safety.)

Catherine- medium-low just because they brought up her granddaughters dance recital that she was going to go to, and I feel like that's a recipe for something. Although it felt a little too random anecdote-y or unsuspicious/concerning or ear catching to make any alarms go off in me. She's also cathrine fox.)

Meredith- Was outside. I bet if she's in the season 22 premiere she'll be helping Jo with her babies or everyone else with operating on the people in the blast.

Actually I feel like that obgyn guy Jo hates is totally gonna delivery Jo's babies.

Anyway, I'm actually excited for a new Grey's season for the first time in forever and I'm pleasantly surprised so, Grey's please don't kill-off Teddy Istg she needs her happy ending.

[phantom-of-the-501st]

And we're back!

Initial thoughts on TBB S3 Eps 1-3

SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT

3x1 Confined

Final season premiere let's go!!!

Storms are never a good sign

There's creepy shit on Tantiss (crocodile thing from the trailer maybe?)

Although Hemlock counts as creepy enough

He's the creepiest thing on the whole planet 😬

Tbf there's a stunning view, it's just a shame about the prison window blocking it

CROSS IS BACK!!!

Omega blood sample? That's gotta come back later in the season!

Are these blood samples labelled? How tf does anyone know which is which??? That's just bad lab practice 🙄

Oh the weird machine knows. Nvm

"Replicate the genetic M count" and they want Omega's blood???

Nala Se is protecting Megs. Slenderbitch may actually be of some use

Force senstive Megs?

This feels like this is linking with the cloning plot in The Mandalorian

The animal welfare standards here are abysmal 😠

BATCHER?! Oh that's adorable 😍

And I thought Omegas's room was bad holy shit 😭

The grid across Cross' room is casting a crosshair on Omega's face. I love little details like that

21 tallies on wall = 21 rotations? That doesn't seem like very long

STRAW LULA?! 😭❤️

Why are there blood drips going into each sample? This seems like a contamination issue

At least 150 tallies now 😭

Subject will be terminated if they don't heal. Feels very much like the clones when they were on Kamino, which just shows how much the clones were treated like animals

"I belong here" *sobs*

Cross don't make me cry istg. I can't do this at 8am on a Wednesday 😭

Okay but the droid kind of had a point about Batcher struggling in the wild because of Omega domesticating her. One thing you learn about working in a zoo environment is that hand-reared animals have no idea how to behave like their wild counterparts and basically turn into little psychos (like you can't actually be in the same room as some of them levels of bad). That or they rely on people too much and have no idea how to fend for themselves. Either way, the droid wasn't entirely wrong

Hemlock is a bastard 😒

Omega's theme!!!

Season premiere and only two Batcher (neither of whom are Hunt or Wreck). Interesting!

1x2 Paths Unknown

Fucking Roland Durand?!

Did not expect that in episode 2 omg!

Hunter and Wrecker being mercenaries for the Durands?

Ah okay it seems to be a one off

THE GOGGLES IN THE SHIP! 😭😭😭😭

Hunt and Wreck be looking a bit scuffed

Echo and Rex mention!

They won't be available for 2 rotations? Well we're not seeing them this episode then...

Hunter's emotions are making him impulsive and that's not really a good thing

Wrecker is actually the one holding back, which is an interesting dynamic. Wrecker can see how bad Hunter is coping and is probably having to keep him in line as much as he can so that they don't lose another brother

CLONE CADETS! CLONE CADETS!

These ones actually have New Zealand accents as well

The slither vines were genetically made and got out of hand? This is what we mean by invasive species, people. Very much not good

Okay so we have one called Box and one called Stak

Are the cadets not affected by the chips? Do they only active in fully trained soldiers?

We need to get these kids to Echo and Rex

GONKY BACKPACK!!! 😆

Poor Gonky is stuck upside down.

These vines are making vocalisations somehow and it's confusing me. Plant voice boxes?

OKAY WTF ARE THOSE THINGS???

They look like weird green versions of the slogs from Abe's Oddysee

Why are you breaking into the Marauder???

You better not be stealing it. That's already happened and we can't do it again

Okay clone cadet 3 is Deke

Ayyyy rescue time!

Okay, I'll let them off for getting on the ship

Because we totally needed a swampy sarlacc thing rn 😭

PABU!!!

*Remembers invasion of Pabu in trailer* FUCK

1x3 Shadows of Tantiss

I'm going to throw hands if Echo isn't in this episode 😤

Ooh mystery clone(?) who everyone thinks is Tech!

Nala Se is helping again 👀

The special guest is probs Palpatine

Le Palps is back

Project Necromancer - bringing back the dead?

So is this to do with the cloning stuff or something to do with Tech?

Probs the cloning thing tbf

*Angry mouse droid squeaks*

FUCK YEAH CROSS!

Missed watching this guy fight

Cross and Omega team up let's go!!!

Cross doesn't question why Omega only mentioned Wrecker and Hunter. Has Omega told him about Tech or did he just not question why she only brought two up?

And in that case has she told him that Echo is with Rex?

I HAVE QUESTIONS!

Cross went for the stun not the kill. Very different from 2x3

Do you think Hemlock has a scar or does he just choose to shave a slit in his eyebrow? 🤨

Oh great a big green monkey cat. Just what we need!

"Of course he did". CROSSHAIR BEING SOFT ABOUT TECH HELP

Cross is missing shots because of his shaky hands :(

OMEGA M COUNT???

Oooooooh they're adding blood with midichlorians in to the samples to see if they would take. That explains the blood being added to the samples

Overall I love these episodes! It's nice going back and forth between Cross and Omega, and Hunter and Wrecker. We're going to get some interesting dynamics

This is a very sad day for Echo stans though. I feel like we're going to be suffering a lot this season 🥲

And here's the bingo card as of rn!

