#not wanting to only bash

[lunarlivs]

can anybody explain the appeal in tomarry (harry potter + tom riddle) to me because my eyes are open and ready for acceptance but i can’t see ANY, like NON AT ALL what

[dootznbootz]

Penelope is also Athena's pet/blorbo/special little mortal/etc. and if you think otherwise you're straight up wrong.

You're also wrong if you think Athena only likes Penelope because of Odysseus and/or Telemachus. As if Athena didn't see a young Penelope pull some shit and immediately think "Oh! Another mind to mold! C'mere you! Let's do some riddles and weaving!". Athena was happy that two of her favorite pets have met and fell in love!

[muzsmocsing]

Reading svsss really puts into perspective just how MIRACULOUSLY normal Hua Cheng turned out despite his arguably worse circumstances.

[dol-dee]

cw: fat-shaming

pcavery - the fabled cigar comic

[backpackingspace]

Okay so with the line "the olive tree where we first met" we have two equal hilarious options.

When penelope was sassily like oh I'll marry you if you make a living bed out of this tree right here! Cue penelope stumbling over odysseus very very carefully digging up the tree "because how else is he going to get it to itacha we can't have a wedding bed out in the open in sparta duh"

Or

2. Penelope, knowing that Helen's suitors would soon be arriving to take over her home for a while. Snuck out and went on her own wacky shenanigan filled journey where she scoped out all the major players. Odysseus caught her spying in an olive tree. And when she got back she told Helen she had dibs on the cutie from itacha.

[birdy-babe]

I genuinely GENUINELY believe that throughout the entire fight at the end of full moon, Blitzo genuinely believes that this is about a book and sex.

I fully believe that when he begs Stolas, he truly truly believes that it’s for the book. He is genuinely panicking about the book.

(As opposed to popular opinion, that he was using “I need the book” to disguise wanting to say “I need you”)

And it isn’t until the LAST SECOND

The VERY LAST

In the calm of the storm, it finally hits him.

This (the fight, his anger, the transaction) wasn’t about a book at all. It really wasn’t even about good sex, either.

[bludhavensbirdboy]

I think the 911 show writers and who ever else was involved fucked up and horribly misunderstood their audience. One of the main reasons the show is loved is the cast and the dynamics of the characters in the show. A lot of the shows good moments are seeing characters interact and their struggles in and out of the job. Seeing the bathena parties, the henren and madney storylines, the buddie of it all, bucks bi realisation etc. Is what gives 911 the edge compared to all the other firefighter/first responder or even in generally network shows. To kill one of the most important characters in a show that is heavily carried by the characters is an insane choice and I feel like if he stays dead that loved dynamic of the 118 will not be the same (the Gerard storyline showed that it was kind of intolerable when Bobby wasn’t cap). Basically I think main character death is fine if your shows selling/strong point is the calls and emergencies but 911s strong point is how the CHARACTERS interact with eachother and how they work during the emergencies.

[lady-of-the-spirit]

annoying as fuck to see people acting like Madam Jin made excuses for Jin Zixuan and tried to pressure Jiang Yanli into marriage with him as if 99% of her scenes aren't her going "I'm sorry about my stupid loser son's behaviour Yanli dearest I'll make him apologize if it's the last fucking thing I do don't worry about a thing"

[acrobattack]

apple pen stopped working so i might as well upload these here finally

Kidusa is a wad of Sedusa’s lost hair come to life. She is utterly devoted to Sedusa and does whatever she says, always struggling for her approval. Kidusa largely doesn’t speak except to repeat things she has recently been told.