[tanukitsuneko-suki]

kabuto episode 21 thoughts:

- AHHHH IT'S GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK GATACK TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BABEYYYYY

- the zecter has a body count 😭😭😭

- bro don't even worry about it. can't you see the color of his flip phone?? he's meant to be gatack's user. i'm just saying!!!!!!! tendou's phone is red btw!!!!

- anyway as i said before, what's stopping tendou from being a worm himself. maybe all the potential riders are worms who survived to retain their human sanity

- it's a worm hideout my boy is fucking cooked

- why is kagami's arc in this episode just

- "you have a part time job right? LEAVE! and don't come back." tadakoro is just looking out for kagami in his own way :( </3 he knows kagami can't do anything to change the outcome so he might as well just stay/look away to make things easier. ohhhh goddd

- oh god it's the jacked kyuubey

- hiyori having none of tsurugi's bullshit is too funny istg

- hmm.. i don't think he can get it that easily. is he gonna get severely injured first?

- i mean... yeah i don't know what he or i expected

- "what flavor did he add!!" and it looks underseasoned as hell lord have mercy

- RED PHONE. WHEEEEEEEEE

- "Foolish Kagami.... always causing trouble" withholding judgment for all of these scenes but I am looking

- this is the exact moment the kabuto-ism pinged in my brain, and a voice not unlike the devil softly whispered in my ears: "hey...what if that other nurse in the room is tendou-fucking-souji."

- AHAAAAA!!!!!!!!! RIGHT!!! EXACTLY!!!!!! THIS IS HOW IT GOES, YEAHHHHH!!! WE'RE LEARNING. I'M LEARNING

- concerned. i will not be sleeping tonight

[stephreviews]

Steph's Weekly Watchlist (Mar. 11th)

Eternal Butler, ThamePo, The Boy Next World, AND FC Soldout all ended last week 🫠🫠🫠🫠 (RIP to me). Good news: I finally caught up on Ossan's Love. Bad news: that also ends in 2 weeks 😭

QL Dramas - Currently Airing

Perfect 10 Liners (Sundays, 21/24)

This show continues to astound me. Faifah's reaction to rejecting Jan was so funny, I almost cried. I love seeing his growth from interacting with Wine. Also shipper pair Arm and Gun? We love to see it. I love their friendship so much. The way they're looking out for both Wine and Faifah is so sweet.

I also loved how we got to see Yotha threatening someone for Faifah's safety. As if to say, Yotha may have stopped fighting for Gun's sake, but he's not afraid to throw down for his baby brother's protection. I'm scared for the preview for next week though...Faifah and Wine look too happy. How is Tor going to stir the pot?

Ossan's Love TH (Mondays, 11/12)

NOOOOO MO! WHYYYY? There was so much chaos yesterday. Mo pretending Chicha was Heng's partner, then Mo broke up with Heng? Now it looks like Kongdech is going to try to get with Heng again (that man needs to stop). I need Heng and Mo together again. P'Meow needs to step in and save the day.

Lost in the Woods (Tuesdays, 1/7)

This one looks like "Tale of Thousand Stars" style, except Fifa did not want to go to the town. Honestly same bruh. It doesn't look high quality, but I'll give anything a shot.

My Golden Blood (Tuesdays, 1/12)

I will watch anything with Gawin. Also the first vampire BL? Sign me the fuck up. The trailer looks good as hell. They also released a behind the scenes!

Secret Relationships (Tues-Wed, 5-6/8)

God, this show is so messy bit so good!! I need a fucking relationship map. So I made one! Also, I am totally rooting for Soohyun.

QL Dramas - Catching Up

Alright y'all, wish me luck. I have too many dramas on my watchlist, not enough time. I think I'm gonna prioritize the GLs this week, soooo 🤞🏻

Fragrance of the First Flower 2 (Mon, Airing: 4/12, Me: 1/12)

Reverse With Me (Wed, Airing: 6/8, Me: 1/8)

Exclusive Love (Fri, Airing: 6/12, Me: 1/12)

Us the Series (Sat, Airing: 9/12, Me: 1/12)

Flirt Milk (Sat, Airing: 8/10, Me: 1/10)

(This is Emi and Bonnie threatening me to watch)

QL Dramas - Completed

The Boy Next World

This is one of my favorite MeMindY shows yet, but I felt like it ended too abruptly. There was too much going on. It needed like 2 more episodes to wrap everything up. See my full review here.

Eternal Butler

Eternal Butler was a fun, fluffy show with adults who communicated, and I enjoyed watching it every week. I'll miss my precious blorbo Ever4. See my full review here.

FC Soldout

FC Soldout knew exactly what it was and played well into that, but much like TBNW, it needed a little more time to flesh out some of the content. It was still a very cute show! See my full review tomorrow.

ThamePo: Heart Skips a Beat

ThamePo was a masterpiece. A god among gods. There is not a high enough rating for this show. See my full review here.

Other Dramas

The Witch 마녀 (Sat & Sun, FINALE)

The witch is just so interesting!!! I got hooked from episode one. Every time you think you know what's happening, you don't! All of my theories have been destroyed. I keep gushing to my wife about this show. Damn, Park Jinyoung can really pick em. Istg tho if this doesn't have a happy ending I will die.

The First Frost (FINISHED, Me: 1/32)

Unfortunately, I was trying to put off watching even more dramas right now, but the posts from @dangermousie convinced me 😔. Cdramas are just really knocking it out of the park these days.

Boys Journey Outing: Fun Outside the House (Fridays, 7/10)

This isn't a drama, but it's the variety show hyping Pit Babe 2, so I'm counting it. Season 1 of this show was hit or miss with how funny it was, but damn this season is hilarious. So many cute moments - the PingNut is real y'all - but also such good friendship vibes. I love to see the Pit Babe boys being besties.

[trashlie]

it's good to see you around again, I missed reading your long ILY posts, hope you're doing better too :) if you ever share your thoughts on the latest couple of episodes (including fp) here, I'd be super excited to read them! I'm really curious how you think the timeline is gonna go from here - especially relating to Shin-Ae and Nolan since it feels like they are the last pieces that need to fall into place so everything is ready for the post-timeskip story to go down. like you, I was so sure Nol and Shin-Ae were going to have some kind of reconciliation before he goes to jail but WELP rip 3 day extension. Poor guy though, Yui showing up in his hospital room must have been extremely triggering, it made sense that he did everything to get outta there ASAP. It's worrying me that this series of negative interactions (Kousuke, Alyssa, Yui) could've undone everything positive Shin-Ae Dieter Soushi Nana did, and now therapy during jail time could either have a positive or negative effect, so Nol is a Schroedinger's cat for now.... At least some things got cleared up and Shin-Ae is now starting to understand the root of the problem (= Yui) (and it actually really makes sense that she had to figure it out herself instead of Nol telling her - the boy obviously isn't ready to talk) so we made some progress.... But istg with this upcoming separation arc 2.0 it feels so much like we're gonna be back at ground zero after the first time skip. Fingers crossed they reconcile in whatever way before the big time skip though. we need a somewhat positive conclusion to this arc before season 1 ends, because if not then what was all this build up for, and why now? What about the realizations? the "convince me"? What about "if you won't let me have you"? If their reconciliation is only going to happen after multiple years of "conflict" between them that would be so cruel....

AND SHIN-AE STILL HASN'T GOTTEN HER BANDANA BACK and now he's stealing her lines too SDGDADSF;SDF

Waaaahhhhh thank you, friend!!! As you can probably tell, I'm still trying to get myself back here fully and figure out how to balance everything, which has always been a struggle ;~; I really may resort to telling my friends to ignore me and yell at me until I get certain posts written up so I'll stop procrastinating because there are SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO WRITE ABOUT EPISODES I WANT TO RECAP AND TALK ABOUT!!!! BUT THE ORGANIZING MYSELF!!!! IS THE PART THAT'S SO DIFFICULT!!!!!!!!

One of the great things about the ILY discord server is that we have this very constant, active conversation going on at all times so it's SO easy to be very present and active, but I also find that it means it's more difficult for me to regulate myself, or I'll have that feeling that I JUST talked about something and so when I try to write about it over here, it feels like a hollow echo and I know that's just because I was just having the conversation so that's just something I need to work on dealing with lol

But I want to answer this before we move so far away from when you asked this!!!!! As expected, there are FP spoilers ahead for eps 246 through 249!!!!!

I!!!! DO NOT KNOW!!!!!!! LMAO Like. GOD. I feel like quimchee has thrown us curveball after curveball and when we sit down and think about how long this period of December 21 and the post December 21 arc has been, how much the story has weaved around?! There are so many things that have occurred that I NEVER expected and, like you, it's just everything I thought has clearly gone out the window. Part of it, I think, is the result of quimchee having to change the arrangement of her story, and god I would love to pick her brain about the things that changed, since Nol's injury was supposed to happen at the formal itself, we never would have had this extended period of hospital time, and it seems like everything about Nol and Shinae coming to realization with their feelings would have played out in a wholly different way than what we ended up getting, so on some level I think this is partly that quimchee, too, is sort of throwing herself cureveballs in that there are things she knows needs to happen and she isn't sure where or how to fit the other elements in? But that's just my guess.

On the one hand, I do feel very "WHAT WAS THE EXTENSION FOR IF NOT FOR RECONCILIATION?!" but beyond Stalkyoo, we have gotten a LOT of good stuff out of this period of time. We see Kousuke facing his cognitive dissonance for, perhaps, the first time, and the revelation that Yui has been drugging him (and likely for a long time, given the way Hansuke describe the dosage Kousuke had and that it merely knocked him out), and more than that, making those connections between Nol and Yui and tea, and wanting to face him. I'm STILL proud of him for wanting to go back and see Nol again, even after he couldn't face him, even after Hansuke found him on the floor of a public bathroom hugging a toilet from the remorse and guilt and perhaps shame of the realization of the ways he has hurt people - has hurt Nol! - who didn't deserve it. We have seen that Rand and Yujing are, in fact, working on something behind the scenes, that Rand is facing Yui as a real adversary now, not just someone who has been resigned to endure her for so many years now, but to actually fight against her. The entirety of Nol's birthday celebration could not have happened the way it did had he not been in the hospital, since he would have had to turn himself in, and while maybe the original plan was that they celebrated his birthday with Minhyuk's coming home party, I'm.... not sure if that would have been the case?

But at at any rate, I do acknowledge that despite the fact that it feels like Nol might be back at square one, that he and Shinae are back where they started in 151, such significant events HAVE taken place that I think will still affect the narrative future of ILY. I still feel strongly that part of Nol's trajectory is coming to terms with the fact that he does, indeed, belong here. That he isn't someone who wasn't meant to be, that he doesn't belong here. He belongs, and he deserves love. He is someone, not nothing. I still think one of his greater arcs will involve coming to embrace this, and while the negative events - Kousuke, Alyssa, Yui - feel like they could be setting him back, he is now equipped with knowledge and feelings he wasn't before. It can't hurt him the same. In fact, I think part of why his confrontation with Alyssa went the way it did was because he had had this experience with Shinae, Dieter, and Soushi, it illuminated everything that was so wrong with his relationship with Alyssa, how neither of them really know each other. It's that sense of foiling that allows him to put his foot down and say enough is enough. Even before it was revealed that Alyssa had come with Yui, it was clear that Nol was over the visit. Don't get me wrong - I understand why he couldn't see that Alyssa clearly was not well, that she was uncomfortable, that she had come to him with no one else to go to, much as he'd gone to Kousuke in the past when he lost his mom, and I also understand why he did the same thing Kousuke did and turned her away. But the point I'm getting at is, it feels like there was a shift. That birthday celebration illuminated something for Nol.