In disguise, Kidusa acts as the loyal protege of notable fashion designer Stella Goodewoman. She goes to the same school as my PPG nextgens and her homeroom class is the one that Bubbles teaches, which is why Sedusa shelved Ima Goodelady as an alter ego

Even as Ena, Kidusa has prehensile hair that she uses to cause mischief and get other kids in trouble while playing the part of a sweet, quiet student

[forzalvr]

i love this 😭😭😭

[tategaminu]

Rayllum Arc 3 will be so delicious. I don't really mind whatever job (or no job) they may have because it's clear to me they will be together. Besides the Aaravos mission these two main priority will be having a life together. Think about it‚ two years separated and they both almost died in multiple occasions with Callum very close to getting killed by her in the finale? They "only" having seven years left?? Yeeeah they will grow more obsessed and attached to each other. Butter and toast couple. If they were insane in Arc 2 I can't imagine what seven years of relationship will do to them.

[epickiya722]

What bothers me about Korra hate is that she doesn't get the same grace that other Avatars (or other characters in general) have from the fandom. I mean, it's obvious as to why.

Some will act as if Korra couldn't grow from her mistakes or even have. Or even act like the other Avatars didn't make mistakes, even while grown adults.

Don't even get me started on comparing the traumas. That's just not cool to do that. Korra may not have had her people wiped out, but the pain she faced (like every season it felt like) is no less than the pain Aang faced.

They both went through it, at young ages even.

Whether you see it or not, each Avatar had to go through the aftermath of the other previous Avatar's actions. Aang is my boy and all, but let's not act like his time as Avatar didn't have some effect on Korra.

That's how a cycle works.

People were upset about the character assassinations of the original characters from ATLA (and I get it), but then it's like the anger was directed at Korra as if her existence was the problem.

No... no, she is a character like everyone else.

"Korra was this, Korra was that".

She's not allowed to have flaws? Oh, I see why. Mhm. I forgot that female characters, let alone brown skinned ones aren't allowed to.

She out here facing end of the world threats, constantly getting captured and beat up and she says anything cocky that's played for laughs even and some of you act like she is the worst character there is.

Frankly, from the summary that we got for Seven Havens, I can see why some people are immediately on the fence about it.

Because it's like is Korra going to get a break ever? What happened to her (given there's a new Avatar, we know she died)? What about the other characters? And so on.

There's also the fact that when it comes to sequels... it's a hit or miss. Especially when characters from the previous entry are involved.

Personally, Seven Havens isn't getting my attention that much because I just don't care for apocalyptic settings, they were never really my thing. But it still has me intrigued because it is Avatar.

I am curious as the direction this sequel is going to go, and I'll give it a chance. I did with Legend of Korra and despite flaws, that show still did enough for me to put it on the list of shows I watched and enjoyed. It's not the worst show and I don't think it's fair that it's hated more than it should be, even long after it ended.

Be honest, you hate Korra not for her actions or even her behavior, do you? Let her have been male or/and of a lighter skin tone, she would have a lot more of the fandom with a book of reasons why she should given of a chance to be understood.

[brofightiscancelled]

the anan movie Q&As are really interesting to me, so i wanted to attempt my own translations! 🙇‍♂️

[camellcat]

y'all I used to be normal about xander harris. I used to go yeah y'know I like him he's just a totally normal guy. I think he's really sweet actually, but hey I completely understand why some people may not like him

but the way the fandom treats him has pushed me SO far into defense it's like rewired my brain or something. actually he's done nothing wrong ever. I don't even care anymore. I take back every critique I've ever made of him. you don't Get Him like I do. he's written as terribly inconceivably ooc sometimes and you're all treating it like it's NORMAL!!!! when other characters are NOT subject to the same bullshit even when they're sometimes written even worse. we can wave away SO much shit for others, but xander? no, no, no. and when he IS in character, does ANYONE care to perhaps I dunno EXAMINE WHY HE'S ACTING LIKE THAT? oh? no? we're just gonna take it at face value, when we would not do that for any other character??? when he's written off and sometimes even intentionally off, then that's perfectly in line and just Who He Is Actually