So it's kind of like, while it feels like this might have undone the progress Nol made, it can't undone the revelations he's had, and in that same way, it cannot cast shadow on his enlightenment. He is not the same Nol he was a week ago. Too much has changed, he's become aware of too much, and as such, he is going to respond differently to what comes his way, and while he may continue to try what he had originally intended, I think the difference is that he's now been made aware of things that impact the choices he makes.

But largely I don't really know what I expect just yet. I think it's very pointed that the lawyer reminded Shinae that she has his phone number; I don't think that would be called out if it wasn't going to be important in some way, but in terms of how are we going from here to there? Unsure lol. I think there HAS to be a resolution of some kind, whether it's a reconciliation or not, because Shinae is on this momentum swing that isn't going to stop until she crashes into something or she comes into a force of nature that stops her. Nothing, no one, has been able to reach her or get through to her, and I know it's just because of how much she's hurting, but she's lashing out at people and hurting THEM like a street cat swiping at people trying to help her. She's so terrified of losing Nol, especially now that he came back, especially now that she gave him the option to leave and he didn't and it rekindled that hope she gave him an opening to leave when it would have been easier and he didn't which just made it worse, because so much more was at stake. She can't stop fighting she can't stop trying because she cannot bear what it means to lose him for real this time, not when she finally had him back, not when that realization has come to her even if she won't admit it. She needs him, so what's going to make her give up?

Something has to transpire, whether it's a reconciliation or Nol pushing her away and really shattering her heart or something awful like that, to bring her to a halt, because I can't imagine how we would move into our mini time skip to spring/graduation with Shinae like this, right? So I think there must be some kind of resolution. My foolish, hopeless self wants so badly to hope for reconciliation but esp after 249 I am SO torn. I have two thoughts.

a. they reconcile. She can reach him, and convince him, and even though he is so afraid, he is also someone who folds in front of her, he struggles to resist her. He told her to convince him and boy she can convince him and even though he tells himself he isn't sure if these feelings are real because what if it's just because she's NICE to him I think hearing her confess her feelings would tell him how he feels and give him the answer.

b. But the alternative feels like a parallel to Nessa and Rand, because Nessa, too, was hurt over and over by someone who kept getting her hopes up and getting hurt by him. Shinae gave Nol the opportunity to leave and he didn't, he stayed and doing so sparked her hope, made her feel things, they shared these tender, intimate moments together and forced that realization to come to mind, but for him to push her away again, for her safety, to make choices on her behalf even though she's told him she hates that and she doesn't want him to. Imagine her pulling a Nessa and calling him scum lfkjajkfkjfjkfaj ;A;!!!!! Imagine her so angry and hurt and resentful and saying awful things she doesn't mean and GOD I feel like it can go only one of these ways because what ELSE is going to stop her in her tracks?!

And I really want a reconciliation because parting like this sets them up for SO. MUCH. STRIFE. Because we know one way or another Shinae is going to end up taking Yui's offer and if Nol leaves on these terms, he would end up thinking she's following in Alyssa's footsteps doing so, not understanding WHY she's doing, not understanding that this is Shinae's only way of protecting herself, learning to speak Yui's language and play her game.

and idk I know I'm a hopeful optimist reading a webtoon that proves to me over and over that I cannot be a hopeful optimist but LMAO GOD I WANT SHINAE TO CONVINCE THAT DUMBO

I've said it before that convincing him doesn't mean they have to get into a relationship. Just. Reconcile. She's so afraid of LOSING HIM, thinking that once he slips away he's out of her grasp, her sight, for good, that she will lose the best thing that happened to her and I WANT THAT RECONCILATION. I want her to convince him, for both their sakes. So that he knows he has someone he can go back to. So that she knows he's not just throwing her away. So that she doesn't have to fear losing something so precious and important.

Am I foolish and hopeful for hoping for that outcome? Maybe, but it won't stop me LMAO because as delicious and angsty as Shinae and Nol following in Ressa's footsteps with Nol hurting her again and leaving her so hurt and angry is, I want to see them on that same page. I want to see Shinae convince him - convince him why he is so important to her, and that his feelings are real. That's the thing, right, like.... you can tell yourself that your feelings aren't real, but if the person you like confesses to you, your heart will inevitably betray you and respond to the confession. Nol fears for Shinae's safety but important puzzle pieces are falling into place. She has figured what he fears the most - and if she thinks hard enough she'll realize how she can use that to her "advantage", in that Rand has told her Yui will never let her go, that it doesn't matter if Nol leaves or not. It goes back to my oft repeated sentiment of them needing to be on the same page, to be a team, because his absence will not protect her. And between what Rand told her, plus her anecdotes about Kousuke's birthday and how Yui treated her even before the formal, and what Yujing told Nol about Kousuke being drugged by Yui, maybe, just MAYBE that conclusion that wasn't only him all along will finally hit him. I know he can't change over night, that he has so many deeply ingrained fears that won't be easily assuaged, but I have to hope that a confession from Shinae can convince him that the alternative is worse. Convince him to fight along side her ;A;

I go back and forth on this thought but I think this is strongly what I feel right now. That reconciliation could still be around the corner, even if it's just an admission and a promise to not push her away. Shinae is tired of people acting on her behalf, tired of not getting a say, and especially in something that involves her heart, her feelings?