I need to talk about the pack specifically because I have GRIEVANCES with the fandom here. what in the actual hell is going on. why are we acting like the possession was who he really is deep down??? it's clear that the hyena spirit is simply taking him at his base sort of thoughts I suppose (e.g., him having a hard crush on buffy, being jealous of angel, secretly knowing about willow but not requiting) and amplifying them to be HORRIBLE. at the end, he's visibly guilty over what he's done despite it being out of his control. he doesn't say anything because how COULD he? what would he even say? these are the most important people in his life, and he was forced to hurt them. and they obviously forgive him and don't blame him for what happened, because he's not exactly subtle about remembering, and I sincerely doubt they'd just let what he did slide if they thought he truly was responsible. these guys are all with the silent communication, and it's not always good, but it's how they roll. also, GUYS. THINK OF SPIKE'S MOTHER!!!! THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMILAR SITUATION!!!!! he has never in the entire time we've known him actively go out of his way to hurt people the way he does in this episode. because that's not who he is or who he ever wants to be

I also want to talk about how brave he is. I keep seeing people calling him a coward and it genuinely baffles me. are we watching the same show? what are you ON about?? even the show points it out: he's completely and utterly human, and standing up to fight evil on the front lines with everyone else anyways. there two absolute standout moments I especially adore and want to point out. and there ARE more moments, but these are my favourite. the first is when xander decides that if no one else will, he'll go help buffy fight the master, and alone if he has to. and he saves buffy, because he TRIED. I honestly don't think anyone else would've tried to save her once they saw she'd died like they were all told she would, but he did. because that's who he is. and the second is one my friend pointed out to me that is just so good, where xander stands up to angelus in the hospital. angelus could snap him in half within a blink of an eye, and xander tells him to leave. he's terrified, because he KNOWS if angelus wanted to then he'd be dead without being able to fight back, but he guards buffy like a little dog facing up against a lion. he wouldn't win, but maybe he could buy her just a little more time, maybe someone would notice and help her, maybe angelus will decide it's too much effort and leave like he desperately hopes, maybe maybe maybe. he's gambling with his life here, just like before by walking into the master's nest, and he'd do it again without a second thought to protect his loved ones. he DOES do it, again and again and again over the course of the show

this isn't to say xander doesn't have his flaws. he's not the best boyfriend for sure, and while those are mostly out of his own insecurities and trauma, it's still not a great. I don't give any of the other characters that excuse to let bad relationship behaviour slide and I won't give him it either, but it is at the least an explanation. that is just a real flaw that he struggles with throughout the whole show outside of anything else. he can also be very snippy and mean when he's feeling defensive, and he's got a bit of a possessive, jealous streak that isn't fantastic, but he's the heart for a reason. in fact I honestly think those traits work really well as cons for the heart

the xander we see in the show is someone who wants to be good and do good. he cares so, so immensely for everyone. EVERYONE who sticks around in this show, does xander latch onto to as one of his own people to look out for. he tries and tries and tries to do the right thing, to protect and take care of the ones he loves in any way he can, and he kind of sucks at it sometimes. he makes the wrong choices even when he means well, and sometimes when he doesn't. but god is he trying harder than almost anyone else on that show to just be A Good Friend. I'm going to go so far as to say I think he is actually a better person than almost every other character on this show (other than buffy and tara of course)

why isn't he enough when there are other characters who are SO much worse than him in this show?

[anotherhumaninthisworld]

Charlotte in her memoirs: i fell out with my brother bc he chose to believe in a slutty harpy he had just met over me in regards to a triviality, and instead of talking to me about it like an adult he decided to give me the silent treatment for the rest of his life. The harpy was not only misleading my brother but seducing him too, and he was so good he thought it against his honor not to help her cheat on her husband!

me: 😐 

Charlotte: and i fell out with my other brother bc he dumped me for an obsessive family that bullied me. But in reality he didn’t like them either and spoke shit about them behind their back, but he was too good and too much of a people pleaser to just be frank with them, instead letting them believe he would marry their daughter. Also he chose to swallow everything that my other brother had been fed by the evil harpy and got very angry with me bc of it, but he too never actually spoke to me about it.

me: omg both your brothers sound like the absolute worst

Charlotte: oh no these memoirs are my homage to them, they were angels! 🤗

me: 🤦🏼‍♀️

[pastelshroomsbasement]

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