Go fight girl and maybe bite him if that's what it takes ;A;

STEALING HER BANDANA. HER LINES. HERT HEART. THIS MAN DESERVES TO BE LOCKED AWAY

ALFJLFJLFKJLAFKJLKFJALKFJ

[lazyscience]

DCC Challenge, Day 9

Time To Floor Collapse: 21 days, 1.5 hours (give or take)

Time for the recap episode!

Crawler @quartzandsundry

New Achievement! Chop Wood, Carry Water!

sometimes the things that keep us alive are very simple. without ego, without differentiation, without hope or ambition, no task is more important than any other. in that we find freedom. nothing we do is any more important than these.

Reward: A Silver Zen box! Inside, 1000 x Crawler Biscuits, and 20 scrolls of Purify Water.

Crawler @kathrynalexao3:

New Achievement! That's My Secret, I'm Always Angry!

The really great thing about classes that rage is that you always know what to do when you're backed into a corner - fight like a New York sewer rat defending its last slice.

Reward: A gold It Was Like That When I Got Here box! Inside 2 potions of Grow (2 hour duration), 2 of Bloodlust, and an Enchanted BigBoi Singlet (the RACE is called BigBoi, I'm not implying anything) because this is a FAMILY show. Unless you're paying an extra 29.99/rotation for Crawl After Dark All Access! Go to Borant.Corp@galsys for more details!

Crawler @king-ofconfusion:

New Achievement! Master of Puppets!

The biggest mindfuck is always kindness.

well, that, fake fur and ventriloquism.

Reward: A gold West 63rd Box! Inside, 3 scrolls of Teleport to Stairwell, and 3 of Heal Critter.

Crawler @oreniaa:

New Achievement! You Otter Know!

So were you aware, crawler, that much like the Celtic myths in europe of the selkie or seal wife, there is a North American Tlingit myth of the otter wife? But that seemed a little...pedestrian for the show runners.

You know that hickey you got? Otothropy. It's otothropy. You might want to consider a stronger razor. And I hope you like fish!

Reward: A gold Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay box! Inside is a belt of buoyancy, a ring of water breathing, and a cool rock!

Crawler @cairfrey :

New Achievement! Chirp Chirp, Motherfucker!

Congratulations on defeating LTR-RBT! Those fucking fish, ISTG, always trying to WRECK MY FUN, I am SUPPOSED to keep things FAIR for the crawlers and STUPID BOOBYTRAPPED PRIZES that I didn't even get to PARTICPATE IN...

oh, this shit will NOT fly. Unlike your hellspawn cat familiar.

Reward: A Legendary I Shot the Showrunner box! Inside, matching enchanted Nipple Rings of the Superior Fire Demon's Handmaiden and nooooo, I don't CAAAARE that they're only for quadrupeds, DON'T TEST ME ON THIS, BRAINSLUGS OR MUDSKIPPERS. JUST DON'T TEST ME.

Crawler @deathdovesong

New Achievement! We're Not Gonna Take It!

The difference between hunters and crawlers is one side is every being for itself, and one side is all of us until none of us.

I can tell you one thing, I am loving the creativity. Loving it!

Reward: a golden Dee Snider box! Includes a tome of Pyrotechnics, which, imagine Confusing Fog except full of smoke, wildly colored illusory spark columns and the penetrating stench of dude sweat and cheap beer. Inflicts the Splitting Headache and Confusion debuff on mobs and people who hate fun. Also a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones picked out.

Crawler @clearbrightlight

New Achievement! I'll Be There For You!

So that assist you and your ...horde pulled off for Princess Donut really played well on the stream. And there's no fan like a cat fan, apparently, because not only the official Princess Posse but the bootleg Donut Holes stopped feuding long enough to induct you as an honorary minion of the Royal Court of Donut!

Reward: A Platinum Fan Box! Inside, a Legendary Tiara of Sekhmet Rising, a lioness with ruby eyes - and fangs. This adds a +10 to Strength, +5 to Charisma, and a 25 percent chance of casting "Bitch, What?" every time you get drunk.

Watch yourself in the Desperado Club, that's the kind of thing that gets memberships revoked.

Crawler @lazyscience:

New Achievement: She Loves to Party!

My party and my guild need me. This is not time to lay down and give the slimy fuckwad intellect hunters looking to take over the crawl an unearned win.

Reward: Alchemy materials and a recipe for crafting a magic item!

ATTENTION, all partied crawlers! Don't forget to update me on mobs, quests, or parties (defined at link) so I can award you achievements! Please let me know either in the replies to this post, reblogging with additions, or hit my askbox/DMs!

(please, do this, even with small and silly mobs/quests, it makes giving achievements so much easier!)

also, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK Donald Trump, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK the Heritage Foundation, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK transphobes, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK collaborators, and FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK corrupt douchebag fuckwads politicizing science and medicine because they envision themselves Roman emperors.

Elon, you absolute dry cunt, I hope your ketamine habit gives you permanent whiskey dick.

And Captain Convenient Brain Worm? This one's for you. yeah, it's offensive as fuck in a 1999 15-year-old on Something Awful kind of way. it's the only thing that will do.

Good night, USians call your senators about Robert Kennedy Junior, his confirmation hearing's in the morning Wednesday, January 29th. This absolute fuckstick is likely to fuck over literal decades of cancer research, to say nothing of mental health, by politicizing the National Institutes of Health.

[celestialspiritbabe]

Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest episode 21: thoughts + opinions

IMAGINE IF ERZA FINDS OUT WENDY CAN SPEAK TO HER MOM'S SPIRIT LOL

lil' sis and big sis!💕

honestly, out of all Selene's Moonlight Divinities, Hakune definitely has the most badass design

''And that's why my honey traps don't really work! Only giants and bulls are into me...'' // DON'T WORRY LUCY, I'M PRETTY SURE NATSU LIKES YOU AS WELL, ALTHOUGH HE'S WAY TOO DENSE TO REALIZE IT!

JESUS FUCK, HOW CAN MIMI BE SO GODDAMN TALL?

''A snow-woman can bring to the surface the emotions buried deep down within a man's heart.'' // DO I SMELL NALU AND GRUVIA?🥺🥺🥺

*proceeds to ignore Natsu having a harem and instead wonders what the fuck is Wendy doing there???*

💕

''Ever since I was little, I've dreamed of some day being lucky enough to be your bride.'' // HOW ABOUT NO, LISANNA??

I still can't over how pretty Hakune looks

NOT THE BEST GIRL STRUGGLING AGAINST MIMI AND CRYING BECAUSE SHE THINKS SHE IS STILL TOO WEAK!! :(

''What kind of a pervert takes a bath in front of other people?'' // what an irony, a pervy popsicle calling someone else a pervert

HOLY SHIT, I JUST REALIZED THAT NATSU AND LUCY HAVE ACTUALLY NEVER FOUGHT EACH OTHER BEFORE!

''Can't breathe, but it also feels kind of amazing??'' // GOODNESS GRACIOUS NATSU

I'm pretty sure Natsu likes only Lucy's boobs, duh

I'M LOSING MY FRICKING MIND

SHE'S SO ADORABLE! 💜

OH LOOK WHO'S BACK!

Holy shit, the animation in this episode looked so ham-fisted and sloppily put together lmao

I get it that they are probably trying to power through as many chapters of manga as possible (iirc, this episode covers chapters 70-75), but I would much rather have them do a bit more episodes with better animation than whatever this mess is

Also, can folks at CR finally agree on proper pronunciation of Aqua Metria? It kept getting pronounced as 'AQUA METORIA' in this episode and ISTG I NEARLY LOST MY SHIT

saving grace of this episode is obviously Nalu + Selene (QUEEN SHIT!!)

[necromancers-incorporated]

Magnus Protocol Thoughts So Far (by episode)

EPISODE ONE: FIRST SHIFT

1. Alice and Teddy obviously quite close

2. Reference to app — Colin outright angry at someone

3. Alice created them???

4. Alice spoken about Sam a lot

5. WHATS WITH THE FOOD LENA

6. Lena on about importance of organisation

7. Never getting out of here Colin?

8. Gwen vs Lena go go go

9. Alice accusing Gwen of nepotism

10. Pub name is Steward

11. DID THE WORK STATION TURN ON BY ITSELF LIKE THE TAPE RECORDERS

12. Response one to one? Hm? Old response department??

13. Colin what do you know about Freddy!?

14. Norris = Martin's voice – strangely human

15. Figure in cemetery = stranger and/or flesh?

16. Email from H? Who is H? Suspicious.

17. Gwen likes her job? Hates it?

18. Enemies to lovers Gwen and Alice go go go

19. Gwen vs Lena again go go go

20. Get her ass Gwen go get that job girlboss

21. What does climbing the ladder entail Lena? Hm?

22. Camera zooming noises!!!

23. Colin does not sound pleased about the app

24. Colin and Alice clearly close

25. Colin speaks German and is vegetarian funsies

26. AWFUL TERRIBLE THINGS LAND PEOPLE THERE WHAT WAS GWEN'S HELP

27. RED CANARY RED CANARY GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT

28. Mag Institute in Manchester?

29. PICTURES DONT WORK AND PARANOIA

30. Burnt down 20 years ago hmmmm

31. ASYLUM OR PRISON HM?

32. Brutal pipe murder stains?

33. Camera not working? Distorted?

34. Got doxed hm interesting interesting

35. Yes. Yes they should. Keep canaries above ground please.

36. EYES

37. Aw Gwen checking on Sam

38. Chester = Jon's voice saying GET THE FUCK OUT

39. What do you know about the institute Sam?

40. Hah! Gwendolyn

41. Hmmm Alice talking about having victims...

42. Colin talking to the fucking computers who are you trying to find

43. GWEN BOUCHARD FUCKING *BOUCHARD

**EPISODE TWO: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS

1. Gwen why do you know all this shit

2. Hm how long have you been there Gwen?

3. Obsession with perfectionism

4. What the fuck do you mean Lena is firing people!?

5. Why isn't Gwen respected? Hm? Nepotism reference again?

6. Alice's brother in a band?? Dredgerman?

7. Sam why are you so curious hm!?

8. DO NOT FUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT DO NOT

9. Ink5soul definitely going to come back, love them for that

**EPISODE THREE: PUTTING DOWN ROOTS

1. A dot jmj error? Hm? Colin thinks it's sentient?

2. Alice and Colin buddies love that

3. Colin doesn't like central IT hm I wonder why

4. Why is he so against giving the computer a personality?

5. Colin is so fucking Scottish istg

6. Dr. Samuel Webber has a grief counsellor

7. 13 Marigold Drive (Webber's address), 12 Castle Hill Avenue (Gerald Andrews), Madie Webber is deceased

8. More paranoia nice

9. Community watch you say?

10. Hmmm corruption vibes...

11. I feel like the garden might come back later like Ink5oul

12. ALICE STOP PREDICTING YOUR OWN DEATH PLEASE

**EPISODE FOUR: TAKING NOTES

1. Sam what are you looking into hm!?

2. MAGNUS AND PROTOCOL WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

3. Why were other people looking into it?

4. Alice what do you know about the Magnus Institute!? WHAT IS STARKWALL!? MASSACRE? PRIVATE MILITARY SHIT!? WHAT

5. Why is Gwen so against naming the voices too? She knows something I'm sure of it

6. Augustus hmmm who are you

7. Go old man go, go murder your teacher slay

8. STRANGE MUSIC YOU SAY HMM LIKE THE CALLIOPE

9. BEING PUPPETED ABOUT HM? WEB MUCH!

10. Evil violin man in the woods he will return again

11. The face of fortune? Is Fortune a new entity or something?

12. Player and instrument roles are blurred hmmmm

13. Hmmm murdering students HOW

14. Violin = ye old Grifter's Bone

15. Violin more like violence (aka mass murder)

16. Ooh yay more eye gore FUN

17. I wonder what the nephew did with the violin

18. WHAT OTHER STORIES HAS AUGUSTUS READ

19. Gwen and Alice's vibes I eat that shit up

20. LENA WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU KILL KLAUS!?

**EPISODE FIVE: PERSONAL SCREENING

1. What the fuck is wrong with you Colin (affectionate)

2. CAMERAS CAMERAS CAMERAS PARANOIA EYES EYES BEING WATCHED LENA IM WATCHING YOU

3. WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT KEEPING SECRETS LENA HM?

4. Sam what have we said about fucking around and finding out. Just gonna fill it out anyway ffs goddammit

5. Lonely you say? Interesting.

6. ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN'S TRERROR TMA EP 5 REFERENCE

7. Why are all the posts deleted?

8. Voyeur? Hm. Ha. Eyes.

9. 2009? The same year you started your horror blog?

10. Oh they just found your address did they? Not raising any suspicions?

11. HA ITS THE SAME CINEMA THAT YOU THOUGHT WAS CLOSED HOW NORMAL

12. Adding "getting babadooked" to my vocabulary now

13. My guy is just insulting the cinema alright pal

14. Oh haha unintelligible hmmm. No.

15. ITS WHATS ON THE INSIDE THAT MATTERS IS IT

16. SAME OLD GUY DOING EVERYTHING

17. Stop it with the fucking "unintelligible"

18. SOUNDS FAMILIAR DOES IT HM I WONDER WHY

19. YES YOU FUCKING KNOW THAT ROOM OF COURSE YOU DO

20. Fuck off who is there watching you. I'll put money on the fact that it's Lena or smth

21. Oh, definitely not him posting that last message

22. More Alice and Luke, giving some real Tim vibes now. Living jn FEAR

23. Gwen stop lurking and being secretive

24. You're right Alice, something is very wrong.

**EPISODE SIX: INTRODUCTIONS

1. Aww sleepy Sam

2. Why are you warning him against the coffee Alice?

3. WORKED THERE FOR ALMOST A DECADE ALICE? SERIOUSLY?

4. Ah yes. The true enemy is the sun. Of course.

5. Sam is a cat confirmed (mlem)

6. NEW HIRE NEW HIRE NEW HIRE

7. Haha eating people. Fun. Christmas party episode?

8. Gwen is not pleased by the new hire, who is shocked

9. I've decided that Gwen = Jon, Alice = Tim, Sam = Martin

10. Fuck me I hate needles so much they freak me out god (haha phobias being played on now)

11. Needles is such a funky little guy he is trying his best and is so calm and chilled

12. Creepy creepy creepy

13. HOLES AND NEEDLES STOP PLEASE

14. Oh you grew up there? Are we gonna get some lore?

15. Ah. You are the reason it is unsafe.

16. WHAT DO YOU MEAN MARKED? MARKED BY WHAT?

17. Definitely feeding on something. Hahahaha. Stop.

18. STOP WITH THE NEEDLES IN EYES I FEEL SICK

19. Poor Needles no fear for you to eat :(

20. Needles is going to fuck me up

21. "You're clearly not well" STOP

22. This man has fear maths

23. Ha. Cuddles. No.

24. I feel very unwell

25. "Maybe they'll kill again" ALICE PLEASE STOP

26. IS THAT SCARY ALICE? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?

27. Ha. Lena the big bird.

28. CELIA FROM THE CULT WITH MELANIE AND GEORGIE

29. WHAT'S WITH THE FUCKING FOOD LENA WHY MUST THEY BEEN EATEN ON SITE

30. Why do you know what's in the interviews Alice? Why do you know it changed?

31. Nightmares?

32. Gwen is so fucking mean I love her

33. "Four weirdos in a basement reading scary stories" my my isn't that familiar

34. Celia = Sasha

35. Hm yeah sure you won't get attached Alice

36. Food as a love language Sam

37. ALICE WHY DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN HIDDEN FOOD

38. Sam with a crush on Celia funsies

39. Tall Alice confirmed

**EPISODE SEVEN: GIVE AND TAKE

1. Celia why are you asking so many questions about the voices?

2. REFERENCING THE FUCKING FEARS ALREADY OKAY (defo tma Celia)

3. Big sister Alice

4. HILLTOP HILLTOP HILLTOP

5. WHAT HAPPENED AT HILLTOP

6. This one is reading a lot like the old statements

7. No name? Hm? A...stranger?

8. Another stranger? Interesting.

9. Weird fucking donations. OK.

10. Ha! Teeth.

11. Are these the kids from Dr. Elliott's class?

12. Haha. No keys. That's not disturbing at all.

13. All for a good cause? I think the fuck not.

14. MOULDY FOOD PLEASE NO

15. Okay. Stop. Freaking out with this claustrophobia.

16. Gunshots? Excuse me?

17. Very very much like the old statements. Celia, want to tell us something?

18. HILLTOP ON FIRE IS IT? OH. I WONDER WHY.

19. OH MY GOD WAS IT STARKWELL IS THIS THE STARKWELL GROUP

20. YOU RECOGNISE CHESTER'S VOICE!? FUCK OFF

21. NOBODY IMORTANT NOBODY FUCKING IMPORTANT

22. JON! WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT JON, SAM!?

23. GWEN WHAT DO YOU HAVE!?

24. OH YOU ARE SHOWING ALL YOUR CARDS RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW BITCH

25. LENA WHAT THE FUCK

26. Okay so she killed him in self defence.

27. WHAT SOURCE GWEN!?

28. Ah. Of course. It's all for the job.

29. Oh, Gwen. Don't get involved. Please don't.

30. EXTERNAL LIASON? REAL WORK?

[deeply-unserious-fellow]

Okay... this is gonna sound like blasphemy, but istg if I dont get this out into the world for people who care to read about Im literally going to go insane, so here it goes. I think Felonyglob is kind of boring. Don't get me wrong they're still a really cute couple! I just. Don't find their relationship all that interesting. Like there isn't all that much to explore in their dynamic.

I think most of the problem lies in Felony Carl not really being all that interesting on his own? Like, he isn't meant to be his own character. He has no depth. Which is okay! Not every character needs to be fully thought out or layered, but typically, the better thought out a character is, the more interesting their relationships are. Felony Carl, right down to his NAME, is really just a joke character. The joke being the juxtaposition between his appearance as a big strong criminal biker guy vs his emotional maturity and comfortability in who he is. He's kind of a cardboard cutout of a man. And instead of his relationship with Globby adding anything to his character, he ends up falling victim to the age old trope of "token love interest to motivate the main character". Like, the Princess Peach to Globby's Mario(it was the first example that came to mind don't @ me andnfnsmsm), minus the damsel in destress stuff. Granted Mario isn't all that interesting of a character either but yOU GET THE POINT RIGHT- Felony Carl just kind of falls flat. I was initially gonna drive this point home even further by comparing him to a really similar, and much more interesting, character, Brock from the Unikitty show, but this paragraph is getting long so I'm just gonna leave it at that. He's also really hard to ADD depth to because we just don't get that much info on his backstory outside of how he used to be named Misdemeanor Carl and that he has a good enough relationship with his father to willingly attend his birthday, which really isn't much! There's nothing interesting about this man to latch onto and expand upon without teetering dangerously close to OC territory!

Now, like I said before, having flat characters is fine. It's kind of a necessity, actually. If every single character in every single show got their backstories fully explained to us then there would never be time for any kind of. Plot. Ever. And, for normal viewers of BH6tS, Felony Carl being flat is perfectly okay, because he really had nothing to do with the main cast. But for ME, a weird little freak who likes to pretend BH6tS is actually The Globby Show(the amount of times I've rewatched literally only the episodes with him in them is evidence enough), Felony Carl is a lot more prominent because, to my eyes, he's technically the main love interest of the show. And he's just. So boring. Funny, but SO BORING.

Now, I am ABSOLUTELY not saying you can't still enjoy this pairing. Literally doesn't fuckin matter. I get the appeal, hell I've made stuff for the ship and have plans to make more! I just think it would be fun to explore Globby's potential dynamics with less one-note characters, y'know? Like, there's an ABUNDANCE of interesting adult characters in BH6tS and the only other Globby-related pairing(bcuz remember I only ever pay attentioj to Globby related stuff) I ever see is Globby x Honey Lemon. Which is a fine pairing, and they do have an interesting dynamic(and before you say that pairing is problematic it fucking isn't Honey Lemon is 21 and when your a consenting adult a 20 year age gap is literally fine omfg), but I think we should get more CREATIVE with it!!! And by we I mean people who. Like to think about Globby and put him in Situations. Actually maybe I'm the only person who really cares about this there's only like one other person on here that posts about him regularly... downsides of having super obscure interests, I guess.

But yeah if anybody wants to like... build up some fun cool ship dynamics between Globby and other characters my dms are always open hehe. This post was actually just a really longwinded and dressed up way for me to ask if anybody wants to talk about Globby ships with me. Sorry not sorry I just want more excuses to talk about this man-

[mad4turtles]

For the TMNT ask game:

11.) Which version of Raphael is your favorite?

21.) What is your favorite story arc?

27.) What is something you love to see in TMNT art/fics?

Oooooh hard questions! Okay:

Favourite Raph - It's such a close tie between 2012 and Rise. 2k12 was my first real introduction to the franchise and I connected a lot with this version that wasn't just the angry guy i saw from what little i caught of... the Next Mutation >_<. He had a pet turtle he talked to and cared so much about his family, which kills me! Rise Raph is also so freaking important to me bc he's so BIG, the ELDEST, a TEDDY BEAR, and deserves the world. I love them both, but I gotta say Rise Raph, just bc he's so different from what we're used to.

2. Favourite Story Arc - Ooh this is a tough one. I'm sticking with 2k12 for this one too bc I've not seen enough of the other series. And as much backlash as it gets for certain episodes which I TOTALLY get, the Space Arc is one of my favourites bc it's a change of scenery, the places they go to are PEAK, and watching them deal with Splinter's death (especially Leo asdfjl) hit home.

3. Things I Love To See in Art/Fics - When they address the fact that they're freaking CHILDREN Fighting in WARS. When they give Rise Raph a tail bc he deserves it <3 When they give them Turtle Habits like chirping, clicking, hissing and brumation. When they make the fam (mostly in 2k12/Rise bc the Splinters are mutated Asian men) bilingual or multilingual. And istg when they make the brothers casually affectionate, that butters my bread <3

Thanks for the ask!